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Violations By Pet Food Company Led To 'Illness Or Death Of Hundreds' Of Dogs, FDA Says
Federal officials have sent a warning letter to a pet foods company after finding evidence of violations at its plants associated with the illness or death of hundreds of pets who ate the company's dog food. Samples of Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.'s dry dog food were found to contain high levels of aflatoxin, a toxin produced by a mold that can grow on pet foods, according to a report from the United States Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, Aug. 17. The company previously issued recalls of a number of its products due to this issue. The FDA said that as of Monday, Aug. 9, it has receiv…
Lancaster, PA
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Woman Arrested In CA 14 Years After Tossing Newborn Daughter Into Garbage In PA
Years of investigation and DNA evidence have led to the arrest of an Indiana woman who police believe left her newborn daughter in a dumpster in Lancaster in 2007. Tara Indrakosit Brazzle, 44, of Valparaiso, Indiana (formerly of Lancaster, Pennsylvania), was arrested in California for the 2007 infanticide by asphyxiation of a newborn baby girl, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office. UPDATE: Brazzle has been convicted and sentenced. You can read the updated report here. ORIGIAL REPORT: The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office and the Lancaster City Burea…
West Chester, PA
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PA Family's Adopted Dog From Middle East Tests Positive For Rabies
The CDC has initiated a multi-state investigation after a Chester County family adopted a dog from the Middle East that was later determined to have a previously eradicated variant of rabies, reports say. The dog was one of 34 animals that were flown from Azerbaijan to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport by an animal rescue group on June 10, CBS reports. The animal had been acting oddly after being placed with its new family in East Whiteland Township and later tested positive for the variant, according to ABC. The 6-month-old mixed breed dog possibly exposed the virus variant —which pr…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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! Accused Philly Area Serial Rapist Captured In Indiana
An accused serial rapist wanted for a string of incidents in Philadelphia and its suburbs was captured in his home state of Indiana, 6abc reports. Kevin Bennett, 28, was identified by authorities as the suspect in the May 15 to May 18th incidents on Friday night. As of Saturday morning, the FBI had joined the manhunt. Bennett had been wanted for seven different incidents that all occurred within three days, and most recently attacked a woman in Upper Merion, according to police. Most of the victims worked at gentlemen's clubs and said Bennett preyed on them and sexually assaulted them befo…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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! Accused Philly Area Serial Rapist Captured In Indiana
An accused serial rapist wanted for a string of incidents in Philadelphia and its suburbs was captured in his home state of Indiana, 6abc reports. Kevin Bennett, 28, was identified by authorities as the suspect in the May 15 to May 18th incidents on Friday night. As of Saturday morning, the FBI had joined the manhunt. Bennett had been wanted for seven different incidents that all occurred within three days, and most recently attacked a woman in Upper Merion, according to police. Most of the victims worked at gentlemen's clubs and said Bennett preyed on them and sexually assaulted them befo…
Newark, NJ
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: Port Authority Police Rescue Stricken Woman At Newark Airport
A Newark Airport traveler was shaking violently, the left side of her face drooping, when Port Authority Police Officers Mark Burkhardt and Jason Nielsen responded to a cleaner’s urgent call for help. Thinking she was having a stroke or seizure, the officers helped with the woman’s breathing and monitored her vitals until paramedics arrived. Command officers hadn’t realized the severity of Lisa Kirby’s situation until her husband called to thank them, Port Authority spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. It turned out she’d suffered a brain aneurism, Valens said. “If there was one missing link, m…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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Drunken NJ Man Punches Officer After Brawl At Indiana Rest Stop, Authorities Say
A New Jersey man was drunk when he got into a brawl at a rest stop in Indiana and then punched a responding police officer, authorities said. Parwinder Kang, 42, of Mt. Holly, battered another individual at the Pilot Travel Center on Warrenton Road near Haubstadt Indiana around 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 16, the Gibson County Sheriff's Office said in a release. "Mr. Kang was an extreme state of intoxication and was verbally and physically noncompliant with officers during the investigation," authorities said. Kang was booked in the Gisbon County Jail on charges of battery, public intoxic…
Massapequa, NY
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Bigger, Not Better: See Where NY Ranks For US Obesity Rate
America is not winning the fight against obesity, according to a new study. Currently, about 42 percent of Americans are obese - meaning they carry around about 50 pounds more than a person of medium average weight. Another 35 percent of Americans are overweight. The situation is expected to get worse by 2025 when half of all Americans are expected to be obese, according to a study by the American Obesity Association, formerly the Massachusetts Science Center. The percentage of obese Americans is expected to hit 60 percent by 2030, said the Woburn-based American Obesity Association. The …
Greenwich, CT
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Bigger, Not Better: See Where CT Ranks For US Obesity Rate
America is not winning the fight against obesity, according to a new study. Currently, about 42 percent of Americans are obese - meaning they carry around about 50 pounds more than a person of medium average weight. Another 35 percent of Americans are overweight. The situation is expected to get worse by 2025 when half of all Americans are expected to be obese, according to a study by the American Obesity Association, formerly the Massachusetts Science Center. The percentage of obese Americans is expected to hit 60 percent by 2030, said the Woburn-based American Obesity Association. The …
Worcester, MA
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Bigger, Not Better: US Obesity Rate Expected To Skyrocket Into 2030
America is not winning the fight against obesity, according to a new study. Currently, about 42 percent of Americans are obese - meaning they carry around about 50 pounds more than a person of medium average weight. Another 35 percent of Americans are overweight. The situation is expected to get worse by 2025 when half of all Americans are expected to be obese, according to a study by the American Obesity Association, formerly the Massachusetts Science Center. The percentage of obese Americans is expected to hit 60 percent by 2030, said the Woburn-based American Obesity Association. The …
Springfield, MA
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'Aggressive Panhandling' Report Leads To Unregistered Sex Offender Arrest
Police responded to a report of aggressive panhandling and found an unregistered sex offender on Monday, Dec. 21. Police were called at around 4:30 p.m. to respond to Plaza Liquors on Union Street in West Springfield for a report of “an aggressive panhandler harassing customers,” police said. When they arrived, West Springfield Police found Gregory Robert Aldridge, who is homeless in the Memorial Avenue area of West Springfield. Police had already been actively searching for Aldridge since discovering Aldridge is a registered sex offender in California allegedly in violation of the state’…
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Feds: NYC Livery Driver, 36, Admits Taking Underage Jersey Shore Girl To Queens For Sex
A livery driver from Queens admitted driving more than 150 miles to Cape May County to have sex with an underage girl while collecting child porn images from another minor, federal authorities said. Richard Gabriel Piedra Ordonez, 36, of Queens, pretended to be 19 when he began communicating with the under-16 girl on Snapchat and other social media and messaging platforms, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Over the next several months, Piedra told a federal judge on Thursday, he drove to New Jersey for sex and twice took her back to his home for the same purpose. He also gave the victim …
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