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Retired NYPD cop charged in 'Bling Bandit' heists
matthew.chayes@newsNone of his former colleagues in the New York City Police Department can quite believe that Athelston Kelson, the man picked out of a lineup as the "Bling Bandit," is the same hero ex-cop who was awarded the Purple Heart for Vietnam War service before...Tags: New York City Police Department, Randallstown, Crimes, Queens County, Nassau County
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Queens killing victim's family says suspect confessed
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comEven as he was fleeing the city, accused killer Segundo Penafiel was making calls to the family of his slain ex-girlfriend, tearfully confessing, her family said yesterday after learning he had been captured near the Mexican border. Penafiel, 25, had...Tags: New York City Police Department, Texas, Prosecution, Police, Murder
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Shopper shoots gunman outside Wal-Mart
Of The Morning CallJoshua Eastman was unloading a cart full of groceries into the passenger side of his pickup truck after a midnight run to the Wal-Mart in East Stroudsburg. It was about 12:45 a.m. Thursday. The parking lot was nearly deserted. A man with a bandanna...Tags: Firearms, Vehicles, Crimes, Sexual Assault, Smithfield
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Stabbing victim's cries for help ignored
Associated PressNew York City investigators wonder why neighbors waited more than a half hour before calling police after hearing the screams for help from a woman who was stabbed to death at a Queens apartment. Police found Ebony Garcia, 21, lying in a pool of blood at...Tags: Police
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NYC man arrested in Texas following fatal stabbing
Police say a New York City man has been arrested in Texas in connection with a fatal stabbing in a Queens apartment. Police had been seeking the ex-boyfriend of 21-year-old Ebony Garcia since her death Saturday. They say she broke up with the 25-year-...Tags: Texas, Police, Police Arrests, Brownsville
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Queens man arrested in fatal stabbing
zachary.dowdy@newsday.comNew York City police say they have found the man who may have repeatedly plunged a knife into a College Point woman last Saturday even as neighbors in the building where she was assaulted seemed unaware of her screams. U.S. Border Patrol and U.S....Tags: Texas, New York, Prosecution, Police, Demographics
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Suspect in Queens slaying stopped near Mexican border
john.valenti@newsday.comThe alleged killer of a Queens woman whose cries for help went unanswered as she left her bloody handprints on two apartment doors Saturday in College Point was apprehended Tuesday in Brownsville, Texas -- just 100 yards from the Mexican border....Tags: New York City Police Department, Texas, Roosevelt, Demographics, Illegal Immigrants
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'America's Toughest Jobs' is even tough to watch
Los Angeles Times"Deadliest Catch," "Ice Road Truckers," "Black Gold," "Ax Men": They're like snuff films in a way. On the dangerous jobs documented on these programs, grave tragedy is always just around the corner, and to watch these shows is, in a sense, to root for...Tags: Distilling and Brewing Industry, Television Industry, NBC, CBS Corp., Fishing
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U.S. Looks At New Age, Holistic Therapies For Veterans
Courant Staff WriterThe U.S. military is spending $4 million to figure out whether New Age practices and holistic therapies can mend the wounded psyches of its troops. Concerned with the high number of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan diagnosed with post-traumatic stress...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Texas, Therapies, Yoga, Connecticut
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NYC mom stabbed 12 times; police seek ex-boyfriend
New York City police want to question the ex-boyfriend of a woman stabbed to death at a Queens apartment. Witnesses say Ebony Garcia, 21, screamed for help for more than a half hour before neighbors called the police. Police found her lying in a pool of...Tags: Police
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Blood drive in honor of teen accident victim
rhoda.amon@newsday.comJ.T. Meredith may not know it, but he'll be the focus of a lifesaving event this weekend. Meredith, 17, who has been hospitalized since he was seriously injured in a car accident last November, is the honoree of a community blood drive Saturday and...Tags: New York, Diseases, Long Island Blood Services, Injuries, Heart Disease
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NY list of dangerous schools
With BC-NY--Dangerous Schools. These schools were added to the state Education Department's 2007 list of "persistently dangerous" schools: _Little Flower School on Long Island _Schenectady HS In New York City: _Marta Valle Secondary School...Tags: High Schools, Roberto Clemente Jr., Bronx (New York City), Crossroads, New York City
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