New York, NY - As officials investigate two instances of alleged police brutality caught on tape, as was reported here on VIN News, the police commissioner announced today that New Yorkers will soon be able to send their pictures and video of such incidents right to the department for review. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the program will be up and running in the next two months, but text...

Roosevelt, NJ - A federal judge has dismissed a case brought against two Roosevelt Borough Council members by congregations Anshei Roosevelt and Yeshiva Me'on Hatorah. Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Garrett E. Brown Jr., dismissed the action brought against Jeff Ellentuck and Peggy Malkin. The congregations sought to hold Ellentuck and Malkin liable under...

Atlantic City, NJ - Yes, Michael Wax stunk. He's the first to admit it. The 440-pound Brooklyn man said he was playing poker in an Atlantic City casino for 17 hours Tuesday and didn't have time to clean up. He understands why grossed-out gamblers complained about his body odor, but said he didn't deserve stinky treatment from the casino that asked him to leave. Dave Coskey, a spokesman for the...

New York City - Delta Air Lines on Wednesday became the first major carrier to revamp its frequent-flier program, introducing a three-tier system that will require as many as 60,000 miles for a last-minute domestic coach ticket. The changes will take effect in early September. The move comes a day after Delta doubled, to $50, the fee it charges for checking a second bag and follows an...

Wallkil, NY - Fire Department on the scene operating on a working car fire on the eastbound lanes of Route 17 near Exit 118. All lanes are shut down at this time...

California - A California judge has ordered Sprint Nextel to refund consumers millions of dollars as part of a class-action lawsuit filed by state residents against the wireless carrier charging exorbitant fees for early contract termination. This week, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Bonnie Sabraw ruled that early termination fees are illegal. Overall, she said Sprint Nextel must pony up...

Little Rock, AR - A masked gunman and a partner stole a travel bag containing $500,000 worth of jewelry from a New York salesman making a stop at a high-end boutique jeweler, police said. The Tuesday lunchtime robbery, along a well-traveled road, happened quickly, with robbers blocking in the salesman's car with a sedan, said police Lt. Terry Hastings. The gunman walked up to the salesman's...

New York City - The city has found a creative way to deal with complaints that superhot playground mats are burning children's feet: Punish the parents. Parents at parks around the city told the Daily News they've been threatened with fines for allowing their tykes to run barefoot among the slides and swings. "This is no joke. Too many kids are burning their feet off," said one worker at...

Brooklyn, NY - A motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian that was struck on Ocean Parkway and Ditmes Avenue, Hatzolah on the scene requested Medics and an ambulance to respond on a Code-1. U/D: 3:46pm Elderly woman is in traumatic arrest, NYPD Highway-2 A.I.S. units are responding to the scene. U/D: 04:12pm 78-year-old aided was just pronounced dead, Misaskim and Chasad Shel Emes (CSE) on...

Chicago, IL - A man was sentenced to 60 days in jail and two years probation today after he was found guilty of threatening three Jewish teenagers with a gun and calling them anti-Semitic slurs during a 2007 confrontation in Lincolnwood. John Fiorentino, 21, of the 2300 block of Chase Avenue in Chicago, told the court his actions after a traffic altercation with the three teenagers were "wrong...

New York - In this past week conservative Rabbi David Lincoln- Park Ave Synagogue, was on the Jewish TV Channel in a round table discussion with many rabbis including one orthodox rabbi and the topic was Kashrut and the Rubashkin scandal In a spiteful harsh attack Rabbi Lincoln said: I think there is a general feeling that in the Orthodox community, many Orthodox communities, especially in the...

Brooklyn, NY - A cash-strapped hospital in Brooklyn Heights announced plans today to stop delivering babies as part of a reorganization plan designed to solve some of the hospital's financial woes. Long Island College Hospital, where 2,800 babies were born last year, will shutter its obstetrics department pending approval from the state's Department of Health, hospital officials said. The...

New York - A bottle of wine, a slice of cheese and a package of frozen vegetables are now at the center of a new federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of revised New York State kosher laws. These foods and others, according to non-Orthodox standards, are inherently kosher and thus do not need a kosher seal. That was the belief of the two Commack, L.I., butchers who in 2000...

Monticello, NY - Catskills Hatzolah on the scene in the parking lot of Beverly Hills Bungalow Colony on State Route 42, where an injured 4-year-old child was found after an apparent hit-and-run. Hatzolah on the scene requesting Medevec to respond for the child that's semi consious, not acting right. Police are responding, landing zone for the chopper will be at the Monticello High...

Jerusalem - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that he has decided not to contend in the Kadima primary and would resign as soon as the new party leader was chosen, due to the criminal investigation that have embroiled him in recent months. Olmert made the announcement in a statement to the public from his official residence in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening. The prime minister has...