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NYC 'Prophet Of Doom' Subway Shooter Sentenced To 10 Life Terms Plus 10 Years NYC 'Prophet Of Doom' Subway Shooter Sentenced To 10 Life Terms Plus 10 Years
NYC 'Prophet Of Doom' Subway Shooter Sentenced To 10 Life Terms Plus 10 Years UPDATE: A man who admitted that he intended to cause mass harm when he opened fire on a packed New York City subway train last year was sentenced to 10 life sentences -- one for each victim -- plus 10 years in prison. No one was killed in the horrific attack by Frank James, 62, which left the victims strewn across a smoky 36th Street platform in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn while igniting underground terror at the height of the morning rush on April 12, 2022. James took a deal from federal prosecutors rather than risk the consequences of a guilty verdict at a jury trial. The heavyse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Prophet Of Doom' Pleads Guilty To Mass NYC Subway Shooting 'Prophet Of Doom' Pleads Guilty To Mass NYC Subway Shooting
'Prophet Of Doom' Pleads Guilty To Mass NYC Subway Shooting UPDATE: An assailant who opened fire on a packed New York City subway train last year, wounding 10 commuters and igniting underground terror, admitted on Tuesday, Jan. 3 that he intended to cause mass harm. No one was killed in the horrific attack by Frank James, 63, which left victims strewn across a smoky 36th Street platform in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn at the height of the April 12 morning rush. Rather than risk the consequences of a guilty verdict at a jury trial, James took a deal from prosecutors. The heavyset and balding domestic terrorist -- who'd dubbed himself the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rochelle Park Police Sergeant Pops Pair With Stolen Credit Cards, Cellphones, SIM Cards, Cash Rochelle Park Police Sergeant Pops Pair With Stolen Credit Cards, Cellphones, SIM Cards, Cash
Rochelle Park Police Sergeant Pops Pair With Stolen Credit Cards, Cellphones, SIM Cards, Cash A Rochelle Park police sergeant nabbed two out-of-state men with 20 stolen credit cards and more than a dozen cellphones with post-it notes identifying each user during a traffic stop, authorities said. Sgt. Jared Shatkin also found stolen mail, stolen bank checks, SIM cards and $5,850 in cash after stopping the black Mercedes for motor vehicle violations around 1 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, Lt. James M. DePreta said. Shatkin got permission to search the vehicle after the stories told by the driver, Luis Ortega, 27, of the Bronx and passenger, Jorge Castillo-Peralta, 26 of Milwaukee, WI, didn’t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds Charge More Than 300 In U.S. With Violent Crimes ‘Under Guise’ Of Peaceful Protests Feds Charge More Than 300 In U.S. With Violent Crimes ‘Under Guise’ Of Peaceful Protests
Feds Charge More Than 300 In U.S. With Violent Crimes ‘Under Guise’ Of Peaceful Protests More than 300 “violent opportunists” nationwide are being prosecuted federally for crimes committed “under the guise of peaceful demonstrations” against racial injustice, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. They include a saboteur who inadvertently engulfed himself in flames when he poured liquid from a gas can onto three U.S. Supreme Court vehicles in Washington, D.C., the department said in a release. Several defendants “leveraged social media platforms to incite destruction and assaults against law enforcement officers,” the release says. Nearly three dozen defendants are ch…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
President: Out-Of-State Agitators Hijacking Peaceful Protests Will Be Prosecuted President: Out-Of-State Agitators Hijacking Peaceful Protests Will Be Prosecuted
President: Out-Of-State Agitators Hijacking Peaceful Protests Will Be Prosecuted Peaceful protests across the country have been "hijacked by outside radicals and agitators exploiting the situation to pursue their own separate and violent agenda," Attorney General William P. Barr said Saturday. Meanwhile, President Trump called on "Liberal Governors and Mayors” to get “much tougher” in dealing with protesters “or the Federal Government will step in and do what has to be done, and that includes using the unlimited power of our Military and many arrests.” “Crossing State lines to incite violence is a FEDERAL CRIME!" Trump tweeted. Protesters rallied peacefully in Englewoo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man On Most Wanted List For Child Sex Assault Nabbed In Secaucus Man On Most Wanted List For Child Sex Assault Nabbed In Secaucus
Man On Most Wanted List For Child Sex Assault Nabbed In Secaucus A fugitive from Milwaukee who was on a list of "most wanted" suspects in Wisconsin was arrested in Secaucus following a routine traffic stop, police said.  Officer Matthew Ford pulled over a Honda Odyssey on Rt. 3 around 11 a.m. Thursday when Ford noticed a brake light out, the department said.  A check for active warrants revealed that a passenger, Jordy Javier-Laureano, 39, was wanted in his hometown for sexual assault of a child. Javier-Laureano was taken into custody and was being held in the Hudson County jail pending extradition to Wisconsin. The driver was issued moto…

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by Paul Milo
Obituaries
Oprah's Mom Died On Thanksgiving, Family Reveals Oprah's Mom Died On Thanksgiving, Family Reveals
Oprah's Mom Died On Thanksgiving, Family Reveals Oprah Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, died on Thanksgiving Day, her family confirmed on Monday. She was 83. Lee was laid to rest in a private ceremony. "After the passing of her mother, we’re sending well wishes to @Oprah and her family," OprahMagazine posted on Instagram. Born in segregated Mississippi, Vernita Lee gave birth to Oprah in 1954 with Vernon Winfrey. Oprah’s grandmother raised her until she was six, when she went to live with her mom in Milwaukee, where Lee worked as a housemaid. "I was asking the question ... what is a mother? What are you supposed to feel about your mother…

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by Jerry DeMarco