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A Georgia man who claims he is a witch doctor has been accused of holding a woman against her will and raping her after inviting her to his apartment for a spiritual cleansing ritual. 

A 44-year-old man who resides in an apartment complex in Duluth reportedly began talking to a woman, and he allegedly told her that he was a witch doctor who could perform rituals. 

It was reported that the man asked the woman to come to his residence for a ritual cleansing, and she accepted the invitation. 

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Last Tuesday, two men in Louisiana who were wanted for multiple theft offenses since last August were taken into custody and jailed for the allegations.

On August 26, 2022, a tree service company in Calhoun found that five of their chainsaws adorned with the company name were missing. They suspected that they had been stolen, and they notified the authorities. The owner believed they knew who swiped the chainsaws when someone who purchased two of them revealed the identities of the men whom they bought them from.

Approximately one month later, on September 20, the West Monroe Police Department received a report that someone broke into a mechanic’s business and burglarized four of the vehicles. The suspect was recognized by the alleged victim when reviewing the surveillance footage, and when they gave the person’s identity to the police, it was believed that the man was one of the same suspects involved in the alleged chainsaw thefts.

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The former food service director of an Illinois school district is facing charges after being accused of abusing her position by allegedly stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings.  

A woman in Cook County has spent more than a decade working as a food service director for Harvey School District 152. It was reported that one of her regular duties was to place orders with the food suppliers who work with the district. 

Last year, the school district’s budget was audited, and it was reportedly found to be approximately $300,000 over the allotted yearly amount, though the year was only half over. 

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A man from New Hampshire was arrested in Florida last week after allegedly stealing a group home transportation vehicle with a wheelchair-dependent non-verbal passenger inside. 

On January 31, the driver of a group home van had a passenger who uses a wheelchair. The man is also non-verbal. 

While the driver was en route to the destination, he reportedly pulled into the parking lot of a St. Lucie liquor store around 2:00 PM. The vehicle was reportedly left running while the man went into the business. The passenger remained in the van. 

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An alleged thief may face charges after reportedly breaking into a restaurant and taking items, in addition to leaving a pile of excrement on the floor. 

Early in the morning on January 21, Joe’s Crab Shack restaurant in Fort Meyers, Florida, was reportedly robbed.  

According to reports, the perpetrator entered the establishment after hours by shattering a window. While the person was there, they allegedly swiped alcohol and other items that belong to the restaurant. 

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Last Sunday, a Florida man was arrested after allegedly walking into a private home while the resident was there and attempting to cause an accident with another car while reportedly fleeing from the authorities. 

On the afternoon of January 29, a homeowner in Gainesville was upstairs in their residence when they reportedly heard a sound that made them think an intruder had entered their kitchen. 

The resident yelled, and the alleged bandit left the house. 

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A woman from central Florida may face charges after allegedly trying to steal from a convenience store and striking an employee with Slim Jim meat sticks when they tried to stop her. 

Around 3:00 PM on January 23, a woman walked into the convenience store attached to a Citgo Gas Station in Pinellas Park. 

According to the police report, as soon as the potential patron entered the building, she began to verbally harass one of the store employees.  

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A mother and daughter in Tennessee have been charged with theft after allegedly stealing a dog that someone left outside in freezing temperatures during a winter storm and refusing to give it back to the owners. 

Around 5:00 PM on December 23, a deputy with the Bluff City Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office went to a home after they received a complaint about an animal. 

It was reported that the temperature outside was eight degrees Fahrenheit, and the deputy saw a female German Shepherd chained up in the backyard. The owners were not at home. The dog was inside of a makeshift shelter constructed with a plastic doghouse, straw, and a tarp. It was not an enclosed structure. 

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A married couple in Georgia was allegedly robbing a convenience store at gunpoint when a few of the customers intervened and used their own firearms to prevent it. 

Early in the evening on January 9, an Ideal Mart market in Gilmer County was visited by a man who was using a pair of women’s underwear as a makeshift face mask. The purported patron grabbed an energy drink from the cooler. 

According to reports, the man approached the cashier and pulled out a .45 caliber. He allegedly pointed it at the employee and told them to hand over the money. 

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A software engineer from Seattle who was reportedly largely influenced by the movie “Office Space” is facing charges after he allegedly pilfered over $300,000 from his former employer by editing the software. 

Last Spring, Zulily.com noticed that there was an issue with the way their checkout system was operating. 

According to reports, they learned that some of the charges from purchases and shipping fees were incorrect. They also found that the price of some of their merchandise had been lowered. 

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