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Virginia Boy Dies Days After Family Celebrated His Homecoming Following Sledding Accident Virginia Boy Dies Days After Family Celebrated His Homecoming Following Sledding Accident Virginia Boy Dies Days After Family Celebrated His Homecoming Following Sledding Accident
Virginia Boy Dies Days After Family Celebrated His Homecoming Following Sledding Accident For eight months, a Virginia family prayed for the day they could finally bring their little boy home after a sledding accident left him with critical injuries.  Just two weeks after celebrating that long-awaited milestone, they were mourning his death. Zyan Leovanni Pereira Amaya, 8, of Manassas, died on Sunday, Oct. 11, four days after being readmitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at Inova Children's Hospital, where doctors discovered a lung infection that led to sepsis and weakened his heart, according to his family. "Zyan fought so courageously throughout his journey to re…

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166-Cat House Of Horrors In New York Leads To 168 Charges Against Mom: Authorities 166-Cat House Of Horrors In New York Leads To 168 Charges Against Mom: Authorities 166-Cat House Of Horrors In New York Leads To 168 Charges Against Mom: Authorities
166-Cat House Of Horrors In New York Leads To 168 Charges Against Mom: Authorities A hoarder who kept 166 cats and kittens in deplorable conditions inside her Long Island home was indicted Thursday, Oct. 22 on 168 charges, authorities said. Alena Horbatko, 54, of Glen Cove, pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty and child endangerment charges, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office said. Horbatko’s 18-year-old daughter called the cops on her back in early June, reporting squalid conditions at the family’s home, WPIX reported in June. Officers responded June 7 and smelled an odor coming from the house, and code enforcement officials discovered more than 100 cats insid…

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Cooking Mishap Sends Flames Ripping Through Maryland Mobile Home, Displacing Six Cooking Mishap Sends Flames Ripping Through Maryland Mobile Home, Displacing Six Cooking Mishap Sends Flames Ripping Through Maryland Mobile Home, Displacing Six
Cooking Mishap Sends Flames Ripping Through Maryland Mobile Home, Displacing Six An unattended cooking fire sent flames tearing through the roof of a Maryland mobile home, forcing six people from their home as the blaze lit up the night sky. Firefighters were called to the 8000 block of Riker Road in Elkridge around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, where they found smoke and flames pouring from the roof and side of the home, according to the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services. Crews were able to quickly knock down the flames within about 20 minutes, but not before the damage was done, leaving four adults and two children without a place to stay. The Red …

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Backyard Bloodbath: Pit Bulls Maul Each Other Before Officers Shoot One Dead: Policei Backyard Bloodbath: Pit Bulls Maul Each Other Before Officers Shoot One Dead: Policei Backyard Bloodbath: Pit Bulls Maul Each Other Before Officers Shoot One Dead: Policei
Backyard Bloodbath: Pit Bulls Maul Each Other Before Officers Shoot One Dead: Policei Two pit bulls turned a Virginia backyard into a battleground, leaving police scrambling to break up a vicious fight that ended with one of the dogs being shot dead. Officers were called to a home in the 8500 block of Brickshire Lane in Manassas on Wednesday, Oct. 21, after receiving a report of two vicious dogs, according to Prince William County Police. Investigators said the dogs were actively mauling each other when officers arrived and attempted to separate them. During the confrontation, one of the pit bulls turned its attention toward an officer, charging and attempting to bite. As …

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Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family
Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family An 82-year-old Virginia senator allegedly saw one last opportunity to build generational wealth, and federal prosecutors say she was willing to use her political power to get it, even as she helped run a $4.5 million marijuana trafficking operation involving her own family. L. Louise Lucas, a powerful Portsmouth Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, was among seven people named in an eight-count federal indictment unsealed on Thursday, Oct. 22, accusing her of leading a criminal enterprise that distributed marijuana, laundered money, and used political influenc…

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Virginia Man Took Sledgehammer To Iwo Jima Statue In Quantico, Removed Soldier's Head: Police Virginia Man Took Sledgehammer To Iwo Jima Statue In Quantico, Removed Soldier's Head: Police Virginia Man Took Sledgehammer To Iwo Jima Statue In Quantico, Removed Soldier's Head: Police
Virginia Man Took Sledgehammer To Iwo Jima Statue In Quantico, Removed Soldier's Head: Police A 27-year-old man who took the head off a soldier depicted in a World War II statue in Northern Virginia is behind bars.  Stafford resident Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano is facing charges after he allegedly damaged the Iwo Jima statue on Richmond Highway in Quantico on Wednesday night, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called shortly before 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 21 to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Fuller Road, following reports of property destruction near the statue. First responders found Maldonado Soriano actively damag…

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Body Found In Maryland Marsh Grasses Leads To Arrest Months Later: State Police Body Found In Maryland Marsh Grasses Leads To Arrest Months Later: State Police Body Found In Maryland Marsh Grasses Leads To Arrest Months Later: State Police
Body Found In Maryland Marsh Grasses Leads To Arrest Months Later: State Police A man's body discovered among tall marsh grasses along a Maryland road in August has led to an arrest more than two months later, following a grand jury indictment in the death investigation. Jacob Motley, 27, of East New Market, has been indicted in connection with the death of Timothy D. Wolfe Jr., 35, whose body was found along Golden Hill Road in Church Creek on Aug. 15 in Dorchester County, according to state police. The Dorchester County grand jury returned the indictment and Motley was arrested without incident two days later during a traffic stop conducted by a Maryland Natural Reso…

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Cops ID Retired NYPD Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting Cops ID Retired NYPD Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting Cops ID Retired NYPD Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting
Cops ID Retired Nypd Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting UPDATE: A retired NYPD detective was charged with manslaughter after appearing in court for the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley, NY father of two on the George Washington Bridge, authorities said.  Victor Romero, 62, of Haverstraw, NY, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in connection with the shooting death of fellow Rockland County resident Koran Irvine, 46, of Valley Cottage, ABC7 reported.  Romero, a retired NYPD narcotics detective, voluntarily reported to the department's 33rd Precinct in Manhattan for questioning Wednesday morning after investigators identified him as a p…

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Dead Patients Helped Fund Maryland Man's Mansion, Porsche In $18.7M Medicare Fraud: Feds Dead Patients Helped Fund Maryland Man's Mansion, Porsche In $18.7M Medicare Fraud: Feds Dead Patients Helped Fund Maryland Man's Mansion, Porsche In $18.7M Medicare Fraud: Feds
Dead Patients Helped Fund Maryland Man's Mansion, Porsche In $18.7M Medicare Fraud: Feds Even death couldn't stop a Maryland laboratory owner from cashing in on the COVID-19 pandemic, as he billed Medicare millions of dollars for medical tests on nursing-home residents who were no longer alive. Patrick Britton-Harr, 42, of Annapolis, was convicted on Wednesday, Oct. 21, of orchestrating an $18.7 million fraud scheme that helped bankroll a lavish lifestyle complete with a waterfront mansion and a six-figure Porsche. According to federal prosecutors, Britton-Harr preyed on nursing homes desperate for COVID-19 testing in 2020, offering his services before quietly billing Medicare …

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DC Man Once Jailed For Assaulting Cop Accused Of Opening Fire On National Guard Troops: Feds DC Man Once Jailed For Assaulting Cop Accused Of Opening Fire On National Guard Troops: Feds DC Man Once Jailed For Assaulting Cop Accused Of Opening Fire On National Guard Troops: Feds
DC Man Once Jailed For Assaulting Cop Accused Of Opening Fire On National Guard Troops: Feds A convicted violent offender who once received an eight-year prison sentence for crimes including assaulting a police officer allegedly opened fire on a crowded DC sidewalk, sending bystanders scrambling for safety as gunshots rang out outside a popular nightlife spot. Jerrell Lamont Jackson, 41, is facing new charges following a shootout with National Guard troops on Sunday, Oct. 18, outside Café 8 in the 400 block of 8th Street SE in Barracks Row that left a Georgia National Guardsman shot in the leg and Jackson wounded in the abdomen. National Guard members (circled at left) arriv…

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MS-13 Gang Leader On Terror Watchlist Arrested In Maryland After Years On ICE's Radar: Feds MS-13 Gang Leader On Terror Watchlist Arrested In Maryland After Years On ICE's Radar: Feds MS-13 Gang Leader On Terror Watchlist Arrested In Maryland After Years On ICE's Radar: Feds
MS-13 Gang Leader On Terror Watchlist Arrested In Maryland After Years On ICE's Radar: Feds A high-ranking MS-13 gang leader on the Justice Department's terrorist watchlist was arrested in Maryland after previously being encountered by federal agents during a homicide investigation in Texas, according to immigration officials. Franklin Ariel Espinal-Cabrera, 29, a Salvadoran national known as "Inconforme," was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Hyattsville, the agency announced. ICE identified Espinal-Cabrera as the "First Word Leader" of the Coronado Locos Salvatruchos clique of MS-13, a transnational gang designated as a foreign terrorist organi…

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Maryland Assault Victim Dies Five Days After Attack As Suspect Faces Upgraded Charges: Police Maryland Assault Victim Dies Five Days After Attack As Suspect Faces Upgraded Charges: Police Maryland Assault Victim Dies Five Days After Attack As Suspect Faces Upgraded Charges: Police
Maryland Assault Victim Dies Five Days After Attack As Suspect Faces Upgraded Charges: Police A 38-year-old Baltimore man accused of attacking another man in Maryland is facing potentially upgraded charges after the victim died in the hospital five days later, authorities announced. Eric Clayton Cooke was arrested without incident on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the 4900 block of Hamilton Avenue in Baltimore, according to police. Investigators said Cooke was wanted in connection with an aggravated assault involving 34-year-old Breon Turner in the 1900 block of Ramsey Street on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Turner was hospitalized following the attack but died on Monday, Oct. 19, police said. Cooke …

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