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Crime & Cases February 12, 2009  RSS feed
SHOOTER IS SENT AWAY
Convicted Murderer Heads To Jail For Killing Club Patron
      A Ridgewood man will be spending at least the next quarter century behind bars for the fatal shooting of a 22-yearold man outside a Woodside nightclub in October 2006, it was announced. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said that 26-yearold Victor Gavalo of Stephen Street was sentenced last Friday, Feb. 6 by Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur J.
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Oz. Park Man Was 2nd Driver To Run Down Family In Bklyn.
Hit-And-Run Motorist Is Being Sought
      An Ozone Park man who drove a vehicle that hit three pedestrians immediately after they were struck by a hit-and-run driver at a Brooklyn intersection on Sunday night, Feb. 8 was arrested for having a suspended license, police reported.
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Two Caught With Heroin In Glendale
Long Islanders Pulled Over By 104th Precinct
      After being stopped on a Glendale street for a traffic violation, two Long Island residents were arrested last Wednesday, Feb. 4 after police found a quantity of heroin in their possession, it was reported.
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Cops Find Man Shot On Corner
Look For Leads In Slay Case
      Police are searching for the gunman who shot a 23-yearold man found fatally injured at a Richmond Hill street corner early on Sunday morning, Feb. 8, it was reported. The victim was identified by law enforcement sources as Julian Smith of 175th Street in St. Albans.
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Trio Is Arrested For Bribery In Building Department Sting
They Are Caught Offering Inspectors Cash
      A construction contractor was charged along with two other businessmen for allegedly offering and paying bribes to inspectors with the city Department of Buildings (DOB) in Brooklyn and Queens, it was announced.
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104th Pct. Blotter
      Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct included the following individuals: Feb. 2: (Beat 14) Angel Cruz, at 62nd Avenue, for criminal mischief, by P.O. Friedrich. (Beat 4) John Fordell, at 65th Street, for criminal contempt, by Det. Geis. (Beat 2) Mustapha Tachfine, at Seneca Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Sledge.
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54 Face Drug Charges In Projects Drug Bust
Sold Cocaine, Heroin, Pot To Cops
      Fifty-four individuals have been arrested and charged on drug- and gun-related offenses following a six-month undercover investigation at the Queensbridge Houses, a New York City Housing Authority complex in Long Island City,
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