Chinese restaurant workers chase off knife-wielding robber

This fool brought a knife to a soup ladle fight.



This guy messed with the wrong takeout joint. Earlier this month in Brooklyn, workers at a Chinese restaurant chased off a knife-wielding man who police say is wanted in connection with a robbery spree.

Police: Masked Robber Wielding Large Knife Targets Brooklyn Businesses

On January 4, a hooded masked man walked into Chen's Garden in East New York and pulled out a large knife from his waistband, demanding money from the restaurant's employees.

Surveillance video shows the would-be robber hopping on to the counter. That's when the workers fought back, picking up and swinging anything in arm's reach -- including a soup ladle and a stool. Everybody knows that a mere knife is no match for a Chinese guy with a soup ladle.

No doubt freaked out by the unexpected display of not-taking-your-shit and get-the-hell-out-of-here, the suspect fled the restaurant empty handed. Sometimes, you know you've already lost.

The entire 30-second incident was caught on camera:

67-year-old man brutally beaten and robbed in Philadelphia

Shongchai Hang was assaulted by two suspects in broad daylight.



In North Philadelphia, surveillance cameras caught the brutal assault of an elderly man who was beaten and robbed last week by two men on the street in broad daylight. The suspects are still at large.

Suspects attack, rob 67-year-old man in Fern Rock

67-year-old Shongchai Hang was walking in Fern Rock when two men ran towards him and chased him, demanding his wallet and cell phone. Hang tried to run away, but they caught up to him and punched him the face. When he fell on the ground they punched and kicked him until he fell unconscious.

Hang, a Lutheran minister, says one of the men sprayed mace in his face, and then hit him in the forehead with the empty mace can. They took his cell phone and wallet before running off.

The attack was caught on camera:

Homeless teen arrested in murder at University of Texas

UPDATED: 17-year-old Meechaiel Criner suspected of killing freshman Haruka Weiser.



UPDATE: In Austin, police announced that a homeless teenager has been arrested in connection with the death of University of Texas student Haruka Weiser. 17-year-old Meechaiel Criner was taken into custody and booked into the Travis County Jail Friday morning on a charge of murder.

Haruka Weiser case: Meechaiel Criner, 17, arrested in UT homicide

On Thursday, the Austin Police Department released surveillance video showing a "person of interest" in the case. Police said they were able to tie Criner to the murder through a separate incident involving Criner and a trash fire, and a duffle bag possibly belonging to Weiser.

British tourist dies after San Francisco street attack

Police have released surveillance video of the mugger who stabbed 44-year-old Paul Tam in the head.



In San Francisco, police are looking for two suspects who fatally stabbed a British tourist during a street robbery last month that was caught on surveillance video. The victim died in the hospital last week.

San Franciso police release surveillance video of deadly stabbing of tourist

44-year-old Paul Tam, a web project manager who was visiting San Francisco from Manchester, England, was stabbed in the head after a man and a woman tried to steal his messenger bag. The attack occurred on February 18, at around 8:30 PM, on Post Street between Franklin and Gough Street.

The surveillance video shows Tam trying to get away from the attacker, getting chased onto Post Street right before the assailant pounced and stabbed him in the head. The suspect then fled the scene on foot.

This Buddhist monk isn't getting his wallet stolen that easily

61-year-old victim fights robber who snatched his wallet.



In Philadelphia, a man was caught on surveillance video robbing of Buddhist monk of his wallet while he was at a gas station. The monk, not ready to lose his money like that, is seen chasing and grabbing at the assailant.

Buddhist monk fights robber

Unfortunately, the robber got away. The 61-year-old victim, dressed in the orange robe of a Buddhist monk, was at a lottery machine -- I guess monks gotta play Powerball too -- inside of a Sunoco gas station in South Philadelphia, when the robber came up to him and snatched his wallet out of his hand.

But the monk wasn't ready to part with his money that easily. He chased after the robber and struggled with him outside the store, but the suspect pushed him to the ground before getting in his car and driving away.

The incident was caught on the gas station's security cameras:

"The Grinch of Chattanooga" turns himself in

23-year-old Tony Ho was caught on camera stealing packages from porches.



Asians behaving badly... package thievery edition! Last in week in Tennessee, the suspect in a series of thefts turned himself in to police after he was caught on camera stealing packages from people's porches.

Chattanooga Grinch Turns Himself In

The cops were calling him the "Grinch of Chattanooga." 23-year-old Tony Ho was charged with theft after driving around in a minivan -- described by the police as a "wagon of thievery" -- and repeatedly stealing UPS, FedEx and post packages from porches around the Chattanooga area.

Man attacks restaurant workers in anti-Muslim tirade

26-year-old Robert Murino arrested on hate crime charges.



There have been so many of these incidents lately, it's hard to keep them straight. In New York, a man was arrested on hate crime charges for assaulting South Asian restaurant workers and throwing chairs into a glass partition after demanding to know if the employees were Muslim.

'Muslim motherf*cker': NY man launches glass-smashing attack on cafe staffers

The incident occurred last week at the Salt & Pepper restaurant in Herald Square, where 26-year-old Robert Murino ordered a slice of pizza then began questioning workers -- who hail from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh -- about their religion and opinions of ISIS, and called an employee a "Muslim motherfucker."

Part of the incident was caught on camera. Murino can be seen reaching across the counter and slapping an employee in the face. Later, he is seen picking up chairs and smashing them into glass partitions.

Suspect arrested in vicious attack on 83-year-old man

Assailant was caught on video punching and kicking an elderly man in an unprovoked attack.



Over the weekend in Southern California, police arrested a suspect in the vicious assault of an 83-year-old man last week in a shopping mall parking lot. The seemingly unprovoked incident was caught on video.

Suspect arrested for attack on 83-year-old man in Santa Ana

29-year-old Demarrea Chante Barnes, who is described as a transient, was arrested on suspicion of attacking Tuyen Nguyen, who was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage and broken facial bones.

The attack was caught on surveillance video, which shows Nguyen unassumingly walking through a parking lot in Santa Ana on Friday morning, when the assailant jumps into the frame and punches him, knocking him to the ground. He then punches Nguyen at least two more times before kicking him and walking away.

Santa Ana police released the video Friday, asking for the public's help identifying the assailant:

Suspects in beating death of homeless man still at large

No one has identified the three men caught on camera fatally assaulting 67-year-old Tai Lam.



Last year in San Francisco, cameras caught a vicious attack on a disabled homeless man, in which three assailants kicked the victim to death while he was sleeping in the Financial District. It's been four months since the attack, and while the incident was caught on video, the suspects remain at large.

No one steps forward to ID cowards who kicked SF homeless man to death

67-year-old Tai Lam, who was frail and suffered from polio, was in a sleeping on the on November 23 when three men brutally assaulted him twice between 11:00pm and midnight, for no apparent reason. The fatal attack appears to be unprovoked. Authorities found his body the next morning.

The incident was caught on surveillance video, with a clear view of at least two of the suspects' faces. However, four months later, no one has stepped up to identify the assailants.

Woman arrested for vandalizing Buddhist temple

Trang Thu Pham was caught on camera throwing bottles at Buddha statues.



Caught! Asians behaving badly update. In Southern California, the woman who was caught on surveillance video after repeatedly throwing glass bottles at statues outside a Buddhist temple has been arrested.

Woman Arrested for Allegedly Vandalizing Buddhist Temple in Santa Ana

45-year-old Trang Thu Pham was caught on camera chucking bottles at Buddha statues outside the Hoc Tich Buddhist Temple in Santa Ana. There were at least eight incidents between December 16 and January 6. She was finally caught after someone spotted her, recognized her from news reports and called the cops.

Pham told detectives she didn't have any problems with the Buddhist religion -- she apparently had some sort of personal issue with someone associated with the temple.

Woman caught on camera vandalizing Buddhist temple

Surveillance video shows suspect throwing glass bottles at Buddha statues



Asians behaving badly... Buddha statue vandal edition! In Orange County, authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman caught on security camera repeatedly vandalizing a Buddhist temple.

Woman Sought for Vandalizing Buddhist Temple in Santa Ana

Surveillance video shows an unknown woman throwing glass bottles over a fence at statues of Buddha, locatd at the front the Hong Tich Buddhist Temple in Santa Ana. She has apparently done this multiple times.

According to the Santa Ana Police Department, there have been eight incidents of bottles being thrown at the temple in the past three weeks, causing damage to the statues.

Video shows McDonald's employee attacking customer

Korean American community groups are calling for a boycott of the restaurant.



In New York, several Korean American community organizations are calling for a boycott of a McDonald's restaurant in Queens after an employee was caught on video hitting a Korean patron with a broomstick, and allegedly refusing service and shouting, "We don't serve coffee to people like you!"

Korean-Americans Seek Boycott After an Attack in a McDonald's in Queens

The incident occurred last February at the McDonald's location on Main Street in Flushing. The customer, 62-year-old James Jin Kim claimed that the employee, Rooshi Sajjad, attacked him after he complained about the slow pace of service. In response, the employee yelled at Mr. Kim, and told him "Get out of my restaurant!" When Mr. Kim began recording video on his phone, Sajjad attacked him with a broom handle.

The restaurant's security cameras caught the incident on video:

Three men caught on camera beating homeless man to death

Surveillance camera footage shows suspects fatally assaulting 67-year-old Tai Lam.



In San Francisco, police are asking for the public's help in identifying and finding the three men who may have been responsible for the fatal assault on a 67-year-old homeless man last month in the Financial District.

SFPD: Video shows 'cowards' who beat sleeping homeless man to death

Three suspects were caught on surveillance video attacking Tai Lam, who was sleeping on the street the night of November 23. The footage shows three men brutally assaulting him twice between 11:00pm and midnight while he was laying in his sleeping bag on the ground. The attack appears to be unprovoked.

The San Francisco Police Department has released some of the surveillance footage:

Chicago to settle police abuse lawsuit for $150,000

Surveillance video caught a cop abusing a handcuffed woman during a raid.



Last year, security camera footage caught a police officer slapping and verbally abusing a handcuffed, kneeling woman during the raid of a Chicago tanning salon. This week, the Chicago City Council Finance Committee approved a $150,000 settlement of a lawsuit filed by the woman against the Chicago Police Department.

City Poised To Pay $150,000 To Salon Manager Cop Berated During Raid

The footage, which became the center of the federal lawsuit, showed a shrieking Jianqing "Jessica" Klyzek, manager of Copper Tan and Spa, pushed face down, dragged onto the floor, handcuffed, and struck in the head by an officer. Another officer is heard screaming racially-charged at her: "You're not a fucking American! I'll put you in a UPS box and send you back to wherever the fuck you came from!"

NYPD accused of cover-up in fatal patrol car collision

Video footage suggests police are lying about the crash that killed pedestrian Ryo Oyamada



In case you weren't sufficiently angry at bad police... Last year in New York City, a Japanese student was struck and killed by a police patrol car while crossing the street. The victim's family and community members have pressed authorities for the truth about the accident, to no avail. But newly released security camera footage appears to show that the NYPD is lying about the crash and may have tried to cover up the incident.

Video Points To NYPD Cover-Up After Cop Fatally Ran Over Pedestrian

On February 21, 2013, 24-year-old Japanese student Ryo Omayada was killed by an NYPD cruiser as he was crossing the street in Queens. The police report claims that the patrol car, driven by Officer Darren Ilardi, was responding to a 911 call and had its emergency lights and sirens activated at the time of impact. However, witnesses say the cruiser's lights were not turned on until after the collision.

Newly released video from NYC Housing security cameras in the area appears to contradict the NYPD's account and strongly suggests a coverup in the response to Oyamada's death. Gothamist breaks down the footage, edited from two different cameras:

File Under Badass: Gas station clerk thwarts robbery with mixed martial arts

These thieves picked the wrong gas station. The one with a MMA fighter working behind the counter.



Crime doesn't pay. In fact, sometimes it hurts like a kick in the face. Some would-be thieves in Houston learned that the hard way when they tried to rob a gas station employee... and got their asses kicked by a convenience store clerk who also happens to be a muthaeffin' mixed martial arts fighter.

Gas station clerk with MMA training surprises thieves

Mayura Dissanyake was working behind the counter at Fuel Depot when he saw two men outside jump out of an SUV and attack his co-worker, who was returning to the store after a run to the bank. Dissanyake, who is trained in mixed martial arts and apparently was a champion in Sri Lanka, sprung into action.

"The first guy I saw, I just kicked him in the face. Then I punched the other guy."

An effective strategy. Let's go to the tape:

76-year-old grocer dies in DC store robbery

Two armed suspects wanted for homicide and armed robbery, caught on surveillance video



Learned of some tragic news out of Washington DC... Police are asking for the public's help finding two armed men who are responsible for the death of a 76-year-old grocer during a store robbery last week.

Man dies after DC store robbery, beating

James Oh died Tuesday after suffering severe head trauma during the July 4 robbery, when one of the suspects used a gun to hit Oh on his head. Surveillance video shows the two men entering the store, forcing their way behind the counter, taking money from the register and assaulting Oh and his wife.

Here's the footage from the robbery:

Mayor caught on video tossing dog poo on neighbor's walkway

San Marino mayor Dennis Kneier threw a bag of shit on Philip Lao's property -- the "no poop zone"



Haahaaaaa. Gotcha, sucka! In Southern California, the mayor of San Marino has apologized after being caught on camera tossing a bag of dog waste on his neighbor's property. Yup. Caught on the crap cam.

San Marino Mayor caught on video tossing bag of dog poop on neighbor's walkway

Mayor Dennis Kneier was caught on surveillance video throwing a plastic bag full of dog feces onto the private walkway of his neighbor, Philip Lao. This was no accident. Lao believes that the mayor was upset with him for placing a "NO POOP ZONE" sign outside of his home, as well as his opposition to a proposed dog park nearby.

Here's the video of the mayor dropping off his gift of dog doo:

Surveillance video shows cop hitting handcuffed woman

"You're not a f*cking American! I'll put you in a UPS box and send you back to wherever the f*ck you came from!"



Damn. Recently released surveillance video footage, recorded during the raid of a Chicago massage parlor last year, shows a police officer slapping a handcuffed woman in the head, while another officer threatens to hit her with a Taser "10 fucking times." The footage is now at the center of a federal lawsuit.

Lawyer: Video caught cop beating handcuffed woman

The footage shows a shrieking Jianqing Klyzek, manager of Copper Tan and Spa, pushed face down, dragged onto the floor, handcuffed, and struck in the head by an officer, identified as Frank Messina. Another officer, Gerald DiPasquale, is heard screaming racially-charged at her: "You're not a fucking American! I'll put you in a UPS box and send you back to wherever the fuck you came from!"

Here's part of the footage: