NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A New York police detective and his female companion allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old runaway girl and forced her into prostitution, authorities said.

LONDON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- British scientists have determined air quality in the United Kingdom has significantly improved during the past 25 years with the reduction of heavy metals.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The New York Police Department is testing thousands of drug evidence samples after a state watchdog found sloppy handling of the specimens.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Two New York men accused of identity theft say they were getting a measure of revenge for the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, officials said Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Police in Philadelphia were looking for two suspects who have been posing as cab drivers and robbing college students at gunpoint.

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Three New Yorkers accused of DVD piracy were no match for two black Labradors who sniffed out the sham discs, leaving the men to lick their proverbial wounds.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Donald Trump Jr. has joined his famous dad and others among the ranks of the rich and famous who can pack heat in New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A former teacher's aide at a New York City day-care center has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for molesting a 4-year-old boy in a bathroom.