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Man 'Threatened To Kill Us,' Smoothie Shop Worker Says In New Report Man 'Threatened To Kill Us,' Smoothie Shop Worker Says In New Report
Man 'Threatened To Kill Us,' Smoothie Shop Worker Says In New Report A young employee at a Connecticut smoothie shop where a man allegedly threatened them after his son experienced an allergic reaction, says he also threatened to kill them. In an interview with CBS affiliate WFSB, Channel 3 in Hartford, Charli Hill a high schooler who took a video of the incident that happened Saturday, Jan. 22 at Robeks Fresh Juices & Smoothies in the Town of Fairfield, “He started to call her racial slurs. He threatened to kill us multiple times.”  "I understand and we are sorry on behalf of Robeks for how the smoothie was made, but it gives you absolute…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Couple Charged With Harassment, Lose Jobs After LIRR Incident Long Island Couple Charged With Harassment, Lose Jobs After LIRR Incident
Long Island Couple Charged With Harassment, Lose Jobs After Lirr Incident A Long Island man and woman have been charged after allegedly racially harassing a family on a Long Island Railroad train at Penn Station. Suffolk County residents Justin Likerman, age 37, of Ronkonkoma, and Kristin Digesaro, age 39, of Huntington, were arrested in connection with an incident that took place on Monday, Jan. 10, said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The charges of aggravated harassment and endangering the welfare of a child, come after a video surfaced on Twitter showing Likerman screaming racially-charged statements at the family and saying his country was not goi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island School Principal Target Of Racist Harassment, Officials Say Long Island School Principal Target Of Racist Harassment, Officials Say
Long Island School Principal Target Of Racist Harassment, Officials Say A Long Island school principal has been the subject of harassment “with a racial tone,” prompting a police investigation, officials announced. Syosset Central School District Superintendent Tom Rogers sent a letter to the community advising that Grove Elementary School Principal Mi Jung An has been the recipient of anonymous letters and that small handmade signs were placed near the school on Colony Lane, though it is unclear what was posted on them. “The district immediately reported each of these events to the Nassau Police and has been actively supporting their subsequent investigation,”…

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by Zak Failla