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Language Barrier

Westfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Bodycam Footage: Uber Eats Driver Masturbated In Front Of Minors In Westfield, Cops Say Bodycam Footage: Uber Eats Driver Masturbated In Front Of Minors In Westfield, Cops Say
Bodycam Footage: Uber Eats Driver Masturbated In Front Of Minors In Westfield, Cops Say Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a Brooklyn man working as an Uber Eats driver who was arrested after police said he exposed himself to juveniles in New Jersey last March. Givi Khomeriki, 35, was arrested on Quimby Street in Westfield around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, Westfield police papers show. A video of the arrest, posted to YouTube by Transparency Bodycam, shows officers confronting Khomeriki and taking him into custody.  Off the bat, there was a major language barrier. Khomeriki told officers he did not speak English, only Georgian, and used his phone to t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hudson, NY
News
Update: 'Language Barrier' Sparked Fears Of Kidnapping Attempt In Capital Region, Police Say Update: 'Language Barrier' Sparked Fears Of Kidnapping Attempt In Capital Region, Police Say
Update: 'Language Barrier' Sparked Fears Of Kidnapping Attempt In Capital Region, Police Say Call it a massive misunderstanding. Police now say an attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old boy in the region actually has an innocent explanation. In Columbia County, Hudson Police were called at around noon Thursday, Nov. 16, with reports of an attempted kidnapping near the Crosswinds Apartments on Harry Howard Boulevard. Officers were initially told that a boy was walking along the road when a white van pulled up next to him and told him to “get in” the vehicle. Earlier Report: 'Get In': Creeper Van Driver Tries Kidnapping 10-Year-Old Near Hudson Home, Police Say However, in an…

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by Michael Mashburn
York, PA
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Woman Killed, Man Wounded Following Stabbing At Home In York County: Authorities Woman Killed, Man Wounded Following Stabbing At Home In York County: Authorities
Woman Killed, Man Wounded Following Stabbing At Home In York County: Authorities A 49-year-old woman has died following a stabbing in a home in York County on Tuesday, Sept. 13, authorities say.  Springettsbury police were called for a welfare check at a home in the 3600 block of Harrowgate Road at 1:23 p.m., ABC27 reports citing Chief Todd King. A woman and a man were found stabbed inside of the home, according to the York County coroner's office.  The woman, who is believed to be a resident of the home, was pronounced dead on the scene by Deputy Coroner Jacob Clevenger.  The injured man was taken to York Hospital, authorities say. The woman's ca…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hackensack, NJ
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Report Of Infant Thrown From Car On Route 46 Unfounded, Police Say Report Of Infant Thrown From Car On Route 46 Unfounded, Police Say
Report Of Infant Thrown From Car On Route 46 Unfounded, Police Say What authorities said turned out to be an unfounded report that someone tossed a baby from a vehicle on Route 46 early Thursday night might've been the result of a language barrier. Firefighters set up lights as responders converged on the area near Green Street in Teterboro at the South Hackensack border after receiving the report following a motor vehicle accident in Hasbrouck Heights shortly before 5:30 p.m., they said. The responders combed the area intensively before canceling an ambulance. "It appears unfounded," a ranking officer told Daily Voice just after 6 p.m. They continued se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Landscapers Didn't Attempt To Lure Boy, 13, Near Washington Township Shopping Center Police: Landscapers Didn't Attempt To Lure Boy, 13, Near Washington Township Shopping Center
Police: Landscapers Didn't Attempt To Lure Boy, 13, Near Washington Township Shopping Center UPDATE: A language barrier was to blame for a 13-year-old boy mistakenly thinking that two landscapers were trying to lure him into their pickup truck near a busy Washington Township shopping center last month, police said Friday. Authorities reached that conclusion following a thorough investigation that included interviews with the boy, the landscapers and witnesses, as well as the assistance of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and a New Jersey State Police sketch artist. "It was determined to have been a misunderstanding due to a language barrier and the individuals speaking with ea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Van In Purported Clifton Luring Found -- Looks Like Misunderstanding, Frustrated Police Say Van In Purported Clifton Luring Found -- Looks Like Misunderstanding, Frustrated Police Say
Van In Purported Clifton Luring Found -- Looks Like Misunderstanding, Frustrated Police Say A Clifton girl's claim that one of two occupants of a white van tried to lure her from her backyard apparently was the result of a misunderstanding stemming from a language barrier, say authorities who urged residents to come to them first before taking to social media. Police said they found the van and the pair in Paterson. "The matter is still under investigation," they said Friday morning. "However, it appears to be to be the result of a misunderstanding resulting from a language barrier."  Although police said they "commend the juvenile for taking quick action…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Van In Purported Clifton Luring Found -- Looks Like Misunderstanding, Frustrated Police Say Van In Purported Clifton Luring Found -- Looks Like Misunderstanding, Frustrated Police Say
Van In Purported Clifton Luring Found -- Looks Like Misunderstanding, Frustrated Police Say A Clifton 8th-grader's claim that one of two occupants of a white van tried to lure her from her backyard apparently was the result of a misunderstanding stemming from a language barrier, say authorities who urged residents to come to them first before taking to social media. Police said they found the van and the pair in Paterson. "The matter is still under investigation," they said Friday morning. "However, it appears to be to be the result of a misunderstanding resulting from a language barrier."  Although police said they "commend the juvenile for taking quick …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Boy, 5, Seen Playing On Roof Sparks Concern In Stamford, Police Say Boy, 5, Seen Playing On Roof Sparks Concern In Stamford, Police Say
Boy, 5, Seen Playing On Roof Sparks Concern In Stamford, Police Say Police aren't sure who was watching a 5-year-old boy seen by a passing motorist on Soundview Avenue climbing out a second-floor window and hopping onto the roof to play. Sgt. Robert Shawinsky said police received the call around 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, but by the time they arrived the child was back inside the home. The caller, who was concerned the child might fall,  told police the boy was going in and out the window and onto a roof to play, Shawinsky said. Responding officers met with the child and his grandmother who at first said she was watching him through a translator, but then said …

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by Kathy Reakes