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Distraction thefts targeting unsuspecting SoCal shoppers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:15 GMT

A woman whose purse and credit cards were stolen in a matter of moments believes she is the latest victim of a distraction theft in Southern California.The theft trend targets unsuspecting shoppers where thieves may engage the victim in conversation while another accomplice quickly and discreetly takes their personal items.Cheryl Armstrong believes she was recently targeted while grocery shopping at a Ralph’s supermarket in Anaheim Hills.Armstrong said the first thing she does when unloading groceries into her car is to place her purse on the front passenger seat before closing the door.But before she could enter the driver’s side of her car, suddenly a man interrupted her.“As I was starting to walk to put my cart in the corral, a man who was up there, towards the market, he said, ‘Lady! Someone bumped into your car with a trolley,’” Armstrong recalled.A woman whose purse and credit cards were stolen in a matter of moments became the latest victim of distraction thefts in Orange Cou...

Video captures thief attacking elderly woman in violent Chinatown robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:15 GMT

Security video captured the moment a thief ransacked a shop in Chinatown before brutally attacking an elderly woman inside.The robbery happened on Thursday at Angies Boutique on the 800 block of North Broadway around noontime. The shop owner said the man, who was captured on surveillance camera, had come into the store a day earlier to purchase items and scope out the place.As the suspect entered the shop on Thursday, he began quickly taking items from behind store counters as an older woman tried to stop him.As she tries to physically stop him, he shoves her to the ground. She gets up and tries once again to stop him, but this time, he punches her in the face. As she falls to the ground, she begins bleeding profusely. Suspect seen on security camera ransacking a Chinatown shop while brutally attacking an elderly woman on Sept. 14, 2023. (Angies Boutique)Suspect seen on security camera a day earlier before ransacking a Chinatown shop while brutally attacking an elderly woman on...

Sale closed in Monte Sereno: $6.2 million for a six-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:15 GMT

18138 Bancroft Avenue – Google Street ViewA 5,037-square-foot house built in 2006 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 18100 block of Bancroft Avenue in Monte Sereno was sold on Aug. 31, 2023. The $6,150,000 purchase price works out to $1,221 per square foot. This single-story house offers a roomy layout with six bedrooms and five bathrooms. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property is equipped with a heating system and a cooling system. In addition, the home comes with an attached two-car garage, allowing for convenient vehicle storage and additional storage space. The property’s backyard also boasts both a spa and a pool.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:A 3,726-square-foot home on the 16100 block of Bachman Avenue in Monte Sereno sold in October 2022, for $3,550,000, a price per square foot of $953. The home has 8 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In April 2023, a 2,733-square-foot home on West Ellenwood Avenue in Monte Sereno sold for $3,585,000, a ...

VIDEO: Good Samaritan tries to stop thieves outside Fentons Creamery in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:15 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A Good Samaritan steps in when two workers are attacked in broad daylight during a car burglary in Oakland. The crime is all caught on camera. The Good Samaritan hopes her actions will lead to justice in the case.The Oakland resident says she is really taken aback by what happened right in front of her this morning. For a moment, she says she froze but then pulled out her phone to capture the crime. Thao will take over search for new Oakland police chief if commission fails to deliver "This is the first time, I have ever seen anything like this, I look over and see a person breaking into a car," Kudrat Chaudhary said.Chaudhary says for a moment she couldn't believe what she was seeing -- a crime taking place feet away as she was walking her dog on Piedmont Avenue by Fentons Ice Cream shop around 11 a.m. Thursday morning. Fearing for the two Fentons workers' safety, she hit the record button on her phone."I was worried, that if they get into a scuffle, may...

‘I’m personally invested in this work’: Meet Prince George’s Co.’s new Latino Affairs Liaison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:15 GMT

Samantha Howard, the new Prince George's County Latino Affairs Liaison. (Courtesy Samantha Jones) Samantha Howard, the new Prince George's County Latino Affairs Liaison. (Courtesy Samantha Jones) In Prince George’s County, the newly hired Latino Affairs Liaison is bringing nearly 20 years of experience into the role.Enter Samantha Howard.Howard was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and said she remembers coming to Prince George’s County in 1990 when she was 7-years-old. She graduated from Largo High School, and then went on to attend Prince George’s Community College and earn a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus.“I came into Prince George’s County when the county was transitio...

NASCAR Craftsman Truck UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics Results

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:15 GMT

ThursdayAt Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, Tenn.Lap length: 0.53 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (11) Corey Heim, Toyota, 200 laps, 50 points.2. (1) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 200, 55.3. (13) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 200, 40.4. (2) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 200, 46.5. (8) Taylor Gray, Toyota, 200, 41.6. (5) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 200, 38.7. (18) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 200, 32.8. (3) Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, 200, 36.9. (35) Nicholas Sanchez, Chevrolet, 200, 36.10. (12) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 200, 27.11. (30) Jake Garcia, Chevrolet, 200, 26.12. (27) Carson Kvapil, Chevrolet, 200, 0.13. (36) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 200, 24.14. (24) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 200, 23.15. (20) Conner Jones, Ford, 200, 22.16. (21) Matt Crafton, Ford, 200, 21.17. (19) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 200, 20.18. (28) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 200, 0.19. (4) Ty Majeski, Ford, 200, 26.20. (15) Jake Drew, Toyota, 200, 17.21. (16) Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 199, 16.22. (23) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, 199, 15.23. ...

Captured Pennsylvania fugitive tells officials he planned to head to Canada or Puerto Rico

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:15 GMT

They caught him just in time.After eluding a police dragnet in southeastern Pennsylvania for two weeks, escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante could sense authorities were closing in. He knew he had to make a break for it or face capture. So he formulated a plan: The 34-year-old fugitive would carjack someone within 24 hours and try to flee to Canada or Puerto Rico.But there would be no car, no ride to the border, no way out.Cavalcante — dirty and wet and hiding in thick underbrush — was captured by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection tactical team Wednesday morning. The team’s search dog, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois named Yoda, bit him on the scalp and then latched onto his leg as Cavalcante, still armed with a rifle he’d stolen a few days earlier, made one last futile effort to crawl away.Hours later, inside a Pennsylvania State Police barracks, the Brazilian national, speaking in Portuguese through an interpreter, revealed to investigators his plan to forcibly take a car.“He said ...

Justin Thomas scuffles for 69, Lucas Herbert shoots 63 for 1st-round lead at Silverado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:15 GMT

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Thomas scuffled through an uneven afternoon with a 3-under 69 in his return to the PGA Tour following a lengthy layoff, leaving him six shots off the lead Thursday in the first round of the Fortinet Championship.Thomas, the former No. 1 player in the world who was a captain’s pick for the Ryder Cup, had hoped to clean up his game in a final tune-up, but wasn’t nearly as sharp at Silverado Resort as he hoped.Playing for the first time since finishing 12th at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 6, Thomas made four birdies and worked around a bogey on the par-4 ninth. He was tied for 20th, chasing Lucas Herbert, the leader after a 6-under 63.“Sometimes after some time off it’s hard for me to get back into it but I didn’t feel very competitively rusty,” said Thomas, who hit three of 14 fairways. “I was very engaged and focused on what I was doing. I just wasn’t exactly doing it how I wanted to.“I was managing my game. It’s exactly w...

Safety remains top concern for RTD bus and train operators

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After an RTD passenger stabbed someone to death on a bus and later stabbed and killed another person near a bus stop, transit operators say safety continues to be a top concern. On Thursday, the Denver Police Department arrested the suspect in two deadly stabbings along Federal Boulevard, one on an RTD bus and another by a bus stop a couple of miles way near Regis University.'Really dangerous situations' on RTD busesRonald Short serves as the recording secretary for Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001, representing bus drivers in the community and helping new hires."You have moments where there’s really dangerous situations out there on the bus that can pop up out of nowhere, so I really encourage our operators to not be confrontational with anyone on the bus,” Short said. Suspected drunk driver crashes into CU Boulder students on their walk home Short said he’s been an RTD bus driver for 24 years."When once you could drive the bus and just be worried about t...

RTD bus stabbing suspect linked to 2nd killing near Regis University

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police say the suspect in a deadly stabbing on an RTD bus Thursday is also connected to a second stabbing death later in the morning at a bus stop near Regis University.Vinchenzo Moscoso, 29, was arrested in the 5500 block of North Lowell Boulevard, the Denver Police Department said Thursday just after 3:45 p.m. Driver nearly hits 20 children while leaving Aurora park He faces two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of a 51-year-old man on an RTD bus and an older woman near the Regis University campus. Police say both victims were stabbed in the neck."Based on evidence recovered and surveillance video a detective reviewed late this morning from the homicide that occurred on the bus, investigators believe Moscoso to be responsible for both of these homicides," the department said in a release.Vinchenzo Moscoso is pictured in a booking photo from Feb. 17, 2022, which the Denver Police Department released after he was arrested in two deadly stabbings on Sept...