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Landlord tried to burn down home with family of 8 inside amid rent dispute, DA says
A 66-year-old Brooklyn landlord has been indicted on attempted murder and arson charges for allegedly setting fire to his rental property while a family of eight tenants, six of them children, were inside, prosecutors said Thursday. He allegedly was angry because they had stopped paying rent and refused to leave. Rafiqul Islam, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, was ordered held without bail after…
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Man found beaten to death in Brooklyn park: Police sources
A man was found in a Queens park after he had seemingly been beaten to death, law enforcement sources said.
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Robbers trick 93-year-old into handing over $3,000 in jewelry at Brooklyn home: Police
A 93-year-old woman was robbed of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry right outside her Brooklyn home after approached by a pair of deceiving thieves, police said.