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By Kelly Faircloth 4/16 2:03pm

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Rest Assured: Dangerous Toner Thief Finally Convicted and Off the Streets

Copy machines and office managers across the city can sleep in peace tonight: Today the district attorney’s office announced that 39-year-old Adrian Rodriguez has been convicted for his offenses against society, namely, his theft of $376,000 worth of copy machine toner from his employer. He plead guilty to the charge of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree and will be sentenced May 21.

Mr. Rodriguez committed his crimes between 2010 and 2012, while working for the law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. He ordered extra toner, then sold it for $10 a pop ($15 for color). This, the city wants you to understand, was a very serious sin:  Read More

By Jessica Roy 4/03 5:33pm

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Internet Commenters Help NYPD Track Down Brooklyn Subway Mugger

Yesterday a video of a 56-year-old woman being brutally mugged in the F train station in Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood went viral. The video shows a woman descending the stairs into the station before she is pushed up against a door and hit and kicked. The assailant then empties her purse, grabs some items and chases after her through the station. Though the crime occurred on March 9th, the NYPD released the video with the hopes that viewers would be able to help them ID the perp. Read More

By Kelly Faircloth 3/28 9:45am

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Most Gangs Too Gangster to Talk About Gang Business Online

Google Ideas, the search giant’s “think/do tank,” recently funded a study about Internet usage among gang members. Fast Company reports on the results, and surprise, surprise: Rather than committing complicated cyber crimes or crowd-funding gun purchases, their main activities involve “self-promotion and braggadocio.” Primarily by posting YouTube videos.

Gang members, they’re online narcissts like everybody else! Read More

By Jessica Roy 3/19 12:24pm

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Aspiring Rapper Shoots Friend Because He Thought He Had to Make a Human Sacrifice to Join the Illuminati

What does it take to join the Illuminati, a secret society of power players that Internet conspiracy theorists believe are looking to take over the world?

Being super rich and famous helps–just look at Queen Beyonce, who supposedly flashed the Illuminati sign (a triangle) during her Super Bowl halftime performance. Other rumored illuminati members are Bey’s hubby Jay-Z and their child Blue Ivy, Barack Obama, Angelina Jolie and Adele. It’s an elite crew primarily comprised of music legends, so it’s no surprise that many aspiring musicians wish to ascend the Illuminati ranks. It’s highly discouraged, however, to shoot someone in order to do so. Read More

By Nitasha Tiku 3/15 1:25pm

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Uber Limo Driver Allegedly Raped a 20-Year-Old Customer In D.C., But Won’t Be Prosecuted

The Washington Post reports that a 35-year-old limousine driver named Anouar Habib Trabelsi allegedly raped a 20-year-old passenger. The woman used Uber’s smartphone app to e-hail a black car from outside a bar on U Street in December, which is when the alleged incident occurred.

On Thursday, police held a news conference announcing that they were Read More