Articles Tagged with intimidation

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A man was arrested after allegedly violently attacking his elderly wife when she told him he needed to take a shower before getting into bed.

On June 22, a 68-year-old woman and her husband were at their home in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when they began arguing after she expressed disgust about him not taking a shower for two months. The sheets on their bed were clean, and she wanted him to bathe before he turned in for the night. The man reportedly became angry, and the fight allegedly turned physical.

According to reports, her husband grabbed her throat and constricted her breathing for a few moments and then punched her in the face multiple times. When she tried to call the authorities, he allegedly took away her phone. The woman kicked him and ran out of the house, and she used a neighbor’s phone to call 911. When Kenosha police went to the home, they noted that the woman’s nose was bleeding, and she had additional open wounds on her face. Her husband reportedly told the police he slapped the woman across the face to defend himself.

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A Pennsylvania man is facing multiple charges after allegedly torturing his girlfriend and burning over 60% of her body because he believed she was having an affair.

According to reports, last weekend, a man and his girlfriend were in their Pittsburgh residence, and they began arguing when he accused her of cheating on him. The woman repeatedly denied the accusations, and he allegedly refused to accept her answer and spent the next four hours physically assaulting her. The man reportedly bound her hands and feet and began hitting her in the face and striking her with a belt. He also allegedly turned on the clothes iron and burned her all over her body. The woman needed to go to the hospital, but her boyfriend reportedly refused to let her go.

A few days later, the woman went to a local hospital, and they began treating her for multiple injuries, including burns on 60% of her body. They notified the authorities, and officers from the Pittsburgh Police Department went to the hospital to talk to the alleged victim. It was reported that she told them her boyfriend had instructed her to say she was injured when she was attacked by a stranger.

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A Manchester University student with a “dark sense of humor” was arrested after allegedly sending students text messages containing gun emojis and threats.

On November 6, several students at Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana reportedly received threatening text messages from someone they believed was their 23-year-old fellow attendee. In addition to threats to physically harm or shoot them on campus, the messages reportedly contained gun emojis. According to reports, the woman also made verbal comments to the students that were interpreted as threats to shoot them in class.

Some of the students began reporting the situation to the school in emails, and they said they felt vulnerable to potential gun violence since the campus was not secure enough for them to believe they would be protected in the event of a dangerous incident. They also said that many students chose not to come forward because they feared they would put themselves at greater risk if they reported the situation. Screenshots of some of the allegedly threatening text messages were attached to the emails.

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An Indiana woman is facing charges after reportedly telling her dog to “sic” the police when she was being arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol with two children in the vehicle.

On the evening of October 5, someone called the authorities to report that they saw a vehicle that they believed was being driven by someone who was intoxicated. They provided the authorities with a description of the car, and the police went out to try to locate it.

While they were searching, a 24-year-old woman from Evansville who was driving with two youngsters and a dog in her car stopped at a local gas station. She was approached by officers from the Evansville Police Department. They said they noticed the woman’s vehicle because it resembled the one they were looking for. While the officers were interacting with her, the woman was reportedly overly chatty, and they allegedly smelled alcohol on her breath. They suspected the report that the driver had been drinking was valid. When they asked her to take roadside sobriety tests, the woman declined to participate.

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A Florida man without permanent housing is facing felony charges after allegedly threatening to kill people from several law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, in social media posts.

According to reports, on February 21, the Biloxi Police Department in Mississippi encountered online content that caused them concern. They reportedly spotted posts containing threats towards several different law enforcement agencies. The threatening messages were allegedly aimed at officers from Jupiter, Boca Raton, and Manatee County, in addition to employees of the FBI.

An agent from the Biloxi Police Department contacted the Jupiter Police Department to report the situation. They provided them with information from the posts, letting them know that the party responsible insisted the agencies post all the information they had about him. A picture of the police department was also uploaded. The perpetrator reportedly threatened those who did not comply and said they should “kiss [your] loved ones goodbye and tell them I am going to torture you to death.” The authorities did not know what information the suspect referred to in his posts.

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A Massachusetts man reportedly purchased a winning lottery ticket, but when he accidentally left it behind at the store the clerk allegedly tried to cash it in and keep the $3 M winnings for herself.

On January 17, a man went to Savas Liquors in Lakeville to pick up a bag of potato chips and a lottery ticket.

The customer paid for the items, and when he exited the store, he reportedly left the lottery ticket at the checkout counter. Another customer in the establishment noticed the man left his ticket, and they brought it to the attention of the cashier.

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An Indiana man is facing several charges after a domestic dispute where he allegedly held a woman against her will after threatening and physically harming her. 

On January 4, a man and woman were at home in Leesburg when they began to get into a disagreement. It was reported that a remote control for the TV was the source of the alleged contention. 

The dispute reportedly escalated, and the man allegedly grabbed the woman and held her in place. He reportedly used the heel of his hand to strike her in the face. 

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A married couple in Georgia was allegedly robbing a convenience store at gunpoint when a few of the customers intervened and used their own firearms to prevent it. 

Early in the evening on January 9, an Ideal Mart market in Gilmer County was visited by a man who was using a pair of women’s underwear as a makeshift face mask. The purported patron grabbed an energy drink from the cooler. 

According to reports, the man approached the cashier and pulled out a .45 caliber. He allegedly pointed it at the employee and told them to hand over the money. 

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An Arizona man reportedly cut off a finger while allegedly slashing his neighbor’s tires and left the severed digit at the scene.

Kevin Johnson lives in Maricopa, and he has had a tense relationship with his neighbors since they had a disagreement at a social gathering.

On April 13, Johnson reportedly crashed a get-together at a house in the neighborhood, and he allegedly consumed a lot of alcohol while he was there.

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A group of people taking part in a peaceful protest in Iowa City were reportedly interrupted by a man who drove his vehicle into the gathering and injured some of the attendees.

Last Tuesday, a group of people was taking part in a protest march put together by the Iowa Freedom Riders.

Just before 8:30 pm, a Toyota Camry with a male driver and the headlights off reportedly barreled into the area where the people were standing.

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