A police officer fired 13 times and shot a man in both his legs Sunday night when they responded to a call and he opened the door with a machete in hand. The shots came after the man did not respond to pepper spray. Police were responding to a call from the man’s daughter, the...
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February 25, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Bus crash victims win big
Two Brooklyn women were awarded $7.5 million for a 2005 bus crash. The bus ran a red light and hit the two women on Ocean Parkway near Avenue U.
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February 25, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Milk bandit
A Bay Ridge woman is part of a group that is distributing raw milk throughout the city. The milk, which is banned by the Federal Drug Administration because it may contain pathogens, is brought in from cows in Pennsylvania and thought to be healthier by members of the milk club. The Brooklyn Paper reports.
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February 24, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Experts say orthodox Jewish community in danger of losing political clout
With arrests of orthodox members gaining more publicity, a potential political fallout might be on the horizon, some say.
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February 24, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn borough deposed in lawsuit
Borough President Marty Markowitz was deposed in his office last Friday, as part of a gender and age discrimination lawsuit brought on by Regina Weiss, his former communications director.
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February 24, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Arrests imminent in Salty Dog brawl
The New York Post is reporting that three firefighters will be arrested tomorrow for their role in a Jan. 28 brawl at the Salty Dog bar in Bay Ridge.
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February 24, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Organic food retailer still intent on building near toxic canal
Whole Foods Supermarket is entering the final phase of a cleanup on its future Third Avenue and Third Street site.
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February 24, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Watchtower confirms move out of Brooklyn
Richard Devine, real property manager for the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society confirmed the organization plans to move upstate, to the town of Warwick.
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February 23, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Update on hit and run
The owner of the car that hit two young women in Prospect Heights on Sunday has agreed to be questioned, police announced at a press conference today. Erin Phelan, an aide for Mayor Bloomberg, and her friend Alma Guerrero are still hospitalized.
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February 23, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Housing project rapist sentenced
Thomas Boker was sentenced to between 432 1/3 to 437 years in prison today in an emotional hour long hearing on four separate crimes: rape, sexual assault, robbery and burglary. “I am innocent. I am not a monster,” Boker said in court. Four of the eight victims were present at the hearing. Our reporter K....