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Thursday, February 22, 2007

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The Butler Did It: CHSAA legend dies of cancer

“He’s the type of guy you always expect to see there no matter where you go to a basketball game,” legendary Archbishop Molloy coach Jack Curran said. “And he did all that work gratis for the league. He loved it. It’s hard to
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Woman escapes cops at Jamaica Hospital

The Daily News reported that Jennifer Castilla, 22, complained of chest pains after being arrested and was taken to the hospital. Castilla somehow managed to squeeze out of her handcuffs while she awaited treatment and escaped, the Daily News said.
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Rookie cop saves baby from mom’s toss into bay

Police Officer Giorlys Alvarez, a rookie assigned to the 115th Precinct, was in her patrol car around 2 a.m. when she received a call that an emotionally disturbed woman was running on Northern Boulevard toward Flushing Bay with a bundle in her arms, the
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Bayside girl, 6, found dying of pneumonia

There were no signs of criminality, police said.

Police responded to a 911 call at the 215th Street home around 4:40 a.m. Monday and found the girl unconscious on the floor, police said. Emergency medical staff took her to North Shore, where she wa
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Police spot crack pipe

ASTORIA – Police from the 114th Precinct reported that a 43-year-old man was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance Monday after a crack pipe was spotted in his car.

Police said the man was double-parked at 40th Avenue and 12th
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Two Brooklyn men die, woman hurt in GCP crash

David Ortiz, 24, of 339 Lincoln Ave. and Jaime Domenech, 24, of 101 Vandeveer St. were both pronounced dead at the scene, while a 21-year-old female passenger was taken to New York Hospital Queens in critical condition.

Police said Ortiz was drivin
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Springfield Gardens nanny abused boy: Cops

Carol Howell Clarke, of 176th Street in Springfield Gardens, is due back in court Feb. 22 to face four counts of sexual abuse. She is currently being held at the Nassau jail in East Meadow, Rice’s spokeswoman said.

Clarke, who had been workin
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Search warrants break thieves’ hearts: Police

The police action, dubbed “Operation Heartache,” occurred Feb. 14 on Valentine’s Day. Police said they acted on three search warrants, including one at 37-01 31st Ave., where they arrested a suspect for possession of stolen property.
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Astoria teen with rum endangered victim: Cops

Police said the teen was observed pushing his victim near 36th Street and Ditmars Boulevard. Police said the victim slipped and fell. The suspect was then found to be in possession of a bottle of rum, police said.
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Man sought in attack

Police said the girl was walking home from school around 4:30 p.m. when the man grabbed her, sexually assaulted her and then fled.

Police did not describe the sexual assault, but said the suspect is 5-foot 8 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. They
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Essay contest on the Holocaust

In commemoration of the 62nd anniversary of the end of the Holocaust in Yugoslavia and the closure of the Jasenovac death camps, the Jasenovac Research Institute is sponsoring its third annual essay writing contest for students ages 14 to 18.

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