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Owner says she was afraid for stolen horses
After days of looking for her seven stolen horses, Charlotte resident Amanda Bechtel got the call she'd been hoping for. “How soon can you get here?” Forsyth County Sheriff's Cpl. Barry Sales asked her when he called Thursday. It...
Shooting at Mother's Day parade in New Orleans leaves a dozen injured; three suspects on loose: police
Police are searching for at least three suspects wanted in a shooting Sunday that left at least a dozen injured during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans. Nine of the victims were taken to the city’s University Hospital. Eight of them suffered gunshot
Australian boy, 15, loses fingers from homemade bomb disguised as golf ball
An Australian teen lost most of his fingers in a homemade bomb explosion — a vicious attack that his mom says was no accident. Michael Boggan, 15, endured nine hours of surgery after the Friday blast that left him seriously maimed. The boy was sitting wi
Mecklenburg County manager didn’t change as fast as leaders, some say
Longtime Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones often reminded the public that he served at the pleasure of county commissioners. But interviews with nearly a dozen past and present board members and other civic leaders suggest he got fired last week bec
Naked women cause traffic jam on Providence Road
By most accounts, it was a normal Saturday afternoon stroll with the family. A woman in her 20s walking with her 40-something-year-old mother and her toddler while carrying her newborn baby in her arms. Everyone was smiling and enjoying the spring weathe
Police-involved shootings drop to all-time low, but more shots fired, NYPD report says
The number of police-involved shootings hit a record low in 2010, but cops still fired nearly a quarter more bullets than a year earlier, an NYPD report says. The figures were included in the department’s annual Firearms Discharge report, which logs ever
'If I knew, I would have reported it': Brothers of accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro speak out
The brothers of the Cleveland sicko accused of hiding three women as sex slaves for a decade say they were in the dark about his vile behavior. “I couldn’t never think of doing anything like that,” Pedro Castro, the older brother of alleged kidnapper Ari
Fire detective who shot at Sean Bell, trials judge tells police commissioner
The detective whose gunfire sparked the 50-shot fusillade that killed Sean Bell on his wedding day should be fired, a NYPD trials commissioner has recommended, sources said Wednesday. Det. Gescard Isnora’s fate now rests in the hands of Police Commission
Butt-grabbing pervert strikes for 5th time in Gramercy
Cops are looking for a man who has been grabbing boys by their behinds in Gramercy. The man, wearing an army green North Face bubble jacket, grabbed a 15-year-old boy and kissed him on the neck, around 3 p.m. Thursday at the corner of Second Ave. and E.
Fatal hit-run suspect delivered to cops
Four witnesses to a deadly hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn chased the cowardly driver for a block - then hauled him back to the scene in a cab, police said Friday. Witnesses watched helplessly as the driver mowed down Francisco Guerrero, 73, while making a
Sister of dead man shocked by scheme
The sister of a dead man wheeled around Hell's Kitchen in an office chair can't believe his best friend allegedly used her brother's corpse to run a twisted check-cashing scam. Elizabeth Cintron told the Daily News she hopes her brother Virgilio Cintron
Teen shot dead outside Brooklyn school
A 16-year-old student was executed outside a Brooklyn high school after dismissal Monday as terrified students scrambled for cover, police and witnesses said. The teenage boy, identified by his girlfriend as Malachi Cotton, was near a city bus stop outsi
Doctor who lost wife in drowning hit with insurance rap
A Manhattan doctor whose wife mysteriously drowned in the East River four years ago was charged Thursday with bilking a health insurance company out of $6,947.50. Alexander Aronov, 49, said the grand larceny rap against him is part of a...
Queens eatery stabbing wounds worker
A Queens restaurant employee stabbed a co-worker several times in the stomach Friday night, critically injuring the 37-year-old victim, police said. The attacker, 23, was taken into custody soon after he knifed his colleague at Pio Pio on Northern Blvd.
Four charged in series of financial schemes connected to '08 execution-style slay of Brooklyn couple
Four people were charged Monday in a series of financial schemes connected to the 2008 execution-style murder of a Brooklyn couple. No one has been arrested in the slaying of divorce lawyer Mark Schwartz, 50, and mediator Christina Petrowski-Schwartz, 48
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