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A man allegedly held three of his family members hostage in their home for nearly 17-hours and reportedly shot and injured three responding officers during the standoff.

Last Sunday afternoon, a man reportedly angrily burst through the door of his family home in Cedar Park, Texas while his mother and siblings were inside.

The man’s mother feared for her safety and the safety of her children, and she called the authorities to report a possible domestic disturbance. She explained that her son was refusing to allow the family to exit the home.

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Drake Bell’s ex-girlfriend alleged that the actor was abusive to her in more than one fashion during their live-in relationship when she was a teenager, and Bell is contesting the accusation.

Jared Drake Bell has worked in the entertainment industry since 1991 and has a long resume of television and film credits including starring in the Nickelodeon show “Drake and Josh” in 2003.

Between 2006 and 2009, Bell reportedly had a romantic relationship with Melissa Lingafelt, now known as Jimi Ono, when she was 16-years-old, and the couple lived together for some of the time that they dated.

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When a teenage employee at a Pennsylvania theme park asked a couple of guests to wear face masks, the worker was allegedly assaulted by the patrons and left with serious injuries.

On August 9, a 17-year-old was working his shift at Sesame Place children’s theme and water park in Middletown Township.

Since the governor has put a public face-covering mandate in place, the establishment is asking guests over the age of 2 to wear masks in all areas other than in the water, and while eating.

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A Florida man is facing a felony charge after he allegedly threw the contents of a Slurpee cup at a 7-11 employee when he reportedly became angered over the cost of the frozen beverage.

Just after 9:00 am on July 28, an employee at a Pinellas Park 7-11 was working their shift at the register when a man approached the counter with a Slurpee in his hand.

The man, later identified as 40-year-old Brian Duffy, reportedly believed the cost of the drink was too high, and he allegedly began a verbal altercation with the worker about his frustration.

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A man riding in a Lyft was accused of taking issue with the driver’s plastic partition between the front and back seats and assaulting the man while he was still navigating the car on the road.

Around midnight on August 2, 36-year-old Travis Smith and one of his friends who had a child in tow hailed a Lyft to drive them to Smith’s home.

When the riders got into the car and gave the driver the Palm Coast address where they wished to be dropped off, Smith allegedly began to question the reason the driver had a plastic barrier installed in the vehicle.

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A Florida man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly spat in the face of a child who was wearing a protective face covering while in a restaurant.

On August 2, 47-year-old Jason Copenhaver reportedly strolled into Ricky T’s Bar and Grille in Treasure Island, Florida.

After entering the establishment, Copenhaver, who was allegedly barefoot, reportedly made his way over to a table where a young boy who was wearing a face mask was sitting.

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When a Florida woman walked into her home and found her husband having sexual intercourse with another woman, she allegedly reacted by busting holes in walls and giving the man a black eye.

29-year-old Nicole Denison, her husband of three years, and their two children live together in Safety Harbor, Florida.

Late in the evening on July 22, Denison returned to the residence and walked in on her husband and a woman with whom he was having sex.

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When a woman allegedly became angered after her boyfriend wet the bed, she reportedly used a machete to hit him over the head.

39-year-old Bophanary Om and her boyfriend, also 39, live together in Deer Park, Illinois.

On the evening of On July 26, Om and her boyfriend were relaxing at home when the man reportedly urinated in the bed that they share, allegedly causing his girlfriend to become rather upset over the purported accident.

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A man has been charged with multiple felonies after he was accused of driving his SUV into a large group of people while they were holding a rally in support of Blue Lives Matter.

On the afternoon of July 25 in Eaton, Ohio, many people came together on the grass in a local park to advocate for Blue Lives Matter.

As the protestors held their signs and showed their support, a maroon SUV allegedly left the street and drove through the park, reportedly heading directly at the pedestrians in a purported attempt to run them over.

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When the daughter of a man who is prescribed marijuana for medical use reportedly became upset that he would not share his weed with her, she allegedly advanced upon him physically and was arrested for the outburst.

In the afternoon on July 23, 22-year-old Dakota DiRienzo was hanging out with her father, 54-year-old Luigi DiRienzo, at his Sebastian, Florida residence. Luigi’s girlfriend was also reportedly at the dwelling with the pair.

When Dakota allegedly wanted her father to share some of his medical marijuana and he denied her request the girl allegedly pushed the issue and the two began to have a verbal dispute.

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