Latest / Crime Stories with Nancy Grace / Crime Alert 01.16.25 | Road Rager Bodyslams Mom of 2 After Fender Bender
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- 0:00Speaker 1: Crime Alert I Nancy Grace Breaking crime News Now. Heileia
- 0:03Speaker 1: Sore is thirty one driving in Attleborough, Massachusetts, when the
- 0:07Speaker 1: driver in front of her randomly slams on brakes the
- 0:10Speaker 1: third time. She can't stop in time in rear ends
- 0:13Speaker 1: glad you or Kasaiah. Helena pulls to the shoulder, calls
- 0:16Speaker 1: nine one one, and starts taking photos. Quasiah picks her
- 0:20Speaker 1: up and throws her to the ground in a body slam.
- 0:26Speaker 1: Cops witnessed the entire incident. Heleia is rushed to the hospital.
- 0:30Speaker 2: Heliah, a mom of two, suffers a broken knee, broken foot,
- 0:33Speaker 2: bruised eye socket, and a traumatic brain injury. Helia recounts
- 0:37Speaker 2: realizing she was on the ground and feeling an odd
- 0:39Speaker 2: sensation in her face. As she rolled over, Helia's face
- 0:43Speaker 2: began dripping blood. The mob now released from the hospital,
- 0:46Speaker 2: considering herself lucky to be home with her children. Police
- 0:49Speaker 2: initially concerned Kusiah trying to commit insurance fraud, but now
- 0:53Speaker 2: believe he acted out of road reach.
- 0:55Speaker 1: Quasiah, twenty six, driving without a license, charged with assault, battery,
- 1:00Speaker 1: and malicious destruction of property. Florida Officers at Duval County
- 1:03Speaker 1: jail here rumors inmates are smuggling drugs using legal paperwork.
- 1:08Speaker 1: They launched an investigation in discovered defense attorney Nathan Williams
- 1:11Speaker 1: has been giving inmates with papers soaked in a synthetic
- 1:15Speaker 1: marijuana known as paper dope or K two for so
- 1:19Speaker 1: called extra legal fee. Attorneys now are required to have
- 1:24Speaker 1: a detention officer make copies of legal documents for inmates
- 1:29Speaker 1: to prevent further payper dope smuggling. Nathan Williams wants a
- 1:34Speaker 1: lawyer in good standing, now facing multiple drug trafficking charges
- 1:38Speaker 1: and of course, disbarment. More crime and justice news after
- 1:41Speaker 1: this Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news.
- 1:48Speaker 2: Crime Onlines.
- 1:48Speaker 3: John Linley, a former Northeastern University employee, has been sentenced
- 1:53Speaker 3: to just over a year in prison for staging a
- 1:55Speaker 3: bomb hoax on the Boston campus. Forty seven year old
- 1:58Speaker 3: Jason Newham, San Antonio, Texas, was convicted in June of
- 2:03Speaker 3: providing false information about an explosive device and line to
- 2:06Speaker 3: federal agents. In September twenty twenty two, do Ham, then
- 2:10Speaker 3: the director of Northeastern's Immersive Media lab, called nine one one,
- 2:15Speaker 3: claiming a package had exploded injuring his arms. His report
- 2:19Speaker 3: triggered a large scale police response, including evacuations and the
- 2:23Speaker 3: deployment of the bomb Squad. Authorities say to Ham fabricated
- 2:27Speaker 3: the story, even presenting a letter allegedly found in the
- 2:30Speaker 3: package that threatened the lab's virtual reality work and claim
- 2:34Speaker 3: ties to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and the U. S.
- 2:38Speaker 3: Government investigators later found the letter on dew Hame's computer
- 2:42Speaker 3: and noted inconsistencies in his injuries. To Ham's defense cited
- 2:47Speaker 3: a lack of prior criminal history and personal struggles, but
- 2:50Speaker 3: the court imposed a sentence of one year and one day.
- 2:54Speaker 3: As natural disasters like wildfires and floods wreak havoc across
- 2:59Speaker 3: the nation, a secondary threat often emerges in their way,
- 3:03Speaker 3: scammers targeting vulnerable victims crime Online Sidney Sumner has details
- 3:08Speaker 3: on how to protect yourself and your loved ones during
- 3:11Speaker 3: these trying times.
- 3:13Speaker 2: When disaster strikes, emotions run high and scammers know it.
- 3:17Speaker 2: Federal Trade Commission Attorney Karina Layagun warns that impersonators often
- 3:21Speaker 2: pose as utility workers or FEMA representatives to steal personal information.
- 3:26Speaker 2: With wildfires devastating parts of California and claiming at least
- 3:29Speaker 2: twenty four lives. Layagun urges survivors to stay vigilant one
- 3:33Speaker 2: red flag requests to verify information. Layagun advises asking why
- 3:38Speaker 2: the information is needed and contacting the agency directly. FEMA,
- 3:42Speaker 2: for instance, never charges fees for eight applications, and anyone
- 3:46Speaker 2: asking for upfront payments to expedite relief should be reported immediately.
- 3:50Speaker 2: Contractor fraud is another concern. Experts recommend checking online reviews,
- 3:55Speaker 2: confirming licenses, and searching for complaints before hiring. The FTC
- 3:59Speaker 2: says scam and identity theft surged in twenty twenty three,
- 4:02Speaker 2: with nearly six point five million cases reported. Signs your
- 4:06Speaker 2: identity might be compromised include unexpected bills, loan denials, or
- 4:10Speaker 2: missing mail. If you suspect theft, reported immediately to Identity
- 4:15Speaker 2: theft dot gov and request fraud alerts or credit freezes
- 4:18Speaker 2: from major credit bureaus to prevent future issues. Secure personal information,
- 4:23Speaker 2: collect your mail daily, protect your Social Security card, and
- 4:26Speaker 2: never share sensitive details over the phone or online with
- 4:29Speaker 2: unknown parties. Tax and medical identity theft are also growing threats,
- 4:34Speaker 2: especially during Medicare enrollment and tax season. Remaining cautious can
- 4:38Speaker 2: help stop fraudsters from adding to the stress of disaster recovery.
- 4:41Speaker 3: Scammers thrive on chaos, but staying informed and alert can
- 4:45Speaker 3: help you stay safe. For more information on protecting yourself
- 4:49Speaker 3: from fraud, visit identity theft dot gov.
- 4:52Speaker 1: While Kimberly Abercrombie's husband deployed, her mom comes to her
- 4:56Speaker 1: books full Kentucky Hume to help out with her little boy, Kimberly.
- 5:00Speaker 1: He leaves home early afternoon to run errands. When she
- 5:02Speaker 1: hasn't returned by nine pm, Mom concerned. Kimberly's car found
- 5:07Speaker 1: abandoned at a park twenty minutes from home, her wallet
- 5:10Speaker 1: and clothes inside the car, keys and phone missing. Kimberly's
- 5:14Speaker 1: bank and social media not touched. Foul play suspected. Kimberly
- 5:20Speaker 1: Ambercrombie five six, one hundred and ten pounds, pixie cut,
- 5:23Speaker 1: brown hair, brown eyes, butterfly tattoo left ankle, Chinese lettering abdomen,
- 5:29Speaker 1: heart with music note on shoulder, fairy on back. If
- 5:34Speaker 1: you have info on Kimberly Amber Crombie, please contact Kentucky
- 5:38Speaker 1: State Police eight five nine four two eight one two
- 5:43Speaker 1: one two. For the latest crime Instice news, go to
- 5:45Speaker 1: Crime online dot com and please join us for our
- 5:48Speaker 1: daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best to
- 5:52Speaker 1: find missing people, especially children, and solve unsolved homicides. With
- 5:57Speaker 1: this crime alert, I'm Issy Grace