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Virginia Woman Vanishes After 2 VDOT Workers Are Gunned Down, Police Say
A week after two VDOT contract workers were gunned down at a Chesterfield equipment yard, the woman Virginia State Police say pulled the trigger is still nowhere to be found.
Investigators are searching for Dennikia Rachelle Boyce, 37, who is wanted on a murder charge in connection with the fatal shootings on Friday, July 24, at a Virginia Department of Transportation staging area near Route 1 and Route 288 in Chesterfield County.
State police identified the victims as Rai'Shon Eugene Delarge, 30, and Philip Avery Wilson, 34, both of Emporia. The men worked for a company contracted by VDOT.…
Maryland Driver Cut Around Traffic, Killed DC Pedestrian: Police
A few seconds wasn't worth waiting for.
Now a Maryland woman is charged after police say she cut around traffic, made an illegal turn, and turned a routine drive through DC into a fatal hit-and-run.
The driver, 34-year-old Shaneia Gregnesia Lincoln, of Upper Marlboro, was arrested this week in connection with the April crash that killed 61-year-old Dawn Ciccone, the Metropolitan Police Department announced Friday, July 31.
According to investigators, the crash happened around 11:11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, at the intersection of 23rd and L streets NW in Foggy Bottom.
Police said …
Dozens Of Fires, Injuries Spark Massive Recall Of Popular Electric Blankets
More than 175,000 heated throws and blankets are being recalled after they were linked to dozens of fires and injuries.
OCTROT issued the recall for about 178,000 electric throws and blankets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, July 30. The electrical cord can detach and ignite, posing serious fire, burn, and shock hazards.
The company has received 555 reports of the blankets or throws melting, sparking, or smoking. There have been at least 27 fires and 15 burn or electrical shock injuries, according to the CPSC.
The recall includes OCTROT sherpa heated thro…
