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BBC News
15 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
Nigerian air force mistakenly bomb vigilantes for Zamfara
Pipo wey dey some villages for Maru Local Goment Area for Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, don tok say na 20 pipo die as bandits attack dem, and Nigerian army jet wey come fight di bandits drop airstrike wey kill pipo. Di villagers tok say di bandits carry more dan 50 pipo from di village wey dey work for farm, but di army jet wey come help, mistakenly kill some local vigilante wey dey try fight di bandits. Pipo for Mani area of Maru Local goment tok say di bandits wey ride come wit motorbike attack dem for afternoon wen dem dey farm. Dem tok say as di bandits reach, dem begin shoot anyhow and carry some pipo comot. One pesin wey no wan make dem call im name tell BBC Hausa say dem dey go help di pipo wey bandits attack wen di army jet come, but di jet begin shoot dem and kill some. Di man tok say, "Di bandits carry 50 pipo but as di army jet see us dey go help, e fly low begin shoot. Eviribodi run for im life and even us wey dey alive na God save us, sake say we lie down for ground." "We lie down like say dem shoot us too, and wen di jet comot, we stand up run go save ourself." Anoda pesin wey tok to BBC beg goment make dem help dem well well becos di bandits tok say dem go come back again. E tok say, "We dey beg goment make dem send more security come protect us. But make di security pipo sabi say sometimes dem dey mistakenly kill our pipo, make dem dey check well befor dem act." "We tell security afta di attack, but na so di jet just come kill our vigilante pipo." Up till now, Nigerian army neva tok anytin about wetin happun. For January 2025, Nigerian army jet mistakenly kill 16 pipo, including vigilante and farmers, for Tungar Kara village for Zamfara State becos dem tink say na bandits. Still for December 2024, anoda airstrike kill 10 civilians for Sokoto State, and di state govnor tok say na mistake wey affect innocent pipo.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Dexter: Resurrection' Trailer Turns Heads With Beloved Character's Return
Dexter is everyone's favorite televised vigilante serial killer, the blood spatter expert who tried to control his dark passenger by killing people he thought deserved it, namely other killers. Fans last saw Dexter Morgan in the television series Dexter: Original Sin, which was a prequel, and Dexter: New Blood, which appeared to show the titular character's death, but he's clearly recovered from his wounds. The original Dexter ran from 2006 through 2013 on Showtime. In the new revival series Dexter: Resurrection, the character is back, and details have been released about the new series' villains, episodes, and plot details. But it's the official trailer many fans were waiting for. That wait is now over. The full, official trailer was released on the evening of May 31 via the show's X page. It is 1 minute 47 seconds long. "Only in New York," it starts. "Someone once told me, you have to go through hell to achieve resurrection." Additional clues emerged in photos published of the shoot in New York City by Getty Images. A May 30 teaser trailer was released the day before the official trailer; it is one of a series of short teaser trailers that were posted by Paramount+, providing a pretty clear sense of where the revival is headed. "I'm in the busiest city in the world for God's sake, but I have the urge. The urge to kill again. I can't quit. There's killers out here, and I have to stop them," Dexter says in the latest teaser trailer, which was released on May 30. He reveals that people, including Harrison and Quinn, are looking for him. The first two episodes of the new show are available July 11 on Paramount+. In another teaser trailer, on May 1, Dexter awakens to see his brother in his hospital room. "Laying here in this hospital bed, I've had time to think,"' he says. "But the last thing I expected to see when I opened my eyes was my brother." On May 3, another teaser trailer showed Dexter being interrogated by police. "Do you know why you are here, Dexter Morgan?" a police officer asks. "I want you to start explaining everything to me. Why you ended up in the cold woods with a gunshot wound? Why the h*** you killed that poor police officer, and why the h*** I shouldn't put you in that jail cell right now." On May 18, a teaser trailer revealed that Dexter had a meeting with a female serial killer named "Lady Vengeance." The trailer also shows Lumen Piere reappearing in Dexter's world. "In this chilling revival trailer, Dexter Morgan has traded the solitude of Iron Lake for the cold anonymity of New York City, laying low under a new identity. But when a string of brutal murders mirrors the exact signature of his past — precise, ritualistic, and personal — Dexter realizes he's not the only one who's back. Enter Lumen Pierce," Paramount+ wrote.. The first teaser trailer was released on April 25. In it, Dexter said that his son, Harrison, found a new family and a second chance. "Whatever it takes to get to him," he says, making it clear that the new show will focus on the father/son dynamic, at least to some degree. According to Game Rant, the new season will feature Uma Thurman and Peter Dinklage "as likely adversaries" while Dexter is also pursued by Angel Batista, his former co-worker and friend from Miami. The episode titles, released by Game Rant, include hints about the storyline, with one, "Beating Heart" likely referring to Dexter still being alive, and another, "Touched by an Angel" a possible reference to Batista. The Dexter: Resurrection villains include well-known Hollywood stars playing serial killers who square off against Dexter. According to USA Today, Neil Patrick Harris plays 'The Tattoo Collector," Eric Stonestreet is "Rapunzel," Krysten Ritter plays "Lady Vengeance," and David Dastmalchian is "The Gemini Killer." The serial killers gather for a "MurderCon style meetup," USA Today revealed. Dexter goes to New York to track down his son, Harrison, according to USA Today.'Dexter: Resurrection' Trailer Turns Heads With Beloved Character's Return first appeared on Men's Journal on May 31, 2025
CBS News
3 days ago
- General
- CBS News
West Covina woman chases away catalytic converter thieves
A camera captured the moments a West Covina woman used her metal bat to smash the getaway car for a group of catalytic converter thieves. The video shows the woman running after the thieves right after they chopped off her catalytic converter. The woman beat the side of the suspects' getaway car as they sped away from her neighborhood early Friday morning. "They get what they deserve," her friend said. "It's going to come back at them at one point." You could hear a saw slicing through the metallic part in other security footage. "It's upsetting, I get that," the woman's friend said. "Those parts aren't cheap. They're expensive." Some neighbors said their catalytic converters were stolen in the past couple of years. While the raw metal may be worth between $200 and $300, replacing it without help from insurance can cost as much as $4,000. "It's dumb; they're just lowlifes at that point," the victim's friend said. Just go get a job."
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboy
Warning: This article contains the name and images of an Indigenous person who has died. Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Cassius Turvey, an Aboriginal schoolboy who was chased down and beaten by a vigilante gang, in a case which outraged Australia. The 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy died of head injuries in October 2022, 10 days after he was brutally assaulted on the outskirts of Perth - prompting vigils and protests nationwide. Four people were charged with his murder and Jack Steven James Brearley, 24, and Brodie Lee Palmer, 29, were on Thursday found guilty after a 12-week trial. Mitchell Colin Forth, 27, was instead found guilty of manslaughter, and a woman who was with the trio in the moments before the attack was acquitted. The jury was told the attack on Cassius was the culmination of a complex series of tit-for-tat events "that had absolutely nothing to do with him", according to the Australian Associated Press. The group had been "hunting for kids" because somebody had damaged Brearley's car windows, prosecutors said. "Somebody smashed my car, they're about to die," Brearley was heard saying on CCTV footage captured shortly before the incident. There is no suggestion Cassius had any involvement in what happened to the car, but he was among a throng of kids who were confronted by the trio of men while walking along a suburban street after school. A boy on crutches was assaulted, sending the others scattering through nearby bushland to escape. Prosecutors alleged the trio caught Cassius and knocked him to the ground, where he was hit on the head at least twice with a short metal pole, leaving him with a brain bleed. While Cassius underwent surgeries in hospital, aimed at relieving the pressure on his brain and saving his life, Brearley was caught on camera boasting about beating the child. Brearley told the court his assault on Cassius was self-defence, alleging the teenager had stabbed him in the leg, and he claimed it was Palmer who had hit him with the metal pole. Palmer said the opposite, telling the trial he intervened to stop Brearley inflicting further blows. Ultimately the jury found both responsible for his murder, and Forth guilty of manslaughter. The men are due to return to court for sentencing hearing on 26 June.
The Sun
06-05-2025
- The Sun
I'm a cop turned vigilante who hunted down a one-man crime wave as police turn a blind eye…his mum's reaction shocked me
DURING her 14-year career as a cop, she tracked down criminals and fraudsters on a daily basis. Now, with crime at an all-time high and shop theft rife, former police detective turned vigilante Rebecca Mason, is on a mission to fight back. 13 13 13 This week a poll for the Lawless Britain season on Channel 5 found just one in five of us feel safe in our own community and only 14 per cent of people have confidence in the police. 'Our shopkeepers are on the front line as retail crime reaches record levels,' says Rebecca. 'Violent attacks against shop workers have risen 50 per cent, leaving police with tough choices about what to investigate and putting our shops under pressure.' With police seriously overstretched, there are some areas of the UK where 100 per cent of petty crimes go unsolved. Now, with Rebecca's aid, communities are taking matters into their own hands. In Vigilante & Proud: Catching the Street Thieves, showing tonight on Channel 5 at 8pm, she tracks down a man who has been single-handedly terrorising East Ham high street in Newham, East London. Linked to bicycle theft, shoplifting and vehicle theft, the brazen yob has become a one-man crime wave with many shopkeepers and locals knowing who he is but feeling powerless to tackle him, as well as giving up on the police. But former Hunted star Rebecca had put her years of experience to use to identify the perpetrator. CCTV footage has captured the thief in the act of stealing an E-scooter outside a shop. It belongs to one of the workers there. Rebecca shows the owner of the shop an image of the suspect and he is able to confirm it is the same man. When one brave shopkeeper confronted him, over stolen luggage, he admitted to the theft but made a sinister threat by forming his hand into a gun and pointing it at him, before swaggering off. But Rebecca traces his home address and prepares to confront him head on. 'First I wanted to see if I could provoke a reaction from him so we decided to write a letter, post it through his door and see if he would answer the allegations that had been made against him and whether he had any comment to make. Heroic moment vigilante diner hurls her chair at fleeing cyclist phone thief sending him hurtling to the ground 13 13 13 "I was surprised that within 10 minutes of delivering the letter I got a phone call from him. 'I explained that I was giving him an opportunity to answer allegations that he is a criminal and he brazenly said that none of the allegations were true and hung up.' Undeterred, Rebecca decided to pay him a visit. 'A stab vest is a necessary precaution because you just don't know what you are going to confront on the other side of the door. In the event it wasn't what I was expecting," she reveals. 'His mum answered and told me that he is no longer living there and that he knows I am looking for him. "She said it's really hard because she has always had to kind of disown him and you could see in her face just how heartbroken she was at almost having to reject her own son because of the amount of trouble he is bringing to her front door. 'Anonymity is a thief's best friend but I know our visit will get back to him and the community will spread the word. "He knows exactly what people are saying about him on that high street. It is a tight-knit community so he will know that people know who he is.' 'Gobsmacked' 13 13 When shopkeeper Paul Carter's family-run cash & carry business was raided, and windows smashed, he was shocked by the police response. 'They said they didn't send police officers out to commercial break-ins. I was gobsmacked,' he says. But Paul was determined to find out who the thieves were and traced CCTV footage from along the street which showed three young people walking along and pointing to his premises at 4am on the morning of the robbery. Sharing the footage online he soon got results. 'We got names very quickly. Some of them the local police already knew and they went after them. One admitted to burglary and the other two admitted to handling stolen goods.' All three were referred to the youth offending team. 'It felt so positive,' says Paul 'It took us from a really low point to a real high.' Crime on the rise By Kevin Adjei-Darko According to the ONS, some crimes have seen an increase in the year ending December 2024 in England and Wales. These include theft, which has surged by 13% - around 2.9million incidents - and fraud, which has seen a 33% increase. Around 4.2% of people aged 16 years and over said they had experienced domestic abuse in the last year. Around 1million people (2.1%) said they had experienced sexual assault. Crimes involving knives or sharp instruments saw a 2% surge to 53,413 offences. Shoplifting offences also rose to the highest figure since current police recording practices began in 2003 - up by 20% to 516,971 incidents. 'As a former cop, I know how difficult it is for people when police say they are unable to send anyone out,' says Rebecca, who is dating former cop turned presenter Rav Wilding. 'The explanation that its lack of funds seems like a fob off, an excuse, but it's true. Risk to life unfortunately takes precedence on call outs but I don't think any crime should be overlooked. And it's hard that we've got to a stage in society where that is happening, to be honest. 'But I've heard from people all across Britain and many are coming together to bring criminals to justice with great results.' Car chase 13 13 13 In Southampton, Rebecca knocks on the door of a suspected prolific motorbike thief, after meeting a bikers' group who have been working together to film thefts and share information on social media in an attempt to recover their bikes. One victim, Dave, had identified a perpetrator, giving the police his name and address but was disappointed that no action was taken. 'The officers said that the thief was well known to the police but nothing came of it,' he says. Once more Rebecca dons a stab vest and pays the suspect a visit – and finds herself in a potentially life-threatening situation. 'He was a heavy set man who was carrying an angle grinder because he had been cutting up tyres in his garden with it,' she says. 'I asked him about Dave's bike and why his Snapchat account appeared to have put it up for sale. "I caught him off-guard and, to my surprise, he engaged with me and was quite willing to talk but said he was surprised by the allegations and dismissed them, saying he didn't know what I was talking about. 'But when we were leaving his mum arrived in a car and started following us as we drove away. When we got to traffic lights another couple of cars joined the convoy. "I stayed calm and headed towards the police station before they finally disappeared after 20 minutes. 'It was a bit of an eye opener because as a police officer, if we were followed in a police car, the reds would go on and we'd stop and get out and say, 'Excuse me, sir, would you like to discuss anything?' "We've got that bit of protection. But now, as a member of the public, it made me think twice and have a lot more respect for these groups that are forming together to stand up for people. It can be a terrifying situation to be in.' So how far should we go in fighting back? 'I think people should absolutely get involved and certainly the element of reporting crime," says Rebecca. "A lot of people nowadays don't even report it to police. A stab vest is a necessary precaution because you just don't know what you are going to confront on the other side of the door. In the event it wasn't what I was expecting Rebecca Mason "But they should be working together with the police and the community, sharing that information and the intelligence that's gathered from things like ring doorbell footage, CCTV, mobile phones. "There's a phrase of being an active bystander, which means that you're actively watching. You can be the best witness to something without actually having to put yourself in harm's way. 'We don't want people acting on behalf of the police and putting themselves in dangerous situations. "Sometimes the best thing for people to do is watch, observe and try and gather evidence if they can and, if it's safe to do so, record it. 'I hope this programme will help to give people a voice and show them that they're not alone.' Vigilante & Proud: Catching the Street Thieves, Tuesday May 6, 8pm, Part of the Lawless Britain Week, 5 13 13
