A Salt Lake City man is facing charges after he allegedly threatened the mayor in addition to encouraging attendants to bring guns to a rally planned for protesting the shelter-in-place order. A St. George resident planned a protest that took place last Saturday, and hundreds of people, many ignoring social…
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Tik Tok Video Dispute Led to Domestic Violence Arrest
A Florida woman was taken into custody after she was accused of assaulting her live-in girlfriend when the two allegedly got into a fight about videos on Tik Tok. 23-year-old Ashley Stupi and her 24-year-old girlfriend have been sharing a residence in Tampa since the early days of the COVID-19…
Suspect Asked Police to Check Meth for COVID-19
An Iowa woman walked into a police station and allegedly requested they check a substance identified as methamphetamine for her so she could see if it had been contaminated with the novel coronavirus. Around 1:00 pm on April 5, officers at the Sioux City Police Department reported that a woman…
Online Seller Arrested for Price Gouging N-95 Masks
A man from Covina was detained early last week when the authorities allegedly discovered he was advertising N-95 masks for sale at a price that they believed was much higher than the value of the product with an intent to unfairly profit off the COVID-19 pandemic. After they were given…
Man Violently Attacked Disabled Wife Over COVID-19 Stimulus Check
The husband of a disabled woman in New Mexico allegedly assaulted and tried to set her on fire after reportedly becoming enraged when he learned he did not qualify to receive a COVID-19 stimulus check. 63-year-old Joe Macias and his wife, who is reportedly disabled, live together in a trailer…
Dollar Tree Cashier Assaulted When Trying to Enforce Social Distancing
A cashier at a Florida Dollar Tree accused a man of physically attacking her after she reportedly tried to ask him to practice social distancing as he crowded others when he allegedly tried to cut in line at the checkout. Last Friday afternoon, patrons and employees at the Dollar Tree…
CVS Robbed by Two Suspects Claiming They Have COVID-19
Two men in Florida allegedly pulled a heist at a CVS store using the threat that they have COVID-19 as their purported weapon of choice when confronting the workers. Last Tuesday afternoon, employees at the Coconut Creek CVS notified the authorities and said that they had been robbed by two…
Parents Endangered 5 Children by Hosting Huge Party During Pandemic
A couple from New Jersey has been charged after they reportedly threw a party with nearly 50 guests while their five children were amongst the crowd. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued an executive order to the people of the state on March 21 placing a temporary ban on all…
Man Charged For COVID-19 Public Coughing Gag
When a man in Walmart reportedly coughed on a patron on purpose and stated that he had the coronavirus the authorities arrested and charged him for the poorly received prank. 26-year-old Robert Eugene Heffner Jr. lives in Belmont, North Carolina. Governor Roy Cooper issued a statewide order to the people…
Man Tried to Sell Fake COVID-19 Cure to Investors
A man in Los Angeles allegedly tried to scam people out of financial investments by asking them to endorse a drug he reportedly claimed he created that was successful for curing COVID-19, and he is facing federal charges for the accusation. 53-year-old Keith Lawrence Middlebrook has a large online presence…