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The article presents news briefs related to crimes and sentences in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Zachary Gibian was sentenced 25 years in prison by the New York Supreme Court for killing his stepfather. John Merla, the former mayor of Keyport, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in Federal District Court for accepting bribes during his tenure. The body of missing New York City college student Joseph Zahornacky was found in a lake in Connecticut.

Reports on the arrest of a 12-year-old boy for attacking a five-year-old boy on September 25, 2002 at Public School 50 in New York City.

Reports an incident of hostage-taking at a store in Long Island, New York on March 6, 2002.

Reports a shooting incident at a beauty salon in Manhattan, New York City on February 14, 2002.

The article offers news briefs related to crime in New York City. Robert J. Henchen, a man charged with the murder of two women, died on May 19, 2007. Joseph Burrell, a man, has been charged with holding a woman captive in his family's garage and raping her. E. Forbes Smiley, a dealer, who admitted stealing 100 rare antique maps, has been ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution.