Regional Briefs – January 10, 2017

Emoji? Bunny? The Next-Gen Monopoly Token? You Decide

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Hashtags and cellphones may replace dogs and hats in the next version of the Monopoly board game, The Associated Press reported. Hasbro began a worldwide contest Tuesday to let people choose the next eight tokens in the game based on the real-life streets of Atlantic City. Voting runs through Jan. 31.

Cash Trail Leads to Arrest In $110,000 Bank Robbery

ROCHESTER – A trail of cash led police to the bank thief who stole $110,000 last week, The Associated Press reported. Joe Peeples fled by taking a cab to a bus station, leaving his jacket in the taxi with $10,000 in it, then dumping $43,000 in the depot restroom.

Home of United Arab Emirates Diplomat Broken Into

NEW YORK – An intruder broke into the home of the consul general of the United Arab Emirates Monday morning but ran away without taking anything, The Associated Press reported. Majid Al-Suwaidi woke up to a noise and saw a man fleeing. He unsuccessfully gave chase.

Assemblyman Takes Aim at Drunk Pilots With Legislation

ALBANY – Assemblyman Felix Ortiz of Brooklyn will propose requiring pilots departing from NYC airports to submit to a breathalyzer test before takeoff, the Daily News reported. The Democrat was spurred by recent reports of drunk flying.

Lawsuit Seeks Text-to-911 Technology in NYC

NEW YORK – Two disabled residents sued to force NYC and Long Island to implement text-to-911 technology, which allows contact to police via text, Newsday reported. The technology is currently used in 11 of New York’s 62 counties.

This article appeared in print on page 28 of the January 11th, 2017 edition of Hamodia.