LONG ISLAND - A former NYPD officer died after being found unresponsive off the coast of Gilgo Beach on Sunday, according to the Associated Press. Jack Shapiro, 54, was pulled ashore by a bystander while surfing in Long Island’s frigid waters. Despite receiving CPR and being rushed to a nearby hospital, he was pronounced dead.
Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook was identified as the victim after being pulled to shore by a bystander off the coast of Gilgo Beach just after 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19.
By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are still looking for four men who allegedly
NYPD homicide detectives are investigating the death of a Bronx man whose body was found in the ambulance of an Inwood-based ambulette service, officials said.
Jack Shapiro, 54, a former NYPD sergeant and avid surfer, died from apparent drowning at Long Island's Gilgo Beach. He was found unresponsive and pronounced dead after arrival at a hospital. The cause of death is under investigation.
New York City police officers will no longer engage in high-speed pursuits of suspects in low-level crimes in a move aimed at keeping civilians and officers safe, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday.
Law enforcement officials, old and new, gathered at the NYPD's 6th Precinct stationhouse in Manhattan to pay tribute to Joseph Garcia.
When a mother in New York City realized her son's iPhone was missing, she did what many parents would do – she immediately opened Apple's Find My app to track the device. What she discovered was both frustrating and fascinating,
Oddly enough, losing the iPhone wasn't the most infuriating part of the ordeal. What truly upset the mother was the lack of interest from local authorities. She filed a police report with the NYPD immediately after the theft, but the response was underwhelming. Even when the phone's location was trackable in NYC, nothing was done to investigate.
Thomas Fabrizi, 43, a Lieutenant Detective Commander assigned to the Major Case Squad, allegedly submitted overtime slips for time periods that he wasn’t working, starting in July of 2023
The official tally — 20,137 guns seized since the start of 2022, including 377 so far this year — is updated daily on the NYPD website. More than 1,400 were untraceable ghost guns.