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Police: Off-duty NYPD officer shot breaking up attempted robbery

Police say an NYPD officer was shot this evening while breaking up an attempted robbery of an elderly man. According to police, officer Ivan Marcano was shot in the chest when he interrupted the attempted

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Oct 24, 2012, 11:28 PM

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