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New York Police Dept. Is Sued Over Stops in Private Buildings

The lawsuit accuses the New York Police Department of carrying out tens of thousands of unjustified stops in privately owned buildings throughout the city.

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Woman Grazed as Officer’s Gun Discharges in Raid a Floor Away

The woman returned to her home in Flatbush, Brooklyn, hours later. It was unclear what caused the officer's gun to fire.

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Fire Safety for Passover Traditions

One Police Plaza: Fire safety for Passover; no word on a grand jury on a police shooting; and seeking a new executive director for the Civilian Complaint Review Board.

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Arrest Made After Death of Woman Who Plummeted From 14th-Floor Balcony

Late Friday, the police said they had arrested Kenya Edmonds on charges of murder and manslaughter.

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Masked Figures Invite Riders at 8 Subway Stations to Ride Free

A group of masked individuals tampered with subway equipment with the aim of letting commuters in Manhattan and Brooklyn ride free, the police said on Saturday. At three different subway stations...

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Union Ad Stresses the Stress Officers Deal With

A police union ad blasts the department's management; a sister follows a slain brother into the Corrections Department; and new rules for the Civilian Complaint Review Board.

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Cigarette Started Macy’s Fire, Investigators Find

A cigarette on the sidewalk burned through caulking at the base of the Herald Square store and dropped into the subbasement, where it ignited debris, a Fire Department spokesman said.

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After Appearing on TV, Two Subway Protesters Are Arrested

After allowing a news crew to follow them around the subways, two men claiming to be connected to the Occupy Wall Street movement are fairly easily found.

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Joke Grenade Prompts Evacuation of World Financial Center

It was inert and mounted on a plaque that bore the legend "Complaint department, please take a number."

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Officers Are Advised to Look Out for ‘Bottle Bombs’

One Police Plaza: Officers were told to watch for “chemical reaction explosive devices made in plastic containers,” saying that the police had encountered a number of the improvised devices of late.

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F.B.I. Renews Search in Etan Patz Case in SoHo Basement

About 40 investigators were looking for evidence in a basement less than a block from where the boy lived when he disappeared on the way to school in 1979.

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Judge Grants Class-Action Status to Stop-and-Frisk Suit

In a ruling highly critical of the Police Department, a federal judge has opened the door to allowing many more plaintiffs to join a lawsuit challenging the department's stop-and-frisk policy.

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Tourist and a Cab Driver Killed in Crash Near Kennedy Airport

A Utah woman was killed, and her 11-year-old grandson was seriously injured, when a yellow taxicab carrying them from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Manhattan crashed on a rain-slicked...

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Deadline for High School Applications Pushed Back

Applications for high school, originally due on Dec. 3, will be accepted until Dec. 10.

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City Names 17 Schools Slated to Close

New York City education officials released the first round of names of schools to be shut down, with more names coming on Tuesday.

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