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First responders examine an automobile after its driver lost control and plowed into a group of trick-or-treaters in New York on Saturday. Three people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl. Several others were injured.
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Campus Crime The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online at niu.edu/publicsafety/. Wednesday 1. At 8:15 p.m. Oct. 15, credit card fraud and theft over $500 were reported to have occurred at the Recreation Center. This case was suspended Wednesday. 2. At 4:30 p.m. Oct. 15, criminal damage to property was reported to have occurred at Lot 5. This case was suspended Wednesday. 3. At 1:50 a.m. Oct. 25, battery was reported to have occurred at the Recreation Center. This case
was suspended Wednesday. 4. At 10:46 a.m., Catherine M. Thomas, 18, of Roselle, was charged with reckless conduct reported to have occurred at Stevenson North. 5. At 12:01 a.m. Oct. 25, criminal sexual assault was reported to have occurred at Omega Delta, 1024 W. Hillcrest Drive. This case was referred to another agency Wednesday. 6. At 4:09 p.m., dog or other animal bites was reported to
have occurred at Barsema Hall. This case is open. 7. At 5:30 p.m., theft $500 and under was reported to have occurred at the Recreation Center. This case was suspended. 8. At 10:52 p.m., Alexander J. Zabinski, 18, of Darien, was charged with illegal possession of alcohol by minor, possession of cannabis 30 grams and under and possession of drug equipment reported to have occurred at Stevenson South.
Trick-or-treaters die after car loses control The Associated Press
New York | An out-of-control
car plowed into a group of trick-ortreaters Saturday evening, killing three people, including a 10-yearold girl and her grandfather, and injuring three others, police said. The driver also was injured. The Halloween horror unfolded just before 5 p.m. as a group of costumed trick-or-treaters walked down a quiet residential block in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx. A 52-year-old man behind the wheel of the black Dodge Charger went careering into the group of pedestrians on a sidewalk and then smashed through a fence in front of a home, police said. The car was left teetering on a brick wall. A child’s shoe and remnants of mangled stroller lay on the sidewalk just feet away.
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The little girl in the cat costume, she was hurt, she was screaming. It just didn’t look real ... like this is a Halloween joke.” Fabio Cotza Witness
Moments before the car jumped the sidewalk, the driver had crossed over a double yellow line in the road after bumping into the back of a Toyota Camry, police said. “There was a family of kids trickor-treating, walking behind me,”
Kristina DeJesus told WABC-TV. “All of a sudden ... I heard the boom, and the car like literally jumped over a parked car and flew into the gate, hitting a bunch of people.” Sixty-five-year-old Louis Perez suffered severe head trauma and died at the scene, police said. His granddaughter, 10-year-old Nyanna Aquil, and 24-year-old Kristian Leka, were taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Police did not know if or how Leka was related to the others. Authorities said a 3-year-old girl was critically injured. A 21-year-old woman, a 9-year-old girl and the driver of the car also were taken to the hospital with injuries not believed to be lifethreatening. “The little girl in the cat costume, she was hurt, she was screaming,” witness Fabio Cotza told WNBC-TV. “It just didn’t look real ... like this is a Halloween joke.” A crowd of costumed onlookers descended on the scene Saturday night as investigators worked to determine the cause of the crash. No charges had been filed. Hours after the crash, neighbors gathered for a small candlelight vigil to remember the victims. “This is a sad situation, especially today,” Anna Crecco said. “It’s Halloween. It’s going to affect a lot. Something like this has never happened here. Everyone’s going to remember when they pass by.”
City Crime The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. Tuesday • Gladys F. Hernandez-Marciano, 20, of DeKalb, was charged with leaving the scene/failure to report an accident. • James S. Mayes, 30, of DeKalb, was charged with two charges of domestic battery and
obstructing identification. • Antoine M. Deberry, 19, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated fleeing of police more than 21 mph. • Tyrone L. Edwards, 35, of DeKalb, was charged with driving with a revoked/suspended license.
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