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Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update breaking crime news Now.
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Speaker 2: I'm Nicole Parton. A school bus driver in Georgia, along with seven students, has been charged after a violent incident involving a seven year old elementary student during a morning bus ride. The Bullock County Sheriff's Office reported that the school resource officer at William James Middle School received a notification about an assault that occurred the previous Friday morning on the bus route. This prompted a criminal investigation into the matter. Investigators found that seven students ranging in ages from five to fourteen, physically assaulted a seven year old while traveling toward Mattie Livy Elementary School early on the morning of April eighteen. Captain Todd Hutchins of BCSO described the attack saying, quote, one child climbed over the seat and essentially stomped on a seven year old. It was a violent incident that raised concerns for the safety and protection of this child and others on the bus. The school nurse reported that the child had sustained to multiple injuries, including significant bruising. Video evidence from the bus captured the attack, and those involved have been identified and are now facing battery charges. All students implicated have been suspended from school. The school bus driver, seventy year old Joey Edwin Jackson, has also been charged in connection with the incident. He faces accusations of second degree cruelty to children for failing to report child abuse. Hutchins noted the bus driver did not stop or contact the bus garage, saying quote, I have an incident on the bus, please send help. Instead, he continued to drive the bus and did nothing. Said nothing as seven students attacked a little boy. Bulloch County School Superintendent Charles Wilson confirmed that Jackson is no longer employed by the district for failing to adhere to mandatory reporting protocol. In the wake of the incident, Wilson's reiterated the district's commitment to enforcing a strict anti bullying policy, saying, quote, Bullock County Schools will not tolerate such behavior. We owe it to our community to ensure that our children are safe, not only at school, but while in transit there. Wilson mentioned that the seven year old victim has since returned to school for one day. While he did not disclose the specific consequences for the seven students, involved. He ensured that the school is acting with established guidelines for the conduct of the students. Sergeant Bubba Revel from the BCSO School Resource Office Division played an active role in the investigation, maintaining communication with the school administration and the parents of the student, who say he is still recovering. More crime and justice news after this I'm Nicole parton, two people have been arrested and taken into custody following an alleged plot to attack le Lady Gaga's free concert at Copacabana Beach, as confirmed by the Brazilian Civil Police. The apprehended individuals include an adult male and a teenage boy, both described as fans of the artists. Authorities report that the pair were supposedly planning to deploy makeshift bombs. Investigators believe the suspects are involved in an online group that spreads hate rhetoric and seeks to recruit other youth while inciting violence. Furthermore, police claim that one of the suspects was found with child pornography. The arrest were made as part of Operation Fake Monsters, a collaborative effort led by the Brazilian Justice Ministry, Federal Police, and Digital Intelligence units. The objective of the operation was to thwart any potential threats before the singer's landmark performance, which attracted over two million fans in Rio de Janeiro. Despite the security concerns, the concert went ahead without any incidents. On Sunday, the Civil Police in Rio de Janeiro released a professionally produced video outlining the police operation, which involved executing search warrants across multiple.
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Speaker 2: In that press release, the civil police saying the individuals involved in recruiting potential participants for attacks used improvised explosives and that was all identified. They had gained notoriety on social media. They were clearly saying that they were planning to attack the Lady Gaga concert motivated by sexual orientation. Felipe Currie, secretary of the Rio Police said. He continued by saying that one of the suspects had said he would carry out part of a satanic ritual and kidnap a child at the concert. A representative for Lady Gaga mentioned that the singer and her team became aware of the opera on Sunday. We became aware of this alleged threat through the news media and the police speaking to us leading up to and during the concert, we were informed that the operation was underway. Our team worked closely with police during the concerts planning and execution, and everyone was confident in the safety protocols established.
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Speaker 1: How could a beautiful, young first grade teacher be stabbed twenty times, including in the back, allegedly die of suicide? Yes, that was a medical examiner's official ruling after a closed door meeting. He first named it a homicide. Why what Happened to Ellen Greenberg? A huge American miscarriage of justice. For an in depth look at the facts, see what Happened to Ellen? On Amazon. All proceeds to the National Center for Missing and Exploit Children.
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Speaker 2: For the latest crime injustice news, follow Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcasting app with this crime Alert. I'm Nicole Parton.