Author: Kera

An early morning robbery at a Brooklyn bodega has reignited calls for panic buttons in small businesses. The latest robbery, which was captured on surveillance footage, involved four masked men who posed as members of the New York Police Department. The perpetrators barged into the store, assaulted employees, and fled with cash and lottery tickets, according to a report. The incident occurred shortly after 8 a.m. along Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Willoughby Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Sunday. The video of the incident has since been released to the public, showing the robbers dressed in jackets and hats bearing NYPD insignia. The…

Well-known social media personality Candy Wow is facing an assault charge and made her first court appearance on Wednesday. Candy’s case was mentioned at the St Catherine Parish Court, where she was remanded. In court, the judge was informed that Candy, illegally named Keresia Brown, has suggested to authorities that she is not a Jamaican. According to the Jamaican Gleaner, Candy suggested she is an Irish national. The court also heard that she has multiple identities that she has been operating under. She allegedly said that she had changed her name by deed poll, a legal document used to formally…

Footage resurfaced of a brawl that broke out at an amusement park. The alert action begins with a mother and a worker at the park, but quickly escalates into a brutal melee as several people swarm the worker and begin to hit him. It is said that the incident occurred at Opa Locka Hialeah Flea Market Carnival. The video, which was captured by an onlooker of the incident, has racked up thousands of views, with many questioning the cause of the altercation. It is unclear how the dispute began, but the footage shows the mother with her two children arguing…

A Kingston man is facing multiple serious criminal charges after a woman accused him of raping her. The Jamaican woman claims that she was sexually assaulted by the phone technician when she attempted to pay him for repairing her phone. The accused, who was identified as 27-year-old Tevin Myrie, was arrested and charged on Monday by the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA). He faces charges of rape and forcible abduction. According to a local news outlet, the charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on April 19. According to police reports, the victim had visited…

A video capturing an American school resource officer physically restraining a student is sparking widespread debate online. The multiple media outlets reporting the incident alleged that the officer used a chokehold tactic to restrain the male student who sought him out for help. According to the circulating details, the schoolboy was a victim of bullying. He was allegedly recorded and humiliated by multiple schoolmates in the school’s bathroom, and he went to report the issue.   The footage, recorded by a concerned parent, shows the student confronting the officer as a dispute unfolded between them, causing the situation to rapidly…

A Florida nurse who faced a rape charge charge charge had her medical licence revoked last week after she was allegedly caught having sex with her husband’s 15-year-old son. The nurse, Alexis Von Yates, reportedly seduced her stepson a while before her husband walked in on them having sex on the couch. The 35-year-old was arrested for statutory rape, leading to her losing her single-state nursing licence. The alleged sexual encounter occurred after Yates put her children to bed and then spent time with the teen. The New York Post cited the Marion County arrest affidavit that said her stepson was visiting…

A 32-year-old employee at a Papa John’s pizzeria in Bronx, New York, suffered multiple injuries after he was attacked by three men during a late-night robbery. The New York Police Department reported that the restaurant was targeted around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday. The attack occurred at a Papa John’s located at 362 East 204th Street, where the three suspects were captured on the restaurant’s surveillance camera. The released footage shows two of the suspects pummelling the employee, prompting some customers to dart out of the establishment while others intervened.  According to the NYPD, three young men entered the restaurant and…

A tourist was almost killed by a crocodile at the zoo when he breached the enclosure to pose next to the animal on Monday. The tourist visiting Zamboanga Sibugay in the Philippines climbed into an enclosure where a female crocodile known as Lalay was kept. According to the Daily Mail, the male visitor climbed over the Kabug Mangrove Park and Wetlands Zoo’s chain-linked fence to snap selfies with the animal, which he reportedly mistook for a statue. The brazen 29-year-old tourist, whose identity has not been disclosed, waded through the water and stopped near the 15-foot reptile. He then fetched…

A circulating video is turning heads as it shows a commotion erupting on an American Airlines flight on Thursday when a passenger attempted to barge into the cockpit. The unruly female passenger had to be restrained by the flight crew, leading to an onboard altercation. The commotion at the Brazilian airport on a flight scheduled to depart São Paulo and head to New York City caused a significant delay. The viral video of her being knocked to the ground begins just as the pilot opens the cockpit door. The woman, standing close to the door with flight attendants, seemingly tries…

Reggae artiste Koffee has dropped her new single, KOFFEE, officially marking her return after three years of not releasing a song. In the highly anticipated track, which she recently teased, the Jamaican star takes a different approach by fusing reggae with a hip-hop flow. The song, jointly produced by Marquis Abrahams and Carleene Samuel, was released with vibrant visuals on YouTube. In her opening verse, she raps about how she’s on another level. Her flow and style are unique. She says she is sicker than most, except for the dancehall artiste Masicka, paying him tribute in the song. She even…