June 30, 2008: A 49 year-old woman died on the psychiatric emergency room floor at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. The woman was on the floor for almost an hour before hospital staff tended to her. The cause of her death is unknown.
June 13, 2008: A government witness in a gang turf war trial claims that former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson offered $50,000 for a hit against rival gangs after Tyson's bodyguard was killed in 2000. The alleged hit was never carried out.
July 1, 2008: 32-year-old Lester Hooper, a NY State trooper, is accused of writing 5 false traffic tickets to his neighbor in retaliation for a dispute over a parking space involving his wife. Hooper is facing 3 felony counts of issuing false citations. The victim, Derrick Perry, claims that he was never pulled over and cited.
