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WHITESTOWN — The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office has released their list of the 10 Most Wanted fugitives for 2021. Among the 10, one is already in custody, one is a Rome woman accused of attacking a neighbor with bolt cutters and one has been on the Most Wanted List three times. “We are reaching outContinue reading “Sheriff’s Office unveils its 10 Most Wanted list”

Listed as a Tier-3 country, Myanmar can be denied aid. Washington accuses the Asian nation of hindering UN measures to fight human trafficking. According to the US State Department, Burmese officials are involved in prostitution and exploitation of people. Child soldiers remain a major issue. Yangon (AsiaNews) – Myanmar is among the countries that mostContinue reading “Human trafficking: Myanmar among worst offenders, US says”

The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two toddlers were found in a Longwood pond Sunday night. Deputies say just before 7:20 p.m., they received a call about two missing toddlers who were reported to have wandered out of their house at the Highcroft Point Townhomes, off Wekiva Springs Road in unincorporated Longwood. OfficialsContinue reading “Investigation launched after 2 missing toddlers found in pond”

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kansas City, Kansas Police are attempting to locate a 27-year-old man possibly connected to a homicide and kidnapping of a woman on Saturday. Just after 5 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a report of a dead body near 18th and Minnesota Ave. When officers arrived they found a deceased male inContinue reading “KCK police looking for person possibly involved in killing man and kidnapping woman”

CHICAGO — Sixteen people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend. A 38-year-old man was shot early Sunday in Gresham on the South Side. He was driving about midnight in the 8400-block of South Sangamon Street when someone fired shots, Chicago police said. He was struck on both legs and wasContinue reading “Weekend gun violence In Chicago leaves at least 16 shot across the city”

Dr. Andrew Mueller has submitted his resignation. Mueller came to Centra in 2019, and will be moving on to be the CEO with MaineHealth in Portland, Maine this spring. Centra’s board of directors and a recruitment firm will begin the search for Mueller’s replacement over the next few months. Richard Tugman has been named interimContinue reading “President and CEO of Centra Health resigns”

OAKLAND — A man and a woman have been arrested and charged with human trafficking of a 13-year-old girl who allegedly named one of the defendants as her pimp. Daejon Burrise, 23, and Dynasty James, 19, were charged Friday in Alameda County with human trafficking of a minor, pimping, and pandering, court records show. TheyContinue reading “Man, woman charged with trafficking 13-year-old girl from LA to the Bay Area”

The Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Mrs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has stated that the human trafficking ring is worth over $150 billion.Also, she noted that the agency would solve the menace from the roots by focusing on preventive measures.The NAPTIP boss who spoke at a joint stakeholders dialogue onContinue reading “Human trafficking ring worth over $150bn”

NEW ALBANY, Ohio — A law-enforcement sting targeting a human-trafficking ring in central Ohio has resulted in the rescue of eight women, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday. Attorney General Dave Yost says in a news release that the women were working as prostitutes in the New Albany area. The women were arrested asContinue reading “8 women rescued from human-trafficking ring in central Ohio”

Heartbreaking footage shows a Georgia teen seemingly interrupted as she films herself twerking — just moments before she was shot to death, according to her family. Kalecia “Pinky” Williams, 16, was filming herself dancing in an Atlanta hotel room late on Christmas Day, while she was supposed to be at a chaperoned party, her family told Fox 5.