A 15-year-old male is accused of beating and robbing an 83-year-old woman in broad daylight in front of a New Jersey supermarket last week — but three adults allegedly put him up to it.
Somers Point police said officers responded just before 11 a.m. Oct. 3 to an Acme supermarket in regard to a strong-armed robbery.
'Hoping for a judge who will put them away.'
Police said someone approached an 83-year-old Somers Point woman from behind near the store's entrance and then assaulted her and stole her purse. Somers Point is on the south Jersey shore about a half hour southwest of Atlantic City.
The accused — described as a younger male, possibly white, wearing a mask and dark clothing — fled the scene toward Bethel Road, police said.
The victim suffered facial and upper body injuries, after which she received medical treatment and was released, police said in a follow-up post.
Police said they executed multiple search warrants on residences and a vehicle in Atlantic City and Egg Harbor Township to obtain evidence — and then arrested the following individuals:
All three adult suspects were taken to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
Nearly 300 comments have been posted underneath the police department's Facebook post about the incident, and most seemed pleased with the police response. One offered, "Great work! Hoping for a judge who will put them away."
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A pair of masked robbers shot a mother dead in front of her husband and son after she tried to defend them amid a robbery in their New York City condo building Monday night, the New York Post reported.
Two suspects in black ski masks allegedly followed the victim’s 61-year-old husband into the building — Two Bridges at 44 Market St. in lower Manhattan — and then into the elevator where they attempted to rob him, the Post said.
'It’s all surreal,' Liu’s son told the Post Tuesday. 'I feel only sadness right now.'
Lin Rong Yan, 32, buzzed his dad into the building and was waiting for him in the eighth-floor hallway when the elevator opened and revealed the crime in progress, the paper said, citing sources.
Yan tried to intervene, and one of the suspects pistol-whipped him, sources told the Post.
His mother — 57-year-old home health aide Ying Zhu Liu — heard what was happening and came out with a stick to confront the robbers, but she was shot in the face in front of her husband and son, the paper said.
The robbers grabbed a cellphone from Liu’s husband and fled in an unknown direction, the Post said, adding that the pair were still at large as of early Tuesday.
Police told the paper the gunman was wearing a half-red, half-black hooded jacket, black pants with a white stripe down the leg, and white sneakers; the second suspect was wearing a black hooded coat, black pants, and black-and-white sneakers.
Liu’s son told the Post he didn't recognize either of the suspects.
The paper said the hallway was still smeared with blood 12 hours after the fatal shooting.
"I heard a fight, gunshot, and then just called 911. I didn't open the door. I was scared for my life, thought the best thing I could do was call police," neighbor John Lee told WCBS-TV.
“It’s all surreal,” Liu’s son told the Post Tuesday. “I feel only sadness right now.”
A family friend added to the paper that "no such crimes happened in this building" over the past decade.
Those with information about the case can confidentially call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), WCBS said, adding that tipsters can submit them online or through a direct message on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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There appears to be no shortage of accounts at Blaze News describing violent thugs attempting to commit crimes — and promptly getting massive resistance from individuals you might not immediately expect would fight back because they're either elderly, very young, or completely outnumbered.
Just this week alone, we brought you a pair of stories in that vein.
'All of a sudden, something snapped in me, and I was like, 'You know what? No, I'm not going to let this happen to me. This is not going to happen.''
First off, video captured a brave 8-year-old girl who used a baseball bat to help her dad fight off an alleged armed robber Saturday night at the Minnesota liquor store he manages. "That day I just wanted to cry," the dad later said. "When I saw the video, I didn't expect she'd do that. I expect a little girl crying, screaming." Even better, police caught the suspect, who was charged with first-degree attempted aggravated robbery.
In the second example, an 85-year-old Wyoming homeowner described a scary encounter in which he said he fought with and shot a much younger intruder at his Riverton home late Friday night. Wayne Williams told the Cowboy State Daily that after he heard pounding and kicking at 11 p.m. outside his home, he pulled his .380-caliber pistol from its holster, tossed the holster on his bed, went to the front door — and opened it to confront the intruder who stood six inches taller than Williams and pushed him into the home. But Williams gamely fought back and ultimately won the harrowing battle.
The following are 10 other instances during which violent, dangerous thugs got all they could handle — and more — from folks you might not expect would fight back:
It was around 4:45 a.m. on March 3, 2022, when a woman called police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, saying her Nissan was stolen from a parking lot at 4800 South Darlington Avenue — and with her 13-year-old son sleeping in the front seat.
The boy later said he woke up when the suspect — identified as Koleasha Pruitt — hit a curb. And that was when he realized the woman driving the car wasn't his mother.
Police said the boy punched Pruitt several times in the face to get her to stop the car. KTUL-TV reported that she crashed into a center median. After Pruitt exited the vehicle, the boy locked the doors, police said. And even though Pruitt several times threatened to taser the boy, it didn't come to pass since she was locked out of the vehicle, police said.
At some point the boy called his mother and said the car was near 37th and Yale Avenue, police said, adding that the suspect ran off, but cops soon tracked her down. The boy wasn't injured, KTUL reported, adding that he is now back with his family.
Pruitt was arrested and booked into the Tulsa County Jail on charges of kidnapping after former conviction of felony, possession of a stolen vehicle after former conviction of felony, and obstruction/interfering with an officer.
The Brevard County (Florida) Sheriff's Office said 29-year-old Blake Robinson tried to steal a car parked outside a home in the early morning hours of June 27 but was interrupted by the car owner, a 66-year-old man.
Authorities said after calling 911, the car owner confronted Robinson and got into a physical altercation with him. While Robinson knocked the owner to the ground and kicked him in the head, the car owner — Robert Polk — fought back and was able to incapacitate Robinson until police arrived.
"Welcome to Brevard County, where we proudly support ... 'Play stupid games ... win stupid prizes,'" the sheriff's office wrote on Facebook about the incident.
Deputies arrived at the crime scene and arrested Robinson, who allegedly had blood around his mouth and "was seemingly having a tough time getting up off of the ground, after getting his butt whipped by a 66-year-old man!"
The sheriff's office added, "Mr. Tough Guy ... got manhandled by a 66-year-old man who thankfully only required brief medical treatment and was left without any serious injuries!"
Deputies added that Polk's face was red and swollen, and one of his ears was covered in blood, but Robinson needed medical attention.
The sheriff's office also noted, "As for Robinson, he was fortunate enough to be in Brevard County where he won a few prizes for being stupid including a chauffeured ride to a local medical facility to check his injuries before arriving at his less than luxurious accommodations at Ivey's Iron Bar Lodge! At the lodge he was given a freshly washed 2-piece ensemble to get comfortable in before being shown to his sleeping area in our open floor plan."
Robinson was charged with burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and felony battery on a person over the age of 65. He was booked in the Brevard County Jail on a $30,000 bond.
Sheriff Wayne Ivey said the suspect "got an enhanced charge for hitting someone over the age of 65 who ended up whooping his punk butt!"
Ivey added, "As we like to say here in Brevard County, 'Mess Around and Find Out!'"
Danielle Mobley and her 9-year-old daughter Journee Nelson were grocery shopping in West Palm Beach on Nov. 2, 2021, when surveillance video recorded the moment a thug tried to steal the mother's purse.
"We struggled over the purse. He pushed me down to the ground," Mobley told WSVN-TV.
The suspect reportedly told Mobley to let go of her purse — otherwise "you're going to make me pop you," the assailant said while reaching for his waistband.
With that, Mobley's 9-year-old daughter ran over to try and save her mother from the attack. In fact, Journee is seen on surveillance video punching the violent robber.
"We walked out the store, and then I took a little glance at him, and then I looked back at the car, and then I opened my door. And then, next thing I know, I saw him running towards my mom," Journee said during an appearance on "Fox & Friends Weekend."
"I fought back," Journee added to the cable news program. "I had to save my mom."
After Journee punched the thug in the face, he pushed her to the ground and fled the scene — but the brave 9-year-old girl still ran after him across four houses before he got away.
The thief ended up stealing Mobley's purse, which contained a cellphone, several bank cards, a wallet, cash, and her concealed carry permit. But the suspect — identified as 29-year-old Demetrius Jackson — was arrested two days later and charged with robbery and battery.
On Nov. 18, the West Palm Beach Police Department honored the pint-sized hero with a medal and certificate. Chief Frank Adderley said he bet the suspect was "shocked" by Journee's grit and guts, adding that "her actions were perfect timing in this particular situation, and I think she hit him pretty hard."
You can view a video report about the incident — which includes an interview with the mom and her daughter — here.
Steve Huntley, 70, was asleep early on the morning of March 21 when the noises commenced. Huntley — who lives in the Memphis neighborhood of Nutbush — told WREG-TV the sound was a "bump, bump, bump."
"That’s what got my dogs stirred up,” he added to the station.
Sure enough, Huntley said an intruder was trying to get into his home through a back door — and the elderly homeowner told WREG he soon was standing face-to-face with the intruder.
“I shoved him,” Huntley recounted to the station. “He hit the ground down there. I slammed the door and went in to get my pistol.”
Huntley added to WREG that upon returning to the face-off spot, he fired a single shot — and the intruder took off running.
“That’s the reason a lot of people are moving out of this neighborhood because of what’s going on,” Huntley added to the station.
WREG said a search through Memphis data revealed that police have been called 170 times within the past year about breaking and entering, property crimes, and thefts — all within a half-mile radius of Huntley’s home.
Huntley has a more personal reason to be on guard, the station said, after his son was shot to death in 2016. Therefore, Huntley told WREG, he's ready to throw down to the death if necessary when others threaten the safety of his loved ones.
“He picked the wrong place to try and break into,” he said of the hapless intruder. “Because my motto is, ‘If you come in here, you are going to meet your maker.'”
Police found the accused intruder a few blocks from Huntley's residence, WREG added, noting that charges against him were pending. You can view a video report about the incident — including an interview with Huntley — here.
Police said the incident unfolded in the parking lot of a Target store on Pardee Road in the city of Taylor, Michigan, around 4:50 p.m. May 13. Taylor is about 20 minutes southwest of Detroit.
Rachel Smiglewski told WXYZ-TV she was sitting in her boyfriend's car when the trio of would-be carjackers wearing surgical masks threatened her with a gun.
"I was just baffled and so scared," the 24-year-old told the station.
She said she tried to call 911, but one of the thugs smacked her phone away and hit her face with the gun, after which she said she could feel blood spurting from her face.
Although she complied with their demands and handed over her car keys, Smiglewski said something inside her took over in the moment, and she decided to fight back.
"All of a sudden, something snapped in me, and I was like, 'You know what? No, I'm not going to let this happen to me. This is not going to happen,'" she said.
Smiglewski said she started yelling for help and slamming her hands on the roof of the car. People in the parking lot began calling police. Although the assailants still had her keys, they ran away from the spectacle she was causing.
But Smiglewski wasn't through. She ran after them — in her flip-flops, no less.
"I chased after them. We ran the whole parking lot, and I was wearing flip-flops. Then I lost my shoes, so my feet are all cut up," she said.
Smiglewski also said she realized they were not very big physically and got prepared to fight them: "I was back ready to fight all three of them because they look like they were scrawny little teenagers."
One of the assailants threw the keys at her as they ran away. Police said they ran into a BJ's restaurant, and the employees called police to let them know the suspects were hiding in their bathroom.
Police said they arrested three males between 14 and 18 years old and recovered a 9mm Glock. Police said they believe the two juveniles and the man had been playing basketball before they missed a bus to Detroit and decided to try carjacking someone.
When asked what motivated her to fight back, Smiglewski said she was fed up with people taking advantage of her.
"I've had everybody walk all over me and take advantage of me for years and years," she said. "You just get sick of it, and I'm not going to let anyone do that to me anymore."
Smiglewski said on Facebook she's a sandwich artist at Subway.
"I fought and won and am so glad to be alive and not shot dead over some car," she wrote in the post.
You can view a video report, which includes an interview with Smiglewski, here.
An 85-year-old woman in rural Idaho is being hailed for her heroic actions after she was the victim of a brutal home invasion.
The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to the home on March 13 and found a man dead from gunshot wounds and an injured elderly homeowner.
The home invasion began about 2 a.m. when 39-year-old Derek Ephriam Condon parked a mile away and used a screwdriver to break into the home through a window, according to Bingham County Prosecutor Ryan Jolley. Condon was wearing a military jacket and a black ski mask.
Condon then bashed the head of a sleeping Christine Jenneiahn with his gun. Police said they found blood on her pillow.
The man then dragged Jenneiahn to the living room and handcuffed her to a wooden chair. He demanded she tell him where her valuables were located and grew angry when she said she didn't have much. She said he put his gun to her head at that point.
She told him there were two safes downstairs, and Condon left her handcuffed to rummage around for the safes. That's when he discovered her disabled son also was in the home, and he was angry that she hadn't told him about her son.
When Condon left her alone again, Jenneiahn was able to drag her chair to her pillow and retrieve a .357 Magnum revolver. She then hid the gun and waited to see what Condon would do next.
Jolley said Condon threatened to kill her while burglarizing the home, so Jenneiahn decided to take a chance and shot at the man.
Condon was struck twice and was able to shoot back at Jenneiahn with a 9mm gun, striking her in the leg, arm, chest, and abdomen. Condon then made his way to the kitchen where he died of his wounds.
Jenneiahn was still handcuffed to the chair and remained on the floor for 10 hours before her son was able to bring her a phone so she could call the police. She was given life-saving treatment and taken to a hospital.
Jolley said that police found Condon's car near the home with footprints leading to the house. They also found a set of lock picks on Condon's body and a bag containing some of the Jenneiahn's possessions.
The incident was determined to be a “justifiable homicide” under Idaho criminal code, according to Jolley. He called the case "one of the most heroic acts of self-preservation" he had ever seen.
"Her grit, determination, and will to live appear to be what saved her that night," Jolley added. "Christine was justified in taking any and all means necessary to defend herself and her son that night." You can view a video report about the incident here.
A 39-year-old woman began to exit her car in the Plaza shopping center's parking lot in Streetsboro, Ohio, around 1 p.m. Aug. 9, 2022, when a motorist drove up behind her, WEWS-TV reported.
With that, three men armed with guns got out of their vehicle, approached the woman, took her keys, and got into her vehicle, the station said.
But the woman climbed into her car's back seat, after which a struggle ensued, the station said. Soon all of the men exited her car and took off, police told WEWS, adding that the woman sustained a minor injury, and a description of the robbers wasn't provided.
After the attempted carjacking, police issued a warning to crime victims through the station: "We are glad that she is OK, but we would recommend that people do not fight back with people who are attempting to rob them — particularly if they are armed. Their safety is more important than any of their possessions ... this terrible crime can and does happen anywhere."
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said 83-year-old Lydia Sanchez was leaving the La Michoacana grocery store in the Aldine area of Houston at 8 a.m. March 28 when a much younger, stronger male attacked her, KTRK-TV said.
Lee Sanchez, her son, said she fought back against the suspect who was trying to steal her car: "She ended up biting him, and my mom had a good hold on him."
The alleged assailant ripped Sanchez out of her car and threw her on the ground. He then drove away in her car with her purse and a large amount of cash.
Sanchez was hospitalized and later released. She suffered an extremely swollen knee, a busted lip, and a sore rib cage.
Surveillance cameras captured video of the suspect at a shopping center. He parked Sanchez's car behind Manny's Mexican Grill and Seafood Restaurant and then pulled on the door handle of a truck at the restaurant. Unable to gain entry, he walked away with a bag and abandoned the car.
Sanchez's family recovered her car, which she needs to attend dialysis three times a week. "We've got to focus on her healing," her son told KTRK.
Although her family is grateful that she wasn't more seriously injured, they want the perpetrator to face justice.
"She's doing her grocery shopping. She's 83 years old. Why?" her daughter Evelyn Garza asked. "To attack an elderly person? Yeah we want him caught!"
The family had to change out the door locks to her home because Sanchez's keys also were stolen. Sanchez has nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. You can view a video report about what happened to Sanchez here.
Surveillance video — which you can view here — shows an 82-year-old man fighting a gun-wielding, would-be carjacker at an Atlanta gas station on the afternoon of March 11, 2021.
"I'm just glad to be alive," the elderly victim, who has chosen to remain anonymous, told WAGA-TV in an interview about the incident.
He described to the local news outlet how he was pumping gas at 2:30 in the afternoon when the suspect approached him.
"I thought he was going to shoot me," the victim said. "As I put my gas nozzle back and was getting ready to get in the car, I turned around, and he was there with a gun in his pants, and showed part of it. He just said, 'Give it up,' and I asked ... 'give what up?' and he said, 'You know what I'm talking about. Give me them keys.'"
Video shows the victim quickly grabbing medical records from the front seat of the car when he saw an opportunity to fight the assailant.
"I saw he wasn't looking, and I grabbed his arm with the gun in it, and we started tussling, and we hit the ground," the victim recalled. Video shows the assailant's gun was tossed in another direction during the scuffle.
After getting off the ground, the suspect allegedly grabbed the gun again, pointed it at the victim, saying, "Do you want me to shoot you? Don't make me shoot you, man."
The elderly victim then ran into the convenience store seeking help while the suspect attempted to steal the car. But after the suspect reportedly was unable to get the vehicle to start, he fled the scene.
"Oh, it scared me! It scared me. I thought he was going to shoot me," the victim recalled, adding that "desperate" criminals now are picking on victims they assume are vulnerable.
The crook made quite the misjudgment in this case.
A 65-year-old Texas woman fatally shot a home invasion suspect who reportedly attacked her fiancé.
The incident unfolded in Fredericksburg early on April 11, 2020, when 19-year-old Cleto Neri Solorzano reportedly attempted to break through the couple's patio door.
The 73-year-old homeowner investigated the source of the noise when he reportedly came face-to-face with Solorzano, who forced his way through the door, struck the homeowner with a blunt object, and began choking the victim.
That's when his fiancée jumped into action. After witnessing the attack, she reportedly ran back to the bedroom, grabbed a handgun, and fired a warning shot. Sources reportedly said she demanded Solorzano stop the attack, which rendered her fiancé unconscious, and leave the property — or she'd make the second shot count.
Solorzano apparently refused, so the woman made good on her threat — and shot the intruder in the head.
KXAN-TV reported that authorities arrived on the scene, and emergency workers transported Solorzano to nearby Hill County Memorial Hospital. He later was transferred to University Hospital in San Antonio where he was pronounced dead.
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An elderly Florida man fell victim to a prearranged trap planned by a 34-year-old woman who set him up to be robbed by her ex-boyfriend, according to police.
Chelsea Wright, 34, and Andrew Marks, 33, were arrested by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. The pair were charged with robbery with a weapon and aggravated battery on a victim over the age of 65.
Just before 5 a.m. on Feb. 22, a 73-year-old Florida man appeared at a local hospital. He needed to be treated for numerous injuries to his head, torso, and arms, with significant lacerations to his head that required staples, and his eye swollen shut.
The elderly man informed detectives that he had been battered with a metal object by a man in the Plantation Pines neighborhood. He said that his wallet had been stolen by the unidentified man.
During the investigation, police learned that the elderly man had met the 34-year-old Wright at a Daytona Beach bar. She reportedly invited the 73-year-old man back to her home for a romantic date.
He allegedly followed Wright to her home in separate vehicles.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said in a Saturday press release, "At one point on the drive, Wright stopped to pick up someone from the side of the road. She continued driving, with the victim following, then stopped and dropped off her passenger near a home. The victim then got out of his car and approached Wright’s vehicle."
That's when police suspect Marks ambushed the elderly Florida man and pummeled the 73-year-old with a metal object. The victim claimed that his attacker repeatedly beat him even as he fell to the ground and took cover in the fetal position. The assailant allegedly stole the man's wallet and fled the crime scene, as did Wright.
The elderly man was left bleeding on the ground.
Police reportedly began conducting surveillance on Wright and subsequently pulled the 34-year-old woman on a traffic infraction. Officers allegedly found narcotics in her vehicle and took her into custody on drug charges as well as violations of her probation.
During interrogations, Wright claimed her date was attacked by an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s disease, who she picked up on the side of the road.
Law enforcement later discovered text messages between Wright and her ex-boyfriend planning to rob the elderly man, according to authorities.
On Friday, Marks was arrested.
Both suspects remain in custody.
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A Florida man and woman have been charged with murder after a man was found dead in an alleged sex-for-hire scheme to steal a vehicle that went fatally wrong, according to police.
Jessica Long, 37, and Michael Montgomery, 47, were charged with murder for the deadly incident that unfolded on June 27, 2023. Montgomery is facing additional charges, including parole violation, resisting arrest, and aggravated battery.
Police found the dead body of 40-year-old Wayne Barlow on the side of the road in Marion County, Florida.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office noted that the death appeared "suspicious."
Barlow had been shot in the head, strangled, and suffered from blunt force trauma, according to the Fifth District Medical Examiner’s Office.
Investigators allegedly found text messages between Barlow and Long discussing plans to meet in a wooded area to engage in sex, according to an arrest affidavit. Barlow reportedly told the woman that he would pay for the sex, and he sent Long $80 through the Cash App.
Long gave Montgomery a "signal" that meant "it was time to go ahead with the plan," according to the affidavit. The plan reportedly was for Montgomery – said to be "the muscle" in the heist – to strongarm Barlow while Long was having sex with the unsuspecting Florida man, and the pair would then steal his car.
Barlow met Long in a secluded area of the Regal Park neighborhood of Ocala. However, the alleged car theft went awry in a deadly way.
"Montgomery then pulled Barlow from the vehicle and assaulted him with a pipe-like object," the Marion County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Wednesday. "Witnesses reported that Montgomery tried to run over Barlow, then approached and shot him."
"Make sure he's dead," Long said, according to the affidavit.
The couple allegedly went to a nearby Family Dollar to buy bleach and other supplies to clean up.
WOFL reported, "Deputies also found trash in a dumpster behind the Aquatic Center in Ocala that contained a towel with suspected blood on it, paperwork with Barlow's name on it and a black C02 BB Gun pistol – a replica of a real handgun – with a grip missing. That grip was found near Barlow's body."
Deputies later found a black and silver Phoenix Arms .22 caliber handgun roughly 30 feet from where Barlow's body was found, according to police.
The arrest affidavit stated, "Montgomery advised that things did not go according to plan."
Montgomery allegedly took part in the violent car robbery for free drugs and sex.
"Montgomery advised he took part in the attack on the victim for a couple reasons and those reasons were for free drugs and for sex he didn't have to pay for," the affidavit noted.
According to arrest records, Long was previously arrested for grand theft, resisting arrest, prostitution, and drug possession.
Long and Montgomery are both being held at the Marion County Jail without bond.
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Doorbell camera video caught the moment when three individuals chased and tackled a woman in northwest Washington, D.C., over the weekend, sprayed mace in her face, apparently held a knife to her side, and stole her iPhone and other belongings.
Yet the 26-year-old victim told WTTG-TV after the attack that "I love D.C." and that she has no plans to move out of the city.
The woman was walking on 2nd Street Northwest just before midnight Sunday when she saw a black sedan pull up, after which three people got out and began running toward her, Fox News reported, citing a police report the cable news network said it obtained.
Video captured the moment when the victim was running away from the trio on a sidewalk — but they easily caught up to her, shoved her so hard that she fell to the ground, and then they gathered around her as she screamed.
Here's part of the video; based on the accompanying audio, it appears that at least two of the attackers could be females:
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WTTG, citing the police report, said the trio stole her wallet with her debit and credit cards, her ID, and her insurance card. The station added that they also demanded she unlock her iPhone, which they also stole.
"I'm definitely feeling shaken up," the woman told WTTG Monday. "Just general feelings of being unsafe, like, in my neighborhood. I just feel, like, personally targeted and sort of violated."
When the station asked her if she's considering moving out of the city over the trauma of her experience, the woman replied, "No, I love D.C. It just makes me sad that this is going to change how I experience D.C. and how I interact with my neighborhood and my space around me."
WTTG said detectives are searching for the suspects and asking anyone with information to contact them.
While the station said the victim was left "crawling back to her home" after the attack, the end of the complete video of the attack — shown in WTTG's video report below — appears to depict the victim rising to her feet and walking back down the sidewalk.
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Former NFL running back and Super Bowl champion Derrick Ward was arrested for allegedly robbing multiple businesses in California.
Ward, who was on the historic 2007-2008 New York Giants team that beat the undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, was accused of robbing at least five southern California businesses, including gas stations, NBC News reported.
Law enforcement noted that Ward was not suspected of using a firearm during any of his offenses. The Los Angeles Police Department added that the 43-year-old was measured at six feet tall and 230 lbs.
Ward was held in LAPD custody on $250,000 bail, according to jail records reported on by NBC News.
Ward played eight seasons in the NFL after being drafted by the New York Jets in 2004 and collected over 2,600 yards with one 1,000-rushing-yard season.
NFL players have steadily been making headlines in relation to alleged crimes in 2023.
Linebacker for the Buffalo Bills Von Miller recently turned himself in for an alleged assault of his pregnant girlfriend. Miller was charged with third-degree felony assault of a pregnant woman — which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Zay Jones was also arrested over accusations of domestic violence stemming from alleged scratch marks left on his child's mother's neck during a custody argument.
The Las Vegas Raiders' Roderic Teamer was accused of a DUI, while New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas was accused of battery for shoving a construction worker.
All four athletes' arrests came in November 2023, with 23 active NFL players arrested throughout the year, according to USA Today.
Meanwhile, former Bills punter Matt Araiza was recently cleared of allegations of rape. The San Diego District Attorney's Office concluded that Araiza could not have been part of an alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old in October 2021. Araiza allegedly left the off-campus party at least an hour before the incident allegedly occurred.
Ward's manager could not be immediately reached for comment by NBC News, nor was it apparent that the former athlete had an attorney representing him.
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While the FBI claims that serious violent crime has fallen by 5.8 percent since Biden took office, the NCVS numbers show total violent crime has risen by 55.4 percent.
Kamala Harris helped make California the crime-ridden dystopia it is today — and did nothing to change course when things got bad.
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