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H. Beach Man, Five Others Indicted For Gambino Ties
      A Howard Beach man recently indicted along with several other reputed members and captains of the Gambino crime family faces the death penalty for his role in the 1996 murder of a 30-year-old man outside a Woodhaven bar,
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Teen Driver Kills Couple
When Told Of Deaths, Asks 'How Is The Mercedes?'
      An underage driver has reportedly been charged with the death of a couple in a car accident in Forest Hills.
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MALE SHOT BY CHURCH
      Police are searching for the gunman who shot and seriously injured an 18-year-old man near a church in Bushwick late last Saturday night, Aug. 9. Reportedly, the victim was hospitalized for treatment of a gunshot wound to the face; his injuries were not considered life-threatening.
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DNA Links Man To Rapes
Charged After Gun, Drug Seizure
      Through genetic evidence recovered during a recent drug and gun bust, a Woodhaven man has been charged for allegedly raping and robbing two women in Ozone Park and Jamaica in 1997, it was announced.
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Summer Of Fines For Pack Rats And Illegal Dumpers
Caught In Maspeth And Brooklyn
      Two alleged illegal dumpers from Ridgewood and Corona and two suspected pack rats were among those fined by the Sanitation Department for allegedly depositing trash or removing recyclables from curbsides in Brooklyn and Queens last month.
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Crew Pummels Man In R.E. Office
Victim Runs Off After Being Stabbed
      Armed with an array of weapons, a trio of brawlers went on the attack at a Howard Beach real estate office last Monday, Aug. 4, beating and stabbing a 30-year-old man inside the location, police reported. The injured male was taken to a local hospital after suffering various non-life-threatening injuries, it was noted.
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Find Homeless Man Bludgeoned In R.H.
Police Investigate Fatal Beating
      Clues are sought by detectives investigating the death of a homeless man whose beaten body was found last Friday morning, Aug. 8 near the Richmond Hill site where a Sikh temple is being constructed, law enforcement sources reported.
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Sex Offender Law Is Approved
      A new bill imposing prison time for use of alcohol or drugs during sex acts was recently signed into law. Gov. David Paterson signed off on a proposed measure sponsored by State Sen.
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