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Manhattan DA pushes state lawmakers for tougher 3D-printed gun laws 
Manhattan DA calls for new law to fight cryptocurrency crime
Hochul proposes bills to crack down on 3D-printed guns, other illegal firearms
13 alleged gang members expected in court in major NYC case
Drunk trucker who ran over NYC families celebrating July 4 convicted of murder
NYC landlords could face felony for harassing tenants, Manhattan DA says
Prominent surgeon accused of raping woman at gunpoint in his NYC apartment: Prosecutors
Three charged in alleged fraud scheme of brownstone worth $1 million in Harlem
Chelsea landlord neglected building to oust seniors, DA says
Decades later, convicted killer of Harlem mother and daughter sentenced to 40 years
The steep term was handed down to Larry Atkinson, 67, following his October conviction at trial on two counts of second-degree murder for fatally strangling Sarah Roberts, 57, and her 25-year-old daughter Sharon inside their Grant Houses apartment on W. 125th St. on Feb. 20, 1994.
D.A. Bragg: Larry Atkinson Sentenced For 1994 Murder Of Mother And Daughter
“We are resolute in our commitment to solving homicides and providing justice to victims and their families, no matter how long it takes,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Thirty years after strangling Sarah Roberts and her daughter Sharon, Larry Atkinson stands convicted by a jury of two counts of murder and will serve decades in prison. Thanks to the skill of our prosecutors and the dogged work of our partners at OCME and the NYPD, there is finally closure for this horrific crime.”
Manslaughter Plea in Fatal Car Crash
The case of the horrific fatal car crash that killed husband-to-be Kirk Walker, and his cousin, Rob McLaurin, on the Henry Hudson Parkway on August 24, 2024, reached its criminal resolution with the recent announcement that Jimmy Connors, 18, pleaded guilty to two counts of Manslaughter in the Second Degree and two counts of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting.
Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in June ‘24 East Village Stabbing
Alejandro Piedra, 31, pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing 38-year-old Clemson Cockfield and injuring two others in the East Village in a wild June 2024 melee, Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. recently announced. According to a contemporary Straus News report, “the south side of East 14th Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue A is a known trouble spot“ that locals had dubbed the “thieves’ market.”
Shooter of New York Jets Player Indicted; Forcible Touching in Kips Bay
Manhattan’s properly very serious District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., isn’t a man for irony, at least not publicly, but the recent announcement that Frederick Green, 20, had been indicted as the shooter of Jets cornerback Kris Boyd surely raised some eyebrows among NFL gridiron fans generally, and long suffering members of “Gang Green Nation” specifically.
East Village killer pleads guilty to fatal 2024 stabbing spree that left one dead, two injured
– Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced that Alejandro Piedra, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to murder, attempted murder, and assault charges in connection with a violent 2024 stabbing rampage in the East Village that left one man dead and two others injured. Piedra is expected to be sentenced on April 20 to 18 years to life in state prison.
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