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Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K From Fundraiser Meant For Homeless Man: DA Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K From Fundraiser Meant For Homeless Man: DA
Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K From Fundraiser Meant For Homeless Man: DA A Massachusetts couple has been indicted on charges that they kept thousands of dollars from an unhoused man after creating a GoFundMe they said was to help him.  Rachel Kadis, 31, and Brian G. Ferreira, 33, were charged with larceny Over $1,200 by single scheme, fiduciary embezzlement, and misleading a police officer, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said.  Investigators say the couple raised more than $17,000 through a GoFundMe campaign for a now-deceased man named Gregory Bobst. They said the money would go into a bank account in Bobst's name to help get him back …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Setting Deadly Fire At CT Homeless Encampment Man Accused Of Setting Deadly Fire At CT Homeless Encampment
Man Accused Of Setting Deadly Fire At CT Homeless Encampment Police have arrested a man in a deadly Connecticut homeless encampment fire from last year.  Matthew Kealey, 54, was arrested in connection with the case after the fire on Aug. 15, 2025, behind the Lowe’s on Old Gate Lane in Milford, according to officials, police said.  First responders rushed to the scene after reports that the encampment was burning. When crews arrived, they found 57-year-old Joe Kane dead inside one of the structures where he lived, Milford police said.  Investigators later determined the fire was arson. Kane’s death was ruled a homicide. Kealey now fac…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Apologizes For 'Just Kill 'Em' On-Air Remark Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Apologizes For 'Just Kill 'Em' On-Air Remark
Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Apologizes For 'Just Kill 'Em' On-Air Remark Brian Kilmeade is apologizing after saying “just kill ’em” during a "Fox & Friends" discussion about violent attacks by homeless individuals, calling his own words “extremely callous.” On Sunday, Sept. 14, the co-host told viewers during an appearance on "Fox & Friends Weekend" he made a "callous" comment while discussing the murder of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina.  “We were discussing … how to stop these kinds of attacks by homeless, mentally ill assailants,” he said, noting proposals such as institutionalization or jail. “Now during that discussion, I wron…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
2 Stabbed In CT Convenience Store Parking Lot; Officers Arrest 1: Police 2 Stabbed In CT Convenience Store Parking Lot; Officers Arrest 1: Police
2 Stabbed In CT Convenience Store Parking Lot; Officers Arrest 1: Police Officers were called to the Sam’s Food Store on Central Avenue in Norwich during the early morning hours for “a report of a stabbing,” police said in a release. When they arrived, “two people had suffered puncture wounds and were transported to Backus Hospital.” The suspect had already fled on foot, according to police. Members of the Norwich Police Department’s patrol and detective divisions worked alongside the Montville Police Department and the Connecticut State Police “to identify, track, and apprehend the male suspect,” Besse said. Wendell Boateng-Moses, 32, who police said is homeles…

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by Josh Lanier
Politics
‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: Trump Orders DC Homeless To Move ‘Immediately’ In Crime Crackdown Plan ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: Trump Orders DC Homeless To Move ‘Immediately’ In Crime Crackdown Plan
‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: Trump Orders DC Homeless To Move ‘Immediately’ In Crime Crackdown Plan No more Mr. Nice Guy.  President Donald Trump's assault on Washington, DC, continued on Sunday morning as he continues to rally the masses before his grand announcement to eradicate crime in the nation's capital.  His latest post on social media both touts his much-anticipated press conference on Monday as he plans to target crime in DC — this time targeting the homeless population in a lengthy Truth Social post. Trump Truth Social "We're having a news conference tomorrow at the White House," Trump posted. "I'm going to make our capital safer and more beautiful than it eve…

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by Zak Failla
News
Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit
Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mother is facing felony charges after police said her four children were found living in a home filled with feces, rotten food, and no running water, according to court records and a criminal complaint filed on Tuesday, Aug. 5.  Heidi Lynn Beer, 35, Vandergrift, was arrested by Vandergrift Borough police following an investigation that began after officers responded to a fight involving four children ages 16 to 9. The oldest child told authorities their mother had not been home since Friday and that she had been caring for her siblings without food or water. Inside …

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by Jillian Pikora
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$666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group $666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group
$666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group Two Pennsylvania teens just scored $666 each — not from a traditional scholarship foundation, but from a Satanic congregation that celebrates rebellion, self-expression, and emotional honesty. Satanic Delco, a Delaware County-based independent Satanist group, announced on Tuesday, July 15 that Kylie Tracy of Kennett High School and Adrian Gramatges of Ridley High School are this year’s winners of its annual Outsider Achievement Award. Each graduating senior received $666 and a certificate recognizing their embrace of individualism, creativity, and critical thinking — core values of what the…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
'We Lost Everything': Community Rallies After Fireworks Send CT Family Home Up In Flames 'We Lost Everything': Community Rallies After Fireworks Send CT Family Home Up In Flames
'We Lost Everything': Community Rallies After Fireworks Send CT Family Home Up In Flames An East Hartford family of 10 was left homeless after an errant firework sparked a fire that engulfed their home on July Fourth. But their tight-knit community is coming together to help them rebuild their lives.  Victorya Cauley, a 17-year-old preparing for college, said she was getting ready for bed around 11 p.m. when her older sister, Zaniah Cauley, rushed into her bedroom and told her their Park Avenue home was on fire. Victorya grabbed her younger brother, and they ran outside. None of them was wearing shoes, and they were dressed for bed. "All I had was my phone," Victorya…

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by Josh Lanier
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Potentially Deadly Strep Infections Climbing Fast Across US Potentially Deadly Strep Infections Climbing Fast Across US
Potentially Deadly Strep Infections Climbing Fast Across US An aggressive and potentially deadly form of strep infections is quietly spreading — and it’s striking hardest among the most vulnerable Americans. Invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections have more than doubled in the past decade across parts of the US, according to a new federal study. The report — published Monday, April 7 in JAMA and led by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — analyzed more than 21,000 cases of invasive GAS across 10 states from 2013 to 2022. The incidence rate rose from 3.6 to 8.2 cases per 100,000 persons, signaling a significan…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Dual-Wielding, ‘Moaning’ Man Stabbed CT Friend Who Took Him In: Police Dual-Wielding, ‘Moaning’ Man Stabbed CT Friend Who Took Him In: Police
Dual-Wielding, ‘Moaning’ Man Stabbed CT Friend Who Took Him In: Police An argument between friends escalated into a grisly stabbing incident earlier this week when an intoxicated man, wielding two knives, attacked another, authorities said. Alan Frazier, 44, of Jewett City, faces charges of second-degree assault, threatening, and reckless endangerment following the alleged attack on Dec. 18, Connecticut State Police said. A Griswold man called police around 6:15 p.m. to report that Frazier, a homeless friend he had allowed to stay at his Main Street home, had attacked him with two knives and punched him in the face, according to a police report. The argument …

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by Josh Lanier
News
Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against NY Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against NY Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks
Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against NY Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks A New York judge dismissed the top criminal count against an ex-Marine accused of choking a New Jersey street artist to death aboard a Manhattan subway after the jury deadlocked. Manhattan Judge Maxwell Wiley granted a defense motion to dismiss the manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny late Friday afternoon, Dec. 6, after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the top count, NBC News reports. The dismissal came hours after jurors told Wiley they were deadlocked on whether Penny was guilty of second-degree manslaughter and the judge ordered them to continue deliberations.…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Video Shows Bon Jovi Talk Would-Be Bridge Jumper Off Ledge In Nashville Video Shows Bon Jovi Talk Would-Be Bridge Jumper Off Ledge In Nashville
Video Shows Bon Jovi Talk Would-Be Bridge Jumper Off Ledge In Nashville A video from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department that captured New Jersey rocker Jon Bon Jovi talking down a would-be bridge jumper is going viral. Bon Jovi had been filming a music video for his song "People's House" on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge when he spotted the woman standing on a ledge of the bridge Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, multiple news outlets are reporting. The MNPD shared the video of what happened next. The "Livin' On A Prayer" singer and a woman on his team are seen approaching the woman and then pulling him to safety on the bridge where they stay …

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by Cecilia Levine