A man who is accused of shooting a cop during a tense early-morning barricade situation in the Lower East Side has been indicted on attempted murder and weapons charges, District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.

A Manhattan attorney ripped off $4.4 million intended to buy protective gear during the COVID pandemic to fuel his lavish relationship with his then CEO girlfriend, prosecutors said. […] Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said in a statement that McKenna bilked a company that was intending to help “during the height of the pandemic” when prices for PPE were skyrocketing.

A dealer based in New York City’s Diamond District has pleaded guilty to defrauding two other diamond merchants by replacing natural diamonds with lab-grown ones, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced last week.

The parolee accused of shooting an NYPD detective while issuing a warrant on the Lower East Side last month was arraigned on an attempted murder indictment Monday.