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Daughter to detective: The daughter of an elderly man who died from a head injury after he was assaulted by a stranger in Queens said police wouldn’t investigate her father’s death — so she took it upon herself to track down his attacker. Cops initially said Jorge Cornejo, 76, died June 25 after a bad fall in Jamaica Hills. But his daughter, Jennifer Espinal, said his injuries weren’t consistent with a tumble. “I’m a nurse. I know the difference,” Espinal said. “Medically, it didn’t make sense to me.” When she mentioned this to an NYPD lieutenant at the 103rd Precinct, the cop refused to take a report — and told her to get more evidence. Espinal (photo) soon learned her father was attacked by a bearded, shirtless man who was caught on a surveillance camera running away from the scene. A 45-yearold man is now under arrest in connection with Conejo’s killing.
Police-friendly funding: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has by far benefited the most from policerelated political donations in his bid to become the city’s next mayor, The News exclusively reported on Wednesday. Adams, a former NYPD captain, has raked in $23,480 from police unions, their affiliated PACs and independent NYPD officers — a whopping 62% of the total $37,885 in campaign contributions from those same sources, records show. Other mayoral candidates brought in far less from such donors, including City Council Speaker Corey Johnson who received $380 and City Comptroller Scott Stringer who drew in $110.
Panic mode: Federal immigration officials announced Monday that international students whose colleges only offer online courses this fall will have their visas revoked. “When I heard the news … I couldn’t even listen to it,” said Alexandra Panzarelli, a 39year-old politics Ph.D. student from Venezuela who studies at The New School. The new rules require international students enrolled in online-only courses to “depart the country or take other measures, such as transferring to a school with in-person instruction, to remain in lawful status” or face consequences including deportation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
Courthouse concerns: The state judiciary will require some in-person court appearances starting Monday — a decision legal defender services say will spread coronavirus in city courthouses. “We strongly oppose reopening for in-person appearances because it is not safe, and it is not essential to do so,” the legal groups said in a letter to Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks Wednesday. Lucian Chalfen, the court system’s top spokesman, said the decision was made with everybody’s safety in mind. “Any suggestion that we would endanger the health and welfare of our employees, attorneys, litigants, defendants, or the public is absurd,” he said.
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