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Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel, Electrocuting Dogs For Losing Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel, Electrocuting Dogs For Losing
Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel, Electrocuting Dogs For Losing A Maryland man who used to serve as a Department of Defense deputy chief admitted to his role in a violent dogfighting ring that involved him electrocuting animals who lost, federal authorities announced. Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., 63, pleaded guilty to federal charges that include conspiracy to engage in animal fighting, specifically the fighting of dogs, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. According to the guilty plea, federal agents began investigating Moorefield’s connections to dogfighting after officers from Anne Arundel County Animal Control responded to a rep…

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Three Workers Shocked, Hospitalized At Construction Site In Virginia (DEVELOPING) Three Workers Shocked, Hospitalized At Construction Site In Virginia (DEVELOPING)
Three Workers Shocked, Hospitalized At Construction Site In Virginia (Developing) Three workers were shocked at a construction site on Monday morning, according to the Alexandria Police Department. An investigation was launched shortly before noon on Feb. 19 when police were called to the 6300 block of Stevenson Avenue, where three victims were reportedly electrocuted.  According to police, all three were hospitalized - two with life-threatening injuries. Their condition was not available on Monday afternoon. APD officers are on scene in the 6300 block of Stevenson Ave. conducting an investigation at a construction site where three people have been electrocuted.…

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by Zak Failla
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BREAKING: Man Killed By Electrocution From Fairfax County Power Line: Police BREAKING: Man Killed By Electrocution From Fairfax County Power Line: Police
Breaking: Man Killed By Electrocution From Fairfax County Power Line: Police Officers were at the scene of a fatal accident involving a bucket truck on Monday, September 19, officials said.  Sometime before 1:15 p.m., a power line worker, who was operating a bucket truck on Georgetown Pike near Langley Fork Lane, was electrocuted by a power line, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Local police arrived at the scene and the victim was pronounced dead, authorities reported. After the incident, parts of the area, between Chain Bridge and Langley Fork, were shut down, police said. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. 

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Man Electrocuted To Death In Fairfax County: Police Man Electrocuted To Death In Fairfax County: Police
Man Electrocuted To Death In Fairfax County: Police The man who firefighters rescued from a tree Friday morning, June 3, after he was electrocuted has died, authorities said.  The man was trimming tree branches in the 4600 block of Luxberry Drive, in Fairfax near the Nova Medical Group, around 8:30 a.m when he was electrocuted, Fairfax County Police said on Twitter.  Officers on scene of a death investigation in 4600 blk of Luxberry Dr. Prelim, a man was trimming tree branches & was electrocuted. He was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Detectives are responding to investigate. For updates, https://t.co/sjnCBzqCEn…

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by Josh Lanier