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Robert Chambers, NYC's 'Preppy Killer,' is released after 15 years in prison on drug charges

Online records show the man known as New York City's “Preppy Killer” is again out of prison, after spending 15 years in custody on drug and assault charges NEW YORK -- Robert Chambers, better known to some as the “Preppy Killer," was released after spending 15 years in prison for drug and assault charges , according to state records. Chambers spent a similar amount of time in prison after pleading guilty to strangling Jennifer Levin in New York City's Central Park during the summer of 1986. Chambers entered the plea to killing 18-year-old Levin as part of a deal when a jury could not reach a decision after nine days of deliberations. He was released in 2003 for that crime but again ran afoul of the law soon after. He was again arrested in 2007 for selling drugs out of his apartment. He was sentenced to 19 years in prison but was released Tuesday — four years early — from the Shawangunk Correctional Facility in New York, according to online inmate records maintained b...

Dramatic body camera video released as grand jury refuses to indict officer who killed mass shooter at Texas mall

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As a Texas grand jury declined to indict the police officer who killed a mass shooter in May, authorities released body camera video of the incident. As a Texas grand jury declined to indict the police office r who killed a mass shooter at an outlet mall in May, authorities released dramatic body camera video Wednesday of the office r racing toward the gunfire and taking down the assailant accused of shooting 15 people, eight fatally. "This video shows how quickly a routine interaction with the public turned into a life-and-death situation," Allen, Texas, Police Chief Brian Harvey said in a statement Wednesday. "The officer recognized the danger, ran toward the gunfire and neutralized the threat -- and for his actions, the Allen community is forever grateful." The mass shooting unfolded on May 6 at the Allen Premium Outlets, north of Dallas, Texas. The suspect was identified as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia, according to law enforcement officials. Police said G...