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CEO Murder: How A Hash Brown At McDonald's Ended Manhunt For Luigi Mangione CEO Murder: How A Hash Brown At McDonald's Ended Manhunt For Luigi Mangione
CEO Murder: How A Hash Brown At McDonald's Ended Manhunt For Luigi Mangione The rare times in which Luigi Nicholas Mangione removed his face mask may have been the main reason for his arrest for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after a five-day manhunt. Click here for a new, updated story - CEO Murder: Luigi Mangione Notebook Detailing Shooting Plans Revealed, Reports Say In the first instance, Mangione was asked by a receptionist at a hostel in Manhattan's Upper West Side to remove the mask so she could compare his face to the photo on an allegedly fake ID. The 26-year-old Maryland native checked in there 10 days before the targeted shooti…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say
Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say A Newark man who tried burglarizing homes in part of a luxury car theft ring last spring in Maywood and Rochelle Park was taken into custody last month, police said. Alexander M. Colon, 20, was among two men in face masks who Maywood police said were trying to break into a Maywood home on Wednesday, May 22, around 2:50 a.m., Maywood Police Sgt. William Phayre said. While the residents were on the phone with the 911 operator, Colon and the other man fled in a white Jaguar. Officer Matthew Della Bella was responding to the call when he saw the white Jaguar heading south on Maywood Avenue near…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pennsylvania Native, 29, Stabbed Dead By Seattle Neighbor For Not Wearing Face Mask Pennsylvania Native, 29, Stabbed Dead By Seattle Neighbor For Not Wearing Face Mask
Pennsylvania Native, 29, Stabbed Dead By Seattle Neighbor For Not Wearing Face Mask A Pennsylvania native was stabbed to death near his Seattle-suburb home on Sunday, according to police in Washington. John Huynh, 29, formerly of Ephrata, was stabbed in the heart following a disagreement with a neighbor -- over wearing a face mask -- according to charging documents filed in King County Superior Court. Huynh, two friends and his wife walked out of the Villas at Beardslee apartments in Bothell shortly before 7:30 p.m. Sunday, according to court documents. Ian Patrick Williams, 25, “gave the middle finger” to Huynh so the group stopped to speak with him, according to the do…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maskless Burger King Patron Denied Service Chokes Worker, Wayne Police Charge Maskless Burger King Patron Denied Service Chokes Worker, Wayne Police Charge
Maskless Burger King Patron Denied Service Chokes Worker, Wayne Police Charge A customer who was denied service for not wearing a face mask returned to a Burger King in Wayne and grabbed a female employee by the throat, said police who captured him soon after. A co-worker came to the victim’s rescue after David Sivertsen, 47, of Hackettstown began choking her, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Police had responded to the Route 23 fast-food joint earlier Saturday after Sivertsen argued with employees about wearing a mask, Daly said. He was gone when they got there, the captain said. Surveillance video shows Sivertsen returning shortly after 4 p.m. He grabbed an employ…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Jersey City Taco Bell Customer Flashes Taser During Face Mask Dispute Jersey City Taco Bell Customer Flashes Taser During Face Mask Dispute
Jersey City Taco Bell Customer Flashes Taser During Face Mask Dispute A Jersey City Taco Bell customer threatened employees with a taser after she was refused service for not wearing a face mask, authorities said. The woman, whose identity was not made public, began “exhibiting aggressive behavior” and threatened to use a taser on the employees at Taco Bell on JFK Blvd. when she was refused service Monday around 11:30 p.m., Jersey City Police Spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. The woman then left the restaurant, authorities said. No injuries were reported during the incident, which remains under investigation, Wallace-Scalcione said.

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by Valerie Musson
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Family Reportedly Kicked Off Newark-Bound Flight After 2-Year-Old Girl Refused Face Mask Family Reportedly Kicked Off Newark-Bound Flight After 2-Year-Old Girl Refused Face Mask
Family Reportedly Kicked Off Newark-Bound Flight After 2-Year-Old Girl Refused Face Mask A Colorado mom says her family was kicked off a United Airlines flight to Newark Liberty International Airport after their 2-year-old daughter refused to wear a face mask. Eliz Orban's video from the Dec. 11 flight shows her husband, Erhard Orban, trying to get Edeline to wear her mask as the plane prepared for take off from Denver. Moments later, a flight attendant can be seen coming over to their seats and asking them to get off due to non-compliance. The Orbans questioned the move, but ultimately exited the plane -- frustrated and saddened that they wouldn't be able to make it to t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’ Bergen County Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’
Bergen County Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’ A video of a woman berating an Englewood bank teller after refusing to wear a mask has gone viral. “I’m a scientist. There is no corona!” the woman shouts while calling the masked Citibank teller a “bully.” “You work for me!!” she adds, shouting. “I do not work for you!! I’ve been a customer since 1990! Were you born then?? Shame on you!” “Give me your card with your name because this branch is gonna hear your name,” the unidentified woman continues, waving her arms, as another customer in line paces uncomfortably. “You’re gonna become famous. Do it now! Do it now! “Count your days! Cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID-19: Edgewater Condo Association Institutes Fines, Suspensions For Face Mask Violators COVID-19: Edgewater Condo Association Institutes Fines, Suspensions For Face Mask Violators
Covid-19: Edgewater Condo Association Institutes Fines, Suspensions For Face Mask Violators An Edgewater condominium association has instituted fines and a possible suspension of membership privileges for any residents or guests caught not wearing a face mask in common areas amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in New Jersey. “Although the overwhelming majority of neighbors have been compliant, it has come to our attention that an increasing number of residents and their guests have not been wearing face masks in the common areas,” the Hudson Harbor Condominium Association’s Board of Directors wrote in a letter to owners and tenants. “As we’ve previously reminded everyone, masks are MAN…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WATCH: Video Captures Woman Tased During Brawl On Spirit Airlines Flight From Newark WATCH: Video Captures Woman Tased During Brawl On Spirit Airlines Flight From Newark
Watch: Video Captures Woman Tased During Brawl On Spirit Airlines Flight From Newark A woman refusing to wear a face mask was tased by police after a brawl broke out on a Spirit Airlines flight from Newark to Puerto Rico. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. Sunday, after the plane landed at the Luis Munoz Marin airport in San Juan, CBS Lead National Correspondent David Begnaud reports. Nyasy Veronique Payne “provoked an incident by acting in what witnesses called an aggressive, hostile, & defiant behavior," Begnaud said on Twitter, citing Puerto Rico police.  Begnaud posted a video of the incident recorded by a passenger on Twitter. Caught on Camera: A fight over …

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by Cecilia Levine
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WATCH: Mom-Daughter Duo Slow-Clapped Off Newark Bound Flight In Viral TikTok Video WATCH: Mom-Daughter Duo Slow-Clapped Off Newark Bound Flight In Viral TikTok Video
Watch: Mom-Daughter Duo Slow-Clapped Off Newark Bound Flight In Viral TikTok Video A Hoboken woman's TikTok video of a mother-daughter duo being escorted off a Newark-bound flight for refusing to wear a face mask as passengers cheer has gone viral. Carley Golembeski's video, captioned "It's the entitlement for me," was shared on Saturday and had more than 2.6 million views as of Tuesday.  The mother and daughter -- dubbed "Karen" and "Karenette" by internet users -- were escorted off the Spirit Airlines flight returning from Orlando, FL, Golembeski told Daily Voice. "The woman refused to wear a mask and the flight was delayed 45 minutes as she was arguing …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Woman Charged With Assaulting Staples Customer Over COVID Mask GOTCHA! Woman Charged With Assaulting Staples Customer Over COVID Mask
Gotcha! Woman Charged With Assaulting Staples Customer Over COVID Mask UPDATE: Hackensack detectives arrested a city woman Tuesday in last week's viral video assault of a Staples customer who asked her to wear her COVID mask. Terri Thomas was charged with aggravated assault by city detectives who arrested her on Tuesday. She was released pending an Aug. 24 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. “Detectives Demetrius Carroll, Ioannis Papnikolaou and James Han, in particular, did a fantastic job,” Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. “I also thank the Hackensack Staples store and the Staples corporate office for their cooperation, which was…

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by Jerry DeMarco