The New York police's story -- as related by spokesman Christopher Pisano -- is that officers were called Thursday to her abode in Manhattan's theater district after her building manager reported the 27-year-old was smoking an "illegal substance" in the lobby.

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Today, The New York Times ran a story detailing the rarity with which the New York Police Department charges reckless drivers who hit and sometimes kill pedestrians and cyclists.

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They included claims that the alleged victims Newsnight had interviewed for its story had contacted the police independently, and that the programme had no new evidence against any other person that would have helped the police.

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Update 31 January 2013: The total figure in this story has been amended following new information from Cleveland Police.

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Mr. PAUL BROWN (Deputy Commissioner, Public Information, New York City Police Department): I can relate to the story in many accounts.

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What really makes this story outstanding is that Junie Pratt is married to a 10-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department.

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