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Officer Pointed Gun at Woman During Domestic Dispute 

An officer with the Topeka VA reportedly got into a domestic dispute with a woman while off duty and allegedly pointed his gun at her head during the argument.  Alexander Morris Harris, 43, is a Topeka VA police officer. According to reports, he was recently demoted. Harris stood with other…

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Mom Left Ghost Guns in Reach of Unattended 5-Year-Old

46-year-old Lauren Tracy lives in Mammoth Lakes. She has a 5-year-old child. It was reported that at some point over the weekend, Tracy stepped out and left her child by themselves.  Around 7:00 pm, a babysitter hired through a service showed up at the vacation home and figured she would…

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Smugglers Packed 10 Kilos of Fentanyl in Chip Containers  

Two Washington men were indicted by a grand jury after they allegedly put 9,000 fentanyl pills in potato chip containers and smuggled them into Whatcom County.   Earlier this month, Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations Pacific Northwest received information that caused them to believe that a criminal organization from Mexico…

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Woman Stabbed Minivan with Pitchfork at Publix 

A Florida woman with a whip and a pitchfork reportedly caused a ruckus outside a Publix store after trying to peddle teddy bears.  56-year-old Lisa Anne Slone lives in Ocoee.  On the afternoon of July 19, a woman was reportedly behind a Publix Store in Minneola. It was reported that…

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Man Stole 5,000 Pounds of Copper from Interstate Lights 

A man accused of stealing nearly 5,000 pounds of copper wire from Interstate lights was apprehended when he went into a recycling center while the police were on the premises investigating the same crime.  31-year-old Clarence Wayne Giles lives in the Charleston area of West Virginia.  According to the authorities,…

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Deputy Shot Sword-Wielding Man During Altercation 

A Spotsylvania County sheriff’s deputy opened fire and shot a man that reportedly rushed at him with a large sword.  27-year-old Nicholas Gene Howell lives in Spotsylvania, Virginia.  On July 18, Howell was at his parents’ home. His parents and other family members were also at the house.  It was…

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Armed Robber Stole $22,000 of $1 Bills from Strip Club 

A Providence man was arrested after allegedly robbing a local strip club at gunpoint and taking $22,000 in $1 bills.  In the middle of the afternoon on July 18, a manager of The Cadillac Lounge adult entertainment club was counting money in his office before the establishment opened for the…

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Pair Caught Sexually Exploiting Underage Girls in Florida 

Two people in Florida allegedly used social media to recruit underage girls for sex acts that the man recorded on video.  According to reports, 33-year-old Marc Phillip Dinkels and 19-year-old Taylor Kathleen Brandt met online. They reportedly began to spend time together after Dinkels allegedly told Brandt he would pay…

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Florida Man Called 911 for Sour Patch Kids 

A Florida man was accused of using 911 without having a legitimate emergency when he reportedly called the number because his girlfriend wanted to eat Sour Patch Kids candy.  37-year-old Joshua Larson lives in Madeira Beach, Florida.  Just before midnight on July 16, Larson was at his home with his…

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DUI Suspect Claimed He “Drinks Alcohol Like it is Coffee”

A man accused of driving under the influence reportedly told the authorities that he has been consuming liquor since he was a child and that he “drinks alcohol like it is coffee.”  51-year-old James Fuerstenau is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. According to court records, he has been convicted DUIs on two…

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