The trial of NYPD hero Jonathan Diller’s accused killer was thrown into chaos Wednesday when the jury foreman claimed the panel had acquitted the defendant of first-degree murder — and one of the jurors denied it to the judge.

A former New York Police Department sergeant, who now makes over $100,000 per year with UMass Boston Police, has been arrested in Massachusetts on bribery charges for his involvement in a kickback scheme linked to a New York City Council member,

Guy Rivera, 36, who fatally shot the officer and married dad outside a cell-phone store in Queens two years ago, was convicted on all of the lesser charges, including aggravated manslaughter, attempted murder of Diller’s partner and weapons raps.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys made their closing arguments in the trial of a man charged in the 2024 shooting death of New York City police officer. The jury is expected to begin deliberating Wednesday in the murder trial of Guy Rivera.

A baby was shot to death in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, police said. The 7-month-old was shot in the body near Humboldt and Moore streets in Williamsburg at

An explosive verdict was reached Wednesday night in the slaying of hero NYPD cop Jonathan Diller — with the jury acquitting the shooter of the top charge of first-degree murder and settling on manslaughter.

Tensions boiled over during the annual NYPD vs. FDNY charity hockey game, with two fights breaking out. Despite the heated moments, the NYPD secured a 3-2 victory, which was their first win over the FDNY in nearly a decade.

A former NYPD sergeant whose security company was awarded millions of dollars in city contracts and former executives at a Brooklyn-based nonprofit are facing corruption charges in an alleged scheme to embezzle and steer business toward favored vendors, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday.