![Patrick Reilly](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/Patrick-Reilly.png?w=76&h=69&crop=1)
Patrick Reilly
About the Author
Patrick Reilly is a reporter for the New York Post covering national and New York City news since 2021. He graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx with a degree in English language and literature in 2018. After that, the proud Jersey Shore native got his start covering local news around the beautiful beach towns of Monmouth County, where he can often be found lounging by the ocean listening to The Boss in the summer months.
The Archive
Former ‘American Ninja Warrior’ champ sentenced to 10 years for child porn, exploitation
June 27, 2024 | 10:14pmAndrew Drechsel, 35, must additionally serve 15 years of supervised release and pay the victim $100,000 in restitution, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Sleeping couple wakes up to truck attached to their camper being carjacked by thief: ‘Just test driving’
June 27, 2024 | 7:57pmA bumbling thief in Colorado carjacked a truck that was pulling a camper -- which was carrying a sleeping couple who awoke during the joyride and called the cops.
Illegal migrant fatally shoots two workers at Texas Chick-fil-A: police
June 27, 2024 | 5:39pmMendoza’s spouse, an employee at the fast-food joint, identified him to authorities, according to an arrest report. It’s not clear what motivated the deadly shooting.
Texas mom tells The Post she was kicked off United flight for misgendering flight attendant
June 27, 2024 | 12:16amA Texas woman traveling with her 16-month-old son and mother claims she was kicked off her flight home Wednesday after she accidentally misgendered a flight attendant. Jenna Longoria, a women's...
Another mysterious monolith pops up in US, this time in northern Colorado
June 26, 2024 | 8:11pmThe Colorado monolith is the latest to spring up inexplicably all over the world.
China's lunar probe returns to Earth with first-ever rock samples from 'dark side' of moon
June 26, 2024 | 6:55pm“This is a global first in the sense that it’s the first time anyone has been able to take off from the far side of the moon and bring back...
Maniac accused of killing dad, brother with hammer thought family was downloading child porn on his email, putting poop in his food: cops
June 26, 2024 | 6:16pm"I just murdered my brother and father," he told police.
Boy, 6, drowns in New Jersey day camp pool: 'Absolutely devastated and heartbroken'
June 25, 2024 | 9:35pm“Our thoughts at this most difficult time are with our camper’s family, friends and loved ones."
OceanGate co-founder to lead dive into 'virtually unexplored' ocean sinkhole year after Titan sub implosion: 'Expect the unexpected'
June 25, 2024 | 9:09pm“Venturing into uncharted waters, our team will have to ‘expect the unexpected.’”
Wealthy white couple allegedly kept their black adopted children as slaves, locked them in barn: report
June 25, 2024 | 6:30pmDonald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen new charges on Tuesday after several kids were found locked in a crumbling...
Julian Assange pleads guilty to publishing American military secrets -- allowing him to head home to Australia
June 25, 2024 | 5:48pmJulian Assange has pleaded guilty to publishing classified American military secrets, according to reports – opening the door for the WikiLeaks founder to return home to Australia for the first...
Beachgoer looking for turtle nests finds bricks of cocaine worth $4M
June 22, 2024 | 11:58pmA man scouring a north Florida beach for sea turtle nests stumbled instead upon more than 70 pounds of cocaine bricks with a street value of $4 million, according to...
Hero cops race to rescue kids as dad allegedly tries to drown them at Conn. beach: 'Guardian angels'
June 22, 2024 | 11:29pm“It was obvious at this point that the male… was deliberately drowning his children,” police said.
Vandals spray paints ‘F--k Elon’ on 34 new Tesla Cybertrucks in Florida
June 22, 2024 | 10:43pmVandals with an apparent vendetta against Tesla CEO Elon Musk spray painted “F—k Elon” on 34 brand new Cybertrucks in Florida. Fort Lauderdale police received a call around 8:30 Thursday...
Elon Musk fathered a third child with Neuralink executive: report
June 22, 2024 | 8:40pmTesla CEO Elon Musk fathered a third child with an executive at Neuralink, his brain-chip implant company, according to a report.
Fights erupt at New Jersey HS graduation in caught-on-camera chaos: 'Egregious behavior'
June 21, 2024 | 11:36pm“This was supposed to be an enjoyable night..."
Dueling porch pirates fight to steal 'very expensive' package seconds after driver drops it off: video
June 21, 2024 | 8:56pmShocking security footage captured the moment two porch pirates raced each other to a Pennsylvania man’s front door and duked it out over a package just seconds after a FedEx...
Green-haired brute beats NYC deli worker to bloody pulp, sickening video shows
June 21, 2024 | 6:57pm"Abdul lost all of his top teeth, has a broken nose and internal bleeding in his head"
14 adorable puppies rescued from rollover crash in Connecticut: 'Happy ending'
June 20, 2024 | 9:49pmFourteen adorable puppies were rescued from a rollover crash in Connecticut on Thursday morning, according to officials.
Young girl faints as Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs controversial Ten Commandments bill: video
June 20, 2024 | 8:56pm“If you want to respect the rule of law, you’ve got to start from the original lawgiver, which was Moses,” the governor declared.