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Young Children Left Alone While Mom Cruises Caribbean

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A Texas woman was apprehended last week after allegedly leaving her two young children unattended for six days while she embarked on a Caribbean cruise. Lakesha Woods Williams, 29, was arrested on two counts of child endangerment, according to local law enforcement. Williams is accused of leaving her 6-year-old and 8-year-old children alone in her high-rise apartment in Houston’s Memorial neighborhood. Authorities allege that she left her children to fly to Miami, from where she …

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Elderly Couple Found Deceased in Overheated Home With Heater Over 1,000 Degrees

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In a tragic incident in South Carolina, an elderly couple was discovered deceased in their overheated home. The home’s heating system had reached an alarming temperature of 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, initially leading firefighters to suspect a fire. The victims, identified as Joan Littlejohn, 84, and Glennwood Fowler, 82, were found on Saturday by a police officer and a paramedic after family members, unable to reach them for three days, requested a welfare check. Upon arrival, …

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Family of Four and Their Dogs Found Dead in Home

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A family of four and their three dogs were discovered dead in their suburban Chicago home on Sunday night, in what authorities are investigating as a quadruple homicide. The victims, identified as Alberto Rolon and Zoraida Bartolomei, along with their two children, were found by Romeoville police around 8:40 p.m. during a welfare check. The identities and ages of the children have not been disclosed as of Monday. The family’s three dogs were also found …

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