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Bus Driver, Aides Abused Student With Autism, DA Says: Patch PM

Also: Homeless Puerto Rico pets saved by team of hero vets / Police ID teen charged in IHOP shooting / Woman bites security guard: cops

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Bus Driver, Bus Aides Abused Student With Autism, DA Says

The three were allegedly caught abusing the student on several occasions on the bus surveillance camera, the DA says.

Police ID Teen Charged in IHOP Shooting

Police have also released the names of the four people who were shot in three separate incidents on Long Island Monday.

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Homeless Puerto Rico Pets Saved By Team Of Hero Vets

Dogs "literally come off the streets, where life is tough and survival is not a given, to living in a home in the Hamptons."

Woman Bit Security Guard While Robbing Store: Police

Police say the woman was trying to flee with what she stole, but was stopped by loss prevention officers, who she then attacked.

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