Washington DC July 17 2021 Three suspects attempted to rob a man who was servicing an ATM near the Academic Center Wednesday, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report. The victim of the attempted robbery had just finished servicing the ATM inside the lobby of Rome Hall and was returning to his armored vehicle when […]
Camden County NJ July 17 2021 Each fourth-grader looked up from their laptops with smiles when Coach Norm opened the door and walked into the bare summer-school classroom. All eyes were on the coach — Norman Alston — as he, a larger-than-life character to a four-foot-tall fourth-grader rolled a chair up to the smaller-than-normal table […]
Washington DC July 17 2021 As millions of Americans received unemployment payments to get through the crisis, scammers developed a new way to steal cash directly from recipients’ accounts, according to an investigation by CNBC. When one single mother’s account was emptied, she had to crack open her child’s piggy bank to survive. Another victim choked […]
San Antonio TX July 17 2021 A Texas police officer is accused of crashing into another car while intoxicated, fleeing the scene, and then assaulting the victim who chased after him. Officer Dezi Rios, who was off duty and has been with the San Antonio Police Department for 14 years, was charged with driving while intoxicated […]
Monroeville, Pennsylvania, July 17 2021 Longtime Monroeville Mall security manager and director Bruce Morrison retired July 9 after 40 years of service. The Wilmerding resident got his start as a mall security guard in 1981. Searching for a summer job after leaving college, Morrison applied to work at the mall. He envisioned a short stint […]
Washington DC July 17 2021 The Defense Department’s inspector general on Monday criticized the military’s two coastal facilities in charge of shipping large containers of arms, ammunition and explosives around the world for security lapses, which could place these weapons at risk of theft. The IG report said U.S. Transportation Command’s ocean terminals at Concord, California, […]
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas July 17 2021— Harris County Sheriff deputies said a man was shot by a security guard early Thursday morning after several cars were stolen from an auction lot in north Harris County. According to deputies, at about 3 a.m. a group of men broke into the auction lot in the 800 block […]
SAN FRANCISCO CA July 16 2021 A woman who stole items from a Walgreens in San Francisco and escaped by coughing at employees and claiming to have the coronavirus was convicted Wednesday of a federal charge. Carmelita Barela, 36, of San Francisco, was found guilty of robbery affecting interstate commerce for the incident that took place […]
Santa Barbara County CA July 16 2021 Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a San Luis Obispo man for numerous weapons and narcotics charges on Tuesday. Deputies say they responded to the Chumash Casino parking garage at approximately 2:47 p.m., for a report of a person who had been unconscious, with drug paraphernalia on his […]
LOS ANGELES, CA July 16 2021— A man was stopped Wednesday afternoon trying to enter the parking garage of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Downtown Los Angeles while wearing body armor and hauling a cache of weapons, according to authorities. Contracted security personnel stopped a man driving a white SUV and “noticed a […]