8-year-old’s lemonade stand robbed by “shady” teens

Julian Lin, an 8-year-old budding entrepreneur, had to learn a hard lesson last weekend when two teenagers allegedly stole the money jar from his lemonade stand in New York City. Sunday afternoon, Julian, who already calls himself Julian Business Man, was working hard to make a few dollars, just like many small business owners do every day. He had been at his stand at the corner of West 70th Street and Columbus Avenue for about …

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8-year-old helps police arrest killer

Last month, court records show that Stephen Watts has been charged with first-degree and third-degree murder, as well as two counts each of theft by unlawful taking and unauthorized accessing of a device issued to another in connection to the death of Jennifer Brown.According to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, the investigation began when Watts reported Brown missing on January 4. Watts told police that Brown’s 8-year-old son had been staying at his house …

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Ex-NYPD cop convicted in death of 8-year-old son

In the middle of winter, 8-year-old Thomas Valva froze to death after being hosed down and forced to sleep in the garage of his Long Island home. The boy’s father, 43-year-old former NYPD police officer Michael Valva, may now spend the rest of his days behind bars after a New York judge sentenced him to 25 years to life. Following prosecutors’ argument that Valva knowingly forced Thomas and his 10-year-old brother to sleep on a …

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