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New texts between members of Beaver County emergency services in Pennsylvania show just how understaffed they were ahead of a rally for former President Trump earlier this month when a would-be assassin shot him and others, killing a spectator.
In a discussion between team leaders at the emergency services, who were requested to assist with the rally in nearby Butler County where the event took place, several unnamed people discussed their lack of available workers.
According to one leader, his team was busy and could not work the rally, remarking that “everyone else is either working, on vacation or hurt,” in texts provided to Fox News Digital by the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.
The senator’s office revealed an overview of all records received by Grassley regarding the attempted assassination on Monday.
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A screenshot of text messages obtained in the investigation of the July 13 attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. (Obtained by Senator Chuck Grassley )
Text messages between the team leaders of the Beaver County emergency services unit showed that they were asked to assist Butler County with security for the Trump event only days before the rally. A message was sent to team leaders on July 8, asking who would be available to help for the July 13 event.
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“It is probably going to be a 12 [hour] detail. Right now I am looking for 6 guys available. If absolutely needed we can split the shift,” a text to the leaders read.
At one point, someone said they may tell Butler County, where Trump’s rally took place, that the emergency services from Beaver County may need to be “on call” instead.
A diagram illustrates approximate coverage areas by local sniper teams from both Beaver and Butler counties at the rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. The former president was shot at in an assassination attempt at the rally, resulting in the death of one of the rally goers. (Provided by Senator Chuck Grassley )
In a planning diagram, the locations of various snipers for Butler County and Beaver County can be seen. The approximate coverage of each sniper team was labeled, with each focused on the area surrounding where the stage would be.
However, would-be assassin Thomas Crooks’ location on top of a warehouse owned by AGR International was not included in the area covered by snipers. His placement is detailed in an after-action report from Beaver County, which reiterated the position of their sniper, not far from Crooks’ position.
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A Beaver or Butler County sniper position is in place at the rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. The former president was shot in an assassination attempt at the rally. (Provided by Senator Chuck Grassley )
The documentation compiled by Grassley also demonstrated the sightings of Crooks, and observation of his suspicious behavior leading up to the shooting that evening.
Roughly an hour before the attempted assassination, snipers noticed Crooks, reporting that he was sitting at a picnic table nearby.
“I did see him with a range finder looking towards the stage,” a text to a group chat of multi-county snipers read at 5:38 p.m. “If you wanna notify [Secret Service] snipers to look out. I lost sight of him.”
The author of the message also said a bike and a backpack had appeared in the building’s rear.
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Photographs of Crooks and the bike and backpack were exchanged by local police over text message.
Photo of Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks is alleged to be the shooter in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
Just minutes before Crooks opened fire, the local officers assisting with the event weren’t sure where he had gone.
One person responded, “not sure” when asked what direction Crooks had traveled in. “He was up against the building,” they wrote at 6:00 p.m. “If I had to guess towards the back. Away from the event.”
Five minutes later, it was communicated over the radio that the suspect was at the picnic tables and moving towards Sheetz with a backpack. Between 6:06 and 6:12, an individual, the name of whom is redacted in the after-action report, attempted to tell patrol officers about Crooks’ presence around the building on the side of the fairgrounds.
But at 6:12 p.m., shots were fired.
Grassley’s office indicated that his oversight of the attempted assassination is ongoing.
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Real estate moguls Tal and Oren Alexander and their brother, Alon Alexander, were found guilty in federal court of sex trafficking and related offenses, marking a dramatic fall for the once-prominent luxury brokers.
A jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges including conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, inducement to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity and multiple counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
In his closing argument on March 3, prosecutor Andrew Jones said the brothers masqueraded as party boys but really were predators towards women.
“They used a consistent playbook to lure, isolate and rape their victims,” Jones said. “They did it with callousness and a perverse sense of pride.”
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Oren Alexander and his twin brother, Alon, attend a bond hearing after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)
Throughout the four weeks of testimony, Tal, Oren and Oren’s twin, Alon Alexander, who was an executive at his family’s private security firm, vehemently denied the sex crime charges against them, as well as other allegations.
Prosecutors allege the brothers orchestrated a yearslong pattern of sexual abuse involving numerous women across multiple states. The defense argued that the encounters were consensual and that the government had overreached.
Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander speak at a panel at the Rockstars of Real Estate Event, Sept. 3, 2013, in New York. (Amy Sussman/Invision for DETAILS Magazine/AP Images, File)
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Eleven women, including several who said they were minors at the time of the incidents, testified against the brothers, alleging they gave them gifts and flew them to locations and parties where they were given drugs before assaulting them.
Oren Alexander, 37, center, and his twin brother, Alon, center-right, speak to their attorney Joel Denaro during their bond hearing after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)
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U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said the verdict marks a significant step in combating sex crimes, calling the brothers’ conduct “calculated, brutal sexual abuse that, unimaginably, the defendants celebrated.”
Sentencing has not yet been scheduled.
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new video loaded: Two Men Face Terrorism Charges in Bomb Attack at Gracie Mansion
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“Federal charges have been filed in the Southern District of New York against two individuals: Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi. The defendants were inspired by ISIS to carry out their attack.” “Get him, get him, get him.” Preliminary testing has determined that one of the devices contained triacetone triperoxide — highly volatile explosive that has been used in multiple terrorist attacks over the last decade.” “Many of the counterprotesters met this display of bigotry peacefully, with a vision of a city that is welcoming to all. But a few did not. Two men, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, traveled from Pennsylvania and attempted to bring violence to New York City. While I found this protest appalling, I will not waver in my belief that it should be allowed to happen. Ours is a free society where the right to peaceful protest is sacred.”
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March 9, 2026
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Name: Brian Wishart
Age: 42
City/State: Marblehead, Mass.
I am running as the Chief of the Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine division at Spaulding Rehab to help support the hospital and adaptive sports programs.
At Spaulding Rehabilitation, we have a full team that is really incredible at what they do. Each staff member, from the physicians, therapists, nurses, case managers, social workers, to the front desk and care assistants, are incredible.
We work everyday in inpatient, in the clinic, in the therapy gym, and doing research to bring these types of outcomes to all our patients. Though we see wonderful outcomes, there is always work to be done.
One of our goals is to really integrate the amazing research being done at Spaulding into clinical care.
Every kid should have access to the best, most cutting edge treatments, and we aim to do that here, regardless of where the kids come from or what resources they have themselves.
We also want to make sure we are thinking about some of those less flashy innovations in terms of how we are educating or empowering our patients, or how we are supporting and helping them cope with a new reality.
Pediatric care is resource intensive, from needing a lot of expertise to just needing multiple sizes of each piece of equipment.
I am working to raise funds and support to really think broadly and expansively about what we are doing and how we provide care everyday for every patient.
That may mean bringing meaningful research to the clinical setting or ensuring there are enough child life specialists available with the resources they need to make these children comfortable in the hospital.
It is a privilege what I get to do every day and I thank you all sincerely for any support!
Editor’s note: This entry may have been lightly edited for clarity or grammar.
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