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61K Gun Safes Sold At Retailers Nationwide Recalled After 12-Year-Old Shot, Killed With Weapon 61K Gun Safes Sold At Retailers Nationwide Recalled After 12-Year-Old Shot, Killed With Weapon
61K Gun Safes Sold At Retailers Nationwide Recalled After 12-Year-Old Shot, Killed With Weapon More than 61,000 gun cases sold nationwide are being recalled due to a malfunction that can allow unauthorized people to access dangerous weapons, and already led to the death of a child. Illinois-based Fortress Safe announced this week that the biometric gun safes were being recalled due to a "serious safety hazard and risk of death" caused by a programming feature that made the safes more accessible.  The recall comes following a recent lawsuit that alleges a 12-year-old boy died from a gun obtained from one of the safes, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).  "…
Teen To Be Tried As Adult After Being Busted With 'Ghost Gun' Fleeing From Robbery In MD Teen To Be Tried As Adult After Being Busted With 'Ghost Gun' Fleeing From Robbery In MD
Teen To Be Tried As Adult After Being Busted With 'Ghost Gun' Fleeing From Robbery In MD Police say that a teen who was busted with an illegal weapon after a shoplifting incident at a Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Montgomery County will be tried as an adult. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the store in the 11000 block of Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton to investigate reported shoplifters. Upon arrival at the business, they spotted several suspects leaving the store with stolen merchandise before fleeing to Safeway on Georgia Avenue, where they were ultimately tracked down. One of the suspects, whose…
YETI Recalls 1.9M Soft Coolers, Gear Cases Due to Magnet Ingestion Hazard YETI Recalls 1.9M Soft Coolers, Gear Cases Due to Magnet Ingestion Hazard
Yeti Recalls 1.9M Soft Coolers, Gear Cases Due to Magnet Ingestion Hazard Nearly two million YETI coolers are being recalled nationwide due to serious injury or death risk if one were to consume detached magnets that could potentially fuse together inside the body. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that approximately 1.9 million YETI soft coolers and gear cases that have magnet-lined closures that can fail and result in detached magnets are subject to the recall after hundreds of complaints were filed. “The magnet-lined closures can fail and result in detached magnets, posing a risk of serious injury or death if ingested,” according to CPS…
Wanted Maryland Felons Lead Pennsylvania State Police On Wild Chase Following Robbery Wanted Maryland Felons Lead Pennsylvania State Police On Wild Chase Following Robbery
Wanted Maryland Felons Lead Pennsylvania State Police On Wild Chase Following Robbery A Baltimore group of shoplifters— including wanted felonies— led police on a wild chase in Pennsylvania, authorities say. Pennsylvania state police were first called to the retail theft at the Under Armour store on Gettysburg Village Drive on Nov. 11 around 3:30 p.m., according to the court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  When police arrived they saw six people in dark clothing wearing medical masks fleeing the store while throwing stolen merchandise, according to the criminal complaint.  The group all attempted to fit into a 2007 silver/grey Infiniti G35 with the Maryland license pl…
'Well Involved Fire' Destroys Car Parked In Maryland Mall Parking Garage 'Well Involved Fire' Destroys Car Parked In Maryland Mall Parking Garage
'Well Involved Fire' Destroys Car Parked In Maryland Mall Parking Garage The first day of Fall got off to a rough start for one shopper at the Westfield Wheaton Mall, where there was a large car fire that broke out in the parking garage early on Thursday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the mall at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, when a fire was reported on the ground level of a garage near JCPenney’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods, according to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer. Upon arrival, Pringer said that firefighters found the vehicle “well involved,” though they were able to swiftly knock down the…
Valley Mall Shooting Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder In Maryland: Sheriff Valley Mall Shooting Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder In Maryland: Sheriff
Valley Mall Shooting Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder In Maryland: Sheriff A Washington County man has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting outside the Valley Mall, the sheriff’s office announced. Hagerstown resident Matthew Steven Lookabaugh, 21, was apprehended by members of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office after allegedly shooting a teen in the parking lot of the mall following an altercation. A sheriff’s office spokesperson said that deputies were dispatched to the mall on Valley Mall Road at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 8. Upon arrival, they located a 19-year-old teen inside Dick's Sporting Goods, who was treated by deputies…