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The case of an armed robbery suspect who was shot and killed at 809 Thornton about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 2nd will be referred to a Harris County grand jury, reports say. The male suspect, whose identity is pending verification by the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office, suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Three other suspects, described only as Hispanic males, remain at large. The incident began as four unknown – but armed —…

A man whose body was found partially submerged in the Schuylkill River early this month has been identified, reports say, as Alan Ruggles, 54, of Reading, PA. The man’s body was found in the river, between the Berks County Fire Training Center and the Thun Trail, in Cumru Township, but authorities had no idea how he had died or who he was. And although the coroner could apparently not determine when he died or how long he was in the…

A Massachusetts firefighter who became ill as the truck in which he rode sped to a fire died, reports say. Other firefighters on the truck that day noticed that Rehoboth Fire Department Firefighter Kenneth Marshall Jr., 33, seemed in distress as the Engine Company 2 drove to a residential fire. The firefighters driving the truck was notified and immediately stopped to render aid to the stricken fireman. The fellow firefighters found him unresponsive and initiated CPR on Firefighter Marshall, a 15-year…

A suspect arrested following an incident in which two Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies discharged their duty weapons at 9903 South Dairy Ashford about 8 p.m. on Tuesday (Jan. 19) has been changed with aggravated assault of a public servant in the 262nd State District Court. The suspect, Don Jamar Boston, 27, suffered two gunshot wounds and was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital in stable condition. Two females, 26 and 27 years of age, also suffered gunshot wounds and…

New Jersey investigators are attempting to determine why a New Jersey youth and two friends died when they drove a car at high speed into an elementary school building. Those killed in the crash were Matthew Budesa, the driver, 20, of Pine Beach, NJ; Kimberly Van Gorden, 20, of Beachwood, NJ; and Matthew Witzgall, 21, of Toms River, NJ, one was the son of a longtime borough councilman. The crash occurred early this month when somewhere between 4 and 4:30…