Category: Crime
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Child Molestation suspect in Georgia jail kills himself
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of an inmate at the Gwinnett County jail in Georgia. The Atlanta Press reported the inmate, 53-year-old David Jason Kelley, was booked into jail earlier this month for three charges involving child molestation. Kelley met with his public defense attorney the morning…
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U-Haul rampage victim died striving for ‘American dream’
Lawyer Derek Sells holds a picture next to Nadjet Tchenar, the wife of Mohammed Zakaria Salah Rakchi, one of the victims of the U-Haul rampage, as they speak to the media during a press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in New York. The truck, driven by a man with a history of violence and…
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As New York City Struggles to Solve Old Murders, Families Lose Trust in the Homicide Investigation Process
Janifer Taylor holds a large photo of her daughter, Dawn Peterson. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY This article was originally published on Feb 16 5:00am EST by THE CITY This story was published in partnership with CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and the Tow Foundation. Janifer Taylor remembers being awakened by gunshots just before…
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U-Haul driver blames ‘invisible object’ for deadly rampage
Weng Sor is walked by New York Police Department detectives out of the 68th Precinct in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Sor was charged Tuesday with murder and attempted murder after he went on a deadly rampage with a U-Haul truck a day earlier in New York City. AP…
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Man hurt in NYC bike path attack says he wanted death too
A law enforcement officer walks by a crime scene Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, the day after a driver mowed down people on a riverfront bike path near the World Trade Center in New York. Sayfullo Saipov, an Islamic extremist who killed eight in a New York bike path attack was convicted of federal crimes on…
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Man’s leap saves him during Brooklyn U-Haul rampage
In this photo taken from security video, a man jumps out of the way as a U-Haul truck drives onto the sidewalk, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Authorities say a man driving a U-Haul truck struck and injured several pedestrians in New York City before police were able to…
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U-Haul driver’s NYC ‘rampage’ leaves 1 dead, 8 hurt
Police vehicles surround a truck that was stopped and the driver arrested, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in New York. Police stopped the U-Haul truck and detained the driver after reports that the vehicle struck multiple pedestrians in New York City on Monday. Authorities say the driver of the truck fled the scene after mounting a…
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Police stop U-Haul after report of pedestrians struck in Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE — Police have stopped a U-Haul truck and detained the driver after reports that the vehicle struck multiple pedestrians in New York City on Monday. The driver of the truck fled the scene after mounting a sidewalk in Bay Ridge and injuring several people, authorities said. Police stopped the truck near the entrance…
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Off-duty New York City police officer shot in robbery dies
This undated photo released by the New York City Police Department shows Officer Adeed Fayaz. Fayaz, an off-duty NYPD officer who was shot in the head on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, during a botched robbery, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, the police commissioner said as officials also confirmed the arrest of a suspect. New York…
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Suspect in off-duty NYPD officer shooting arrested at motel
A NYPD car. Photo: Julio Cortez/AP File The man suspected of shooting an off-duty New York Police Department officer in the head during a botched robbery was arrested two days later at a suburban motel, police said Tuesday. Authorities believe Randy Jones, 38, shot 26-year-old Officer Adeed Fayaz on Saturday after luring him to a location in…