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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 NJ Burger King Patron Denied Service Chokes Worker, Police Charge Maskless NJ Burger King Patron Denied Service Chokes Worker, Police Charge
Maskless NJ Burger King Patron Denied Service Chokes Worker, 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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NJ Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’ NJ Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’
NJ 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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Man Spits In Union County Bank Worker's Face After Refusing To Adjust Mask KNOW HIM? Man Spits In Union County Bank Worker's Face After Refusing To Adjust Mask
Know HIM? Man Spits In Union County Bank Worker's Face After Refusing To Adjust Mask Police in one Union County town are seeking a man who they say spit in the face of a bank manager after being asked to wear a face mask. The man went into a Union Center bank without properly wearing the face mask, and proceeded to curse out the manager and spit in his face after being asked to fix it, Union Township police said. A photo released by police show the man wearing the mask below his nose. The man is not a regular customer and may have been cashing a payroll account. Anyone who knows the man is encouraged to call a Union Township detective by calling 908-851-5030, or send a pr…

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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
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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