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3 U.S. tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico after being told to stop recording in popular area

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Three U.S. tourists were stabbed in Puerto Rico early Monday after police said someone told them to stop recording in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors.

The confrontation began when one of the tourists, who lives in South Carolina, began recording a mobile hamburger cart and was told to stop and leave the area, police said.

Two of the tourists remain hospitalized, including one who was stabbed six times, police said.

No one has been arrested.

The attack happened nearly two years after a tourist from Delaware was killed and set on fire after police said he was warned not to take pictures while buying drugs in La Perla. A friend of his also was beaten but survived.

La Perla is located in the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital known as Old San Juan and became famous after it was featured in the video of "Despacito," a song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

The community was once a dangerous slum considered the island’s biggest distribution point for heroin, but crime has dropped since a 2011 raid by federal agents.

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Breaking news, 3 american tourists stabbed in puerto rico after being warned to stop filming a hamburger cart: cops.

Three American tourists were stabbed in Puerto Rico early Monday after they were told to stop filming in the La Perla neighborhood made famous by Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” music video , police said.

The incident began unfolding after 4 a.m. in the popular community where one of the tourists, identified by authorities as Carlos Sanchez Brown, 39, from South Carolina, began recording video of a hamburger cart but was told by some locals to stop and leave the area.

Brown was accompanied by Wallace Florence, 37, also from South Carolina, and Jackson Tremayne, 38, from Georgia, municipal commissioner José Juan García told station WAPA-TV.

The visitors allegedly did not heed the warning and continued filming. Before long, a suspect described as a fair-skinned man with long white hair allegedly assaulted Florence with a blow to the head, reported Telemundo PR.

The trio of tourists tried to escape by making their way to the Old San Juan neighborhood, but they soon realized that they were being followed, police said.

As the victims reached Imperial Street near the Museum of Art and History, a person armed with a knife stabbed Brown in the left forearm and plunged the blade six times into Tremayne’s body, including in the left side of the chest, upper left side of the abdomen, left arm and back.

Tremayne and Brown were transported by ambulances to an area hospital, but authorities said Florence refused medical attention. There was no immediate word on the victims’ conditions.

So far, no one has been arrested in connection to the bloody attack.

The incident happened nearly two years after Tariq Quadir Loat, a visitor from Delaware, was killed and set on fire after police said he was warned not to take pictures while buying drugs in La Perla.

La Perla became world-renowned after it was featured in the video of “Despacito,” a chart-topping hit song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

The community was once a dangerous slum considered the island’s biggest distribution point for heroin, but crime has dropped since a 2011 raid by federal agents.

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3 US tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico after being told to stop filming

Three U.S. tourists were stabbed in Puerto Rico early Monday after police said someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors.

The confrontation began when one of the tourists, who lives in South Carolina, began filming a mobile hamburger cart and was told to stop and leave the area, police said.

Two of the tourists remain hospitalized, including one who was stabbed six times, police said.

No one has been arrested.

The attack happened nearly two years after a tourist from Delaware was killed and set on fire after police said he was warned not to take pictures while buying drugs in La Perla. A friend of his also was beaten but survived.

La Perla is located in the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital known as Old San Juan and became famous after it was featured in the video of “Despacito,” a song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

The community was once a dangerous slum considered the island’s biggest distribution point for heroin, but crime has dropped since a 2011 raid by federal agents.

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3 mainland US tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico neighborhood

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three tourists from the U.S. mainland were stabbed in Puerto Rico early Monday after police said someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors.

The confrontation began when one of the tourists, who lives in South Carolina, began filming a mobile hamburger cart and was told to stop and leave the area, police said.

Two of the tourists remain hospitalized, including one who was stabbed six times, police said.

No one has been arrested.

The attack happened nearly two years after a tourist from Delaware was killed and set on fire after police said he was warned not to take pictures while buying drugs in La Perla. A friend of his also was beaten but survived.

La Perla is located in the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital known as Old San Juan and became famous after it was featured in the video of “Despacito,” a song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

The community was once a dangerous slum considered the island’s biggest distribution point for heroin, but crime has dropped since a 2011 raid by federal agents.

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Three U.S. tourists were stabbed in Puerto Rico early Monday after police said someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors.

The confrontation began when one of the tourists, who lives in South Carolina, began filming a mobile hamburger cart and was told to stop and leave the area, police said.

Two of the tourists remain hospitalized, including one who was stabbed six times, police said.

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La Perla is located in the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital known as Old San Juan and became famous after it was featured in the video of "Despacito," a song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

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3 mainland US tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico neighborhood

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three tourists from the U.S. mainland were stabbed in Puerto Rico early Monday after police said someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors.

The confrontation began when one of the tourists, who lives in South Carolina, began filming a mobile hamburger cart and was told to stop and leave the area, police said.

Two of the tourists remain hospitalized, including one who was stabbed six times, police said.

No one has been arrested.

The attack happened nearly two years after a tourist from Delaware was killed and set on fire after police said he was warned not to take pictures while buying drugs in La Perla. A friend of his also was beaten but survived.

La Perla is located in the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital known as Old San Juan and became famous after it was featured in the video of “Despacito,” a song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

The community was once a dangerous slum considered the island’s biggest distribution point for heroin, but crime has dropped since a 2011 raid by federal agents.

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3 US tourists, including 1 from SC, stabbed in popular Puerto Rican neighborhood

Three U.S. tourists were stabbed in Puerto Rico early Monday after police said someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors.

The confrontation began when one of the tourists, who lives in South Carolina, began filming a mobile hamburger cart and was told to stop and leave the area, police said.

Two of the tourists remain hospitalized, including one who was stabbed six times, police said.

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No one has been arrested.

The attack happened nearly two years after a tourist from Delaware was killed and set on fire after police said he was warned not to take pictures while buying drugs in La Perla. A friend of his also was beaten but survived.

La Perla is located in the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital known as Old San Juan and became famous after it was featured in the video of “Despacito,” a song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

The community was once a dangerous slum considered the island’s biggest distribution point for heroin, but crime has dropped since a 2011 raid by federal agents.

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3 mainland US tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico neighborhood

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three tourists from the U.S. mainland were stabbed  in Puerto Rico  early Monday after police said someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors.

The confrontation began when one of the tourists, who lives in South Carolina, began filming a mobile hamburger cart and was told to stop and leave the area, police said.

Two of the tourists remain hospitalized, including one who was stabbed six times, police said.

No one has been arrested.

The attack happened nearly two years after a tourist from Delaware  was killed and set on fire  after police said he was warned not to take pictures while buying drugs in La Perla. A friend of his also was beaten but survived.

La Perla is located in the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital known as Old San Juan and became famous after it was featured in the video of “Despacito,” a song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

The community was once a dangerous slum considered the island’s biggest distribution point for heroin, but crime has dropped since a 2011 raid by federal agents.

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The confrontation began when one of the tourists, who lives in South Carolina , began filming a mobile hamburger cart and was told to stop and leave the area, police said.

Two of the tourists remain hospitalised, including one who was stabbed six times, police said.

No one has been arrested.

The attack happened nearly two years after a tourist from Delaware was killed and set on fire after police said he was warned not to take pictures while buying drugs in La Perla. A friend of his also was beaten but survived.

La Perla is located in the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital known as Old San Juan and became famous after it was featured in the video of “Despacito,” a song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

The community was once a dangerous slum considered the island’s biggest distribution point for heroin, but crime has dropped since a 2011 raid by federal agents.

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3 tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico neighborhood

San Juan, Puerto Rico — Three tourists from the U.S. mainland were stabbed in Puerto Rico early Monday after police said someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors.

The confrontation began when one of the tourists, who lives in South Carolina, began filming a mobile hamburger cart and was told to stop and leave the area, police said.

Two of the tourists remain hospitalized, including one who was stabbed six times, police said.

No one has been arrested.

The attack happened nearly two years after a tourist from Delaware was killed and set on fire after police said he was warned not to take pictures while buying drugs in La Perla. A friend of his also was beaten but survived.

La Perla is located in the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital known as Old San Juan and became famous after it was featured in the video of “Despacito,” a song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

The community was once a dangerous slum considered the island’s biggest distribution point for heroin, but crime has dropped since a 2011 raid by federal agents.

3 mainland US tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico neighborhood

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three tourists from the U.S. mainland were stabbed  in Puerto Rico  early Monday after police said someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors.

The confrontation began when one of the tourists, who lives in South Carolina, began filming a mobile hamburger cart and was told to stop and leave the area, police said.

Two of the tourists remain hospitalized, including one who was stabbed six times, police said.

No one has been arrested.

The attack happened nearly two years after a tourist from Delaware  was killed and set on fire  after police said he was warned not to take pictures while buying drugs in La Perla. A friend of his also was beaten but survived.

La Perla is located in the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital known as Old San Juan and became famous after it was featured in the video of “Despacito,” a song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

The community was once a dangerous slum considered the island’s biggest distribution point for heroin, but crime has dropped since a 2011 raid by federal agents.

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3 mainland U.S. tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico neighborhood

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Feb. 6, 2023

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An aerial view of the seaside neighborhood of La Perla, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in August 2017. Three U.S. tourists were stabbed in La Perla early today, after someone told them to stop filming, and two of them remain hospitalized, according to police.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico >> Three tourists from the U.S. mainland were stabbed in Puerto Rico early today after police said someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors.

The confrontation began when one of the tourists, who lives in South Carolina, began filming a mobile hamburger cart and was told to stop and leave the area, police said.

Two of the tourists remain hospitalized, including one who was stabbed six times, police said.

No one has been arrested.

The attack happened nearly two years after a tourist from Delaware was killed and set on fire after police said he was warned not to take pictures while buying drugs in La Perla. A friend of his also was beaten but survived.

La Perla is located in the historic part of Puerto Rico’s capital known as Old San Juan and became famous after it was featured in the video of “Despacito,” a song released in 2017 by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

The community was once a dangerous slum considered the island’s biggest distribution point for heroin, but crime has dropped since a 2011 raid by federal agents.

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Man charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 11-year-old girl in a london tourism hot spot.

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A Police officer stands at the scene in Leicester Square, as a man was arrested with the accusation of stabbing an 11-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman, in London, Monday Aug. 12, 2024. (James Manning/PA via AP)

LONDON – A man accused of stabbing an 11-year-old girl in London’s bustling theater district was charged Tuesday with attempted murder.

Ioan Pintaru put the girl in a headlock and stabbed her eight times, seriously wounding her, prosecutors said.

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The girl was hospitalized and required plastic surgery for wounds to her face, shoulder, wrist and neck area, prosecutor David Burns said.

Authorities haven't offered a motive for the attack, but police said that there was no suggestion the stabbing was terror-related and they don’t believe the suspect knew the mother or daughter.

The attack happened around 11:30 a.m. on Monady in Leicester Square, a tourism hot spot, outside a shop selling tea.

An employee of the tea shop and other bystanders jumped on the suspect and held him to the ground until police arrived. A steak knife was recovered.

“Fortunately members of the public intervened, which prevented any further injury being made to the child," Burns said.

The girl’s mother wasn't wounded, though she initially appeared to be because she was covered in her daughter’s blood, police said.

Pintaru, 32, a Romanian citizen, who also faces a knife charge, was held in custody. He was ordered to appear on Sept. 10 at the Central Criminal Court known as the Old Bailey.

The stabbing occurred during a recent rise in knife crime in Britain, which is on edge after days of violence as crowds spouting anti-immigrant and Islamophobic slogans clashed with police in dozens of cities and towns.

The disturbances were fueled by far-right activists, who used social media to spread misinformation about a mass stabbing that killed three girls during a Taylor Swift-themed dance event.

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Missing Sarasota man found dead inside submerged car

SARASOTA, Fla. - The body of a Sarasota man who disappeared on August 5 as he was driving to work has been located inside a submerged vehicle. 

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said Jose Andino, 67, was driving to work from Sarasota to Bradenton, when he came across flooded roads. 

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According to investigators, his cellphone last pinged near Phillippi Creek, where flooding devastated the area . He was reported missing when he didn’t show up at home or work. His daughter said Andino would not go without contacting her. 

The body of missing Sarasota man Jose Adino was located in a submerged vehicle in Sarasota, according to SCSO. Image is courtesy of SCSO. 

A detective said they searched along Phillippi Creek with divers and sonar. Deputies, the SCSO Underwater Rescue Force, and Aviation Unit also searched for Andino but did not locate him. 

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Investigators say after the flooding receded, someone walking on the Phillippi Creek footbridge near Graber and Kaufman Avenue on Monday saw a submerged car and called authorities. 

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The Sheriff’s Underwater Rescue Force was again deployed and identified the vehicle and the victim.

SSCO is still investigating in the area of Phillippi Creek and Graber Avenue. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Section at 941-861-4900.

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11-year-old tourist stabbed eight times in London, suspect charged: Reports

Ioan pintaru, 32, was charged with attempted murder after being accused of stabbing an 11-year-old girl who was touring london's leicester square with her mother..

A Romanian man accused of putting an 11-year-old girl in a headlock and stabbing her eight times in London has been charged with attempted murder, according to multiple reports.

Ioan Pintaru, 32, committed the near-fatal stabbing on Monday around 11:30 a.m. when he approached the girl and her 34-year-old mother, who were both touring Leicester Square, multiple U.K. outlets including the BBC , Sky News and the Independent reported.

The girl, who was taken to the hospital following the stabbing, sustained injuries to her face, shoulder, neck and wrist, prosecutors told the court, per BBC. She remained at the hospital and will have to undergo plastic surgery due to her injuries.

“This is a horrific incident and our thoughts are with the victims and their family," Detective Chief Superintendent Christina Jessah said, per the Independent. "We will continue to provide support to them over the coming days and weeks."

'I just tried to save her'

A 29-year-old security guard at a nearby shop recalled how he "heard a scream" and "jumped on" a man he saw attacking the girl, Sky News reported. The guard then held the man down, took his knife and waited for police to arrive.

"I just saw a kid getting stabbed and I just tried to save her. It's my duty to just save them," the security guard, identified as Abdullah, 29, told the outlet.

The guard also said he and his colleagues gave first aid to the girl before officers arrived within four minutes of the attack on Monday morning.

“I would like to pay tribute to the members of the public, including staff from local businesses, who bravely intervened in this incident," Jessah said, per the Independent. "They put themselves at risk and showed the best of London in doing so.”

Pintaru only confirmed name and date of birth

Pintaru spoke through an interpreter to confirm his name and date of birth, according to the BBC. He also told the court that he did not have a home address.

In addition to the attempted murder offense, Pintaru was charged with possession of a bladed article, the BBC reported.

Westminster Magistrates' Court remanded Pintaru in custody. He is due to appear in court again in September.

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Tropical Storm Ernesto to bring rain, flooding to Puerto Rico: Path

Tropical Storm Ernesto is taking aim at Puerto Rico, where a tropical storm warning is in effect.

On Tuesday, Ernesto will move through the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. By Tuesday night, Ernesto will approach the Greater Antilles, including Puerto Rico.

For Puerto Rico, the worst of the storm is Tuesday night into early Wednesday.

Ernesto will bring gusty winds, flash flooding and up to 10 inches of rain is possible in some areas.

Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi is warning residents to stay home starting on Tuesday evening, when the tropical storm-force winds are forecast to reach the island.

Ernesto’s winds, paired with vegetation around power lines, will likely cause high levels of power outages on the island, according to Juan Saca, president of Luma Energy.

Shelters are open and more than 1,500 electrical line workers are prepared to help with power outages, officials said.

Ernesto is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane by Wednesday morning.

By Friday morning, Ernesto may strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane with winds up to 110 mph before heading in the general direction of Bermuda.

Bermuda may see impacts from Ernesto by late Friday into early Saturday, and the storm will leave by Sunday.

This weekend, Ernesto is expected to bring rough surf and rip currents to the East Coast, from Florida to the Northeast, but the storm isn't forecast to make landfall on the U.S. mainland.

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Surveillance video shows moments leading up to police shooting in Newark

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Surveillance video shows the moments leading up to a police shooting in Newark as officers drew their weapons on a driver behind the wheel of a stolen car.

It happened Monday on Hawthorne Avenue and Clinton Place just after 8:30 p.m.

Surveillance video appears to show the car in question stopped at the intersection when two Newark police officers in marked cruisers spotted the stolen vehicle.

One of the officers parked a cruiser at an angle in front of the car. Video shows the officers approach the car, get the passenger out and take him into custody.

But as they go out of view, another man, the driver, comes out of a nearby bodega and jumps into the passenger side of the car before moving to the driver's seat and trying to take off.

Investigators say officers struggled with him to stop the car, which then accelerated.

Officials say one of the officers opened fire, hitting the driver, before the stolen car crossed the intersection and crashed into an elementary school.

The Attorney General's office is investigating what happened. They say the driver was taken to the hospital where he is listed as critical but stable.

The mayor's office said the car was reported stolen in Connecticut and the two suspects are from Queens.

(Editor's note: A previous version of this story said a source reported the shooting was deadly, but New Jersey officials did not yet confirm the death.)

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