The attack occurred around 8 p.m. near Shore Parkway and Bay 17th Street in Brooklyn's Bath Beach neighborhood, according to the New York Police Department.

Police said the woman was jogging eastbound along the Shore Parkway Greenway when she suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck.

Emergency medical personnel transported her to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in critical condition.

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An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital on Saturday that the woman remained alive.

Police have not released her identity, and investigators have not identified a suspect, the spokesperson said.

The New York Post reported that the woman had been training for Sunday's New York City Marathon, citing police sources.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, New York Road Runners (NYRR), which organizes the marathon, expressed sympathy for the victim and her family.

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"We were sad to hear of this horrible attack—our hearts are with her family and the running community," the organization said.

NYRR also said its records show the woman had previously participated in its races but could not confirm whether she planned to run in Sunday's marathon.

It was not immediately clear what led up to the attack or whether the victim knew her attacker.

The attack occurred along a section of the waterfront path overlooking Gravesend Bay, with views of Staten Island and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the Post reported.

Police are asking the public for help as the investigation continues.

Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to contact the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip through the department's Crime Stoppers website. All tips are confidential.

Halloween wasn’t the only event celebrated this weekend, as Schnauzerfest hit the streets of Rome.

Starting on Friday with a Bar-Be-Que and moving into Saturday with events and vendors, the event was a celebration of all things Schnauzer.

Saturday’s festivities began with vendors at The Forum in downtown Rome. Events began in the afternoon, with different dogs showing off their talents.

After the events at The Forum, people lined up in costumes with their dogs and paraded down Broad Street.

Schnauzerfest is an event that was started 7 years ago by Rome local Hugh Tyner, who says that Schnauzers are his passion.

Friday afternoon saw the lawn in front of the former joint law enforcement center in downtown Rome filled with candy, costumes, and contests.

Just across the street from the courthouse at the former joint law enforcement center, the “Treats not Streets” event took place. With tents put up on the lawn and attendees in a slew of different costumes.

With families dressed in different costumes, children trick or treated around the different tents, as each tent was attempting to win a prize as the best tent at the event. While every tent had candy, some had small games, themes (such as an alien themed tent), or even a goat for trick or treaters to pet.

The tents at the event represented different organizations affiliated with public safety. Such as 911, Rome City Police, Floyd County Police, Rome Floyd Fire Department, Rome City Schools, Atrium Floyd EMS, and more. Midway through the event a costume contest was held. Children at the event gathered in the center of the plaza to have their costumes judged.

"I don't regret killing Sydney," Aubrey Trail said, according to filmmaker Christopher St. John. "I don't regret killing somebody, but I regret killing ... I picked the wrong person."

Trail, then a 52-year-old con man, was convicted of strangling the Nebraska store clerk with an electrical cord in 2017, cutting her body into 14 pieces, placing the remains in garbage bags and dumping them in roadside ditches. 

At their trial, witnesses testified that Trail and his girlfriend, Bailey Boswell, then 25, had solicited them for group sex and talked about the occult and gaining "powers" through killing.

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"One of the FBI agents said that the culprits were in a frenzy," St. John told Fox News Digital. "They were looking to do this, and Sydney was the available target. She was trusting and innocent and fit the profile. You then later hear Aubrey Trail, the murderer, says, 'I picked the wrong person.'

"I think that's incredibly chilling for me because he has no remorse, but he wishes that he hadn't chosen someone with such strong family and friends because it led to his capture."

Loofe's murder at the hands of Trail, who described himself as a "powerful warlock" and the leader of a sex cult, is explored in the new Hulu true-crime docuseries "Swipe Right on the Devil." The three-part series features interviews with Loofe's loved ones and investigators and recordings of Trail from death row.

Loofe, a cashier at Menards, a home improvement store, lived alone in an apartment with her cat, Mimsy. According to friends, she was yearning for a relationship. On Tinder, she came across a profile for a woman named Audrey, an alias used by Boswell. After matching and exchanging messages, the two women went on their first date. They planned a second date for the next day. Loofe was smitten.

"Sydney was like any one of us," said St. John. "She was feeling lonely and searching for belonging. She had gone on a date with this woman, and she was so excited that she immediately wrote to her friends. They were like, 'Great, nothing to worry about.' And she was never heard from again. Something awful came out of the darkness."

When Loofe didn't show up for her morning shift the following day, her family requested a welfare check. Police found her car in the driveway. Her work clothes and purse were laid out for work. Her cat hadn't been fed.

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Loofe's friend, Brooklyn McCrystal, knew that she had been on a date the night before she disappeared. McCrystal created a Tinder profile to find Audrey in hopes of getting her contact information. When McCrystal matched with Audrey on the dating app, they exchanged phone numbers. McCrystal gave Boswell's information to police. Loofe's friends also showed investigators her final social media post, a selfie shared on Snapchat captioned "Ready for my date."

"Brooklyn provided the first big break in the case," said St. John. "She catfished the bad guys. There's digital tracking. It's got all the hallmarks of an amazing investigation. But, ultimately, what led to Aubrey and Bailey's capture was the people who were devoted to Sydney searching for answers."

Boswell refused to cooperate with investigators. When police tracked her phone, they learned it was a burner phone registered under a fake name. They traced the phone to hotels in the area, where surveillance video and a state-issued ID presented at check-in helped investigators identify Boswell as "Audrey." The video also showed that she was traveling with an older man, Trail. 

The Lincoln Journal Star reported that Loofe's phone last pinged at Boswell and Trail's apartment that night.

Investigators obtained a search warrant for the apartment, which smelled strongly of bleach. Boswell and Trail had paid their rent early and left.

Police named Boswell and Trail as persons of interest. On Nov. 29, 2017, the couple released a video on social media denying any involvement in Loofe's disappearance. Boswell said she had gone on two dates with Loofe, but after their second date, she had dropped Loofe off at a friend’s house. Despite maintaining their innocence, they went on the run.

Boswell and Trail were arrested on Nov. 30, 2017, near Branson, Missouri, on unrelated federal fraud charges.

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Nearly three weeks after Loofe disappeared, investigators used cellphone data to trace Boswell and Trail's movements and identify rural areas where they appeared to have slowed down or stopped.

On Dec. 4, 2017, investigators searched a roadside ditch near Edgar, Nebraska. They found car keys, a phone, a label with Loofe's name and her dismembered upper arm, which bore a tattoo that read "Everything will be wonderful someday." The Lincoln Journal Star reported that some garbage bags contained her clothing.

According to court documents, Trail and Boswell were captured on surveillance video at a Home Depot in Lincoln on Nov. 15, 2017, buying tools investigators believed were used to dismember Loofe, hours before her death. Investigators believed Boswell and Trail had lured Loofe through Tinder before killing her and dismembering her body.

"During the trial, the prosecutor said that Aubrey and Bailey had four arms, four legs and one mind," director Brian Biegel told Fox News Digital. "That speaks to how intertwined they were, how they fed off of each other's darkness and desire for evil."

After his arrest, investigators questioned Trail about accounts that he portrayed himself as a powerful warlock and surrounded himself with women he called witches. Trail initially dismissed the occult talk as role-playing, but later told investigators, "Witches kill. ... The more they kill, their power increases."

"I spoke to Aubrey Trail for over two years on the telephone and on video conferences," Biegel said. "I do believe that he believes, based on his history growing up in rural Tennessee and the people that he was groomed by, which, according to him, were witches, and they believe in dark magic."

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"I believe that he believes that he has special powers and he can use them mostly to manipulate vulnerable people into bending to his will," Biegel continued. "And I think that's an important distinction because, yes, in his words, he was trying to form a coven of witches and groom them to do awful, terrible things. It's his belief that if they had done that, they would have superpowers."

St. John said the filmmakers were aware during production that Trail was "a liar and a serial one."

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"There's truth in and among the lies, so we were constantly trying to check ourselves and be like, 'Are we being manipulated by him just like he manipulated these young women?' And, honestly, we didn't want to give him more of a platform for his, frankly, out-there views."

The docuseries also examines how Boswell used multiple identities on Tinder to meet women, including Loofe.

Ana Golyakova said Trail required her and Boswell to be intimate in front of him, while Ashley Hills said Trail beat her if she disobeyed his demands. Hills said Trail's rules included remaining naked, asking permission to do virtually anything — even to use the bathroom — and not speaking to other men.

Several women described similar patterns of control. Hills also said Trail told her he practiced witchcraft and could control people's minds.

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The filmmakers said the women's accounts were crucial to understanding how Trail and Boswell operated and how investigators ultimately brought them to justice.

"At the heart of this story is Sydney Loofe and the women who were pulled into the orbit of Aubrey and Bailey," St. John said.

"These were young women who, in a very universal way, were searching for belonging in a place that was hard for them to find that. It made them vulnerable and, as a result, they fell into this awful situation. But they were incredibly brave. Other than Sydney, who unfortunately was killed, these young women have told their story in court, and they're responsible for putting these people away."

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Trail was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in 2019. He also pleaded no contest to improper disposal of human skeletal remains. He was sentenced to death in 2021.

Boswell was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and improper disposal of human skeletal remains in 2020. She was sentenced to life in prison the following year.

"There was a thirst for doing something really awful to someone that had built up in Bailey and Aubrey's orbit," Biegel said. "And, so, Sydney was at the wrong place at the wrong time. She came into their world at a time when they were ready to perform some of their supposed beliefs in witchcraft and dark magic.

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"This is obviously a cautionary tale about not knowing who's on the other side of the screen," Biegel said. "But had it not been for the brilliant work of the Lincoln Police Department and the FBI, there would probably still be two killers on the streets. Who knows how many other people they would have killed?"

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Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Houdini, a Hungarian born Erik Weisz, became one of the most famous magicians and vaudeville performers in history after immigrating with his family to the United States at 4.

He died 100 years ago on Oct. 31, 1926, at 52.

His official cause of death was listed as peritonitis, an infection caused by a ruptured appendix. But, since the day he died, theories about alternative causes have lived on.

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Some say a surprise punch to his stomach caused deadly appendicitis to the man who kept himself in peak physical condition.

Others insist he suffered from an intestinal blockage.

Some theorize he was killed by people working as spirit mediums. He had been exposing them as frauds just before his death.

One of the most widespread myths was created by a 1953 film in which Houdini was portrayed as unable to escape the water torture cell in time to save his own life.

"There’s plenty of room for speculation, for conspiracy theories, and so it continues," Houdini historian and biographer John Cox told Fox News Digital.

"It continues to this day."

Houdini's story returns in the new three-part Fox Nation series "Houdini: Back from the Dead," in which artificial intelligence helps him appear to sit down for a modern-day interview to recount his struggles, relationships and legendary feats.

A key event in the timeline of Houdini’s death is the now-famous series of punches to his stomach on Oct. 22, 1926.

Nine days before Houdini died, a university student named J. Gordon Whitehead visited the performer in his dressing room at a Montreal theater. Historians report that Houdini was reclining on a couch when Whitehead asked if he could test his ability to withstand a blow to the stomach.

Houdini obliged.

But before he could brace himself, Whitehead began punching.

It continued until another person in the room begged Whitehead to stop, said Roger Dreyer, president of Houdini Revealed, a museum in New York.

Many historians agree that, because of the punches, Houdini ignored what actually were symptoms of appendicitis, Cox said.

Though some believed the blows caused the deadly inflammation, that was never proven.

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"He didn't get it treated in time," Cox said. "His appendix ruptured. This caused peritonitis, which was a massive infection. And back then, you died from that.

"Had he not been punched, this pain would have come out of nowhere, and he might have gone and sought medical attention sooner. So, the punch was very likely just a very poorly timed accident that caused him to not pay attention to what was really happening to him medically."

Regardless, the punches brought a financial windfall to his family.

Houdini was thousands of dollars in debt at the time of his death. Because the punches were blamed for killing him, his life insurance policy paid out double.

"He had a life insurance [policy] of $25,000," Dreyer said.

The agreement was that "if he died from an accident, he received another $25,000. Twenty-five-thousand dollars back then was almost $500,000" in today’s value.

Houdini had been fixated on the idea of death because his daredevil behavior often brought him to the brink of it, Dreyer said.

But Houdini also worked to expose as frauds people who claimed to communicate with the dead. He believed their tactics were scams that targeted grieving people.

He faced defamation lawsuits for that, Dreyer said.

He and his wife, Bess Houdini, made an agreement that, if one of them died, they would try to contact the other.

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After his death, Bess Houdini held seances every Halloween for 10 years, attempting to make contact. When none of her attempts were successful, she gave up, concluding contact with the dead wasn’t possible.

One hundred years later, interest in Houdini lives on. That’s because he was more than just a performer, Dreyer said.

"It's not because of his death we're talking about him. It's because of the way Houdini lived and what he represented. That's why we're talking about Houdini."

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He was the top "social influencer" of his time, a "pop icon," Dreyer said. Houdini still is a household name and is synonymous with escaping tricky situations, he noted.

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More than just a performer, he sought to spread a positive message that would motivate people to overcome challenges in life, Dreyer said.

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As "chief wizard officer" of Fantasma Toys, Dreyer tries to carry on Houdini’s sense of surprise and making "the impossible possible" to inspire the next generation of magicians.

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One of Houdini’s mottos was "My brain is the key that sets me free," Dreyer said.

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"His escapes remind us that ingenuity, determination and courage can help us overcome life’s challenges."

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And his escapes still captivate even those who’ve studied him for decades, Cox said.

"We're still trying to figure out how Houdini did what he did."

Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander were each sentenced in New York Tuesday to 30 years in federal prison for a yearslong sex-trafficking scheme that prosecutors said relied in part on the brothers' wealth, social status and luxury lifestyle to lure women before drugging and sexually assaulting them.

But the sentences that capped their federal prosecution do not mark the end of the legal reckoning facing the brothers.

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Michael J. Willemin, a partner at Wigdor LLP, told Fox News Digital his firm represents three women pursuing civil claims against the brothers and said evidence revealed during the federal prosecution could bolster allegations made in those cases.

Willemin said the brothers surrounded themselves with wealthy and powerful people while using their lavish lifestyle to attract women and build an image that made victims fearful of coming forward.

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"They used things like luxury trips and parties and introductions to celebrities and powerful individuals and private jets and superyachts, mansions and estates," Willemin said.

Those trappings, he said, served as "a compliment in some ways to the drugs and the alcohol that were used to impair the memory of their victims and ultimately allowed them to get away with this sort of behavior for as long as they did."

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Prosecutors said the brothers used their wealth and prominence to create opportunities to sexually assault women between at least 2008 and 2021.

Women were identified through social media, dating apps, in-person encounters and party promoters before being offered luxury experiences, travel and accommodations. On multiple occasions, prosecutors said, women were then drugged and forcibly raped or sexually assaulted, sometimes by multiple men.

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Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Jones described it during closing arguments as a "consistent playbook to lure, isolate and rape their victims."

Willemin said the brothers' wealth and access did more than help draw women into their social circles. He said it also heightened fears about what could happen if victims accused them publicly.

"There's an added layer of concern that the women who come forward are going to be retaliated against," Willemin said.

That could include fears of being pushed out of social circles, being surveilled or facing other potentially violent behavior, he said.

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"That's something that is a very real fear for women that is exacerbated when someone can use wealth and power to help secure silence," Willemin said.

Willemin represents Angelica Parker, who sued all three brothers in 2024, along with Samantha Fields and a Jane Doe who have brought separate civil claims.

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Parker alleges Oren invited her and a friend to the New York City apartment he shared with Tal and Alon in 2012, where Oren and Alon offered the women ecstasy, which they declined.

After Parker's friend left the apartment, Parker alleges Alon and Tal sexually assaulted her together while Oren watched.

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The allegations in Parker's lawsuit are separate civil claims and were not adjudicated by the federal jury that convicted the brothers.

Willemin said evidence that emerged during the criminal prosecution nevertheless supports Parker's contention that what allegedly happened to her was planned rather than spontaneous.

"There was a whole host of evidence with respect to text messages and videos and other behaviors that suggested that these sexual assaults were not the random acts of spontaneity, but were, in fact, planned, which help also support the allegation made by Ms. Parker," Willemin said.

The federal prosecution may now also change the landscape for the remaining civil cases.

Willemin said Parker's case has progressed further than the other two his firm is handling and is moving through an appeals process involving whether older sexual assault claims can proceed.

An argument is scheduled for January before the New York Court of Appeals over legal issues Willemin said could determine the outcome of numerous civil cases against the brothers.

"The civil cases are moving forward now," Willemin said. "And one of the sort of roadblocks to that was to have the criminal case completed. That's now obviously completed to a degree and now the civil cases should be able to move forward."

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When asked whether additional women may have been victimized but never publicly came forward, Willemin said, "I wouldn't doubt that at all."

"It would be, you know, frankly, pretty surprising if every woman who had been the victim of a sexual assault by the Alexander brothers has come forward, given the evidence that we have as far as how widespread this occurred," Willemin said.

At Tuesday's sentencing, the brothers continued to deny drugging, raping or trafficking women while acknowledging and expressing regret for past attitudes and comments about women.

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Federal prosecutors had sought life sentences, while defense attorneys asked for the mandatory minimum of 15 years.

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U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni ultimately sentenced each brother to 30 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. Alon and Oren were each fined $300,000, while Tal was fined $350,000.

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For Willemin's clients, the federal sentences represent only one part of what they are seeking.

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His firm hopes to move its three civil cases through discovery and ultimately to trial, where Willemin said his clients want juries to recognize that they were wronged and provide a remedy through the civil justice system.

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"The criminal convictions were welcome for sure, and the sentence, although it could have been longer, it could have been life, was also significantly longer than the minimum sentence that could have been given," Willemin said.

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Asked whether he believed 30 years was a just sentence, Willemin pointed to the brothers' continued denials and said he believes accountability remains lacking.

"At this point in time, life really seems like the only fair sentence," Willemin said.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Alexanders' attorneys for comment.

The Fairfield Police Department identified the woman as Constance Hages, who died from gunshot wounds following the shooting at the Solano Town Center shopping mall on the eve of Halloween.

Hages' family told detectives she was pregnant, though police said that information has not yet been confirmed. The Solano County Coroner is expected to determine whether she was pregnant during an examination.

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Police also revealed that investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a targeted incident involving a single suspect inside the Spirit Halloween store.

Detectives are reviewing surveillance video and other evidence as they work to identify the shooter. Police have not released additional details about what led to the violence.

The Fairfield Police Department said officers responded to reports of a shooting around 8:30 p.m. at the Spirit Halloween store inside the Solano Town Center shopping mall.

Police confirmed that seven people were wounded, including one who later died from their injuries.

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The six surviving victims were identified by age and condition Saturday. A 16-year-old boy, a 19-year-old man and a 32-year-old man remain in critical condition, while a 23-year-old man is in critical but stable condition, according to police.

Two other victims, a 19-year-old man and a 43-year-old man, were treated for gunshot wounds and released from the hospital.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this heartbreaking incident," police said in an earlier statement.

Police thanked the law enforcement agencies that assisted officers in securing the mall following the shooting.

The department also acknowledged concerns about public safety as the community prepares for Halloween celebrations Saturday, encouraging residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity.

Investigators continue to search for the suspect, and police have not announced an arrest.

Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Fairfield Police Department at 707-428-7600 or email 1030mall@fairfield.ca.gov.

Suisun City Mayor Alma Hernandez, whose city neighbors Fairfield, also responded to the shooting, expressing concern for the victims and their families.

"Please join us in praying for the victims and their families and for the officers working to bring the suspect into custody," Hernandez said.

From the Jersey Shore to suburban Atlanta, officials are setting curfews for teenagers and adding police patrols, many of them in places still reeling from takeovers that drew hundreds of teens and ended in fights and arrests.

In Oak Park, Illinois, the chief of police wrote that her agency is trying to prevent a Halloween teen takeover like last year from happening again.

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Last Halloween, an estimated 500 teens swarmed downtown Oak Park, where fights and gunshots erupted, and police called in help from six neighboring agencies, according to a department memo.

Oak Park Chief of Police Shatonya Johnson said the agency will be increasing the amount of officers on shift during Halloween and several more measures aimed at preventing another teen takeover.

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Adults in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago are taking matters into their own hands and plan to show out en masse on the streets to prevent large gatherings by teenagers. The group, called CollaBOOration, was established after a series of large Halloween gatherings from 2016 to 2019, when teen takeovers turned violent, according to Block Club Chicago.

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"What we’re really trying to do is establish a critical mass on the street, possibly before the Halloween festivities even start," the group's founder, Bennie Currie, said. "So, when these large gatherings happen, like we’ve seen every year, we will already have taken over 53rd Street. … We’ll be walking up and down in orange shirts and keeping in contact with one another."

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After 7 p.m. on Halloween, those under 16 in Covington, Georgia, will be required to go home or have an adult with them if they're in the city's downtown area, which is outside Atlanta, according to CBS News.

According to News 12, the Long Branch, New Jersey, police department plans to strictly enforce a Halloween curfew for those under 17 on Oct. 31, which runs from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

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The curfew was set in response to hundreds of people gathering for a teen takeover in May, resulting in fights breaking out and six arrests.

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Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith, a National Police Association spokeswoman, said it's a "great idea" for these cities and police departments to be more proactive on Halloween, saying teen takeovers aren't slowing down.

"On Halloween night, I can tell you from experience, our call volume goes up — you know, four or five, six times — because people are calling … because of fireworks," Brantner Smith said.

"They're calling because there's a fight in a schoolyard. They're calling because they can't find their kid. There's so many different things that people are calling the police for, and then you factor in this desire to have these large crowds of teenagers take over and, again, get it on social media."

Shili Chen, 77, and Shouyong Zhang were arrested Sept. 26 for allegedly shooting Jonathan McKinsey, 40, in a crowded park in Dublin, California.

In a new bail filing, Chen’s lawyers claim the 77-year-old watched her husband fire the fatal shots at McKinsey at the Dublin Sports Grounds from inside her car, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Her lawyer, Curtis Briggs, argued that Chen only got out of the car "to protect her husband from what she feared was an assault by Mr. McKinsey," the California Post reported.

She was allegedly seen on surveillance video firing a gun at McKinsey after Zhang fired the shots that killed him.

Chen’s lawyers argued she was kept "in the dark" while Zhang planned McKinsey’s murder.

Zhang allegedly admitted to the fatal shooting just days after when video footage of the attack was shown to him, court documents obtained by Fox News Digital showed.

Zhang told police he asked his wife to drive to the park but didn’t explain why, according to the Chronicle.

Prosecutors accused the couple of "lying in wait" at the park for McKinsey before the shooting, but her lawyer claims there isn’t enough evidence to prove that.

That special circumstance has been used to hold the couple without bail.

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Both Chen and Zhang are asking for pretrial release.

In a separate filing, Zhang’s public defender argued that he didn’t pose a threat because of his age and health and because the shooting was an isolated family incident.

Chen’s lawyer argues that she wasn’t the "actual killer" since she shot McKinsey when he was already dead.

Several 911 callers reported gunfire at the Dublin Sports Grounds before a Dublin Police Services sergeant arrived and found McKinsey lying face up with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses pointed police toward a black Honda Civic leaving the parking lot, leading officers to conduct a high-risk traffic stop nearby, the filings state.

Chen was driving and allegedly had a firearm in her possession when she was detained, while Zhang was in the passenger seat.

Three witnesses identified Chen and Zhang as the shooters, while surveillance video allegedly captured the couple opening fire "in concert" on McKinsey.

Police said the couple started shooting in a crowded park's parking lot with "blatant disregard for public safety," even as several children were nearby.

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Police later searched the Honda and recovered a second firearm that Zhang allegedly admitted using in the shooting.

The complaint alleges the killing involved "great violence" and acts showing a "high degree of cruelty, viciousness, or callousness." Prosecutors also allege both defendants were armed or used a weapon during the killing.

McKinsey's killing came amid a bitter divorce and custody battle with Chen and Zhang's daughter, Candice Jang.

McKinsey accused Chen of directing anti-LGBTQ slurs at him and one of his children and alleged Zhang struck him in the chest while he was recovering from double mastectomy surgery, The Mercury News reported. Jang made competing allegations of domestic violence and child abuse against McKinsey, which he disputed.

Fox News Digital reviewed court dockets showing McKinsey and Jang were locked in multiple legal battles when McKinsey was killed, including competing domestic violence restraining order cases, a child custody dispute and a pending divorce.

Jang sought a domestic violence restraining order against McKinsey in October 2025, while McKinsey filed his own request two months later. The competing domestic violence matters were headed toward a three-day hearing in December.

"Earlier this month, investigators traveled to Florida to meet with lab scientists to see what more could be done to advance this case," the department wrote in an X post. "A number of ideas were discussed, and we continue to work with all our partners to solve this case." 

The law enforcement agency reminded the public that no tip is too small. 

"Even the smallest piece of information could be critical to this investigation," the department said. 

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Guthrie, NBC journalist Savannah Guthrie’s mother, was kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 1. 

The 84-year-old was last seen shortly before 10 p.m. Jan. 31 after a relative dropped her off at her home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson.

Authorities have struggled to identify a suspect or person of interest in her disappearance despite a masked man appearing on Guthrie's Ring doorbell camera.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, in the days following Guthrie's disappearance, confirmed that she was taken, telling reporters during a news briefing, "She did not leave on her own. We know that."

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Authorities previously released two ransom notes related to Guthrie's kidnapping in July.

The first, which was sent Feb. 2, reported that Guthrie was unharmed and demanded that her captors be sent $4 million in cryptocurrency to secure her release.

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The second, sent four days later on Feb. 6, said Guthrie had died shortly after she was kidnapped.

Authorities released the ransom notes in late July, noting they were written with a unique writing style, asking anyone who recognizes the patterns to share any information with PCSD and the FBI.

Late last month, investigators said they had been made aware of a possible new ransom note in relation to Guthrie's disappearance.

"The PCSD/FBI Guthrie Task Force was recently made aware of a new possible ransom note related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation," PCSD wrote in an X post in late September. 

"Investigators are also aware of social media comments regarding the note and are looking further into the information to determine its credibility."

Anyone with information is asked to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI or, to remain anonymous, call 520-88-CRIME.

Fox News' Robert McGreevy contributed to this report.