Justice Takes No Holiday in Room 129 at a Manhattan Court

New York, Interrupted – Justice Takes No Holiday in Manhattan Criminal Court – Series – NYTimes.com
New York, InterruptedJustice Takes No Holiday in Room 129 at a Manhattan CourtBy MANNY FERNANDEZ
Joseph, a teenager, spent part of New Year’s Eve at 100 Centre Street, Room 129, Manhattan Criminal Court. He held his blue baseball cap in [...]

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NYPD Outlines New DWI Protocol

NYPD Outlines New DWI Protocol

By: NY1 News

The New York City Police Department announced Sunday a new protocol to prevent a delay in obtaining blood alcohol content test results from suspected drunk drivers.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says in an effort to speed up breathalyzer tests, police will now read refusal warnings on [...]

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ME: Teen killed by NYC police was shot 11 times
Sun Nov 22, 11:13 pm ET

 
NEW YORK – A teenager killed in a confrontation with New York City police over the weekend was shot 11 times, the medical examiner’s office said Sunday.
Dashawn Vasconcellos, 18, died of gunshot wounds to the torso, neck and extremities, medical examiner spokeswoman Ellen Borakove [...]

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NY1 | 24 Hour Local News | Top Stories | NYPD On Track To New Stop-And-Frisk Record

NYPD On Track To New Stop-And-Frisk Record
By: NY1 News
Despite aggressive criticism of the stop-and-frisk policy, new statistics show the New York Police Department is on track to stop a record number of people this year.
Police say nearly 138,000 people were stopped and questioned in the third quarter of this year, or 15 percent more from [...]

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The 23rd Precinct will have an open house.

Thursday November 5, 2009 16:49 PM EST
 
 
On Thursday, November 12th, from 5pm to 7pm, the 23rd Precinct will have an open house. 
 
On Thursday, November 12th, from 5pm to 7pm, the 23rd Precinct will have an open house, and I will be available to the public to discuss whatever issues are important to you. Some popular [...]

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Nashville Police Use Sedatives On Public

Nashville Police Use Sedatives On Public
Full story: www.bvblackspin.com
Become too agitated on the streets of Nashville, Tenn., and police and paramedics may inject you with a drug that not only calms you but could make you forget the incident. Police can and should seek nonlethal ways to deal with agitated and mentally ill individuals; however, injecting [...]

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Reprehensible

Reprehensible
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Body found in 1997 confirmed as Harlem man’s

Body found in 1997 confirmed as Harlem man’s
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE, GA. | DONNIE FETTER | Thu, Sep 24, 3:25 AM
Sep. 24–Lawrence Hopson didn’t live long enough to find out that his brother died before he did.
After more than a decade, Columbia County investigators determined the identity of bones found on a Grovetown construction site on [...]

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Health Department Asks New Yorkers if They’re “Pouring On the Pounds”

Health Department Asks New Yorkers if They’re “Pouring On the Pounds”
Consumers are encouraged to choose beverages with less sugar
It’s hard to overeat without noticing it. By contrast, soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages can sneak up on you, adding hundreds of calories to your diet each day without ever filling you up. In a new [...]

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O’S SECRET SERVICE ‘SOFT’ ON GUN NUTS

O’S SECRET SERVICE ‘SOFT’ ON GUN NUTS
By GEOFF EARLE Post Correspondent
Click here to find out more!August 19, 2009 –
WASHINGTON — The Secret Service is in the line of fire over security procedures that allowed gun-toting protestors — including one carrying an assault rifle on his shoulder — to linger around two of President Obama’s recent [...]

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