And welcome back. We continue now to follow breaking news out of new jersey. A wild Chain Reaction crash that sent one car flying on to a sidewalk and into a Jersey City Police officer. Yeah. News 4 obtained this video from moments after the crash. The officer is one of several people hurt that happened at ocean and myrtle avenue in jersey city. Lets go back to the scene for an update. Reporter police are removing one of the cars involved in the Chain Reaction crash. Several people injured including an officer were told is expected to be okay. Take a look. According to witnesses, a car hit that car that is being towed away hitting an officer. Tonight, several people are in the hospital. Look at this exclusive cell phone video obtained by news 4. You see the aftermath of a Chain Reaction crash around 8 00 sunday night. Police say a man speeding near the corner of ocean and myrtle avenue in jersey city hit one car striking a jersey city officer. In the video, neighbors rush to the office
Highcrime neighborhoods. That mass shooting outside of brooklyn house party has some people calling for police to do more in the 75th precinct. The iteam took a look at the numbers and found that cops are actually taking far fewer guns off the street than they used to, and that is renewing the debate over stop and frisk. The iteams Chris Glorioso is in brooklyn with the details. Reporter sibilia, two years ago, a federal judge said the nypds stop and Frisk Program was unconstitutional, and under commissioner bratton, stops have fallen off a cliff. But after the bloodshed this weekend here in East New York, some neighbors are calling for more stops, not fewer. Stop and frisk. I mean, theres more shootings, theres more killing. Reporter East New Yorks Francisca Hillman has become a reluctant supporter of stop and frisk. She says shes noticed as officers stopped fewer people, violence has gone up around the pink houses where she works with senior citizens. Do you think that they ought to
Shootings in the city, and hes warning this disturbing trend must be put in check before its too late. It was a weekend of gun violence. Sadly, no one believes it will be the last. In east new york, nine people were shot and wounded at a barbecue. In the bronx, 20yearold Christian Garcia was shot and killed and two others struck when a gunman opened fire in a childrens playground. Speaking on a radio show, commissioner bratton says its not just a new york problem. In many areas of the country, we are seeing a significant increase in crime after having experienced almost 20 years of steady decline. The nypds latest statistics show a 10 increase in murders through july 27th compared to the same period last year. Bratton says there are two main reasons. Some communities, unfortunately, people are feeling that the police really dont have enforcement powers, and thats the broken windows theory at work, that theyre feeling empowered to basically be more active in some of their behavior. We q
Right now on fox 5 news at 10 Community Leaders voicing their anger at mayor de blasio, demanding action after a rash of weekend. Hello and good evening, im antwan lewis. And im christina park. Nearly two dozen shootings over the weekend, the most violent in East New York, brooklyn, where nine people were shot and four party. Gunman. Stacy delikat is live at the 75th precinct in East New York with the details. At least 19 people shot city wide during this violent weekend, three people dead and nine people shot here in East New York, as you said. Now police here at the 75th precinct looking for the two men responsible. Surveillance video shows the shots being fired one after another. In all, nine people were struck, two wounded seriously in the shooting at an East New York house party overnight. In fort green a 46yearold man was shot dead in the walt whitman houses. In the bronx, three people were shot including 20yearold Christian Garcia who didnt survive, and thats just in the last 24
Be careful what you wish for. People expect you to go to every game. If think arrange would to there. We like a sweep of the nats. Youre not big fans of the gnats around nats around here. Eggslily. Im ben sim minute sim know. Im juliet huddy. I got lots of pictures. Someone tweeted me, sorry, ben the nats are going to lose. Apparently you dont watch the show, if you did i really despise the washington nationals. The hatred unparalled. I dont know how you could confuse that. Glad you had a nice weekend. Mike woods is here. Nice weekend. Temps get into the upper 80s but not 90s. How about could we start today . Cools down a little bit. Doesnt look like it will happen at least not are we complain about this. I dont know. Seems like someone was complaining last friday. Someone was. Show you this monday morning. Hopefully you had a nice weekend. We have 77 degrees. Not bad central park. Kind of on the warm side. Newark, 72. 73 degrees in montauk. Here are what the winds are doing, coming in