After police said an 18-year-old woman took her own life while in NYPD custody, the teenager’s family is now raising ...

An 18-year-old woman died by suicide while in NYPD custody over the weekend, police sources tell CBS News New York.

Police identified the 18-year old as Saniyah Cheatham of the Bronx. Several attempts to revive Cheatham failed, cops said.

Officials said 18-year-old Saniyah Cheatham was detained and inside of the 41st Precinct in Longwood when she became ...

Authorities are investigating the death of an 18-year-old woman who was taken unconscious to a hospital over the weekend from ...

The family of an 18-year-old woman who died while in NYPD custody continues to press police for answers. Angelina Williams, ...

The BriefSaniyah Cheatham, 18, was arrested on the Fourth of July and later found unconscious in an NYPD holding cell.Her family says police told them she used a T-shirt to hang herself and that there ...

Video shows NYPD officers standing by as woman set aflame burns to death The suspect police said lit the victim on fire was arraigned Tuesday. He has not yet entered a plea.

A man who died in police custody last week after being accused of shoplifting was jailed because he didn't have identification, police said — part of a surge in arrests for petty theft, which ...

A Manhattan man struggling with drug addiction was trying to pull his life together before his sudden death in NYPD custody, leaving heartbroken family members wondering what went wrong after his ...

A man died in NYPD custody while at an area hospital after reportedly refusing medical treatment for injuries he sustained during a prior vehicle collision.

An NYPD police officer committed suicide today at an apartment building in Queens by leaping to his death in broad daylight. Steven Hernandez was pronounced dead at Lefrak City Apartments in ...