Roblox Let Sexual Predator Target 12-Year-Old Schenectady Girl, Lawsuit Claims Roblox Let Sexual Predator Target 12-Year-Old Schenectady Girl, Lawsuit Claims
Roblox Let Sexual Predator Target 12-Year-Old Schenectady Girl, Lawsuit Claims Roblox is facing a federal lawsuit from the guardian of a 12-year-old New York girl who says the gaming giant put profits over safety, leaving children vulnerable to predators on its platform. The suit – filed on behalf of a Schenectady family in federal court in northern California on Tuesday, Aug. 26 – alleges that Roblox Corporation knowingly designed and marketed its app in a way that exposed children to sexual predators while misrepresenting it as safe for young users. It accuses Roblox of multiple counts, including fraudulent concealment, negligent misrepresentation, general negligen…
SWAT Team Forces Way Into Edgewater Apartment, Barricaded Man Hospitalized: Cops SWAT Team Forces Way Into Edgewater Apartment, Barricaded Man Hospitalized: Cops
SWAT Team Forces Way Into Edgewater Apartment, Barricaded Man Hospitalized: Cops A barricaded man was taken into custody after a standoff at an Edgewater apartment complex over the weekend, authorities said. Patrol officers were called to the Avalon complex at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, for a reported dispute, Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said. Officers determined they were dealing with a barricaded subject and requested assistance from the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, following New Jersey Attorney General Guidelines. Bergen County Crisis Negotiators and the Newark Police Department Emergency Services Unit also responded. Negotiators attempted to …
Triple Murder-Suicide: Sergeant Solely Responsible For Killing Wife, Sons In New City, AG Says Triple Murder-Suicide: Sergeant Solely Responsible For Killing Wife, Sons In New City, AG Says
Triple Murder-Suicide: Sergeant Solely Responsible For Killing Wife, Sons In New City, AG Says More than a year after the shocking deaths of a Westchester police sergeant, his wife, and their two young sons inside their Rockland County home, state investigators have released their findings. On Friday, Aug. 22, New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation announced it had concluded that Bronxville Police Sergeant Watson Morgan was solely responsible for the deaths of his wife, Ornela Morgan, and their two sons before taking his own life on Dec. 30, 2023, in New City. The conclusion came after a review of physical and forensic evidence, including ballistics …
New England Mom In Family Murder-Suicide Said She Was ‘Withering Away’ In Haunting Video New England Mom In Family Murder-Suicide Said She Was ‘Withering Away’ In Haunting Video
New England Mom In Family Murder-Suicide Said She Was ‘Withering Away’ In Haunting Video For weeks, a 34-year-old wife and mother of three posted TikTok videos about her life, her family, and her rapidly declining mental health. Earlier this week, police said she killed nearly her entire family before turning the gun on herself. Emily Long, 34, Ryan Long, 48, and their two oldest children, Parker, 8, and Ryan, 6, were found shot to death inside their home in Madbury, New Hampshire, on Monday, Aug. 18, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. The couple's 3-year-old son was not harmed.  Investigators say Emily killed them all before turning the gun on herself.  As dete…
Aubrey Plaza’s Heartbreaking Grief Analogy — And The Rihanna Joke That Followed Aubrey Plaza’s Heartbreaking Grief Analogy — And The Rihanna Joke That Followed
Aubrey Plaza’s Heartbreaking Grief Analogy — And The Rihanna Joke That Followed Aubrey Plaza is opening up about life after loss in a rare, emotional interview on Amy Poehler’s new podcast, "Good Hang with Amy Poehler." Plaza, 40, lost husband Jeff Baena, 47, in January to suicide. The actress hasn’t spoken much publicly about her loss, but that changed this week when her former “Parks and Rec” co-star Amy Poehler asked about it on her podcast — with notable warmth and grace. “To get it out of the way, people want to see you and they want to see how you are,” Poehler said at the top of the episode, which dropped earlier this week. “You had this terrible, tragic year. …
Brutal Murders Of Wife, Mother-In-Law, 3 Children Keep York County Man On Death Row: AG Brutal Murders Of Wife, Mother-In-Law, 3 Children Keep York County Man On Death Row: AG
Brutal Murders Of Wife, Mother-In-Law, 3 Children Keep York County Man On Death Row: AG A York County man who slaughtered his wife, mother-in-law, and three young children inside their West Princess Street apartment more than three decades ago will remain on death row after losing another federal appeal, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Paul Gamboa-Taylor, now 65, killed his family with a hammer and knife at 667 West Princess Street in 1991. The victims were identified as his wife, Valerie L. Gamboa-Taylor, 23; her mother, Donna M. Barshinger, 42; her children, Paul E., 4, and Jasmine E., 2; and her brother, Lance T. Barshinger, 2. Gamb…
‘Last Chance’ Blown: NJ Trooper Loses Appeal After Mental Health Meltdown, Court Rules ‘Last Chance’ Blown: NJ Trooper Loses Appeal After Mental Health Meltdown, Court Rules
‘Last Chance’ Blown: NJ Trooper Loses Appeal After Mental Health Meltdown, Court Rules A New Jersey State Trooper who sparked a multi-state search after walking away from a Pennsylvania rehab facility will not get his job back, after a state appeals court upheld his firing for breaking the terms of a “Last Chance Agreement” he signed years earlier. Trooper I Jason Dare, who served about 20 years, had already been disciplined multiple times, court records show. Between 2015 and 2017, he was charged in a hit-and-run crash, arrested for DWI, and sent inappropriate text messages that included asking a police officer about obtaining an untraceable firearm, according to a court opin…
Man Learns Fate After Stabbing Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment Man Learns Fate After Stabbing Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment
Man Learns Fate After Stabbing Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to the maximum penalty under the law for the brutal 2022 killing of a grandmother and great-grandmother inside her Westchester apartment.  Deshawn Nunez, of Yonkers, will serve 25 years to life in state prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 68-year-old Renee Spencer, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Thursday, Aug. 14.  In the late-night hours of Aug. 9, 2022, Nunez stabbed Spencer more than a dozen times inside her Nepperhan Avenue apartment in Yonkers, killing her.  …
Shooter’s Writings Reveal Motive In Deadly CDC Headquarters Attack, Investigators Say Shooter’s Writings Reveal Motive In Deadly CDC Headquarters Attack, Investigators Say
Shooter’s Writings Reveal Motive In Deadly CDC Headquarters Attack, Investigators Say An alleged gunman who opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters late last week blamed his declining health and depression on the COVID-19 vaccine, according to documents recovered by investigators.  This revelation sheds new light on the motive behind the deadly attack that left a police officer and the shooter dead. On Friday, Aug. 8, chaos erupted at the CDC’s sprawling Atlanta campus when 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia, allegedly fired shots at four buildings, prompting a massive law enforcement response.  The incident e…
Armed Man Talked Down After Tense Standoff In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Armed Man Talked Down After Tense Standoff In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Armed Man Talked Down After Tense Standoff In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Police in Dutchess County safely resolved a tense standoff with an armed, suicidal man, authorities said.  The incident happened around 9:05 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, on Wilson Boulevard in the City of Poughkeepsie, according to the city's police department. Responding officers found a highly agitated man standing in the doorway of a residence holding a large kitchen knife. Police said he then retreated back inside.  The department’s Hostage Negotiation Team was called to the scene and made contact with the man. Negotiators eventually convinced him to exit the home unarmed, and he…
Son’s Strange Rants About Demons, Divine Gifts Preceded Murder-Suicide In Old Greenwich Son’s Strange Rants About Demons, Divine Gifts Preceded Murder-Suicide In Old Greenwich
Son’s Strange Rants About Demons, Divine Gifts Preceded Murder-Suicide In Old Greenwich Days before police say he killed his mother and then himself in a murder-suicide that shook a wealthy Connecticut town, 56-year-old Stein Erik Soelberg had been posting rambling and paranoid thoughts to his 100,000 Instagram followers, claiming he had “special gifts from God” and warning about tampered devices, brain implants, and a “massive, spiritual and kinetic war.” Soelberg and his mother, Suzanne Adams, 83, were found dead Tuesday, Aug. 5, inside their Old Greenwich home (where the median home price is about $2.1 million), Greenwich police said Friday, Aug. 8.  Suzann…
More Trips, Better Mood? Poll Explores Travel’s Link To Happiness More Trips, Better Mood? Poll Explores Travel’s Link To Happiness
More Trips, Better Mood? Poll Explores Travel’s Link To Happiness For many Americans, a healthier state of mind might just require a passport stamp. According to a new Talker Research poll, people with excellent mental health take twice as many trips each year as those who report feeling poor or very poor. Additionally, they are far more likely to describe travel as a key part of their lifestyle. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed a striking connection between how people feel and how often they leave home.  The average respondent said they feel 67 percent better mentally after a trip, with those who travel frequently more likely to report good o…