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Tappan Zee Bridge Jumper Hanging From Side Of Span Rescued By Responders Tappan Zee Bridge Jumper Hanging From Side Of Span Rescued By Responders
Tappan Zee Bridge Jumper Hanging From Side Of Span Rescued By Responders Responders rescued a jumper who was hanging off the side of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The report of a jumper snagged near the northbound Tarrytown end of the bridge came in shortly before 10 a.m., Friday, May 27, bringing a huge contingent of emergency personnel, including the New York State Police Special Operations Response Team. The rescueWestchester County PD Rescuers brought the person to safety using a series of ropes, witnesses said. The incident was over in barely a half-hour, they said. Responders included firefighters, divers and others from Central Nyack, Nyack, Piermont, …

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by Kathy Reakes and Jerry DeMarco
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Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail' Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail'
Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail' With the 40th anniversary approaching of the cold-blooded killings of two police officers and a guard in a $1.6 million Brinks armored car robbery, the law enforcement community felt slapped in the face by now-former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Hours before leaving his office in disgrace, Cuomo commuted the 75 years-to-life sentence to the 40 years of time that self-proclaimed revolutionary David Gilbert has served for the Rockland County murders. The law enforcement community reeled from the news Tuesday. Cuomo resigned "because he sexually harassed multiple women," Rockland County PBA …

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by Jerry DeMarco