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A Florida man was arrested after he was involved in a traffic accident and identified as the suspect involved in a case regarding a police officer’s stolen IRS refund check.

At the beginning of the summer, a police officer was awaiting the direct deposit of his IRS refund. He reported that it never showed up in his bank account, and he contacted the IRS about the situation. He was informed that they had mailed his refund instead of issuing it through direct deposit. The officer said he did not receive it, and they told him their records indicated it had already been cashed.

An investigation was opened, and the $20,694 check was traced to a local SoFi Bank. When the financial institution checked their records, they tracked down the check in an account that was opened in July 2023. They also reportedly discovered there were multiple transactions involving cashed United States Treasury checks that appeared to have been made out in the name of the account holder. They learned that money was taken out using ATMs, and several purchases of money orders were tracked to a few different Publix markets. The police checked the surveillance recordings from the stores, and they believed the suspect was a 34-year-old man from Coral Springs. An arrest warrant was activated.

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An Alabama TikTok influencer is facing several charges after a lengthy investigation allegedly revealed that she created a fake charity to bilk donors out of a total of over $1,000,000.

According to reports, approximately three years ago, a TikTok influencer who goes by the usernames “Slotmachinequeen” and “Slot_7.0” allegedly started a charity fund to help victims of domestic violence and homelessness. She reportedly asked that people send their donations directly to her using digital payment services such as PayPal, CashApp, and Venmo. People all over the world contributed to the cause, and over the course of approximately three years, at least $1,000,000 was reportedly collected.

In October, the authorities began receiving reports from individuals who suspected the charity was fraudulent, and the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division began looking into the claims. Their investigation led them to a 57-year-old woman from Athens. They believed the situation began in 2021, and they reported that the charity the woman allegedly claimed to be collecting donations for did not exist. It was also reported that the woman, who has not had a job since 2020, appeared to have transferred the money donated to the faux charity into her personal bank account.

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An Uber Eats driver in Northeastern Florida is being held without bail after allegedly eating food from a delivery order, spitting on the customer, and stealing hundreds of dollars worth of seasonal decorations from their yard.

Late in the evening on September 12, a 29-year-old woman who works as a driver for the Uber Eats platform accepted the task of delivering a food order from a customer in Davenport. Just before midnight, the driver arrived at the address with the items and walked up to the front door. The customer was watching the woman when she approached with the order, and she believed she saw the driver eating some of the food out of the bag.

It was reported that when the customer opened her door, she saw the driver was holding one of her seasonal decorations in her hand. When she yanked it away, the alleged thief reportedly spit at her. During a heated verbal exchange, the woman used the sign to shield herself from additional potential projectile spittle as she closed the door and called the authorities.

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A Florida woman was arrested after allegedly stealing a $2,400 exotic bird from a pet store.

According to reports, on the morning of September 7, a woman wearing dark sunglasses visited Everything Birds in Oldsmar. An event was being held at the store that day, and as the workers were setting up, one of them spotted the woman standing near an enclosure housing a baby Black Headed Caique. She greeted the potential shopper and went back to work.

Moments later, the employee returned to the area where she spoke to the woman, and when she looked for the bird it was nowhere to be found. The authorities were immediately notified, and deputies from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office went to the store, located in the Oldsmar Flea Market, to investigate.

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A Delaware man was arrested after reportedly stealing a truck with over $12,000 worth of liquor with the alleged intention of selling the booze for cash to pay his drug-related debts.

According to reports, a 39-year-old man from Gaston had been struggling to pay his debts and was living in his automobile. On the morning of May 30, he was reportedly sitting in his vehicle outside the Cheers Tavern in Muncie when he spotted a liquor distribution box truck parked in front of the establishment. He allegedly concocted a plan to steal the vehicle and its contents, which were reported as being $12,546 worth of alcohol, and sell the spirits for the money he needed.

He reportedly disabled the GPS and camera in the truck and then allegedly drove away. The authorities were notified, but they did not immediately find the suspect. Officers from the Muncie Police Department were patrolling near the local Shriners Club, and they saw a truck matching the description of the one taken from the bar. They checked it out and confirmed that it was the vehicle that belonged to the liquor distribution company, but no one was found inside the truck.

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A Florida man was arrested last weekend when he allegedly stole an Amazon van and drove more than 20 miles before he was apprehended at a gas station.

On February 18, a driver for Amazon was operating a company van while delivering packages in Ormond Beach, which is just north of Daytona Beach. While at one of the addresses on his route, the driver encountered a man who reportedly climbed into the driver’s seat of the van and started the vehicle. The driver tried to prevent the man from taking the van, but the alleged thief drove away.

According to reports, the Amazon van had a real-time video camera in the vehicle, and when the management learned about the alleged theft, they began using the feed to track the location. They reported that they could see the driver, and he seemed to be drifting in and out of consciousness. The authorities were notified about the situation.

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An Arizona man is facing serious charges after he was released from prison and allegedly carjacked a man driving a truck carrying $1 M worth of Corvettes so he could use the vehicle to get home.

According to reports, on February 15, a 23-year-old man was released from prison and headed to the Willcox Loves Struck Stop in Willcox, Arizona. The newly freed individual saw a semi-truck carrying 10 new Chevrolet C8 Corvettes, and he approached the driver to make small talk about the luxury vehicles. Before long, the man allegedly yanked the driver out of the semi, hopped into the driver’s seat, and took off.

The authorities learned about the alleged theft, and shortly after, a deputy from the Cochise County Sheriff’s Department found the man driving the semi. The deputy noted that the vehicle was being driven unsafely as he tried to perform a traffic stop. The driver reportedly ignored the sirens and lights and kept driving.

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A Florida man who is on probation for a domestic violence-related issue was arrested after allegedly running around naked before reportedly entering a thrift store and stealing a tee shirt.

On January 24, the Wings of Faith Thrift Store in Ocala was visited by a 38-year-old man. Before he went inside, the man, who was allegedly totally naked except for a pair of sunglasses, ran around in front of the establishment for a bit.

Several people noticed the reportedly bizarre behavior, and the police began receiving reports from bystanders. The witnesses also said they it looked like the man was holding a pair of shorts.

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When a woman riding in an Uber became frustrated by the driver going too slowly for her liking, she allegedly stole the car and drove herself to the airport.

Early in the morning on December 10, a woman from Orange County, California, was in Austin, Texas, getting ready to get on a flight. She ordered an Uber to take her to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Shortly after, a woman with the rideshare company arrived, and they began their trip.

According to reports, the driver was not going as fast as the passenger wanted, and she became aggravated and started to complain. When she failed to speed up, the passenger allegedly got ahold of the driver’s cell phone and reportedly threw it out the window onto the busy street.

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An alleged sex worker and the man who reportedly hired her were both arrested when the man allegedly fired a gun at the woman’s car after accusing her of stealing his wallet after he paid her to urinate on him in a hotel room.

On November 19, a 66-year-old man reportedly solicited the services of an alleged sex worker and asked her to meet him at a Days Inn in York. He requested that she come to his room and urinate on him while he was lying in the tub.

After the alleged encounter, the woman left the room and headed to the parking lot. She sat in her vehicle and had a snack while viewing videos on the internet. The man, who reportedly thought she stole his wallet upon exiting, approached the vehicle and confronted her. It was reported that when she started to drive away, the man shot at her car.

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