Google Translate Used In Store Robbery: Newark PD
A robber in Newark didn't let a language barrier slow him down.
At 7:50 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, a man entered a restaurant on the 100 block of South Street, purchased a cup of coffee and announced a robbery using the Google Translate app, threatening to shoot the cashier if she didn't comply, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. said.
When the cashier ran away from the register, the suspect attempted to remove it, but was unable to take it, Miranda said. He then threw his coffee at the cashier and fled the business, heading eastbound on South Street, Miranda said. The s…
Hybla Valley Bus Stop Murder Suspect Had 30+ Arrests, ICE Detainer Before Killing: DHS
The man charged with murdering Stephanie Minter at a Fairfax County bus stop had more than 30 prior arrests and was in the United States illegally, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
On Feb. 25, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer requesting Virginia authorities not release Abdul Jalloh, 32, after he was charged with murder in the killing of the 41-year-old Fredericksburg woman.
Minter was found dead on Monday, Feb. 23, at a bus stop with multiple stab wounds to the upper body, police said.
Jalloh, a national of Sierra Leone, entered the United States il…
