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Brooklyn grandma may end up in prison after being dragged naked into public hallway by cops

A Brooklyn grandmother could spend a year in jail for allegedly assaulting an officer after being dragged from her apartment and left naked in a public hallway by a dozen “rookie” cops.

Denise Stewart is on trial in Brooklyn Criminal Court on charges of assaulting an officer in July 2014 when they attempted to arrest her on charges of beating her child.

Stewart’s 12-year-old daughter said her mother and older sister beat her in the head and hand with a belt, according to the criminal complaint. “All of this happened during the course of a training exercise involving rookies with little or no experience who were out and about looking for hands-on experience,” Stewart’s attorney, Amy Rameau, said Wednesday during her opening arguments.(nydailynews.com)…[+]

Final 5 U.S.S. Arizona survivors gather for 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

The final five survivors of the U.S.S. Arizona returned to the sunken ship on the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor to pay their respects to the 1,777 shipmates they lost in the bombing — and the 329 survivors who have died since the carnage.

The survivors will gather Wednesday for a ceremony and took an aerial tour above the Arizona Monday, which let them witness the wreck that remains at the bottom of the ocean. The fly-over marking the first time they had seen the ruins from a bird’s eye view.

The five — 96-year-old Lauren Bruner, 96-year-old Lonnie Cook, 95-year-old Lou Conter, 95-year-old Howard Kenton Potts and 94-year-old Donald Stratton — are the last of the 334 Arizona survivors. The rest of the 1,511-person crew perished in the Dec. 7, 1941 bombing.(nydailynews.com)…[+]

Girl, 17, arrested in stabbing death of pregnant woman in California last month, two men still on loose

A 17-year-old girl has been arrested in the stabbing death of a pregnant mother in California last month. Jasmine Preciado, 22, was killed after getting into an altercation with the girl and two men in Venice Beach. When officers arrived at the scene on Nov. 21, Preciado was bleeding and unresponsive. She passed away at a nearby hospital. Police are still looking for the men, and previously released surveillance video of the suspects.(nydailynews.com)…[+]

Momma bear, three cubs found dead in Pa. church parking lot; deaths deemed ‘highly suspicious’

WYOMING, Pa. — A mother bear and three cubs have been found dead in a Pennsylvania church parking lot. The Pennsylvania Game Commission calls the deaths of the sow and the cubs “highly suspicious” and is seeking information. Wildlife conservation officers responded Tuesday to a report of dead bears in the parking lot of St. Monica’s Church in West Wyoming. They discovered a nearly 300-pound female bear and the cubs.(nydailynews.com)…[+]

‘Hero’ Muslim cop, her son harassed by bigot in Brooklyn who shouted ‘I will cut your throat’

A Muslim off-duty NYPD officer, hailed by the mayor as a hero, and her 16-year-old son became the city’s latest hate crime victims Saturday when a bigot in Brooklyn yelled at them to “go back to your country,” police sources said.

Officer Aml Elsokary, who was off duty and wearing her hijab, dropped off her 16-year-old on Ridge Blvd. and 67th St. in Bay Ridge just before 6 p.m., the sources said. After parking her car, she returned to the scene to find her son being shoved by the suspect, a white man in his 30s.(nydailynews.com)…[+]

Operator of California ‘Ghost Ship’ warehouse complains about losing his business in deadly fire

With up to 40 people feared dead after a fire broke out at an illegal California rave, the venue’s operator mourned on Facebook — for his business.

The manager of the so-called “Ghost Ship” warehouse, Derick Ion, is now under fire for complaining about the loss of the building in a Friday night fire — which also claimed at least nine lives, and left the fate of dozens more unknown.

“Confirmed. Everything I worked so hard for is gone,” Ion wrote on Facebook Saturday morning after the Oakland inferno. “Blessed that my children and Micah (Ion’s wife) were at a hotel safe and sound… it’s as if I have awoken from a dream filled with opulence and hope…. to be standing now in poverty of self worth,” he wrote.(nydailynews.com)…[+]

Donald Trump rips Alec Baldwin — again — in the middle of ‘Saturday Night Live’ episode

Donald Trump tuned into the latest “Saturday Night Live” episode and was not pleased with Alec Baldwin depicting him as being too busy retweeting teenage boys to take on Commander-in-Chief duties.

“Just tried watching ‘Saturday Night Live’ — unwatchable,” the President-elect tweeted shortly after leaving a Long Island costume party. “Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can’t get any worse. Sad.”

Trump’s quick-fire dispatch was unleashed as cast members Colin Jost and Michael Che fired up the Weekend Update. The last time Trump ridiculed Baldwin for his presidential impression, he waited until the morning after the actor’s post-election return and asked for equal time.(nydailynews.com)…[+]

Drunk men screaming Trump’s name try to rip off Muslim straphanger’s hijab at East Side subway; NYU student reports racist vandal

Three drunk white men walked up to an 18-year-old Muslim woman at an East Side subway station, repeatedly screamed “Donald Trump” and slurs at her and tried to rip her Hijab off of her head, police sources said.

Meanwhile, an NYU student came across a message saying black people “must burn” using a hateful term, sources said. The young Muslim woman was standing on an uptown 6 platform at the 23rd St. and Park Ave. stop at about 10 p.m. Thursday when the trio of drunks started yelling at her. “Donald Trump! Donald Trump!” they screamed.(nydailynews.com)…[+]

Mummified body found in attic of Pennsylvania home, authorities tie remains to 21-year-old man who went missing two years ago

A mummified body was found in an attic in a Pennsylvania home on Wednesday, and authorities have tied the remains to a 21-year-old man who went missing two years ago. Relatives of Dyquain Rogers are demanding a complete autopsy after the coroner said the death was likely a suicide, according to GoErie.com.

“I don’t believe any of this stuff,” aunt Erica Jeffries-Jordan told the news website. “I want answers.” Rogers was last seen in the same house where he was found, which is also where he lived, Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook told the news website. Rogers was reported missing on Nov. 4, 2014.(nydailynews.com)…[+]

Ronald Gasser, Joe McKnight’s killer, released without charges — but he’s not in the clear yet

The man who fatally shot ex-Jets running back Joe McKnight in a road rage showdown was released from custody early Friday without being charged, authorities said. Ronald Gasser, 54, was sprung after gunning down an unarmed McKnight in a New Orleans suburb Thursday afternoon — but he’s not in the clear yet, authorities said.

Investigators were slated to consult Friday with the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office to “discuss what, if any, charges will be brought against Mr. Gasser,” Col. John Fortunato, of the parish’s sheriff’s office, told the Daily News. “There’s no timeline for when this has to be done,” Fortunato added. “We want to get it right.”(nydailynews.com)…[+]