Ride-Hail Mishap Kills Tourist in LIC
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A Florida man who knocked on a car window because he thought it was his Uber ride has died after the driver got out and punched him in Long Island City.
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$1 Bail Fail Initiated Latest Reforms
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A stunning bail system failure helped initiate a slate of jail reform bills signed into law Tuesday — though they came a few years too late for one Rikers detainee.
Read MoreNuanced Directives, Power of Attorney Can Stem Elder Abuse
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A Jamaica man was charged with tricking his 101-year-old neighbor into handing over the deed to his house last week. A trio of Maspeth thieves pleaded guilty to posing as grandchildren and even recruiting kids in order to rob senior citizens’ homes in July. And in Flushing, a man allegedly begged an elderly victim to wire him $41,000 to post non-existent bail in the Dominican Republic.
Those are just three examples of elder abuse, fraud and predation that have made their way to Queens County Criminal Court in recent weeks.
Read MoreRelease of Man From Jail Before Murder, Rape Spurs Outrage
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Only weeks before a nurse was slain and another woman sexually assaulted on opposite sides of the country, a New York judge released the suspect without bail in a separate strangulation case — not knowing he had a violent criminal history involving women.
Read MoreCrime-Free Decade Lets Offenders Have Their Convictions Sealed, But Only 24 Have Benefited in Queens
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It was supposed to steer people with criminal convictions toward a second chance, but so far, a state record-sealing law has been stuck in first gear.
Read MoreJamaica Swindler Tried to ‘Housejack’ A 101-Year-Old
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He swindled a centenarian out of house and home. Now he’s facing 15 years in the big house.
Ricardo Bentham, 58, was hit with a slew of charges for allegedly filing a fake deed and stealing a home from his 101-year-old neighbor, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced Thursday.
Read MoreQueens Murder Dropped, Shooting Incidents Rose In ‘Safest July’ on Record
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Murder dropped boroughwide last month, contributing to a citywide decrease in crime that resulted in the safest July on record and earned plaudits from top city officials. But in Queens, the number of shooting incidents, shooting victims and rapes all increased in Queens over the past 28 days.
Read MoreNYPD Won’t Arrest Fare-Beaters With Summons Warrants
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Slipping through the closing emergency door, squeezing two people into one section of a revolving subway entrance, hopping over the turnstile — every straphanger has seen it. So have the cops.
Cuomo Moves to Kill Death Penalty
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In an ode to the Holy Father and his own father, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that he will introduce legislation to ban the death penalty in New York State once and for all.
Dad Suspected in Astoria Murder-Suicide Had At-Home Arsenal
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Police say the suspect in a New York City murder-suicide was armed with a pair of pistols and seven extra magazines loaded with about 70 more rounds.
Read MoreLandlords Hit With Major Fines For Illegal Transient Conversions
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Two Queens landlords were hit with major penalties totaling tens of thousands of dollars for the illegal conversion and transient use of their buildings.
DAs, Attorneys Work to Seal Convictions But Statute Is Limited, Leading Lawyer Says
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An attorney championing record-sealing for individuals with past convictions said the state’s sealing law has two major problems, and only one can be addressed at next week’s Know Your Rights Week.
Read MoreStrong Message From DA After CO Slashing Reminds Us Of Rikers’ Bronx Connection
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The Bronx District Attorney’s Office recently issued a press release about the sentencing of a young inmate for his role helping another prisoner viciously slash a Correction Officer’s face. Given the volume of criminal offenses handled by that county prosecutor’s office, spotlighting this particular case meant that the DA had a very particular message she wanted to air, loud and clear.
Read MoreRockaway Home Invader Gets 34 Years in the Big House
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A Far Rockaway thief has a long time to reflect on the string of home invasions that led to his arrest — 34 years to be exact.
3 Adults, 1 Boy Shot and Killed in Astoria Murder-Suicide
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Four people, including a young boy, were shot and killed Monday night at an apartment building in Astoria, police said.
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