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Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrea Thomas had never heard of fentanyl when her daughter died after taking half of a pill she thought was prescription medication. Five years later, she’s among hundreds of thousands of families who have lost a loved one as the U.S. undergoes the deadliest overdose crisis in its history. About 150 people from families who have lost a loved one to fentanyl poisoning gathered Tuesday at the headquarters of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Thomas was heartened a man was convicted of selling the pill to her daughter Ashley Romero after a DEA investigation, but says there’s more the federal government can do — especially when it comes to education. “When you lose a child, it’s an unnatural order. There is a forever grief that doesn’t go away,” she said. “We’re not going to keep this out, it’s flooding our country. We need education in schools … prevention is going to be our strongest asset.”In a speech at the Family Summit on Fe...

Man pleads guilty to murder for Denver I-70 shooting in 2022

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A man pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in a 2022 road rage shooting on Interstate 70 that took the life of 31-year-old Kevin Piaskowski.Jameel James, 18, was 17 at the time of the incident. He faces up to 25 years in prison, according to a statement.According to an affidavit, the incident happened around 10:58 p.m. on July 31, 2022.A witness said a pickup truck, which police said was stolen and driven by James, was tailgating another vehicle, driven by the victim. Aurora police warn of card-tapping scam The witness told police that the truck switched lanes and began shooting at the victim's vehicle after it brake-checked them.After the shooting, James kept driving and crashed into a semi-truck, before crashing into another vehicle.Piaskowski's vehicle was located about a quarter-mile away from the crash scene. He was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.According to police, James ended up fleeing the scene after the cras...

At least 1 injured in boat crash near Black Point Marina; cause unknown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

A boat carrying three individuals crashed several miles off Black Point Marina on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a response from officials and good Samaritans.The incident occurred just after 2 p.m., approximately 2 1/2 miles northeast of the marina.Details regarding the cause of the crash remain unknown at this time.According to photojournalist Ralph Rayburn, quick-thinking good Samaritans successfully rescued all three occupants from the water.The victims’ identities and conditions have yet to be disclosed, and the total number of injuries remains uncertain.7Skyforce provided aerial coverage of the scene as emergency response teams from various agencies, including the Marine Patrol, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, and Miami-Dade Police Department, arrived.Video footage from 7Skyforce also showed a rescue official administering CPR to one of the individuals, as well as a damaged vessel believed to be the one carrying the three individuals.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for mor...

Accidental shooting claims life of 10-year-old boy in North Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

A 10-year-old boy has died following a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in what police are calling an accidental shooting.The shooting occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Monday evening at 14050 Northwest Fifth Place in North Miami. Audio recordings from a Miami-Dade 911 dispatcher relayed the message to the police, “Complainant advising that the gun fell from the closet, went off. The 10-year-old was shot accidentally. Patient is not breathing.”Family members have identified the victim as Melvin Cockroft.Despite being rushed to the Ryder Trauma Center, the child did not survive. Authorities said the firearm involved was registered to the boy’s father, who was present at home during the unfortunate incident.In an interview with 7News, North Miami Police Chief Cherise Gause could not definitively say if charges would be filed.“I can’t say that right now, but we are in communication with the state attorney’s office,” she said. This accidenta...

MDPD seeks public’s assistance in identifying attempted abduction suspect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

The Miami-Dade Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an attempted abduction.According to MDPD, on Friday, Sept. 15, between 12:00 P.M. and 12:15 P.M., the incident unfolded at Southridge Park, located at 11250 SW 192 Street. The suspect approached a two-year-old boy who was playing in the park, forcibly grabbed the child and attempted to flee with him.Fortunately, the child’s mother swiftly intervened, causing the suspect to release the boy. The assailant fled the scene on foot, vanishing into an unknown direction.The suspect is described as standing between 5’10” to 6’01” in height, weighing approximately 210-225 lbs, with dark hair and dark eyes. He sported a low fade haircut and was seen wearing a grey T-shirt, dark blue jeans and dark sneakers at the time of the incident.If you have any information on this crime, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain ...

Bail revoked for man charged in deadly Hingham Apple store crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

The man accused in connection with the deadly crash at an Apple store in Hingham last year has had his bail revoked after he failed to charge his GPS monitoring bracelet, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office announced. The DA’s office said Bradley Rein, 54, was taken into custody on Monday. He appeared in court on Tuesday, according to the DA’s office, where a judge ordered his bail be revoked for 60 days. New developments in Rein’s case come months after the crash on November 21 in the Derby Shops plaza in Hingham. 65-year-old Kevin Bradley was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene, according to the DA’s office. More than 20 other people were injured. Subsequent indictments alleged Rein was behind the wheel when his car crashed through the front window of the Apple store. The DA’s office in a statement this week said preliminary investigations found Rein was accelerating his car up to 60 miles-per-hour in the five seconds before the crash, adding “th...

Third arrest made in connection with suspected fentanyl overdose death of 1-year-old boy at Bronx day care center

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

New York (CNN) — A third person has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a 1-year-old boy who was exposed to the highly potent drug fentanyl at a Bronx day care, where large quantities of the narcotic were stored under a trap floor in a room where children played and slept, according to federal prosecutors.Authorities identified the man as Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, 38, and charged him Monday in US District Court in Manhattan with one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death.CNN has reached out to Paredes’ attorney for comment.While a third person is now in custody, law enforcement officials are still looking for the husband of one of the arrested co-conspirators, who was seen on surveillance running from the day care center after the overdoses with plastic bags that authorities believe contain fentanyl.“Today’s arrest is one more step toward obtaining justice for the child-victims of this heinous offense and thei...

3M agrees to pay almost $10 million to settle apparent Iran sanctions violations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

(CNN) — 3M has agreed to pay almost $10 million to settle apparent violations of Iranian sanctions, the US Office of Foreign Assets Control said last week.The agency said 3M had 54 apparent violations of OFAC sanctions on Iran. It said between 2016 and 2018, a 3M subsidiary in Switzerland allegedly knowingly sold reflective license plate sheeting through a German reseller to Bonyad Taavon Naja, an entity which is under Iranian law enforcement control.It’s the latest of a stream of high-publicity and high-dollar settlements that 3M — which makes Post-It notes, Scotch Tape, N95 masks and other industrial products — has made this year.In a statement, 3M said it “promptly self-reported” to the US government once identifying the transactions and disclosed the matter in a 2019 SEC filing.“3M also conducted an investigation of the situation, fully cooperated with the US government’s investigation, and took appropriate corrective actions, including personnel actions and policy cha...

Luis Robert Jr.’s season ends as the Chicago White Sox center fielder goes on the IL with a mild MCL sprain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

Luis Robert Jr.’s fantastic 2023 season is over.The center fielder will miss the final six games after the Chicago White Sox placed him on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a mild MCL sprain in his left knee.According to the Sox, Robert is expected to recover with rest and rehabilitation in two to four weeks.Robert slid awkwardly while stealing second base in the first inning of Sunday’s rainy game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park and exited in the second with left knee soreness.The stolen base was his 20th of the season as Robert joined former Sox outfielder Magglio Ordoñez as the only players in franchise history to record at least 35 doubles, 30 home runs and 20 steals in a season.Robert finishes with 36 doubles and 38 homers to go with the 20 steals. Ordoñez had 40 doubles, 31 homers and 25 steals in 2001.Robert has often pointed to health as the most important aspect of his big season. After injuries limited him to 68 games in 2021 and 98 in 20...

Alleged gunman charged in fatal shooting of Rockland teen

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

The alleged gunman of a gang of six charged with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Weymouth High School student during a robbery last year was ordered held without bail at a hearing Tuesday after authorities retrieved him from Puerto Rico.Police from Quincy and Massachusetts State Police arrested Kenial Diaz-Romero, 19, in Puerto Rico last week on the charges stemming from the Feb. 15, 2022, shooting of Nathan Paul, 17, of Rockland.On Tuesday, Diaz-Romero was brought into a Norfolk Superior courtroom, which was immediately filled by the wails of Paul’s family. The anguished outcry was so loud at times it was hard to hear the charges read against him.Diaz-Romero pleaded not guilty to murder, larceny, possession of a counterfeit bill, uttering a counterfeit bill, conspiracy to commit larceny and unlawfully carrying a firearm.The way the prosecution tells it, Paul was murdered for little more than $500 worth of disposable THC cartridges, for pot pens — and that none of th...