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Two Texas teens are facing multiple charges after allegedly breaking into a home and holding the family who lives there at gunpoint before fleeing and escaping from pursuing police officers.

Late in the evening on September 5, a family, including five adults and three children, were at their home in Beverly Hills, Texas, when two men reportedly forcefully entered without permission.

The alleged intruders reportedly had handguns, and it was reported that they pointed the weapons at the people and threatened to harm them. After allegedly stealing cash and attempting to take a vehicle, the pair took off together in a car.

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A Florida man is facing several charges after a social media post claiming he had a new Mercedes caught the attention of the authorities and connected him to a series of theft crimes in Deltona.

Last weekend, the authorities reported that a string of car burglaries had taken place around the Deltona area. Surveillance videos collected from the scenes reportedly showed that the suspects were two individuals in masks and gloves.

One of the vehicles allegedly taken was a Mercedes. Surveillance footage from a nearby gas station showed a male driver with tattoos on his neck and face, and the authorities were able to use the information to identify the suspect.

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An 18-year-old wanted for armed robbery in Mississippi was caught in Indiana while allegedly speeding and driving under the influence.

Early in the morning on September 4, a man was driving in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, when the police noticed he was swerving on the road and going twice the 30 MPH posted speed limit. While he allegedly strayed in and out of his lane, he reportedly almost caused an accident with another vehicle and struck a curb.

The police performed a traffic stop, and when they interacted with the driver, they reported that they saw an open alcoholic beverage in the vehicle. They also believed he was intoxicated.

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A man on probation for a gun-related conviction was arrested after his ex-girlfriend accused him of breaking into her home and assaulting her when she joked about the size of his penis.

On August 29, a 42-year-old woman was texting her ex, who is also the father of her three children, when he reportedly became upset after she uploaded a picture of someone’s penis, and then told him that his member was small.

Just before midnight, the 30-year-old man allegedly showed up at his ex’s house in Vero Beach without an invitation. According to the police report, he went inside without permission and found the woman in her bedroom lying in bed.

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A man from Wyoming who was making his way to California allegedly hijacked a car, called 911 several times for a tow truck, and got naked on the interstate to prove he was unarmed when police arrived.

On the morning of August 23, 911 received a slew of calls from someone who wanted the assistance of a tow truck because his tires were punctured. The caller was informed he was not to use 911 for that reason since it is not considered an emergency. The police went to the caller’s location to check on them, and they said the tires on the vehicle were fine.

Right after the police left, the man allegedly called 911 again, and officers returned. They reported that they saw the man in the middle of the street trying to get vehicles to stop for him. When one of the drivers stopped their car, he entered it, and reportedly told the driver to go to the nearest police department.

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A Florida woman in a laundromat was arrested after reportedly wielding a wet floor sign as a weapon when she got into an altercation with another woman.

On the afternoon of August 27, a 29-year-old woman from Lauderhill was doing her laundry at the Laundromart Coin Laundry in Miami. Her clothes were in the washing machine, and she was waiting for them to finish so she could put them in the dryer.

Before the woman was able to retrieve her belongings from the washer, another woman in the establishment reportedly opened the machine and started to remove the clothes. The rightful owner of the property reportedly became upset with the woman, who said she made a mistake and opened the wrong washing machine, and they started to fight.

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A Connecticut man has been accused of larceny after reportedly taking a bag he found outside a local bank that held $5,000 in tax funds.

On May 30, the Trumble tax collector’s office sent an employee to the bank with a deposit bag with approximately $5,000 in tax money. The bag was adorned with the bank’s symbol and there were several documents inside that reportedly indicated that the owner was the Town of Trumble.

It was reported that the employee reached the financial institution, and when they looked for the bank bag, they noticed it was not there.

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Former Hannah Montana star Mitchel Musso was arrested last weekend after allegedly causing a drunken disturbance at a hotel and stealing snack food from a convenience store in Texas.

32-year-old actor Mitchel Musso is well known for playing Oliver Oken in Disney’s Hannah Montana, in addition to playing parts in several additional Disney Channel productions. He is also a pop singer.

On August 26, the Garland, Texas native was in Rockwall, Texas, approximately 200 miles from his hometown.

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Three women from Washington state were arrested after they were accused of stealing approximately $30,000 worth of designer handbags from a mall in California.

According to reports, on August 16, a store in The Americana at Brand shopping complex in Glendale was the target of a robbery. The store reported that designer handbags were missing from their inventory. The estimated total value of the missing bags was $30,000.

Officers on E-bikes from the Glendale Downtown Policing Unit were patrolling the area around The Americana at Brand around the time of the alleged theft. While they were still near the shopping center, they saw a vehicle being driven without license plates. The car was also blocking traffic, and the officers pulled over the driver.

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A Florida teenager is facing many charges after the police accused him of speeding, and allegedly found drugs, guns, and cash that they believe was earned through drug sales during a search of the vehicle.

According to reports, just after midnight on August 19, a vehicle in Lady Lake allegedly being driven 20 miles over the posted speed limit was spotted by a police officer from the Lady Lake Police Department.

The driver went into an Applebee’s parking lot before the officer tried to perform a traffic stop, and he allegedly sped through the lot and failed to stop until he struck a curb.

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