A man and woman attacked two clerks inside a New Jersey 7-Eleven after accusing one of the workers of short changing them, according to investigators.
Police say Shamil Hawkins, 22, of Brick Township, New Jersey and Gianna Bozza, 18, of Jackson Township, New Jersey entered the 7-Eleven on Burnt Tavern Road in Brick Saturday shortly after 11 a.m., purchased several items and then left.
Hawkins and Bozza then re-entered the store about a half hour later and accused a clerk of short changing them 20 dollars during their earlier transaction, police said. After the duo began arguing with the clerk, Bozza allegedly started to throw items on the counter at him. Police say Hawkins then walked around the counter and punched the clerk, knocking him to the ground and causing him to strike his head on the corner of a floor safe.
A second clerk then came to the first clerk’s aid and was assaulted by Hawkins and Bozza as well, according to investigators. Hawkins and Bozza then allegedly knocked items to the floor and left the store, fleeing the area in a white SUV.
Police say a patron inside the store obtained the license plate of the SUV helping them identify the suspects. The SUV was later stopped by the Point Pleasant Police Department and impounded for an expired registration, officials said.
Arrest warrants were then issued for Hawkins and Bozza and the two suspects arrived at Brick Police headquarters Sunday where they were then taken into custody. They are both charged with aggravated assault, endangering an injured victim and criminal mischief.
Police say both clerks are expected to recover from their injuries.
Folks in the Philadelphia region will have to wait one more day to possibly get a glimpse of NASA's rocket launch.
NASA and its partner Orbital ATK announced that its scheduled launch of the unmanned Cygnus cargo ship was postponed to no earlier than Monday, Oct. 17 at 7:40 p.m. The aircraft was originally scheduled to launch Sunday at 8:03 p.m.
According to NASA, the spacecraft will be carrying more than 5,000 pounds of science, supplies and equipment to the ISS.
If the skies are clear enough, the bright plume should be visible to many residents along the East Coast, according to Space.com. A region visibility map for Orbital ATK shows the Philadelphia region should be able to see the rocket about 90 seconds after launch.
It was a match made in heaven seven decades ago when 20-year-old Helen met 24-year-old Armando Galie. But according to Helen, he may not have known it when they first met.
“From the first time I saw him, he wasn’t too interested in me though,” Helen said while smiling.
Now at the ages of 90 and 94, the couple is still going strong. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Sunday at Brookside Manor in Feasterville, Bucks County in front of family and friends. They also received a surprise performance from the uptown string band, a special moment for Helen who joined the Mummers in the 1970s. She showed off her skills during their anniversary party, playing the banjo.
“That was tremendous. Awesome, awesome,” she said. “I can’t believe it. It was the best time of my life other than my husband and my children. Best part of my life being in the string band.”
So what’s the secret to their long and successful marriage?
“The wonderful children that we have and keep your mouth shut,” Helen said while laughing. “Be happy and always say, ‘okay.’”
“Say yes all the time when it’s appropriate,” Armando added. “And listen to your wife and pay attention!”
It wasn’t nearly that close.
Coming off their first loss of the season, the Eagles were beaten up and down the field at FedEx Field in their first division game of the year. They were out-gained by Washington, 493-239.
Aside from a kickoff return for a touchdown and an interception return for a touchdown, the Eagles were absolutely demolished by their division foe Sunday.
The Eagles’ offense couldn’t get anything going and the defense was absolutely gashed.
But even after getting outplayed all afternoon, the Eagles got the ball back at their own 30-yard line with just over four minutes left, with a chance to score a touchdown and tie the game at 27-27. They couldn’t do it.
With the loss, the Eagles fell to 3-2 and 0-1 in the division. They’ve now lost their two games since the bye after going 3-0 to start the season.
Washington, meanwhile, improved to 4-2.
The Eagles finished with 13 penalties for 114 yards. It was the first time the Eagles have had back-to-back games with 13 penalties and the first time they’ve had three straight games with 10-plus penalties since 1976.
Turning point
No real turning point. This was a slow death.
Key stat
Washington was 7 for 13 on third downs.
First half
For the second straight week, the Eagles’ defense gave up 21 points in the first half. But thanks to a touchdown from defense and special teams, the Eagles were in the game, 21-14, at halftime.
After Washington got up 14-0, Wendell Smallwood returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown. It was his first-career kick return touchdown and the first for the Eagles since Josh Huff in 2014. It was also the first in the NFL this season.
Then, Malcolm Jenkins picked off a Kirk Cousins pass and went 64 yards the other way for a touchdown. It was the Eagles’ first pick-6 since Jenkins did it against the Patriots last year.
Aside from those two plays, the first half was all Washington. Washington out-gained the Eagles, 285-41. The Eagles didn’t gain a yard in the second quarter. Washington had 17 first downs; the Eagles had three.
Washington got on the board first when Cousins hit Jamison Crowder for a 16-yard touchdown on a little rub-like play. Jenkins was in coverage. Then, Cousins hit Vernon Davis for a 13-yard touchdown. Davis’ excessive celebration penalty set up the Smallwood return.
After the Eagles tied the game at 14-14, Washington drove 75 yards on 13 plays to put them up 21-14 just before half. A Fletcher Cox roughing the passer kept the drive alive after a third down stop and helped Washington get a touchdown instead of a field goal.
Offensive stud
Ummm.
Offensive dud
Halapoulivaati Vaitai is not Lane Johnson. Big V didn’t have a big first game.
Defensive stud
Jenkins didn’t have a great game otherwise, but did have a big pick-6. He now has a pick-6 in all three of his years as an Eagle.
Defensive dud
Jalen Mills made a couple plays but also had trouble in coverage against DeSean Jackson 1-on-1 early. The entire defense was bad on third downs.
Injuries
Leodis McKelvin was inactive because of a left hamstring injury. He worked out before the game, said it went well, but wasn’t quite ready.
Bennie Logan and Marcus Smith both suffered groin injuries during the game.
Up next
The Eagles return home to the Linc next weekend to face Sam Bradford and the undefeated Vikings.
The eastbound lanes of I-76 reopened just before 7 a.m. after being shut down for a few hours and causing a major traffic backup behind a tractor-trailer crash.
The crash early Monday morning involved a tractor-trailer carrying beer and a van, authorities said. The crash shut down the eastbound lanes of I-76 near South Street, causing a long backup in the area.
Residual delays remained about 7 a.m., but the crash was cleared and traffic lanes were reopened.
A young father died after police say two robbers shot him at point-blank range behind his Philadelphia home late Sunday night.
The 28-year-old victim, identified to NBC10 by a relative as Johnny Quezada, just arrived home from shopping and was on his way into the back of his house on F Street near Roosevelt Boulevard, in Lawncrest, when police say two men -- at least one of whom was armed -- approached him and announced a robbery. Police recovered surveillance video that sources say appears to show the suspects stalking the victim prior to the shooting.
One of the robbers then opened fire on Quezada, wounding him several times throughout his chest, torso, arm and leg, according to Chief Inspector Scott Small. At least four shots were fired at the victim at point-blank range, Small said.
Quezada's wife and 1-year-old son were inside the home at the time of the shooting. His wife heard the gunfire outside the house, Quezada's sister-in-law said.
Small said as police took the badly injured man to a nearby hospital, he managed to tell them what happened.
"While en route, he was in and out of consciousness, he was able to tell officers he just got home from shopping," Small said. "He was behind his property, about to enter, when two males approached, announced a robbery."
Quezada later succumbed to his injuries.
Small said police believe Quezada had also been armed at the time, but police weren't sure whether he had a chance to reach for his own handgun to defend himself before his attackers shot him. The robbers stole his gun, Small said, but left behind one live round and its loaded clip.
Quezada was a hardworking man, his sister-in-law told NBC10's Pamela Osborne. He worked as a barber at Aguilla Barbershop and often sent money home to his family back in the Dominican Republic.
"He was very dedicated," said Junior, a friend of Quezada's. "Just like he was dedicated to his family, he was dedicated to his customers. Everyone is suffering."
Small said investigators were interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance video from nearby businesses in hopes of identifying the killers. He said the only description police had late Sunday was of two men wearing dark-colored clothes who were last seen running down the driveway behind the 5100 block of F Street, near the Boulevard.
Police don't believe the robbery and shooting were random though an exact motive is unclear.
Tipsters should contact detectives at 215-686-3334.
A 19-year-old man died on the sidewalk in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood early Monday morning after police say someone shot him in the head.
At least six shots pierced the air on Rosehill Street near Cambria just after midnight, according to police. Officers who responded to the gunfire found the young man lying on the sidewalk, unresponsive, suffering from a gunshot wound to his head, Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Medics pronounced the man dead there at 12:20 a.m. Small said police found six shell casings on the street close to the man's body, indicating the shooter fired at him at close range. Police believe based on that evidence that he was the intended target of the shooting.
Small said witnesses described the shooter as a man wearing a black jacket that may have been puffy. He was last seen running south on Rosehill Street.
Police don't know why the man was shot, and said that he didn't live in the immediate neighborhood.
Detectives continue to investigate. Tipsters should contact 215-686-3334 with information.
A transformed North Philadelphia school that pledges to offer kids a better shot at a quality education opened its doors Monday.
St. Malachy School, an Independence Mission School, boasts a mural completed with a stroke and a signature from Pope Francis during his visit to Philadelphia in 2015. The school, located on Thompson Street near 10th in what used to be a Philadelphia public school, is the newest of 15 Independence Mission Schools throughout the city.
The mission of the schools, according to their website, is "to provide a sustainable, affordable, high-quality education to children of all faiths in under-served urban neighborhoods, through a model of new governance, funding, and accountability for the member schools."
The building that houses the new St. Malachy was previously the William H. Harrison School. After that school shut down, Independence Mission purchased the building and land from the School District of Philadelphia for $1.4 million.
Independence Mission fully renovated the school before its Monday opening. The face lift included an expansive mural on the side of the school that Pope Francis himself added a final stroke to, and signed.
Two hundred students are currently enrolled at St. Malachy. The Independence Mission hopes increase enrollment by 350 students.
The new school offers advanced and remedial math and reading programs, configurable classrooms tailored for kids' unique needs, technology to support learning and a new Pre-K program for 3- and 4 year-olds.
Mayor Jim Kenney, Auxiliary Bishop Michael Fitzgerald and Independence Mission Schools President Anne McGoldrick were in attendance at the ribbon cutting at the school's grand opening.
Possible "large cat" sightings in South Jersey are under investigation by officials.
The sightings have been reported by residents in Winslow Township near the Hammonton Border.
New Jersey Fish and Wildlife is also aware of the reports.
Officials suggest residents use caution with their children, pets, and themselves if they should see one, though here have been no reports of the large cats making any contact with people.
Mountain lions were once indigenous to the New Jersey area, but have not been present for many years.
Grainy video submitted by winery in Hammonton of an animal that looks like a large cat and a grainy photograph from a hunter's game camera have been submitted and reviewed.
Due to the quality of the photo and video, it is not possible to tell with certainty what the animals are, but police could not rule out the presence of a large cat or cats.
Police ask anyone who spots the cat or cats to report the sightings to Winslow Township's Animal Control 609-567-0700 ext 1500.
Authorities evacuated students, faculty and staff from a middle school in Montgomery County late Monday morning after a bomb threat.
Students were bussed away from East Norriton Middle School, in East Norriton Township, before noon as police flooded the school's campus to investigate. SkyForce10 video shows officers with dogs making their way around school grounds about 11 a.m. after students were evacuated. The students were taken to Norristown Area High School while the building was checked.
In a statement Monday afternoon, Dr. Christina Spink, East Norriton Middle School's principal, said that a sweep of the school did not turn up anything, and that students would be provided lunch and then brought back to school to finish classes, then be dismissed at their usual time.
"We will continue to work with local authorities as we pinpoint and investigate the origin of this hoax," the statement read.
School will resume normal operations on Tuesday, officials said.
Donald Trump was finally able to get politicians to agree on something. After a 2005 tape was released of Trump making lewd and vulgar comments referencing actions that bordered on sexual assault, people from both parties condemned Trump and his words, and some Republicans even pulled their support for the candidate.
The tape release prompted writer Kelly Oxford to ask for women to share their stories of sexual assault. Oxford tweeted, “Women: tweet me your first sexual assaults. they aren’t just stats. I’ll go first: Old man on city bus grabs my “p---y” and smiles at me, I’m 12.”
The tweet started the hashtag “#notokay” and became a rallying cry for millions of women who shared their stories, some for the first time, with Oxford and the world through twitter in a 14 hour tweet spree on October 7.
Cherry Hill therapist, Shari Botwin, shared the upside to Trump’s comments on NBC10 @ Issue.
“The upside is it’s causing so much dialogue. People are hearing stories and deciding ‘You know what I’m going to come forward and share my own story. I’m not going to keep this to myself anymore.” Botwin, a social worker who specializes in trauma and abuse, said.
The tweets became a purging that can be cathartic and healthy, according to Botwin.
“I think that as soon as we started hearing these stories about Trump and the comments that he’s making about women, what it does is it stirs up so much anger, so much feeling, and there’s so many women out there who are thinking ‘these things happened to me.’ One person starts talking about their story then it’s like a Domino effect giving people permission to share their stories,” Botwin said.
From Botwin’s perspective, this public dialogue helps kids ask questions about what they are hearing.
“We need to be very upfront and direct with kids. We need to explain to them what it is that we’re hearing, what it means,” Botwin said. “I think it’s also an opportunity especially for young girls and young boys to learn about boundaries in relationships, what is okay, what’s not okay.”
Botwin said that if survivors do not talk about their stories, it can cause people to live their lives filled with fear and shame knowing bad things happen to them and at times having that repeated.
“People can’t live a full life,” Botwin added. “They can’t have relationships where they feel safe, they can’t feel comfortable in their own bodies, they develop different types of mental illnesses… a lot of people will end up using different types of self-destructive mechanisms.”
“It can actually ruin someone’s life, not having something bad happen to them, but not having a way to talk about it, and express it, and heal from it, Botwin said.
Botwin said that there is also a downside when women are openly criticized and denigrated. It can normalize the behavior.
She shared that people can come from families where they don’t know what is and isn’t okay because in their family the men can talk down and mistreat the women. Situations like this happen and it makes it seem normal.
“They really aren’t educated or don’t really understand what it means to be a women even though they are women…Some of them when they’re laughing, underneath it they’re feeling uncomfortable or nervous. Some of them may be in situations where they’re being mistreated and feel like they have to go along with it so they don’t put themselves at risk,” Botwin said in reference to women that were launching similar attacks and laughing at lewd behavior.
Why did this recording cause such an uproar despite all the other comments Trump has made?
“The way he says it. It sounds like he’s not just saying it, he’s doing it. The way he describes it and it’s almost like he’s done these things,” Botwin said. “When he’s talking about how this is just stuff men are talking about…he says it with such conviction and such steadfast belief.. I feel like I’m sitting there watching him do those actions to other people.”
If someone sees a stranger wearing a shirt with a lewd message or saying something vulgar that may trigger the person, Botwin advises her clients to hold their head up high, acknowledge that it is not okay and keep walking. If it is a friend or family member of a client, Botwin thinks it is important to say something however.
“If you’re not okay with what they’re wearing it is important to say something like, ‘tell me how you think that’s okay, I need to understand more.’ Don’t be in someone’s face about it maybe just express curiosity, but be upfront and be direct with how you feel.” Botwin advised.
For anyone who has been through any type of trauma or sexual assault, and you’re scrolling through your feed and a “friend” posts something that triggers you, it’s okay to remove that person from your newsfeed.
“Anyone who has been through any type of situation where they have been assaulted, harassed, mistreated… the impact, the overall affect it has on someone is so much more important than how the politicians talk about it. It ruins people’s lives. When there’s that one minute where someone that’s supposed to care about them decides they’re going to do something inappropriate or over the line, it can change the course of someone’s entire life,” Botwin stated.
