July 31, 2008
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Hudson County sheriff's officers who showed up at a home Tuesday morning looking for a weapon in connection with a domestic violence incident were overwhelmed by an infestation of bedbugs, prompting the fire department to set up a decontamination tent in the street.
(ARA) - The old adage, "Sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite," is more than a nursery rhyme. To some, these pests have become a nightmare.
Blood-sucking bedbugs infesting a Jersey City multi-family home triggered a huge hazmat response after sheriff's officers making an arrest found the place crawling with the critters and came under the attack of their bites yesterday, officials said.
A Tampa woman says she carries a constant reminder of a stay at an Orlando hotel two years ago, and the memories aren't pleasant. Kimberly Ann DeRoche is suing the Rodeway Inn International on International Drive, saying she was chewed up by bedbugs during a stay there two years ago. The night left scars on her legs and torso and has caused extreme embarrassment, her attorney said this morning.
A bedbug infestation in a Dartmouth public housing complex for seniors is about to get raided. Exterminators are going after the pests in Alderney Manor today after a Monday inspection showed signs of another invasion. Pat Lawrence, director of the Metropolitan Regional Housing Authority, says the spraying starts today in about 20 units and will continue tomorrow. Some of them have …
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TAMPA, Fla., July 30 (UPI) — A woman has filed a lawsuit against an Orlando, Fla., hotel claiming she was bitten by bedbugs when she stayed there two years ago.
They are small wingless insects that feed on the blood of people and animals and harbor in mattresses, bed frames - or any other cracks and crevices they can find. They are bedbugs, and they are a growing problem.
A woman has filed a lawsuit against an Orlando, Fla., hotel claiming she was bitten by bedbugs when she stayed there two years ago.Kimberly Ann DeRoche of Tampa, Fla., says the night she spent at the Rodeway Inn International left her with 30 to 40 embarrassing scars on her legs and torso, The Tampa Tribune reported Wednesday.DeRoche is seeking a minimum of $15,000 in damages from Rodeway Inn …
A Florida woman is suing an Orlando hotel, claiming she was bitten by bedbugs all over her body.