Police News Roundup
The NYT reports a major incident on I-95 this morning in Connecticut. A tractor trailer filled with fuel oil jacknifed, caught fire and exploded. The heat was so intense that it bucked the bridge upon which the vehicle was travelling. Traffic problems are expected for weeks while the bridge is repaired. The Times also published a story on yesterday's item about bank robberies with the headline saying they have been sharply reduced. The Journal News reports a former NYPD captain is suing current Yonkers Police Commissioner (and former NYPD Chief) Thomas Belfiore for wrongful arrest for DWI based on an Oct. 22 incident. In an item I missed yesterday, FDNY and others marked the 93rd anniversary of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that killed 146 workers. Base10's alma mater (NYU) now stands on the site. And in the "who needs a rubber hose" department, Reuters reports that a Texas man confessed to murdering his 19 year-old girlfriend who was pregnant with his child. The perpetrator said he was seeking redemption. Judging by the reputation of the Texas courts for giving the death penalty, he may be getting it sooner than he thinks.
- posted by Base10 @ 10:49 AM