Why ‘Almost No One Got It Right’ In NYC Rape Case

May 1, 2012

Trisha Meili was brutally beaten and raped while jogging in Central Park 23 years ago. The media frenzy and trial led to the convictions of five young men of color, dubbed “The Central Park Five.” They were later found to be innocent. Host Michel Martin discusses the crime and its implications with Sarah Burns, author [...]

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Crane owner cleared of all charges in NYC collapse

May 1, 2012

NEW YORK — A construction crane owner has been acquitted of manslaughter and all other charges in a collapse that killed two workers in New York City. A judge cleared James Lomma (LOH’-mah) Thursday. Lomma chose not to have a jury in the only criminal trial stemming from the May 2008 accident in Manhattan. Prosecutors [...]

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22-person trial set in NYC police protest arrests

May 1, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two dozen demonstrators who criticized police for stopping and frisking people on city streets are gearing up for one of New York’s biggest political protest trials in recent years, at least in terms of sheer numbers. Twenty-two people arrested at an October protest, including prominent Princeton University professor and civil [...]

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Tigers’ Young lands in court, could face NYC hate-crime charge

May 1, 2012

New York— In a clear sign of how complicated, legally and perhaps morally, an off-the-field incident had become, Tigers front-office chief Dave Dombrowski failed to address Friday the arrest of outfielder Delmon Young and the New York Police Department’s investigation into a possible hate-crime. Young was charged with aggravated harassment Friday stemming from an early [...]

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Judge says NYC hotel maid’s lawsuit against Strauss-Kahn can proceed to trial

May 1, 2012

NEW YORK — A hotel maid’s sexual assault lawsuit against Dominique Strauss-Kahn can go forward to trial, a judge ruled Tuesday, rebuffing the former International Monetary Fund leader’s diplomatic-immunity claim. Bronx state Supreme Court Justice Douglas McKeon’s ruling kept alive the civil case that emerged from a May 2011 hotel-room encounter that also spurred now-dismissed [...]

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No obvious remains found in missing NYC boy dig

April 24, 2012

By COLLEEN LONG The Associated Press NEW YORK —  The excavation of a Manhattan basement yielded no obvious human remains and little forensic evidence that would help solve the decades-long mystery of what happened to Etan Patz, a 6-year-old who vanished while walking to a bus stop 33 years ago. On Monday, FBI and police [...]

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NYPD: Man impersonating female cop

April 19, 2012

MYFOXNY.COM – The NYPD is on the hunt for a man dressed as a woman and impersonating a New York City police officer. He even has a police shield; although it is fake, his crimes are all too real. These crimes happened last month, the first at Harlem Hospital where the thief displayed his badge [...]

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NYPD Arrest At Least 10 As Occupy Wall Street Seeks Sanctuary On Federal Property

April 19, 2012

At least 10 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested last night during a large demonstration across the street from the New York Stock Exchange. Forced off the sidewalk on Broad Street earlier in the day, Occupiers sought refuge on the steps of Federal Hall, which is U.S. government property. For the most part, U.S. Park Police tolerated their [...]

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Why ‘Almost No One Got It Right’ In NYC Rape Case

April 19, 2012

Trisha Meili was brutally beaten and raped while jogging in Central Park 23 years ago. The media frenzy and trial led to the convictions of five young men of color, dubbed “The Central Park Five.” They were later found to be innocent. Host Michel Martin discusses the crime and its implications with Sarah Burns, author [...]

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Mob turncoat describes killing of NYC officer

April 19, 2012

NEW YORK — Among the do’s and don’ts for New York City’s Italian organized crime families, knocking off anyone in law enforcement is one of the bigger don’ts. That’s why admitted mobster Dino Calabro claims he was stunned by a front-page headline in his newspaper one morning in 1997. It identified a man he admits [...]

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