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Saint James-Nesconset, NY
News
St. James Teen Likely Plummeted From Manhattan Bridge Weeks Ago, Police Hint In Update
A Long Island teenager who vanished after traveling to New York City was last seen on the pedestrian walkway of the Manhattan Bridge, where surveillance footage later captured a splash in the water, police said. Detectives have determined that Thomas Medlin, 15, of Saint James, was last known to be on the Manhattan Bridge on Friday, Jan. 9, at about 7:06 p.m, Suffolk County Police revealed in an update Wednesday, Jan. 28. Medlin’s cell phone last showed activity at approximately 7:09 p.m., police said. One minute later, at 7:10 p.m., a nearby surveillance camera captured a splash in the wat…
Albany, NY
Politics
Online Predators, Harmful AI In Crosshairs As NY Moves To Protect Kids
New York teens could soon see stronger protections from online predators and harmful AI tools, along with expanded mental health training in schools. Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled new proposals aimed at cracking down on unsafe online platforms while making Teen Mental Health First Aid training available to every 10th grader statewide, as part of her State of the State agenda. The proposals are designed to address what the governor called growing risks to young people’s safety and mental health in an increasingly digital world. “These proposals will create a nation-leading standard that will e…
Annapolis, MD
News
Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Told Friends On Chat 'It Was Me' Hours Before Arrest, Report Says
Hours before his arrest, the 22-year-old suspect in the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk appeared to tell friends in a private Discord group chat, “It was me at UVU yesterday. I’m sorry for all of this.” The reference to Utah Valley University (UVU) came from screenshots reviewed by The Washington Post and people familiar with the exchange. Tyler Robinson had earlier told the group: “Hey guys, I have bad news for you all,” according to the report. The Discord message was sent on Thursday night, Sept. 11, roughly two hours before officials took Robinson into custody, Th…
Red Lion, PA
News
Roblox Expands Age Restrictions Amid Sexual Content Concerns, Federal Lawsuit
Roblox announced sweeping age verification measures to better protect young users, just days after tightening its sexual content policies—and as the company faces a federal lawsuit over child exploitation. The gaming giant announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3, that it will expand age estimation technology to all users who access communication features by year’s end. Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman said the system will combine facial age estimation, ID verification, and parental consent to limit communication between adults and minors unless they know each other offline. “These added layers of …
Naugatuck, CT
Police & Fire
Naugatuck Predator Targets Young Gamers With Vile Demands: Feds Say He Exploited Dozens Of Kids
A 22-year-old Connecticut man is accused of using TikTok and online games like Fortnite to prey on children, including an 8-year-old boy, federal officials announced. Sean Sayer, of Naugatuck, was arrested and charged with several child exploitation crimes after investigators say he exchanged over 1,300 messages with the Oregon boy in just three days, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. The child had texted Sayer on March 20 asking if Sayer was "@fornight_legends" on TikTok. Officials said Sayer replied yes, and what followed was alarming. Federal agents say Sayer "aggressivel…
West New York, NJ
News
WNY Teacher Sent Sexually Explicit Material To Teen He Met On Gaming Site: Officials
A 26-year-old West New York Middle School teacher was arrested and charged on Tuesday, June 10, after he sent sexually explicit material to a teenage girl, authorities said. Juan Sanchez Moya, a Union City resident, met a 17-year-old girl through an online gaming program, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Moya exchanged sexually explicit material with the girl, Suarez said. The crimes did not occur at West New York Middle School, and the girl is not a student in the district, Suarez said. Moya is charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and distributing obsc…
Atlantic City, NJ
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Man Defrauded Victims Using Social Media: Prosecutor
Two Atlantic County men were arrested and charged with multiple theft and computer crimes in offenses that spanned the entire country, authorities said. In 2023, the FBI Financial Crimes Task Force was notified of an ongoing fraud investigation after multiple victims across the United States reported being defrauded through a SIM swapping scheme, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said An investigation revealed Cory Kott, a 35-year-old Mays Landing resident, and Omar Lopez, a 45-year-old Atlantic City resident, targeted victims through social media and began conversations with th…
Roslyn, NY
Lifestyle
Roslyn Teen Tech Star Rejected By All 8 Ivies Chooses His College–After Building $30M Empire
He built a $30 million app, launched a website with 5 million users, and still got rejected by all eight Ivy League schools. Now, 18-year-old Long Island resident Zach Yadegari, of Roslyn, is taking his talents to South Florida. Despite a perfect 4.0 GPA, a 34 ACT score, and a resume that includes founding a wildly successful calorie tracking app, Yadegari says he was denied admission to 15 of the 18 colleges he applied to—including every Ivy League school, plus Stanford, MIT, Duke, and NYU. “I didn’t expect to be accepted to all of these colleges,” he told The New York Post in April. “Ho…
Woodbridge, VA
Lifestyle
Newly Minted Millionaire! $4.3M Lottery Jackpot Won By Woodbridge Man As He Sat On The Couch
It started as a quiet evening at home, but it turned into a life-changing moment for one Prince William County man who struck gold—or rather, $4.3 million—playing a Virginia Lottery game online. Manoj Chhetry, feeling a little bored, decided to pass the time by trying his luck with the Merry Money Mania game on the Virginia Lottery website. By the time he finished, he was staring at a jackpot worth $4,303,499. Merry Christmas, indeed. “I didn’t know what happened!” Chhetry told Lottery officials, describing the surreal moment. Thinking it was too good to be true, he called his wife…
Atlantic City, NJ
News
Hitting It Big: Atlantic City Gambler Wins Stunning $241K Jackpot On Slot Machine
An Atlantic City casino guest won more than $240,000 on a $1 slot machine, officials said. The player won a staggering $241,857.36 jackpot at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, the resort said in a news release on Thursday, Nov. 21. The big win happened on the weekend of Saturday, Nov. 16. The $25 bet hit the grand jackpot of $234,653.68 on an Aristocrat Emperor’s Treasure Dollar Storm slot machine, along with $7,203.68 in bonuses on the same spin. The wide-area progressive machine is part of a network linked to similar slots at multiple locations. The winner, who chose …
Millville, NJ
Police & Fire
Deadly Millville Hit-Run Was Homicide; Suspect, Victim Knew Each Other: Prosecutor
A Vineland woman is facing homicide charges after fatally striking a 21-year-old woman who authorities say she knew before leaving the scene last month in Millville. Caroline Bump was standing on Glenside Road when she was allegedly hit by a speeding, silver 2003 Infiniti, driven by 22-year-old Breanna Rowley on the night of Oct. 22, 21-year-old, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Prosecutors say the two women knew each other and had been together earlier in the evening, and Bump's obituary on the Freitag Funeral Home website says she was a victim of domestic …
Fairfax, VA
Lifestyle
Fairfax County Doctor Can't Believe Eyes After Near $200K Lottery Win
An optometrist could not believe his eyes after winning nearly $200,000 playing a Virginia Lottery game. Fairfax County resident Michael Khalil was seeing double this week after realizing that he won a $194,543 jackpot playing a VIP Ultra ticket he picked up in his spare time. “It feels unbelievable!” he later told Lottery officials. “I never saw myself as a lucky winner!” Lottery officials said that VIP Ultra is on of dozens of online instant games that are playable through the Virginia Lottery app, with an odds of winning even a small prize at 1 in 2.54 chances. The doctor, who spe…
West Milford, NJ
News
Jackpot! Lotto Ticket Sold Online In NJ Wins Big
It was a Sunday funday for a lottery player in New Jersey. A ticket sold online in the Garden State matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing held on Sunday, Sept. 1, winning $164,874. The ticket was online via the Jackpocket app, based in Hewitt in Passaic County. The winning numbers were: 01, 05, 17, 20 and 36 and the XTRA number was: 02. The Bullseye number was 01.
Manassas, VA
Lifestyle
Home Contractor In Virginia Claims $2.2M Lottery Jackpot After String Of Bad Luck
If at first you don't succeed... A contractor in Virginia is smiling his way to the bank after winning more than $2 million playing a Lottery game online. Woodbridge resident Brent Butler told Lottery officials he was ready to give up after having little luck playing games, though he decided to give it one more try. Good decision. Butler's last shot at Lottery luck landed him a $2,204,371 jackpot playing the Banker's Bonus game on the organization's app on his personal device. He wasn't the only one celebrating the seven-figure windfall. "I can tell you my wife was more happy than me," …
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Man Sextorted Boy He Met In Online Gaming Chatroom: Prosecutors
A Somerset man was accused of trying to get a boy to send him nude pictures and videos in a sextortion scheme, authorities said. Sebastian Romero, 27, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 2, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. The investigation started after the boy's family contacted the Cinnaminson Township Police Department in July. Investigators said Romero met the boy online through an online gaming platform's chatroom and knew the boy was underage. He got personal information about the boy before offering to pay him with electronic gif…
West Milford, NJ
News
Winner
! Powerball Ticket Sold In New Jersey Nets Big Bucks
It was a wonderful Wednesday for a Garden State Powerball player. A ticket sold online in New Jersey matched four numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing held on Wednesday, July 24, winning $50,000. The ticket was sold online via the Jackpocket app, which is based in Hewitt in Passaic County. The winning numbers were 16, 42, 59, 63, 68 and the red Powerball was 13.
Fredericksburg, VA
Lifestyle
Virginia Woman Wins $617K Lottery Jackpot Playing Online Monopoly Game
A Fredericksburg woman "couldn't stop yelling" after winning a six-figure jackpot playing Lottery games online. Myrna Johnson gave her kids a brief scare after playing the MONOPOLY Progressive Jackpots game on her personal device when she realized she had cashed in on a massive windfall. The lucky lotto player won a total of $617,229. “At first, I couldn’t even believe it,” she told Virginia Lottery officials. “I couldn’t stop yelling. My kids thought something was wrong." The MONOPOLY jackpot game is one of dozens available online to Lottery players, with jackpots growing each day …
Paterson, NJ
News
Winner
! NJ Powerball Ticket Sold Online Nets Big Bucks
It was a winning Wednesday for a Powerball player in New Jersey. A ticket sold online in the Garden State matched four numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing held on Wednesday, July 10, winning $50,000. The ticket was sold online via the Jackpocket app, which is based in Hewitt in Passaic County. The winning numbers were 7, 11, 12, 27, 46 and the red Powerball was 26.
Newark, NJ
News
NJ Man Flies To FL, Assaults Fellow Gamer With Hammer, Sheriff Says: 'This Is A Weird One'
A New Jersey man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he flew from Newark International Airport to Florida, to confront a man he'd gotten into an argument with online. In announcing second-degree attempted murder charges against 20-year-old Edward Kang, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said, "This is a weird one. "Some things make you say, 'hmm.' Some things you just can't make up. Some things make you say, 'What in the world was he thinking?' and there are some things that make you say, 'You're not going to believe this.' "Well this case makes you say all four of thos…
Fairfax, VA
News
Instantly Richer: Woman Wins Virginia Lottery Prize While Sipping Morning Coffee
A Fairfax County woman is tens of thousands of dollars richer, thanks to the Virginia Lottery. Naiyimai Abuduwaili tells lottery officials she was sitting at home with a cup of coffee, playing a Virginia Lottery game online when she felt that she was going to win big. That feeling was correct: The Chantilly woman won $146,105 playing the Cash Buster Multiplier game. “Boom – it just happened,” she said.
Ashburn, VA
News
Northern VA Woman Wins $1.6M Playing VA Lottery: 'I Just Kept Hitting'
"One of these days, I'm going to hit it big." That's what Marion Campbell would say to herself. Well, the Ashburn woman can stop saying it, because it finally happened: Campbell won $1,630,146 playing the Virginia Lottery’s Marvelous Money: Vegas Nights game. She started playing, and winning, one night after work. “I just kept hitting,” she said. “It was kind of surreal!” Marvelous Money: Vegas Nights is one of dozens of online instant games available on the Virginia Lottery app and at valottery.com. The jackpot grows as more people play. The odds of winning any prize in this game a…
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Juvenile Nabbed For 'Swatting' Stamford Home, School At Least 10 Times
An online gaming feud led to the arrest of a juvenile for swatting a Fairfield County home and school at least 10 times. The juvenile living in Maryland was charged on Thursday, Feb. 22 by the Stamford Police. According to Capt. Eugene Dohmann of the Stamford Police Department, swatting is a term used to describe the act of reporting a false critical incident to cause a massive response by emergency service personnel. The first incident occurred on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, when officers responded to a home on Southfield Avenue on a report of a bomb threat, Dohmann said. This was determi…
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Online Gaming Possible Motive Behind Braintree Home Invasion, Police Allege
A knock on the front door of a South Shore home ended with two residents getting assaulted by three men who were allegedly fueled by online gaming or other online activity, authorities said. Braintree Police responded to a report of an armed home invasion at a home on Bickford Road around 7:40 p.m. on Monday, April 25, the department said on Facebook. Upon arrival, officers found two residents outside of the home, one with minor facial injuries. The injured victim told police that when he answered a knock at his front door, he was immediately assaulted by three men who entered the home. …
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Online Gambling Scam: 23-Year-Old Suspect From Norwalk Charged
A Fairfield County man who worked as a shuffler for an online gaming company with live dealers has been charged in an alleged cheating scam in which he made more than $47,000. In January 2023, members of the statewide Organized Crime Investigative Task Force received a criminal referral from the Department of Consumer Protection of a cheating scam involving a dealer at live casino operator, Evolution, located in the town of Fairfield, said the Connecticut State Police. Evolution is a gaming company that hosts online casino dealer games within the DraftKings and FanDuel platforms. Platf…
West Chester, PA
News
Chesco Player Wins $288K In Holiday Lotto Game, Officials Say
A lottery player from Chester County won big in a holiday-themed online game, according to state gaming officials. The unnamed winner will claim $288,264.48 from playing the online connect and collect-style instant game Stocking $tuffer Multiplier on Monday, Dec. 5, officials say. PA Lottery online games can be accessed on any internet-connected device, and players can also purchase Powerball®, Mega Millions®, Treasure Hunt, Cash4Life®, Match 6 Lotto and PICK game tickets on the state website or through the official app. To learn more, visit palottery.…
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Chiropractor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child Met Through Video Game: Sheriff
A Baltimore chiropractor has been arrested in Stafford, Texas after allegedly traveling there to sexually assault a child he met online, authorities say. Blake Edward Kalkstein, 37, was arrested in the 700 block of Dulles Avenue around 11:15 a.m., Wednesday, July 6 according to Fort Bend County police. Kalkstein is a gamer on several different gaming platforms, one of which he used to meet and lure the young victim, according to officials. Investigation revealed that Kalkstein had traveled to Fort Bend County in May and July of 2022. Kalkstein has been charged with sexual assault of a chi…
Fairfax, VA
News
Fairfax Mom Wins $200K Mother's Day Gift In Virginia Lottery
Lakeshia Wallace was taking it easy the day before Mother's Day at her Fairfax home and decided to play the Virginia Lottery game on her phone. She was one happy momma by the end of her gaming session. The mother of three walked away with $237,633 after playing the Cash Buster Multiplier game. “It’s unreal!” Wallace told the Virginia Lottery. “I didn’t sleep that night. I tossed and turned. I kept thinking, ‘Is this real?’” It was very real. She got the check to prove it. The Cash Buster Multiplier is one of several options people can play on the Virginia Lottery. Visit&n…
Franklin Township, NJ
Obituaries
Authorities Release Details In Branchburg Crash That Killed Teen Soccer Player
Authorities have released details in the crash that killed a 17-year-old Branchburg soccer player over the weekend. Vincent R. Gagliardi was the front seat passenger in a 2006 Toyota Scion that was heading west on Fairview Drive around 8:20 p.m. Oct. 8, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The vehicle hit several roadside objects across several hundred feet, ejecting Gagliardi, Robertson said alongside local officials. The driver and a rear-seat passenger were evaluated and treated at the scene, Robertson said. Life-saving measures were performed on Gagliardi, who wa…
Torrington, CT
News
CT Moves Forward In Establishing Sports Wagering, Online Gambling
Connecticut is inching closer to legal sports wagering and online gaming. Gov. Ned Lamont, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Chairman Rodney Butler, and Mohegan Tribal Council Chairman James Gessner Jr. announced that the US Bureau of Indian Affairs has granted final approval to a bill signed in May. Original story - Lamont Signs Bill Establishing Sports, Online Gambling In CT On Friday, May 27, Lamont made it official a day after the state Senate passed a bill to make gambling legal in Connecticut, signing the bill into law at the State Capitol. The CT Lottery can also have in-perso…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Jersey Shore Wrestling Champ Arrested By FBI On Child Porn Charges
A New Jersey state wrestling champion and coach who made national headlines when he revealed that he’s gay was arrested by the FBI Wednesday on child porn charges, federal authorities said. Alec Donovan, 24, of Brick Township also used an app to “solicit and engage in conversations with minors, including requesting nude photographs from the minors and sending nude photographs to them,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Donovan, who records show has coached at the Shorething Wrestling Club in Lakewood, “sent three videos containing images of child sexual abuse and received two vide…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Winner
: Pennsylvania Lottery Awards Online Prize Of $145K To Bucks County Resident
The Pennsylvania lottery awarded an online prize of $145,286 to a player from Bucks County. The resident won the prize on the game Jungle Tumble Jackpots, which launched in February, according to the Pennsylvania lottery's official website. The game is the Pennsylvania lottery's first progressive jackpot online game, which includes chances to win three jackpots in one game. With every play, the jackpots increase. Players win prizes when a cluster of three or more symbols are connected. The Pennsylvania lottery did not specify which borough/township the resident is from.
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