Police make arrest in Lefferts Avenue murder
Police say they have made an arrest in connection with the murder of a man in his Lefferts Avenue apartment. Family and friends are still in shock at the death of 53-year-old Melvin Vargas. Vargas was
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Dec 23, 2011, 2:41 PM
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Police say they have made an arrest in connection with the murder of a man in his Lefferts Avenue apartment.
Family and friends are still in shock at the death of 53-year-old Melvin Vargas.
Vargas was stabbed multiple times in the back and neck in his bedroom at 25 Lefferts Ave. late Wednesday evening.
His ex-girlfriend, Esmerilda Morales, of The Bronx, was arrested and charged with his murder.
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