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Thursday, February 10, 2005

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Four injured in Jamaica collision

The driver of the car was pinned and had to be extricated by firefighters, while a patient in the ambulance and two medics were also hurt, police said. All four were taken to an area hospital.

The cause of the collision could not be determined.
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6 hurt in minivan crash in Laurelton

All six were taken to Jamaica Hospital, and the boy was later transferred to Manhattan’s Weill Cornell Medical Center, police said. He was listed in stable condition as of Monday.

The cause of the crash could not be determined.
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Springfield Gardens man on probation

Douglas Newton , 27, of 229-04 139th Ave. pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter, a charge that could have led to up to seven years in prison had he been convicted by a jury, the spokeswoman said. Since Newton was a first time offender with no prior rec
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Woodhaven woman dies when car hits tree

Elaine Campos, 43, was rushed to Jamaica Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said. The accident took place near the Metropolitan Avenue exit in Forest Hills at 2:30 a.m., police said. The cause of the crash could not be determined.
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Hijaking threat at JFK averted

Emergency personnel were scrambled to meet Delta Flight 119, which was travelling from Bombay to Paris and then on to New York, after a federal official received a tip that as many seven “people of interest” were aboard the jet, said Port Auth
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Man allegedly kidnaps his own children

John Culbert, 37, was visiting the residence Jan. 31 before he left for a nearby restaurant with his two daughters, Edna Culbert, 7, and Judeah Culbert, 9, and his stepson, Maurice Ward, 11, police said. He did not return, and the children have not been s
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LGA screeners stop prof with head in suitcase

The professor, whose name was not released, was briefly detained after a screener turned up a partial human head, Port Authority spokesman Lou Martinez said. “He had half a human head which he uses for teaching purposes, so he was cleared and allowe
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Brooklyn man found dead in tow truck

Albert Manning of Brooklyn was sitting in the vehicle in the driver’s seat with the engine running, police said. There were no signs of trauma and the investigation is ongoing, police said.

An initial autopsy proved inconclusive, a spokeswoma
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Athlete of the Week

Name: Larry Davis

Sport: Basketball

Position: Guard

School: Christ the King

Year: Junior

Hometown: Deer Park

Gauchos Gym in the Bronx was packed to see the rematch between two of the best teams in the city in Rice

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