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A collection of 16 issues

Coney Island Resident Sues Trigger Happy Cop For Firing At Dog

(Source: GerritsenBeach.net / Flickr)Elizabeth Villafane, a resident of Coney Island, is claiming in a lawsuit that a New York Police Department officer fired one to two shots at her and her dog, according to a DNAinfo article [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140103/coney-island/dog-owner-claims-police-shot-at-her-during-arrest-for-walking-without-leash] . Villafane has three kids

Brooklyn Supreme Court Halts Construction Of Brighton Beach Bathrooms… For Now

Source: NYC Dept. of Parks and RecreationOpponents of the planned construction of the new public bathrooms in front of the Oceana luxury condo buildings (50 Oceana Drive West) scored a victory as the Brooklyn Supreme Court signed a preliminary injunction blocking the city from continuing construction, at least until a

Weinstein Wants Voters To Extend Retirement Age Of Judges

Source: assembly.state.ny.usNew York State Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein is hoping voters will approve a law that extends the required retirement ages of judges past 70 years old. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle is reporting [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/judges%E2%80%99-retirement-age-will-be-voters-2013-08-21-173000] that Weinstein and other advocates believe

Alleged Serial Killer Accused Of Killing B’hurst, Bay Ridge Shopkeepers Claims DA Is Suppressing Alibi

Source: Franconia Township Police Dept.The bizarre odyssey of Salvatore Perrone, the man implicated in the shooting deaths of three Brooklyn shopkeepers, keeps getting stranger. When Perrone was arrested last November, he had wearily confessed to two of the slayings [/john-doe-duffle-bag-arrested-and-charged-with-murders-of-shopkeepers/] before falling asleep in police custody. Now, standing before

Crooked Cop’s Four-Day Prison Sentence Slashed To One Day

Hockenjos (Source: NYDailyNews.com)Diego Palacios, the police officer kicked off the force after his bogus arrest of a Sheepshead Bay man [/accused-of-trying-to-run-over-cop-sheepshead-resident-uses-video-to-prove-lies/] , may have been sentenced to four days in prison [/diego-palacio-arrest-john-hockenjos-sentenced/] – but he served only one night. New York Post picked up [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/

In Pursuit Of Insanity Defense, Levi Aron’s Lawyer Cites Schizophrenia, Inbreeding

Howard Greenberg, standing with the rest of Levi Aron's defense team (Source: Robert Stolarik via The New York Times)The newest addition [/aron-gets-new-lawyer-along-with-better-shot-at-insanity-defense/] to confessed child-killer Levi Aron’s defense team continued to go after an insanity plea at a court hearing earlier today. Lawyer Howard Greenberg cited