Yonkers, NY
News
'Call The Police': Woman Held Hostage Uses Grubhub To Alert Yonkers Eatery 'Call The Police': Woman Held Hostage Uses Grubhub To Alert Yonkers Eatery
'Call The Police': Woman Held Hostage Uses Grubhub To Alert Yonkers Eatery A New York woman being held hostage and sexually assaulted was finally rescued after using a food delivery app to call for help. Westchester County restaurant The Chipper Truck Cafe, located in Yonkers, said it received the desperate plea for help Sunday, June 19, via a customer order on Grubhub. Written in the app’s “additional instructions” box was the message: “please call the police his going to call me when u delivered come with the cones please don’t make it obvious.” In a Facebook post, the restaurant’s owner said staff immediately called 911 and reported the message to police. …

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by Michael Mashburn
Gettysburg, PA
Schools
Shooting Threat Shutters Entire School District In Central PA Shooting Threat Shutters Entire School District In Central PA
Shooting Threat Shutters Entire School District In Central PA A central Pennsylvania school district has closed for students due to a threat on social media on June, 1, according to the school. "Upon advice from Local Law enforcement. Today, Wednesday, June 1, 2022 The Waynesboro Area School District will be closed for students," the school said. A "masked individual displaying a handgun posted a threat on social media advising that students should not go to school," Waynesboro Area police say. The poster's account was determined to be fake though the account creator remain unknown, according to investigators. The FBI is "assisting in determining th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hackensack, NJ
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FBI: ‘Sextortion’ Of Teen Boys Is Increasing, Here's What Parents, Guardians Should Know FBI: ‘Sextortion’ Of Teen Boys Is Increasing, Here's What Parents, Guardians Should Know
FBI: ‘Sextortion’ Of Teen Boys Is Increasing, Here's What Parents, Guardians Should Know Reports of adults ‘sextorting’ teenage boys into sending them sexual videos or photos online are booming, particularly involving victims 14 to 17 years old, the FBI warns. In 2021 alone, its Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 18,000 sextortion-related complaints of various types, the bureau announced on Wednesday, April 13. A growing number involved late-teen boys targeted by predators posing as someone else, federal authorities said. It ordinarily begins with a contact through social media or on a gaming site. The adult predator or scammer "convinces the child to s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
NJ Attorney General Co-Leads National Probe Into Whether TikTok Harms Kids, Teens, Young Adults NJ Attorney General Co-Leads National Probe Into Whether TikTok Harms Kids, Teens, Young Adults
NJ Attorney General Co-Leads National Probe Into Whether TikTok Harms Kids, Teens, Young Adults New Jersey law enforcers are co-leading a multi-state investigation into whether TikTok puts youngsters at physical and emotional risk, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced. The probe centers on what Platkin called techniques used by TikTok to "increase both the frequency and duration of engagement by young users – children, teenagers and young adults – and on the potential harms that may result from such engagement." It will also explore "what TikTok knows about such harms," the attorney said in announcing the endeavor on Wednesday, March 2. A coalition of attorneys genera…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Darien, CT
News
Don't Let Them Break Your Heart: FBI Issues Alert For Romance Scams Don't Let Them Break Your Heart: FBI Issues Alert For Romance Scams
Don't Let Them Break Your Heart: FBI Issues Alert For Romance Scams While Valentine's Day is a time for romantic gestures, the FBI has issued an alert to the public about romance scams.  The agency said in an alert on Monday, Feb. 14, that the scams take place when a criminal adopts a fake identity online to get the victim's trust and uses the close relationship to manipulate and/or steal from the victim. "The criminals who carry out romance scams are experts at what they do and will seem genuine, caring, and believable," the FBI said. "Con artists are present on most dating and social media sites." The FBI said eventually the scammer will ask the vic…

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by Nicole Valinote
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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VA Teen Raped By PA Man Reunited With Family: Police VA Teen Raped By PA Man Reunited With Family: Police
VA Teen Raped By PA Man Reunited With Family: Police A 15-year-old Virginia girl has been reunited with her family after she was located by police on Monday, according to a release by Shippensburg police. The Ashland police department in Virginia contacted the Shippensburg police department about the girl who had gone missing from the Ashland area on Saturday, Jan 15, according to the release.  Through an investigation, police learned that the teenager had met up with a man she met through a social media application.   Edward Lee Jr., 24, of Shippensburg, was identified as the man, according to police and court documents.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Suburban Philly Girl Dies Doing TikTok 'Blackout Challenge' Suburban Philly Girl Dies Doing TikTok 'Blackout Challenge'
Suburban Philly Girl Dies Doing TikTok 'Blackout Challenge' A Pennsylvania family is raising awareness to a TikTok challenge that left their 10-year-old daughter dead. Nylah Anderson, 10, was found unconscious in her Chester bedroom Dec. 12 after trying the "Blackout Challenge," which encourages participants to hold their breath until they pass out. Nylah was rushed to a local hospital where she died. A TikTok spokesperson released the following statement: “This disturbing ‘challenge,’ which people seem to learn about from sources other than TikTok, long predates our platform and has never been a TikTok trend. We remain vigilant in our commitment …

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by Cecilia Levine
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Sex Assault Case, CT State Police Say Suspect Nabbed In Sex Assault Case, CT State Police Say
Suspect Nabbed In Sex Assault Case, CT State Police Say A 22-year-old man in Connecticut is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen, State Police announced. Torrington resident Jacob Joseph Haag, of Litchfield County, was arrested by Connecticut State Police investigators following an investigation into alleged sexual assault. The investigation into Haag was launched in late March, police said, when troopers received a report of a possible sexual assault involving a 15-year-old that happened in the Town of Goshen. According to police, investigators spoke to the teen, who said that a man she met online had picked her up near her …

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Arranged To Have Sex With 13-Year-Old From Fairfield County, Police Say Man Arranged To Have Sex With 13-Year-Old From Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Arranged To Have Sex With 13-Year-Old From Fairfield County, Police Say A man has been apprehended after arriving in Connecticut believing he was going to be having sex with a child, police announced. Detectives in Fairfield County from the Greenwich Police Department’s Special Victims Section had been engaged for several weeks in an internet undercover sexual predator investigation. The suspect believed one of the detectives was a 13-year old girl and began extensive conversations which included him sending explicit text messages indicating specific sex acts he wanted to engage with what he believed was a juvenile child, said police.&n…

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by Joe Lombardi
Rivertowns, NY
News
COVID-19: Alert Issued For Child Tax Credit Payment Scams COVID-19: Alert Issued For Child Tax Credit Payment Scams
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Child Tax Credit Payment Scams Opportunistic fraudsters have taken advantage of some consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic, this time targeting child tax credit payments that have been sent out to assist families. The IRS recently issued an alert after it began sending tens of millions of dollars to families, though scammers have been attempting to pull a fast one over on some to steal thousands of dollars in federal benefits. According to the IRS, scammers have been reaching out to families using emails, text messages, and through social media, asking to verify personal information to receive the child tax credit payme…

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by Zak Failla
Lancaster, PA
News
GUILTY! Pennsylvania Man Kidnapped Girl, 13, From Indiana GUILTY! Pennsylvania Man Kidnapped Girl, 13, From Indiana
Guilty! Pennsylvania Man Kidnapped Girl, 13, From Indiana UPDATE: Howland has been sentenced to a maximum of 105 years in prison, click here to read more about his sentencing. ORIGINAL:  A Lancaster County man has been found guilty for the Dec. 2020 kidnapping of a girl from her home in Indiana, according to court documents and a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Andrew E. Howland, 39, lured the girl from her home after pursuing her online, according to police. The young accuser testified during the three-day long trial, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. During her testimon…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Arrested For Attempting To Entice Minor To Have Sex, Police Say Fairfield County Man Arrested For Attempting To Entice Minor To Have Sex, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Arrested For Attempting To Entice Minor To Have Sex, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to entice a juvenile to engage in sexual activity. Rashad Tao Salaam, age 41, of Bridgeport, was apprehended on Friday, Aug. 13, by Greenwich Police following a weeklong investigation, authorities said. The department was made aware that an adult who was sending inappropriate text messages to a 13-year-old child, said Greenwich Police Capt. Mark Zuccerella. During the course of the investigation, detectives from the  Special Victims Section posed as the juvenile victim.  The suspect, aware that the origi…

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by Kathy Reakes