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Missing US Student Found Dead In Japan
A family’s desperate search overseas has ended in heartbreak.
James "Weston" Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student from Hoover, Alabama, was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto, Japan, multiple reports said Saturday, June 6.
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His body was found by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother, Nancy Higginbotham, said on social media.
A cause of death had not been released. Kyoto police had not found evidence suggesting foul play in…
Video Shows Seattle Man Jumping On Cars, Smashing Windshields At Delaney Hall
A Seattle man was arrested after officials said he smashed car windows during protests at Delaney Hall in Newark.
Zion Napier, 28, of Seattle, WA, was arrested Friday, June 5, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr. said.
Video obtained by authorities shows Napier jumping onto the hoods of three parked vehicles and throwing his full body weight onto their windshields, shattering the glass, Miranda said. He was also seen smashing car windows in the protest area, according to authorities.
Napier was wearing a black-and-white keffiyeh wrapped around his head and lower face, along wi…
Forked River Man Dies After Rip Current Sweeps Him Away Off LBI Beach
A 28-year-old man died after being caught in a rip current off a Long Beach Island beach, authorities said.
Police, firefighters, and EMS crews responded to East 21st Street in Ship Bottom at approximately 2:28 p.m. on Friday, June 5, after receiving reports that four people were caught in a rip current, according to the Ship Bottom Police Department.
Three of the four people had already made it safely to shore when first responders arrived, police said.
David Maldonado-Ocelotl, of Forked River, remained missing in the surf, authorities said. Fire rescue personnel, assisted by local s…
3 Found With Heroin In Saddle Brook Traffic Stop: Police
Three people were charged with drug offenses after a traffic stop in Saddle Brook, police said.
Patrol officers stopped a gray Honda Accord at approximately 10:49 a.m. on Friday, June 5, according to Saddle Brook Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr.
Further investigation revealed all three occupants were in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, the chief said.
Driver Allison Sorbo, 37, of Woodcliff Lake, and passenger Kayla Talmadge, 33, of Dover, were each charged with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia, a disorderly persons offense, according to police.…
Child Among 5 Hurt In Fiery DUI Crash On Route 80: Cops
A 23-year-old New York man was arrested after a fiery crash on Route 80 in Bergen County that injured five people, including a child, on Friday, June 5, New Jersey State Police said.
Blake D. De Los Santos, of New York City, was heading east in an Acura sedan when he lost directional control, veered off the roadway to the right, and struck a concrete barrier just before 6:10 a.m. at milepost 68 in Teaneck, State Police said.
The Acura became fully engulfed in flames following the impact, authorities said. De Los Santos and his four passengers, including a juvenile, suffered minor …
