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New York Post – by Michael Hollan
Now that’s a real “one-of-a-kind” catch!
A woman in upstate New York made what some are calling “the catch of a lifetime” when she reeled in a fish that appears to have two mouths. When a photo of the fish was uploaded to Facebook, it unsurprisingly went viral. Continue reading “Fish with ‘two mouths’ caught in upstate NY shocks anglers”
Orlando Sentinel – by Richard Tribou
Even though parents may be floored by the idea a child could make a serious threat of a mass shooting, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office wants parents to know they take threats seriously.
That’s what happened to one mother of a Daytona Beach Seabreeze High School student who was arrested recently for threatening to “kill 7 people at a minimum” in a video game chat room, according to the sheriff’s office.
Jeffrey Epstein’s former Manhattan cellmate says guards at the lockup have been threatening him since the financier’s death, according to a legal filing by his attorneys Tuesday asking a judge to move him to a new prison.
Hulking ex-cop Nicholas Tartaglione — who briefly bunked with Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center — has been told by various guards there to “shut up,” “stop talking” and “stop complaining,” as questions swirled about how the accused sex trafficker was able to commit suicide in federal custody, Tartaglione attorney Bruce Barket says in a letter to White Plains federal Judge Kenneth Karas. Continue reading “Jail guards threatening former Epstein cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione: lawyer”
President Trump said on Tuesday that he was unmoved by Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s tearful account of visiting her Palestinian family in Jerusalem as a child, delivered at a press conference where she and Rep. Ilhan Omar discussed their aborted trip to Israel and the West Bank.
“Sorry, I don’t buy Rep. Tlaib’s tears,” the president tweeted. “I have watched her violence, craziness and, most importantly, WORDS, for far too long. Now tears? She hates Israel and all Jewish people. She is an anti-Semite. She and her 3 friends are the new face of the Democrat Party. Live with it!” Continue reading “President Trump: Rep. Rashida Tlaib ‘hates Israel’ and ‘I don’t buy [her] tears’”
A white nationalist in Ohio is accused of making threats against a Jewish community center after weapons, ammunition and bulletproof armor were found in his home.
Propaganda material was also found in the New Middleton residence of 20-year-old James Reardon Jr., according to WYTV. Continue reading “Police: Avowed anti-Semite arrested for making threats”
New York Post – by Joe Marino and Laura Italiano
Roving, cop-hating mobs erupted in violence, taunts and gunfire in Brooklyn overnight into Sunday, leaving three officers with minor injuries.
At least some of the injuries were caused by “air mail,” objects thrown down at cops from rooftops, police at the scene in Bedford-Stuyvesant told The Post. Continue reading “Cop-hating mob at Brooklyn housing project injures three NYPD officers”
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police arrested at least 13 people and seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon.
Authorities closed bridges and streets to try to keep the rival groups apart. The city’s mayor said the situation was “potentially dangerous and volatile,” and President Donald Trump tweeted “Portland is being watched very closely.” Continue reading “Arrests and shields, metal poles seized at Portland protests”
Authorities are looking to question a tall, thin white man seen pushing a shopping cart near the Fulton Street subway station, where two rice cookers were found Friday morning.
A third rice cooker was found next to a trash can in Chelsea, though an investigation is ongoing as to whether all are connected. Authorities did say all three devices were the same make and model. Continue reading “NYPD Seeks Man With Shopping Cart After 3 Rice Cookers in Manhattan Spark Rush-Hour Scare”
About 200 first responders from numerous Brazos County agencies practiced subduing a threat, treating wounded, assisting in evacuations, informing the public and reuniting loved ones during an emergency response exercise Wednesday at Blinn College’s Bryan campus.
Continue reading “Brazos Valley agencies hold emergency exercises at Blinn’s Bryan campus”
As the public carries on with the great debate about what really happened (or didn’t happen) to Jeffrey Epstein early Saturday morning in the hours before he was found dead in his cell at MCC in an apparent suicide, the Washington Post has unleashed a bombshell.
First, remember how some witnesses claimed they had heard horrifying shrieking coming from Epstein’s cell in the hours before his death? Well, here’s one explanation for that: An autopsy report found that Epstein had endured multiple breaks in his neck bones, deepening the mystery surrounding his death last week. Continue reading “Epstein Autopsy Finds Evidence He May Have Been Murdered”
New York Post – by Rich Calder
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday night that the apparent suicide of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein “boggles the imagination” and warrants a full investigation.
Hizzoner told NY1’s “Inside City Hall” that the fact Epstein allegedly hanged himself at Metropolitan Correctional Center “doesn’t add up.” Continue reading “De Blasio says Epstein’s sudden death ‘boggles the imagination’”
New York Post – by Lia Eustachewich
An inmate in the same unit where Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself heard nothing the morning of his death — but “knows a heck of a lot about what went on,” his lawyer said in a new report.
Nicholas Tartaglione, an ex-Westchester cop who faces the death penalty in a quadruple homicide upstate, was being held a few cells away from Epstein on Aug. 10, when he was found unresponsive around 6:30 a.m. Continue reading “‘Killer cop’ inmate says he heard nothing on morning of Jeffrey Epstein’s death”
A California Highway Patrol officer was killed and two other officers were wounded in a wild shootout Monday evening off the 215 Freeway in Riverside that also left the gunman dead and motorists dodging bullets.
Officer Andre Moye, 34, was killed, and a second officer was in critical condition Monday night after the shooting, which also left a third CHP officer with minor injuries. Authorities said two civilians are thought to have suffered minor injuries. Continue reading “Wild shootout near 215 Freeway in Riverside leaves CHP officer and gunman dead”
The quiet of a summer Sunday afternoon was broken at Memorial City Mall when a masked man jumped on a food court table and proclaimed he would kill himself before he threw down an unknown object, leading hundreds of panicked shoppers and store employees to rush for the exits.
Only two people — a mother and her 16-year-old son — suffered minor ankle and leg injuries in the crowds, police said. The suspect remains at large and could face a charge of terroristic threats, police said. He was only described as a white man in his teens or early 20s. Continue reading “Masked man sparks hysteria at Memorial City Mall”
BRYAN, Tex. (KBTX) – A big drill is happening at Blinn College this week that will look as realistic as possible.
On Wednesday, August 14 the Blinn College District Police Department will partner with national, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Continue reading “Blinn College hosting disaster response simulation in Bryan this week”
Neighbors of a Penn Hills High School teacher who officials say pointed a gun at police before officers shot and killed him Tuesday in Shaler, described his behavior as “shocking” because he was usually a “straight-laced guy.”
Don Babbit, 49, was shot and killed by police around 3 p.m. in the 800 block of Spencer Grove Lane after he was acting “erratically” and reportedly waved a gun at officers, Allegheny County police said. Continue reading “‘A straight-laced guy’: Neighbors say behavior of Penn Hills teacher killed in Shaler was unusual”
New York Post – by Brad Hamilton
he following account is from a former inmate of the Metropolitan Correction Center in lower Manhattan, where Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive Saturday, and declared dead at a hospital of an apparent suicide. The ex-convict, who spoke to The Post’s Brad Hamilton and Bruce Golding on the condition of anonymity, spent several months in the 9 South special housing unit for high-profile prisoners awaiting trial — like Epstein. Continue reading “Former MCC inmate: There’s ‘no way’ Jeffrey Epstein killed himself”
The armed man who walked into a Missouri Walmart store dressed in body armor and fatigues and was detained at gunpoint by an off-duty firefighter is “lucky he’s alive still” considering the situation he created, a police official said.
No shots were fired in the incident that happened just after 4 p.m. Thursday in Springfield, Missouri, a city of around 160,000 in the southwestern part of the state, officials said. Continue reading “Man in body armor and armed with rifle sparks panic at Missouri Walmart”
New York Daily News – by Blake Alsup
A man at a Walmart in Florida asked if the clerk could sell him “anything that would kill 200 people” on Wednesday night, prompting the release of surveillance photos in an effort to identify him.
The man later was later found and told police he was just trying to make a point.
When Hester Mundis visits her 5-year-old grandson, he runs to her shouting “Nini!”
“He waits for my kiss and then immediately looks to see what I’ve brought him,” says the 80-year-old Kingston, NY, writer. “Growing up in Brooklyn, I always got grandma kisses. Didn’t everyone?” It’s a tradition Mundis carries on with her grandson, James, who lives in California. “We both know what to expect and take great delight in the routine.” Continue reading “Grandmas pissed about PC parents’ ban on ‘unwanted’ kisses”