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Man Claiming He is Jesus Sates Earthly Hunger with Pizza Theft

A man who believes he is Jesus Christ called 911 on Wednesday morning to report that he had illegally entered a local Pizza Hut because he was hungry after returning to earth from heaven. 46-year-old Richard Lee Quintero arrived at the High Point, North Carolina, location of Pizza Hut in…

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Maid Accused of Cleaning Out $10,000 in Goods from Clients Homes

A housekeeper in Tennessee has been charged with theft for accusations that she has stolen items from two of the homes that she was hired to clean. 36-year-old Cynthia Ward is the proprietor of the Chapmansboro based cleaning service Cynthia’s Housekeeping. In December 2017 Ward cleaned the condominium of a…

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Jilted Lovers Attempt to Conceal Burglary with Pasta Sauce Fire

Two Florida men are facing charges on suspicion that they broke into the home of a man with whom they had both reportedly had a previous intimate relationship and tried to hide evidence of the event by attempting to cause a fire using Ragu sauce. A DeLand, Florida, man with…

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Woman Uses Baseball Bat in Defense Against Alleged Nude Burglar

On Sunday, when a woman in her apartment was the alleged victim of an intruder who was not wearing pants, she reportedly used a baseball bat in an attempt to protect herself from possible harm. When Simone Parker came out of the bathroom in her apartment after hearing a strange…

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Orange County Insurance Agent Suspected of $1.6 Million Scam on Seniors

An ex-insurance agent from San Clemente has been accused of using fraudulent practices to profit off of investments he made for at least six elderly clients in Southern California. 55-year-old Mark Malatesta, a man employed as a licensed insurance agent, was taken into custody on Monday after the California Department…

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Elementary School Ex-PTA Treasurer Suspected of Embezzling School Funds

The once-treasurer of the Herbert Hoover Elementary School’s Parent-Teacher Association has been accused of misappropriating money from the organization’s fund and is facing felony charges for the claims made against him. As reported by a spokesperson for the Desert Sands Unified School District, $22,000 of the money raised by the…

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Caregiver Arrested for Stealing Credit Cards from Elderly Patients

A woman was taken into custody on allegations that she stole the identities of at least two of the elderly patients for whom she provided in-home health care, and used the information for her personal financial gain. Aujana Johnson-Payne works for an agency in Orange County where she is sent…

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Upcoming Depositions for Daily Sun News Executives in Theft Case

A woman who was employed by the Villages Daily Sun has been accused of pilfering fraudulent commissions from the company. Several staff members including upper-level executives of the outlet are scheduled for depositions this week. The Villages Daily Sun in Florida states that it is a part of a media…

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Santa Ana Woman Arrested as Suspect in Irvine Purse Snatching

On Thursday a woman was taken into custody and charged for an incident that occurred on February 8 in Irvine, when a woman walking toward a store had her purse snatched. Approximately one week ago in the evening a woman parked her car in the lot of Bath and Body…

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Man Accused of Multi-Million Dollar Sales Scheme Fraud Facing 89 Charges

A Dana Point resident who allegedly made millions of dollars in purchases through fraudulent means at several businesses in San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties is facing 89 charges for the schemes. Over a nine-month period last year, businesses in three Southern California counties were the victims of a forced-sale…

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