crime

The grocery store card skimming scam you need to be aware of

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ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Prosecutors in California have identified a new twist on an age-old scam conducted by the Romanian mafia. The organized crime group has been using debit card skimming devices on self-checkout machines in grocery stores to steal personal information. The scam, which has historically been a problem at gas stations and ATMs, has now evolved. The criminals sit outside stores like Walmart or Target, seemingly panhandling, often with children. However, they are …

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Mother fights off abductor attempting to take her teen daughter

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NEW YORK, NY – A harrowing incident unfolded in New York City last month as a mother courageously chased a suspected kidnapper down several flights of stairs after he attempted to abduct her teenage daughter from their home’s entrance. The mother, Adriana Alvarez, ended up in the hospital for days, recovering from injuries sustained during the incident. The alarming event was captured on a surveillance video, which showed a masked man leaping over a railing …

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Suicide bomber hits Chinese nationals headed to power plant

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SHANGLA, PAKISTAN – A devastating suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan resulted in the death of five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver on Tuesday. The incident was confirmed by local law enforcement and government officials. The fatal attack took place in Shangla, a district located within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to Bakhat Zahir, the local police chief. The victims, identified as construction workers and engineers, were en route to the Dasu Dam, Pakistan’s largest …

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Police officer shot and killed by career criminal

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QUEENS, NY – A “senseless act of violence” as described by officials, resulted in the tragic death of a 31-year-old NYPD officer on Monday evening. Officer Jonathan Diller, a husband and father to a 1-year-old son, was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Queens by a man with a substantial criminal record. Diller, who had served three years on the force, was trying to extract the suspect, Guy Rivera, 34, from a car on …

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Cargo ship collapses major bridge in Maryland

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BALTIMORE, MD – In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a dramatic incident unfolded in the Baltimore harbor when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the icy Patapsco River. The collapse occurred after a cargo ship struck the bridge along I-695 in Maryland, prompting an extensive search and rescue operation for those who fell into the freezing waters. A livestream captured the moment when the cargo ship collided with a support beam of the …

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Teen boys found murdered in different locations along the same road

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SEATTLE, WA – A chilling discovery was made near Interstate 5 in Seattle, where the bodies of two 16-year-old boys were found, believed to be the victims of connected murders, according to Washington State Patrol. The bodies were strategically hidden behind a massive concrete wall and amidst dense forest along the busy Seattle highway. A passerby discovered the first victim in a ditch near North 85th Street and I-5 on Thursday night. The second body …

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Six people shot, one killed, in bar parking lot

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Tragedy struck Indianapolis early Sunday morning, as a shooting in a bar’s parking lot claimed one life and left five others injured, including a police officer. The incident involved two off-duty Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers who were working at the bar at the time. The officers, donned in full uniform, were responding to a disturbance in the parking lot around 1:30 a.m. when they found themselves in a firefight with at …

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Young female Mayor and Director found shot to death

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SAN VICENTE, ECUADOR – A wave of shock and grief has swept across Ecuador following the discovery of the country’s youngest-ever mayor, Brigitte Garcia, shot dead in a car on Sunday. Garcia, 27, and her communications director, Jairo Loor, were found lifeless in the province of Manabi, triggering a nationwide investigation by the national police. The rented vehicle, equipped with a GPS tracking system, appears to have been the scene of the crime, with initial …

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Woman killed in stabbing boy ages 7 and 12 apprehended

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HARRIS COUNTY, TX – Two young boys from Texas were apprehended on Saturday following an incident where a woman was critically wounded due to a stabbing, as per official reports. The incident took place at a home located on April Valley Court in the northwestern region of Harris County shortly after 2 p.m., as stated by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The boys, aged seven and 12, reportedly returned to the residence subsequent to a …

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Missing mom’s dead body found in garbage truck

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WOODBRIDGE, VA – A community in Woodbridge, Virginia is in mourning following the tragic discovery of a missing mother’s body in a garbage truck. Taty’ana Cooks, 30, provoked concern when she failed to pick up her child from daycare. According to police, her remains were found in a trash truck that had been halted by law enforcement. Meanwhile, a man, allegedly seen driving Cooks’ car miles away from the scene, has been taken into custody …

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