Articles Tagged with burglary

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A Washington woman was arrested after the authorities said she led deputies on a high-speed pursuit through multiple counties before officers were able to stop the vehicle.

The authorities said deputies later located a white Chevrolet and attempted to stop the driver. She allegedly refused to pull over, leading deputies on a pursuit through the Puget Sound region as additional law enforcement vehicles responded.

Deputies eventually used spike strips in an attempt to slow the vehicle. The strips damaged one of the Chevrolet’s tires, but the driver allegedly continued traveling. Officers then used a Precision Immobilization Technique, commonly known as a PIT maneuver, to bring the pursuit to an end. The driver was ordered out of the vehicle and taken into custody.

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A California man was taken into custody after a violent incident inside a Target store that left several people injured, including a juvenile.

According to the authorities, officers responded to the store at about 6 p.m. on June 17 after receiving reports of an assault involving a female customer near the checkout area. Investigators said the woman and the suspect did not know each other.

Before officers arrived, store employees reportedly began evacuating customers. Witnesses and store personnel reportedly tried to intervene when the man attacked the woman. According to media reports, bystanders rushed toward the area after seeing the alleged victim being attacked. Some witnesses claimed the woman appeared unable to free herself, while others attempted to stop the suspect.

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An 87-year-old Massachusetts woman was allegedly attacked inside her home after an intruder entered through a window, according to the authorities.

The incident occurred on May 25 in Falmouth, a town on Cape Cod. Investigators said the suspect was not known to the elderly couple who lived at the residence.

According to the authorities, the alleged victim began screaming during the encounter, which woke her husband. The man, who is reportedly blind and relies on a walker, approached the area where the disturbance was taking place. Investigators said the intruder then fled from the home through the same window used to gain entry.

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A food delivery driver was arrested after the authorities said he allegedly attacked a customer during a dispute over a mobile app order in Pembroke Pines.

The incident reportedly took place late Sunday night, April 5, near a gated community. According to an arrest report, the driver had been instructed to meet the customer outside the neighborhood because he did not have access through the gate.

Investigators said the situation escalated after the food was handed over. The customer placed the order inside his vehicle, but the driver’s app allegedly did not show the delivery as complete. The driver then reportedly insisted the food be returned, claiming he would not be paid unless the delivery was marked properly at the listed address.

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Authorities in Tennessee reported that a man was arrested after allegedly setting his mom and her home on fire during a domestic dispute early last Thursday morning.

According to the authorities, deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported arson at a residence. When they arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames.

Investigators said the victim told deputies that her son had allegedly returned to the home with a container of gasoline after an ongoing dispute related to her efforts to evict him. As she attempted to leave the residence, he reportedly poured gasoline on both her and the house before igniting it. The victim also claimed her phone was destroyed to prevent her from calling 911.

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A 43-year-old man was reportedly taken into custody in Portland and arraigned on multiple felony charges, including first-degree attempted rape, kidnapping, and burglary, after a series of alleged incidents in a residential neighborhood.

According to the authorities, the suspect was located shortly after a reported attack when a group of about 15 people followed him through the area, pointing him out to officers. He was taken into custody without incident, but police said he made inappropriate remarks to a responding officer at the time of his arrest.

Investigators later stated that the man was suspected of approaching several women earlier that day. In one case, he allegedly entered a nearby church and inappropriately touched a woman before leaving. The authorities also reported that two other women in the neighborhood were grabbed by the suspect as he passed them on the street.

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A Wisconsin man was taken into custody after authorities in Milwaukee reported that he allegedly forced his way into a home and threatened two women while armed with a handgun.

According to authorities, the incident reportedly happened on February 26 at a residence in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Police later arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of several charges, including armed burglary, reckless endangerment, false imprisonment, attempted sexual assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Authorities stated that the situation may have begun when a person who was at the home to perform repair work encountered the suspect outside. The worker reportedly told police that the man asked how many people were inside the residence and appeared to have a firearm concealed under his clothing. The worker said he followed the man’s instructions to approach the home, but was allowed to leave moments later. After getting away, he contacted emergency services.

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A 56-year-old woman in Florida is under investigation after she allegedly posed as a government worker to take a 9-year-old boy from his babysitter.

The authorities stated the incident reportedly happened in Polk County. Deputies responded to a call for assistance around 3:22 p.m. at a home where a babysitter was watching four children, including the 9-year-old. The caller, allegedly identifying herself as a child welfare employee, reportedly told the dispatcher she needed help removing the children.

When deputies arrived, the babysitter said the woman and another person had come to the home claiming she was a case manager and needed to take the 9-year-old to his mother. The babysitter refused and said the woman threatened to take all four children. The woman reportedly made phone calls claiming she was arranging new homes for the children. She allegedly did not show identification or any proof of employment when asked.

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An incident involving an 18-year-old man in Florida who made an alleged series of attempted car thefts at a luxury dealership ended with his being tased and arrested.

According to reports, the incident happened on the evening of January 14 at a BMW dealership in Daytona Beach. The man allegedly went to the dealership with his girlfriend and a friend. Investigators say the group came and left several times that evening while trying to figure out how to get a vehicle, despite reportedly having no money or credit to make a purchase.

The situation escalated when the man allegedly became upset with dealership staff after being told he could not buy a car. Authorities say he returned again and tried to get into multiple vehicles on the lot. At one point, he reportedly entered a restricted area intended only for employees and got inside a BMW SUV. An employee later told police the man appeared to be searching for a way to start the vehicle before being yelled at to leave.

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A New York man with more than two dozen warrants for similar criminal acts was arrested in early November for allegedly stealing from stores in the same shopping center over a period of several months.

The Van Rensselaer Square Shopping Center in North Greenbush, New York, is home to a variety of national and local stores and restaurants. It offers shoppers a spot to enjoy a meal, obtain beauty services, and a variety of retailers from which to shop. According to reports, beginning in June, several establishments reported that they had been burglarized. The North Greenbush Police Department began investigating, and they reported that, during an approximate five-month period, the same suspect appeared to be involved in at least nine burglaries.

Additional law enforcement agencies, including the Capital Region Crime Analysis Center, joined the investigation. Using the collected information, they were able to identify the person they believed was responsible for the alleged burglary spree. When they looked into the history of the 40-year-old man, who was reported as being from Albany, the authorities found that he had 30 warrants for cases throughout the Capital Region.

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