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Financial Controller, Fairfax County Dad Victor Lee Dies, 37: 'Unforgettable Person'
Support is surging for the family of Victor Lien Chun Lee, a Fairfax County dad who died on Nov. 9. He was 37 years old.
More than $23,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Victor's wife, Caitlyn, and children, James and Caroline, as of Saturday, Nov. 18. The campaign says Victor died after an 11-month battle with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.
"Victor fought the hardest battle of his life and has left this world all too soon," Vanessa Roca writes.
"We are honored to have known him and thankful to be able to continue on his memory. Victor was a dedicated & loving husband a…
NJ Teacher Had Sexual Relationship With High School Student For Years: Police
A former New Jersey teacher from Pennsylvania has been accused of sexually assaulting a former student, police said.
Lydia Pinto, 38, of Newton, PA, is believed to have engaged in a relationship with the student — now an adult — when they were 14 and 15 years old, in Raritan Borough, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.
The alleged victim was interviewed by detectives on Oct. 26, and said the relationship turned sexual and continued through their senior year of high school, McDonald said alongside other county and local officials.
Pinto was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 8 i…
$15M In Heroin, Fentanyl, Coke Seized In Takedown Of Massive NJ Drug Ring, Cops Say
A drug raid spanning several New Jersey towns turned up a stash of drugs — including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine — with a street value of more than $15 million, and netted multiple arrests, police said.
Acting on court-ordered search warrants, the raids were conducted Thursday, Nov. 16 following a months-long investigation in Hoboken, Jersey City, Elizabeth, and Montclair, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The searches turned up seven handguns including two that were reported stolen, more than 17 kilograms of heroin/fentanyl, more than 2.5 kilograms of cocaine, and various…
