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New Britain Woman Runs Over Kitten On Purpose in Southington, Police Say New Britain Woman Runs Over Kitten On Purpose in Southington, Police Say
New Britain Woman Runs Over Kitten On Purpose in Southington, Police Say A Connecticut woman is accused of allegedly running over a kitten on purpose after she dumped a cat and the kitten in a busy shopping center parking lot, police say. Hartford County resident Ana Rodriguez, age 65, of New Britain, turned herself in to Southington Police on Friday, May 3, for the Monday, April 15 incident. According to Lt. Keith Egan of the Southington Police, officers responded to the Walmart parking lot that had dropped off a cat and a kitten in the parking lot and then ran over the kitten. Animal Control officers located the cats in the parking lot and discovered a d…
Nationwide Recall Issued For Ground Beef Products Due To Possible Contamination: View Labels Nationwide Recall Issued For Ground Beef Products Due To Possible Contamination: View Labels
Nationwide Recall Issued For Ground Beef Products Due To Possible Contamination: View Labels A nationwide recall has been issued for ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli. Cargill Meat Solutions, headquartered in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, is recalling approximately 16,240 pounds of the raw ground beef products, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Wednesday, May 1. The raw ground beef items were produced on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, 27.  The following products are subject to recall: 2.25-lbs. plastic-wrapped trays containing "93% LEAN 7% FAT ALL NATURAL LEAN GROUND BEEF" with lot code 117 and estab…
Bomb Threat Clears North Bergen Walmart, Proves Bogus Bomb Threat Clears North Bergen Walmart, Proves Bogus
Bomb Threat Clears North Bergen Walmart, Proves Bogus The Walmart store in North Bergen was evacuated due to a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax on Wednesday, May 1, police tell Daily Voice. Two calls to the 2100 88th Street store were placed at approximately 1:45 p.m., saying that bombs were placed inside and "figure out how to disarm them," North Bergen Police Capt. Jorge Raposo tells Daily Voice. Bomb threat clears North Bergen Walmart. Special to Daily Voice Bomb threat clears North Bergen Walmart. Special to Daily Voice A sweep of the store turned up negative for explosive or suspicious devices at 2:55 p.m., Raposo sai…
Dad Left 2-Month-Old Alone In Vehicle To Shop At Walmart, Police Say Dad Left 2-Month-Old Alone In Vehicle To Shop At Walmart, Police Say
Dad Left 2-Month-Old Alone In Vehicle To Shop At Walmart, Police Say A 45-year-old man has been arrested for leaving his infant in the vehicle alone while he shopped at Walmart, police said. Good Samaritans called police to report an unattended infant in the car at the Walmart on Worth Avenue in Woodbridge around 8:15 p.m. Saturday, April 13, Prince William County police said. Arriving officers found Mirwais Alizada with the two-month-old baby when they arrived, however, an investigatoin found that Alizada and other family members left the child in the car so they could shop, police said. The baby was not harmed. Alizada, of Woodbridge, was charged wit…
Driver Sought For Hit-Run In East Stroudsburg Parking Lot, Police Say Driver Sought For Hit-Run In East Stroudsburg Parking Lot, Police Say
Driver Sought For Hit-Run In East Stroudsburg Parking Lot, Police Say Stroud Area Regional Police are searching for a suspected hit-and-run driver.  Authorities believe the pictured woman was involved in a hit-and-run in the East Stroudsburg Walmart parking lot on Thursday, April 11.  The crash happened around 2:30 p.m., police said.  Anyone who can identify her is asked to submit a tip to SARPD at the Monroe County CrimeWatch website. 
Spotsylvania Woman Celebrates $3M Lottery Scratch-Off Win With Daughter Spotsylvania Woman Celebrates $3M Lottery Scratch-Off Win With Daughter
Spotsylvania Woman Celebrates $3M Lottery Scratch-Off Win With Daughter She did it.  A Spotsylvania woman is all smiles after winning a $3 million top-prize playing a Virginia Lottery scratcher.  Lady Luck shone on local resident Dolores Miller, who is celebrating after claiming her $3 million top-prize after hitting the jackpot on a 50X the Money scratcher on a ticket sold at Walmart on Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg. The first person she called after realizing she was a newly minted millionaire? Her daughter. "I did it!," she exclaimed, Lottery officials said.  Miller chose to take a one-time cash option of $1.875 million over…
Armed Man Arrested At Delaware County Walmart: Police Armed Man Arrested At Delaware County Walmart: Police
Armed Man Arrested At Delaware County Walmart: Police Authorities in Marple Township arrested an armed man at the 400 S. State Road Walmart this week, police said in a release.  Officers were called about a person with a gun around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, police said.  They arrived and made contact with "multiple individuals," including 22-year-old Michai Adams, according to the release.  Police said they found a 9mm Glock 19 handgun fitted with a "switch" in Adams' bag. He was charged with prohibited offensive weapons and reckless endangerment, authorities said.  Adams, of Lansdowne, has a preliminary hearing …
CT Man Found Dead In Car In Walmart Parking Lot CT Man Found Dead In Car In Walmart Parking Lot
CT Man Found Dead In Car In Walmart Parking Lot A 30-year-old man was found dead in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Connecticut Walmart. The incident occurred in New London County on Monday, April 1 at the Walmart at 155 Waterford Parkway North in Waterford. According to Chief Marc Balestracci, of the Waterford Police Department, the department responded after receiving 911 calls regarding the unresponsive man. Emergency services workers responded and found the man dead, Balestracci said. "Although the untimely death is under investigation, at this time there is no indication that this incident posed any threat to the public," the ch…
Trio Repeatedly Punches Employee At Commack Walmart, Police Say Trio Repeatedly Punches Employee At Commack Walmart, Police Say
Trio Repeatedly Punches Employee At Commack Walmart, Police Say Police are hoping that surveillance photos will help them track down three people accused of assaulting an employee at a Long Island Walmart. The incident happened at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at the Commack Walmart store on Crooked Hill Road. Suffolk County Police said the employee confronted two men and a woman about their handling of merchandise. During the encounter, the trio attacked the worker, punching him multiple times. The employee was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and treated for minor injuries. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cas…
Dad And Son Who Left Baby At Philly Walmart Were Shoplifting: Police Dad And Son Who Left Baby At Philly Walmart Were Shoplifting: Police
Dad And Son Who Left Baby At Philly Walmart Were Shoplifting: Police A father and son are accused of shoplifting during a January incident where police said they left an infant behind at a Northeast Philadelphia Walmart, according to authorities.  Police said three people abandoned a baby in a carrier when confronted about stealing merchandise on Jan. 18. The child was less than 2 months old, according to PPD.  Alganon Muhammad, the baby's 22-year-old father, was arrested on Jan. 26 and charged with retail theft, conspiracy, and related counts, police said at the time. He was held for trial after a preliminary hearing on Feb. 8.  Haamza Muham…
Delco Lotto Player Wins $100K As Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $800M Delco Lotto Player Wins $100K As Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $800M
Delco Lotto Player Wins $100K As Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $800M A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Aldan Borough took home $100,000 playing the Powerball over the weekend.  The lucky winner earned $100,000 by matching five of the six balls pulled in the Saturday, March 23 drawing, according to state gaming officials.  Two other players in Monroe and Clearfield counties won the same amount, lotto reps said. The following vendors will each receive a $500 bonus check for selling the lucky tickets:  Goff’s Suds & Soda, 560 Oak Avenue, Primos, Delaware County; M & S Tobacco Corp, 3236 Route 940, Mount Pocono, Monroe County; and Walmart…
Suspect Nabbed For Stealing $33K Worth Of Phones In Middletown, Police Say Suspect Nabbed For Stealing $33K Worth Of Phones In Middletown, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed For Stealing $33K Worth Of Phones In Middletown, Police Say A 35-year-old man has been charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing $33,000 in cell phones. Tairon Pressley, of the Bronx, was arrested after an investigation into a highly organized retail theft of cellular phones, said Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police. He is accused of using stolen account information from cellular customers to steal Apple and Samsung smartphones from the Middletown Walmart on Route 211 on several dates in February and March, Nevel said.  Nevel said Pressley is accused of stealing over $33,000 worth of phones. He was apprehended by members…
Troopers Seek Serial Wallet Thief In Lehigh County Troopers Seek Serial Wallet Thief In Lehigh County
Troopers Seek Serial Wallet Thief In Lehigh County Pennsylvania State Police are looking for the suspect in a series of wallet thefts at Lower Macungie stores.  The pictured man is accused of taking the wallet from a Costco shopper's purse on Friday, Feb. 23. Authorities believe he went to the nearby Target at 749 North Krocks Road and used the victim's credit card to buy $2,500 of American Express and MasterCard gift cards.  He's also a suspect in three similar incidents at Lower Macungie retail stores, including:  At Costco on Sept. 8, 2023 At Walmart on Feb. 3 At Walmart on Feb. 16  Anyone who can identify…
Lakewood Man Sold Fake US Postage Stamps Online: Prosecutor Lakewood Man Sold Fake US Postage Stamps Online: Prosecutor
Lakewood Man Sold Fake US Postage Stamps Online: Prosecutor A 33-year-old man from Lakewood has been arrested for selling counterfeit U.S. postage stamps online, authorities said. The fake stamps originated in China, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Yisroel Kornik was charged with counterfeiting on Tuesday, March 12 in connection with a series of events that occurred in Lakewood from October 2023 through March 2024, the prosecutor said. This charge is the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Unit, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigat…
South Jersey Police Catch Facebook Marketplace Robber, Authorities Say South Jersey Police Catch Facebook Marketplace Robber, Authorities Say
South Jersey Police Catch Facebook Marketplace Robber, Authorities Say In a police sting, a robber who allegedly stole a laptop via a Facebook Marketplace meet-up was arrested in Burlington County, authorities said. Trayvon Turner, 20, of the Bronx, NY, is accused of meeting a seller and then forcefully stealing a laptop, Evesham police said. He's been charged with robbery and theft in the incident at a Walmart parking lot in Evesham Township. Undercover Evesham detectives posed as buyers online and were able to arrest Turner when he tried to resell the stolen laptop, police said on Monday, March 11. On Feb. 13, Evesham Police Department responded to the Walm…
Armed Robbery Suspect Sparks Hours-Long Standoff In Northborough Armed Robbery Suspect Sparks Hours-Long Standoff In Northborough
Armed Robbery Suspect Sparks Hours-Long Standoff In Northborough A man accused of robbing an adult store in Worcester County ran into the woods with weapons, causing an hours-long standoff with dozens of police, authorities said.  The man, whose name was not released, is accused of robbing the Amazing Intimate Essential Store at 15 Belmont St. in Northborough around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Northborough police said.  Officers spotted a man who matched the robber's description, but when they tried to stop him, he bolted into the woods near Route 9 and Lawrence Street. Officers used drones to determine that the man was hiding near …
Trio Accused Of 'Distract And Grab' Thefts Outside Of Manahawkin Stores Trio Accused Of 'Distract And Grab' Thefts Outside Of Manahawkin Stores
Trio Accused Of 'Distract And Grab' Thefts Outside Of Manahawkin Stores Three people were accused of taking part in a "distract and grab" ring across the tri-state area, including outside of two stores on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The three were arrested in connection with the incidents in July and August 2023, Stafford Township police announced in a Saturday, Mar. 2 news release. The department and nearby law enforcement agencies had received several reports of "distract and grab" thefts and credit card fraud. All three were charged with theft, burglary, fraudulent use of a credit card, and conspiracy to commit theft. They were 39-year-old …
Biker Gang Member Who Smashed Walmart Display Case, Stole Guns In Glenmont Gets Prison Time Biker Gang Member Who Smashed Walmart Display Case, Stole Guns In Glenmont Gets Prison Time
Biker Gang Member Who Smashed Walmart Display Case, Stole Guns In Glenmont Gets Prison Time A motorcycle gang member will spend years in federal prison for breaking into a local Walmart store and stealing a half dozen firearms. Rensselaer County resident Michael McDermott, age 30, of Troy, was sentenced to 2 ½ years behind bars in Albany federal court on Monday, Feb. 26. It came months after he formally confessed to forcing his way into the Glenmont Walmart store while it was closed overnight. Once inside, he smashed a glass display case and stole five shotguns and one rifle. McDermott also admitted that when employees chased him into the woods, he pointed a gun at them. No emplo…
Priest Who Drove Drunk, Stole From Walmart Steps Down From Alpha Church: Officials Priest Who Drove Drunk, Stole From Walmart Steps Down From Alpha Church: Officials
Priest Who Drove Drunk, Stole From Walmart Steps Down From Alpha Church: Officials A New Jersey priest arrested for shoplifting and drunk driving is stepping down from his pulpit, Daily Voice has learned. Dawid Wejnerowski, the now-former priest of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alpha, had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when Pohatcong police pulled him over on suspicion of shoplifting from Walmart on Monday, Feb. 19 around 10:15 p.m., Police Chief Scott Robb said. Officers approached the priest's vehicle, pointed out to them by a Walmart employee in the store parking lot, but Wejnerowski backed the car out of a parking spot and drove off from the…
Thousands Of Biometric Gun Safes Being Recalled Due To Faulty Locks That May Fail: CPSC Thousands Of Biometric Gun Safes Being Recalled Due To Faulty Locks That May Fail: CPSC
Thousands Of Biometric Gun Safes Being Recalled Due To Faulty Locks That May Fail: Cpsc Multiple biometric gun safes are being recalled nationwide due to locks that can fail and allow access to unauthorized users, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced.  On Thursday, Feb. 22, the agency issued a series of recall alerts regarding four safes that are subject to the recall due to the faulty locks.  Products subject to the recall:  Awesafe Biometric Gun Safes Awesafe Biometric Gun Safes CPSC MouTec brand Biometric Firearm Safes MouTec brand Biometric Firearm Safes CPSC Machir Biometric Personal Safes Machir Biometric Personal Safe…
Joppa Woman Turns Spare Change Into $50K Playing Random Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Walmart Joppa Woman Turns Spare Change Into $50K Playing Random Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Walmart
Joppa Woman Turns Spare Change Into $50K Playing Random Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Walmart A Harford County woman picked up several items when she did some food shopping at Walmart in Baltimore County, but it was what she did with a spare $5 that made the trip to the grocery store worthwhile. While shopping at the Nottingham retailer on Perry Hill Road, the Joppa woman told officials she had an extra $5, and she had an inkling that she should purchase a game from the store's Lottery vending machine. It was a prescient feeling. The woman - who chose to remain nameless - said that she typically would purchase scratchers with her spare change, but this time around, she took a swing…
Twin Brothers Busted Stealing Hams, Other Items With Intent To Sell Them: Stafford Sheriff Twin Brothers Busted Stealing Hams, Other Items With Intent To Sell Them: Stafford Sheriff
Twin Brothers Busted Stealing Hams, Other Items With Intent To Sell Them: Stafford Sheriff Two twin brothers are spending time behind bars together after an ill-advised attempt to shoplift at a Stafford County Walmart, according to the sheriff's office. Woodbridge residents Anthony Hagler and Nicholas Hagler, both 40, were apprehended after being caught stealing items that investigators say they intended to re-sell for a profit. Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13 to Walmart on Village Parkway, where there were reports of an active shoplifting incident involving the pair. Staff told responding officers that th…
Man Charged Walmart Employee Sexually Assault in Philly, Police Say Man Charged Walmart Employee Sexually Assault in Philly, Police Say
Man Charged Walmart Employee Sexually Assault in Philly, Police Say A man has been charged following a sexual assault at a Walmart, Philadelphia Police announced on Friday, Feb. 2. Corey Lamar Elickson of the 1700 block of North 32nd Street, has been charged with Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Indecent Assault, and related offenses in connection with the indecent assault of an employee in the South Philly Walmart store on Jan. 8, according to the PPD release. The police believed the man (pictured) "is responsible for a sexual assault against an employee at the Walmart" as stated in a release. The 21-year-old surrendered to PPD on Thursd…
Dad Who Left 3-Month-Old Infant Girl At Pennsylvania Walmart Turns Himself In, Police Say Dad Who Left 3-Month-Old Infant Girl At Pennsylvania Walmart Turns Himself In, Police Say
Dad Who Left 3-Month-Old Infant Girl At Pennsylvania Walmart Turns Himself In, Police Say A dad has turned himself over to the police in connection with a 3-month-old baby girl who was found at a Walmart in Philadelphia following a "theft in progress," police announced on Friday evening.  Alganon H. Muhammed, 22, originally of Concord Township, Delaware County, PA, most recently of Delaware, according to public records, "surrendered to police on January 26th," PPD stated in a release. He reportedly was one of the two Black men with a white woman who were allegedly shoplifting at the Walmart located at 4301 Byberry Road on Thursday, Jan. 18, authorities said. When the secur…
Gun From Civil War Found In Trash At Pennsylvania Walmart, State Police Say Gun From Civil War Found In Trash At Pennsylvania Walmart, State Police Say
Gun From Civil War Found In Trash At Pennsylvania Walmart, State Police Say A gun from the American Civil War was found in a trash can at a Walmart, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg announced in a release on Thursday, Jan. 25. A Pietta 1851 Confederate Navy Revolver was found by an employee emptying a parking lot trash can outside the Walmart located at 1270 York Road, Straban Township, Gettysburg, Trooper Riley detailed in the release. The 173-year-old firearm was found at 5:02 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, Riley explained.  This Walmart is approximately three miles from the Gettysburg Battlefield and six miles from the Gettysburg National Military Park M…
Seen Him? Police Search For Alleged Islandia Assaulter Seen Him? Police Search For Alleged Islandia Assaulter
Seen Him? Police Search For Alleged Islandia Assaulter Police are searching for a man who is accused of assaulting a woman on Long Island a month prior. The incident originally occurred in Islandia on Wednesday, Dec. 20, according to Suffolk County Police. On that day at approximately 8 p.m., an unknown man assaulted a woman in the woods behind the Walmart located at 1850 Veterans Memorial Highway. Pictures of the reported suspect show him wearing a black shirt and a gray hooded sweatshirt. Detectives with the Suffolk County Crime Stoppers are offering a cash reward to anyone who can provide information that leads to an arrest. Any pers…
Man Nabbed With Weapons, Drugs In Vehicle During Stop In Milford, Police Say Man Nabbed With Weapons, Drugs In Vehicle During Stop In Milford, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Weapons, Drugs In Vehicle During Stop In Milford, Police Say A Connecticut man was allegedly nabbed with weapons and drugs after police were called to a store for a shopper acting suspiciously. Fairfield County resident Oscar Rosado-Nazario, age 40, of Bridgeport, was charged on Wednesday, Jan. 17 in New Haven County in the Walmart parking lot in Milford. According to Milford Police, an employee at Dick's Sporting Goods called to report a shoplifter that was "acting suspiciously." When police arrived, Rosado-Nazario had already left the store, but the employee described the vehicle he left in. A short while later police said an officer spotted…
Cocaine Found In Pile Of Kids' Clothing, Within Reach Of Children During Stafford Stop: Sheriff Cocaine Found In Pile Of Kids' Clothing, Within Reach Of Children During Stafford Stop: Sheriff
Cocaine Found In Pile Of Kids' Clothing, Within Reach Of Children During Stafford Stop: Sheriff A group of young children were "within arm's length" of cocaine stashed in a car that was uncovered during an otherwise routine traffic stop in Stafford County, officials say. Makayla Coffman, 26, is facing multiple felony charges after a traffic stop outside Walmart in Fredericksburg led to the recovery of controlled substances that were in the reach of a group of kids in her car. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, shortly after 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, Coffman was stopped at Walmart on Village Parkway, where deputies determined that she was driving…
Dad Locks Infant, Toddlers In Car Outside Woodbridge Walmart: Police Dad Locks Infant, Toddlers In Car Outside Woodbridge Walmart: Police
Dad Locks Infant, Toddlers In Car Outside Woodbridge Walmart: Police Firefighters broke into a vehicle to retrieve unattended children, including an infant, locked inside by their father outside of a Walmart store this week, authorities in Virginia said. Mirwais Fazli, 29, has been charged with three counts of child neglect following the incident at the Worth Avenue Walmart store in Woodbridge, on Thursday, Jan. 18, Prince William County police said.  Officers responding to reports of children in the vehicle found the youngsters ages 3, 1, and an infant — left inside an unattended parked vehicle at 1:21 p.m., police said. The kids had been unattended fo…
Thieving Brothers Lead I-95 Pursuit In Virginia: Sheriff Thieving Brothers Lead I-95 Pursuit In Virginia: Sheriff
Thieving Brothers Lead I-95 Pursuit In Virginia: Sheriff A pair of brothers from Woodbridge led Stafford County Sheriff's deputies on a chase along Interstate 95 after a theft at Walmart, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 11 at about 12:30 p.m., deputies responded to Walmart, at 11 Village Parkway, for a larceny, the Sheriff's Office said. Walmart workers told deputies that two suspects had left the store with multiple stolen electronic devices. The suspects smashed into another vehicle and fled, deputies said. Sgt. A. Dupree Jr. spotted the vehicle at the intersection of Warrenton Road and Plantation Drive before it fled onto I-95 northbound,…
Duo Nabbed After Pulling Out Gun In Manchester Walmart, Threatening Customers: Police Duo Nabbed After Pulling Out Gun In Manchester Walmart, Threatening Customers: Police
Duo Nabbed After Pulling Out Gun In Manchester Walmart, Threatening Customers: Police Two women face a heap of charges after pulling out a loaded firearm while engaging in a verbal dispute with customers at a Connecticut Walmart store, police said. The incident happened in Hartford County on Wednesday, Dec. 27 just before 6 p.m., when a caller told authorities that a person had pulled out a gun during a fight at a Walmart in Manchester at 420 Buckland Hills Dr., according to Manchester Police. Officers soon arrived at the scene and found two suspects as they were leaving the store, identified as Hartford residents Jaida Harris, age 20, and Maya Dawson, age 23.  After a…