A potentially hazardous substance detected in the sewers of a Swansea neighborhood prompted the evacuation of 52 houses Thursday. Emergency responders don’t yet know what the substance is or where it is coming from, but based on initial readings, it could be considered flammable and/or explosive, said Bryan Whitaker, assistant director of the St. Clair […]
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Woman found dead inside car with ‘chemical substance’ on Alligator Alley, BSO says
The Broward Sheriff’s Office released the name of a woman found dead inside a car parked on Alligator Alley with a chemical agent inside the vehicle. The bizarre case started when deputies went to the 5500 block of North Ocean Blvd. in Lauderdale-by-the Sea last week to conduct a welfare check on a possible missing […]
Sex Offender Suspect Who Threw ‘Corrosive’ Substance at a Mother and Her 2 Young Daughters Still at Large
The suspect, Abdul Shakoor Ezedi, likely sustained significant injuries to the right side of his face, say police Metropolitan Police Abdul Shokoor Ezedi Police in the United Kingdom are asking for the public’s help in their manhunt for Abdul Shakoor Ezedi, who they believe attacked a mother and her two young children with a corrosive […]
Manhunt continues for suspect in London alkaline substance attack
Police in the UK are continuing their search on Friday for the suspect in the alkaline substance attack which left a girl and her mother with potentially life-changing injuries. Abdul Ezedi (35), from the Newcastle area, who was described by Lonond’s Metropolitan Police Superintendent Gabriel Cameron as having “significant injuries to the right side of […]
London substance attack suspect ‘is convicted sex offender’
The suspect in the alkaline substance attack in London which left a girl and her mother with potentially life-changing injuries is understood to be a convicted sex offender. Abdul Ezedi, 35, from the Newcastle area, who was described by Metropolitan Police Superintendent Gabriel Cameron as having “significant injuries to the right side of his face”, […]
Woman and two children in London hospital after ‘corrosive substance attack’
A woman and her two young children have been taken to hospital in England after a man threw a suspected corrosive substance at them in south London. Police responded to the incident in Lessar Avenue near Clapham Common at around 7.25pm on Wednesday. Three other members of the public were also taken to hospital after […]
South Dakota House passes bill that would make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substance
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House passed a bill Wednesday that would make xylazine, an animal sedative that is being mixed with fentanyl and then used by some people, a controlled substance. The measure, which passed unanimously in the Republican-held House and now goes to the Senate, would establish penalties of up to […]
Young mother completes START substance abuse recovery program
FREMONT – Zoe Harmon struggled through the Ohio Sobriety Treatment and Reducing Trauma (START) program, but there was one thing that kept her determined to push through — her 2-year-old son, Silas. Harmon is the first person in Sandusky County to complete the START program, and her success was recognized during a ceremony at the […]