Oh, That’s Gonna Cause You Problems

Written by John DeSio on May 21, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

In Tennessee, state trooper has been put on paid leave while an investigation is underway into whether or not that trooper accepted sexual favors from a female in exchange for leniency at a traffic stop. More here. Turns out that female is porn star Barbie Cummings, and she and the trooper took some photos and
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Queens Couple Sued For Enslaving Nanny

Written by Kari Milchman on May 21, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

Less than a week after two Indonesian women came forward and accused the wealthy Long Island couple that hired them as domestic help of forcing them into slavery, another alleged piece of human property has come forward. Hasmat Ara is suing the Queens couple who hired her as a live-in nanny to their young children,
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Rich Drunks Often Get Behind The Wheel

Written by Kari Milchman on May 18, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

Based on police department statistics, the New York Sun reports that DWI arrests have doubled or more than doubled this year in the city’s wealthier neighborhoods, including the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side, and Brooklyn Heights, and since 2001, DWI arrests have risen by about 123 percent citywide. Apparently, experts chock the increase
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Can A Cop Look Tough On This?

Written by John DeSio on May 16, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

We’ll find out this summer. Segway Inc. announced today that the NYPD has purchased ten Segway i2 Police Units to beef up patrol in City parks and reduce carbon emissions at the same time. "We are honored to count the NYPD as users of our latest police technology," said Jim Norrod, chief executive officer for
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21st Century Slave Holders in Long Island

Written by Kari Milchman on May 15, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

Federal prosecutors announced today that a wealthy December/May couple from Long Island has been accused of keeping slaves—no they’re not pre-Civil War remnants. Varsha Mahender Sabhnani, 35, and her husband Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani, 51, live together in a $2.5 million house in a very exclusive North Shore community, but may soon be going to the
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NYPD Up Security For Sean Bell Shooter

Written by Kari Milchman on May 11, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

The NYPD has said that they will increase security for Det. Mike Oliver’s court appearance this coming Monday in Queens after a death threat was made against him by a prominent gang member. Oliver, who fired 31 of the 50 shots that killed Sean Bell and wounded his two friends back in November, sparked outrage
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Accused Cat-Killer Indicted

Written by Kari Milchman on May 11, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

Joseph Petcka, the ex-Met minor leaguer and “Sex and the City” actor charged with killing his girlfriend’s cat, was indicted yesterday on charges of animal cruelty and harassment. The 36-year-old strong-arm pleaded not guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to fatally beating Norman the cat on March 27. Court papers reveal that Petcka told the ASPCA
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Police Harassment, The Segway Way

Written by David Callicott on May 9, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

If you ever feel like cops take themselves too seriously, then now is a good time to go to Long Beach. The LBPD just purchased two $6,200 Segway personal transporters for officers to patrol the boardwalk this summer. If you aren’t familiar with the name Segway, you might be familiar with the sight—Segways are those
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Spider-Man Goes To Jail

Written by Kari Milchman on May 9, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

The ex-con dubbed Spider-Man for his habit of crawling up fire escapes and into women’s apartments was convicted of raping a third woman yesterday. The first victim to testify accused Reginald Swinton, 49, of climbing a construction scaffold on June 14, 2004, and entering her brownstone duplex on W. 87th St. through a second-floor window,
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Would You Give A Dog CPR?

Written by Jane Warshaw on May 7, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

How does a police officer save his partner’s life when he’s about to go into anaphylactic shock from an attack by a swarm of bees? It could happen. And it gets much more complicated when your partner has paws instead of feet. Police officers, search and rescue teams and firefighters from all over the country
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