A monstrous ex-cop was sentenced to 75 years to life in prison this morning — the maximum allowed by law — for drunkenly pulling his service weapon on a terrified young schoolteacher last summer, dragging her into an Inwood alley, threatening to “blow your f—ing face off” and repeatedly sexually violating her. The sentence for [...]
DOE takes two ‘politically connected’ schools off the chopping block, axes 24 others [New York Post]
Air man’s dogged pursuit [New York Post]
Occupy Protesters Turn Focus To Mounting U.S. Student Debt [NY1]
Mother, Sister Of Queens Terror Suspect Testify On His Behalf [NY1]
Rapper Talib Kweli emcees at St. John’s University [Daily News]
While NY Giants sit tight with No. 32 pick, NFC East division rivals Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys load up to challenge Big Blue [Daily News]
Feds charge 6 computer hackers linked to group Anonymous, offshoots The feds today announced charges against six people described as “core members and leaders” of the notorious computer-hacking group known as “Anonymous” and several offshoots. Those charged include a Lower East Side man, Hector Xavier Monsegur, 28, who was arrested last year, secretly pleaded guilty [...]
![[UPDATE] Suspect charged with hate crime in fire bomb attacks](http://queenscourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/A5C8485w-140x105.jpg "[UPDATE] Suspect charged with hate crime in fire bomb attacks")
The man picked up by police in connection with a string of five fire bombings, four in Queens and one on Long Island, confessed to authorities and has been charged with a hate crime. Ray Lazier Lengend, 40, was tracked through a stolen car eyewitnesses saw at the scene of at least two of the [...]
Army: Eight Charged In Death Of Manhattan Soldier The U.S. Army says eight of its soldiers are facing charges in connection with the death of a fellow soldier in Afghanistan. Private Danny Chen, 19, died in October. The exact cause of death has not been released. The Army has said he died of non-combat-related injuries. [...]
