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Orlando victims remembered as shooting probe continues

By on Monday, June 13, 2016

Orland victims remembered as mass shooting probe continues today. The names of the victims of America’s worst mass shooting are being released. Profiles of the victims here and here. The investigation continues today at the crime scene, the Florida nightclub Pulse. Gunman, Omar Mateen, barged into the well-known gay club early Sunday morning and began shooting. After several hours, authorities gained control of the scene. Later, authorities revealed that 53 victims were injured and 50, including the shooter, were dead. Today it’s being reported that as he prepared to... Read More →

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Photo of Burbank resident Gerri Dickinson courtesy KTLA

Suspects in violent home invasion robbery due in court today

By on Friday, July 17, 2015

Two suspects are due to appear in court today in connection with a violent home invasion robbery and attack on an elderly Burbank resident. Twenty-seven year-old Lonnie Garcia was arrested in Pasadena last Wednesday, July 15, “for the home invasion robbery and attempt murder”  of 89 year-old Gerri Dickinson, according to a Burbank news release. Sergeant Claudio Losacco says Garcia “was recently released from prison.” He’s being held without bail. Dickinson, a slight but feisty senior, suffered broken bones and bruises during the altercation with the robber around 8:30 p.m. on... Read More →

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Burbank PD investigating stabbing of two victims

By on Saturday, March 15, 2014

Two stabbing victims reportedly are in serious condition tonight after an apparent attack in the Burbank hill area. Burbank Police officers and Burbank Fire paramedics responded to a 9-1-1 call and discovered the victims, two males in their early 20s, near  the 1000 block of East Angeleno Avenue this afternoon, according to a news release from the BPD. Both victims suffered multiple stab wounds and were taken to local hospitals. During the initial investigation it was determined the stabbing incident had occurred at in the area of Orange Grove Avenue and Sunset... Read More →

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Photo: Pete Souza/White House -- President Barack Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie comfort Sandy victims at a community center in Brigantine, N.J October 31, 2012

NBC’s star-studded live telethon tonight for victims of Sandy

By on Friday, November 2, 2012

Today the death toll from superstorm Sandy in the U.S. stands at 96 and could still go higher. Four days after Sandy slammed into the East Coast and began a slow march across the northeast, more than three million are still without power and there are reports of shortages of gasoline, food, and other necessities. On NBC tonight, “Hurricane Sandy Coming Together,” a live benefit telethon for the victims, begins at 8 p.m. NBC’s Matt Lauer will host and the celebrity line up includes Christina Aguilera, Jon Bon Jovi, Billy... Read More →

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Photo: Pete Souza/White House -- President Obama visited Allie Young, victim of the Colorado theater shooting and gave her friend Stephanie Davies a big hug yesterday at the University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO July 22, 2012

President Obama meets victims of Colorado theater shooting

By on Monday, July 23, 2012

President Obama visited some of the victims of that tragic theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado and their families yesterday. At the University of Colorado Hospital, Obama chatted with victim Allie Young and hugged her friend Stephanie Davies — who is credited with keeping Young alive after she was shot. Twelve moviegoers were killed and around 58 wounded when a gunman sprayed a darkened theater with gunfire early last Friday. The suspect, 24-year-old James Eagan Holmes, appeared in court today with orange-dyed hair and dazed look on his face. More about... Read More →

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