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Teens Rob and Punch 74-Year-Old Woman in New York's East Village
Storyful•
The New York City Police Department (NYPD)
were seeking help identifying three teenage suspects they say robbed
and punched a 74-year-old woman in the East Village on the evening of
Thursday, September 3.
The NYPD said the
incident happened just before 7 pm outside 402 East 14th Street in
Manhattan. Security footage shows three people passing the victim, one
of whom snatched the woman’s purse, police said. As she turns to
confront them, one of them punches her in the face, knocking her to the
ground. The person who grabbed her purse dropped it and all three fled
the scene, police said.
“Although the victim sustained bruising
and swelling to her face and cuts and scrapes to her hands she refused
medical attention,” police said.
The three suspects, two males and one female, were described by the NYPD as between 14 and 18 years of age. Credit: NYPD via Storyful
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12-year-old displaying Trump sign punched several times by woman, Colorado police say
Maddie Capron
A Colorado 12-year-old was assaulted for holding a sign supporting President Donald Trump, according to media reports.
Boulder police told several local news outlets that the boy was riding his bike while carrying a Trump sign when a woman saw the sign and confronted the boy, the Boulder Daily Camera reported.
The woman drove up to the boy and said, “you want something to look at?” reported The Denver Channel. The woman then punched the boy “in the back of the head and arms several times,” according to the TV station.
“The suspect made a U-turn and approached the victim and began assaulting him because of his political banner,” investigators said, according to CBS 4. “The suspect then attempted to take the banner but was unsuccessful.”
The
boy told The Denver Channel that he was confused and “disappointed with
people who attack others solely for their political views.”
The
woman was described to be in her 20s or 30s and “wearing a tan jacket,
blue shirt and jeans,” the Daily Camera reported. She was riding a gray
or blue moped.
The case is being investigated, and no one has been arrested or cited, according to the news outlet.
Removal of Confederate monuments in Georgia leads to boycott of crane companies
Tanasia Kenney
A handful of Confederate monuments have come down across Georgia. Now, a local group plans to boycott the crane companies that removed them.
“These
companies have shown the sacrifices these veterans made is of no value
when compared to a quick buck,” leaders with the Georgia Division of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans said in a release announcing the boycott
Sunday. “All is for sale. They have sold themselves out to these liberal
municipalities and county governments.”
The group has called on
its 33,000-plus members to quit doing business with the two companies
hired to remove monuments in Athens-Clarke, Dekalb, Henry and Rockdale
counties.
Roper & Sons has relocated statues in Rockdale and Henry counties, and was tapped by Covington city officials in July to remove a Confederate memorial statue
from the city square, according to the Henry Herald. Superior Rigging
& Erecting Company of Atlanta was hired by Dekalb and Athens-Clarke
counties to remove monuments there, the newspaper reported.
The
Sons of Confederate Veterans criticized the companies for dismantling
“Georgia’s Veterans Monument in the dark of night” and discouraged
contractors, vendors, construction professionals and others from using
their services in the future. Thousands sign petition to save KKK statue amid calls for removal from Georgia cemetery
“This
Boycott is no reflection on the hard-working men and women who are the
operators, riggers, shop mechanics and drivers for these crane
companies,” the group wrote, saying it wouldn’t hold those employees
liable for “the greedy actions of their bosses.”
“It is
unfortunate that these crane companies have placed their employees in
this position just to make a fast buck,” the group said. “Many of these
monuments were erected by mothers, wives, sisters and daughters to honor
their lost loved ones. Many of these fine employees are veterans
themselves or descendants of veterans.”
At least four confederate
monuments have been removed in Georgia amid renewed scrutiny over Civil
War-era symbols sparked by the in-custody death of George Floyd, an
unarmed Black man killed on Memorial Day by Minneapolis police when an
officer knelt on his neck for about eight minutes as three other
officers failed to intervene.
Several monuments are still
standing, however, with the Peach State having more Confederate statues
and memorials on public property than any other state,
according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Georgia is also home to
Stone Mountain, the nation’s largest Confederate monument.
The
state leads with 114 memorials honoring Confederate soldiers, followed
by Virginia with 110 and North Carolina with 97, the organization said.
It’s
unclear how much support the Sons of Confederate Veterans boycott has
gained, however, comments left on the group’s Facebook page suggest
traction may be slow.
“Boycotting is a weak but feel good/virtue
signaling effort that — unless done be millions of people across America
or the majority of the clientele of a business, has zero effect,” one
user commented.
“I’m more concerned about the politicians who voted for removal,” wrote another. “Serious discussion is needed with them.”
