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Michael Alguera's two brothers, Steve, far left, and Oscar Jr., and his mother, Clementina, are among his survivors. THE phone rang at 4 p.m., just as Francisco Dueñas was leaving his house here on a tidy Long Island block with trimmed hedges. He had ...

From SARAH GARLAND, The New York Times,  19 Jun 2009

Citizenship Backlog Could Thwart Would-Be Voters

As the federal citizenship agency and the FBI say they are picking up the pace to eliminate a backlog of citizenship applications, immigrants anticipating decisions on petitions they filed months, and in many cases years, earlier shouldn't necessarily ...

From SARAH GARLAND, The New York Sun,  18 Jun 2008
Related Topics: New York University,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

Police Say Dogfighting Ring Broken in a Bronx Residence

Police have raided a building that housed an illegal dogfighting ring in a central residential section of the Bronx. Officials said seven people were arrested and 16 dogs were rescued over the weekend. At least one of the dogs was seriously injured, ...

From SARAH GARLAND, The New York Sun,  15 Jun 2008

Police Department Is Urged To Reconsider on Stun Guns

A new proposal to increase the number of stun guns in police hands is hitting a series of public relations hurdles, with a Brooklyn man dying this week after being shocked by a Taser and Amnesty International warning the police department to reconsider. ...

From SARAH GARLAND, The New York Sun,  11 Jun 2008

City Buildings Lighted, Cooled as New Yorkers Told To Conserve

As New Yorkers sweltered during the fourth day of a heat wave and city officials urged residents to conserve energy, the air was extra cool and the lights burned bright in at least two city-run buildings. No hearings were scheduled, but more than a ...

From SARAH GARLAND, The New York Sun,  10 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Mark Daly,  Consolidated Edison, Inc.

Police Use Of Stun Guns May Increase

The report, by a nonpartisan, California-based think tank, RAND Corp., was commissioned last year by Mr. Kelly to examine police firearms training. Although mostly laudatory, the report listed more than 100 recommendations for improvements, including ...

From SARAH GARLAND, The New York Sun,  10 Jun 2008

Multiple Subway Lines Affected By Brooklyn Power Outage

A power outage shut down two subway lines in Brooklyn yesterday amid a heat wave in New York City. A Con Edison official said the outage originated at a smoking manhole at the intersection of Smith and Dean streets in downtown Brooklyn. The 2, 3, 4, F, ...

From SARAH GARLAND, The New York Sun,  8 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Elizabeth Clark

Private Firms Hired For 'Safety Sweep' of Cranes

The city paid nearly a quarter of a million dollars to private inspectors this spring for a "safety sweep" of the city's tower cranes that ended days before the installation of a crane that collapsed last week and killed two people. The private ...

From SARAH GARLAND, The New York Sun,  5 Jun 2008

Knife, Machete Drawn in Holland Tunnel Row

Two angry drivers drew a knife and a machete in a confrontation with each other in traffic near the entrance of the Holland Tunnel in New Jersey this morning, officials said. A Port Authority spokesman, Steve Coleman, said one driver cut off the other ...

From SARAH GARLAND, The New York Sun,  5 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Steve Coleman

Sex Offenders Could Be Tracked By Signals From a Satellite

A domestic violence offender released from custody after agreeing to a plea deal recently spent a morning circling through Northeast Queens. Then, he accelerated onto the Long Island Expressway, a route that brought him closer to where his victim works ...

From SARAH GARLAND, The New York Sun,  5 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Felix Ortiz

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