$8.5M Settlement Reached In Pepper Spray Death Of Philadelphia Inmate $8.5M Settlement Reached In Pepper Spray Death Of Philadelphia Inmate
$8.5M Settlement Reached In Pepper Spray Death Of Philadelphia Inmate The family of an inmate who died after pepper spray was used on him at a state prison in 2019 will receive an $8.5 million settlement -- the largest settlement for a state prison death in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections filed the agreement for Tyrone Briggs' family on Tuesday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.  Briggs -- who had asthma -- was arrested at 15 years old for raping a girl two years his junior at gunpoint.  He was facing up to 30 years in the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy, when a corrections officer tried to break up a f…
51 Unruly Inmates In Hudson County Jail's Max Security Unit Lead Midday Riot 51 Unruly Inmates In Hudson County Jail's Max Security Unit Lead Midday Riot
51 Unruly Inmates In Hudson County Jail's Max Security Unit Lead Midday Riot The Hudson County jail's maximum security unit was on lockdown for nearly two hours as 51 inmates refused to return to their cells in a riot on Thursday, NJ Advance Media reports. Jail Director Ron Edwards told the outlet that the inmates poured soapy water at the unit's entrances and tied sheets to door handles just after 12:30 p.m. Corrections officers negotiated with the inmates for 45 minutes before deploying pepper spray, Edwards said. Inmates did not have a list of concerns, said Edwards, noting last week the jail lost power when a utility pole was knocked down. The air apparently ca…
SEE ANYTHING? Morris County Gas Station Worker Pepper Sprayed By KitKat Thief, Police Say SEE ANYTHING? Morris County Gas Station Worker Pepper Sprayed By KitKat Thief, Police Say
SEE Anything? Morris County Gas Station Worker Pepper Sprayed By KitKat Thief, Police Say Police are investigating after a man stole a KitKat bar from a Morris County gas station and pepper sprayed the employee who confronted him. Officers responding to the LUKOIL gas station on Route 10 in Hanover were met by a worker who stated that they had been pepper sprayed after confronting a white man for stealing the candy bar on May 15, police said. The man — who had a nose ring and was wearing a white crop top and floral pants — then fled west on Route 10 in a black sedan, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Hanover Police.
Boy Attacked By Dog In Lansdale Boy Attacked By Dog In Lansdale
Boy Attacked By Dog In Lansdale A child was hospitalized with scratches all over his body after being attacked by a dog in Lansdale, authorities said. The incident occurred around 1:40 p.m. last Thursday on the 100 block of Walnut Street, local police said. A witness told NorthPennNow that the dog was a Rottweiler. Another witness also said someone tried spraying the dog with pepper spray, although that detail was not confirmed, the outlet reports. There, the boy was found with numerous puncture wounds and lacerations on his arms, legs, back, face, and head, authorities said. He was rushed via ambulance to Grand Vi…
Crowd Assaults Cops Responding To Bonfire With Snowballs, Ice, Other Objects, Police Say Crowd Assaults Cops Responding To Bonfire With Snowballs, Ice, Other Objects, Police Say
Crowd Assaults Cops Responding To Bonfire With Snowballs, Ice, Other Objects, Police Say Police in Connecticut were attacked with large chunks of ice, snowballs, and heavy items as they attempted to disperse a large crowd at a bonfire, causing officers to use pepper spray. The incident took place on Monday, Feb. 15, when East Haven Police officers were dispatched to 113 Bradford Avenue, to assist the East Haven Fire Department with a large crowd burning a large bonfire, said Captain Joseph Murgo. Dispatch informed responding officers that the crowd was throwing snow and ice balls at Fire Department personnel who were on scene to extinguish the large illegal bonfire, Murgo said.…
Alert Issued For Suspect In Robbery At Home Depot In Fairfield County Alert Issued For Suspect In Robbery At Home Depot In Fairfield County
Alert Issued For Suspect In Robbery At Home Depot In Fairfield County Police in Fairfield County are searching for a man who allegedly loaded up a rolling storage bin with DeWalt tools in a Home Depot location, then pepper-sprayed a store employee who confronted him before fleeing the store without paying. According to the Norwalk Police Department, the incident took place at approximately 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Home Depot on Connecticut Avenue in in Norwalk.  After allegedly pepper-spraying a store employee who confronted him as moved to leave the store with the merchandise, the suspect ran out of the store in the direction of Connecticut Av…