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Stony Point Man Points Shotgun At Taxi Driver After Refusing To Pay Fare, Police Say Stony Point Man Points Shotgun At Taxi Driver After Refusing To Pay Fare, Police Say
Stony Point Man Points Shotgun At Taxi Driver After Refusing To Pay Fare, Police Say A 30-year-old man was arrested for pointing a shotgun at a taxi driver after refusing to pay for his ride. Christopher Bender, of Stony Point, was arrested around 3 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, after police responded to a home for a report of a disorderly, intoxicated man having a fight with a cabbie, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas.  When officers arrived they found Bender did not pay for his ride, argued with the driver, and then went inside his residence and came back outside with a shotgun, Hylas said. Bender allegedly pointed the shotgun at the driver, Hylas added. During an inves…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA
Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA The National Rifle Association, the nation's top pro-gun lobby and one of its most powerful interest groups, said regulatory efforts by Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle could make it “unable to exist as a not-for-profit or pursue its advocacy mission." Cuomo, on Twitter, responded: "If I could have put the @NRA out of business, I would have done it 20 years ago. I'll see you in court." In a July 20 amended complaint, first reported by the New York Law Journal, the NRA accused Cuomo, as well as state Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo, of issuing a “ser…

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by Jon Craig