Author: Angel - NYC

Gothamist

The two police officers who were involved with trying to arrest a Staten Island man—and killing him in the process when one put him in a chokehold—were taken off the streets. Officers Daniel Pantaleo, an eight-year veteran, and Justin Damico, who has been with the NYPD for four years,are now on desk duty.

Police, who say that Eric Garner, 43, was selling untaxed cigarettes, attempted to handcuff him around 4:45 p.m. on Thursday outside 202 Bay Street in Tompkinsville. A disturbing video obtained by the Daily News shows Garner arguing with the police: “I was just minding my own business. Every time you see me you want to mess with me. I’m tired of it. It stops today!” When a number of cops try to subdue him, Garner, who weighed 350 pounds, is seen swatting their hands away and saying, “Don’t touch me, please.”   Continue reading “Unclear If Cop Who Put Man In Fatal Chokehold Will Be Criminally Charged”

New York Times – by MONIQUE O. MADAN

A Queens doctor accused of overprescribing painkillers to two patients who later suffered fatal overdoses was convicted on Friday of two counts of second-degree manslaughter and dozens of lesser charges.

The guilty verdict against Dr. Stan Xuhui Li came after a four-month trial in State Supreme Court in Manhattan and nearly six days of jury deliberations. Prosecutors had portrayed Dr. Li as reckless in his prescribing of drugs to patients who showed clear signs of addiction. Dr. Li’s lawyer had argued that his client had acted in good faith and that the patients who died overdosed because they failed to follow Dr. Li’s instructions.   Continue reading “Doctor Accused of Overprescribing Pills Is Guilty of Manslaughter”

New York Daily News – by ROCCO PARASCANDOLA , LARRY MCSHANE

The Staten Island district attorney is investigating the shocking death of a 400-pound asthmatic dad after a city cop placed him in a chokehold.

Eric Garner, 43, died Thursday after a sidewalk takedown by five NYPD officers making an arrest outside a Tompkinsville beauty parlor.

“My office is working along with the NYPD to do a complete and thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr. Garner’s death,” said District Attorney Daniel M. Donovan Jr. in a Friday statement.    Continue reading “Staten Island DA looking into death of dad of six after NYPD cop put him in chokehold during sidewalk takedown”

AmmoLand

New York, N.Y. –-(Ammoland.com)-The Arbalest Quarrel weblog and Seneca Sporting Range are pleased to announce a pro-gun rally the two groups are co-sponsoring.

PLACE: Seneca Sporting Range, 1716 Weirfield Street, Ridgewood/Queens, N.Y. 11385

TIME: Saturday, August 16, 2014 (1:00 P.M. to 2:00 PM)   Continue reading “NY’s Arbalest Quarrel & Seneca Sporting Range To Hold August Pro-Gun Rally”

Birmingham Patch – by Beth Dalbey

Fire officials in the northern Michigan community of Mackinaw City have apologized for a faux pas that may end them all: They billed a man killed in a car accident $500 for the removal of his own body from a crash scene.

“I’m dumbfounded, frankly, with the whole thing,” Rebecca Beck, the stepdaughter of the deceased man, told  WPBN-WTO. “They billed my dad knowing that he was dead, because they removed his corpse … And, frankly, I just couldn’t believe it.”   Continue reading “Dead Man Billed $500 for Removal of His Corpse”

Huffington Post – by Samantha Lachman

U.S. Capitol Police arrested Rep. Tom Marino’s (R-Pa.) press secretary on Friday after he allegedly attempted to bring a handgun and magazine into a House office building.

Roll Call first reported that Ryan Schucard was arrested after the police found a Smith & Wesson 9mm and magazine during the routine search required for entry into the Cannon House Office Building, according to Capitol Police spokeswoman Lt. Kimberly Schneider.   Continue reading “Tom Marino Staffer Arrested For Bringing Gun Into House Office Building”

AM New York

George Brown, a homeless man in Washington, has a simple answer when asked how often he uses a public library.

“Always. I have nowhere else to go,” Brown, 65, said outside the U.S. capital’s modernist central library after a morning reading sociology books. “When it’s hot, you come here to stay out of the heat. When it’s cold, you come here to stay out of the cold.”   Continue reading “Libraries become frontline in fight against homelessness”

Tinley Park Patch – by Joseph Hosey

A foul-mouthed Tinley Park man cursed out his children and threatened to lock them in a “hot truck” if they didn’t “shut up,” then unleashed a stream of profanity at a woman who objected to his language, police said.

The man, 33-year-old Mark Pawlak of 17411 Carlyle Court, was carted off by the Orland Park cops and charged with disorderly conduct for his allegedly offensive behavior.   Continue reading “Foul-Mouthed Tinley Park Man Arrested For Cursing at His Kids & a New Mom in Orland Restaurant: Cops”

New York Post – by Fredric U. Dicker

Where in the world is former US Rep. Kathy Hochul?

The one-time Buffalo-area congresswoman known for her strong support of gun ownership rights and her fervid opposition to giving state privileges to illegal aliens has all but disappeared from public view since Gov. Cuomo picked her in May as his running mate for lieutenant governor.

Key state Democrats told The Post that Cuomo has ordered Hochul “kept under wraps,’’ in the words of one, to prevent her more conservative views from upending his re-election campaign among liberal New York City Democrats, especially Hispanics.   Continue reading “Cuomo allegedly ordered Kathy Hochul to stay ‘under wraps’”

AmmoLand – by Alan Caruba

New Jersey –-(Ammoland.com)- There are few military crimes worse than desertion to the enemy short of outright treason by giving them aid and comfort.

So why is the U.S. Army declaring Sgt. Berghdal (he received a promotion from private first class while being either a Taliban captive or guest) a “normal soldier now”?   Continue reading “Caruba: How ‘Normal’ is Bowe Bergdahl?”

AmmoLand

Illinois –-(Ammoland.com)- The Niles Village Council will soon take a final vote on whether to allow a gun shop and pistol range to open in the village.

The application for the permit to open the range was voted on earlier this summer and approved by the Planning Board by a 6:1 vote.

However, gun control extremists led by the BLOOMBERG MOMS convinced the village council to force the Planning Board to take a second vote on the proposal.   Continue reading “Bloomberg Moms Set To Resume Attack On Niles Illinois Gun Shop & Range”

Medical Distinction between Guts and Balls.

There is a medical distinction between Guts and Balls. We’ve all heard of people
having Guts or having Balls. But do you really know the difference between them?
In an effort to keep you informed, here are the definitions:   Continue reading “Guts vs. Balls”

AOL – by JOHN HEILPRIN

GENEVA (AP) — Texas blues legend Johnny Winter, known for his lightning-fast blues guitar riffs, his striking long white hair and his collaborations with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and childhood hero Muddy Waters, has died. He was 70.

Winter was a leading light among the white blues guitar players, including Eric Clapton and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, who followed in the footsteps of the earlier Chicago blues masters. Winter idolized Waters – and got a chance to produce some of the blues legend’s more popular albums. Rolling Stone magazine named Winter one of the top 100 guitarists of all time.   Continue reading “Blues Legend Johnny Winter Dies at 70 in Zurich”

PIX 11

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Clinton Pittman cannot forget the night of Dec.16, 2011.

It’s the night he asked, “What the hell is going on here?”

The Brooklyn native and MTA conductor was driving to his home in Queens when suddenly, at the intersection of Linden Boulevard and the Van Wyck service road in Queens, Pittman was stopped by undercover officers from Nassau County and uniformed cops from the NYPD.    Continue reading “Father allegedly stopped at gunpoint for driving stolen car that belonged to him”

Huffington Post – by Kimberly Yam

Michael Sulsona of Staten Island, New York, has not led an easy life. The former Marine lost both of his legs in the Vietnam War when he was 20 years old, according to WABC. Sulsona has since used a wheelchair.

Last Monday, his wheelchair broke in a Lowe’s store in Staten Island, and he found himself in a desperate situation. In a letter to Staten Island Advance, Sulsona wrote that three compassionate employees, David, Marcus, and Souleyman, sprung into action and placed him in a separate chair while they worked on repairing the wheelchair.   Continue reading “Double Amputee Veteran’s Wheelchair Breaks In Lowe’s, Workers Drop Everything To Fix It”

AOL

TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) – A Texas woman who had minor acting roles in film and television was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison for sending ricing-laced letters to President Barack Obama and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

A judge sentenced Shannon Guess Richardson, 36, in federal court in Texarkana, Texas, on a federal charge of possessing and producing a biological toxin. She had pleaded guilty to the charge in December in a deal her attorney said capped the sentence at 18 years. Richardson also must pay restitution.   Continue reading “Texas woman who sent ricin gets 18 years in prison”

AOL

U.S. Army veteran Danny Dunn was rushed to the VA Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky after his wife, Jennifer, found him unconscious in their home.

Jennifer told WLEX he was pronounced dead and she was devastated…until she went into his hospital room and found him very much alive.

She said, “I asked him if I could go back in there one more time before I left and when I went back in there, the man had a heart rate and blood pressure was holding good and everything.”  
Continue reading “Hospital wrongfully declares Army veteran dead”

The Smoking Gun

An upstate New York man was arrested last night for flying a drone outside the examination room windows of a medical facility where patients were being treated, police report.

David Beesmer, 49, was charged with a felony unlawful surveillance count for piloting the drone about 10 to 15 feet from the facility in Ulster, a town 90 miles north of New York City. Beesmer’s drone was recording video, which was seized as evidence by New York State Police troopers.

A police spokesperson declined to describe the footage shot by Beesmer, who is seen in the above mug shot. The video was shot outside the Mid Hudson Medical Group building, which opened Monday.   Continue reading “New York Man Busted For Flying Drone Outside Exam Windows At Medical Office”