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Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout
Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout A former New York Jets executive is suing the team, claiming he was fired for speaking up about alleged sexual harassment by team president Hymie Elhai, then publicly smeared in an effort to destroy his reputation. Larry Fitzpatrick, who served as the Jets' vice president of ticket sales and services for more than 16 years, filed the lawsuit Friday, Oct. 2, in Bergen County Superior Court against the team, Elhai and team executive Eric Gelfand. The Jersey City resident claims he was fired Friday, July 25, 2025, just one day after meeting with team investigators about allegations involving E…

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Driver Identified By Police After Deadly Head-On Crash With Semi-Truck On Howard County Highway Driver Identified By Police After Deadly Head-On Crash With Semi-Truck On Howard County Highway Driver Identified By Police After Deadly Head-On Crash With Semi-Truck On Howard County Highway
Driver Identified By Police After Deadly Head-On Crash With Semi-Truck On Howard County Highway A Maryland man's drive ended in tragedy when his car crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a semi-truck. Howard County police identified the victim on Thursday, Oct. 8, as Uk Sang, 37, of Elkridge, who was killed in the crash along Washington Boulevard (Route 1) near Troy Hill Drive earlier in the week. Investigators say Sang was driving a 2004 Honda Accord southbound at approximately 8:51 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, when his vehicle crossed into the opposite lane for reasons that remain under investigation. The Honda struck a 2017 Volvo semi-truck head-on. Sang, who was al…

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by Zak Failla
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Innocent Woman Killed Inside Maryland Bar After Fight Spills Outside: Gunman Learns Prison Fate Innocent Woman Killed Inside Maryland Bar After Fight Spills Outside: Gunman Learns Prison Fate Innocent Woman Killed Inside Maryland Bar After Fight Spills Outside: Gunman Learns Prison Fate
Innocent Woman Killed Inside Maryland Bar After Fight Spills Outside: Gunman Learns Prison Fate Mariah Logan wasn't part of the fight. She never had a chance. The 27-year-old woman was inside a White Plains bar when gunfire erupted outside on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, killing her and another man after a dispute turned deadly in Charles County. Now, more than three years later, one of the men responsible for the violence has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. James Fred Coffen, 46, of Bryans Road, learned his fate this week when Charles County Circuit Court Judge Carrington Martin handed down the sentence for the shooting that killed Logan and 36-year-old Paul Ernest Fleming. What b…

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Inmate Found Dead In Virginia Jail On Same Morning He Entered Custody, Police Say Inmate Found Dead In Virginia Jail On Same Morning He Entered Custody, Police Say Inmate Found Dead In Virginia Jail On Same Morning He Entered Custody, Police Say
Inmate Found Dead In Virginia Jail On Same Morning He Entered Custody, Police Say A Virginia man was found dead inside his jail cell just hours after being taken into custody, prompting an investigation. Springfield resident Brendan Brown, 38, was found unresponsive in a single-occupancy cell at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center at approximately 7:25 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to Fairfax County Police. Deputies and emergency medical personnel attempted to revive Brown, but he was pronounced dead. Investigators said Brown had been booked into the detention center earlier that same morning, though officials did not specify when he arrived or why he was be…

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Maryland Softball Coach Admits Sex Crimes Involving Teen Player He Met When She Was 8: Feds Maryland Softball Coach Admits Sex Crimes Involving Teen Player He Met When She Was 8: Feds Maryland Softball Coach Admits Sex Crimes Involving Teen Player He Met When She Was 8: Feds
Maryland Softball Coach Admits Sex Crimes Involving Teen Player He Met When She Was 8: Feds He was supposed to be someone she could trust. Instead, a longtime Maryland softball coach has admitted to sexually exploiting a teenage player he first met when she was just 8 years old. Michael Joseph Pusateri, 59, of Nottingham, pleaded guilty in federal court in Baltimore this week to coercion and enticement of a minor, adding to a separate guilty plea in Baltimore County that already resulted in a 10-year prison sentence. Now, he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. According to federal prosecutors, Pusateri groomed the girl through text messages between March and July 2025,…

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Maryland Woman Murdered After Being Mistaken For Federal Witness Next Door: Feds Maryland Woman Murdered After Being Mistaken For Federal Witness Next Door: Feds Maryland Woman Murdered After Being Mistaken For Federal Witness Next Door: Feds
Maryland Woman Murdered After Being Mistaken For Federal Witness Next Door: Feds Latrina Ashburne wasn't supposed to die. The 41-year-old Maryland woman was shot outside her Baltimore home in May 2016 after being mistaken for her next-door neighbor, a federal witness targeted for murder by a man already behind bars. Now, more than a decade later, the man who arranged the killing has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Matthew Hightower, 44, of Baltimore, learned his fate on Thursday, Oct. 8, when US District Judge Stephanie Gallagher handed down the sentence for his role in the murder-for-hire plot that killed Ashburne instead of its intended target. The int…

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Six Virginia Massage Parlors Shut Down After Tip Uncovers Suspected Prostitution Ring: Police Six Virginia Massage Parlors Shut Down After Tip Uncovers Suspected Prostitution Ring: Police Six Virginia Massage Parlors Shut Down After Tip Uncovers Suspected Prostitution Ring: Police
Six Virginia Massage Parlors Shut Down After Tip Uncovers Suspected Prostitution Ring: Police One tip to Crime Solvers was all it took to unravel a suspected prostitution scheme in Virginia that led investigators to six massage parlors and several victims of human trafficking. The Manassas City Police Department led a multi-jurisdictional crackdown dubbed "Operation False Front" on Tuesday, Oct. 6, with investigators executing search and arrest warrants at massage businesses and residential properties in Manassas, Fairfax County, and Prince William County. The investigation led to three arrests and the seizure of several hundred thousand dollars in cash, along with records and other…

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Gunfire Erupts Next Door To Bible Study, Children's Classes In VA: Sheriff Gunfire Erupts Next Door To Bible Study, Children's Classes In VA: Sheriff Gunfire Erupts Next Door To Bible Study, Children's Classes In VA: Sheriff
Gunfire Erupts Next Door To Bible Study, Children's Classes In VA: Sheriff Children were taking part in gym classes and churchgoers were attending Bible study when gunfire erupted in a Virginia parking lot next door. Just steps away from the evening activities, a suspected robbery during a gun sale turned violent in Culpeper County on Wednesday, Oct. 7, leaving two men with gunshot wounds and three facing felony charges. The trouble began shortly before 6:35 p.m. in the 16100 block of Rogers Road, where two men had arranged to meet for a firearm transaction, according to the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office. But someone had other plans. Investigators say a t…

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Bomb Threat Reported At Virginia Juvenile Detention Center, Suspect Assaults Cops: Officials Bomb Threat Reported At Virginia Juvenile Detention Center, Suspect Assaults Cops: Officials Bomb Threat Reported At Virginia Juvenile Detention Center, Suspect Assaults Cops: Officials
Bomb Threat Reported At Virginia Juvenile Detention Center, Suspect Assaults Cops: Officials A 38-year-old man is behind bars after making early-morning threats to blow up a detention center in Northern Virginia, police say. Peshwaz Azad Waise put members of the Prince William County Police Department through their paces during a Thursday morning incident that rapidly escalated. Officers were first called shortly before 2:15 a.m. on Oct. 8 to the Juvenile Detention Center in the 14800 block of Dumfries Road in Manassas following a report of a threatening phone call. Investigators say that Waise called the facility and threatened to blow it up. Waise was then tracked down at his M…

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Nearly 8 Weeks After Maryland Man Vanished, Sheriff Plans New Search Where He Was Last Seen Nearly 8 Weeks After Maryland Man Vanished, Sheriff Plans New Search Where He Was Last Seen Nearly 8 Weeks After Maryland Man Vanished, Sheriff Plans New Search Where He Was Last Seen
Nearly 8 Weeks After Maryland Man Vanished, Sheriff Plans New Search Where He Was Last Seen Nearly two months after a Maryland man vanished, investigators are preparing to descend on the St. Mary's County neighborhood where he was last seen in hopes of finding answers about his disappearance. Thomas Campbell Bolling Von Goetz, 58, has been missing since Sunday, Aug. 16, when he was last spotted walking near Maycroft Road in Avenue, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Now, nearly eight weeks later, authorities are preparing to return to that same area for a search that is expected to bring a significant police presence to the neighborhood early Friday morning, Oct.…

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21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support
21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support A 21-year-old Marine died by suicide days after posting a haunting message about death and recognition on Facebook, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, while his grieving family described the circumstances surrounding his death differently in a fundraiser for his funeral. James Arthur Henry Wikkerink, of Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced Thursday, Oct. 8. An autopsy conducted Thursday determined his manner of death was suicide, Buglio…

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Motorcyclist Killed After Bike Breaks Down In Middle Of Virginia Highway, Sheriff Says Motorcyclist Killed After Bike Breaks Down In Middle Of Virginia Highway, Sheriff Says Motorcyclist Killed After Bike Breaks Down In Middle Of Virginia Highway, Sheriff Says
Motorcyclist Killed After Bike Breaks Down In Middle Of Virginia Highway, Sheriff Says A broken-down motorcycle left its rider in the path of a deadly collision on a Virginia highway. The motorcyclist was killed at approximately 4:50 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, after the bike broke down in a travel lane on Warrenton Road at Village Parkway in Stafford County, according to the sheriff's office. Investigators say the motorcycle was stopped in the left through lane when it was struck by another vehicle. The rider was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity has not been released, though authorities confirmed that the victim's family has been notified. The crash forced deput…

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