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NYPD Cops Spot 4 Men Carrying Large Object That Turns Out to Be Woman's Body
Four men in New York City were found carrying a woman’s body to the trunk of their car in the middle of the night, according to police. The NYPD said officers initially saw the men toting a large object as they left an area on Foam Place in Far Rockaway before 2 a.m. Wednesday. Cops saw them place the...
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Thief Brings 2 Kids Along While Robbing NYC Frozen Yogurt Shop — Just for Toppings
Video of a bizarre and shocking burglary in Queens shows a thief break a window of a frozen yogurt shop in Queens and take some items from inside — as two young children stand by and even hold a light to aid in the robbery, police said.
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Massive Fire Displaces 90 Families in NYC Building, Injures 21 People
At least 21 people are hurt as hundreds of firefighters continue to battle an 8-alarm fire in Queens that erupted at an apartment building shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, the Fire Department of New York City said.
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NY Drug Bust Nets Cocaine Branded After International Soccer Star Cristiano Ronaldo
Authorities seized more than 100 pounds of cocaine branded with “CR7” – the nickname for international soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo – from a luxury residential complex in Queens, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
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Emmy-Winning Designer Missing for 6 Months Found Dead Under Garbage in Queens Home
Evelyn Sakash, who won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2003 and was known to be a hoarder, was found by her sister and a cleaning crew lying on her kitchen floor buried under piles of garbage, police said.
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Mail Carrier Accused of Stealing Credit Card From Mail to Pay for Plastic Surgery
A United States Postal Service mail carrier is facing numerous charges for allegedly using a credit card stolen from her postal route and using it to pay for an $8,000 surgical procedure at a Long Island medical office in September 2019, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Small, 31 and of Jamaica, Queens, was arraigned Wednesday night on a…
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3 Men Accused of 1996 NYC Double Murder to Walk Free After Wrongful Convictions
After spending decades behind bars for a double murder in New York City in 1996, three men will walk free Friday after having their wrongful convictions vacated. George Bell, Rohan Bolt and Gary Johnson were convicted in the Dec. 21, 1996 murders of Ira “Mike” Epstein and NYPD Police Officer Charles Davis in the course of robbing Epstein’s check-cashing business….
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‘A Miracle': Toddler Recovers After Spending Life Hospitalized With Rare Condition
Christine Pathak has marked every milestone in a hospital — most of them inside St. Mary’s in Queens. Everything from trick-or-treating to Thanksgiving to Christmas to birthdays were celebrated at the hospital. That all changed Friday. It was during her time hospitalized, when there were moments that standing seemed impossible for the now 2-and-a-half-year-old. The fact that she walked through…
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NYC Woman Gets Half Dozen Stitches in Latest Attack Against Asian Americans: Family
A 52-year-old Asian American woman was attacked outside a New York City bakery on Tuesday in what appears to be the latest in a disturbing trend of violence against Asian Americans since the beginning of the pandemic, the victim’s family says.
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Kevin Hart's Personal Shopper Defrauds Comedian Out of More Than $1M: Queens DA
Kevin Hart’s one-time personal shopper was charged with defrauding the comedian out of more than $1 million in fraudulent credit card purchases, the Queens District Attorney announced Wednesday.
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The Real NYC Music Teacher Who Inspired Pixar's ‘Soul' Says ‘You're Here for a Reason'
A real musician and music teacher from Queens, New York, was the inspiration for the character of Joe Gardner in Pixar’s beloved movie “Soul.” LX News talked to Dr. Peter Archer about how his path mirrored that of the movie’s main character, and why he thinks the message “Soul” delivers is the right one for this moment.
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NY Woman, 70, Repeatedly Laced Her Husband's Coffee With Insect Killer: DA
A 70-year-old woman is accused of lacing her husband’s coffee with ant and roach killer multiple times, causing him to become sick. Suncha Tinevra was caught on home surveillance video Jan. 12 retrieving a bottle from beneath a sink and squeezing its white powdery contents into her husband’s coffee, Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz said Saturday. “The victim...
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6 Busted for Stealing $6M in Designer Goods in Series of JFK Airport Heists: DA
Six people, including two former airport workers, have been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $6 million worth of designer merchandise, including Chanel handbags and jewelry, using tractor-trailers in a series of complex heists at John F. Kennedy Airport this year, prosecutors in Queens announced Thursday.
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Illicit Party Busted With Hundreds Inside NYC Venue
New York City officials said they shut down an illegal party of more than 200 people who were violating pandemic restrictions at a catering hall.
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‘In Cold Blood': 2 Indicted in 2002 Killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay
The murder of Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay has remained a mystery for almost 18 years, with few witnesses and no motive to explain the shooting death of the acclaimed musician inside his Queens studio in 2002. On Monday, federal officials in conjunction with the New York City Police Department announced indictments for two men connected to the unsolved murder…
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NYPD Cop Suspended After Appearing to Use Banned Chokehold to Detain Man
The officer, who has been suspended without pay after the confrontation on the boardwalk at Rockaway Beach, will face second-degree strangulation and attempted strangulation charges, police sources told NBC New York
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NYPD Cop Suspended After Appearing to Use Banned Chokehold to Detain Man
The NYPD has suspended an officer without pay after a video surfaced Sunday afternoon that appeared to show the officer use the now banned chokehold technique to detain a man.
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NYPD Cop Suspended After Appearing to Use Banned Chokehold to Detain Man
The NYPD has suspended an officer without pay after a video surfaced Sunday afternoon that appeared to show the officer use the now banned chokehold technique to detain a man.
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NYPD Officers Join Protesters Kneeling in Queens
Protesters applauded as members of the NYPD joined them in kneeling during a protest in Queens.
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Adult Film Star Ron Jeremy Fighting to Save Tree Outside His Childhood Home in Queens
Adult film star Ron Jeremy is fighting to save a tree his father planted outside their New York home the day he was born