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Simsbury, CT
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Disney, Universal Workers, Deputy Sheriff Among 281 Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting Disney, Universal Workers, Deputy Sheriff Among 281 Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting Disney, Universal Workers, Deputy Sheriff Among 281 Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting
Disney, Universal Workers, Deputy Sheriff Among 281 Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting Workers with jobs at Disney World and Universal Studios were among 281 people arrested in a sweeping Florida undercover operation. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday, Oct. 30, that the seven-day investigation targeted suspected human trafficking, prostitution-related offenses, and adults seeking sexual contact with children. Seventeen suspects told detectives they worked at local theme parks or resorts, including Disney World and Universal Studios. Seven of those suspects were arrested in the child-related investigation, the sheriff’s office said. The operation resulted in 2…

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by Joe Lombardi
Potomac, MD
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US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas
US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas US officials are urging Americans to avoid an overseas tourist attraction after warning of a credible threat of a mass casualty event. The US Embassy in Moscow issued the security alert for Saturday, Oct. 31, identifying the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in the southern part of the Russian capital. The embassy said the US government was coordinating with Russian authorities on a response. It identified the threatened location as Dolskaya Ulitsa 1. The notice did not identify who was behind the threat or describe how an event might unfold. It warned of a potential event that day, without report…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stamford, CT
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Deer Strikes Woman, Sends Customers Scrambling After It Enters Laundromat: Video Deer Strikes Woman, Sends Customers Scrambling After It Enters Laundromat: Video Deer Strikes Woman, Sends Customers Scrambling After It Enters Laundromat: Video
Deer Strikes Woman, Sends Customers Scrambling After It Enters Laundromat: Video A deer turned an ordinary laundry trip into a scramble for safety after it collided with a woman and crashed through a laundromat window, according to multiple reports. The encounter happened Tuesday, Oct. 27, at The Wishy Washy Laundry in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Surveillance cameras captured the buck running across the street and striking the woman in the parking lot, CBS affiliate WBTV in Charlotte reported. The animal then smashed through the front window, sending customers searching for cover. Some climbed onto desks as the deer moved through the business. Its route eventually t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Howell-Farmingdale, NJ
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Jersey Shore Cops Slam Parents Who Defended Kids' Destructive Mischief Night Behavior Jersey Shore Cops Slam Parents Who Defended Kids' Destructive Mischief Night Behavior Jersey Shore Cops Slam Parents Who Defended Kids' Destructive Mischief Night Behavior
Jersey Shore Cops Slam Parents Who Defended Kids' Destructive Mischief Night Behavior It wasn't just the kids' behavior that frustrated police in one Jersey Shore town on Mischief Night — it was the parents who tried to excuse it. Monmouth Beach police responded to multiple reports of disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, and property damage throughout the borough on Mischief Night, Friday, Oct. 30. But when officers called parents to police headquarters to pick up their children, some defended the destructive behavior as part of the tradition, police said. "When summoned to police headquarters to pick up their children, multiple parents attempted to justify these destruct…

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by Cecilia Levine
Norwalk, CT
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Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning
Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning A spice-cabinet staple is being recalled over possible lead contamination, prompting shoppers to check their pantry shelves. New York-based SLR Food Distribution Inc., headquartered in Hicksville on Long Island, is voluntarily recalling Wise Wife brand ground cinnamon, according to the company announcement posted on the FDA website. The recall followed testing by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, which found elevated lead levels in a product sample. No illnesses had been reported when the company announced the recall Thursday, Oct. 29. Consumers should stop using the recalle…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night 200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night 200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night
200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night Police in one Bergen County town had a blunt message for parents Friday night, Oct. 30, as approximately 200 high school-aged teens reportedly bounced from one house party to another. ALSO SEE: Jersey Shore Cops Slam Parents Who Defended Kids' Destructive Mischief Night Behavior In a social media post, Fair Lawn police urged parents to keep track of their children as officers dealt with other emergencies. "Attention, parents! If your high school-aged child is out right now, there’s a good chance they’re part of the 200 kids bouncing from one house party to another," police wrote. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor
Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor A victim was critically injured after becoming trapped inside an overturned vehicle in a Bergen County crash Friday night, Oct. 30, authorities said. The crash happened around 8:33 p.m. at Queen Anne Road and Maple Street in Bogota, where responding officers found an occupant of the overturned vehicle with serious injuries, Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer said. First responders extricated the victim from the wreckage and transported them to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, Angermeyer said. Detectives from the Bergen County Pr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Wallingford, CT
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Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police
Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police A badly beaten woman fled through the woods to a Connecticut nursing home, where she was found screaming for help after being attacked with a fire poker or hammer, authorities said. Officers responded to Skyview Nursing Home at 35 Marc Drive in Wallingford around 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, and found the woman with injuries to her face, head, torso, and arms, Wallingford police said. Investigators determined the woman had been assaulted during two altercations with 47-year-old David Ulizio at a home on a street next to the nursing facility, police said. The first incident happened T…

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by Cecilia Levine
New City, NY
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Monster Great White Shark Comes Within Feet Of Surfers: Video Monster Great White Shark Comes Within Feet Of Surfers: Video Monster Great White Shark Comes Within Feet Of Surfers: Video
Monster Great White Shark Comes Within Feet Of Surfers: Video A morning in the waves brought California surfers an unexpected visitor, and a drone camera captured just how close the encounter became. A great white shark estimated at 12 to 15 feet long approached surfers near Pier Avenue in Oceano, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Local drone pilot David Steiner recorded the shark swimming near the group off the coast of San Luis Obispo County. It made a sharp turn, splashed surfer Joel Hendrix with its tail, and swam away without injuring anyone, Surfer reported. “The shark just baptized me with a little splash,” Hendrix told the San Luis Obispo Tr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Middle Township, NJ
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NJ Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal NJ Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal NJ Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal
NJ Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal Laura Caron, the New Jersey school middle school teacher who was impregnated by her 13-year-old student, has pleaded guilty, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30. Caron, a 36-year-old Cape May Court House resident, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child with sexual conduct, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said.  Per the terms of a plea agreement, Caron, who taught fifth grade at Middle Township Elementary School is expected to be sentenced to five years in prison, along with forfeiting her teacher's license and all public employment, authorities said. The r…

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by Sam Barron
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash: NJSP Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash: NJSP Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash: NJSP
Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash: Njsp A 26-year-old Wharton man was killed after a chain reaction led to his vehicle rolling backwards and striking him on Friday morning, Oct. 30, authorities said. At 5:39 a.m., Daniel Sandchez Valencia was driving a Toyota SUV west on Route 80 in Parsippany when he lost directional control, ran off the roadway to the left, traveled down a grass median and struck a tree, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Sandchez Valencia exited his vehicle, but the Toyota rolled backwards and struck him before crashing into a second tree, Postorino said. Sandchez Val…

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by Sam Barron
Hartford, CT
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Margaritas Cause Chemical Burns At Chili's Restaurant After Employee Mistake Margaritas Cause Chemical Burns At Chili's Restaurant After Employee Mistake Margaritas Cause Chemical Burns At Chili's Restaurant After Employee Mistake
Margaritas Cause Chemical Burns At Chili's Restaurant After Employee Mistake Several Chili's Grill & Bar customers suffered chemical burns after an employee accidentally used a cleaning chemical instead of sugar to make margaritas. The incident happened at a Chili's restaurant in Forest City, North Carolina, the Foothills Health District said in a news release on Thursday, Oct. 29. Three customers and two employees experienced chemical burns or similar symptoms after consuming the substance on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Health officials said the mistake began on Monday, Oct. 26, when an employee received a granulated degreasing chemical from a contractor powe…

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by Chris Spiker