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OWS mob in clash with cops - New York Post
Hundreds in the crowd of occupiers then surrounded the ambulance as it tried to leave with the wounded officer, the source said. The officer, who was not identified, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. Shortly before midnight OWS ...
January 1, 2012


ATF man killed in robbery - New York Post
Capano — a 23-year ATF vet who recently returned from overseas training the military about explosives — followed the suspect, ready to pounce, sources said. He had been at the store as a customer; his wife and at least one of his kids was waiting in ...
January 1, 2012


Yule fire funeral torment - New York Post
The funeral home will hold services for the three youngest victims, daughters Lily, 10, and twins Sarah and Grace, 7, and possibly for Madonna Badger's parents, Pauline and Lomer Johnson, the source said. “This is going to be an extremely hard process ...
December 30, 2011


Ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO paid hottie more than $1M to keep quiet about his ... - New York Post
That bonus, the source said, is in the same range as the amount he personally paid Fisher. The explosive letter was released a day after a Delaware court ended a prolonged battle waged by Hurd to keep the letter private. HP shareholders have been ...
December 30, 2011


Tennessee tourist arrested for bringing pistol into 9/11 Memorial - New York Post
She didn't realize that the loaded .32-caliber pistol in her purse would be a problem until she saw a sign at the site that read, “No guns allowed,” sources said. “She remembered she had the gun on her,” a source said. She walked up to a security guard ...
December 29, 2011


Knife-wielding thug attacks woman, ransacks Tribeca law firm: cops - New York Post
By JESSICA SIMEONE and JAMIE SCHRAM A knife-wielding thief barged into a lower Manhattan law firm, shattered the jaw of a female employee, tied her up with a phone charger and ransacked the place, police sources said today. The mayhem started at 3:20 ...
December 28, 2011


Kobe Bryant can be credited with an assist to Alex Rodriguez. - New York Post
Rodriguez, the source said, would not have had the procedure without the Yankees' permission. Last season, the team was blindsided by a report that pitcher Bartolo Colon had undergone controversial stem-cell treatment. Orthokine involves taking blood ...
December 28, 2011


Man 'kills' stepson - New York Post
By REBECCA HARSHBARGER A Brooklyn man fatally shot his crack-addicted stepson last night after the druggie asked him for money to support his habit, police sources said. Osvaldo Vasquez, 43, and his 61-year-old stepfather were arguing in their ...
December 27, 2011


'Dirty-cop' cases gumming up Bx. works - New York Post
Bronx prosecutors have already dropped one criminal case, a source said. “They were gearing up for trial, but the assistant DA's supervisor said, 'This officer can't testify,' ” the source said. “They reduced the [penalty in an] offer to the suspect, ...
December 27, 2011


Fire kills 3 girls & their grandparents - New York Post
Her 10-year-old daughter, Lily, and 7-year-old twins, Sarah and Grace, died in the inferno, according to a relative who did not want to be identified. AP 'MY WHOLE LIFE IS IN THERE': Madonna Badger (top right) lost her 10-year-old and 7-year-old twin ...
December 26, 2011


Tidal crime wave hits Rockaways - New York Post
“Shootings, burglaries and robberies are all down in the Amsterdam Houses,” a source said. So far this year, felony crime in the Big Apple has gone up by a whisker — 0.2 percent. Murders have dropped by more than 5 percent, with 490 homicides compared ...
December 26, 2011


Oligarch's party is Red Hot - New York Post
“Everyone on the island is going to try to be at the party,” a source said. “The list gets tighter every year.” Last year, Abramovich's bash included a performance by the Black Eyed Peas and was attended by Salma Hayek, Peter Brant and Stephanie ...
December 26, 2011


Foul call on Dodgers - New York Post
A new owner will need to invest $250 million to $400 million in the outdated Dodgers Stadium, making it hard, even with a new media contract, to attract upward of $1.1 billion, the source said. McCourt has agreed with Major League Baseball that he will ...
December 24, 2011


Armstrong divorced hubby to stay on 'Real Housewives': report - New York Post
A source close to the Bravo series tells Radar Online, "[Taylor knew] for a very long time that she needed to leave Russell because of the verbal and physical abuse. Being taken off a show that she loved doing because of his actions was the catalyst ...
December 23, 2011


Police hunters are in the wind - New York Post
The crooks also said they didn't know the address of the East New York drug dealer they were planning to rob because they were just following the ringleader, who rode ahead in another car, the sources said. The Post reported yesterday the thugs planned ...
December 23, 2011


Hostess filing in mix? - New York Post
Staying out of Chapter 11 is proving tough for the Twinkies maker, a source said, adding the question now is whether it will be a pre-packaged bankruptcy or not. “We are working hard to keep it out of [Chapter] 11,” another source close to the ...
December 22, 2011


FrontPoint endgame - New York Post
Czech plans to set up his own shop, Czech Asset Management, next month, just to the north of FrontPoint's current digs, sources said. Expected to go with him are about a dozen employees and the $1.1 billion direct-lending fund he helped FrontPoint ...
December 22, 2011


Ron Burkle may free John Varvatos from VF Corp. - New York Post
... designer demanded more floor space from Saks Fifth Avenue, and pulled out when the retailer balked, sources said. Business elsewhere, however, has been brisk.“They're on fire at Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom,” according to a source close to Varvatos.
December 22, 2011


Thugs out for Blue blood - New York Post
“They brought the guns because if someone heard them or found out and called 911, the cops would come and they would be prepared to shoot their way out,” the source said, citing a statement by one of three thugs who were caught. ...
December 22, 2011


Anthony: We have a weiner! - New York Post
Jordan Zane Weiner checked in at just over 7 pounds, a source said. The Post first reported in September that the couple was having a boy, months after Weiner's political career crashed and burned in an embarrassing sexting scandal that forced him to ...
December 22, 2011


NYC family lost in plane horror - New York Post
Gorgeous children . . . If you saw them in the street, you would stop and comment on how lovely they were,” said a woman who declined to give her name. TRAGIC : Mom Corinne Buckalew , daughter Meriwether and son Jackson perished yesterday in this plane.
December 21, 2011


Crazed boyfriend slashes woman's throat, kills self - New York Post
The couple had a history of domestic violence, according to another neighbor who declined to give his name. “This thing's been going on for a while,” he said. Bianculli said she also had heard the pair arguing in the past -- but that she could tell ...
December 20, 2011


Kruger will cop to corruption raps - New York Post
A source close to the negotiations said Kruger's partner and co-defendant, gynecologist Dr. Michael Turano, has also struck a plea bargain and is likewise expected to plead guilty in Manhattan federal court. It wasn't clear how much time in the slammer ...
December 20, 2011


Sen. Carl Kruger to plead guilty to corruption charges - New York Post
A source close to the negotiations said Kruger's partner and co-defendant, gynecologist Dr. Michael Turano, has also struck a plea bargain and is likewise expected to plead guilty in Manhattan federal court. It wasn't clear how much time in the slammer ...
December 20, 2011


Judge's bail ruling of little matter - New York Post
"She has respect for the law and the rules," the source said, and "it's inherently unfair for politicians to attack someone who they know can't say anything on their own behalf." By singling LaPorte out, Bloomberg "threw a Molotov cocktail on the ...
December 19, 2011


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