Journal News map of gun permit holders sparks online backlash
The Journal News published online maps listing names and addresses of handgun permit holders in Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland counties drawing sharp online criticism. Critics warn of safety risks while supporters cite public records and transparency following the Newtown shootings. Journalists defend the publication as a public information act amid First and Second Amendment tensions.
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Associated Press
New York
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Gannett Co
Hudson Valley
New York City
Lohud.com
Newtown
Conn
White Plains
Westchester
Putnam
Rockland
Putnam County
Gannett
Janet Hasson
Journal News Media Group
Roy Clark
Poynter Institute
Clark
Edward Rudofsky
Zane and Rudofsky
Hospital and Sheriff Blotter Highlights Local Incidents
Tuesday admissions list Karen Fiebiger Osage City Franklin County Jail reports multiple public assists burglaries suspicions and animal complaints across several blocks. Sheriff arrest Mark Page 52 Versailles on DUI and open container after erratic driving near K68 and Virginia Road. Cheney Ledom 55 Ottawa faces domestic battery charge. Fire department responded to a two vehicle wreck with no injuries and smoke detector activation with medical calls counted Monday and Tuesday.
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Virginia Road
Mark Page
Versailles
Page
Police Department
West Second Street
Cheney D. Ledom
Ottawa
Ottawa Fire Department
U.S. 59
South Princeton Street
S. Cedar St
Alfalfa fields damaged by suspected all-terrain vehicle trespass
Sheriff’s Department logs Friday to Sunday report four incidents including a Baldwin City man and a Wellsville woman with alfalfa field damage totaling 1 400. a 2300 block Nebraska Road copper tubing theft at a residence. a Centropolis Church basement window broken with no theft. and a motel windshield crack from a domestic dispute. An April 1 55 accident at Iowa and Stafford roads left James Elston injured and vehicle on its top.
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Nebraska Terrace
Baldwin City
Wellsville
Nebraska Road
Ottawa
Barnes Avenue
Pomona
Centropolis Christian Church
U.S
Iowa
Stafford Roads
James Elston
Lawrence
Stafford Road
Elston
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Overland Park
Stop sign collision in Baldwin City and Eudora
A 10:34 a.m. Tuesday crash occurred at the 2600 block of U S 59 and South Princeton Street when a vehicle driven by Ellyn Owen, 72, Baldwin City, failed to yield at a stop sign and hit a vehicle driven by Richard Provance, 20, Eudora. No injuries were reported per the police.
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U.S. 59
Princeton Street
Ellyn Owen
Baldwin City
Richard Provance
Eudora
Wellsville Police Department News Friday To Sunday
Friday reports show public assists at 400 block East Third Street 100 block Walnut Street 300 block Walnut Street and 300 block West Third Street 911 hang up and criminal damage to property near K-33 and I-35. Saturday included a public assist at the 500 block Main Street and at Vermont and Stafford roads. Sunday notes a public assist at 800 block Main Street.
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Edgewood
Walnut Street
East Fourth Street
Woodson Road
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West Third Street
Vermont
Stafford Roads
Former US president George H W Bush in ICU
George H W Bush, 88, has been admitted to the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital in Houston after setbacks including a persistent fever. Spokesman Jim McGrath said he is alert, talking to medical staff, and surrounded by family, with doctors cautiously optimistic about treatment.
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