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NJ Cancer Nurse Dies After Being Knocked Down By Homeless Mugger In Times Square NJ Cancer Nurse Dies After Being Knocked Down By Homeless Mugger In Times Square
NJ Cancer Nurse Dies After Being Knocked Down By Homeless Mugger In Times Square A cancer nurse from New Jersey died after a day and a half of fighting for her life, after being knocked down by muggers in Times Square. Maria Ambrocio, 58 -- who worked at Bayonne Medical Center -- was walking through Times Square with friends after a trip to the  Philippines Consulate and lunch around 1:30 p.m., the New York Post reports. Meanwhile, Jermaine Foster grabbed a cell phone out of a 29-year-old woman's hands on West 41st Street and Broadway, then shoved Ambrocio to the ground while he fled, police said. Ambrocio was rushed to Bellevue with head trauma, and was pronounced de…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEE ANYTHING? Masked Muggers Beat New Milford Driver, 17, For $300 In Bergenfield SEE ANYTHING? Masked Muggers Beat New Milford Driver, 17, For $300 In Bergenfield
SEE Anything? Masked Muggers Beat New Milford Driver, 17, For $300 In Bergenfield Bergenfield police were searching for the muggers who they said beat a 17-year-old New Milford boy while stealing his wallet. Three robbers were all wearing masks when they approached the victim as he sat in his car on Ames Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, Detective Lt. William Duran said. Two of the bandits got into the car and began punching him in the face and body, causing minor injuries, Duran said. They fled with his wallet, which he said held about $300. Dumont police assisted in searching for the muggers, who fled through Twin Borough Park. The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance …

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by Jerry DeMarco