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Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's mother has released a statement to NBC News following her daughter's death, revealing how she felt about Panettiere's boyfriend. The 36-year-old former child actress had apparently rekindled her relationship with Brian Hickerson, according to NBC News. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel, called Hickerson "a person in her life we have been trying to get rid of." Panettiere was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest after a 911 call brought first responders to a Greenville, SC home on Aug. 16. The word "overdose" can be heard duri…

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Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…

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Six MPD Members Got Paid While Traveling Outside DC, Working Side Hustles, Feds Say Six MPD Members Got Paid While Traveling Outside DC, Working Side Hustles, Feds Say
Six MPD Members Got Paid While Traveling Outside DC, Working Side Hustles, Feds Say They allegedly got paid to police DC while some weren't even in DC. Arrest warrants were issued on Tuesday, Aug. 18, for six current and former Metropolitan Police Department members accused of collecting more than $441,000 for thousands of hours they didn't work in 2024, federal prosecutors announced in DC. Some of those claims came while the officers were purportedly on annual leave, traveling outside the District, and even working a second job. Federal prosecutors say it was all part of a sprawling overtime scheme involving members of MPD's Fifth District that ultimately covered 5,…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Found Dead Near Her Own Car At Virginia Park As Killer Hunt Begins: Police Woman Found Dead Near Her Own Car At Virginia Park As Killer Hunt Begins: Police
Woman Found Dead Near Her Own Car At Virginia Park As Killer Hunt Begins: Police A quiet morning at a Virginia park began with a grim discovery. Fairfax County police were called to Difficult Run Park in Great Falls at 6:43 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, where an unconscious woman had been spotted lying in the parking lot near a 2011 Honda Civic. When officers arrived, they found 42-year-old Reston resident Carmen Lizet Puch suffering from trauma to her upper body. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Now, homicide detectives are searching for answers. Investigators determined that the Honda Civic parked near Puch belonged to her, police said. Detectives from the departm…

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by Zak Failla
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2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police 2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Dies After Metro Bus Strikes Him In Northern Virginia Crosswalk: Police Man Dies After Metro Bus Strikes Him In Northern Virginia Crosswalk: Police
Man Dies After Metro Bus Strikes Him In Northern Virginia Crosswalk: Police The 59-year-old man who was struck in the crosswalk by a Metro bus in Northern Virginia has died, police confirmed. Idylwood resident Adam Ali has been identified by the Fairfax County Police Department as the pedestrian who was struck over the weekend in Bailey's Crossroads. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, officers were called to the intersection of Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road when a pedestrian was hit by a bus. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, investigators say they believe the driver of a 2022 New Flyer Metro bus was traveling eastbound on Columbia Pike and stopped at a red tr…

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by Zak Failla
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Third Arrest Made After Two Related Attacks 12 Minutes Apart In Maryland: Sheriff Third Arrest Made After Two Related Attacks 12 Minutes Apart In Maryland: Sheriff
Third Arrest Made After Two Related Attacks 12 Minutes Apart In Maryland: Sheriff The fallout from a violent night in Southern Maryland isn't over yet. A third person has now been arrested in connection with two related attacks at separate Lexington Park homes on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Katina Marie Knott, 39, of Lexington Park, was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 15, as detectives continued investigating the pair of incidents that unfolded just 12 minutes apart. Her arrest comes after Tina Marie Tippett, 37, who has no fixed address, and Lexington Park resident Javone Lawrence Warrick, 35, were taken into custody following the…

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by Zak Failla
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'Erratic Man' Charged With Attempted Murder After Triple Stabbing In Maryland Home (UPDATED) 'Erratic Man' Charged With Attempted Murder After Triple Stabbing In Maryland Home (UPDATED)
'Erratic Man' Charged With Attempted Murder After Triple Stabbing In Maryland Home (Updated) A late-night disturbance in Maryland left three people stabbed and a man in handcuffs. Officers were called to the 400 block of Morningside Drive in Glen Burnie at approximately 10:25 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, where they found 38-year-old Ryan David Matthews inside a home displaying “erratic behavior,” according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Then they found the victims. Three people at the scene had suffered stab wounds, police said. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation before ultimately deploying Tasers to take Matthews into custody. All three victims were rush…

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Woman Killed In Busy Northern Virginia Crosswalk Identified By Police Woman Killed In Busy Northern Virginia Crosswalk Identified By Police
Woman Killed In Busy Northern Virginia Crosswalk Identified By Police New details have been released after a 48-year-old woman was struck and killed at a busy intersection in Northern Virginia. Katherine Krueger has been identified by the Arlington Police Department as the pedestrian who died on Sunday night. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Aug. 16, first responders were called to the intersection of S. Glebe Road and 14th Street S. to investigate a reported crash. S. Glebe Road and 14th Street S. in Arlington Google Maps street view A driver was heading south on S. Glebe Road when he struck Krueger near the intersection. Krueger suffered critica…

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Spooked Traveler Clears BWI Customs, Leaves Behind Bags Stuffed With Illegal Substance: CBP Spooked Traveler Clears BWI Customs, Leaves Behind Bags Stuffed With Illegal Substance: CBP
Spooked Traveler Clears BWI Customs, Leaves Behind Bags Stuffed With Illegal Substance: CBP Someone left a whole lot more than luggage behind at a Maryland airport. Five abandoned duffel bags caught the attention of US Customs and Border Protection officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 11, after a flight from London cleared the airport. Inside was nearly 331 pounds of what initially looked like tea leaves. It wasn't tea. Field tests identified the leaves as khat, a controlled substance grown primarily in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that is chewed for its amphetamine-like effects, according to CBP. And apparently, the…

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by Zak Failla
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Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS) Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS)
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (Photos) Smoke reported inside a plane traveling from Virginia to New York forced an emergency landing in Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said. The American Eagle flight was traveling from Arlington, Virginia, to Albany, New York, when it diverted to Harrisburg International Airport after smoke was reported inside the cabin on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an airport spokesperson. Emergency crews were dispatched to HIA for an Alert 2 around 9:35 p.m., according to dispatch and airport officials. The aircraft landed safely around 9:45 p.m. and stopped near the end of the runway, officials said.…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Hit, Killed By Lexus, BMW In Virginia As Family Hopes To Bring Him Home To Honduras Man Hit, Killed By Lexus, BMW In Virginia As Family Hopes To Bring Him Home To Honduras
Man Hit, Killed By Lexus, BMW In Virginia As Family Hopes To Bring Him Home To Honduras A 44-year-old man was struck and killed by two luxury vehicles in Northern Virginia. Now, his family is hoping to send his body home to Honduras. Triangle resident Emmanuel De Jesus Burgos Mejia was struck and killed over the weekend while walking late on Saturday night in Dumfries, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called around 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 15 to the intersection of Dumfries Road and Fraley Boulevard, where there were reports of a pedestrian who had been struck. Upon arrival, they found Burgos Mejia, who was struck by a 2017 Lexus RX350 t…

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by Zak Failla