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Bridgeport Man Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl At Walnut Beach In Milford: State
A Connecticut jury has found a 50-year-old man guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl nearly six years ago at a Milford beach, state authorities said.
Tyrone Craddock, 50, of Bridgeport, was convicted of sexual assault in the first degree on Tuesday, Nov. 18, after three days of jury deliberation, the Office of State's Attorney said.
Craddock met the 16-year-old victim through the ride-share service Uber, prosecutors said. For two years, he became her personal taxi service, sometimes not charging her for rides.
On these trips, he would often allow her and her 1…
Uber Driver Knocks Biotech CEO Unconscious Over Service Dog, Lawsuit Claims (Video)
A biotechnology executive is reportedly suing Uber after a video showed one of its drivers punching him in the face while he was holding his service dog.
Bryan Kobel, CEO of United Kingdom-based TC BioPharm, filed the lawsuit on Monday, Aug. 18, according to The Post and Courier newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina.
The suit claims that Kobel was knocked unconscious while waiting for a ride with his girlfriend outside Maison, a French restaurant on Upper King Street in Charleston, on Thursday, April 24.
According to the lawsuit, the driver, identified as 42-year-old Vadim Nik…
New Travel Advisory Issued By State Department For Mexico: Here's Why
The US State Department has issued updated travel guidance for one of America’s closest neighbors, citing a mix of safety risks for visitors.
The advisory that went live on Tuesday, Aug. 12 applies to Mexico, where officials say travelers should “exercise increased caution” because of threats that include terrorism, crime, and kidnapping.
It is classified as Level 2 on the agency’s four-tier alert system, which ranges from Level 1 (“exercise normal precautions”) to Level 4 (“do not travel”).
According to the advisory, violent crimes such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking,…
