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One-on-one with Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
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Hochul proposes bills to crack down on 3D-printed guns, other illegal firearms
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D.A. Bragg Announces 18-Count Indictment Of Hector Deleon For Stabbing Spree In Penn Station
“Hector Deleon is now indicted for this alleged unprovoked stabbing spree in the middle of Penn Station,” said District Attorney Bragg. “I am grateful to the good Samaritans who helped end this attack and the Amtrak police who safely apprehended the defendant when he attempted to flee. We will not accept this type of random violence anywhere in Manhattan.”
Second squatter who killed woman, stuffed her in duffel bag in Kips Bay, gets 20 years
A Bronx woman who carried out the brutal murder and home invasion robbery of a beloved single mom “on the edge of a whole new chapter after decades of caring for others” was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the Kips Bay killing on Friday.
Squatter convicted of killing woman in NYC apartment, stuffing body into duffel bag sentenced to prison
A woman convicted of killing another woman in a New York City apartment in March 2024 and stuffing her body into a duffel bag was sentenced to prison Friday.
Squatters sentenced to 20 years for killing Kips Bay mom when she came home
Two squatters have now each been sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison for murdering a mother when she returned home to her Kips Bay apartment in 2024.
D.A. Bragg Announces Sentencings In The Murder Of Nadia Vitels
“Kensly Alston and Halley Tejada were each sentenced to 20 years-to-life in state prison for brutally murdering Nadia Vitels, a mother who was starting a new chapter in life,” said District Attorney Bragg. “While I hope today’s sentencing can provide some closure, it will not bring Ms. Vitels back. My heart is with her loved ones who continue to feel her loss every day.”
An Upper West Side Senior Home Trusted Him for Years; Prosecutors Say That Trust Cost Residents Dearly
The man worked in the business office of an Upper West Side senior living residence, where handling residents’ checks was simply part of the job. For more than four years, prosecutors now say, he quietly used that everyday access to drain money from some of the neighborhood’s most vulnerable people — including a 92-year-old in cognitive decline who allegedly lost more than $240,000.
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