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Speaker 1: Crime Alert I Nancy Grace Breaking crime News Now. Heileia

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Speaker 1: Sore is thirty one driving in Attleborough, Massachusetts, when the

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Speaker 1: driver in front of her randomly slams on brakes the

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Speaker 1: third time. She can't stop in time in rear ends

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Speaker 1: glad you or Kasaiah. Helena pulls to the shoulder, calls

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Speaker 1: nine one one, and starts taking photos. Quasiah picks her

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Speaker 1: up and throws her to the ground in a body slam.

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Speaker 1: Cops witnessed the entire incident. Heleia is rushed to the hospital.

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Speaker 2: Heliah, a mom of two, suffers a broken knee, broken foot,

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Speaker 2: bruised eye socket, and a traumatic brain injury. Helia recounts

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Speaker 2: realizing she was on the ground and feeling an odd

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Speaker 2: sensation in her face. As she rolled over, Helia's face

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Speaker 2: began dripping blood. The mob now released from the hospital,

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Speaker 2: considering herself lucky to be home with her children. Police

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Speaker 2: initially concerned Kusiah trying to commit insurance fraud, but now

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Speaker 2: believe he acted out of road reach.

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Speaker 1: Quasiah, twenty six, driving without a license, charged with assault, battery,

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Speaker 1: and malicious destruction of property. Florida Officers at Duval County

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Speaker 1: jail here rumors inmates are smuggling drugs using legal paperwork.

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Speaker 1: They launched an investigation in discovered defense attorney Nathan Williams

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Speaker 1: has been giving inmates with papers soaked in a synthetic

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Speaker 1: marijuana known as paper dope or K two for so

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Speaker 1: called extra legal fee. Attorneys now are required to have

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Speaker 1: a detention officer make copies of legal documents for inmates

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Speaker 1: to prevent further payper dope smuggling. Nathan Williams wants a

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Speaker 1: lawyer in good standing, now facing multiple drug trafficking charges

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Speaker 1: and of course, disbarment. More crime and justice news after

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Speaker 1: this Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news.

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Speaker 2: Crime Onlines.

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Speaker 3: John Linley, a former Northeastern University employee, has been sentenced

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Speaker 3: to just over a year in prison for staging a

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Speaker 3: bomb hoax on the Boston campus. Forty seven year old

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Speaker 3: Jason Newham, San Antonio, Texas, was convicted in June of

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Speaker 3: providing false information about an explosive device and line to

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Speaker 3: federal agents. In September twenty twenty two, do Ham, then

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Speaker 3: the director of Northeastern's Immersive Media lab, called nine one one,

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Speaker 3: claiming a package had exploded injuring his arms. His report

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Speaker 3: triggered a large scale police response, including evacuations and the

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Speaker 3: deployment of the bomb Squad. Authorities say to Ham fabricated

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Speaker 3: the story, even presenting a letter allegedly found in the

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Speaker 3: package that threatened the lab's virtual reality work and claim

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Speaker 3: ties to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and the U. S.

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Speaker 3: Government investigators later found the letter on dew Hame's computer

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Speaker 3: and noted inconsistencies in his injuries. To Ham's defense cited

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Speaker 3: a lack of prior criminal history and personal struggles, but

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Speaker 3: the court imposed a sentence of one year and one day.

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Speaker 3: As natural disasters like wildfires and floods wreak havoc across

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Speaker 3: the nation, a secondary threat often emerges in their way,

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Speaker 3: scammers targeting vulnerable victims crime Online Sidney Sumner has details

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Speaker 3: on how to protect yourself and your loved ones during

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Speaker 3: these trying times.

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Speaker 2: When disaster strikes, emotions run high and scammers know it.

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Speaker 2: Federal Trade Commission Attorney Karina Layagun warns that impersonators often

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Speaker 2: pose as utility workers or FEMA representatives to steal personal information.

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Speaker 2: With wildfires devastating parts of California and claiming at least

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Speaker 2: twenty four lives. Layagun urges survivors to stay vigilant one

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Speaker 2: red flag requests to verify information. Layagun advises asking why

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Speaker 2: the information is needed and contacting the agency directly. FEMA,

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Speaker 2: for instance, never charges fees for eight applications, and anyone

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Speaker 2: asking for upfront payments to expedite relief should be reported immediately.

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Speaker 2: Contractor fraud is another concern. Experts recommend checking online reviews,

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Speaker 2: confirming licenses, and searching for complaints before hiring. The FTC

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Speaker 2: says scam and identity theft surged in twenty twenty three,

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Speaker 2: with nearly six point five million cases reported. Signs your

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Speaker 2: identity might be compromised include unexpected bills, loan denials, or

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Speaker 2: missing mail. If you suspect theft, reported immediately to Identity

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Speaker 2: theft dot gov and request fraud alerts or credit freezes

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Speaker 2: from major credit bureaus to prevent future issues. Secure personal information,

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Speaker 2: collect your mail daily, protect your Social Security card, and

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Speaker 2: never share sensitive details over the phone or online with

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Speaker 2: unknown parties. Tax and medical identity theft are also growing threats,

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Speaker 2: especially during Medicare enrollment and tax season. Remaining cautious can

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Speaker 2: help stop fraudsters from adding to the stress of disaster recovery.

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Speaker 3: Scammers thrive on chaos, but staying informed and alert can

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Speaker 3: help you stay safe. For more information on protecting yourself

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Speaker 3: from fraud, visit identity theft dot gov.

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Speaker 1: While Kimberly Abercrombie's husband deployed, her mom comes to her

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Speaker 1: books full Kentucky Hume to help out with her little boy, Kimberly.

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Speaker 1: He leaves home early afternoon to run errands. When she

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Speaker 1: hasn't returned by nine pm, Mom concerned. Kimberly's car found

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Speaker 1: abandoned at a park twenty minutes from home, her wallet

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Speaker 1: and clothes inside the car, keys and phone missing. Kimberly's

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Speaker 1: bank and social media not touched. Foul play suspected. Kimberly

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Speaker 1: Ambercrombie five six, one hundred and ten pounds, pixie cut,

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Speaker 1: brown hair, brown eyes, butterfly tattoo left ankle, Chinese lettering abdomen,

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Speaker 1: heart with music note on shoulder, fairy on back. If

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Speaker 1: you have info on Kimberly Amber Crombie, please contact Kentucky

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Speaker 1: State Police eight five nine four two eight one two

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Speaker 1: find missing people, especially children, and solve unsolved homicides. With

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