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A backlog of housing court cases and tweaks to the law have made it easier for illegal squatters to take over private homes in the five boroughs and harder for landlords to get rid of them.
NYPD crime prevention officers are again urging motorists to remove all valuables before they park their vehicles and walk away. Police at Queens precincts have issued several urgent pleas to motorists who insist on leaving electronic devices such as laptops, mobile phones, other gadgets and wallets in clear view inside parked vehicles. “We cannot leave