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Air Bag Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of 419K+ Jeep SUVs: What To Know Air Bag Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of 419K+ Jeep SUVs: What To Know
Air Bag Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of 419K+ Jeep SUVs: What To Know More than 419,000 Jeep SUVs are being recalled because a software glitch could delay side air bag deployment during a crash and increase injury risks. Chrysler issued the recall for 419,035 Jeep Grand Cherokees, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Thursday, May 21. The recall covers certain 2022 through 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2023 through 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee L vehicles. The problem involves a software error in the occupant restraint controller module. The issue may cause side air bags to deploy late in certain types of crashes. The r…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Panic Buying Shrinks US Vehicle Supply As Trump's Tariffs Set Up Summer Price Hikes Panic Buying Shrinks US Vehicle Supply As Trump's Tariffs Set Up Summer Price Hikes
Panic Buying Shrinks US Vehicle Supply As Trump's Tariffs Set Up Summer Price Hikes The US supply of new and used vehicles is quickly declining after car shoppers rushed to make purchases before President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs shook the auto industry, setting the stage for a costly summer. New-vehicle stock fell to 2.69 million units by Tuesday, April 1, according to auto data company Cox Automotive. That was down 10.2% from the start of March and 2.4% lower than the same time in 2024. Buyers flooded showrooms in the final week of March, driven by seasonal trends and fears of price hikes tied to Trump's rapidly changing tariffs. "With import tariffs no…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
(Watch) Driver Crashes Into Cop Car, Speeds Away In Randolph (Watch) Driver Crashes Into Cop Car, Speeds Away In Randolph
(Watch) Driver Crashes Into Cop Car, Speeds Away In Randolph A 29-year-old man accused of crashing into a police car and driving off in Norfolk County on Friday, July 28, has turned himself in, authorities said.  The Boston man, whose name was not released, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, Randolph police said. The man gave himself up to police on Sunday.  A Randolph police officer was stopped on North Main Street around 8 p.m. Friday to help a van that had run out of gas when a Jeep crossed the double yellow line and crashed into his cruiser, authorities said.…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
(Update) Scooter Rider Killed In Malden Crash Identified By Officials (Update) Scooter Rider Killed In Malden Crash Identified By Officials
(Update) Scooter Rider Killed In Malden Crash Identified By Officials Update: Stiven Rojas Ramirez, 23, of Boston, has been identified as the man riding a scooter that was hit and killed in a Malden crash on Thursday afternoon, July 27, the Middlesex District Attorney said Friday.  Original: Police closed a portion of Route 99 in Malden Thursday afternoon, July 27, after a fatal crash between a car and a scooter, authorities said.  Traffic was shut down between Route 60 (Eastern Avenue) and the Waite Street Extension. Drivers and pedestrians were asked to avoid the area.  The crash involved a moped and a white Jeep, according to @JohnManahanTV on Twitter. …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Boston Family Holds Down Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas Until Police Arrive: DA Boston Family Holds Down Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas Until Police Arrive: DA
Boston Family Holds Down Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas Until Police Arrive: DA People at a Boston home heard a rumbling in their kitchen late in the evening on Christmas Eve, but it wasn't a hungry Saint Nick making all that racket, authorities said. It was a man police said had stolen a car, cash, and several other items and was searching for more.  Oliver Sampeur, 25, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with unarmed burglary, larceny from a building, larceny over $1,200, theft of a motor vehicle, and receiving stolen property, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Sampeur has no criminal record and was released on his own recognizance, the prose…

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by Josh Lanier