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Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
Police storm Trump Tower after person found on ‘elevated surface' in building
A 30-year-old man has been arrested after police swarmed Trump Tower on Monday following reports of a disorderly person in the building owned by US president Donald Trump. The unnamed man was reported to police after being spotted on an 'elevated surface' inside the building, authorities said. New York City Police responded to the call at around 4:30pm, sending a team to the skyscraper where Mr Trump has a penthouse. The tower also houses high-end private homes, restaurants, shops and a public viewing platform that is open to tourists. Press videos from the scene show security officials evacuating people from the atrium and police officers later exiting the building. The officers were wearing helmets and safety harnesses of the kind used by emergency responders who specialize in rescuing people from high places. The NYPD's emergency service unit took the person into custody without further incident, police said. It isn not immediately clear what charges the person might face and the incident remains under investigation, police said. Trump Tower was constructed in 1983 after Mr Trump purchased the site just a few years prior. Until his presidency it was the de facto headquarters of the businessman, being the primary filming location of hit TV show The Apprentice (US), of which Mr Trump was the host. In 2015, it also became the headquarters of his presidential campaign team, remaining there until his victory the following year. It is located in midtown Manhattan, one of New York's most affluent districts. Over the years, the tower has been the scene of protests, bomb scares and the occasional stunt. In 2016, a person tried to scale the building and was able to reach the 21st floor before he was apprehended by police.
The Independent
22-04-2025
- The Independent
Police storm Trump Tower after person found on ‘elevated surface' in building
A 30-year-old man has been arrested after police swarmed Trump Tower on Monday following reports of a disorderly person in the building owned by US president Donald Trump. The unnamed man was reported to police after being spotted on an 'elevated surface' inside the building, authorities said. New York City Police responded to the call at around 4:30pm, sending a team to the skyscraper where Mr Trump has a penthouse. The tower also houses high-end private homes, restaurants, shops and a public viewing platform that is open to tourists. Press videos from the scene show security officials evacuating people from the atrium and police officers later exiting the building. The officers were wearing helmets and safety harnesses of the kind used by emergency responders who specialize in rescuing people from high places. The NYPD's emergency service unit took the person into custody without further incident, police said. It isn not immediately clear what charges the person might face and the incident remains under investigation, police said. Trump Tower was constructed in 1983 after Mr Trump purchased the site just a few years prior. Until his presidency it was the de facto headquarters of the businessman, being the primary filming location of hit TV show The Apprentice (US), of which Mr Trump was the host. In 2015, it also became the headquarters of his presidential campaign team, remaining there until his victory the following year. It is located in midtown Manhattan, one of New York's most affluent districts. Over the years, the tower has been the scene of protests, bomb scares and the occasional stunt. In 2016, a person tried to scale the building and was able to reach the 21st floor before he was apprehended by police.
Japan Times
10-04-2025
- General
- Japan Times
Helicopter crashes into New York's Hudson River, all six aboard killed
A tourist helicopter crashed into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six on board including three children, New York Mayor Eric Adams said. The victims, the pilot and five passengers, were believed to include a family from Spain, Adams told a news conference. The New York Helicopters tour aircraft departed at 2:59 p.m. and later lost control, hitting the water upside down near Lower Manhattan at around 3:15 p.m. and becoming submerged in the river, officials said. The pilot, another two adults and three children were on board, an official told reporters. New York City Police divers and FDNY divers helped remove the victims from the water. Four were pronounced dead at the scene, while two others were taken to area hospitals where they succumbed to their injuries. The helicopter hit the water inverted, officials said. Debris floats in the water at the scene where a helicopter crashed in the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thursday. | bloomberg The Federal Aviation Administration said the helicopter was a Bell 206. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate, with the NTSB leading the investigation. A New York City Police spokesperson said that police boats had assisted in the rescue efforts on the Hudson. News video of the crash site showed several emergency and police boats circling around a patch of river where the helicopter was submerged. The accident took place in the river off the Tribeca neighborhood. New York police said residents should expect emergency vehicles and traffic delays in the surrounding areas.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Top NYPD officials faulted for 'demeaning,' 'unprofessional' social media posts attacking critics
A pair of high-ranked New York City Police chiefs violated department policy when they made "demeaning" and "unprofessional" social media posts to attack civil servants and journalists, according to a report released Tuesday by an independent monitor. The Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD faulted the department's Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry and its current top uniformed member John Chell for posts shared last year on the social media platform X that served to "diminish senior law enforcement officers in the eyes of the public." The posts coincided with the department's effort to "control the narrative" by creating their own media apparatus and people deemed as hostile to the department's goals. Investigators cited several displays of "inappropriate" online behavior, including a post from Chell's official X account accusing a New York judge of allowing a "predator" to be loose on the New York City streets. He later admitted that he had criticized the wrong judge. Ex-ny State Trooper Shot Himself, Falsely Claimed He Was Wounded By Unknown Gunman: Prosecutors Chell also attacked a progressive member of the City Council as a "person who hates our city" after she critiqued the NYPD's response to anti-Israel protests on college campuses. Read On The Fox News App When attacking the City Council member again, Chell told his followers to "vote the change you seek," which the report notes could violate the Hatch Act, a federal law that prohibits political activity of government employees who work in connection with federal programs. At minimum, the online attacks ran afoul of basic internal guidelines, investigators said. "They violated department policies related to being courteous and civil, and raise questions with respect to whether they may be deemed prohibited engagement in political activity by City employees," the report reads. A NYPD spokesperson said the department has made "significant changes to its social media practices" since the investigation was launched last year but did not say whether any officials would face consequences for violating department policy. In multiple instances, both Chell and Daughtry gave mocking nicknames to journalists, who they accused of spreading misinformation about the administration's achievements. Democrat Mayor Eric Adams, who is also a former police captain, defended officials at the time for "standing up for police officers who are placing their lives on the line." Chell was named chief of the department last month, replacing another Adams ally who stepped down amid sexual abuse allegations. New York City Mayor Eric Adams Limits Public Schedule For 'Routine Medical Tests' A spokesperson for the City Council, Rendy Desamours, said the probe made it clear that the NYPD "must align its social media practices with the City's established policy and maintain strong oversight to ensure compliance." "Ensuring the NYPD's social practices are appropriate and respectful requires the Department to hold those found to have violated policies accountable," Desamours said. The inspector general said in the report that the online attacks had stopped after the investigation was launched last year, although it was not because of any official change in department social media policies. "Rather, the department recognized that it could respond effectively to criticism without creating a public backlash," the report said. The Associated Press contributed to this article source: Top NYPD officials faulted for 'demeaning,' 'unprofessional' social media posts attacking critics
Fox News
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Top NYPD officials faulted for 'demeaning,' 'unprofessional' social media posts attacking critics
A pair of high-ranked New York City Police chiefs violated department policy when they made "demeaning" and "unprofessional" social media posts to attack civil servants and journalists, according to a report released Tuesday by an independent monitor. The Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD faulted the department's Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry and its current top uniformed member John Chell for posts shared last year on the social media platform X that served to "diminish senior law enforcement officers in the eyes of the public." The posts coincided with the department's effort to "control the narrative" by creating their own media apparatus and people deemed as hostile to the department's goals. Investigators cited several displays of "inappropriate" online behavior, including a post from Chell's official X account accusing a New York judge of allowing a "predator" to be loose on the New York City streets. He later admitted that he had criticized the wrong judge. Chell also attacked a progressive member of the City Council as a "person who hates our city" after she critiqued the NYPD's response to anti-Israel protests on college campuses. When attacking the City Council member again, Chell told his followers to "vote the change you seek," which the report notes could violate the Hatch Act, a federal law that prohibits political activity of government employees who work in connection with federal programs. At minimum, the online attacks ran afoul of basic internal guidelines, investigators said. "They violated department policies related to being courteous and civil, and raise questions with respect to whether they may be deemed prohibited engagement in political activity by City employees," the report reads. A NYPD spokesperson said the department has made "significant changes to its social media practices" since the investigation was launched last year but did not say whether any officials would face consequences for violating department policy. In multiple instances, both Chell and Daughtry gave mocking nicknames to journalists, who they accused of spreading misinformation about the administration's achievements. Democrat Mayor Eric Adams, who is also a former police captain, defended officials at the time for "standing up for police officers who are placing their lives on the line." Chell was named chief of the department last month, replacing another Adams ally who stepped down amid sexual abuse allegations. A spokesperson for the City Council, Rendy Desamours, said the probe made it clear that the NYPD "must align its social media practices with the City's established policy and maintain strong oversight to ensure compliance." "Ensuring the NYPD's social practices are appropriate and respectful requires the Department to hold those found to have violated policies accountable," Desamours said. The inspector general said in the report that the online attacks had stopped after the investigation was launched last year, although it was not because of any official change in department social media policies. "Rather, the department recognized that it could respond effectively to criticism without creating a public backlash," the report said.
