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A Michigan man was turned in by his mother after he allegedly spent a day visiting local restaurants and taking off with their tip jars.

According to reports, early in the afternoon on October 30, Aaron’s Rent-to-Own store in Pontiac, Michigan was visited by someone in a ski mask. The person reportedly grabbed a 50-inch Samsung television and tried to flee out the door, but they were stopped by one of the workers.

The authorities were notified about the alleged attempted theft, and the license plate of the gold Ford Focus the suspect reportedly left in was given as an identifier.

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A woman in Connecticut allegedly defrauded her husband out of more than half a million dollars by reportedly convincing him he had Alzheimer’s so he wouldn’t try to work with the finances.

63-year-old Donna Marino has been married to her husband since 2009.

In March 2020, Marino’s husband got in touch with the East Haven police to report that he believed his wife used $600,000 beginning in 1999.

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Three men are facing charges after allegedly taking money from elderly people in Rhode Island in what is referred to as a “Grandparent Scam.”

21-year-old Bryan Valdez-Espinosa and 22-year-old Diego A. Alarcon reside in Union City, N.J. They were reportedly working together with Jason Hatcher, 39, from New York City in a scheme to defraud several people who have grandchildren.

It was reported that between June 9 and June 11, the trio reached out to at least 11 people in different areas of Rhode Island. The men allegedly asked them to provide money to help their grandchildren with legal troubles.

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A Florida woman is facing felony charges after she allegedly assaulted an underage KFC employee by reaching into the drive-thru window.

23-year-old Alexandra Maldonado lives in St. Petersburg.

Just after 5:00 PM on October 22, Maldonado was reportedly at a local KFC restaurant. The inside was not accessible to customers, but the drive-through was still open.

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A Waffle House in Florida reported that a man attempted to rob the restaurant and used “finger guns” to intimidate the people in the establishment.

On the evening of October 18, the Waffle House in Madison, Florida, reported that they experienced an attempted robbery during business hours.

A man wearing a hoodie allegedly entered the restaurant with a small dog, and he reportedly announced that he was there to rob the establishment. He allegedly yelled at the workers and patrons and told them to get on the ground.

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The owner of a store in Seattle is facing charges after allegedly taking part in a theft scheme involving more than $10,000 in stolen LEGO sets.

Last July, the authorities were alerted about a string of thefts taking place at a store in downtown Seattle. The suspect reportedly stole pricey LEGO sets each time they came into the establishment.

Most of the sets were from the Star Wars “Mandalorian” collection. The store estimated the value of the allegedly stolen goods at over $10,000.

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Around 6:30 pm on October 12, the Vero Beach Police Department was notified by someone at a local Walmart about a possible car theft in progress on the property.

The police went to the location and reported that they saw a man trying to force his way into a parked Nissan Frontier.

When they approached the suspected truck thief, he was reportedly shirtless and sitting on a bicycle near the truck.

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A Florida man who was allegedly caught burglarizing a barn reportedly had sex with one of the housed horses on several occasions.

57-year-old Santiago Victoria reportedly works for a welding company in Vero Beach. The business parks its company vehicles close to a barn on a nearby personal property.

A woman owns the property, and she recently reportedly noticed that one of her horses looked like it had wounds on its neck. She also allegedly discovered different types of ropes in the stable where the miniature horse stays. She believed the marks on the horse’s neck were made with the ropes.

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The police accused a Florida man of swiping watches from Walmart because he was wearing the same Ron Gronkowski jersey that the suspect reportedly had on.

On September 25, a Walmart in Largo, Florida reported that a shoplifter visited their store and stole watches.

The authorities were notified, and officers from the Largo Police Department went to the store to investigate the situation.

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A Florida woman reportedly visited an auto dealership, climbed into a Jeep parked on the lot, and masturbated in the view of the customers and employees.

On September 22, 37-year-old Alexis King reportedly walked onto the lot of Bob Tyler Toyota in Pensacola.

The woman reportedly let herself into the back seat of a Jeep Wrangler that was for sale.

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