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A Texas man reportedly posing as a sports representative for an NBA player visited a Tiffany & Co. store in Florida and allegedly swallowed over $750,000 worth of jewelry in a purported attempt to steal the high-priced merchandise.

On February 26, a man visited a Tiffany and Co. store in Orlando and reportedly introduced himself as a representative for an Orlando Magic basketball player. It was reported that the man said he was sent by the player to buy two pairs of earrings and a ring. After pointing out the desired $1,356,500 worth of jewelry, the man was taken to a private VIP room to view the pricy pieces. After they were placed in front of him, the man allegedly snatched them off the table and tried to leave the room. An employee was able to block him before he got the door open, but he allegedly used physical force to get past them.

The authorities were notified, and the employees reported that the ring was dropped, but the suspect escaped with 4.86-carat diamond earrings worth $160,000, and 8.19-carat diamond solitaire earrings with a value of $609,500. Surveillance video was reviewed, and the vehicle the suspect left in was seen in the footage. A few hours later, Florida Highway Patrol pulled over an SUV for a traffic violation, and it matched the description of the vehicle the alleged jewelry thief was driving. It was reported that the price tags from the earrings were found inside the SUV, and he was arrested. When he was in the police vehicle, the officers reportedly saw him swallow what they believed were the stolen goods. A live scan of his body showed what looked like earrings in his stomach.

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Two men in Texas found themselves in legal trouble after being accused of possessing fake identification and more than 30 credit cards believed to be stolen.

According to reports, the Hendersonville Police Department, Metro Nashville Police, Metro Nashville Airport Authority, and additional agencies are working together to investigate a situation involving 32 stolen credit cards. Late in the evening on February 21, the police department received notification from a local Walmart store reporting that two men had attempted to add money to gift cards and tried to use several credit cards to transfer the funds. The loss prevention officers thought it was suspicious when all the cards used during the transactions were declined, and they notified the authorities.

Officers went to the location and arrived before the men left the premises. One of the suspects was stopped when the police saw him walking out of the store, and the other was spotted in an SUV in the parking lot. It was reported that he drove away and forced the officers to chase him a short distance but had to stop when the tires fell off his vehicle. The men allegedly had 32 credit cards believed to be stolen, in addition to 14 gift cards that they suspected were used for siphoning money from the credit accounts.

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A delivery driver working in a Northeast Miami-Dade neighborhood was arrested following a hit-and-run that left a mother and her 6-month-old son injured.

On the morning of August 22, a 45-year-old woman was driving what was believed to be an Amazon delivery vehicle and making package deliveries in the Aventura Isles gated community. At the same time, a 30-year-old woman was pushing her youngster in a stroller and walking her dog when she began to cross the street using the crosswalk. At the same time, the delivery driver was making a sharp left turn. The SUV struck the mother and child, and the impact caused the mother to fall onto the ground, and the infant was thrown out of the stroller. According to reports, before she drove away, the driver got out of the vehicle and put the 3-year-old, who was crying, back in his stroller.

A nurse who lived near the accident site heard the baby crying, and when she saw the mother lying in the street, she went outside to try to assist the alleged victims until the paramedics arrived. When they got there, they took the woman and child to Memorial Regional Hospital for treatment.

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A Florida man accused of getting behind the wheel while intoxicated is facing several charges after allegedly driving on the wrong side of the street when he had two youngsters as passengers in the back seat of his car.

According to reports, on July 4, a man with two young children was driving an SUV past the Arcadia police headquarters. An officer spotted the vehicle and reportedly noticed it was being driven down the wrong side of the road. The officer pursued the SUV and performed a traffic stop.

The driver pulled over without incident, and when the officer approached to talk to them, they noticed two youngsters sitting in the vehicle’s back seat. The driver was asked if he was aware that he was driving in the opposite lane, and the officer reported that the man would not respond. The smell of alcohol was allegedly coming from the inside of the car. It was also reported that when the officer looked around the vehicle, he believed there was something that looked like a joint in the center console, in addition to a vape pen believed to contain THC oil.

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A man was arrested after allegedly stopping under the guise of helping a woman with car troubles, but instead kidnapped and sexually assaulted her.

Just after 1:00 AM on May 16, a woman was driving in Austin when she got a flat tire. She pulled over and called roadside assistance, and before they arrived, a man driving an SUV stopped to offer his help. He reportedly told her he could take her somewhere for a new tire. She took him up on his offer, and when she got into the vehicle, the man began driving.

Within minutes, the woman asked to be taken back to her vehicle. She also sent a DM to her friend to let them know her exact location. The man reportedly did not stop, and a few minutes later, he stopped at a local apartment complex. After parking the car, the man allegedly sexually assaulted the woman.

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An on-duty Florida police officer who was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol was arrested after reportedly smashing into another officer’s vehicle and drawing his gun.

According to reports, a 43-year-old 20-year veteran from the Miami-Dade Police Department and Video Forensic Unit detective whose exemplary work was recognized by the Secret Service was involved in an incident that could tarnish his stellar reputation.

Early in the afternoon on March 5, the man was on-duty driving an unmarked Miami-Dade County vehicle. While on a street with a construction crew, the man allegedly encountered a marked Miami-Dade Police Department car parked on the side of the road with an officer seated inside.

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An Oregon man is facing charges after allegedly violating a restraining order and assaulting a woman before kidnapping a youngster in a public parking lot.

Just after 10:00 p.m. on June 23, a man and woman were in a Eugene parking lot with a young child. It was reported that the man assaulted the woman before grabbing the child and putting her in his SUV. The man reportedly drove away with the youngster and left the woman in the parking lot.

Someone notified 911 about the incident, and officers from the Eugene Police Department went to the area to investigate the situation. Several officers scoured the area, and they quickly located the woman who was allegedly assaulted.

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Two teenagers are facing charges after they were in a drunk driving accident at a private residence and fled the scene before the authorities arrived. 

Just before 7:00 am on November 12, a 13-year-old in Ukiah was driving an SUV that belongs to one of her relatives. She had a 15-year-old passenger with her. 

The driver slammed the SUV into a parked vehicle, causing the car to crash into a garage attached to a residence. 

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A man in Utah allegedly went on a multi-carjacking, accident-causing spree after being told he would not be able to buy a plane ticket for a same-day flight to Denver.  

Early in the morning on October 4, a 20-year-old man from Colorado went to the Salt Lake City International Airport to take a flight to Denver.  

The agent at the counter informed him that he would be unable to buy a same-day ticket, and he allegedly became enraged. 

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The mother of a toddler was arrested for various charges after she reportedly drove under the influence of alcohol with the child in the car, got into an accident, and fled from the scene. 

Early in the morning on June 1, in Unity, Maryland, the driver of an SUV allegedly ran a red light and smashed into another vehicle. 

After the two-vehicle accident occurred, the woman who was reportedly driving the SUV unfastened a youngster from a car seat and quickly left the scene. 

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