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A construction worker was killed in a partial collapse at a Boston parking garage that was being demolished

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A construction worker died Saturday after suffering a “substantial” fall while apparently inside a crane at a Boston parking garage that partially collapsed while it was being demolished, officials said. The collapse was reported to first responders around 5:40 p.m., Boston Fire Commissioner Jack Dempsey said during a news conference. When

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Troy Nokes is in custody pending a pretrial detention hearing

New Jersey man arrested after 12-year-old nephew dies of fentanyl intoxication

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A man who was allegedly manufacturing fentanyl in his New Jersey apartment faces almost 30 charges after his 12-year-old nephew died following exposure to paraphernalia containing the substance, the Camden County prosecutor’s office said. On March 21, prosecutors charged Troy Nokes, 35, of Blackwood, New Jersey, with first-degree aggravated manslaughter and

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NYPD officers patrol the Franklin Avenue subway station last July in New York

Law enforcement focus on quality-of-life offenses renews old debate over ‘broken windows’ policing

By Ray Sanchez and Mark Morales, CNN The New York Police Department is cracking down on offenses that have become part of daily life in some neighborhoods: public consumption of alcohol, open-air marijuana sales and public urination. The goal is to combat relatively minor infractions that the nation’s largest police department maintains lower the quality

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Adrian Blakemore adds flowers to a memorial honoring the victims of a shooting in Norfolk

Shooting that killed 2, including reporter and former CNN news assistant, occurred over a spilled drink, police say

By Laura Studley, CNN A March 19 shooting in Norfolk, Virginia, that left two dead, including a Virginian-Pilot reporter and former CNN news assistant, followed an argument over a spilled drink, Norfolk Police Sgt. William D. Pickering Jr., told CNN Friday. Pickering said the shooting has brought an increase in patrols downtown on Thursday, Friday,

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