North Carolina man sues South Carolina theme park over roller coaster ride
A historic amusement park ride in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, turned into a nightmare that left a man paralyzed, a North Carolina couple alleges in a lawsuit. The couple, identified as Gangia Adhikari and her husband Kuru Sannyasi, Family Kingdom Amusement Park On July 23, 2021, we rode the wooden Swamp Fox roller coaster. “As […]
Shark bite in Nassau county puts Florida man in critical condition
A Florida man was in critical condition but is recovering after being “severely” bitten on his right arm by a shark on Friday, police said. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office posted details of the attack and its aftermath on Facebook, saying, “At 11:15 AM today, Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Marine Units responded to a distress […]
Florida man who swam to island after allegedly attacking girlfriend tracked down by police, arrested in video
close video Florida man arrested on island after allegedly strangling girlfriend and hitting her with bottle According to the Port Orange Police Department, Jeriel Joyner was charged with aggravated assault. (Photo by Port Orange Police Department/TMX) A Florida man has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly hit his girlfriend over the […]
Woman, 18, cancels first date at last minute by calling 911, saying man is abusive ex-boyfriend threatening to stab her: Police
An Iowa woman reportedly “flinched” before her first date with a man she met on a dating app. Instead of simply canceling the date, she called 911 and falsely accused the man of being an abusive ex-boyfriend who had threatened to stab her, according to police. Authorities in North Liberty, Iowa, received a 911 call […]
Bronx man miffed by attacker’s pithy sentence
A Bronx man who was left in a coma after being surprised and beaten by a convicted sex offender in a headline-grabbing case has slammed the justice system for giving his assailant a light sentence. “It almost cost me my life,” Jesus Cortez Cabrera, 54, told The Washington Post in his first exclusive interview. “I […]
Woman’s brother claims husband behind fatal fall off mountain cliff: ‘Just a cruel man’
When an Ohio lawyer got a call from police in mid-April saying his sister had fallen 140 feet to her death while mountain climbing in Arizona with her rocket scientist husband, he immediately suspected it was a murder case. Hassanain Joseph, 38, told The Washington Post that he believed his sister, Zainab Joseph, was pushed […]
Man gets $300K from settlement after being wrongly accused of theft, cops change facial recognition technology
of City of Detroit The city will pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongfully accused of shoplifting, and as part of the settlement, the city will also change how police use facial recognition technology to identify suspects. Robert Williams’ driver’s license photo was incorrectly determined to be a likely match for a man seen […]
LI man awarded nearly $2M after having part of his thumb chopped off by his BMW’s ‘soft close’ door
He may be missing two thumbs, but he’s made nearly $2 million. In 2016, a jury awarded $1.9 million in damages to a Long Island man whose thumb was sliced off by a BMW’s powered (and ironically named “soft-close”) door. Godwin Boateng, a 68-year-old software engineer from Valley Stream, was “elated” by Thursday’s sentence in […]
Vigilante posing as NYPD detective tries to stop fare-evading family, pepper-sprays man: cops
Police say vigilantes posing as NYPD detectives tried to stop a family in Lower Manhattan this week for not paying their fares, then pepper-sprayed the man when he didn’t comply. Police said the imposter displayed a detective shield he was wearing around his neck when he confronted the family as they tried to enter through […]
Virginia man allegedly tried to meet minor for sex and sought victims on Snapchat, police say
Virginia State Police have arrested another online predator who is suspected of using social media to sexually assault minors. The Fairfax County Police Department In a press release Detectives from McLean District Police Station received a report around 7pm on June 7th of a man engaging in inappropriate contact with a child over the internet. […]