Most people use the phones on display in a tech store to check out the newest models, maybe take some selfies for notoriety, and kill time waiting for the next salesperson to free up. more

When you pick up the phone, you never know who’s on the other line. They may be legit and just trying to help you. Or they might be a crafty scammer who bilks you out of thousands you can’t afford to lose. more

Four people convicted of a gang assault that left a Manhattan father of two brain dead in front of a Kingsbridge restaurant in 2016 will serve time in prison. more

Police are looking for two men they said robbed the T-Mobile store on Riverdale Avenue earlier this week. more

The old adage of “out of sight, out of mind” doesn’t take into consideration criminal minds looking for a potential mark. more

Police say they arrested a 51-year-old man Oct. 29 after an observant neighbor pointed him out breaking into a nearby car. more

A 30-year-old  Van Cortlandt Village resident was likely the victim of a mailbox fishing scam, which lost him more than $6,000. more

The woman working the counter at High Ridge Candy & Lotto had a rough morning Oct. 28 when police say her attempts to calm down an unruly customer turned into a violent assault. more

A little more than a decade ago, Dermot Shea was a rising star in the New York Police Department, taking over the top job at the 50th Precinct. Monday, he stood next to Mayor Bill de Blasio, named to a much different top job: that as the NYPD's 44th commissioner. more

Customers looking to do business inside the 50th Precinct had a pretty interesting few weeks heading into Halloween, with some being duped while others were the dupers, according to police. more