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Columbus, OH

Belle Haven, VA

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Alice Stewart was in Northern Virginia when she passed away. Belle Haven is in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. It is located South of Old Alexandria, where actor Christopher Meloni was raised. To the West is Richmond Highway, and on the East is the Potomac River. This is the location where Mass Live says CNN commentator Alice Stewart, 58, was found deceased Saturday morning.

CNN comentator Alice Stewart was found dead in a home in Belle Haven in Northern Virginia

NBC News

Another powerful animal tranquilizer has made its way into street drugs, added to illicit fentanyl and other opioids to prolong a user’s high. The drug, called medetomidine, is linked to a recent spate of deadly overdoses throughout the Midwest and Northeast. It dramatically slows down breathing, heart rate, blood pressure and decreases activity in the brain and spinal cord. It’s not meant for use in people.

A dangerous new animal sedative is making its way into the illegal drug supply

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nine individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Newark, distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

16 Arrested in Major Drug Bust: Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin

Maine State

Bangor, ME

Graham Lacher disappeared around 4:40 p.m. on June 6, 2022, after he ran into the woods while on a supervised walk with a staff member at the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor, Maine. “What I would really want people to know is that even though it’s been two years,...

Maine man still missing after running away from a psychiatric facility in June 2022

Orange County, CA

Golden Gate Media

Orange County Sheriff’s investigators have released an updated forensic rendering of a deceased woman found in 2006 in hopes of finally identifying her. The rendering, created by Miami-Dade Police Department forensic artist Gaston De Cardenas, aims to bring fresh leads to this cold case.

New sketch of woman whose body was found off California highway in 2006 released to help ID her

New Jersey State

Brothers Andrew Loffa and Michael Colletti were visiting Walt Disney World when their little princesses — both 2 — announced that they needed to use the potty. Loffa, a radio host who goes by DJ Drewski, assumed they would all head to a men’s restroom. That’s what he's always done when he’s out with his daughter, Solar. Meanwhile, Colletti was scanning for the women’s toilets.

Should dads bring their daughters into the men’s bathroom or women’s bathroom? We asked an expert

Walton County, FL

The waters off Walton County, Florida, have been closed after back-to-back shark bite incidents in the county Friday. Both incidents occurred in Walton County — which is in the Florida Panhandle — and not near a boat, but officials are unclear how far the attacks happened from the land, said McKenzie McClintock, the South Walton Fire District PIO.

Back-to-back shark bite incidents cause Florida county to close waters

Mountain Center, CA

It’s been four years since Dia Abrams vanished from her ranch in Mountain Center, California. Dia, 65 at the time, was last seen on June 6, 2020. In June 2023, Dia’s case was featured in Dateline’s ‘Missing in America’ podcast series. Dateline spoke with her son, Clinton Abrams, and Keith Harper, who said that he and Dia were engaged.

Rewards totaling $300,000 remain active on 4th anniversary of California woman Dia Abrams’ disappearance

Alabama State

Montgomery, AL

The Hispanic community in Montgomery, Alabama, is in mourning after three people were fatally shot at a grocery store. A community activist says that he believes more should have been done to protect the Spanish-speaking community. WSFA's Sally Pitts reports.

‘It’s very hard’: Loved ones mourning triple homicide victims in Alabama

Georgia State

Buford, GA

DeanLand

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

Louisville, KY

The Louisville Metro Police Department has released new police bodycam video showing the moment of PGA star Scottie Scheffler's arrest by police. Scheffler, the top-ranked golfer in the world, ran afoul of police last month when he tried to enter Valhalla Golf Club ahead of the PGA Championship. The charges against him were later dropped. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin has more.

New video shows moment of Scottie Scheffler's arrest

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday a death was caused by the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with a subtype of avian influenza. WHO said the 59-year-old resident of Mexico had died on April 24 after developing a fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea and general discomfort. This...

WHO confirms first death in Mexico from bird flu never seen in humans

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Three people were killed Tuesday night at a small grocery store in Montgomery, an outburst of violence that comes after a string of robberies targeting Latino-owned businesses in Alabama’s capital city. The shooting at Tienda Los Hermanos, a grocery store on the south side of...

3 killed in shooting at Montgomery grocery store

Shenandoah, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL – The following is a collection of police incidents reported by local law enforcement...
The post Police Log, 5/24/2024 first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Police Log, 5/24/2024

Detroit, MI

Michigan State

A man who went viral after driving during a virtual court proceeding over his suspended license never even had one to begin with — from any state, ever, a Michigan judge said at a hearing Wednesday. Corey Harris appeared back in Washtenaw County court on Wednesday, wearing a yellow...

Michigan driver whose virtual court hearing went viral never had a driver's license, judge says

Evanston, IL

A conservative activist group filed a class action lawsuit against a reparations program in Evanston, Illinois, claiming the initiative is unconstitutional because qualification for the program is based on an applicant’s race. In 2021, Evanston became the first city in the U.S. to implement a reparations program, offering payments...

Evanston faces lawsuit over reparations payments to Black residents

Las Vegas, NV

Phoenix, AZ

Millions of people in southwestern states are under warnings of extreme heat on Friday, after two major U.S. cities recorded their hottest ever daily temperatures as the potentially dangerous heat wave continues. Phoenix reached a sweltering 113 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday — beating the previous daily record for this time...

Millions remain under heat alerts as Phoenix and Las Vegas break temperature records

Vermont State

Burlington, VT

Police in Burlington, Vermont, issued a public apology after students were shaken up by a role-play robbery demonstration that included “a mock shooting.”. About 20 Burlington High School students in a forensic program part of the year End Studies (YES) Program visited the Burlington Police Department on Wednesday, the school district said WPTZ of Plattsburgh, New York, reported.

Vermont police department apologizes after terrifying students with mock shooting featuring fake guns

Parris Island, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Marine Corps privates Jamil Winston Jr. and JuliMarie Winston are married Marines. The husband and wife have proved that the couple that trains together can stay together. Both graduated on May 17th from boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, just in time for their first wedding anniversary coming up in June.

Married Marines graduate from Parris Island together

Broward County, FL

The U.S. Coast Guard seized and offloaded over $63 million of cocaine in Florida on Thursday, including from an interdiction that involved gunfire and a vessel catching on fire and sinking. More than 4,800 pounds of the drug were offloaded at Port Everglades in Broward County, the Coast Guard said...

U.S. Coast Guard seizes over $63 million worth of cocaine, some from shootout at sea that sank vessel

Tougaloo, MS

Jackson, MS

Madison, MS

Flowood, MS

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Mississippi man whose mom and sisters were found dead on Mother's Day is killed in Arizona

A Mississippi man wanted in connection with a triple shooting that left his mother and two sisters dead was fatally shot by state troopers in Arizona,...

Mississippi man whose mom and sisters were found dead on Mother's Day is killed in Arizona

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