Despite the violent summer, crime numbers in the city remained well below the dark days of the 1980s and 1990s, when New York saw more…
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Tag: Robberies and Thefts
The Threat Against New York’s Bodegas
Weather: Mostly sunny with a high in the mid-50s, going down to the mid-40s tonight. Alternate-side parking: In effect until Dec. 25 (Christmas). It’s the…
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Crime Wave Hits Bodegas, Threatening a Lifeline in the Pandemic
“We didn’t mind,” he said. “Why would we bother the cops for that?” By late October, however, Mr. Parekh said he and his store clerks…
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‘Too Tall Bandit,’ Wanted in 15 Robberies, Has Struck Again, F.B.I. Says
For more than a decade he has been distinguished by his limp, his stature and his signature habit of jumping over counters in a series…
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Florida Lawyer Charged With Extorting N.F.L. Player in Robbery Case
The lawyer representing three men who accused two N.F.L. players of robbery and assault in Florida was arrested on Monday morning and charged with attempting…
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Signs Get Snatched, Kicked, Burned as Political Battle Reaches the Front Lawn
CHICAGO — In Illinois, Florida and Arizona, police officers have been summoned to investigate Biden signs set ablaze and Trump flags swiped in the night.…
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to Life Over Theft of Hedge Clippers Is Granted Parole
A Louisiana man whose life sentence for attempting to steal hedge clippers in 1997 drew a national spotlight to the state’s habitual offender law has…
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Subways Are Less Busy and Less Safe
Weather: Not a nice day: Pouring rain, windy and chilly. High in the mid-50s. Alternate-side parking: Suspended today for Columbus Day. ImageCredit…Gregg Vigliotti for The…
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From Minecraft Tricks to Twitter Hack: A Florida Teen’s Troubled Online Path
For Graham Ivan Clark, the online mischief-making started early. By the age of 10, he was playing the video game Minecraft, in part to escape…
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Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside
OAKLAND, Calif. — A Twitter hacking scheme that targeted political, corporate and cultural elites this week began with a teasing message between two hackers late…
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