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  • mom false arrest
  • A hard-working single-mother from Queens is suing the city for $50 million dollars, claiming she was falsely arrested on drug charges.
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investigations, sarah wallace
  • hospital death
  • A 77-year-old woman was given the wrong medication at a New York City hospital, and it killed her. It's all in an autopsy obtained by the Eyewitness News Investigators.
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investigations, sarah wallace
  • the investigators
  • There are serious questions about the new 911dispatch system in New York City.
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firefighters, nypd, investigations, jim hoffer
  • closed bridge
  • As the Eyewitness News Investigators reported in April, a bridge in Queens is so riddled with cracks, the city has kept it closed to traffic.
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investigations, jim hoffer
  • 46-year old Mikhail Chernyaev was arraigned Sunday in Brooklyn on charges of murdering Florida businessman Charles Butler.
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charles butler, missing person, investigations
  • green card scam
  • New information on a story you saw only on Eyewitness News after we were the first to expose a woman accused of ripping off $18,000 from an immigrant.
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scams, investigations, sarah wallace
  • could bridge collapse happen in our area?
  • A bridge collapse in Washington State is putting new focus on the condition of bridges throughout the country.
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tappan zee bridge, investigations, jim hoffer
  • smartphone evidence
  • It's exclusive look inside the brave new world of cyber-cops. Technology is revolutionizing how police catch criminals. Cell phones are now the new DNA fingerprint.
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investigations, sarah wallace
  • roosevelt island police
  • Some young, minority males living on Roosevelt Island say they're being targeted for doing nothing wrong by the very people who are supposed to protect them.
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investigations, jim hoffer
  • green card scam
  • An Eyewitness News Investigation has revealed the sale of phony government identification cards to immigrants for thousands of dollars, and the alleged scammer has been in trouble for doing the same thing before.
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scams, investigations, sarah wallace
  • family searches for clues in missing man case
  • Florida Businessman Charles Butler always dreamed of returning to live in the city where he was born, but 7 months ago he vanished without a trace.
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charles butler, missing person, investigations, jim hoffer
  • port authority
  • Some workers at the Port Authority say when they blew the whistle on their supervisor for stealing, they were hit with disciplinary violations.
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port authority, investigations, jim hoffer
  • most watned: new jersey state police
  • New Jersey State Police release updated photos of most wanted fugitives in New Jersey.
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investigations
  • The unprecedented review of cases comes just weeks after a man wrongly convicted of murder was released from prison.
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murder, nypd, investigations, sarah wallace
  • guns sold targeting kids
  • Children cannot drive until their 16, cannot drink until their 21, but they can shoot firearms long before then.
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gun, gun control, gun violence, investigations, jim hoffer
  • planes bump wings at newark airport
  • The FAA says taxiway incursions occur too infrequently to warrant the expense of cameras or warning systems.
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plane emergency, newark international airport, newark liberty international airport, faa, investigations, jim hoffer
  • soldier
  • How is it possible that you join the Army Reserves, complete all your training, but never get your active duty pay?
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u.s. military, investigations, jim hoffer
  • refinery
  • The Bayway Refinery in Linden pumps out 238,000 barrels of fuel a day making it the largest refinery on the East Coast.
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linden, new jersey, investigations, jim hoffer
  • julio acevedo
  • Eyewitness News obtained an exclusive jailhouse interview with the driver accused of killing a Williamsburg family in a hit and run.
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hit and run accident, brooklyn, williamsburg, investigations, sarah wallace
  • bridge safety
  • The bridge crosses the railroad tracks in Flushing, Queens on 149th Street between Roosevelt and 41st Avenues.
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jamaica, queens, investigations, jim hoffer
  • What's emerging is a profile of two young men who may have led deeply secret lives, secrets and beliefs.
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boston marathon bombings, boston marathon explosions, dzhokhar a. tsarnaev, tamerlan tsarnaev, boston, boston marathon, explosion, investigations, jim hoffer
  • chechen terror
  • Many questions remain about the Boston Marathon bombing suspects and their backgrounds.
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boston marathon bombings, boston marathon explosions, dzhokhar a. tsarnaev, tamerlan tsarnaev, boston, boston marathon, explosion, investigations, jim hoffer
  • boston marathon bombings
  • There's a reason pressure cooker bombs are so popular with terrorists. Just a little knowledge can create a lot of destruction.
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boston marathon, explosion, boston marathon bombings, boston marathon explosions, boston, investigations, jim hoffer
  • bombing investigation
  • The explosives used in the Boston Marathon bombing are believed to be crude devices often called pressure cooker bombs, according to a person briefed on the investigation.
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boston marathon bombings, boston marathon explosions, boston marathon, boston, investigation, investigations, sarah wallace
  • investigation
  • No detail is too small for officials as they piece together what happened.
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boston marathon, explosion, boston marathon bombings, boston marathon explosions, boston, investigations, jim hoffer
  • boston marathon explosions
  • The FBI has taken the lead on the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings and is going through all the evidence.
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boston marathon, explosion, boston marathon bombings, boston marathon explosions, boston, investigations, jim hoffer
  • julio acevedo
  • The man being held without bail accused of killing a Williamsburg family in a hit and run accident last month, is speaking out from behind bars.
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williamsburg, brooklyn, julio acevedo, raizy glauber, nathan glauber, accident, hit and run accident, investigations, sarah wallace
  • brutal subway attack caught on camera
  • Would the attacker have been arrested sooner if the tape was made public faster?
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nypd, surveillance video, investigations, jim hoffer
  • grave robberies
  • An Eyewitness News Investigation into what appears to be a growing epidemic nationwide - cemetery thieves stealing copper vases attached to headstones, even mausoleum doors. Anything with metal that can be sold as scrap is being taken.
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crime, theft, investigations, sarah wallace
  • anthony faison
  • He served 14 years for a murder he didn't commit. So many men would have been bitter and angry, but not Anthony Faison.
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books, wrongful conviction, investigations, sarah wallace
  • the investigators
  • An exclusive Eyewitness News investigation: Residents and business owners in a neighborhood in Newark are claiming they're under siege by crime.
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investigations, sarah wallace
  • A young Brooklyn couple is being held without bail Thursday, accused of plotting to open up a day care business to drug and sexually abuse children.
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child abuse, arrest, new york city, brooklyn, jersey city, investigations, sarah wallace
  • rapid repairs
  • A licensed plumbing inspector says he was fired by Rapid Repairs after confronting his boss about unsafe installations.
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new york city, superstorm sandy, investigations, jim hoffer
  • suffolk county cop accused of misconduct
  • A police officer, who was supposed to help a mom on Long Island with her case, is accused of going too far.
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suffolk county, investigations, jim hoffer
  • Vadim Vassilenko was arrested for a financial crime, and six years later, he's still waiting for his trial.
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investigations, jim hoffer
  • He's accused of being a brazen imposter, stealing a dead man's identity. Now, a Brooklyn ex-con is busted and charged with all sorts of new crimes.
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crime, id theft, identity theft, investigations, sarah wallace
  • New York City's Rapid Repairs program left a big hole on the side of a house on Staten Island.
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staten island, superstorm sandy, investigations, jim hoffer
  • the investigators
  • Residents, many of them elderly and disabled, at a building in Morningside Heights are living without an elevator.
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investigations, sarah wallace
  • The Port Authority estimates $28 million has been ripped off in the past two years by thieves who don't pay E-ZPass tolls.
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port authority, tolls, investigations, jim hoffer
  • The remarkable story of a young transgender man trapped in a girl's body, who made the decision at age 16 to become a boy.
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investigations, sarah wallace
  • Two homeowners claim a contractor swindled them out of tens of thousands of dollars without finishing the work.
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investigations, jim hoffer
  • There are disturbing new questions about the quality of work done under the Rapid Repair program.
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superstorm sandy, new york city, investigations, jim hoffer
  • the investigators
  • City-hired contractors have installed thousands of boilers into Sandy affected homes at no cost, but we've discovered in the city's haste to get families back in their homes, some rapid repair contractors have done shoddy and potentially dangerous work.
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superstorm sandy, investigations, jim hoffer
  • In an exclusive interview, a transgender teacher fired from a Catholic school in Queens speaks to Sarah Wallace.
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queens, catholic school, investigations, sarah wallace
  • Sources inside Port Authority Police say investigations at the Lincoln Tunnel have been hampered because of lack of direct access to video from the tunnel's security cameras.
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lincoln tunnel, investigations, jim hoffer
  • An Eyewitness News exclusive investigation into the reliability of eyewitnesses.
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investigations, sarah wallace
  • There are more safety problems for New York's three major airports.
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air travel, jfk international airport, laguardia airport, newark liberty international airport, investigations, jim hoffer
  • A family is upset after the body of their elderly relative was released to them following an autopsy without her organs inside.
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investigations, sarah wallace
  • Eyewitness News began investigating the group home after a frantic family member called about the abuse of a loved one.
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assault, staten island, investigations, jim hoffer
  • New developments in a stunning identity theft case at one of the area's largest hospitals, and why if you've been patient in the North Shore/LIJ system, you might want to check your credit.
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north shore hospital, id theft, identity theft, investigations, sarah wallace