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Will Bill Bratton Return as Police Commissioner?

Written by NYPress on . Posted in Breaking News, Uncategorized

bratton By Paul Bisceglio Bill Bratton served as New York City’s Police Commissioner from 1994 to 1996, when he was forced because of disagreements with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani over credit for the city’s decrease in crime. Now, he is interested in returning to the position. The Wall Street Journal reported that Bratton has met with
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Chinatown Murders Might Be Linked to Prostitution

Written by NYPress on . Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown

Friday was an ugly crime, but that doesn’t mean that police aren’t making progress There’s been a bit of a new twist in Friday’s murder case regarding two women found dead in a burning ground-floor apartment in Chinatown. The women, Xia L. Li, 70, and Yong Hua Chen, 36, have been all over New York
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Gov. Cuomo Proposes Reduced Penalty for Public Possession of Marijuana

Written by NYPress on . Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Cuomo seeks to loosen marijuana policies, while some lawmakers call proposal too lenient By Paul Bisceglio Get caught with a joint hidden in your pocket in New York and you get a fine. Get caught with a joint tucked behind your ear or lit in your hand and you get arrested. Concealed possession of 25
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