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When a cadet knocked on the door of a Northwestern Michigan residence to serve a subpoena, he was reportedly greeted by a 5-year-old who was first holding a knife and then a loaded gun.

On January 25, a situation at a home in Battle Creek culminated in weapons and neglect charges being pursued through the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office. It began when a Battle Creek Police Department cadet went to the residence to serve one of the people who live there with a subpoena, and the door was reportedly opened by a 5-year-old holding a knife. The cadet asked them to get an adult, but when the youngster came back, they were allegedly holding a gun that was believed to be loaded.

The cadet was able to take the handgun away from the child without incident, and additional law enforcement from the Battle Creek Police Department showed up at the residence. When the officers entered the home, they reported that a woman and two men were there and that five youngsters between the ages of 8 months and 6 years old also lived there. The woman’s dad later identified her as the mother of the children, and one of the men at the home was the father of one of the kids.

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When a Kentucky man reportedly confronted a woman working at the window of a fast-food restaurant about cold french fries, he allegedly got into an altercation with the employee that resulted in a shootout between both parties.

On the evening of January 6, an employee at a Wendy’s in Louisville was working at the drive thru when a man with two women riding as passengers pulled up to the window. It was reported that when they received their food, they became upset and yelled at the employee because the french fries were cold. The situation escalated, and the man parked the car. The trio reportedly headed into the restaurant to confront the employee face to face.

According to reports, the man pulled out a loaded gun and pulled the trigger. In response, the employee reportedly produced a gun she was carrying and fired a shot, and the man discharged his weapon multiple times. The woman was injured when a bullet hit her in the buttocks, and it was reported that the man and his passengers, one of whom was also shot, left the premises.

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A well-known YouTuber from Houston reportedly left the country after he was accused of kidnapping two women and threatening them with a gun before allegedly leaving them on the side of the road on I-10.

On November 23, a famous YouTuber reportedly made plans to spend time with two women. According to reports, after the trio went on an excursion to ride ATV’s, they visited a bowling alley where they hung out and met some of his friends. While there, the man allegedly began acting strange and told the women it was because he noticed that individuals from a rival gang were there. He left without them, but one of his friends gave the women a ride to get their belongings out of the man’s vehicle.

When they arrived, the man offered the women a ride home, but when they got in the car, he allegedly started traveling in the opposite direction on I-10. Instead of taking them home, the man reportedly left them on the side of the road. A passerby spotted them and called the authorities, and the women were found by deputies with the Waller County Sheriff’s Office.

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A Manchester University student with a “dark sense of humor” was arrested after allegedly sending students text messages containing gun emojis and threats.

On November 6, several students at Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana reportedly received threatening text messages from someone they believed was their 23-year-old fellow attendee. In addition to threats to physically harm or shoot them on campus, the messages reportedly contained gun emojis. According to reports, the woman also made verbal comments to the students that were interpreted as threats to shoot them in class.

Some of the students began reporting the situation to the school in emails, and they said they felt vulnerable to potential gun violence since the campus was not secure enough for them to believe they would be protected in the event of a dangerous incident. They also said that many students chose not to come forward because they feared they would put themselves at greater risk if they reported the situation. Screenshots of some of the allegedly threatening text messages were attached to the emails.

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Two law enforcement officers in Boston are facing multiple charges after the authorities allegedly discovered that they were running an unlicensed after-hours club in a basement.

According to reports, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, an HVAC company was rented out by two officers; one from the Boston Police Department and the other from the Boston Public Health Commission Campus Police. The officers allegedly transformed the basement in their Jamaica Plain neighborhood building into a functioning nightclub, but they reportedly did not obtain the licensing to do so. Advertisements for the establishment were posted online, and those who paid the cover charge to enter were allegedly able to partake in activities such as smoking out of hookahs, a DJ, and other high-priced standard club services.

The nightclub reportedly ran for several months without incident, but on July 10, 2021, a fight on the premises ushered in the beginning of the end. Someone walked in and began firing a gun, and one of the employees was shot several times. He was taken to the hospital, and the authorities went to the scene to investigate.

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An attendee at a high school dance in Phoenix was arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer when they were trying to detain him for accusations that he was carrying a gun and threatening students.

On the evening of October 18, Betty H Fairfax High School in Phoenix, Arizona, held its annual homecoming dance. While several of the students who attended the event enjoyed themselves, a few of the guests were accused of putting a damper on the fun with their purported aggressive behavior.

According to reports, one of the girls at the dance became concerned when she thought she saw a couple of male students who brought guns with them. She decided to call her mother to tell her about the situation. The authorities were notified, and officers from the Phoenix Police Department went to the school to investigate. When they arrived, they were told that two males were standing outside that they believed were involved in the situation. The officers approached them and searched them, but they did not find any weapons on them.

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When a man and his passenger were pulled over in Portland, the police reportedly found drugs in a bag marked “Definitely not a bag full of drugs” in the allegedly stolen vehicle.

Just after 1:00 AM on September 9, a man with a female passenger was driving a Ford Taurus through Southeast Portland. An officer from the East Precinct of the Portland Police Department spotted the vehicle, and he believed it had been reported stolen. He performed a traffic stop, and when the driver pulled over, the officer informed him and his passenger that they were being arrested.

According to the police report, when the car was searched, they found that the ignition was damaged. They also allegedly found that the key to the vehicle had been “shaved down.” In addition to other damage found in the car, they reported that the radio was missing. A bag containing plastic baggies, scales, a pipe, and a brown bag was reportedly discovered. When the brown bag, which had the words “Definitely not a bag full of drugs” marked on it, was inspected, the police reported that it did, in fact, contain a substance they believed was methamphetamine.

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Last week, two men were arrested for allegedly stealing a deputy’s firearm from a bathroom at a RaceTrac gas station in Oviedo, Florida.

On August 29, around 5:30 p.m., a Seminole County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped at the RaceTrac gas station to use the bathroom. While inside, the deputy placed his vest on the ground and his gun belt over the handicapped railing in the stall. After finishing, the deputy put his vest and gun belt back on and left to respond to another call.

Not long after, the deputy realized his firearm was missing. He returned to the gas station to look for it and wondered if someone might have taken it while he was in the stall. When surveillance footage was reviewed, it showed that the deputy was alone in the bathroom. After he left, two men went into the bathroom, and when they exited, one of them appeared to have a noticeable bulge in his waistband. It was believed he had taken the deputy’s missing gun.

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A Maryland man is facing many charges after he was accused of striking a woman and firing a gun during a domestic dispute.

On the evening of August 24, a couple in the Chesapeake Bay went out for dinner and drinks, and when they got back to the woman’s house things took a turn for the worse. According to reports, an argument regarding the woman’s children, who were in the home at the time, broke out between the pair. When the situation started to intensify, the woman tried to get the man to leave, but he reportedly refused.

Though she initially tried to make him leave, the woman reportedly grabbed a baseball bat and used it to break the back window of his vehicle to stop him from going. The attempt was unsuccessful, and the man walked out of the residence and took off.

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During the traffic stop of a dad in West Virginia, an officer allegedly found a gun in the vehicle and a 7-ounce bag of methamphetamine in his teenage daughter’s sweatshirt.

On June 9, a man was cruising down the highway in Arlington with his 2 daughters, ages 12 and 14. A deputy from the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office was patrolling the area, and they noticed that the vehicle had dark-tinted windows. They also believed the exhaust was unusually loud, so they performed a traffic stop.

The driver pulled over, and when he first talked to the deputy, he was asked for the usual items, such as proof of registration. When he was unable to give that to the deputy, the vehicle’s status was checked. In addition to having illegal inspection stickers, the authorities discovered the car was reported stolen in Ohio. The man explained he made a deal with the owner and traded his truck for the vehicle. He said he still had to take care of the title change.

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