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Suspect arrested for allegedly hitting 6 migrants with SUV, police say

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Police in Lincolnton, North Carolina, arrested a man on felony hit and run Monday. Police in Lincolnton, North Carolina, arrested a man on felony hit and run charges on Monday after six migrants were allegedly hit by a vehicle outside a store on Sunday. Daniel Gonzalez, 68, was arrested Monday night after turning up with family members at the Lincolnton Police Department, officials said in a statement. A black SUV drives in a North Carolina parking lot where police say it struck six migrant workers, in a photo released on July 31, 2023, by the Lincolnton Police Department, which requested public help in identifying the driver. Lincolnton Police Department Family members told the authorities that Gonzalez explained to them he hit the migrants by accident Sunday, according to the LPD. The family members said Gonzalez told them he hit the gas by accident while he was parking, and then panicked and left the scene, the LPD said in a release. Authorities said Gonzalez has been cooperating ...

Former reverend arrested for allegedly killing 8-year-old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp

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An 83-year-old former reverend has been arrested for allegedly killing an 8-year-old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp in Pennsylvania. An 83-year-old former reverend has been arrested for allegedly killing an 8-year- old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp, authorities said. On Aug. 15, 1975, Gretchen Harrington was walking alone to her last day of camp in Marple Township, Pennsylvania, when the suspect, David Zandstra, allegedly drove up to her in his green station wagon, prosecutors said. Zandstra was a reverend at the camp and a friend of the Harrington family, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said at a Monday news conference. Zandstra was also the father of one of Gretchen's friends, so the 8-year-old got in his car, Stollsteimer said. An undated photo of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington who was killed on Aug. 15, 1975. Delaware County District Attorney’s Office MORE: Gilgo Beach murders: Police dig up suspect...

Man arrested after allegedly stabbing imam at New Jersey mosque

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A man has been charged with first-degree attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed an imam at a New Jersey mosque on Easter Sunday. A man is facing charges, including attempted murder, after he allegedly stabbed an imam at a New Jersey mosque . The suspect, 32-year-old Serif Zorba, was subdued by congregants after he allegedly attacked a man at the Omar Mosque in Paterson on Sunday morning, according to a statement from Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes. Police say congregants subdued a stabbing suspect at the Omar Mosque in Paterson, New Jersey, April 9, 2023. Mohammed MORE: 5-year-old girl shot and killed on California freeway, police say The victim, a 65-year-old man, was hospitalized to be treated for non-fatal stab wounds, prosecutors said. Paterson 6th Ward Councilman Al Abdel-aziz identified the victim as Imam Sayed Elnakib. Abdel-aziz said in a statement on Facebook Sunday, "While it is unclear what motivated the attacker, there is no justification for violence ...

Judges reluctant to say Trump was acting as president when he allegedly defamed E. Jean Carroll

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Judges expressed reluctance Tuesday to find that then-President Trump acted within the scope of his employment in 2019 when he denied a rape claim by E. Jean Carroll. Judges from the D.C. Court of Appeals expressed reluctance Tuesday to find that then-President Donald Trump acted within the scope of his employment in 2019 when he, in the course of denying a rape claim by E. Jean Carroll, allegedly defamed her by calling her a liar and saying she was "not my type." The outcome will determine whether Carroll's defamation case in Manhattan federal court can proceed. Trump has sought to have the U.S. government substitute for him as the defendant, a position that the Justice Department under President Joe Biden has continued to support. However for that to occur, the D.C. Court of Appeals must decide that Trump was acting within the bounds of his employment as president when he allegedly defamed Carroll. MORE: E. Jean Carroll files new lawsuit against Donald Trump alleg...