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Upper Chichester Township, PA

The Quick Historian

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

Buffalo, NY

What's Going On

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

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

Cookeville, TN

Donley County, TX

A Tennessee couple hauling $3 million worth of cocaine was killed in a shootout with police after a dangerous tractor-trailer chase in west Texas, authorities said Monday. Edward and Elizabeth Stevenson, of Cookeville, Tenn., were driving the truck on Texas State Highway 70 in Donley County when law enforcement tried to pull them over, Amarillo CBS affiliate KFDA reported.

Couple hauling $3M in cocaine killed in shootout with Texas police after tractor-trailer chase

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

The Jacksonville Humane Society has received hundreds of kittens this year — most of them in the past month — and the organization is asking for help in caring for the fur babies.

Hundreds of kittens land at Jax Humane Society

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

Ocala, FL

A devastating traffic collision in central Florida left eight dead and 45 injured after a bus transporting 53 agricultural workers crashed, authorities said. The bus, which was taking workers to a watermelon farm, collided with a Ford Ranger and overturned around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday on SR-40, between Ocala and Dunnellon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Later on Tuesday, authorities announced the driver of the Ford truck, Bryan Maclean Howard, was arrested and charged with eight counts of driving under the influence-manslaughter.

Driver arrested after collision with bus that left 8 dead, 45 injured in Florida

Manchester, NH

InDepthNH.org

Manchester police say the area mentioned in the news release is now open, but no further information at this time. At approximately 07:56 AM, Manchester Police responded to a report of a deceased individual.

UPDATE: Area Open. Stay Away From Area Where Dead Person Found in Manchester, Police Advise

Novi, MI

The pilot of a single-engine, World War II replica airplane reported engine issues before crash-landing in a residential Novi neighborhood Sunday evening, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The pilot, a 71-year-old Northville resident, was the plane’s sole occupant and walked away from the crash with non-life-threatening injuries, according to...

Pilot reported engine issues before plane crash in Novi neighborhood

New York City, NY

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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Kansas City, MO

CJ Coombs

The George H. Nettleton Home is at 5125 Swope Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri. It was constructed in 1915-1917 and designed by the local architect firm of Wilder and Wight. On October 14, 1999, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic Kansas City, Missouri nursing home: the George H. Nettleton Home

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

A Jacksonville man who spent more than 44 years in prison is suing over his wrongful arrest. Willie Williams was convicted of attempted murder in a store robbery in 1975 and sentenced to life in prison, a crime he always insisted he did not commit. He was paroled in 2020 at age 79.

Freed Jacksonville man sues after 44 years in prison

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

Newark, NJ

Bergen County, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the arrest of four individuals from Bergen County, implicated in a drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing substantial quantities of heroin in Newark.

Major Drug Trafficking Bust: 4 Arrested in Bergen County

Morris County, NJ

Mount Olive Township, NJ

MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. — Christina Susco, 38, a daycare teacher at the Mount Olive Child Care & Learning Center, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault, as announced by Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Michael Spitzer.

Daycare Teacher Charged with Child Endangerment and Assault

I first encountered a rat one evening in a Target parking lot. When my daughter told me it was a rat, I went straight to the car and she went to get a photo of it since she's never seen one before. I assure you it wasn't little.

Rat infestations in Missouri: it can be a growing concern

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NFL WR Tank Dell among 10 wounded at Sanford restaurant; 16-year-old in custody

A 16-year-old was booked into the Juvenile Detention Center after allegedly shooting 10 people at the Cabana Live restaurant in Sanford shortly after midnight on Saturday,...

NFL WR Tank Dell among 10 wounded at Sanford restaurant; 16-year-old in custody

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