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Prayer service

Bay Shore, NY
News
Man Tries Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Boy During Prayer Service At Bay Shore Mosque, Police Say Man Tries Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Boy During Prayer Service At Bay Shore Mosque, Police Say
Man Tries Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Boy During Prayer Service At Bay Shore Mosque, Police Say A homeless man is accused of trying to kidnap a 4-year-old boy during a prayer service at a Bay Shore mosque. The incident happened around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Masjid Darul Quran, located on East 3rd Ave., according to Suffolk County Police. Nelson Priester, 39, led the boy from the prayer hall into a basement kitchen and barricaded the door, police said. A worshiper spotted what happened and alerted the child’s grandfather. Several people tried to break into the kitchen through the door but were unable. One person eventually climbed through a service window and rescued the boy…

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by Michael Mashburn
Trenton, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Sexually Assaulted Sleeping Girl, 6, During Prayer Service In Trenton Home: Prosecutors Man Sexually Assaulted Sleeping Girl, 6, During Prayer Service In Trenton Home: Prosecutors
Man Sexually Assaulted Sleeping Girl, 6, During Prayer Service In Trenton Home: Prosecutors A Trenton man was accused of sexually assaulting a young girl while she slept in a home during a prayer service, authorities said. Jose Agustin-Hernandez, 51, was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree criminal sexual contact, and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 30. Investigators said Agustin-Hernandez entered a room where a six-year-old girl was sleeping and sexually assaulted her on Tuesday, Dec. 23. The assault happened during an evening prayer servi…

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by Chris Spiker
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Obituaries
Pre-Med Student, 18, ID'd As Victim Killed In Morris County Crash Pre-Med Student, 18, ID'd As Victim Killed In Morris County Crash
Pre-Med Student, 18, ID'd As Victim Killed In Morris County Crash An 18-year-old Flanders resident has been identified as the victim killed in a two-car crash in Roxbury last month, authorities said. Jacob Davis was heading south on Howard Boulevard in a 2019 Mazda 3 in the collision with a northbound 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, around 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 31, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Davis was pronounced dead at the scene, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of the Silverado was extricated from the vehicle and was transported to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries, the Morris County Prosecu…

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by Sam Barron
Paterson, NJ
News
MOSQUE ATTACK: Prayer Leader Stabbed, Suspect Seized In Paterson MOSQUE ATTACK: Prayer Leader Stabbed, Suspect Seized In Paterson
Mosque Attack: Prayer Leader Stabbed, Suspect Seized In Paterson Sayed Elnakib was leading an early morning prayer service at the Omar Mosque in Paterson on Sunday when a man among the worshippers suddenly rushed forward and stabbed the beloved imam, surveillance video shows. The assailant, 32-year-old Serif Zorba, turned and bolted for the door, but the worshippers -- without regard for their own safety -- quickly converged on the assailant and held him for police. Elnakib, 65, sustained liver damage, a mosque spokesperson said, but he was expected to survive after being rushed into surgery at nearby St. Joseph's University Medical Center following the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Hampton University Prays For 2 Students After Serious Plane Crash: Reports Hampton University Prays For 2 Students After Serious Plane Crash: Reports
Hampton University Prays For 2 Students After Serious Plane Crash: Reports Hampton University cancelled classes on Friday, Oct. 7, in light of "two unfortunate incidents", WAVY.com reported The school did not specify the two incidents, but two students were seriously injured in a Newport News plane crash on Oct. 6. The students' flight instructor did not survive, the website said. Hampton University hosted a prayer service Friday morning for all students and faculty members, WAVY.com said. Click here for more from WAVY.com.

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by AJ Goldbloom
Albany, NY
News
Man Admits To Fatally Shooting Capital District Grocery Worker Man Admits To Fatally Shooting Capital District Grocery Worker
Man Admits To Fatally Shooting Capital District Grocery Worker The man accused of gunning down a Capital District grocery worker has confessed to the killing. Rensselaer County resident Jhajuan Sabb, age 22, of Troy, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and assault charges Tuesday, June 14, in the death of Sharaf Addailam. The 35-year-old was killed May 21, 2021 in Albany’s West Hill neighborhood when Sabb fired a handgun toward a group of people standing outside of Mr. Sam Food Market on First Street, according to the Albany County District Attorney. Four other people were injured in the shooting. Sabb is expected to get 35 years in prison when he’s sent…

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by Michael Mashburn
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Community Rallies For Dover Teen's Grieving Family Community Rallies For Dover Teen's Grieving Family
Community Rallies For Dover Teen's Grieving Family The community is rallying for the family of a Dover High School student who died a week after being struck by a car leaving a football game. Steven Gomez-Restrepo was in a medically-induced coma at Morristown Medical Center since the Sept. 13 incident on Route 46 in Rockaway. He died Sept. 21 at 15 years old. More than $800 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe as of Monday. "He was a good friend and brother who loved his family and friends," campaign founder Mari Mar said.  "He was a charming, charismatic soul who will be missed immensely by his family and friends." Faith-b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
UPDATE: Dover Teen Struck By Car Leaving Football Game Dies UPDATE: Dover Teen Struck By Car Leaving Football Game Dies
Update: Dover Teen Struck By Car Leaving Football Game Dies A Dover High School student who was struck by a car leaving a football game died of his injuries a week later. Steven Gomez-Restrepo was in a medically-induced coma at Morristown Medical Center since the Sept. 13 incident on Route 46 in Rockaway. He died Sept. 21 at 15 years old. Faith-based leaders lead a prayer service Friday evening in a park across from Morristown Medical Center, where Gomez-Restrepo had been for the past week in critical condition. Steven was a distance runner for the DHS track and cross-country teams. "It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of a dear m…

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by Cecilia Levine
Monroe, NY
Obituaries
Nicholas Keefer Of Stony Point Dies At 22 Nicholas Keefer Of Stony Point Dies At 22
Nicholas Keefer Of Stony Point Dies At 22 Related story: Drunk Driver, 23, Faces Multiple Charge After Crash That Killed Passenger From Stony Point Nicholas H. Keefer of Stony Point died on Saturday, May 25 in an automobile crash. He was 22. He was born in Suffern in 1996.  According to his obituary, he loved cars and motorcycles, skateboarding and video games. He was extremely social, and was "always the life of the party." He is survived by his parents, Anne Gabrielson and Kevin Keefer; his sister Katie Resto; nephew Deklyn Resto; grandmother Doris Keefer; aunts Norma Iding and Pauline Patton; uncle Michael Utzig, as…

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by Daily Voice
Westport, CT
Obituaries
Prayer Service Scheduled For Family Of Westport Boy Killed In Crash Prayer Service Scheduled For Family Of Westport Boy Killed In Crash
Prayer Service Scheduled For Family Of Westport Boy Killed In Crash A prayer service has been scheduled for the family of a 10-year-old Westport boy who died in a car crash last weekend, according to Connecticut News12. The Thursday service for Perrin Delorey, who died when the car he was riding in was involved in a head-on crash in upstate New York, will be held at St. Luke Catholic Church in Westport at 7:30 p.m., News12 said. The president of the Westport Little League said the family was returning from a visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when the crash occurred, News 12 reported. State police reported their car drifted over the center l…

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by Kathy Reakes