Charged With ID Theft in L.I.R.R. Ticketing Swindle

by Isik Basarir

In New York, our security systems are very reliable. We usually feel safe during the day. We don’t worry much about someone stealing our credit card information because we have already taken necessary cautions for it. However, there are still people who can outsmart our security systems.  A group of people who happen to be Romanian immigrants outsmarted the security system of L.I.R.R ticket vending machines. They placed cameras on the vending machine to steal people’s credit card information.  Who could imagine such a thing happening. Fortunately, the NYPD cops were able to capture the thieves and make train stations secure again.

(source: nytimes.com)

 

Charge Is Dropped in Beating Death a Transgender Woman in Harlem

Today, NYPD is doing a very good job at maintaining the safety of our city. Crime doesn’t happen very often. Most of us leave the house feeling safe. We do not feel threatened. However, that’s not the case for New York’s transgender community. They actually are not as secure as some of us when they go outside. There are some haters out there and they can hurt them. In Harlem, Islan Nettles, 21 was attacked by a group of men when she was walking on the street with friends. She dies a week later due to her injury form the attack. It’s even more unfortunate that she was so young.

What’s even worse is that the police haven’t been able to capture the attackers. There are only some suspects. We don’t know who did this for what purpose. But it surely is upsetting and frustrating to see someone being beaten to death in public. The thought that this can happen to more people is tragic. Hopefully, someone will do something about it. We cannot just tolerate or forget about these kind of things.