VPN-956

01/24/1997
BERRY ST THIRD ALARM FIRE
NORTH 6 ST AND BERRY STREET, WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
-DAYTIME FIRE, GREAT SHOTS OF FDNY FIREFIGHTERS AT WORK IN AERIAL TOWER LADDER, INDUSTRIAL AREA
-BATTALION CHIEF JAMES MCGARTLE MAKES STATEMENT ABOUT THE FIRE AND SERIOUS INJURIES, BUILDING GUTTED, EMS CHIEF MAKES STATEMENT, CIVILIANS IN CRITICAL BURNS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
-FIREMEN DESCEND LADDER, HOOK AND LADDER 104
-STREET SIGN: N 6 ST AND BERRY ST

01/25/1997
CROSSBAY CINEMA SHOOTING
CROSSBAY BLVD AND ROCKAWAY BLVD, QUEENS
-UNITED ARTISTS THEATER MARQUEE, EDDIE MURPHY IN METRO, SCREAM AND FIRST STRIKE PLAYING, NYPD POLICE CARS PARKED IN FRONT OF THEATER ON RAINY NIGHT, HUGE POLICE PRESENCE
-DETECTIVES, COPS IN RIOT GEAR AND DOG BARKING, 1990S OLDSMOBILE NINETY EIGHT WITH BULLET HOLE
-HUGE CRIME INVESTIGATION
-STREET SIGN: ROCKAWAY BLVD, OZONE PARK

01/25/1997
CANARSIE HOME FIREBOMBED
1264 EAST 103 STREET, BROOKLYN
-EXT OF TWO FAMILY HOME AT NIGHT, NYPD POLICE CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, BROKEN FRONT WINDOW, PLATIC COKE BOTTLE IN GUTTER , 69 PRECINCT CAR, COPS INVESTIGATE
-STREET SIGN: AVE M AND EAST 103 ST

01/25/1997
PETA (PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS)
ANTI-FUR PROTEST AT MACY'S
WEST 35 ST AND BROADWAY, MANHATTAN
-MEDICAL DEBRIS ON THE RED MACY'S STAR ON SIDEWALK, LOAD PROTESTORS CHANT, NYPD PADDY WAGON WITH ARRESTEES, ONE PROTESTOR WEARS A FUR COAT, MANY WITH SIGNS AND GRAPHIC PICTURES

01/25/1997
AUTO PARTS MURDER
70 UNION AVE, WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
-MURDER SCENE CORDONED OFF AT NIGHT, NYPD POLICE OFFICER STANDS GUARD, COPS AND DETECTIVES, IN FRONT OF CAR BOYS AUTO PARTS AND GLASS, MURAL PAINTED ON WALL WITH WESTERN THEME
-TRUNK OF CAR WITH KIDS BICYCLES
-STREET SIGN: UNION ST AND LORIMER ST

01/26/1997
TWO PIPE BOMBS FOUND IN BROOKLYN
THROP AVE AND PUTNAM AVE, BED-STUY, BROOKLYN
-NYPD EMERGENCY SERVICES TRUCK WITH BOMB RETRIEVAL CONTAINER, OFFICER IN SPECIAL PROTECTIVE SUIT, FDNY EMTS ON SCENE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHS
-STREET SIGN: TOMPKINS AND PUTNAM AVES

01/26/1997
FLASH FIRE IN BAYSIDE LEAVES 1 DEAD
43-15 207 ST AND NORTHERN BLVD, QUEENS
-BODY OF VICTIM IN SIDE YARD NEXT TO HOUSE, KITCHEN DOOR OPEN UNDER ALUMINUM AWNING, COVERED WITH TARP, FAMILY MEMBERS OR DETECTIVES, NYPD INVESTIGATE, INTERVIE NEIGHBORS, TRY TO BLOCK VIEW, DETECTIVE CLIMBS OVER BODY
-NYPD 111 PRECINCT CAR
-COPS REMOVE RIFLES FROM THE HOUSE AND PUT IN BACK OF POLICE CAR
-STREET SIGN: CLEARVIEW EXPY AND 43 AVE

01/26/1997
MALE SHOT AND BEATEN TO DEATH IN DYKER HEIGHTS
13 AVE AND 75 ST BROOKLYN (SCENE ONLY)
-WHITE JEEP CORDONED OFF, MURDER SCENE ?, MEDICAL DEBRIS IN STREET, NYPD VEHICLES, BLOOD ON FENDER OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
-STREET SIGN: 13 AVE AND BAYRIDGE PWY

01/26/1997
STATEN ISLAND FERRY BOAT HARD DOCKS
ST GEORGE TERMINAL, SLIP 4, STATEN ISLAND
-SPOKESMAN FOR THE FERRY, DIRECTOR OF FERRY OPERATIONS, (GIACCIO) ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND ONE MINOR INJURY, SMALL SECTION OF PILINGS COLLAPSED
-THE GOV HERBERT H LEHMAN FERRY BOAT

01/27/1997
NIKE UNVEILS NEW UNIFORM
57 ST BETWEEN 5TH AND MADISON AVE, MIDTOWN MANHATTAN
-PRESS CONFERENCE WITH ATHLETES AND NEWLY DESIGNED UNIFORMS, SOCCER ??, TEAM METRO-STARS
-ATHLETES POSE FOR CAMERAS
-SPORTS REPORTERS, MEET AND GREET IN LOBBY OF NEW MODERN BUILDING, NIKE CHECK ON SNEAKERS, CLEATS ??, SIGNING AUTGRAPHS
-EXT OF NIKETOWN, DAYTIME SHOT

01/27/1997
ROBBERY SUSPECT SHOT BY RETIRED COP
WEST 34 ST AND 7 AVE, IRT LINE # 2 TRAIN, MANHATTAN
-FDNY AMBULANCE ARRIVES AT EMERGENCY ROOM
-PARAMEDICS AND EMTS, NYPD OFFICERS TRANSFER PATIENTS TO HOSPITAL ON SNOWY NIGHT
-SUBWAY PLATFORM WITH DETECTIVES AND COPS, CROWDED TRAIN PULLS UP

01/28/1997
HANDICAPPED SCHOOL BUS COLLIDES WITH TRACTOR TRAILER
LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY AND UTOPIA PARKWAY, QUEENS
-ACCIDENT ON ICY HIGHWAY, DAYTIME, NYPD HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS AND DIVERTED TRAFFIC
-HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ARE REMOVED FROM VAN TO AMBULANCES, COP FINALLY SETS UP FLARES IN ROADWAY
-ARRIVING FDNY AMBULANCE WITH SIRENS, NYNEX TRUCK PASSES BY

01/28/1997
SEVERAL HANDICAPPED CHILDREN INJURED IN BUS ACCIDENT (SCENE ONLY)
PARK AVE SOUTH AND 17 ST, MANHATTAN, MIDTOWN SOUTH
-NYPD HIGHWAY PATROL POLICE OFFICERS AND SMALL MINI BUS, FEMALE DRIVER WAITS, SEVERAL CRUSHED WINDOWS, MAR-CAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
-DELIVERY TRUCK WITH DAMAGE, MINSTER MEATS, 212- EAT-MEAT PHONE NUMBER
-STREET SIGN: PARK AVE S AND EAST 17 ST

01/28/1997
CABLE GUY TRAPPED
149-33 MELBOURNE PLACE, FLUSHING, QUEENS
-VICTIM IS TRANSPORTED ON GURNEY TO ST LUKES, ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL BY FDNY EMTS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHS, SOME KIND OF INVESTIGATION IN BASEMENT OF APARTMENT COMPLEX, COPS INTERVIEW WORKERS
-STATEMENT BY FDNY FIREFIGHTER ABOUT CABLE MAN WHO FELL IN BASEMENT AND BROKE ANKLE
-VAN FROM QUICS CABLE INSTALLATION SERVICE

01/28/1997
BODY FOUND IN TUB, FLUSHING QUEENS
***SEE VPN-957 FOR FULL STORY**

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