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CT Park Good Samaritan Attack: Police Release New Info, Woman Still Unidentified
Authorities have released more information on a violent attack in a city park that ended with a Good Samaritan stepping in and being slashed across the chest with a box cutter.
Joseph Cupe, 62, of Bristol, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace, and first-degree reckless endangerment in connection with the Wednesday, April 1, incident at Brackett Park in Bristol, according to a police report.
Bristol police spoke to several witnesses who gave slightly different accounts of what happened, but all said Cupe was harassing a woman in the park. Some said they believe…
'Imma Violate You:' NY Rapper Sex Trafficked Teen Girl, Feds Say
A Long Island rapper sex trafficked a 16-year-old girl and threatened to “personally break [her] bones” in a menacing video, federal authorities said Friday, March 6.
Jimmy Francois, a 37-year-old Elmont resident, was arrested in South Florida in late January and extradited to New York earlier this week, the Justice Department said.
Francois, who goes by the stage name “Bentley Bugz,” advertised the girl as a prostitute in multiple states, including New York, and forced her to engage in sex for money, according to the feds. He also took explicit pictures of the girl, identified only as Jane…
NYC Restaurant Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 8 Injured
A night of celebration turned into tragedy overnight when gunfire erupted inside a crowded New York City restaurant, leaving 11 people shot, with three of those dead.
The shooting broke out just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, in Brooklyn, at Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, according to authorities.
Officers responding to frantic 911 calls found chaos inside the establishment, with victims ranging in age from 27 to 61, eight of whom were men and three women, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.
The violence followed a dis…
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,…
Man Threatened To Assassinate Kamala Harris On TikTok: Feds
A Pennsylvania man is accused of threatening to assassinate a former presidential candidate in a series of disturbing TikTok comments, federal authorities announced on Monday, June 23.
Steven Hartford, 37, of Shippensburg, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, June 18, for repeatedly posting violent threats under the username “thealex13one13,” according to Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus.
The threats began on July 21, 2024, after a media outlet posted a 17-second video of the female political figure with a caption asking if she might be the next Democratic nominee, the inve…
Knife-Wielding Shoplifter Torches Tent, Threatens CVS Workers In CT, Police Say
A Connecticut man returned to a CVS store wielding a knife after shoplifting, then allegedly set fire to a tent at a homeless encampment during a second violent outburst, authorities said.
Officers responded to the CVS Pharmacy at 60 Middle St. in Bristol on Tuesday, June 17, around 2:10 p.m. for a report of a disturbance involving a knife, according to a press release from the Bristol Police Department.
Witnesses told officers that the suspect, later identified as Christopher Gomez, 33, of Stratford, had first stolen merchandise from the store. He then returned with a knife, threatened emp…
