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Gringo Masks: For The Mexican In Your Life

Gringo Masks: For The Mexican In Your Life

Are you tired of looking like you're Mexican? Worried that Arizona law enforcement officials will bang down your door and demand to see your papers? Hispanic ad agency Zubi is here to help you fight the Man (or hide from the Man) with "Gringo Masks." Just print one out, cut out the eyes, and Voila, you're practically invisible to cops. According to Babelfish, the site exclaims, "The objective of this action is to protect, to support and to dignificar to our Hispanic community, with the firm idea to go out and to give the face to law SB 1070 of Arizona. Proud from where we come, than we are and we do by this country, we go out we erase all stereotypes." Yup, no more stereotypes here—except for the stereotype that all "real" Americans are blond. more ›

UES Jewelry Thief Caught on Tape, Threw Away Fabergé Egg

UES Jewelry Thief Caught on Tape, Threw Away Fabergé Egg

The robber who killed a 71-year-old man in an Upper East Side jewelry heist stole so many valuables that investigators believe he threw away a Fabergé-style egg during his escape. According to law enforcement sources, the gunman who shot Henry Menahem in the R.S. Durant shop on Madison Avenue on Wednesday grabbed more than 700 items worth nearly $1 million, then dumped the decorative egg, valued at between $100 to $1,000, in a bag next to a trash can at the northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and 73rd Street. more ›

Video: Deli Robber Forgets to Pull Down Mask

Video: Deli Robber Forgets to Pull Down Mask

When doing an armed robbery, it's often useful to wear a mask, or come in drag. The mask is the simpler option, but the thing about that is it only works when it's covering your face. Yesterday the NYPD released this surveillance video of three men robbing a Kew Gardens deli. The perp who pulls the gun on the clerk gets so caught up in the excitement that he initially forgets one teensy detail. more ›

Deadly Fire Sparked by Child, Stove as Heater

Deadly Fire Sparked by Child, Stove as Heater

The Brooklyn fire that killed FDNY Lt. John H. Martinson was caused by a six-year-old child who was playing with wrapping or packaging paper over the open flames of a stove left on to heat a 14th floor apartment. When the paper caught fire, the boy attempted to hide the smoldering paper under a mattress, trailing embers throughout the apartment. When the child's mother discovered the bedroom in flames, she grabbed the six-year-old and his twin brother and fled from the building. The door to the apartment was left open, however, allowing billowing smoke to fill the hallway. more ›

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