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Beloved Contractor, Soccer Coach Killed In PA Scaffolding Collapse Leaves Family Reeling
A husband, father, soccer coach and business owner known for bringing people together was killed in a workplace accident that has left his community mourning and rallying around his family.
Francesco "Frank" Giannotti, 47, of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, died after a fall at a job site outside 18 Catherine St. in Shillington Borough on Wednesday, June 3, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel.
The accident happened at 9:47 a.m. while Giannotti was working from a ladder positioned against scaffolding, the coroner said. Investigators determined the ladder's feet slipped as he began …
He Escaped Afghanistan, Started Over In Pennsylvania, Then Lost Everything In House Fire
Five years after being airlifted out of Kabul during the collapse of Afghanistan, former US Embassy employee Said Hashimi is starting over once again.
This time, in Virginia.
A devastating fire that ripped through a row of townhomes on Wednesday, June 3, left Hashimi, his wife, and their five children without a home, destroying nearly everything they owned after years spent rebuilding a life in the United States.
For Hashimi, the loss cuts deeper than walls and furniture.
The Stafford father had already endured one life-altering upheaval after the Taliban takeover forced his evacuation fr…
Ex-nypd Sergeant Stole $132K In Pay For Hours She Never Worked: DA
A former NYPD sergeant has been indicted on charges that she fraudulently collected more than $132,000 in salary and overtime pay by claiming to work hundreds of hours she never actually worked, prosecutors announced.
Rayna Rampaul, 42, of Queens, who was formerly known as Rayna Madho, has been charged with second-degree grand larceny and four counts of first-degree falsifying business records, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Tuesday, June 9.
According to the indictment, Rampaul allegedly stole approximately $132,366.85 in pay from the New York Police Departm…
