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Police searching for NJ man accused of murdering hunter
A New Jersey man suspected of fatally beating and stabbing a hunter to death in the rural southern section of the state is the subject of a large scale manhunt, authorities said. Shawn Massey, 38, of Gibbsboro, N.J. is suspected of killing hunter Joseph Bottino, 54, of Gloucester Township, whose body was found Dec. 23 riddled with stab wounds and blunt injuries. Bottino’s body was discovered on the edge of a forest on the Watsontown-New Freedom Road near Berlin, N.J., about 15 miles southeast of Camden, an area on the western side of the Pine Barrens. Bottino had hunted in the area many times ...
New York Daily News
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Ocasio-Cortez says she feared for her life during Capitol attack
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed late Tuesday that she feared she was going to get killed in a “very close encounter” with pro-Trump rioters during last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat who has gained a massive following during her burgeoning congressional career, shared details about the “traumatizing” event in an Instagram Live video posted shortly before midnight Tuesday. “I can tell you that I had a very close encounter where I thought I was going to die,” she said, adding she couldn’t elaborate further because of security reasons. “I did...
New York Daily News
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‘SNL’ star Jay Pharoah says it felt like ‘drowning’ when cop knelt on his neck in case of mistaken identity
“Saturday Night Live” alum Jay Pharoah says it felt like “drowning” when police pulled guns on him and knelt on his neck in a case of mistaken identity last year. Speaking to Taraji P. Henson for Monday’s episode of her Facebook Watch series “Peace of Mind,” the comedian recounted the scary confrontation with Los Angeles police officers on a street in his Tarzana neighborhood in April. “I’ve never had handcuffs on me before in my life. And it feels like you’re drowning,” he said, describing the sensation of being forcibly restrained while face-down on the pavement. “Somebody puts cuffs on you,...
New York Daily News
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Former Atlanta police chief Shields speaks out as Louisville's new top cop
ATLANTA — Former Atlanta police chief Erika Shields spoke out Wednesday for the first time on her decision to leave the department, telling reporters she feared she would be a “distraction” if she remained on the job. Shields’ surprise decision to step down from the job last summer came one day after Rayshard Brooks was killed following an aggressive confrontation with Atlanta police officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan. Brooks, suspected of DUI, was shot twice from behind by Rolfe after resisting arrest and trying to flee with Brosnan’s Taser, which he had aimed at the officers. “Rayshard...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Abner Louima says he forgives, but doesn’t forget, as NYPD officer who sodomized him asks for early release from prison
NEW YORK — The New York police officer who sodomized Abner Louima with a jagged wooden handle in 1997 wants out of federal prison early because of COVID-19. Louima is understanding. Even sympathetic. But in an exclusive interview with the New York Daily News, he stopped short of supporting ex-NYPD officer Justin Volpe’s compassionate release request. “It’s up to the justice system, it’s not up to me,” Louima told The News Monday. “It’s so many years after the crime. Twenty-one years is not 21 days. I think at least he’s spent enough time thinking about his actions.” Volpe admitted his guilt ag...
New York Daily News
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8-year-old Michigan girl shot in the head by sibling, police say
DETROIT — An 8-year-old girl was shot in the head Sunday night by her 20-year-old sibling in Southfield, police say. The girl underwent surgery and is in critical condition, according to the Southfield Police Department. Southfield police detained the 20-year-old sibling and are presenting the case to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, which will decide Monday whether to press charges. He or she isn't being named yet because prosecutors haven't filed charges. The incident occurred at about 7 p.m. Sunday at the Twelve North Apartments on 12 Mile Road. Southfield Deputy Chief Jeffrey Jagiel...
Detroit Free Press
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7 charged in New Year’s Eve vandalism of Philly federal building
PHILADELPHIA — Seven people were arrested on New Year’s Eve in Philadelphia in connection with what police said were large unruly crowds that engaged in vandalism at a federal building. The Inquirer reported about the mayhem on the 900 block of Market Street, which police said involved someone throwing a brick through a window of the Robert Nix Federal Building just before 9 p.m. Thursday and, shortly after, a large group of people breaking windows and spray-painting the building. According to police, the following were arrested in connection with the first incident and charged with criminal m...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot was told by staff in November 2019 that errant raid was ‘pretty bad’
CHICAGO — A top aide to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot told her the botched raid on Anjanette Young’s home, in which Chicago police handcuffed the social worker naked, was “pretty bad” in November 2019, newly released emails show. In an email sent on Nov. 11, 2019, former deputy mayor for public safety Susan Lee forwarded a summary of WBBM-Ch. 2′s reporting on the case to Lightfoot and said, “please see below for a pretty bad wrongful raid coming out tomorrow.” The summary said Young was handcuffed by police and officers “allegedly left her standing for 40 minutes handcuffed and naked while all-...
Chicago Tribune
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As sheriff struggles to contain COVID-19 outbreaks, active infections in San Diego jails exceed 500
SAN DIEGO – Nine months after the novel coronavirus took root in San Diego County jails, cases are continuing to spread, and employees and inmates say they are afraid for their safety. The Sheriff's Department is now reporting more than 400 active cases of COVID-19 among its inmates — or 11 percent of the total jail population. Hundreds of staff members also have been infected. Some sheriff's deputies say their commanders are not doing nearly enough to protect them from the deadly virus. Some inmates say conditions inside the jails are fast approaching desperation. "It's horrible — horrible," ...
The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Philly police fatally shoot gunman accused of shooting into a crowd, killing teen and injuring another
PHILADELPHIA — Christmas morning got off to a grim start in Philadelphia when a street fight escalated to one man firing a gun into a crowd, striking two teenagers in the neck before officers fatally shot him, according to police. A 15-year-old male whose identity was not released was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital, where a 17-year-old remained Friday in stable condition, police said. The alleged gunman, 43, was shot in the torso and pronounced dead at Temple, police said. Police did not disclose how many times he was hit, just that two officers fired at him around 12:30 a.m. in...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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