Cellphone

A 29-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint in Brooklyn near Church Avenue and Flatbush Avenue. The suspect stole the victim's watch, cellphone, and backpack before fleeing the scene.

Maximo Vasquez, a Miami Fire Rescue captain, was arrested on charges of domestic violence, including using a cellphone to assault his wife. Deputies arrived at his home with weapons, and surveillance video captured their confrontation. Vasquez was previously arrested in 2025 for assaulting a first responder, and Miami Fire Rescue placed him on relieved-of-duty status pending investigations.

A Florida police officer pulled over a disabled woman with one hand for allegedly holding a cellphone while driving, but later dropped charges due to insufficient evidence. The officer reportedly asked her to swear 'hand to God' that she hadn't used her phone during the stop.

A study found that banning cellphones in US schools did not improve students' test scores, but students reported improvements in overall well-being in later years. The study suggests that cellphone bans may have positive effects on students' well-being, despite no impact on test scores. This finding has implications for education policy and school technology use.

A gunshot may have hit a cellphone in an officer's bulletproof vest during the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The FBI is conducting forensic reviews of evidence from the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., following the incident.

Four suspects, including three women and a man, robbed a motorist and his passenger in San Bernardino County, stealing their cellphones. They later attempted to sell the stolen devices at an ecoATM kiosk.