A 17-year-old girl and her male companion boarded an unoccupied train and crashed it, before fleeing the scene.

The New York Police Department says it will release body camera footage of its officers firing on a knife-wielding suspect in a New York subway car.

New York authorities have made reducing crime on the subway and buses a top priority following a series of violent attacks, robberies and murders. A crackdown on fare evasion is part of that push. But critics have questioned how the pursuit of a minor offender escalated into the use of lethal force in a crowded space.