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Crime & Cases July 1, 2010  RSS feed
Sentenced For Gang Rape
Used Website To Lure Young Victim
     An Elmhurst teenager will be spending the next four decades of his life behind bars for orchestrating the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl he had met on the Internet at a home in Woodside in June 2008, law enforcement sources said.
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Her Hired Gun Was Cop: D.A.
F.H. Woman Tried To Have Hubby Whacked
      Through an undercover sting operation, a Forest Hills woman was arrested by police last Wednesday, June 23, for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to have her husband killed, law enforcement
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Wanted
     Police have released a composite sketch of a man who attempted to rob a 94-year-old woman during a home invasion in Richmond Hill last Thursday, June 24.
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Smile, Burglar! You’re On Camera
     Police are asking the public’s help in tracking down the individual shown in this security camera image wanted in connection with a recent burglary in Forest Hills.
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She’s Taken Off Corner To Be Raped
Two Men Sexually Assault Her In Pk.
     Two men who dragged a 20-year-old woman off of a Ozone Park street, then assaulted and raped her inside a Howard Beach park last Saturday morning, June 26, remain at large as of press
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104th Pct. Blotter
      Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct included the following individuals:
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He Killed B’wick Immigrant Out Of Hate: Brooklyn Jury
Convicted In 2nd Trial; Faces Life In Jail
      Following a second trial, a 30-year-old man was found guilty on Monday, June 28, of murdering a Ecuadorian immigrant at a Bushwick street corner in December 2008 in a crime determined to be motivated by hatred, it was announced.
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Child Rapist Sent To Prison For Motel Rape Of Pre-Teen
Girl Brought To Jamaica For Sex
      A Long Island man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the rape of a 12-year-old Queens girl at a Jamaica hotel last year, it was announced.
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D.A. Crackdown On Reckless Drivers
      An unlicensed St. Albans man who was driving a friend’s vehicle without permission has been indicted by a grand jury for his alleged involvement in a late night neighborhood drag race in which he crashed into an uninvolved blue-minivan at high speed and seriously injured its 60-year-old driver.
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Man Put Workers At Risk With Fake Safety Certificates
U.S. Attorney Hits Him With Fraud Charge
      A Queens man was arrested on a criminal complaint charging him with engaging in mail fraud and conspiring to defraud the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), by obtaining and fraudulently issuing OSHA-regulated occupational safety training certifications to construction
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Local Men For Role In Auto Theft Ring
Stole Luxury Cars, Sent Them To Africa
      Residents of South Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and Woodside were among 17 individuals arrested for their alleged role in a international luxury vehicle theft ring that allegedly stole hundreds of vehicles across New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut, it was announced.
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AG: Homeless Organization Is Shut Down For Duping Donors
Founder Banned From Non-Profit Groups
      Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that his office has obtained a judgment permanently shutting down the New York City based not-for-profit group United Homeless Organization (UHO).
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