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The Bomb Squad and the NYPD Emergency Service Unit responded to a call near the fire station at Beach 49 Street last Friday after a suspicious black suitcase was reported on the corner of Beach 49 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Police closed off Beach 48 to Beach 50 Street while authorities evaluated the situation and found the suitcase to be empty and threat free. More ... A Rockaway Beach teenager allegedly ran off with a man's cell phone in Edgemere after asking the victim if he could use it to call his mother, according to police. The victim, Alan Martinez, 24, was approached by Dennis Watson, 17, of 8200 Shore Front Parkway, and asked if he could borrow the cell phone at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 35 Street, at 3:47p.m. More ... The Department of Parks and Recreation received eyewitness reports from fishermen on Monday afternoon citing that they had seen an eight to ten foot shark off the waters of Beach 9 Street. Department of Parks and Recreation, although not confirming the sighting did take precautions and closed the beach from Beach 9 Street to Beach 18 Street. Parks personnel found no signs of a shark in the water and reopened the beach, by following standard protocol, two hours later. More ... It's a way of holding young people accountable to their peers for what they have done. At least that's what the Far Rockaway Youth Court was for the past year, while it was in session. However, as the latest victim of federal and local budget cuts, the court will hear its last case this September. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer announced that the legislation to further protect Identity Theft victims, which she introduced, has been signed into law by Governor David Paterson. The new statute requires debt collectors to temporarily stop attempts to collect a debt upon notification by the consumer that the debt arose from identity theft. More ... The City of New York's Department of Transportation issued a traffic alert for the week of Saturday, August 30 to Friday, September 5, providing the locations of road construction and events where lane and street closings will affect the flow of traffic. Lane closings may also occur due to circumstances beyond the department's control. More ... New York City's Department of Parks and Recreation has begun following through on promises to repair sections of Rockaway's famed boardwalk, The Wave was told recently. In an e-mail to the newspaper, Parks' representative Trish Bertuccio talked about some of the improvements. More ... Governor David A. Paterson recently announced that he has signed legislation to freeze medical malpractice rates for physicians in New York for one year in an effort to provide desperately needed premium relief for doctors already overburdened by soaring premiums. More ... A Jeep Grand Cherokee crashed into a pillar under Rockaway Freeway at Beach 90 Street on Wednesday night at approximately 11:00 p.m. No major injuries were reported and it's unknown what caused the wreck. Photo by Richard Watford. More ... Vandals have been destroying the boardwalk lighting system by pulling the copper wiring from the base of light posts along the boardwalk from Beach 80 Street to Beach 108 Street, leaving the boardwalk pitch black on several evenings in the past two weeks. Police are still searching for the suspect. More ... |
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