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One-on-one with Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
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Mental health evaluation ordered for woman accused of stabbing tourist in Manhattan Macy’s
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City judge on Wednesday ordered a mental health evaluation for a Massachusetts woman charged in the unprovoked stabbing of a tourist changing her baby’s diaper in a bathroom of Macy’s flagship store in midtown Manhattan around the holidays.
Gov. Hochul proposes first-of-its-kind legislation to prevent 3D printers from manufacturing guns
New York would become the first state to require manufacturers of 3D printers to block production of guns and gun parts under new legislation Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed Wednesday. The proposed legislation would also make it a crime to possess or sell the digital blueprints needed to produce 3D-printed firearms without a license.
Unhinged stabber of tourist mom in Macy’s said she ‘wanted to go to prison’ rather than back to mental hospital: DA
The unhinged woman charged with stabbing a tourist changing her baby’s diaper at Macy’s Herald Square brazenly admitted that she had “wanted to go to prison” — rather than back to a mental hospital — after the grisly crime, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Hochul proposes bills to crack down on 3D-printed guns, other illegal firearms
Cracking down on ghost guns, guns created with a 3D printer and other illegal firearms is a top legislative priority for Gov. Kathy Hochul this year, she announced Wednesday.
D.A. Bragg Delivers Remarks as Governor Hochul Announced Proposals to Crack Down on 3D-Printed Guns and Other Illegal Firearms
3D-printed guns are not just emerging, they’re here, they are a real problem for us in law enforcement, and the proposals that you’re setting forward now, are gonna, as you say, save lives. So thank you, thank you, thank you, Governor Hochul.
D.A. Bragg: Alon Riabichev Indicted For Murdering 80-Year-Old Washington Heights Neighbor
“As alleged, Alon Riabichev brutally murdered Lev Vayner, an 80-year-old neighbor who opened his home to Mr. Riabichev when he didn’t have secure housing,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Mr. Riabichev allegedly took advantage of his hospitality in the most brutal way and repeatedly, fatally stabbed him. This ruthless murder is beyond devastating, and my thoughts are with Mr. Vayner’s loved ones as they continue to mourn his painful loss.”
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