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Man beaten with garden hose nozzle in Queens office random attack

19Dec

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Man beaten with garden hose nozzle in Queens office random attack

A 57-year-old man was beaten with a piece of metal garden hose nozzle in an apparently random attack in an office in Queens, police said Tuesday. The attacker, plus two accomplices who stood nearby and recorded the bizarre assault on their smartphones, are being sought. Surveillance video released by the NYPD shows the attacker entering the office on Northern Blvd. near 219th St. in Flushing about noon on Nov. 7. He casually walks over to the victim and strikes him four time with the nozzle. The accomplices can be seen near the entrance to the office recording the assault. The victim was treated at the scene for redness and swelling. Police released a surveillance image of the suspect. (NYPD) Cops are asking the public’s help identifying and tracking down the attacker and his accomplices...

Two men shot, one fatally, on Queens street

12Dec

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Two men shot, one fatally, on Queens street

Two men were shot, one fatally, on a Queens street early Tuesday, police said. Shots rang out near 199th St. and Hollis Ave. in Hollis about 5 a.m., cops said. The victims, ages 31 and 32, were both shot in the upper body. Medics rushed the younger man to Jamaica Hospital but he could not be saved. His name was not immediately released. The older victim was taken to North Shore Hospital in stable condition. No arrests have been made. It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the shooting but police say the victim who died was arrested in August on a gun possession charge.

The Migrant Crisis and the Urban Death Spiral

11Dec

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The Migrant Crisis and the Urban Death Spiral

Cities are organic entities. They have life cycles. They can thrive and grow or suffer and shrink. As secretary of housing and urban development, I learned this firsthand. Detroit wasn’t always the Detroit of today. San Francisco today is different from San Francisco 10 years ago. New York, Los Angeles and Chicago aren’t what they were 20 years ago. It’s time we opened our eyes to reality. Many cities are going backward.We are experiencing an unrecognized urban crisis as cities grapple with post-Covid realities. Cities were created primarily as locations for employment. Post-Covid remote work, Zoom meetings, abbreviated workweeks and increased mobility change the basic urban equation. Fewer people need to be in the city to work, and during Covid many adopted new lifestyles and locations. ...

Man, 71, punched to the ground by stranger on Brooklyn street

6Dec

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Man, 71, punched to the ground by stranger on Brooklyn street

A 71-year-old man was punched to the ground by a stranger on a Brooklyn street, police said Wednesday. The NYPD released surveillance footage of the suspect and are asking the public’s help identifying him and tracking him down. The attacker stormed up to the victim on Bridge St. near Prospect St. in front of the Farragut Houses in Dumbo about 6:35 a.m. Oct. 25, cops said. He pummeled the victim in the face multiple times, knocking him off his feet. Medics took the victim to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was treated for bruising to his face and swelling to the back of his head. Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

West Newbury PD to buy laptops with grant money | Local News

2Dec

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West Newbury PD to buy laptops with grant money | Local News

WEST NEWBURY — The West Newbury Police Department recently received $30,876 in grant funds through the Edward J. Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.The West Newbury Police Department will use the funding to replace laptop computers in its cruisers, according to police Chief Michael Dwyer. "We are very grateful for this funding, and we continue to research and apply for funding opportunities that support our police offices and help offset costs to the taxpayers," Dwyer said. The grant funding, allocated by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Office of Grants and Research (OGR), was awarded to law enforcement agencies state...

St. Marys Police Department raises money to provide gifts to children in need

11Nov

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St. Marys Police Department raises money to provide gifts to children in need

ST. MARYS, Kan. (WIBW) - St. Marys Police Department is raising money to provide gifts to children in need.St. Marys Police Department shared on their social media that for several years, they have partnered with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, Wamego Police Department, St. George Police Department, Kansas State University Police Department and Riley County Police Department to raise money through the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) program Cops and Kids. The program provides a Christmas for children who might not normally get one.St. Marys Police Department said the program collects donations throughout the year. Every $150 raised sponsors one child in need. On a designated day before Christmas, the selected children will go with police officers and sheriff’s deputies at the Ma...

4Nov

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A Decade of Black Lives Matter

Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You ListenSign up to receive our weekly newsletter of the best New Yorker podcasts.After the notorious acquittal of the man who shot Trayvon Martin, a hashtag was born that quickly became a movement, and the most significant push for racial justice since the nineteen-sixties. Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, talks with David Remnick about the nationwide outcry over the killings of unarmed Black and brown people. A group of experts wrestle with the complicated question of how Black Lives Matter changed policing in the ten years since its founding and whether racial disparities among victims of police violence have abated at all. And the writer Nicole Sealey explains how the Ferguson, Missouri, protests over the death of...

Bronx mom busted on attempted murder charges for overmedicating child: police

27Oct

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Bronx mom busted on attempted murder charges for overmedicating child: police

A Bronx mom is facing attempted murder charges for making her child sick with medicine that the tot didn’t need, police said Friday. Tajahnae Brown, 23, is facing attempted murder, attempted manslaughter, assault, and acting in a manner injurious to a child charges for giving her 4-year-old daughter so many medicines that it began affecting the child’s health. In May, the child was rushed to Montefiore Medical Center, where she was treated for toxicity and being overly medicated, cops said. After an investigation, it was learned that Brown had brought her child to the hospital on 190 different occasions over the past few years, claiming that her child was having seizures. Doctors prescribed medications, which Brown gave to her child, but the tot never needed them. But, after prolonged use...

Fake jury duty calls scamming citizens out of money | Crime And Courts

27Oct

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Fake jury duty calls scamming citizens out of money | Crime And Courts

A scam is making its rounds locally and Hardin County Sheriff John Ward is warning residents to not fall victim.The scam has a caller posing as a Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputy and telling them they must pay a fine for missing jury duty, asking for the money to brought to a national retailer and sent to them.The scammers will give the name of an actual sheriff’s deputy and ask the caller to call them back at a provided number, Ward said, adding it is not the sheriff’s office number.When the caller contacts the number, Ward said the actual voice greeting from the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is played, and when the caller presses zero, the scammer will pose ...

24Oct

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The New Rise of Organized Shoplifting

Editor’s note: In this Future View, students discuss retail theft and shoplifting. Next we’ll ask: “There has been much debate over ‘gender transition’ procedures for children under 18 experiencing gender dysphoria. Should minors be able to receive such procedures? Why or why not?” Students should click here to submit opinions of fewer than 250 words before Oct. 31. The best responses will be published that night.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8