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08-04-2025
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Teens arrested after girl, 13, attacked on Metro
Two teenagers have been arrested after a 13-year-old girl was attacked on the Tyne and Wear Metro. It happened near to Wallsend station in North Tyneside on Friday at about 19:55 BST, Northumbria Police said. The girl was taken to hospital with "extensive bruising and a sprained wrist", the force added. Two girls, also aged 13, were arrested on suspicion of common assault by beating and have been released on bail. A force spokesman said the pair had already left the scene when officers arrived. Bail conditions mean they are banned from entering any Metro station or travelling on the trains without an adult. Ch Insp Dave Morrison said the victim had been left shaken and was being given support. He added: "We are aware of footage and information circulating online, and it's vitally important that the public refrain from sharing these posts and speculating both online and in the community." He added enquiries were ongoing and urged anyone with information to contact police. Erika Allen, security director at Nexus, which operates the Metro, said it was working closely with police and reviewing all available CCTV. She added: "Offending like this cannot be tolerated on Metro and anyone who gets caught faces prosecution, a criminal record, and a possible ban from travelling on the system." Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Northumbria Police
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07-04-2025
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Lafayette police: Send us your videos, other information from Saturday's anti-Trump rally
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Lafayette police are calling on the public to provide more information about the Saturday incident that ended with a man pulling out an assault rifle near the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. The man, who has not been charged with a crime, parked and exited his vehicle on 3rd Street about noon Saturday, approaching and yelling at protesters for blocking the road, according to eyewitnesses that day and a video recorded by the Lafayette Journal & Courier. As he continued to shout, a man in a black sweatshirt drew near to the man who left his truck and allegedly head-butted him, causing his nose to bleed. 'Officers arrived on scene following reports of a verbal altercation between a protest participant and a passing motorist,' police said in a news release Sunday. 'Witnesses stated that the exchange escalated when the protester made physical contact with the motorist, who then retrieved a firearm from his vehicle and walked through the protest area.' Lafayette police determined in their initial findings 'the firearm was not knowingly and intentionally' pointed at anyone, and 'the presence of a firearm in a tense, crowded public space understandably caused alarm amongst community members.' But Nick Ault, a helper with the event, told the Journal & Courier the gun was pointed at his stomach at one point during the protest in downtown Lafayette. 'I was OK until I realized he pointed the gun at my husband. In that moment, I started panicking for a half-second,' Erika Allen, event organizer and Ault's wife, said Saturday. 'I said to (the man with the gun), 'That's my husband. Don't point the gun at him. Please put it down.' When the police officer told me he didn't believe me, that's when I got really upset.' The man was initially detained but was released after Lafayette police determined that he did not, that he instead retrieved the gun in self-defense. On Sunday, during continuing unrest on social media sites, Lafayette police released the statement saying they are continuing to review video and other evidence of the event. 'The investigation remains ongoing, and LPD urges individuals who directly witnessed the incident or have firsthand information to come forward,' the release said. Meanwhile, an organizer of Saturday's rally, Stacy Bogan, created a gofundme site to raise money for legal fees for the man police arrested for head-butting the man with the gun. Jeremy Marks, 36, was arrested on a preliminary battery charge and bonded out of the Tippecanoe County Jail. "Help Jeremy Cover Legal Fees" has raise $9,400 as of 7 p.m. Sunday. Readers can provide videos to the Lafayette police at Estimates were that nearly 1,000 people showed up Saturday at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse as part of the national "Hands Off! Mass Mobilization" movement involving cities around the country. This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Lafayette police: Send us videos, info from Saturday's anti-Trump rally
