Instant Alert On Area Sex Offenders
Pols Advocate System Giving Parents Immediate Notification
story and photo by Ralph Mancini
      Local elected officials joined forces at Ridgewood's Mafera Park on Friday, Aug. 15 to urge the state to adopt a previously proposed measure that would enable parents to be immediately notified of any sex offender that has just
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TOP COUNT INCREASED
Middle Village Man Facing Life For Killing And Butchering Pair
by Robert Pozarycki
      Charges against a Middle Village man accused of murdering and dismembering two men before burying their remains at locations on Long Island have been upgraded through a grand jury indictment, it was announced. Darren Lynch, 28, of 68th Avenue was arraigned last Tuesday, Aug.
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Rent Check Battle Turns Fatal
by Robert Pozarycki
      What started as a dispute over a rent check among roommates inside a South Ozone Park apartment last Saturday, Aug. 16 turned deadly when one of the combatants was killed after being put in a chokehold by another, it was reported.
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TEEN SHOT FOR PHONE
Gunman Opens Fire On Rob Victim In So. Richmond Hill
by Robert Pozarycki
      Refusing to give up his cell phone to an armed crook was a harmful choice for a 15-year-old boy who was shot by the suspect during a recent robbery in South Richmond Hill, police reported.
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Five Rigs Taken Off Road During Bklyn. Crackdown
Over 30 Tickets Issued In E. Wmbg.
by Robert Pozarycki
      Truckers who were found traveling off designated truck routes or hauling unsecured or overweight loads were among those ticketed by police in East Williamsburg during a truck traffic crackdown last Thursday morning, Aug. 14.
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Officer Indicted In F. Hills Homicide
Allegedly Drank With Gun In Hand
      A United States Customs and Border Protection Officer assigned to John F. Kennedy International Airport has been indicted for the shooting death of a Forest Hills real estate broker outside the officer's residence two months ago.
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104 Blotter
     Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct included the following individuals: Aug. 11: (Beat 15) Alberto Pena, at Metropolitan and Forest avenues, for aggravated unlicensed operator, by P.O. Hynes. (Beat 13) German Rivera, at Cypress Avenue and Troutman Street, for aggravated unlicensed operator, by P.O. Cutaia.
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114 Blotter
     Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 114th Precinct included the following individuals: Aug. 8
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Locals Hurt By '07 Flood Can Still Sue
Comptroller Working On Solution
      Over a year after flooding damaged homes and businesses throughout Queens, Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr.
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Traffic News and Updates
New York City Department Of Transportation
      Road Work Because of ongoing construction work at several locations throughout Queens and Brooklyn, the New York City Department of Transportation has announced numerous street closures in local neighborhoods for the upcoming week.
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