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Romney bus tour to hit DeLand, Tavares
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelAnother Central Florida campaign event that doesn't include Orlando: the Mitt Romney campaign is launching an “Early Vote Bus Tour” on Thursday that will feature Republican officials touring the state to promote their candidate. Here's the... -
"Goodfellas" Henry Hill Dead; Inspired Scorsese Film
pix11.com | @murphypixThe East New York neighborhood that was a focal point in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film, "Goodfellas," still remembers the movie's lead character--mob associate, Henry Hill--who died Tuesday in Los Angeles, a day after his 69th birthday. "Goodfellas"--...Tags: Justice System, Drug Trafficking, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Long Island
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NYPD Bans Cops From Brooklyn Diner
@MarksPIXCops working in a certain area of Brooklyn are having to travel a lot farther for a square meal these days. The NYPD banned them from their favorite eatery--the Lindenwood Diner in East New York--after one of their own apparently partied a little too...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Brooklyn (New York City), New York City Police Department, Cypress Hills, Lindenwood
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NYPD Targeting Facebook Gangsters
pix11.com | @jaydownycThere’s an old saying – sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. That’s exactly what the police are doing in East New York, Brooklyn – where social media is redefining the rules of engagement. There’s a battle brewing...Tags: Justice System, Brooklyn (New York City), Defendants, Raymond W. Kelly, Organized Crime
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Cops: Father Douses Daughter With Acid, Claims Abuse
pix11.comA wheelchair-bound Brooklyn man is in custody after he tossed acid in his daughter's face, acid so corrosive, it peeled the skin from her face, that's according to police and eyewitnesses. Authorities arrested Jerome Lynch, 69, Saturday afternoon and...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Stroke
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NYPD Study: Stop And Frisk Down, But Serious Crime Up
PIX11.com | @pix11mikeDoes stop and frisk cut crime? That's the big question concerning the controversial police tactic. Opponents say no it doesn't cut crime and it leads to racial profiling. Supporters say it helps to get guns off the streets. According to Newsday, new...Tags: New York City Police Department, Crime, Law and Justice
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Hail Of Bullets Leaves 2 Men Dead On Brooklyn Street
pix11.com | @wpixThe summer of senseless shootings continues after two men were killed in shooting near the corner of Georgia and Dumont Avenues in East New York, police said. According to authorities, the shooting happened at about 12: 40 a.m. Wednesday. 28-year-old...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Witnesses, Shootings, Prosecution
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Schoolteacher, 29, Found Stabbed To Death In Staten Island Home
pix11.com | @jeremy_tanner | @jaydownycPolice are searching for a killer Thursday after finding a 29-year-old woman stabbed to death in her Staten Island home. Officers found the body of Simeonette Mapes-Crupi inside her home at 1446 Forest Hill Rd. around 1:50 p.m. in the New Springville...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Teaching and Learning, Staten Island (New York City), Teachers, New Springville
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Fox59 investigation finds company mishandling remains
Living right across the street from a funeral home brings death close to Tammy Ellis' home, but seeing what she has from her kitchen is making it closer to her home than she ever imagined. She said she often sees bodies, uncovered, on gurneys.
"You...Tags: Anthony Edwards, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Hospitals and Clinics, Rentals, Health
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Stop And Frisk: How Controversial NYPD Practice Affects Real People
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvThe practice of NYPD officers stopping and frisking people, whether or not they've committed a crime, is squarely in the spotlight now that the New York Civil Liberties Union, or NYCLU, has compiled a list of the ten police precincts where the practice is...Tags: East Harlem, Crimes, Williamsburg (Bronx, New York), Occupy Wall Street, New York City Police Department
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Stray Bullet Strikes Woman, 81, In The Face While She Watches TV
PIX11.com / @jaydownycPolice are stepping up patrols in a Brooklyn neighborhood where a stray bullet struck a 81-year-old woman in the cheek Wednesday evening while she was in her living room, watching television. Police say a fight broke out in the East New York courtyard...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Raymond W. Kelly, New York City Police Department
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Report Names Neighborhoods With Most NYPD Stop And Frisks Incidents
PIX11.com / @pix11mikeThe N.Y.P.D. stop and frisk program policy has been controversial in minority communities from the start leading to protests and arrests, but now the New York Civil Liberties Union is coming out with a report saying the policy was leveled on gentrifying...Tags: Brownsville, Brooklyn (New York City), Raymond W. Kelly, East Harlem, Williamsburg (Bronx, New York)
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