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Leader Of Hasidic Safety Patrol Faces Federal Charges For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Minor
Prosecutors allege that Daskal took the girl in when she was 15 years old, grooming her for an abusive relationship.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Video Shows Horrifying Williamsburg Hit-And-Run On Deadly Day For City Streets
A hit-and-run driver plowed into a woman in Williamsburg on Wednesday, sending her flying through the air and breaking several bones in a crash that was caught on horrifying video.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Video: Chaos & Cries Of 'Nazi' In Borough Park As Police Break Up Religious Procession
A member of Brooklyn's Hasidic community was arrested for allegedly blocking traffic during an unauthorized religious procession through Borough Park on Sunday evening.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Brooklyn Shomrim Leader Arrested For Rape Of 16-Year-Old Girl
The victim said the alleged abuse occurred last year.
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Jen Chung
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NYPD Warns Of White Nationalist Violence In Pre-Holiday Security Briefing With Jewish Leaders
The NYPD will also be deploying their "Hercules" patrols, or heavily armed counterterrorism units, to make unannounced visits at synagogues across the city.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Judge Rules Man Beaten By Hasidic Mob Can't Sue The City
A federal judge ruled that Taj Patterson didn't have enough evidence to show the NYPD showed favoritism to the Shomrim after they attacked him in 2013.
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David Colon
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Man Convicted In Hasidic Brooklyn Mob Attack Is A Scapegoat For Shomrim, Lawyer Says
His lawyer argues he was convicted with bunk DNA evidence to protect a politically connected neighborhood patrol.
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Nathan Tempey
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Shomrim Member Who Bribed NYPD For Gun Permits Gets 32 Months In Prison
Lichtenstein paid officers in the NYPD's Licensing Division up to $1,000 per illicit gun license that they approved for his clients.
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David Colon
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Hasidic Man Faces 4 Years In Prison For Gang Beating Of Gay Black Man
"We think the DNA evidence was completely and totally flawed," his lawyer said in court Thursday.
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Scott Heins
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NYPD Lieutenant Is Latest Demoted In Corruption Probe
He reportedly has ties to a neighborhood patrol officer accused of bribing cops for gun licenses.
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Nathan Tempey
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