Three men have been arrested for robbing a taxi driver in Baldwin, police said. via Newsday.com

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Officers on the prowl for drunken drivers nabbed a Yonkers man with 32 glassine envelopes of heroin, police said today. via The Journal News

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“It’s amazing to me to be able to fly all the kites in the same area.”

An 82-yearold man who holds multiple world records for kite flying - one for flying three kites while standing in the back of a moving convertible - will take part in the 2007 Niagara International Kite … via Buffalo News

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“It sometimes short-circuits the testing and inspection process that is required in order to prevent hazardous products from entering the marketplace.”

Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. has recalled about 425,000 infant play yards after a 10-month-old boy was strangled in one of them, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission reported yesterday. via Journal News

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“They were a very sweet, adorable young couple”

A New York City police officer was shot to death yesterday morning at her home in Bay Shore, on Long Island, while her fiance, also a member of the Police Department, was in the house, the Suffolk County police … via New York Times

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“I am sure this investigation will include the state police, who have conducted their own investigation, and there may be medical issues and different law-enforcement agencies”

Douglas Greenwich, a beefy electrician from Putnam Valley, lifts his T-shirt and shows a 2-inch red scar on his back. via The Journal News

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“We are working with the Nassau County district attorney and local law enforcement to aggressively investigate this incident”

Law enforcement officials from Nassau County and the U.S. Department of Justice have launched a joint task force to investigate an incident in which a hangman’s noose was left in the locker room of the … via Newsday.com

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