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A flat tire. Dropped money. In cases like these, the NYPD says a team of seemingly good Samaritans step in to help, but with evil intentions — as the crime begins with a smile, and ends with a scam.

New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says she has hired former New York Police Commissioner William J. Bratton as a consultant to assess and help improve the city’s security after a terror attack that killed 14 people on New Year’s Day in the French Quarter.

Four days into New York City’s controversial congestion pricing plan, and police have already busted dozens of drivers trying to figure out ways to cheat the new toll.

The NYPD is searching for a man and a women involved in a smile-and-scam operation targeting New Yorkers in the Diamond District and Queens. The leader of the operation is believed to have been arrested eight times in seven months. NBC New York’s Mark Santia reports.

Just days into the controversial congestion pricing, some drivers are already trying to get around paying the new toll. That’s why officials are warning about a crackdown targeting drivers with faulty license plates. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Crime in New York City dropped last year by 3%, according to NYPD year-end stats just released. Two types of crime, however, saw notable increases. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports. 

The NYPD’s former highest-ranking uniformed officer has been suspended from the department, and multiple locations tied to him, including his home, have been searched in what is now apparently a federal criminal investigation into alleged sexual misconduct, the head of the nation’s largest police force confirmed Thursday. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch referred additional questions about Jeffrey Maddrey, who resigned...

The FBI is investigating the New Year’s Day violence as a terrorist attack.

The NYPD is monitoring the events that occurred on New Year’s in New Orleans where at least 10 people were killed and dozens injured after a car plowed through a crowd of revelers. The FBI said it is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism. The driver was killed in a firefight with police following the attack around 3:15…

NBC New York’s David Ushery sat down for an interview with former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, a week after graphic and salacious reports that he demanded sex from a subordinate in exchange for overtime pay and other perks. The allegations came from a member of his office who described him as a “predator.” Maddrey said he wanted to...

A former top NYPD official admitted Friday that he had a sexual relationship with a subordinate, but denied her claims that he demanded sex in exchange for extra pay.

In an exclusive interview with Jeffrey Maddrey, who spent three decades on the force rising to its highest uniformed position, the former NYPD chief pushed back against blaring headlines and public accusations that he demanded sex from a subordinate in exchange for generous perks and overtime. He denied signing off on any overtime for her or pressuring her in any...

After NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations he denies, another chief is out too. Commissioner Jessica Tisch removed the head of the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, though the reason was not immediately clear. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

The shake-ups among top NYPD leadership continued Saturday as Commissioner Jessica Tisch removed the head of the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau. The ousting of Chief of Internal Affairs Miguel Iglesias came just one day after Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey submitted his resignation before being accused of trading substantial overtime approvals for sexual favors. Maddrey denies these allegations. Tisch...

Jeffrey Maddrey, chief of department for the NYPD, resigned abruptly on Friday night amid allegations of sexual harassment and hefty overtime payments. NBC New York’s Brittany Miller reports. 

Federal investigators are now looking into allegations of sexual harassment and substantial overtime payments involving Jeffrey Maddrey and Quathisha Epps, a source familiar with the probe said.

Mark Santia reports on the newest stars of the NYPD ‘Canine and Friends’ calendar. 

The NYPD is sending additional resources to holiday markets across New York City following a suspected attack at a Christmas market in Germany that left at least two people dead and injured dozens of others, according to a senior NYPD official. The police department already had increased security at holiday markets as a precaution and will now ramp that up…

The NYPD is sending additional resources to holiday markets across New York City following a suspected attack at a Christmas market in Germany that left at least two people dead and injured dozens of others, according to a senior NYPD official.

A baby survived a high-speed police chase on Thursday in New York City that ended with a passenger in the car shot to death by officers and the driver wounded. Police only discovered there was an infant inside after they had stopped the car and fired multiple rounds, Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said during an afternoon news conference. “At…