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Cops are having to resort to using dental records and Trending Now
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after being crushed to death by a construction truck in
Manhattan, police sources told The Post on Sunday. 107,727
“We’ve already lifted prints, and waiting on dental,” one
police source said. “Thankfully they didn’t steal his teeth too.”
The ghoulish crook — who also remains unidentified — was
caught on video taking the victim’s wallet after the deadly
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“They took his ID so we can’t ID him,” a high-ranking NYPD
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source said. “He’s a John Doe right now.”

The victim, believed to be in his 50s, was crossing Eighth

Avenue at West 44th Street around 11:30 p.m. Thursday when he was slammed by the truck , killing him.

Cold-hearted bystanders can be heard on video egging the thief on.

“Go ahead, gangsta,” one man is heard shouting. “Go ahead!”

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Cops are having to resort to using dental records and fingerprints to try to identify the man who was pick-
pocketed after being crushed to death by a construction truck in Manhattan.
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“Criminals have no fear of repercussions anymore and they will victimize even the dead,” DiGiacomo said
Sunday. When are our politicians going to wake up?”

A veteran cop called the callous theft “a travesty,” and griped that “this is the new New York and there’s no
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One police source added: “You know things are bad when the only people getting fingerprinted these days
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