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PA Bank Threat Suspect Arrested In Bergen County After Saying He Had Gun: Police PA Bank Threat Suspect Arrested In Bergen County After Saying He Had Gun: Police
PA Bank Threat Suspect Arrested In Bergen County After Saying He Had Gun: Police A Pennsylvania man accused of threatening to bring a gun to a bank was arrested in North Jersey, police said. James Joseph Clyde, 70, was taken into custody on Tuesday, March 17, on Cedar Lane near Palisade Avenue in Teaneck, according to Deputy Chief Seth Kriegel. “Clyde was stopped by Officers as he was walking on Cedar Lane near Palisade Avenue at approximately 12:15 p.m.,” Kriegel said. “Officers were looking for him after he made statements indicating a desire to harm himself while conducting business at a local bank." A computer check revealed the active warrant out of Pennsylvania f…
Body Of NJ Bridge Jumper, 19, Recovered, Cops Say Body Of NJ Bridge Jumper, 19, Recovered, Cops Say
Body Of NJ Bridge Jumper, 19, Recovered, Cops Say The body of a missing 19-year-old who had plunged off of the Route 72 bridge last month has been found, Stafford police announced Thursday, Dec. 18. The man was reported missing following an incident at the Manahawkin Bridge on Tuesday, Nov. 25, authorities said. Following a three-week search, he was located by the New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau, who used sonar equipment and the West Tuckerton Fire Department Team recovered the body approximately 200 meters north of the bridge, police said. The man was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where an autopsy w…
Transgender Runner Evie Parts Sues Swarthmore College, NCAA Over Ban From Women’s Track Team Transgender Runner Evie Parts Sues Swarthmore College, NCAA Over Ban From Women’s Track Team
Transgender Runner Evie Parts Sues Swarthmore College, NCAA Over Ban From Women’s Track Team Swarthmore College graduate Evelyn “Evie” Parts is suing her alma mater and the NCAA, alleging she was illegally removed from the women’s track team for being transgender, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania. A transgender long-distance runner who led Swarthmore College’s women’s track team as a captain is now taking the college and the NCAA to court, claiming their enforcement of a transgender athlete ban violated her civil rights. Evelyn “Evie” Parts, a recent Swarthmore graduate with degrees in biology and environmental studies, filed a federal complaint in the Eastern D…
Criminal Network Targets Kids At Home, FBI Says: What To Know About 764 Criminal Network Targets Kids At Home, FBI Says: What To Know About 764
Criminal Network Targets Kids At Home, FBI Says: What To Know About 764 Federal authorities are intensifying efforts against a disturbing online network known as "764," which they describe as a violent extremist group that targets and exploits children through social media and gaming platforms. Two men have been charged for allegedly leading the enterprise: Leonidas Varagiannis, age 21, a US citizen living in Thessaloniki, Greece, and Prasan Nepal, age 20, of North Carolina.  Varagiannis was arrested on Monday, May 6, in Greece. Nepal was arrested Monday, April 22, in North Carolina and has since made a court appearance. Both are expected to appear in cour…
NJ Sicko Led Neo-Nazi Child Porn Ring Forcing Youth Into Self-Harm: Feds NJ Sicko Led Neo-Nazi Child Porn Ring Forcing Youth Into Self-Harm: Feds
NJ Sicko Led Neo-Nazi Child Porn Ring Forcing Youth Into Self-Harm: Feds A New Jersey man is one of four cult members facing federal charges in a neo-Nazi child exploitation enterprise that groomed and then forced minors to produce child sexual abuse material and images of self-harm, authorities announced.  Colin John Thomas Walker, 23, of Bridgeton, and the group allegedly victimized at least 16 minors around the world, the US Department of Justice announced. The indictment also charges two other defendants from France and Texas, already in custody. According to the indictment, from at least 2019 to 2022, Rane, Walker, Merritt, and Borge we…
Lawsuit Blames Meta For Preteen Girl's Suicidal Thoughts, Eating Disorder Lawsuit Blames Meta For Preteen Girl's Suicidal Thoughts, Eating Disorder
Lawsuit Blames Meta For Preteen Girl's Suicidal Thoughts, Eating Disorder Meta - the company formerly known as Facebook Inc. - is facing a new lawsuit from a family that is alleging that social media platforms led to a tween’s eating disorder and suicidal thoughts. The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) filed a personal injury lawsuit against Meta, Inc., the parent company of Instagram, on behalf of Alexis Spence and her parents, Kathleen and Jeffrey Spence. Officials said that the lawsuit was filed on Monday, June 6 in US District Court in the Northern District of California, which the organization announced on Tuesday, June 7. According to the complaint…
Woman Stabbed In Bergen Home Rescued By Stepdad, Ex Charged With Attempted Murder Woman Stabbed In Bergen Home Rescued By Stepdad, Ex Charged With Attempted Murder
Woman Stabbed In Bergen Home Rescued By Stepdad, Ex Charged With Attempted Murder "Take one last breath -- it will be the last time," a knife-wielding man told a former partner before stabbing her with a folding knife in her parents' Bergen County home, investigators said. Jason Hinton, 27, of Little Ferry then straddled the fallen victim and raised the knife again, they said. But the victim’s stepfather grabbed him before he could do worse harm to the young mom. The horrifying tale continued with the fleeing Hinton stabbing himself several times, then driving from the Ramsey home to a hospital in Rockland County to be treated, police said. Social media posts leading u…