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Transit worker Joel Grasman arraigned on felony charges in Elmont outage incident

The man accused of stealing an MTA truck, toppling over a dozen utility poles and knocking out power in Elmont was arraigned today on numerous felony charges. Cops say transit worker Joel Grasman

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Aug 28, 2013, 9:38 PM

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