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Blind man falls to his death in Riverdale

A visually impaired senior citizen fell down an elevator shaft to his death at a Riverdale apartment building Thursday morning, police say. Police say 67-year-old Sheldon Scott told his wife he was going

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May 1, 2009, 2:21 PM

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