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Off-Duty NYPD Officer Shot After Arranging To Pick Up Car Through Facebook Off-Duty NYPD Officer Shot After Arranging To Pick Up Car Through Facebook
Off-Duty Nypd Officer Shot After Arranging To Pick Up Car Through Facebook Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire on an off-duty NYPD officer, critically wounding him, as he attempted to purchase a vehicle. The officer, who has not been named, went to purchase the vehicle that was posted in a Facebook Marketplace ad around 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4 in the area of 472 Ruby St., said New York City Police. When the officer and his brother-in-law arrived, a man almost immediately pulled out a gun and demanded the money, said the NYPD.  The officer had reportedly brought $24,000 to the meet to purchase a Honda Pilot.  The officer pulled his weapon…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Monsey-Area Boy, 14, Drowns In Bathhouse, Report Says Monsey-Area Boy, 14, Drowns In Bathhouse, Report Says
Monsey-Area Boy, 14, Drowns In Bathhouse, Report Says A 14-year-old boy from the Monsey area reportedly drowned in a private Jewish bathhouse. The boy slipped on the stairs while entering the mikvah, banged his head, and fell into the water in a New Hempstead home around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, vosizneias.com reports. He was found approximately an hour later at the bottom of the mikvah on Grandview Avenue, VIN reports. The incident was being investigated by Ramapo police, VIN said. Ramapo police did not confirm the incident when Daily Voice called Wednesday evening. The boy reportedly moved to the area with his family from Bo…

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by Cecilia Levine