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Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Yahoo
NYPD cop opens fire on Queens car thieves in midst of high-end BMWs heist
A Queens cop opened fire on a car thief barreling towards him as officers thwarted a luxury vehicles heist reminiscent of a 'Fast & Furious' movie, police said Friday. At least two people were in custody as cops sped off after five stolen luxury cars — mostly BMWs — the bandits had taken from an auto-detailing shop in Flushing, Queens, at about 5:30 a.m. Four out of the five stolen cars were recovered as police pursued the stolen vehicles across the borough and into the Bronx, a police source with knowledge of the case said. Cops raced to the shop on 33rd Ave. near Miller St. after receiving a 911 call of a burglary in progress. The burglars, cops were told, were armed. By the time cops arrived, the thieves had already boosted the cars and were making their escape. One of the thieves charged a responding officer, cops said. In response, the cop drew his weapon and fired off one shot at the approaching car, hitting no one. The stolen cars zipped off toward the nearby Whitestone Expressway as they made their escape, but they were quickly tracked down by cops. Charges against the two suspects in custody were pending Friday. The officer who fired off his weapon was taken to an area hospital for tinnitus, officials said. Cops are prohibited from opening fire on a fleeing vehicle except when the driver is about to strike an officer or someone else, or is about to plow into a crowd, officials said. In January, the NYPD clamped down on unnecessary dangerous police pursuits from routine car stops, ordering its officers to rely on 'advanced tools of modern-day policing' to track down and apprehend the suspects instead.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Yahoo
NYPD cop opens fire on Queens car thieves in midst of high-end BMWs heist
A Queens cop opened fire on a car thief barreling towards him as officers thwarted a luxury vehicles heist reminiscent of a 'Fast & Furious' movie, police said Friday. At least two people were in custody as cops sped off after five stolen luxury cars — mostly BMWs — the bandits had taken from an auto-detailing shop in Flushing, Queens, at about 5:30 a.m. Four out of the five stolen cars were recovered as police pursued the stolen vehicles across the borough and into the Bronx, a police source with knowledge of the case said. Cops raced to the shop on 33rd Ave. near Miller St. after receiving a 911 call of a burglary in progress. The burglars, cops were told, were armed. By the time cops arrived, the thieves had already boosted the cars and were making their escape. One of the thieves charged a responding officer, cops said. In response, the cop drew his weapon and fired off one shot at the approaching car, hitting no one. The stolen cars zipped off toward the nearby Whitestone Expressway as they made their escape, but they were quickly tracked down by cops. Charges against the two suspects in custody were pending Friday. The officer who fired off his weapon was taken to an area hospital for tinnitus, officials said. Cops are prohibited from opening fire on a fleeing vehicle except when the driver is about to strike an officer or someone else, or is about to plow into a crowd, officials said. In January, the NYPD clamped down on unnecessary dangerous police pursuits from routine car stops, ordering its officers to rely on 'advanced tools of modern-day policing' to track down and apprehend the suspects instead.
Chicago Tribune
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
‘Ballerina' review: Ana de Armas leads a bloody ‘John Wick' spinoff
The new 'John Wick' spinoff 'Ballerina' is recommendable, -ish, primarily for the way Anjelica Huston, as the Russian mob boss, makes a meal out of a single-syllable word near the end, delivered after a pause so unerringly timed it's almost too good for this world. We don't deserve it. This fifth and fairly diverting movie in the assassin's-revenge franchise is not much interested in what anyone has to say — although Keanu Reeves says what little he has to say in rivetingly off-human ways — but Huston blurts her game-over syllable with the 'oh, authority of an acting titan. 'Ballerina' screenwriter Shay Hatten dreams up a simple story taking place between the events of 'John Wick' Chapters 3 and 4. In a prologue, little Eve (Victoria Comte) is orphaned after her assassin father is killed in an attack from a rival underworld gang, members of which have a conspicuous 'X' branded on their wrists. Eve's taken under the protection of Wick's sometime-affiliates, the Ruska Roma. The years pass, she's Ana de Armas, she's long past ballet training even though she's still carrying around her wind-up ballerina doll, and she's ready to concentrate on killing. And that's the movie: She wants the killers of her late killer father killed, personally, by her. It's no spoiler: This is where Reeves as Wick comes in handy, dispensing helpful/cryptic/annoying/supercool life lessons in tiny little sentences. Mostly Eve goes it alone, taking care of unworthy assailants of every type, including the deadliest barista alive. Reportedly, the late adds to the final cut of 'Ballerina' reinstated some extensive, relatively complex action sequences. They're pretty fair for what they are, meaning: They're stunt-driven, sometimes, and digitally futzed and stitched and glossed other times. You rarely get the kind of clean, inventive propulsion generated by that amazing 'John Wick 3' opener in the rare-books emporium, or the best bits in the Paris staircase marathon in '4.' How's de Armas? She's OK. Sometimes better, but rarely holding the screen or activating the human element in any surprising ways. It's not her fault that Eve has so little emotional or psychological detail to go on; it's not in the script, which is both straightforward and filmable (I mean, they did film it) and as thin as Dollar Store printing paper. As for the finale, well, it's a little too in love with the obvious lust object of 'Ballerina': the superhot flamethrower brandished by Eve as she incinerates a dutiful roster of village assassins. The movie hits sincere variations on the themes of fate and family, practically begging for a 'Fast & Furious' crossover project. But 'Ballerina' really can't wait to get to the flames. 'From the World of John Wick: Ballerina' — 2.5 stars (out of 4) MPA rating: R (for strong/bloody violence throughout, and language) Running time: 2:05 How to watch: Premieres in theaters June 5
Business Recorder
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Recorder
Disney's ‘Lilo & Stitch' leads record box office over US Memorial Day weekend
LOS ANGELES: Walt Disney's live-action remake of the animated classic 'Lilo & Stitch' topped box office charts in the United States and Canada with $183 million in ticket sales over the U.S. Memorial Day weekend, according to estimates released on Monday. 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,' starring Tom Cruise, was on pace to bring in $77.5 million from Friday through Monday, distributor Paramount Global said. Total sales for all films are expected to set a record for the Memorial Day weekend, box office analysts said. The previous record of $314.3 million was established in 2013, when the sixth 'Fast & Furious' movie debuted. 'Lilo & Stitch,' the story of a mischievous blue alien taken in by two sisters in Hawaii, added $158.7 million in international markets for a global total of $314.7 million. 'Mission: Impossible,' the eighth installment in Cruise's action franchise, racked up $205.5 million around the world.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch' leads record box office over US Memorial Day weekend
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Walt Disney's live-action remake of the animated classic "Lilo & Stitch" topped box office charts in the United States and Canada with $183 million in ticket sales over the U.S. Memorial Day weekend, according to estimates released on Monday. "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning," starring Tom Cruise, was on pace to bring in $77.5 million from Friday through Monday, distributor Paramount Global said. Total sales for all films are expected to set a record for the Memorial Day weekend, box office analysts said. The previous record of $314.3 million was established in 2013, when the sixth "Fast & Furious" movie debuted. "Lilo & Stitch," the story of a mischievous blue alien taken in by two sisters in Hawaii, added $158.7 million in international markets for a global total of $314.7 million. "Mission: Impossible," the eighth installment in Cruise's action franchise, racked up $205.5 million around the world.
