Larry Celona
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Larry Celona is a police reporter for the New York Post. He has covered every major breaking story in New York City over the last 30 years. He has numerous page-one exclusives, including Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, and has won numerous awards. He is a graduate of St. John’s University. He worked as a media consultant for the movie “Eyes Wide Shut,” working directly with Stanley Kubrick. He has also appeared on various television shows talking about stories he’s covered.
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NYPD 'mobilizing' for action at Columbia, but admin has not asked for cops yet
April 29, 2024 | 3:43pmPatrol officers have been mobilized on Randall's Island, just a few miles from Columbia's Morningside Heights campus, police sources told The Post.
84-year-old man found dead in pond at NYC golf course: cops
April 26, 2024 | 9:00pmAn 84-year-old man was found dead in a pond at a Bronx golf course on Friday afternoon, according to police.
'Hypocritical' anti-cop NYC council members plead for NYPD protection after receiving ‘scary’ threats
April 26, 2024 | 2:31pmFour cop-hating city council members have done an about-face after getting spooked by death threats -- and are now desperate for the NYPD to keep them safe.
Emergency slide falls off Boeing plane, forcing LA-bound Delta flight to return to JFK
April 26, 2024 | 1:29pmAn emergency slide fell off a Delta plane Friday morning -- forcing the Los Angeles-bound flight to return to JFK Airport, sources told The Post.
Vicious pit bull grabs owner's jugular, mauls him to death in NYC apartment
April 26, 2024 | 9:30amA pit bull mauled its owner to death inside a Bronx apartment building early Friday -- before responding cops fatally gunned down the vicious dog, authorities said.
NYPD will promote children of 2 heroes gunned down, paralyzed in line of duty
April 25, 2024 | 7:30pmOfficer Francesca Mosomillo will be promoted to Detective Friday along with Lt. Conor McDonald, who will be promoted to Captain
Mystery sparked when body found in Central Park -- and tattoos may be key to solving mystery
April 25, 2024 | 12:51pmThe unidentified man, believed to be in his 40s, was discovered unconscious minutes before 6 p.m. at East Drive and East 109th Street within the iconic greenspace, authorities and law...
Two off-duty NYPD cops arrested for alleged sex assault of intoxicated woman: 'Let's go, bro, she's waking up'
April 23, 2024 | 9:11pmThe officers, Julio Alcantara-Santiago and Garcia, were slapped with a litany of sex abuse charges for the July 9 assault of the unidentified woman following a night out at a...
Pair of teens stabbed on NYC street, 14-year-old boy busted: cops
April 23, 2024 | 7:04pmThe 18-year-old victim was stabbed once in the back and the 16-year-old boy was knifed a single time in the right leg during the fracas in Astoria Heights, police said.
Bus terminal straphanger stabbed 8 times in neck, arm, needs 46 stitches after maniac strikes: 'I should be dead'
April 22, 2024 | 9:49amAn unhinged menace repeatedly stabbed a commuter in an unprovoked attack inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal early Monday, police sources said.
Man, 49, found dead with stab wounds and knife beside him in basement of sleek NYC hotel: sources
April 22, 2024 | 1:23amA 49-year-old man was found dead with stab wounds to the neck in the basement of a sleek lower Manhattan hotel Sunday morning, cops said. The man was unresponsive and...
14-year-old boy shot while in Brooklyn school playground: NYPD
April 21, 2024 | 10:20pmHe was taken to nearby Maimonides Medical Center in stable condition, according to police.
2 stabbed, one hit in head with a bottle on party boat in Brooklyn
April 20, 2024 | 8:04pmSeveral men and women can be seen pushing and shoving each other on the pier right next to the massive yacht.
MTA bus driver pepper-sprayed in the face by 'disorderly passenger' who refused to pay fare: sources
April 20, 2024 | 4:19pmAn MTA bus driver was pepper-sprayed in the face by a "disorderly passenger" who refused to pay the fare in Manhattan, police and sources said.
Who is the self-described ‘investigative researcher’ Max Azzarello who set self on fire outside Trump trial after spewing conspiracy theories
April 19, 2024 | 2:55pmAzzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, arrived in New York from the Sunshine State last week, and his family had been unaware he had traveled out of state, police said.
NYC bouncer accused of fatally stabbing rowdy patron when bar brawl spilled into street: cops
April 16, 2024 | 5:55pmA bouncer was charged with manslaughter for allegedly stabbing a rowdy Brooklyn bar patron to death during a brawl over a drink bill, authorities and sources said.
10-year-old girl fatally mowed down by SUV in Brooklyn: cops
April 16, 2024 | 4:59pmA 10-year-old girl was fatally mowed down by a car on a Brooklyn street Tuesday afternoon, cops said.
24-year-old straphanger slashed inside Rockefeller Center subway station in unprovoked attack
April 15, 2024 | 11:53pmNo arrest has been made, but the NYPD released footage and an image of the suspect they’re hunting for Monday evening.
Trump's hush money trial to tie up NYC for months with road closures, beefed-up security presence
April 12, 2024 | 3:25pmThe Secret Service met with New York state court officers and the NYPD for at least 2 weeks over how to bolster security at the Manhattan Supreme Court when Trump's...
Mom charged with murder of 5-year-old twins found vomiting, foaming at the mouth in NYC apartment: cops
April 10, 2024 | 12:30pmGloria Asamoah, 42, is currently being held in the psych ward – nearly four months after the deaths of her son and daughter, George and Gianna Kantanka, found lifeless on...