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On Tuesday, Aug. 1, the annual National Night Out Against Crime event returned to the many NYPD precincts in Queens and across New York City.
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The police officer, who has not yet been identified by the NYPD, had been planning to purchase a car he found online over the weekend, but he became the victim of stick-up instead, according to police sources, who said a relative of the officer returned fire once the deal went sideways.
East New York was the center of both tragedy and hope this weekend as loved ones gathered Sunday to pray for the still unnamed patrol cop who was shot during