The New York Police Department is investigating an attack on a Columbia University staff member who says he was struck in the head and had xenophobic remarks shouted at him last week near campus. Ben Chang, the university’s spokesperson and vice president for communications, was on his way to work on June 17 when a […]
COOK COUNTY – A Des Plaines man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly kidnapping a woman and sexually assaulting her on Sunday. Around 10:30 p.m., Des Plaines police responded to a home in the 900 block of S. Sixth Avenue for a report of a domestic battery. When officers arrived at the scene, […]
Police in New York City are searching for a suspect that sexually assaulted a woman who was sunbathing in Central Park on Monday afternoon. Around 1:30 p.m., police responded to an area of Central Park for a report of an attempted rape on a female victim. Police said a woman in her 20s was sunbathing […]
Jun. 22—A Manchester gym owner has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the women’s locker room. Terry Dow, 51, owner of The Training Station, 200 Elm St., was charged with felonious sexual assault and simple assault, according to a news release from Manchester police. The charges stem from a report […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday met with an Israeli lawyer who has publicly described being sexually assaulted while held hostage in Gaza, and said the story left her fearing more such accounts “will only increase as more hostages are released.” Harris hosted an event highlighting efforts to reduce conflict-related sexual violence […]
A Bellingham child was injured in an alleged hate crime as a group of students returned from a field trip Wednesday afternoon in downtown Bellingham, police and school officials said. The Whatcom Middle School sixth-grader, whose name was not released, was punched in the face by an assailant who apparently targeted the boy because of […]
Jun. 13—Police shot a man in Dexter early Thursday after he resisted arrest and assaulted two officers, authorities say. Police were asked to respond to reports of a man “acting erratically,” shortly after 2 a.m. in the Piscataquis County town. The department’s chief, Kevin Wintle, and Sgt. Gary Morin arrived and spoke with the subject, […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 43-year-old man was charged with sexual battery after he allegedly groped a woman after he delivered her food. Sadriddin Azizov was arrested Wednesday, June 12 for the incident that happened in Nashville on March 27, 2024. Teen dies after shooting at Madison park According to court documents, the victim was […]
A 3-year-old boy who police say was fatally assaulted was found not breathing in his stepfather’s Grand Prairie apartment, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. The child, Zyair Amerson, was taken by family members on the morning of May 11 to an emergency room at Arlington Memorial Hospital for injuries consistent with assault. The boy […]
The Danish Prime Minister’s office has said the premier has suffered minor whiplash but is otherwise fine after a man assaulted her in central Copenhagen. Police confirmed “there has been an incident” involving Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and that a 39-year-old man was arrested on Friday. Ms Frederiksen was rushed to a hospital for a […]
A man has assaulted Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in central Copenhagen, local media reported. Police confirmed “there has been an incident with the Prime Minister” and that a 39-year-old man was arrested on Friday. He is expected to face a custody hearing on Saturday. Authorities did not provide further details and it was not […]
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen walked away following an assault by a man in central Copenhagen on Friday and had no outward signs of harm, a local resident told Reuters. “Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was beaten on Friday evening at Kultorvet (square, red.) in Copenhagen by a man who was subsequently arrested. The […]