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East New York barber shot dead as he arrives at work
Pedro Tirado, a father of two who worked as a barber in Brooklyn was shot and killed as he sat in a car with a friend as he waited to begin work for the day.....Read more

Bullied student snaps, stabs tormentor
High school students stabbed in attacks at two separate NYC high schools
Fed up with being bullied everyday, a 14-year-old student stabbed another student who made his life a living Hell as often as he could. Regenis Lopez, 18, said he witnessed the attack in the hallway of George Washington High School. The bullied student stabbed the 15-year-old at least 16 times sending him to the hospital where he remains in stable condition...Read more

Towed corpse
Funeral director Paul Denigris parked his funeral parlor minivan in front of the funeral parlor to briefly tend to business, but when he came back out, the van was gone. A police tow truck hooked the illegally parked van in front of Redden's Funeral Home on W. 14th Street and towed it -- along with the corpse -- to the city pound. After explaining his situation, the City (surprisingly) waived...Read more