Man taken into custody for several random attacks in Manhattan, including one at NYU

Assault Suspect Arrested Following Attacks on NYU Students A man has been arrested in connection to an assault on a New York University (NYU) student and is now facing additional charges related to other random assaults in Manhattan, as well as a burglary of off-campus housing. James Rizzo, aged 45, was taken into custody and […]
Portland man taken into custody twice in a week for random attacks

A man in Portland was detained twice within a week on charges of unprovoked assault, including an attack on a 69-year-old woman. This came after he had been released following the first incident, as reported by police. The first incident happened on the morning of November 25, 2025, when a 21-year-old man said he was […]
NYU student assaulted and thrown to the ground in surprising random attack while heading to class

A student from New York University was violently assaulted while walking to class in Lower Manhattan on Monday morning, an alarming incident that was captured on surveillance footage. In a heartfelt video shared on social media, Amelia Lewis, a student at NYU, expressed her shock: “I just want to emphasize how bad this is. I […]
64-year-old retiree struck by random bullet in daylight NYC gunfight: ‘It’s happening too frequently’

A 64-year-old retiree was struck by a stray bullet while out to pick up a Thanksgiving turkey during a daylight shooting in Manhattan. The bullet landed perilously close to her spine. At around 4:18 p.m. on Monday, Francisca Nuñez was walking near West 204th Street and Broadway when a group of teenagers fired their weapons, […]
Chicago police are looking for a suspect in the random stabbing of a 27-year-old woman.

Incident at Chicago Train Station In a disturbing event highlighting the risks of public transit, a 27-year-old woman was stabbed in the chest without provocation at a train station in Chicago late Saturday night. This attack echoes the tragic stabbing death of Irina Zalutka, a Ukrainian refugee, on a light rail train in Charlotte, North […]
Police search for suspect in random stabbing at train platform near UIC

Chicago police are currently on the lookout for a man involved in an unprovoked stabbing of a woman at a train station near the University of Illinois at Chicago. This incident occurred on Saturday night. The 27-year-old woman was sitting on a bench at the UIC Halstead Blue Line platform when the man approached her […]
Jon Stewart: Trump has stopped defending ‘random foreign aid’ and ‘let them eat cake appearance’

Jon Stewart criticized President Trump, claiming he only puts in effort for his donors and close associates, rather than genuinely addressing issues like foreign aid or public welfare. “It’s a bizarre world we live in,” Stewart remarked while hosting “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. The comedian noted that Trump appears to disregard the justification […]
Bionca Ellis convicted of killing 3-year-old Julian Wood in a random stabbing

Conviction in Fatal Stabbing of Toddler A woman has been found guilty of fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy in Ohio. The incident occurred in a grocery cart outside a supermarket, and it all unfolded in just five seconds. Vionka Ellis, 34, was convicted by a jury on Wednesday for the attack that killed Julianne Wood […]
Man with a pipe attacks two women and a teenager in a series of random assaults in NYC.

A week after being released for a previous assault, a man was arrested on Wednesday morning in the Bronx following a five-hour violent spree where he targeted two women and a 15-year-old girl. Jeremiah White, 23, allegedly confronted a 46-year-old woman at West 175th Street and University Avenue around 5:20 a.m., screaming, “I hit your […]
Man who deadly assaulted cherished New Yorker in shocking random attack made unsettling confession, DA claims: ‘Took his spirit’

Trial of David Mazariegos for Murder of Nicola Tanzi David Mazariegos, described as mute and unwell, smiled in court as he faced serious charges for the murder of Nicola Tanzi, a 64-year-old man who attended church regularly. Prosecutors recounted the chilling details of the incident, where Mazariegos allegedly claimed he had “taken the innocent victim’s […]