Michael Rapaport shares video showing merchandise-loaded theft suspect casually strolling out of NYC Rite Aid in broad daylight: 'I can't believe I'm seeing this s**t'



Actor Michael Rapaport shared a concerning social media video on Tuesday appearing to show a suspect strolling down the aisle of a Manhattan-area Rite Aid that he reportedly had just burgled.

What are the details?

Rapaport shared the video to Instagram, where he captioned it, "Duke [sic] just went CHRISTMAS SHOPPING at @riteaid. I’m TRIPPING this happened in broad day like it was nothing.”

He added that the store in question is reportedly set to close on Feb. 15 due to rampant shoplifting incidents.

He also tagged New York City Mayor Eric Adams, writing, "YO[.]"

In the video, the suspect — who remains unnamed at the time of this reporting — can be seen walking down the aisle with two stuffed bags, nodding to the security guard positioned near the front of the store. He unhurriedly strolls out of the store and continues walking down the street as if nothing had happened.

In the video, Rapaport can be heard saying, "I can't believe I'm seeing this s**t. This f***ing guy just filled his two bags up with everything in Rite Aid, right here on 80th and First Avenue and is walking down the street like s**t is Gucci."

"I was watching him the whole time," he added. "Looking me in my face like 'What's good?' My man just went Christmas shopping in January. He had the condoms, the shampoo."

At the time of this reporting, Rapaport's video has been viewed more than 185,00 times.

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Anything else to know about this?

The New York Post reported that a spokesperson for the New York Police Department said that there was no report on file regarding the incident as of Tuesday evening.

A spokesperson for the store did not immediately respond to the Post's request for comment on the story.

Crazy video shows West Virginia reporter struck by car live on air — and no one could have predicted her response



A West Virginia reporter was struck by a car during a live report on a weather-related water main break on Wednesday night, and even though she was knocked down, she picked herself back up and continued her reporting.

What are the details?

Reporter Tori Yorgey utterly shocked viewers during a recent live shot when a vehicle struck her and knocked her flat to the ground.

Video captured the moment Yorgey was telling WSAZ-TV reporter Tim Irr about a local water main break when a car passed behind her — but hit her, knocking her over.

"Oh my God!" she can be heard saying off-camera. "I just got hit by a car, but I'm OK. I just got hit by a car, but I'm OK, Tim. I'm OK. We're all good."

Irr, who had only an audio feed of what was taking place, responded, "Well, that's a first for you on TV, Tori," and asked if she was hurt.

"That's live TV for you!" Yorgey, her voice wavering, quipped. "It's all good. I actually got hit by a car in college, too, just like that. I am so glad I'm OK."

At that point, the driver of the vehicle appears to approach the reporter to ask her if she was all right and to apologize.

Yorgey graciously insisted that she was fine and that everything was OK.

“Ma’am, you are so sweet, and you are OK,” she told the woman.

After a few seconds of exchange with the driver, Yorgey continued her segment.

“But again, Tim, we’ll get back to the report, right? We’re on Roxalana Hills Driver in Dunbar. This is where that water main break is,” she continued.

At the time of this reporting, video of the incident has gone viral on the internet, with one video in particular racking up at least 1.8 million views.

West Virginia TV reporter @toriyorgeytv gets hit by a car but finishes her shot. \n\nTotal badasspic.twitter.com/n7VYD69Nzo
— Marc Caputo (@Marc Caputo) 1642681341

What else?

In a tweet following the incident, Irr wrote, "Even though she jumped right up and said she was ok, I was still concerned. Trying to remain calm at the moment was not easy for all involved. But we tried to the best of our ability. In hindsight, I’m grateful they stayed with her to make sure she was indeed ok.”

Even though she jumped right up and said she was ok, I was still concerned. Trying to remain calm at the moment was not easy for all involved. But we tried to the best of our ability. In hindsight, I\u2019m grateful they stayed with her to make sure she was indeed ok.
— Tim Irr (@Tim Irr) 1642663834

"Frightening moment for Tori,” he added. “She’s young, but is a pro for sure.”

Yep. Peripheral vision showed me movement of some kind. But only after she jumped up and said she was ok and explained what happened is when I realized it. Frightening moment for Tori. She\u2019s young, but is a pro for sure.
— Tim Irr (@Tim Irr) 1642660669

TODAY on Thursday tweeted that responders arrived to the scene and ended up transporting Yorgey to a local hospital to be checked out, and she is said to be doing fine.

Tori Yorgey, a reporter for WSAZ in West Virginia, was about to do a live report when she was accidentally hit by an SUV. She went to the hospital to get checked out but is said to be doing fine.pic.twitter.com/FY0MZ0btC0
— TODAY (@TODAY) 1642682880

VIDEO: Female Subway employee fights off armed robbery suspect with his own gun



A Rockford, Illinois, Subway employee was caught on camera fighting off an armed suspect with his own gun after he tried to shake her down during an attempted robbery.

The employee, Araceli Sotelo, was suspended after surveillance video of the incident went viral online.

What are the details?

Surveillance video captured the moment an armed suspect walked in and demanded money from Sotelo during the Sunday morning incident, WTVO-TV reported.

Sotelo was working alone when the suspect, who remains on the loose and is unidentified at the time of this reporting, barged in, showing her his weapon.

"He kind of just showed me his gun, and I was freaking out like, 'Woah, you can't do that, please leave,'" she recalled. "[He said] 'Give me all the money,' and I said, 'I do not have any money, like, I do not have any money.' That is all I had, and he was just like, 'Give me everything before I hurt you.'"

Sotelo said that she feared for her life and immediately went into fight mode.

"He was smaller than me, so I have that advantage," she said of the attack, which saw the suspect snatching Sotelo's purse. "I'm bigger than him, so I could at least put my weight on him, push him, or something."

Sotelo said that the suspect fell to the ground during the fight as she tried to yank his sweatshirt from his face.

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – A local Subway worker has been suspended after defending herself during an attempted robber… https://t.co/9tDwREyIV3

— Charlie Luster Street Fights (@LusterFights) 1631376361.0

Sotelo added that the suspect was apparently more interested in finding out what was inside her purse rather than keeping a grip on his gun.

"He dropped [the gun] trying to hold onto my purse, and I ended up pulling his sweatshirt off him and I was like, 'Show your face, show your face, you are on camera," she said. "And he was like, 'Here, you can have your purse back, just give me my stuff.' He wanted me to give him back his gun and his clothes. I just hit him on the head with it, that is what he was doing to me."

The suspect was not able to get away with any of the store's money, but did reportedly break Sotelo's phone and steal her purse.

Sotelo said that she received a phone call from her employer demanding that all instances of the surveillance video be purged from the internet or she would be suspended. She has claimed that she did not leak the video, but the owner reportedly refused to listen to her.

“I get a call yesterday it was like, 'If every one of these videos are not taken offline you will be suspended,' and then I texted them and I'm like 'How long am I suspended for?'" she said. "They said till everything is removed online. I have no ability to do that."

She added that she believes the store wanted the incident to remain private, and its owner was attempting to go to great lengths to avoid notifying the company's corporate office. According to both the New York Post and TMZ, she has since shared the footage to her TikTok page.

A spokesperson for Subway said that they are aware of the incident, and are deeply concerned, but did not confirm or deny whether Sotelo had been suspended.

“The restaurant owner and management are fully cooperating with the police investigation, and we request patience until that process is complete," the company said in its statement, noting that it is "in contact with the franchisee to better understand the situation and assist as needed."

A GoFundMe page to benefit Sotelo has received more than $15,000 in donations at the time of this reporting.


(H/T: The Daily Caller)

VIDEO: All hell breaks loose as Portland demonstrator attacks police officer



Video captured the moment a Portland demonstrator hauled off and punched a police officer in the head — and captured the ensuing chaos following the attack as well.

Authorities arrested two people after police declared an unlawful assembly in downtown Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday night.

What are the details?

According to a report from KOIN-TV, the incident took place just hours after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges in George Floyd's murder.

Demonstrators, the station reported, gathered in Portland's downtown to "celebrate George's life" and go "all out for Daunte Wright."

Wright was killed in an officer-involved shooting earlier in April when a female police officer reportedly mistook her service weapon for her Taser during a traffic stop.

In the video, which was widely shared on social media, a demonstrator can be seen winding back and throwing a punch, striking a Portland police officer in the head and knocking him to the ground.

"Multiple videos from social media and local news outlets captured the officer moving [a demonstrator] aside, they had a few words — then [the officer] moved on," KOIN reports. "However, longer videos on social media show another person come and punch the sergeant in the head and the sergeant falls to the ground on his back."

"More officers intervened and threw punches — what police referred to as 'focused blows' — while getting the man off of the sergeant," the station added. "Police say they also used pepper spray."

Authorities arrested 36-year-old Randy Gray in connection with the attack and charged him with assaulting a public safety officer, assault, harassment, disorderly conduct, and criminal mischief. He was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center.

The Portland Police shared video of the altercation on Twitter and captioned it, "An Officer is surrounded and punched in the face and ends up on the ground on his back with the suspect on top. This was a very dangerous situation. Subject was arrested."

The video originated from the Oregonian's Twitter feed, where it initially was captioned, "VIDEO: An officer and protester engage in a heated confrontation. Another officer arrives on a bicycle, pushing another nearby protester. That protester then punched the first officer, and police piled on the person who threw the punch in a flurry of physical confrontation."

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An Officer is surrounded and punched in the face and ends up on the ground on his back with the suspect on top. Thi… https://t.co/EBgodo9kLi
— Portland Police (@Portland Police)1618984407.0

What else?

Police eventually determined the gathering was an unlawful assembly after some demonstrators began starting fires, breaking windows of local businesses, and tagging the Justice Center with graffiti.

In a statement, acting Portland Police Bureau Chief Chris Davis said, "Those who think it is acceptable to put others' lives and livelihoods at risk through dangerous acts of violence and destruction are not furthering the cause for system change, but setting our entire community back by tearing it apart. This is not advancing any racial justice."

Rioter throws Molotov cocktail at group of Portland police officers, striking one, as mob sets fire to justice center following Breonna Taylor indictment



A Portland, Oregon, rioter reportedly threw a Molotov cocktail at a group of police officers on Wednesday night as law enforcement declared the demonstrations in the area a riot.

Reports say that rioters also set fire to the city's justice center.

Demonstrations in the city continued following the announcement of a criminal indictment of one officer involved in the death of Louisville, Kentucky, resident Breonna Taylor. You can read more on the indictment here.

Following the announcement, riots erupted in cities across the country.

What are the details?

According to Newsweek, demonstrators gathered in Portland's streets following the indictment of former police officer Brett Hankison on three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree.

The Portland Police Bureau announced that at least 74 people gathered on the Central Precinct side of the city's Justice Center, where they reportedly "began throwing softball-sized rocks towards Central Precinct, which shattered the glass windows above the entry doors."

The demonstrators converged on the precinct, and a riot broke out as protesters began to set fire to the building.

The bureau's statement added, "The group continued to throw rocks through the windows, which continued to shatter glass in the entryway of the Central Precinct, making it difficult for others to safely exit the precinct due to the glass falling and the glass that covered the entryway floor."

"Once the window was broken, group members used slingshots to launch projectiles at a high velocity through the broken glass windows of Central Precinct," the statement continued. "Some members of the group attempted to break into the front doors of the Central Precinct lobby."

While on the streets, police moved in on the unruly group, and at least one demonstrator threw a Molotov cocktail at a group of officers.

Authorities later attempted to clear the crowd by firing pepper balls and deploying pepper spray on the mob after declaring a riot.

The bureau added, "Officers began to disperse the crowd outside of Central Precinct again and a Molotov cocktail was thrown towards officers striking one in the foot. Portland Fire Medic was nearby and able to extinguish the flames. Had this incendiary not been stopped immediately, it could have caused serious physical injury to the officer. A second Molotov cocktail was thrown towards officers near Southwest 3rd Avenue and Southwest Main Street, and a third Molotov cocktail was thrown at officers near Southwest Broadway and Southwest Main Street. As the crowd was dispersed they aggressively threw rocks at officers and other projectiles."

Twitter user Pierce Singgih shared video of the incident on Twitter, writing, "[S]omeone just threw a Molotov at Portland Police as officers moved in and declared the event a riot."

#PORTLAND: someone just threw a Molotov at Portland Police as officers moved in and declared the event an riot.… https://t.co/dWXhORvpql
— pierce singgih (@pierce singgih)1600925527.0
Clear shot of the Molotov thrower in Portland. https://t.co/jpBvY3Lrac
— Ian Miles Cheong (@Ian Miles Cheong)1600937844.0

(H/T: Newsweek)