FBI hunting bank robber

The FBI and police are looking for a fedora-wearing bank robber who apparently struck four times in one week, targeting banks on both sides of the Hudson River.

Two banks in New York City and two in northern New Jersey were hit, the FBI said. In each case, the description and video of the robber was very similar.

Authorities said a man robbed the Chase branch at 125 River Street in Hoboken, N.J., on March 19, 2012, by passing a note to a teller.

Then on March 21, someone robbed a Chase branch at 109 Delancey Street in Manhattan, the FBI. A few hours later, a man with a similar description robbed a Capitol One Bank branch at 41-60 Main Street in Queens.

Then on March 22, a robber hit the Chase at 460 Bergen Boulevard in Palisades Park, N.J., the FBI said. After that robbery, the thief dropped a bag of cash, authorities said.

Authorities released security camera images of the suspect in three of the robberies. The FBI describes the suspect as an Asian man in his 20s to mid-30s, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet 2 inches tall, about 170 pounds with a slim build, with short dark hair, and a clean-shaven face. He was wearing black fedora hat, black leather jacket, black framed or pewter framed Ray Ban sunglasses, North Face backpack, and black and white shoes.

If you have any information, call the FBI in New Jersey at 973-792-3000 or in New York at 212-384-1000.

By: MyFoxNY.com

Protesters Speak Out Against NYPD Tactics At OWS Rally

Occupy Wall Street protesters sounded off against NYPD tactics at a rally Saturday in Zuccotti Park before undertaking a march to police headquarters.

Dozens of protesters have been arrested over the last week since the Occupy Wall Street movement marked its six-month anniversary last Saturday.

"In the last week we've seen more police brutality against the Occupy Wall Street movement than we ever have before," said one protester. "So we're standing up against that, in solidarity with other communities in New York who have been subject to police brutality."

Among those involved in the rally were family members of Inwood resident John Collado, who was shot and killed by police in September. Police say he put a plainclothes detective in a choke hold while the officer was trying to make an arrest, but family members say the officer never identified himself and are calling for a federal probe.

A grand jury decided not to indict the officer earlier this week.

"What really kills us is that everyone is really saying he did a good job, it's okay what he did, it's fine for him to continue shooting his gun on an unarmed person - which is wrong," said Collado's niece, Banayz Taveras.

"Lives have been taken, families are being shaken because of irresponsibility and officers not being trained appropriately and then being thrown out to the streets and not being able to handle split-minute decisions," said Michael Jimenez, a friend of Collado's.

Saturday's rally came a day after protestors clashed with police during their second of seven weekly Friday events in preparation for May Day.

Organizers say they've been working on various street theatrics and protesting tactics.

"The actual training is just to have some creative tactics," one protester said. "We have one where we all melt at once. We have one where we all jump around, and there's a really fun one where we charge, stop, and fall back. It's just kind of getting cohesive in our communication in the streets."

"That requires work," added another protester. "That requires getting in shape. That requires getting us to loosen up, to feel comfortable, confident, and empowered to be in the streets. But also to make sure that everybody is safe."

Occupy Wall Street protestors have had several recent run-ins with police, including last weekend's clashes in Zuccotti Park, where dozens of protestors were arrested.

By: NY1 News

Man Dies After Falling Onto Subway Tracks During Fight

Police are investigating the death of a man who got into a fight on a Brooklyn subway platform, fell onto the tracks, and was killed by an oncoming train.

Investigators say Josh Basin, 20, and another man fell on the tracks at the Bedford Avenue stop in Williamsburg on Friday night.

Basin, of Howard Beach, was riding the L train at about 10 p.m. Friday when he got into an argument with another man, according to police. Authorities say the man started a fight with Basin as they exited the train, and the two fell into the tracks where Basin was struck by an oncoming train.

Basin was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The second man got away and is being sought by police.

Anyone with information is being asked to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.

By: Amanda Farinacci

Police On Upper East Side Seeking Bicycle-Riding iPhone Thief

Police on the Upper East Side are looking for a man who's been stealing people's iPhones - from his bicycle.

Authorities say the suspect rides his bicycle up to people on the street and snatches away their Apple phone.

Police have released surveillance video of the suspect taken just before the most recent incident on Tuesday afternoon. The theft took place at the East River and East 94th Street.

Police say the man has been involved in 18 robberies since January.

All of them have taken place on the Upper East Side, and all but one of the victims have been women.

Police are asking anyone with information to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.

By: NY1 News

Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Bronx Woman

A Bronx woman was shot by police Friday after allegedly throwing knives at two officers.

Sources tell NY1 the officers were called to the woman's house located at 3701 LaSalle Avenue in Westchester Square around 10 a.m.

NY1 is told the 42-year-old woman's boyfriend called police, saying she locked herself in the bathroom and was stabbing herself.

Sources say when officers arrived, the woman threw two knives at the officers.

They say one of the officers then opened fire, hitting the woman in the leg.

She's said to be in stable condition at a local hospital.

By: NY1 News

Elderly woman falls into backyard hole

An elderly woman was rescued from a backyard hole on Staten Island on Friday

The woman fell about 10 feet down the hole on Richmond Terrace in the Randall Manor section of Staten Island. It happened shortly before noon.

Rescuers removed her from the hole on a stretcher about a half-hour later. They were communicating with the woman.

No word on how she ended up there in the first place.

Fire at firehouse

Firefighters in southern New Jersey had to extinguish a blaze in a firehouse.

The Gloucester County Times reports the fire appears to have broken out on the second floor of the Woodbury Heights firehouse on Elm Avenue early Friday.

The volunteer fire company's website says two pumpers, one rescue pumper and an ambulance are stored in the building.

There's no word on injuries.

By MyFoxNY.com