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November 28, 2004

Bronx man holds up deli in his own neighborhood, shoots self with own gun

Latie Whitley took his gun over to the 20/20 Deli, where he was a regular customer, and demanded that the workers get on the ground. He wanted the money from the cash register, but couldn't figure out how to open...

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November 10, 2004

Building partially collapses at 108th and Lex +

The rear portion of an abandoned building collapsed this afternoon, delaying subway lines and bringing a lot of safety personnel and media to 108th and Lexington in East Harlem. NYPD, FDNY, and NYCT were all on the scene. By...

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November 5, 2004

Man attempts courthouse escape by jumping from 5th floor window, survives

A man awaiting police questioning broke away from the officer guarding him at a Manhattan courthouse yesterday, and leapt through a 5th floor window, crashing onto the pavement 50 feet below. He was seriously injured, suffering broken bones, but he...

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Queens funeral director admits insurance fraud

Neil Foster Phillips, a Queens funeral director, has admitted that he and his wife purchased life insurance policies for people who (usually) didn't exist and then prepared phony death certificates to cash in on the policies. They made $3.1 million...

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