A Delaware pizza shop doorman caught on video kicking another man in the head has been fired.

A spokesman for Grotto Pizza made the announcement Wednesday after videos were posted showing the unidentified doorman of a Grotto restaurant in Delaware kicking and knocking a man unconscious.

"The doorman in the video is no longer an employee of Grotto Pizza," the spokesman said. "We do not condone the behavior shown on the video in any way. This isolated incident in no way represents Grotto Pizza and our culture of serving families for over 55 years. We will continue to cooperate with police during the investigation."

The incident took place at Grotto Pizza on Main Street in Newark, Delaware. A video, which was posted on YouTube on May 13, shows the shop's doorman kicking another man in the head, knocking him unconscious.

Newark Police confirmed with NBC10 they are investigating the incident. They have not yet revealed when the incident took place though they believe it’s related to a call they received around 11:50 p.m. on May 12 reporting a shirtless man who allegedly became disorderly after being thrown out of the pizza shop. The man who was knocked unconscious by the doorman is wearing a red shirt in the video however.

An officer told Delaware Online the customer was gone by the time police arrived. 

No charges have been filed. Police continue to investigate. 

If you have any information, please contact Cpl. Kenneth Odom at (302) 366-7111, ext. 3472, Kenneth.odom@cj.state.de.us.

Local community leaders and residents are outraged after videos surfaced on social media showing a raunchy, adults-only event being held at a family-friendly amusement park.

The charity event involved more than 800 people last Saturday at Clementon Park and Splashworld in Clementon, Camden County. Footage from the private party was posted on YouTube and Facebook showing scantily clad women dancing explicitly in the pool and the parking lot. Other posted videos showed fights at the event.

“I think it’s okay to have a good time but that’s a children’s park,” said Klarque Bishop of Sicklerville.

Some residents who watched the videos vowed to never take their kids to the family amusement park, which has been in business for a century.

“It’s explicit and disgusting,” said Courtney Ferris of Sicklerville. “It’s inappropriate and I would never allow my kids to go there.”

After meeting with city leaders, officials with Clementon Park vowed to never again rent out the park for a similar type of event.

A spokeswoman for the park also sent a statement to NBC10.

“I would like to start off by saying that we rented our park to a production company for what we thought was a good cause,” the spokeswoman said. “This was the first time that this event was held at our venue, and the first time we had been approached by the production company.  The production company was responsible for all advertising, promotion, and ticket sales and ticket distribution for the event.”

The spokeswoman claimed officials at the park were “just as appalled” as the residents who complained.

“Clementon Park and Splash World does not tolerate such behavior in our Park and will never allow this event, or any such like event, to take place in our venue again,” she said.

The spokeswoman also said the Park closed down the event early once it “started developing into behavior that is not tolerated.”

“I would like to reiterate that Clementon Park and Splash World is a family-oriented park, and is an important part of this community,” the spokeswoman said. “This type of event will never occur on our property again.”

There were no calls to police during the party and no charges were filed.

SPCA officials are sending a warning to pet owners in light of an incident in which a kitten fell out of a 12-story building.

PSPCA Humane Law Enforcement officers say they received a report of a cat thrown from the window of the 12th story of a Philadelphia apartment building in April. After the officers arrived and inspected the scene, they found no evidence of animal cruelty.

The kitten that fell, named “Lilac” by the responders, was taken to the PSPCA shelter hospital for examination. Lilac suffered fractures in both femurs and her hard palate as well as a soft tissue injury to her wrist. She was sent to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where she underwent successful surgery. She was placed into foster care and then later adopted.

Investigators soon determined Lilac wasn’t thrown out the window but instead fell out of it while her owner wasn’t home due to being a victim of High-rise syndrome.

High-rise syndrome occurs when animals, especially young cats, become startled while near a window or chase a bug or bird off a balcony or through an unsecured window, officials say.

“Oftentimes people say, ‘cats always land on their feet,’ but it is a common misconception that cats will not be injured if they fall from even low height levels,” says PSPCA Staff Veterinarian JoEllen Bruinooge. “In fact, they may actually have more damage when falling from only two-to-four stories because they do not have time to adjust their body position.”

While cats often survive falling from heights higher than a human can survive they still suffer serious, life-threatening injuries.

If your pet falls from a window, make sure you contact a veterinarian immediately.

“If your pet does accidentally fall from a window, get them to the veterinarian immediately, a PSPCA spokeswoman said. “There is a 90% survival rate for cats who are high-rise victims if they receive immediate and proper medical attention. There is no 'at-home' treatment, and many of these pets are in extreme pain whether they show the symptoms of pain or not.”

High-rise syndrome is prevalent during warm weather. Officials have the following tips for orders to protect their pets:

• Secure windows with well-fitting, animal proof screens
• When able, open the top pane of windows that are inaccessible to pets, rather than the bottom panes
• Never leave windows open when animals are unattended
• Close windows before starting loud appliances such as vacuums or blenders that may startle cats
• If pets are allowed out on balconies never leave them unattended. Even then, do not allow then to jump onto railings or banisters. Move all furniture away from railings to lower access or better yet just don't let them out. Accidents happen!
• Close windows before playing chase or fetch games inside with your pet, they may be more focused on that laser pointer than the approaching window

A fire that destroyed a shop on the Ocean City Boardwalk only a week before Memorial Day weekend was ruled an accident.

The fire started on the 7th Street Surf Shop on 654 Boardwalk Saturday night. One employee was inside the shop at the time but managed to get out. No one was injured during the blaze.

Firefighters cut holes in the roof of the shop to attack the flames quickly and were able to bring the fire under control in an hour.

The Ocean City Fire Department announced the shop was a complete loss. The fire also caused minor smoke damage to a neighboring business.

On Wednesday the Department announced the fire was accidental. They also said it appears it was electrical in nature though the exact cause is still under investigation.
 

A Delaware police department that gained fame when one of their officers jamming out to Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” went viral is now hoping it can help a 13-year-old battling cancer get her wish to meet Swift.

The Dover Police Department put out a video of “Victoria’s Wish” Wednesday in hopes that it will catch the music superstar’s attention.

The department is trying to match Victoria Marsh up with Swift around the time of Swift’s June concert in Philadelphia. Victoria, 13, is a Swift super fan who has Down's syndrome and is battling osteosarcoma -- a form of bone cancer that has already claimed her left leg. The hope is to get Swift to either FaceTime with Victoria or meet her in person in June.

It wouldn’t be the first time Dover PD caught Swift’s attention. After the “Shake It Off” dashcam video of Officer Jeff Davis was seen by millions on YouTube, Swift’s record label sent them tickets to the June concert. Dover PD in turn offered those tickets to Victoria but because of her chemotherapy treatments, she can’t attend the show.

Police hope people see the video then share it on social media using #TeamVictoria and #SwiftaWish.

“It is the hope of the family and the Dover Police Department that the video will quickly become popular and reach Taylor Swift so that Victoria’s wish will come true and she will gain support from around the country,” said a police news release.

The University of Delaware explained Wednesday why it didn't send an alert to students after a grad student was attacked while jogging in a park near campus.

A man grabbed the unidentified student as she ran through Rittenhouse Park in Newark around 8 a.m. Tuesday, said Newark Police. The park lies across Christina Parkway from the southern part of campus that includes the university's stadiums.

Luckily, the woman was able to get away and contact police who, within hours, released a description of the attacker to the media and on the department's Facebook page.

But, the university never alerted students of the attack since it occurred off-campus in a park that, while close to part of campus isn't connected to the heart of UDel in downtown Newark that is "widely live in and used by students," said spokeswoman Donna O'Brien.

The park doesn't fall under the jurisdiction of campus public safety but rather city police, she said.

"The University of Delaware Police and the City of Newark Police do partner very closely to ensure a safe and secure campus," said O'Brien. "We have a number of systems in place to protect the UD community."

Some of the safety measures in place at UDel include the "Safe UD" program, a campus escort service, blue light phones across campus and the "LiveSafe App" that links students directly with police, said O'Brien.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. James Skinner at 302-366-7100 ext. 3135 or by email.

Two people were hurt after an SUV and an antique automobile collided in East Marlborough Township, Chester County Wednesday morning.

The accident, which occurred shortly before 10:30 a.m. on West Doe Run and Mill roads involved a Kia SUV and a 1912 Ford Model T antique automobile, police said. The crash caused the SUV to overturn into a storm ditch.

Two people inside the SUV were hurt in the crash. Officials have not yet revealed their conditions.

The driver of the Model T told the Daily Local News he was taking part in a Horseless Carriage Club of America driving event in Morgantown at the time of the accident.
 

A man accused of robbing a bank in Bucks County was arrested after his mother reported him to police, officials said.

Trevor Bergey, 20, is accused of robbing the TD Bank on Oxford Valley Road in Fairless Hills in Bristol Township Tuesday shortly before 11 a.m. Bergey allegedly entered the bank and handed the teller a note which read, “Do not panic! I have a gun put $400 in this envelope and I'll be on my way. Nobody will get hurt and I will report myself to the authorities in about 6 hours THANK YOU!"

Bergey then took the money and fled in a silver Nissan SUV west on New Falls Road, police said.

Police obtained surveillance video of Bergey and sent the images to local media. Tuesday night, Bergey’s mother called a Bristol Township detective and identified the suspect as her son. The mother told police she had received a call from Bergey’s aunt who saw the surveillance photos online and recognized Bergey, officials said.

The mother told investigators her son was a heroin addict who was suicidal after breaking up with his girlfriend, according to police. She also said she was unsure where he was at the time.

On Wednesday around 1 a.m., Bergey’s mother called police again and reported her son was at the Lower Bucks Hospital seeking help after suffering heroin withdrawal symptoms, according to investigators. Police officers arrived at the hospital and stayed with Bergey until he received his treatment.

Detectives then interviewed Bergey who allegedly confessed to the robbery.

Bergey was video arraigned around 11 a.m. and taken to the Bucks County Correctional Facility. He is currently being held on 10% of $500,000 bail.
 

An investigation is underway after a mother told police her blind 9-year-old son was sexually assaulted at his school.

The mother said her son was assaulted on April 23 at the Overbrook Educational Center on Lansdowne Avenue in Philadelphia. The boy told her he was inappropriately touched inside a bathroom on the second floor.

“He said, ‘yes mommy, somebody touched me in school,’” said the mother, who we are not identifying. “So I started crying. I got real nervous. When I asked him who it was, since he can only see shadows, he said, ‘mommy, it was a big student.’”

The mother took her son to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She also said she noticed a bruise on his backside so she called Philadelphia Police. The Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit is currently handling the investigation.

“I haven’t received anything from the school district,” the mother said. “Nobody has called me not even to say, ‘we’re working on it.’”

Fernando Gallard, a spokesman for the Philly School District, told NBC10 Overbrook Educational Center took the allegations seriously and conducted an internal investigation.

“They were not able to find anything in regards to leading to the allegations that the mom explained,” Gallard said.

Gallard said an assistant was outside the bathroom, as is required, at the time when the boy said the alleged assault took place.

The boy has not been back in the school since April 23.

“Nothing is going to make me feel safe,” his mother said. "It happened once when it shouldn't have happened. And twice? Who's going to tell me that the third time something worse might happen?"

Gallard told NBC10 the district will continue to work with the mother and her son. 

“We want to continue working with the child,” he said. “We want the child to be back in school.”

The mother told NBC10 a school district official will place her son in another school Thursday. Police meanwhile continue to investigate.
 

Mason Modeste may not be able to understand much. But that’s not stopping his mother from telling him how he was born. It’s a story that he’ll have to get used to.

“I’m telling him the story now,” Tiffany Modeste said while laughing. “He’s going to know this story! His friends are gonna know this story! Girls who want to date him are gonna know this story!”

Tiffany expected to give birth to Mason Tuesday, just not as early or under the extreme circumstances that she did.

“My recent doctor’s visit didn’t indicate that I was going to be going into labor,” she said. “They thought they were going to induce me. Going into labor was far from my mind.”

She was with her husband Andre inside their Burlington Township, New Jersey, home around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday when she started having contractions.

“They actually started coming pretty consistently every 10 minutes during that hour,” she said.

Tiffany called her doctor at Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell in Pennington, New Jersey, to make sure everything was okay.

“The doctors said it sounded like I was in early labor so they figured I had time,” she said. “They figured I didn’t need to rush. Of course, they’re the professionals, so I didn’t rush.”

That quickly changed however when the contractions started coming at a faster pace.

“They went from 10 minutes to eight minutes to six minutes and then to the point where I just had no break in between the contractions as they were coming,” she said.

Tiffany and Andre left their 3-year-old son with their mother, who was at the house at the time, and rushed out the door. Even before stepping foot in their SUV, Tiffany knew the baby would arrive before they got to Capital Health.

“As we were leaving the house I told my mom I don’t think we’re gonna make it to the hospital,” she said. “As soon as we got into the car and we were pulling out I told my husband, ‘I think the baby is coming.’”

Andre first stopped at the Endeavor Emergency Squad, an emergency medical and rescue services center located only a few blocks away from their home. He quickly ran out and shouted for help.

“I’m banging on the door and I’m ringing the bell,” he said. “No one came out.”

Realizing that they had little time left, Andre went back in the SUV and drove to the nearest hospital, the Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County.  Even though Lourdes does not have a labor delivery unit, Andre knew it was their only option and drove there as quickly as he could.

“I’m running lights, I’m flying,” he said. “She’s in the back saying she thinks the baby is coming!”

The car ride only took a few minutes. Yet they may have been the most important minutes of Tiffany’s life.

“All I remember is hearing the roar of the engine while I was in labor,” she said. “And with each labor pain I got I had the urge to actually push. My body is pushing. I’m not trying to push but my body is doing it. It was natural. At one point I put my hand down and realized something was really happening. Then my husband pulled into the parking lot at Lourdes.”

Andre pulled up on a curve at the entrance of Lourdes, ran into the hospital and screamed for help.

“I’m like, right now I need as much help as I can get,” he said. “The doctors come out and the nurses come out with a wheelchair and gurneys.”

Yet Andre was in for a shock as he returned to his SUV less than a minute after running into the hospital. His wife was holding their newborn son.

“Baby,” Tiffany screamed. “I have the baby!”

Tiffany described the incredible moment.

“When he ran into the emergency room I had another pain,” she said. “And I pushed and my baby came out in my hand. He had his umbilical cord around the back of his neck so I just gently pulled that off and put him on my chest. I patted him and he started crying. He was breathing okay and I just waited two more seconds and saw my husband come out with the security guard and nurses."

Both Tiffany and Andre believe the birth was a miracle.

“It was an act of God,” Andre said. “I seriously believe God took over at that point.”

Tiffany was eventually transferred to Capital Health where she was Wednesday night with her newborn son Mason, who is a healthy seven pounds and six ounces and 20.5 inches long.

“My son is doing wonderful,” she said. “My oldest son is happy to be a big brother and people are just amazed. I’m just really grateful to everyone at Lourdes and Capital Health.”

It’s an experience that Tiffany will not only share with her son but also look back to whenever times get tough.

“I never thought I would be able to do it without assistance,” she said. “You really don’t know your own strength until it’s put to the test.”
 

A tractor-trailer fire snarled traffic on the Pennsylvania turnpike Thursday morning.

The fire blocked the right, westbound between Route 29 and the Downingtown exit during the morning rush.

All lanes were cleared by 9:15.

There were no reports of injuries.

Philadelphia police searched for the gunman they said shot a man at point-blank range Thursday morning in West Philadelphia. The 29-year-old victim was then struck and run over by an alleged drunken driver, according to police.

The unusual chain of events happened just after midnight Thursday when police said the man collapsed in the middle of Parkside Avenue near Girard Avenue after he was shot.

Minutes later, police said a 79-year-old man who was allegedly driving drunk, hit and ran over the shooting victim.

Police officers took the victim to the hospital where he later died.

The 79-year-old man was taken into custody. Police continued to search for the shooter.

The victim was not identified.

A bus filled with preschool children careened into a guardrail after hitting a pole along the Schuylkill Expressway Thursday morning, a passenger and officials tell NBC10.

The bus, carrying 24 children and six adults from Hope Church School in the East Oak Lane section of Philadelphia, was traveling eastbound on the highway near the Girard exit when the crash happened around 10 a.m. The preschoolers were heading to the zoo for a field trip, a school official said.

Sharneca Reid was on board the bus chaperoning the trip for her daughter's class. She said the bus hit a light pole and then rammed head first into a guard rail.

The pole could be seen sticking out from underneath the bus as the children were moved to a second bus.

State police said the driver lost control of the bus as it negotiated a slight curve.

Reid said the kids have some minor injuries and are being taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for treatment. Several adults were taken to Hahnemann University Hospital. A school official said they're being taken as a precaution.

The crashed closed two lanes for two hours and backed up traffic on the highway for miles.

This story is developing. Check back for updates.

Comcast recently announced it has connected nearly half a million families nationwide to the Internet through it's new initiative, Internet Essentials.

It's all in an effort to close the digital divide. The program includes possible enrollment in complimentary Internet Essential classes to educate users on the basics of using the Internet.

Families may also qualify for complimentary Internet service.

Here is a list of upcoming classes:

Philadelphia OIC
1231 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 236-7700

Google Docs May 20th, 12-1:30 p.m.
Introduction to Blogging May 22nd, 12-1:30 p.m.
Introduction to Spreadsheets May 27, 12-1:30 p.m.
Spreadsheets II May 29th, 12-1:30 p.m.
Introduction to the Internet June 1st, 12-1:30 p.m.
Job Search June 3rd, 12-1:30 p.m.
Creating a Resume June 5th, 12-1:30 p.m.
Email Basics June 8th, 12-1:30 p.m.
Online Safety June 10th 12-1:30 p.m.

LIFT-Philadelphia
5548 Chestnut Street, 1st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19139
(215) 474-1807

Intro to Computers May 26th 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Microsoft Word May 28th 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Internet Browsing June 2nd 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Surfing the Web Strategies June 4th 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Email Basics June 9th 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Sending and Receiving Emails June 11th 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Applying for Jobs Online June 16th 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Job Search Strategies June 18th 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Spreadsheet Basics June 23rd 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Budgeting on Spreadsheets June 25th 1:00-2:30 p.m.
 

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