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Mastermind Of Hudson Valley Brinks Heist That Left 3 Dead Released From Prison Mastermind Of Hudson Valley Brinks Heist That Left 3 Dead Released From Prison
Mastermind Of Hudson Valley Brinks Heist That Left 3 Dead Released From Prison The man behind the 1981 Brinks robbery that left two Hudson Valley police officers and an armored car guard dead has been released from federal prison for health reasons. Mutulu Shakur, age 72, most famously known for being the stepfather of slain rapper Tupac Shakur, was granted release by the US Parole Commission on Friday, Dec. 16, due to a terminal illness, according to multiple news reports. Shakur was serving a 60-year sentence, for the Rockland County incident that happened on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1981 in Nanuet. During the robbery, six people armed with high-powered weapons jumpe…

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Slain Guard's Son, Officer Injured In Brink's Robbery Sue Parole Board Over Clark's Release Slain Guard's Son, Officer Injured In Brink's Robbery Sue Parole Board Over Clark's Release
Slain Guard's Son, Officer Injured In Brink's Robbery Sue Parole Board Over Clark's Release Two victims are challenging the release of Judith Clark from prison after being granted parole for her part in the infamous Brink's Robbery in Rockland County in 1981. Retired Nyack police officer Arthur Keenan, who was wounded in the shootout, and the son of murdered Brinks armored car driver Micahel Page, announced on Monday, May 13, they plan to sue the state parole board over the decision. Legal papers filed by the duo point to one Parole Board Commissioner Tana Agostini, who is married to a convicted killer and worked to win his parole as one of the main reasons for their lawsuit.…

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Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery, Granted Parole Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery, Granted Parole
Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery, Granted Parole As word spreads that Judith Clark, the getaway driver in the infamous Brinks robbery in 1981 has been granted parole, law enforcement officials are expressing their outrage. The decision follows Clark's parole hearing earlier this month after serving 36 years at Bedford Correctional Facility for her role in the robbery that left two Nyack police officers and a Brinks guard dead. Clark, now 70, was denied parole last year after having her sentence commuted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "Today’s ruling by the parole board is a cruel and unjust slap in the face to the families of Sergeant Edward O'Gr…

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Parole Hearing Set For Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery Parole Hearing Set For Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery
Parole Hearing Set For Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery This story has been updated. Judith Clark, the getaway driver in the infamous Brinks robbery in 1981 that left two Nyack police officers and a Brinks guard dead, is scheduled for a parole hearing this week. Judith Clark, 70, who is petitioning the court for early release after serving more than 36 years at Bedford Correctional Facility, was denied parole last year.  Her attorney's appealed the decision and state Supreme Court Justice John Kelley found that the board had violated the law by not focusing on Clark's achievements while behind bars.  His decision was overruled&nb…

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Mastermind Of Fatal Brinks Robbery Denied Parole Mastermind Of Fatal Brinks Robbery Denied Parole
Mastermind Of Fatal Brinks Robbery Denied Parole The mastermind of the fatal 1981 Brinks robbery in Nyack has been denied patrol again by the U.S. Parole Commission. Mutulu Shakur, 67, the stepfather of slain rapper Tupac Shakur, will have to wait until May 2020 before applying for parole again in connection with the robbery that left two Nyack police officers and an armored car guard dead, a spokesman for the U.S. Parole Commission said The families of the men killed on Oct. 20, 1981, have been notified, the commission confirmed. Killed that day were Nyack Sgt. Edward O'Grady and Waverly "Chipper" Brown and Brinks guard Peter …

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by Kathy Reakes