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Nassau
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$500K Burglaries: Man Indicted For Multiple Incidents In Plainview, More, DA Says $500K Burglaries: Man Indicted For Multiple Incidents In Plainview, More, DA Says
$500K Burglaries: Man Indicted For Multiple Incidents In Plainview, More, DA Says A man is facing charges after officials claim he burglarized Long Island businesses, stealing more than $500,000 in both merchandise and in currency. John Cipolla, age 50, was indicted for the 2022 Plainview incidents, the Nassau County District Attorney announced on Friday, Nov. 10. Cipolla, a resident of Long Island City, first began his alleged monthslong conspiracy on July 31, 2022. Just before 10 p.m. that night, the DA’s Office said Cipolla, along with other unnamed people, broke into the ADI Global Distribution located at 101 Fairchild Avenue in Plainview, where they disabled the …

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by Sophie Grieser
Bucks
Police & Fire
Armored Truck Driver Shot Outside Philadelphia Bank Armored Truck Driver Shot Outside Philadelphia Bank
Armored Truck Driver Shot Outside Philadelphia Bank The driver of an armored truck is in critical condition after police say he was shot in the chest in South Philadelphia on Thursday, Oct. 12.  It happened on the 1900 block of South Christopher Columbus Boulevard near the Bank of America at Columbus Commons, PPD told Daily Voice.  The 24-year-old Brinks employee was hit around 2:30 p.m. and rushed to Jefferson Hospital, they said.  Footage from the scene posted to the Citizen app showed an armored Brinks truck parked behind police tape near the bank's drive-through window.  It's not clear if anything was stolen from th…

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by Mac Bullock
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Rifle-Wielding Armored Truck Robbers Wanted For Hyattsville Robbery: Police Rifle-Wielding Armored Truck Robbers Wanted For Hyattsville Robbery: Police
Rifle-Wielding Armored Truck Robbers Wanted For Hyattsville Robbery: Police New information is being released after two gun-toting men used heavy artillery to rob an ATM and Brinks truck driver on Monday, Jan. 9 in Hyattsville. Members of the Hyattsville Police Department were called to investigate a reported armed robbery of a Brinks armored truck at Truist Bank in the 3400 block of East-West Highway, according to officials. New photos of the masked, armed suspects were released on Tuesday, Jan. 10 as police continue to seek the public's assistance in identifying them.  Do you recognize these men? They are suspects in the armed robbery of a Brinks armored tru…

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by Zak Failla
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Armored Truck Driver Robbed By BMW-Riding Armed Suspects Outside Hyattsville Bank, Police Say Armored Truck Driver Robbed By BMW-Riding Armed Suspects Outside Hyattsville Bank, Police Say
Armored Truck Driver Robbed By Bmw-riding Armed Suspects Outside Hyattsville Bank, Police Say Two gun-wielding men are at large after using their weapons to rob an ATM and Brinks truck driver on Monday, Jan. 9 in Hyattsville. Members of the Hyattsville Police Department were called to investigate a reported armed robbery of a Brinks armored truck at Truist Bank in the 3400 block of East-West Highway, according to officials. Police say that at approximately 4:10 p.m. on Monday afternoon, two men approached the Brinks employee as he was taking cash out of an ATM, one armed with a rifle, the other with a handgun. The two men took cash from the ATM and the Brinks employee’s gun, accor…

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by Zak Failla
Clarkstown
News
Mastermind Of Nanuet Brinks Heist That Left 3 Dead Released From Prison Mastermind Of Nanuet Brinks Heist That Left 3 Dead Released From Prison
Mastermind Of Nanuet Brinks Heist That Left 3 Dead Released From Prison The man behind the 1981 Brinks robbery that left two Hudson Valley police officers and an armored car guard dead has been released from federal prison for health reasons. Mutulu Shakur, age 72, most famously known for being the stepfather of slain rapper Tupac Shakur, was granted release by the US Parole Commission on Friday, Dec. 16, due to a terminal illness, according to multiple news reports. Shakur was serving a 60-year sentence, for the Rockland County incident that happened on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1981 in Nanuet. During the robbery, six people armed with high-powered weapons jumpe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hackensack
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Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail' Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail'
Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail' With the 40th anniversary approaching of the cold-blooded killings of two police officers and a guard in a $1.6 million Brinks armored car robbery, the law enforcement community felt slapped in the face by now-former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Hours before leaving his office in disgrace, Cuomo commuted the 75 years-to-life sentence to the 40 years of time that self-proclaimed revolutionary David Gilbert has served for the Rockland County murders. The law enforcement community reeled from the news Tuesday. Cuomo resigned "because he sexually harassed multiple women," Rockland County PBA …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Clarkstown
Obituaries
Rockland Police Chief Who Helped Apprehend Three Brinks Murderers Dies Rockland Police Chief Who Helped Apprehend Three Brinks Murderers Dies
Rockland Police Chief Who Helped Apprehend Three Brinks Murderers Dies Alan Colsey, who died Wednesday, July 14 at the age of 69, had an impressive law enforcement career. He helped Rockland law enforcement computerize police records, get mobile data terminals in patrol cars, and establish a radio system for first responders. Yet it was the Nyack native’s heroism in the Brinks Robbery on Oct. 20, 1981, that most remember. Black Liberation Army members Judith Clark, David Gilbert, and Samuel Brown gunned down Brinks guard Peter Paige during the robbery at the Nanuet Mall that day. They also shot killed Nyack Police Officer Waverly “Chipper” Brown and Sgt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey
Obituaries
Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies
Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies TRIBUTE: When they consider true heroes, crimefighters in North Jersey invariably include a lawman from just across the state line who single-handedly captured a trio of self-proclaimed revolutionaries after they killed two police officers and a guard following a $1.6 million armored car robbery. Alan Colsey, who died Wednesday at 69, had an impressive law enforcement career. He helped Rockland law enforcement computerize police records, get mobile data terminals in patrol cars and establish a radio system for first responders. Yet it was the Nyack native’s heroism on Oct. 20, 1981 tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Clarkstown
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Slain Guard's Son, Officer Injured In Brink's Robbery Sue Parole Board Over Clark's Release Slain Guard's Son, Officer Injured In Brink's Robbery Sue Parole Board Over Clark's Release
Slain Guard's Son, Officer Injured In Brink's Robbery Sue Parole Board Over Clark's Release Two victims are challenging the release of Judith Clark from prison after being granted parole for her part in the infamous Brink's Robbery in Rockland County in 1981. Retired Nyack police officer Arthur Keenan, who was wounded in the shootout, and the son of murdered Brinks armored car driver Micahel Page, announced on Monday, May 13, they plan to sue the state parole board over the decision. Legal papers filed by the duo point to one Parole Board Commissioner Tana Agostini, who is married to a convicted killer and worked to win his parole as one of the main reasons for their lawsuit.…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Orange
News
Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery, Granted Parole Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery, Granted Parole
Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery, Granted Parole As word spreads that Judith Clark, the getaway driver in the infamous Brinks robbery in 1981 has been granted parole, law enforcement officials are expressing their outrage. The decision follows Clark's parole hearing earlier this month after serving 36 years at Bedford Correctional Facility for her role in the robbery that left two Nyack police officers and a Brinks guard dead. Clark, now 70, was denied parole last year after having her sentence commuted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "Today’s ruling by the parole board is a cruel and unjust slap in the face to the families of Sergeant Edward O'Gr…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Orange
News
Parole Hearing Set For Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery Parole Hearing Set For Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery
Parole Hearing Set For Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery This story has been updated. Judith Clark, the getaway driver in the infamous Brinks robbery in 1981 that left two Nyack police officers and a Brinks guard dead, is scheduled for a parole hearing this week. Judith Clark, 70, who is petitioning the court for early release after serving more than 36 years at Bedford Correctional Facility, was denied parole last year.  Her attorney's appealed the decision and state Supreme Court Justice John Kelley found that the board had violated the law by not focusing on Clark's achievements while behind bars.  His decision was overruled&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Rutherford
News
VIDEO: Route 3 Drivers Scramble For Bills That Flew Off Truck VIDEO: Route 3 Drivers Scramble For Bills That Flew Off Truck
Video: Route 3 Drivers Scramble For Bills That Flew Off Truck Drivers risked it all Wednesday morning on Route 3 to grab what appeared to be money that flew off of an armored Brink's truck Wednesday. Police believe the armored car lost something on Berry's Creek Bridge on the westbound side of the highway. Photos and videos were posted to social media. Money grabBetsy Richards The incident caused delays on the highway during the morning commute.

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by Cecilia Levine
Orangetown
News
Mastermind Of Fatal Brinks Robbery Denied Parole Mastermind Of Fatal Brinks Robbery Denied Parole
Mastermind Of Fatal Brinks Robbery Denied Parole The mastermind of the fatal 1981 Brinks robbery in Nyack has been denied patrol again by the U.S. Parole Commission. Mutulu Shakur, 67, the stepfather of slain rapper Tupac Shakur, will have to wait until May 2020 before applying for parole again in connection with the robbery that left two Nyack police officers and an armored car guard dead, a spokesman for the U.S. Parole Commission said The families of the men killed on Oct. 20, 1981, have been notified, the commission confirmed. Killed that day were Nyack Sgt. Edward O'Grady and Waverly "Chipper" Brown and Brinks guard Peter …

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by Kathy Reakes