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New Target for Thieves: Puppies. Yorkie Stolen in Brooklyn

Three long aisles at Puppy Paradise near Brooklyn College lead the customer past leashes and puppy toys to the grooming, and play areas in the back. Behind a closed door that says Do Not Enter, about 20 cages filled with romping puppies greet potential buyers – as well as entice thieves. Last Friday, a seven-week-old...

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A 19-year-old Facing Drug Charges Claims Police Beat Him

“You gotta clap when he comes out, clap!,” the crowd of 50 to 60 people chanted, gathered outside the corrections entrance on the side of the Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Division on Tuesday morning. The group was waiting for Jateik Reed, 19, who was released on bail, after he had been picked up in the...