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Rare Brawls Break Out In College, NFL Games In Fight-Filled Football Weekend Rare Brawls Break Out In College, NFL Games In Fight-Filled Football Weekend
Rare Brawls Break Out In College, NFL Games In Fight-Filled Football Weekend It's been a fight-filled weekend in the football world, including a rare brawl in a collegiate contest. It started on Saturday, Nov. 30, when Michigan upset archrival and No. 2-ranked Ohio State,  13-10, in the Buckeyes' home stadium. Though the defending national champs, Michigan was having a disappointing season and entered the game at 6-5. After securing the win -- its fourth straight against Ohio State -- a Wolverines player attempted to plant a Michigan flag at the 50-yard line. An Ohio State player pulled the flag away, and things turned ugly. Dozens of players began pushing, a…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Long Island Fugitive Dies By Suicide In NJ Gas Station Police Encounter, AG Says Long Island Fugitive Dies By Suicide In NJ Gas Station Police Encounter, AG Says
Long Island Fugitive Dies By Suicide In NJ Gas Station Police Encounter, AG Says State officials are investigating a death during a police encounter at a New Jersey gas station. Woodbridge police officers had stopped a vehicle at a gas station on Route 9 north around 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office said. The male driver, the sole occupant, had an active National Crime Information Center (NCIC) warrant issued in New York for an active criminal investigation in Nassau County, AG Matthew J. Platkin said. When officers asked the man to exit the van, he refused and instead moved to the van’s rear compartment, behind a curta…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pair Pepper Spray ShopRite Employee During Long Island Robbery: Police Pair Pepper Spray ShopRite Employee During Long Island Robbery: Police
Pair Pepper Spray ShopRite Employee During Long Island Robbery: Police Police are searching for two people who they say robbed a Long Island ShopRite, pushing an employee and later spraying him with pepper spray. It happened on Wednesday, Dec. 20 in Bethpage, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 5:30 p.m., a man and woman entered ShopRite, located at 3901 Hempstead Turnpike. They began to hide food and eventually, as they made to leave the store, a 22-year-old loss prevention officer confronted the two. Police said the woman dropped the items and ran; however, the man allegedly refused to return what had been stolen. Because of this, the empl…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Punches, Pepper Spray: Long Island Fight Ends In 3 Arrests, Police Say Punches, Pepper Spray: Long Island Fight Ends In 3 Arrests, Police Say
Punches, Pepper Spray: Long Island Fight Ends In 3 Arrests, Police Say At least seven people were involved in a Long Island disturbance that ended with three arrested, police said. The incident occurred late on the night of Wednesday, April 12 in Inwood, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police say the disturbance started when 21-year-old Ashanti Eskarge, of Westbury, punched a 19-year-old girl in the mouth, lacerating her lower lip. After that punch, three additional women (ages 37, 19, and 16) and 19-year-old Destiny Rodriquez began to argue. Authorities allege that at some point, Rodriquez and an unknown male approached the house of th…

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by Sophie Grieser