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NY Pair Charged With Assaulting Ocean County Mall Worker Who Enforced Coronavirus Mask Rule NY Pair Charged With Assaulting Ocean County Mall Worker Who Enforced Coronavirus Mask Rule
NY Pair Charged With Assaulting Ocean County Mall Worker Who Enforced Coronavirus Mask Rule Two people from Upstate New York are accused of hitting and spitting at an Ocean County Mall worker who tried to enforce the use of masks, authorities said.  One suspect remains at large, Toms River police said. The mall worker was struck by a belt and spit at after asking two shoppers to properly wear masks, Toms River police said in a Facebook post. Malls in New Jersey reopened June 28 with masks required for all customers and workers to slow the spread of coronavirus. Richard Alter, 41, and Sylina Kramer, 32, both of Binghamton, were charged with assault, police said. Alter was a…

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by Jon Craig
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Shoppers Asked To Wear Masks Properly Spit On, Hit Toms River Mall Worker With Belt Shoppers Asked To Wear Masks Properly Spit On, Hit Toms River Mall Worker With Belt
Shoppers Asked To Wear Masks Properly Spit On, Hit Toms River Mall Worker With Belt An Ocean County Mall employee was spit on and hit with a belt after asking a couple to pull their face masks up, according to local police. The Zumiez worker noticed a man and woman in the store had their masks around their necks when they came in around 3:10 p.m., July 9, Toms River police said. The couple became "irate" when the employee asked them to wear their masks properly, and began screaming before picking up a belt for sale and "snapping" it toward her -- hitting her once, police said. The woman then yelled at the worker and spit at her, before they both left, authorities said. …

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by Cecilia Levine