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Manhattan, NY – The police have arrested a man they said had about 40 jewels that were stolen two weeks ago during a robbery and fatal shooting at a store on the Upper East Side, the authorities said on Friday.
The man, Edmond Alma, 46, was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday afternoon and pleaded [...]

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Manhattan, NY – Arrest Made in Deadly $4M Madison Ave Jewelry Store Heist

Manhattan, NY – Police have recovered some of the jewelry stolen in a fatal Madison Avenue store heist and are talking to a person in connection with the case.
Police wouldn’t characterize the person as a suspect in the armed robbery and shooting.
An armed robber fired once and killed 71-year-old Orthodox Syrian Jew, Henry Menahem [...]

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Manhattan, NY – Police Question Suspect In Robbery That Killed Elderly Syrian Jew After They Recover Jewelry

New York – The toy retailer Toys R Us is urging customers to turn in potentially unsafe children’s products, as it launches its second “Great Trade-In” event.
From now through February 20, customers can bring in used cribs, strollers, high chairs and play pens among other baby items.
In exchange, they will get a 25 percent discount [...]

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New York – Toys R Us Holds Trade-In Event For Unsafe Kids’ Items

This is not to diminish the seriousness of the fact that a man was murdered last week in a jewelry store holdup, but the sketch that the police released Wednesday got the NY Times Cityroom Blog wondering: how is this going to help anyone catch the killer?
The drawing, at left, shows a face almost completely [...]

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Manhattan: Sketch Of Killer In Jewelry Store Heist

[Photos of stolen jewelry below.] The FBI major-crimes unit has joined the investigation of the fatal robbery at a Madison Avenue jewelry store in which the thief gunned down an employee, Mr. Henry Menachem z”l, and made off with more than $1.2 million in baubles.
As relatives of Mr. Menachem laid the slain 71-year-old worker to [...]

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FBI Joins Investigation to Find Mr. Menachem’s Killer

Williamsburg, NY – Seventeen Hasidic Jews from Williamsburg sued the New York City Housing Authority in Federal Court, alleging that they were excluded from public housing in violation of the Free Housing Act. A certain percentage of public housing is allotted to different segments of the population to keep the housing projects reflective of [...]

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Williamsburg, NY – Court Throws Out Lawsuit by Chasidic Jews Alleging Housing Discrimination

Manhattan, NY – A worker at a jewelry store on the Upper East Side was shot and killed in a brazen daytime robbery on Wednesday, the police said.
Detectives and a phalanx of uniformed officers were searching the neighborhood for an armed man — who may have been working with others — who escaped after the [...]

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Manhattan, NY – Jewelry Store Worker Killed in Upper East Side Robbery

Manhattan, NY – A worker at a jewelry store on the Upper East Side was shot and killed in a brazen daytime robbery on Wednesday, the police said.
Detectives and a phalanx of uniformed officers were searching the neighborhood for an armed man — who may have been working with others — who escaped after the [...]

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Manhattan, NY – Jewelry Store Owner Killed in Upper East Side Robbery

San Francisco, CA – Apple CEO Steve Jobs has unveiled the company’s “latest creation,” a tablet-style computer. “We call it the iPad,” Jobs told an invited audience at the Yerba Buena Theater.
Jobs made the appearance Wednesday in his trademark jeans and black turtleneck. After revealing the name of the much-anticipated device, Jobs launched a [...]

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San Francisco, CA – Apple Unveils iPad Tablet With Onscreen Keyboard

Queens, NY – EL AL Israel Airlines turned one New York woman’s panic into relief after a forgotten backpack containing $50,000 worth of jewelry and irreplaceable business documents was discovered and safely returned by EL AL employees.
Upon arrival from Israel into JFK International Airport, the EL AL passenger accidentally left her backpack at [...]

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Queens, NY – El AL Returns $50,000 Worth Of Jewelry To Passenger