A Florida man was arrested last week after state police said he pretended to be an undercover officer in order to avoid a background check. William Dennis Milstead, 64, was charged with falsely impersonating a police officer, making a false statement to obtain property and using a two-way communication device to commit a felony, according to … Read more
New York State’s ‘Raise the Age’ law and lax criminal justice reforms means more violent teens get treated with kid gloves. Obtained by the NY Post One of the Big Apple’s most notorious criminals this year has been arrested two dozen times in less than two years, yet remains free to walk city streets — … Read more
Instead of getting more transit when the rest of the REM finally enters service, Montrealers could end up with less. The REM should be complementing existing train service, not cannibalizing it, Allison Hanes writes.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette files Passengers in Greater Montreal will be waiting another year before they can hop aboard the … Read more
In the summer of 1991, two dozen gang members took over the parking lot of a mini-mall in East Hollywood and turned it into their headquarters. They intimidated patrons of the mall’s restaurants and clothing stores, forcing the shop owners to hire two off-duty LAPD officers for security. They wore the classic uniform of the … Read more
‘All we could do was watch’: Beekeeper mourns millions of bees killed in Mountain fire On the morning the Mountain fire erupted, wind gusts were so strong in Somis that several of the sturdy wooden boxes that housed Eduardo Flores’s bee colonies had already blown over. Flores was watching the feed of his security cameras … Read more
Desperate family and friends of a pregnant mother of four who disappeared in Indiana last month are hoping to rally support to bring her — and her possibly newborn child — home. Emma Baum, 25, was last seen at her boyfriend’s house in Gary, Ind. on Oct. 10, her family said. She was heavily pregnant … Read more
An MTA worker stationed on Staten Island was in disbelief when a New Jersey lottery app informed her she had just won $1 million after playing Powerball last week. Stacey Fiore, of Barnegat Township, clinched the life-changing prize when she stopped by a Quick Stop in the Garden State town on Nov. 15 and pulled … Read more
“Mama’s Family” star Vicki Lawrence recently opened up about her relationship with Carol Burnett. The actresses co-starred on the hit variety/sketch comedy TV series “The Carol Burnett Show” for 11 seasons, from 1967 to 1978. However, the two, who shared a strong friendship, had a falling-out during the filming of “The Carol Burnett Show’s” spinoff series “Mama’s … Read more
Karl-Anthony Towns returned from one injury and picked up another. With another game looming Monday against the Wizards, Towns gave a positive but vague answer about his availability. “That’s always the plan: To play,” Towns said. Towns, who finished with 26 points and 15 boards, took a hard spill late in the third quarter, a … Read more
Trendon Watford made his season debut after being sidelined since training camp with a hamstring injury. “It just felt good to be back out there with the guys, just have a safe, healthy game,” said Watford, with a Cheshire Cat grin. “So, first and foremost, that just felt good, so I’m glad to be out … Read more
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