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Shoplifting Costs Retailers Billions: These Are Most Frequently Stolen Items Shoplifting Costs Retailers Billions: These Are Most Frequently Stolen Items
Shoplifting Costs Retailers Billions: These Are Most Frequently Stolen Items Shoplifting in the US is a costly epidemic, with retailers losing over $120 billion last year. The trend focuses on easily concealed, high-demand products at major retailers like Walmart and Target, posing a nationwide challenge for store owners and law enforcement. Electronics, health and beauty products, and food items are among the most commonly stolen goods, Capital One Shopping reports.  Small gadgets such as headphones and phone chargers, alongside over-the-counter medications and cosmetics, are frequent targets.  Alcohol, baby formula, and packaged meats are also popular …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Former Maryland Teacher Learns Fate After Years-Old Sex Abuse Case With Student Comes to Light Former Maryland Teacher Learns Fate After Years-Old Sex Abuse Case With Student Comes to Light
Former Maryland Teacher Learns Fate After Years-Old Sex Abuse Case With Student Comes to Light A former middle school teacher in Maryland will have to register as a sex offender for 25 years once she completes her prison term for sexually abusing a student, authorities announced on Tuesday. Melissa Marie Curtis, 31, of Upper Marlboro, was sentenced to 30 years in prison with all suspended but 12 months to serve, followed by five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty in June to three counts of third-degree sex offense in connection to the abuse of a teen. In November 2023, police in Montgomery County launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse that ha…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Suffers Critical Injuries After Striking Several Vehicles In Maryland: Police Motorcyclist Suffers Critical Injuries After Striking Several Vehicles In Maryland: Police
Motorcyclist Suffers Critical Injuries After Striking Several Vehicles In Maryland: Police Alcohol may have been a factor in a crash that left a motorcyclist with critical injuries following a crash on Friday night in Frederick involving several vehicles, police say. Officers were called to the area of Orchard Way and Apple Way shortly before 7 p.m. on Oct. 4, where there was a reported crash involving a 2024 Suzuki motorcycle that lost control and struck multiple vehicles. Google Maps street view The driver of the motorcycle suffered life-threatening injuries, according to the Frederick Police Department, and was rushed to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore, where he was…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Baltimore Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash In St. Mary's Identified (UPDATED) Baltimore Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash In St. Mary's Identified (UPDATED)
Baltimore Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash In St. Mary's Identified (Updated) Speed and alcohol may have been a factor in a fatal single-vehicle rollover crash that claimed the life of a 64-year-old Baltimore man in Charlotte Hall, officials say. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called at approximately 7 p.m. on Sept. 1 to investigate a reported crash in the center median in the area of Route 5 and Oak Station Drive. Upon arrival, officials said that deputies were met by a 2021 Nissan Armada with "extensive damage," and determined that it had flipped over.  The driver, identified as Baltimore resident Melvin Leon Elam on Wednesday morni…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Charged With DUI Months After Causing 23-Vehicle Pile-Up On Bay Bridge: MDTA Police Woman Charged With DUI Months After Causing 23-Vehicle Pile-Up On Bay Bridge: MDTA Police
Woman Charged With DUI Months After Causing 23-Vehicle Pile-Up On Bay Bridge: Mdta Police A 48-year-old woman has reportedly been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and causing a 23-vehicle chain-reaction crash on the Bay Bridge. Chester resident Gwendolyn Persina has been identified as the reckless driver in a blue Honda Civic who was allegedly speeding, struck another vehicle, and caused the crash that wreaked havoc for some travelers in January. At approximately 7:45 a.m. on Jan. 27 in Queen Anne's County, MDTA Police officers assigned to the Bay Bridge detachment along the westbound lanes, where there was a crash involving nearly two dozen drivers. Th…

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by Zak Failla
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Alcohol Was Factor In Shenandoah River Drowning, Sheriff Says Alcohol Was Factor In Shenandoah River Drowning, Sheriff Says
Alcohol Was Factor In Shenandoah River Drowning, Sheriff Says Support is on the rise for a family of a 37-year-old man who drowned while swimming in the Shenandoah River over the weekend. The Page County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Melvin Sorto, and said he had been swimming when he became distressed around 4:05 p.m. Sunday, July 7. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Melvin Ch (@melvinch10) Bystanders pulled Sorto from the water and life-saving measures were performed until EMS arrived. Sorto was ultimately pronounced dead at he scene. While no foul play was involved, alcohol wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Minnesota Vikings Rookie CB Khyree Jackson Killed In Maryland Crash: State Police Minnesota Vikings Rookie CB Khyree Jackson Killed In Maryland Crash: State Police
Minnesota Vikings Rookie CB Khyree Jackson Killed In Maryland Crash: State Police Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson was among three killed in a crash on Saturday morning in his hometown in Prince George's County, according to state police. The 24-year-old Wise High School graduate was the front seat passenger in a Dodge Charger shortly after 3 a.m. on July 6 when it was involved in a crash in Upper Marlboro. The Minnesota Vikings later confirmed the grim news of Jackson's death with a statement posted on social media. We are devastated by the news of Khyree Jackson’s death following an overnight car accident.Our thoughts are with Khyree’s family, fri…

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by Zak Failla