M.L. NESTEL

M.L. NESTEL

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M.L. Nestel is a contributor of the New York Sun.

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‘My Son Cries and Cries’: Mom of Man Accused of Burning His Sex Toys and Sparking a Three-Alarm, Three House Fire Says He’s Severely Depressed

The mother, whose son faces arson charges for setting his sex toys ablaze in a botched effort to rid them of his DNA, hopes he gets help. Meanwhile, a neighbor confirms her ex-husband’s vintage Corvette is charred to ‘garbage’.

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‘Looking for Treasure’: Trio Caught Trespassing in Brooklyn Sewer

Two suspects remain on loose as cops try to figure out the reason for the carefully orchestrated charade.

Amercast
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Man Busted With Gun Inside Elite Hospital on New York City’s Tony Upper East Side 

New York law allows for ‘enhanced charges’ for accused criminals who bring a gun into a protected area such as a school, church or hospital.

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The Police Blotter: Hungry Thieves Are Coming for Denizens’ Wallets … and Their Pizzas

This catalog of urban miscreancy in the City that Never sleeps includes the brazen theft of a $40 Domino’s delivery order by a knife-wielding pizza pirate.

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Machete-Wielding Desperados Raid Secret Gambling Dens in New York’s Chinatowns, Slashing Card Players — Who Don’t Want the Police Involved  

The bandits – toting guns, machetes, and even crude pipes – have been swarming the underground playpens and making off with jewelry and wads of cash.

NYPD
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Crime in the City: the Police Blotter

In which New York City’s criminal element targets everything from Dunkin’ to speed cameras.

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