stabbings
Bicyclist stabs pedestrian, pedals away after argument on NYC crosswalk outside Washington Square Park: sources
The victim was crossing the street when he got into an argument with the suspect at Washington Square South and Thompson Street just after 5 p.m., authorities and sources said.
Teen stabbed, man slashed as subway arguments turn violent in latest NYC transit chaos
The older victim was standing on the southbound M train platform at 42nd Street-Bryant Park around 9 a.m. when a scuffle with another straphanger turned violent, police said.
Bodycam footage shows crazed NY knifeman tricking a cop to help — then stabbing him in neck before getting gunned down
Newly released bodycam footage shows the chaotic moment a knife-wielding man ambushed and stabbed a Santa Monica police officer — leading to a deadly shootout that killed the suspect. The...
Man on bail for attacking, kidnapping mom now a suspect in murder of an opera singer: cops
Colorado cops are on the hunt for a man who allegedly murdered a professional Opera singer and performing arts professor in her apartment this summer.
Dem pol tears into 'complicit' Hochul and Adams admins after serial stabber who killed 3 on NYC streets slipped through the cracks
Enraged Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres slammed the administration of Mayor Eric Adams and Albany-led Gov. Kathy Hochul as "complicit" in madman Ramon Rivera's murderous stabbing spree.
Star athlete who slashed now-paralyzed girlfriend, then himself still bears scars in court — as he learns his fate
His family blamed head trauma he sustained as a high school football star for the attack.
Mother of construction worker slain by unhinged NYC stabber breaks down at vigil
Mercedes Landi said she spoke to her son the night before his senseless killing — and is taking his body back to the Ecuadoran city he left 20 years ago...
Teen may be tried as adult for stabbing 13-year-old cheerleader to death on Tennessee hiking trail: cops
A middle school cheerleader in Tennessee was stabbed to death by a 15-year-old boy — and now prosecutors are aiming to try him as an adult. Savannah Copeland, a 13-year-old...
Two teens slashed at NYC subway platforms in separate attacks
Two 16-year-olds were slashed in the arms and faces with a boxcutter and pocket knife while waiting for trains in horrifying attacks at subway stations on Thursday.
Bombshell letter reveals chaotic history of NYC shelter where alleged mad stabber stayed before fatal spree
Alexandria Center for Life Science leaders sent City Hall a blistering letter Thursday -- exclusively obtained by The Post -- calling for officials to fulfill their years-old promise to relocate...
Sprinting maniac slashes NYC tourist in latest random violence plaguing Big Apple: sources
A deranged nutjob slashed a Danish tourist in the face in an apparently random attack on the Upper West Side Wednesday morning, according to sources. The screwball was caught on...
Elderly man, 77, arrested for 1969 cold case murder of 17-year-old girl found in ditch with 12 stab wounds
High school junior Mary Kay Heese was last seen sipping hot chocolate with classmates after track practice before her body was found in a ditch just blocks from her home.
Adams pushes Albany for action on taking troubled homeless off streets involuntarily after deadly Manhattan stabbing spree
“Everybody said I was inhumane, that we just want to institutionalize people,” Adams said. “Well, this is the result. This is the result of not taking actions and ignoring people...
Maniac stabber's victims -- construction worker, fisherman, mother -- mourned after random NYC rampage
The three innocent New Yorkers slaughtered by a knife-wielding madman while going about their daily lives were remembered Tuesday as a a kindly construction worker, an avid fisherman and the...
Career criminal's stabbing spree: Letters to the Editor — Nov. 20, 2024
Post readers discuss a homeless man with eight prior arrests who stabbed three people to death on Monday.
Horrific stabbing spree in Manhattan shows how politicians still won't lock up the dangerous mentally ill
Monday morning, after nearly two weeks of buzz about how the recent election heralded a new era in American politics, New Yorkers were treated to a painful reminder of how...
Knife-wielding madman reveals the chilling reason he targeted victims in deadly NYC stabbing spree: sources
Ramon Rivera, 51, spent hours sleeping in police custody after he was nabbed in Monday’s bloody broad daylight stabbing spree, sources familiar with his arrest said.
Teen violence surges day after Post report on broken juvenile justice system: 'They're not going to jail'
Two more teenagers were attacked in the Big Apple overnight as trend of surging youth violence reported by The Post continues to flourish.
Suspected madman stabber has long criminal history -- and was released from NYC jail just one month before deadly spree
The suspected madman behind a deadly stabbing spree in Manhattan Monday has a long criminal history -- and had just walked free from Rikers Island a month before the terrifying...
Third victim of knife-wielding lunatic dies as attacker confesses to grisly NYC stabbing spree: sources
The 36-year-old woman -- the alleged third and final victim of 51-year-old Ramon Rivera -- succumbed to her injuries in the hospital Monday evening, police said.