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  • 5
    May
    2013
    4:24pm, EDT

    Mom charged with leaving 4 kids in car while she drank in bar

    Holbrook Police Dept.

    Police released this mug shot of Maria Cepparo, who was arrested for leaving her four children unattended in a car while she went drinking in a bar.

    By Gabby Warshawer, NBCNewYork.com

    A Long Island, N.Y., woman was arrested after police say she left her four children unattended in a car while she went drinking in a bar early Sunday morning.

    Authorities say Maria Cepparo, 40, left her children in an unlocked, unheated car parked in a fire zone outside Momo’s Sports Bar and Grill in Holbrook at around 12:15 a.m., according to authorities.

    The children — a 13-year-old son who is autistic, an eight-year-old son and six-year-old twin daughters — are now in the care of their grandmother.

    Cepparo was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Information on an attorney for Cepparo was not immediately available.

    106 comments

    A mother who is not really a mother. Last night some posters on another stream argued that a childless person doesn't care about the future of our children, and I argue that a lot of childless people have empathy, while some parents are no good at all. Here is a case for an uncaring parent.

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  • 9
    Mar
    2013
    3:51am, EST

    Cops: High schooler assaults three during drunken rage; nurse's hip broken

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    By Dan Stamm, NBC10.com

    A Pennsylvania high school senior faces assault charges after he allegedly broke a school nurse’s hip while in a drunken rage.

    Since Wednesday was an exam day, seniors were allowed to arrive late at Pennsville Memorial High School, Salem County.

    Pennsville Township Police told NBC10’s Chris Cato that the 17-year-old and his friend Manpreet Singh, 18, used the opportunity to get drunk.

    The 17-year-old, who wasn’t identified because he is a minor, began to act belligerent in class.

    "They took him from the classroom and took him to the principal's office," said police Lt. A.J. Cummings.

    Sources told Cato that when the boy was confronted with a Breathalyzer test that he went nuts and shoved the principal. He then allegedly burst out the office door, knocking down school nurse Marilyn English.

    English, 68, suffered a broken hip and remained in South Jersey Healthcare Elmer Hospital Friday night.

    "I'm doing as well as can be expected for the type of injury it is," English said by phone.

    She told Cato that the boy never stopped. Police sources said he kept going right out of the building. Police said they later picked him up around 11:20 a.m. but not before he kicked an officer.

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    The 17-year-old faces three assault charges, disorderly conduct and alcohol charges while Singh, who police say supplied the alcohol, faces an alcohol charge.

    The Pennsville School District had no comment on what discipline both teens could face.

    Neither teens' parents wanted to talk to NBC10. The minor’s mother slammed the door on Cato and Singh’s mother had no comment.

    As for the school nurse hurt during the teen’s alleged rage, English told Cato that she hoped the action of a couple students didn’t reflect on the majority of students saying this was an "isolated" and "abnormal" incident.

    111 comments

    Drinking just never makes people any smarter.

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  • 29
    Oct
    2012
    5:48am, EDT

    Teenage drunk driver kills two homeless people as they sleep on sidewalk, police say

    By Sharon Bernstein, NBCLosAngeles.com
    A teenager ran over and killed two people sleeping on a downtown Los Angeles sidewalk early Sunday, police said. 
    Police allege that Carmen Elena Chavez of Los Angeles was drunk when her 1989 Mercedes-Benz careened onto the sidewalk where the two were sleeping.

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    Chavez had been speeding and attempted to navigate a turn when the vehicle spun out of control, Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Cleon Joseph said.

    The two people, a man and woman, died at the scene, Joseph said. They have not yet been identified.

    Chavez was booked into the Los Angeles County Jail on vehicular manslaughter charges, police said.

    137 comments

    a drunk spanish guy grazed the front of my jeep at a stop sign.. he just touched the bumper but blew through the light and almost hit others..

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  • 16
    Feb
    2012
    1:04pm, EST

    Pilot suspected of being drunk kept from boarding Frontier flight

    By msnbc.com news services

    A Frontier Airlines flight from Omaha, Neb., to Milwaukee was delayed Thursday morning after the pilot, suspected of being drunk, was kept from boarding the plane.


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    The pilot didn’t make it through security after arousing the suspicions of airport police and Frontier employees, airline spokesperson Lindsey Carpenter told msnbc.com. The incident is under investigation.

    “Because this is a personnel issue, we can't and won't comment on specifics other than to say that because of concern of the crew member, that crew member was replaced," the airline said in a statement. “Appropriate action will be taken with the crew member when our investigation is complete.” 

    Frontier Flight 1894, operated by Chautauqua Airlines, was scheduled to leave Omaha at 6 a.m., and departed shortly before 8 a.m. after a replacement pilot was found.

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    72 comments

    I prefer my Pilot's sober... I can drink enough for both of us.

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  • 9
    Dec
    2011
    8:51am, EST

    Fla. cop found drunk in squad car, not cuffed

    By msnbc.com

    You know things are wacky in Florida when news of criminality continues to be about the cops rather than the robbers.

    The latest Keystone Kops-like episode came when an off-duty cop was discovered passed out and drunk in his patrol car, the Miami-Dade, Fla., police department told local media.

    And it gets worse: Instead of being cuffed and booked, Fernando Villa, 32, was allowed to go home after signing a form promising he would appear in court, the Miami Herald reported.


     

    The DUI incident is the latest in a string of embarrassments to hit Miami-area law enforcement.

    According to the Miami Times, Miami Beach cop Derick Kuilan nearly killed two people in July after allegedly plowing into them on his police ATV while taking a woman for a boozy late-night joyride. He was fired and is awaiting trial on reckless driving and DUI charges.
    And then there was the November feud between Miami Police and the Florida Highway Patrol that culminated in one trooper getting his patrol car smeared with human feces.

    The latest incident, the Herald said, has now led to an internal affairs investigation as to why supervisors on the scene allowed Villa to avoid jail, an apparent violation of department policy.

    “Someone along the line decided to depart from my specific directions,’’ Miami-Dade Police Director John Loftus told the paper Thursday." We’re going to discover the identity of the person or persons and hold them accountable.”

    Villa has been relieved of duty with pay as investigators probe the incident.

    Another Miami-Dade officer, the Herald said, found Villa’s idling patrol car on Tuesday evening with the policeman dressed in shorts and a T-shirt.

    Superiors were summoned, the Herald quoted department officials, and Loftus was telephoned. When explained the situation, Loftus said he ordered Villa be booked and arrested.

    Under department policy, “promise to appear” notices are given in lieu of a physical arrest only for low-level misdemeanors, not felonies or DUIs.

    The Herald said it was unclear Thursday who drove Villa home or who made the decision to allow him leave.

    214 comments

    Not surprising....cops live by their own set of rules and the laws we all have to follow do NOT apply to them. Besides, they have that unwritten cardinal rule that states they will back each other up (or should I say "cover up") no matter what.

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