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November 3, 2023
Crime
Media

CNN’s John Griffin Settles Lawsuit with 9-Year-Old Girl He Sexually Abused.

Former CNN producer John Griffin settled a lawsuit on Tuesday that had been filed on behalf of a girl who was sexually abused at his Vermont vacation home in 2020. The 45-year-old was recently sentenced to over nineteen years in prison after admitting to luring minors for sexual activity during a four-month period. Court records reveal the girl’s mother accepted a $3,500 offer from Griffin to bring her daughter to his home for lewd activity, including watching pornographic content and performing sexual acts. Images captured by a drone controlled by Griffin showed him in his underwear alongside the nude child.

The lawsuit seeking $15 million in damages was filed in 2022 by the Connecticut Superior Court on behalf of the now 11-year-old victim. Griffin’s attorney, Robert Berke, released a statement after the settlement stating, “we were able to resolve this state court civil case, and [Griffin] is glad to put this behind him,” although specifics about the settlement have not been disclosed.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District Vermont initially charged Griffin, a father of three, with three counts of using interstate commerce facilities to attempt to entice minors for unlawful sexual activity. He confessed to his crimes through a plea agreement in December 2020, which led the government to drop two additional charges of enticing a minor. The indictment stated Griffin utilized online messaging platforms such as Kik and Google Hangouts to contact parents with underage daughters, expressing the belief that “a woman is a woman regardless of her age.” As part of his conviction, Griffin is banned from contact with people under the age of 18 unless supervised by an approved adult and from locations that attract children. His wife has filed for divorce.

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Former CNN producer John Griffin settled a lawsuit on Tuesday that had been filed on behalf of a girl who was sexually abused at his Vermont vacation home in 2020. The 45-year-old was recently sentenced to over nineteen years in prison after admitting to luring minors for sexual activity during a four-month period. Court records reveal the girl's mother accepted a $3,500 offer from Griffin to bring her daughter to his home for lewd activity, including watching pornographic content and performing sexual acts. Images captured by a drone controlled by Griffin showed him in his underwear alongside the nude child. show more
November 1, 2023
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Immigration
UK

Britons Mark 20 Years Since Grooming Gang Victim Charlene Downes ‘Disappeared’.

Britons are marking the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of Charlene Downes, a 14-year-old girl who disappeared after falling victim to Muslim groomers in the seaside resort of Blackpool. Kebab shop owners Iyad Albattikhi and Mohammed Raveshi were tried with the girl’s murder, with wire recordings showing the former saying she had been “chopped up” and her body had “gone in the kebabs”. At the time, police botched the investigation, and prosecutors abandoned the trial.

For some, such as National Pulse contributor ‘Raw Egg Nationalist’, the anniversary of Charlene’s officially unsolved disappearance is marked as National Grooming Gang Day of Remembrance, when the suffering of as many as a million of mostly white, working-class victims of mostly Muslim groomers of South Asian heritage is commemorated – although the state does not observe the occasion.

This is likely because the state authorities played a significant role in facilitating the abuse, with municipal government officials, child protective services, and police officers reluctant to investigate the crimes for fear of being accused of racism.

One victim, aged 15 when she was raped by a large number of men and became pregnant, was dismissed as a “prostitute” who was making a “lifestyle choice” by officials. and police were at times actively discouraged from investigating South Asian groomers and “told to try and get other ethnicities.”

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Britons are marking the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of Charlene Downes, a 14-year-old girl who disappeared after falling victim to Muslim groomers in the seaside resort of Blackpool. Kebab shop owners Iyad Albattikhi and Mohammed Raveshi were tried with the girl's murder, with wire recordings showing the former saying she had been "chopped up" and her body had "gone in the kebabs". At the time, police botched the investigation, and prosecutors abandoned the trial. show more
October 30, 2023
Jake Welch
Crime

Soft-On-Crime, Soros-Backed DA Robbed in Car Raid.

Pamela Price, the George Soros-backed Alameda County District Attorney (DA), had her laptop stolen during a car burglary outside an Oakland family justice center on Friday. The Oakland Police Department (OPD) confirmed that “multiple individuals” broke into Price’s $90,000 SUV by smashing a window shortly after her bodyguard parked the vehicle outside the justice center. Several items were stolen in the raid. Price was then forced to wait roughly an hour for police to arrive before giving up and registering the incident online, reports suggest.

Price, who accepted a $130,000 donation from Soros in her failed attempt to become DA in 2018, promised to offer so-called “justice transformation” to her county’s residents before being elected DA in 2022.

She has since faced relentless criticism for her soft-on-crime policies, which have caused crime in her jurisdiction to skyrocket over recent months. In 2023, all violent crime has increased by 21 percent in Alameda County compared to last year, with motor vehicle theft increasing by 51 percent, burglary by 39 percent, armed robbery by 38 percent, and shootings by six percent.

Tensions between residents and Price reached breaking point during a community meeting earlier this year in which she was condemned for her “failed leadership” as well as “unwillingness to charge and prosecute people who murder and commit life threatening serious crimes.”

Price is the second Soros-backed DA to experience the effects of their own soft-on-crime policies after Louisiana District DA Jason Williams was carjacked earlier this month.

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Pamela Price, the George Soros-backed Alameda County District Attorney (DA), had her laptop stolen during a car burglary outside an Oakland family justice center on Friday. The Oakland Police Department (OPD) confirmed that "multiple individuals" broke into Price's $90,000 SUV by smashing a window shortly after her bodyguard parked the vehicle outside the justice center. Several items were stolen in the raid. Price was then forced to wait roughly an hour for police to arrive before giving up and registering the incident online, reports suggest. show more
October 29, 2023
Jake Welch
Crime
News

Maine Cops Alerted to Mass Shooter Threat Weeks Ago.

Maine state authorities were notified multiple times about red flags and “veiled threats” made by Robert Card more than one month before he allegedly murdered 18 people and injured over a dozen others in the deadliest mass shooting in the Pine Tree State’s history.

Two local law enforcement chiefs have admitted there was a “statewide awareness alert” as early as mid-September, which warned officers to keep an eye on Card after he, a former U.S. Army reservist, made a series of threats to his fellow soldiers and base.

“We added extra patrols, we did that for about two weeks… The guy never showed up,” said Saco police chief Jack Clements, and so the extra patrols were abandoned.

Joel Merry, Sagadahoc County Sheriff, explained he was not located during a wellness check and that he couldn’t recall whether anyone followed up, despite knowing of the threats and Card having been sent to a mental health facility for two weeks in July following concern over his increasingly erratic behavior and claims of “hearing voices and threats to shoot up” a military base.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) also admitted that Card was not on their radar, and the agency’s background check system “was not provided with or in possession of any information that would have prohibited Card from a lawful firearm purchase.”

“He slipped through the cracks,” argued Indiana University law professor Jody Madeira.

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Maine state authorities were notified multiple times about red flags and "veiled threats" made by Robert Card more than one month before he allegedly murdered 18 people and injured over a dozen others in the deadliest mass shooting in the Pine Tree State's history. show more
Lewiston
October 26, 2023
Crime

Gunman Kills at Least 18 in Lewiston, Maine, Suspect Still at Large.

A gunman targeted a bowling alley and a local bar in Lewiston, Maine, leaving at least 18 dead as well as injuring around 50 more, some of whom were reportedly caught in a stampede. As of the time of publication, the gunman is still at large, with the “person of interest” in the shooting identified as 40-year-old Robert Card, a firearms instructor at a U.S. Army Reserve center who recently spent two weeks in a mental health facility.

The Lewiston Police Department declared certain areas off-limits during their active search for the shooter. Road closures included sections of Mollison Way, River Road, and Locust Street to South Avenue, although police confirmed residents will be allowed into the restricted River Road area. Schemengees Bar and Grill, one of the crime scenes, expressed shock and sadness over the killings in a heartfelt social media post, mourning the loss of community members.

All municipal buildings in Lewiston will remain closed today as authorities pursue the hunt for the gunman. A shelter-in-place order was issued in the aftermath of the shootings, and citizens who are non-emergency personnel have been advised to stay home. The lockdown extends to local schools as authorities continue their investigation.

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A gunman targeted a bowling alley and a local bar in Lewiston, Maine, leaving at least 18 dead as well as injuring around 50 more, some of whom were reportedly caught in a stampede. As of the time of publication, the gunman is still at large, with the "person of interest" in the shooting identified as 40-year-old Robert Card, a firearms instructor at a U.S. Army Reserve center who recently spent two weeks in a mental health facility. show more
grooming
October 26, 2023
Crime
News
World

UK Pedo Cop Groomed and Blackmailed 200+ Minors on Snapchat.

British police officer Lewis Edwards, 24, has been handed a so-called life sentence for grooming more than 200 girls online and persuading them to share explicit images – though he will be eligible for release in just 12 years.

Edwards, who provided a false identity as a 14-year-old boy on Snapchat, was serving with South Wales Police force as he was grooming his victims. They included girls he made contact with during his work hours, with one instance involving a girl he met during his official duties.

Edwards was found to have over 4,500 indecent images of children aged between 10 and 16, and to have issued threats to his victims, including exposing the images or endangering their families if they resisted his demands. He told victims to write ‘Snapgod’ on their bodies on multiple occasions, in reference to a child pornography distributor from whom he had purchased material using cryptocurrency.

Edwards pleaded guilty to 161 offenses, including blackmail and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.

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British police officer Lewis Edwards, 24, has been handed a so-called life sentence for grooming more than 200 girls online and persuading them to share explicit images – though he will be eligible for release in just 12 years. show more
October 23, 2023
Jack Montgomery
Crime

‘Don’t Help People’: DC Crime So Bad That Senate Sergeant Tells Congress Staff Not to Assist Broken Down Drivers.

Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson has sent a safety bulletin to Senate staff warning them, among other things, not to “stop to assist a stranger” on the road, amid a surge in carjacking in Democrat-run Washington D.C.

“Local authorities note an increase in carjacking incidents in and around Capitol Hill and the District of Columbia,” the bulletin explains, advising readers to “keep doors locked and windows up,” to avoid “driving alone, especially at night,” and to stick to center lanes.

Among other tips, the one most emphasizing the American capital’s descent into a low-trust, low-social cohesion zone urges: “Don’t stop to assist a stranger with a broken-down car; call the police from a safe location instead.”

Drivers are urged to behave as though they are perpetually in danger, using attended garages if possible, parking in well-lit areas, and remaining on the alert whenever exiting their vehicles.

Just weeks ago Democrat Representative Enrique ‘Henry’ Cuellar, who supported the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, was carjacked outside a building that houses dozens of Congressmen. Republican Senator Katie Britt staffer Amanda Pepper was carjacked even more recently, by an attacker who leveled a gun at her face as she was walking to her office.

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Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson has sent a safety bulletin to Senate staff warning them, among other things, not to "stop to assist a stranger" on the road, amid a surge in carjacking in Democrat-run Washington D.C. show more

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October 23, 2023
William Upton
Crime
War

WATCH: Pro-Hamas Mob Blocks Street, Attacks Driver, Then Claim to be Victims.

Pro Hamas protesters in Minneapolis surrounded a car being driven by an elderly man during a “die-in” demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The protestors shut down a section of roadway, blocking traffic, and physically attacking vehicles that tried to push through the crowd. Video from the protest shows individuals carrying Palestinian and Hamas flags and dressed in black assaulting a vehicle driven by a terrorized and frightened man – who the protestors claim tried to run them over and shoot at them.

Additional arial footage of the exchange clearly shows the driver made no attempt to run over protestors, and instead was the target of violence and physical assault himself. At the very start, the driver appears to briefly exit his vehicle before a mob of protestors surge at him.

After the driver is able to re-enter his vehicle, protesters swarm around him and begin smashing his windshield and the passenger and driver side windows. The car then slowly inches forward as more protestors throw themselves on his vehicle and continue using objects and signs to smash at his windows. Finally after another vehicle moves to clear a path, the driver is able to move forward and accelerates once clear of the protestors and on open road.

Despite appearing to be clear of the protestors, the end of the street is blockaded by additional vehicles. The elderly driver is once again trapped and surrounded by protestors. It is at this point the video claiming the driver attempted to run over protestors originates. The video and claims made against the driver come from Zach Metzger, one of the protest organizers who is a radical, anti-police, far-left candidate for Minneapolis City Council.

After another series of attacks on the driver and his vehicle, the elderly man is able to turn his vehicle around and depart the chaotic seen down a city side street.

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Pro Hamas protesters in Minneapolis surrounded a car being driven by an elderly man during a "die-in" demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The protestors shut down a section of roadway, blocking traffic, and physically attacking vehicles that tried to push through the crowd. Video from the protest shows individuals carrying Palestinian and Hamas flags and dressed in black assaulting a vehicle driven by a terrorized and frightened man – who the protestors claim tried to run them over and shoot at them. show more
October 23, 2023
Jack Montgomery
Crime

Maryland Circuit Court Judge Gunned Down in Driveway.

Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson has died after being gunned down in the driveway of his home in Hagerstown. The 52-year-old was transported to the Meritus Medical Center after the authorities discovered him around 8 p.m. last Thursday, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Law enforcement officers were initially dispatched to the homes of other judges in the Old Line State as investigators scrambled to find a motive for the attack. Since then, they have named 49-year-old Pedro Argote, who had a divorce hearing before Wilkinson on Thursday, as their main suspect.

Police are warning the public “to not approach [Argote] but to immediately notify law enforcement” if they think they see him. His nationality has not been disclosed.

“Drew was an exceptional lawyer and a man who loved his family,” a former law colleague said of the slain judge. “His wife and kids were always his highest priority and my thoughts go out to them at this horrible time,” he added.

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Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson has died after being gunned down in the driveway of his home in Hagerstown. The 52-year-old was transported to the Meritus Medical Center after the authorities discovered him around 8 p.m. last Thursday, where he succumbed to his injuries. show more
October 22, 2023
Jake Welch
Crime
News

Republican Staffer Robbed, Carjacked in D.C.

A staffer for Republican Senator Katie Britt was robbed and carjacked at gunpoint in Mayor Muriel Bowser‘s Washington D.C. earlier this week, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Amanda Pepper, a scheduler in Senator Britt’s office, told authorities that moments after she parked her car and began walking to her office, the suspect pointed a gun to her face and demanded she “give me your purse and keys” at around 8:30 pm on Thursday. The suspect then took her possessions and car before fleeing the scene.

Senator Britt’s office said in a statement following the incident, “It is infuriating and completely unacceptable that an American who is on Capitol Hill to serve her country cannot safely walk the streets of Washington, D.C. at 8:30 at night because of the out-of-control crime in this city.”

“Just look at the police department’s own numbers – this year, robberies are up 68% and motor vehicle thefts are up 102%. Local elected officials in the District of Columbia have the responsibility not just to their citizens, but to the country, to step up and get a hold of the crime crisis ravaging the streets of our nation’s capital,” the statement added.

This comes less than a month after Democratic Representative Enrique ‘Henry’ Cuellar was carjacked by three armed men in the U.S. Capitol. The city is expected to witness up to 1,000 carjackings by the end of this year, representing an over 100 percent increase in the offense compared to 2022.

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A staffer for Republican Senator Katie Britt was robbed and carjacked at gunpoint in Mayor Muriel Bowser's Washington D.C. earlier this week, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). show more