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Buffalo, N.Y. – A former office manager has admitted to embezzling over $700,000 from her employer over a period of more than seven years, as disclosed by the Erie County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday.

Office Manager's Shocking Embezzlement: Former Employee Admits to Stealing Over $700,000

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Upper Chichester Township, PA

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UPPER CHICHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A 51-year-old man has been taken into custody by police on suspicion of neglecting his mother, who was found in distressing conditions, lying in soiled sheets stuck to her bed.

Woman found dead and "fused" to bed, son arrested

Vancouver, WA

Police officials are searching for a male suspect who stabbed a woman in the neck on a college campus in the state of Washington on Tuesday. In a statement on Facebook, the Vancouver Police Department explained that police officers responded to a “report of a disturbance with weapons call” at Clark College on Tuesday and discovered that a woman had been stabbed in the neck.

Pics: Manhunt underway for stabbing suspect

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Houston, TX

Lance R. Fletcher

A Texas teacher and her husband are now in custody, accused of taking thousands of dollars from home renovation clients and gambling away money they took for work they never finished.

Texas teacher and husband arrested, accused of gambling away $1.53 million in home renovation scam

Denton, TX

Robert Russell Shaneyfelt

This post includes content modified using AI. According to a report from CBS News Texas, authorities in Texas have started an investigation following an incident where a 13-year-old pupil was attacked by grown-ups while on a school bus.

Adults Assault 13-Year-Old Black Girl on School Bus

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Buffalo, N.Y. – In a tragic incident, an Elma resident has admitted guilt in a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on Transit Road in January, as confirmed by the Erie County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday.

Guilty Plea: Elma Woman Admits to Fatal Hit-and-Run on Transit Road

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Somers Point, NJ

Morristown Minute

Austin T. Mahan misused USPS credit cards for personal purchases totaling over $54,000. Austin T. Mahan, 44, of Cape May Court House, New Jersey, pled guilty today to misappropriating postal funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Mahan admitted to the charge before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn.

Postal Supervisor Embezzles $54K in USPS Funds

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Brooklyn, NY

A New York judge has sentenced a Brooklyn man to 10 years in prison on charges stemming from his possession of unserialized homemade firearms. Last month, a New York jury voted to convict Dexter Taylor on two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon; three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, five counts of criminal possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of pistol ammunition, and violating a prohibition on unfinished firearms frames or receivers.

NY Man Gets 10 Year Prison Sentence For Homemade Firearms Collection

Macedonia, OH

Three individuals were injured in a major explosion at a chemical plant in Macedonia, Ohio, on Wednesday. One of the individuals received “life-threatening injuries” in the explosion. According to Cleveland 19 News, Macedonia Fire Chief Brian Ripley confirmed that Wednesday’s explosion resulted in a tanker truck being ripped...

Explosion in Ohio; life-threatening injuries reported

Baltimore, MD

A Maryland woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a plot to attack the Baltimore power grid with a Florida neo-Nazi leader. Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 36, and co-conspirator Brandon Russell, the founder of the group Atomwaffen Division, conspired to shoot up five electrical substations in the greater Baltimore area in order to “break down society,” according to a court filing.

Woman pleads guilty in neo-Nazi plot to attack Baltimore power grid

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A corrections officer is one of 17 people who have been arrested after a six-month investigation into illegal drug trafficking at the Duval County jail. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Tuesday announced the arrest of corrections officer Kobe Collett, 23, the fifth employee the agency has arrested this year.

Corrections officer among 17 charged in Duval jail drug ring

Bridgewater, MA

Supreme Court Asked To Consider Whether Parents Can Record IEP Meetings. Appeals Court Decision Challenges Public Recording Rights in Private Settings. In a significant legal decision emanating from Massachusetts, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled against Scott and Roxanne Pitta, parents who sought to record a Google Meet IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting for their child with the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District. The court's January 4, 2024, decision marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over First Amendment rights in settings that are not unequivocally public.

Parents Denied Right to Record IEP Meeting in First Amendment Case

Galveston, TX

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that a barge crashed into a bridge near Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, causing as many as 2,000 gallons of oil to spill into the water. In a Thursday press release, the Coast Guard said, “The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating with local, state, and...

Barge crashes into Texas bridge, Coast Guard responds to oil spill

Boston, MA

A Boston man has been arrested for allegedly aiming a laser at a Coast Guard helicopter that was trying to land at Massachusetts General Hospital, according to the feds. Philip Gagnon, 59, is accused of pointing the high-powered laser pointer at the military helicopter that was attempting to land during a training mission. The pilot ended up aborting the hospital landing because of the laser beam, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Boston man accused of aiming laser at Coast Guard helicopter trying to land at Massachusetts General Hospital

Concord, NH

InDepthNH.org

CONCORD — New Hampshire State Prison Warden Michelle Edmark claims she had to fire long-time Corrections Officer Claudia Cass Prescott for refusing to follow direct orders, and not because Cass Prescott was telling Department of Corrections leadership about the staffing crisis inside the state prison for men in Concord.

Guard Says State Prison Fired Her For Telling Leadership About ‘Staffing Crisis’

Manchester, NH

MANCHESTER – After skipping every day of his trial, Adam Montgomery finally showed up in court Thursday as he was given the maximum sentence for killing his five-year-old daughter, Harmony Montgomery.

Adam Montgomery Shows Up and Gets Max Sentence for Killing Daughter, Harmony

Seventy-five illegal weed shops were shuttered in the first week of the Adams administration’s “Operation Padlock” crackdown on illicit marijuana sales in the city, officials announced Tuesday. The first batch of closures marks a drop in the bucket as there are believed to be some 3,000 illegal...

NYC shutters 75 illicit weed shops in first week of crackdown, with hundreds and hundreds to go

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Videos: Democrat mayor runs from reporters, flees in getaway car: Report

A pair of videos allegedly shows Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson running away from reporters on Thursday to avoid being questioned regarding the tragic death of...

Videos: Democrat mayor runs from reporters, flees in getaway car: Report

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