Metro Reporter

Thomas Tracy

Born and bred in Brooklyn, crime reporter Thomas Tracy has been covering the NYPD for more than a decade. He joined the Daily News in January 2013.

Cops arrest rapist who choked, dragged Bronx woman with belt in caught-on-video attack

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Cops arrest rape suspect who choked, dragged Bronx woman with belt in caught-on-video attack

May 11, 2024 at 10:10 p.m.

Kashaan Parks, 39, was caught on video following his 45-year-old victim on E. 152nd St. near Courtlandt Ave. in Melrose at about 3 a.m., then throwing a looped belt around...

The girl took a knife from her bag and stabbed Rivera in the head Wednesday under the elevated train tracks at Queens Blvd. near the 46-Bliss Street station in Sunnyside, before swinging a knife at a witness who chased after her, prosecutors said.

Girl, 15, charged in stabbing death of Queens classmate Sara Rivera

May 10, 2024 at 10:29 p.m.

The girl took a knife from her bag and stabbed Rivera in the head Wednesday under the elevated train tracks at Queens Blvd. near the 46-Bliss Street station in Sunnyside,...

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Two men shot in head during Queens drive-by shooting: police

May 10, 2024 at 7:29 p.m.

EMS rushed the two victims to Jamaica Hospital, where they are both expected to survive.

Woman left sleepless after terrifying attack by Stalker who followed her from subway

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NYPD cops nab stalker who harassed, chased woman into her Queens workplace

May 10, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

Cops have arrested a man seen on video stalking, then chasing a woman into her Queens workplace, leaving her so terrified she couldn't sleep at night, officials said Friday.

The NYPD Highway Patrol investigates after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a driver who fled the scene on Knickerbocker Avenue and Eldert Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City on Thursday, May 9, 2024.

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Brooklyn woman killed by hit-and-run driver fleeing cops was shopping for grandson’s birthday

May 10, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

The 71-year-old Brooklyn woman killed by a driver who was fleeing cops Thursday was running an errand for her 17-year-old grandson’s birthday with her daughter, her brokenhearted family said.

A gunman in a Rangers jersey shot and killed a 27-year-old man on a Queens street last month, police said Friday.

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Gunman wearing NY Rangers jersey wanted for Queens murder: police

May 10, 2024 at 8:31 p.m.

The hockey fan is one of two men being sought for the murder of Temel Philips, who was repeatedly shot near 117th St. and Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park just after...

Police released surveillance images of a suspect in a Bronx rape.

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NYPD releases images of suspect who choked woman with belt and raped her in caught-on-video Bronx attack

May 10, 2024 at 3:28 p.m.

NYPD detectives recovered images of the man sought in the May 1 attack that show him without the white towel covering his face during the late-night assault. The still photos...

Friends mourn father of two killed in drug-feuled shooting: 'We're all hurting'

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Hooded gunman who took off in BMW sought for Bronx murder: NYPD

May 10, 2024 at 7:22 p.m.

The NYPD on Friday released images of a hooded gunman responsible for fatally shooting a 30-year-old man on a Bronx street corner before taking off in a black BMW, police...

The sicko attacked the 45-year-old victim near the corner of E. 152nd St. and Third Ave. around 3 a.m. May 1, police said.

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Man chokes woman from behind, drags and rapes her in horrifying Bronx attack

May 10, 2024 at 9:03 a.m.

The sicko attacked the 45-year-old victim near the corner of E. 152nd St. and Third Ave. around 3 a.m. May 1, police said.

NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell is pictured during the first quarter crime briefing press conference Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in Manhattan, New York.

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NYPD brass refuse to answer Council questions on controversial social media posts during tense hearing

May 10, 2024 at 10:18 a.m.

After two months of speaking their minds on social media, NYPD officials were tight-lipped about their controversial posts at a City Council hearing Thursday as two department executives responsible for...

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