Major crimes including murder, assaults and robberies plummeted in January — but rapes were the exception — soaring 40% amid ...

New York officials have identified the 57-year-old woman who was burned alive inside a subway car in December to be Debrina Kawam, a New Jersey resident. Kawam died from "thermal and inhalational ...

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was indicted last month on four counts of murder and one count of arson in the death of 57-year-old Debrina Kawam. Zapeta, who according to court documents lives in a shelter ...

Last year saw 10 murders on the city subway system, matching a 25-year high set in 2022, including the horrific killing of 57 ...

Despite previously confirming his identity in surveillance footage, Sebastian Zapeta pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and arson.

The man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway told detectives, “Oh, damn, that’s me,” when he saw video of the attack but said he couldn’t remember anything, according to a ...

Investigators identified the victim of a New York subway fire as 61-year-old Debrina Kawam from New Jersey via fingerprint data, dental records, and DNA evidence. Kawam was a homeless woman with ...

Outside the court house in frigid weather Tuesday morning, a local faith leader told reporters the family of the victim, identified by police as 57-year-old Debrina Kawam, want New York City to ...

Debrina Kawam, a former high school cheerleader who worked at Merk, was set on fire while sleeping on a subway train, raising questions about her life. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, admitted to heavy drinking ...

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said she has ordered more officers to patrol the subway trains and platforms following the ...

Debrina Kawam burned to death on NYC subway Prosecutors say Sebastian Zapeta intentionally lit Debrina Kawam on fire while she was sleeping on board an F train at the Coney island-Stillwell Avenue ...