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Connecticut Dem Busted For Shoplifting; Blames Sick Grandmother, Self-Check-Out Error
State Rep. Raghib Allie-Brennan (D-Bethel) finds himself in the spotlight following accusations of shoplifting at a local Target store, a matter he attributes to a self-checkout "error" amidst a family emergency.
The incident, first reported by the Daily Ructions blog, occurred recently at a Target in Bethel. Allie-Brennan, who serves as Chief Majority Whip in the state legislature, was reportedly arrested on Monday, June 23.
According to NBC Connecticut, the items in question amounted to $26.69. However, loss prevention at the store said they recognized him from previous larcenies, accordi…
Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times In DMV Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE
It took 16 tries — and now an injured ICE officer — but federal agents say they finally have a dangerous gang member off Virginia’s streets.
Mykol Santos-Santos, 25, an illegal Guatemalan national and known gang member, was arrested Monday, May 12 in Fairfax, ICE officials in Washington, DC announced.
Santos-Santos didn’t go quietly. Officials say he resisted arrest, fought officers, and injured one of them during the takedown.
ICE says Santos-Santos has been arrested more than 30 times in Fairfax County since 2020.
His record includes assault and battery, burglary, drug distributio…
School Employees Busted In $2 Million Laptop Embezzlement Scheme: Fairfax PD
Two Fairfax County school employees and a third man were arrested on accusations they planned on stealing 35,000 school laptops totaling $2 million, officials said.
Franque Minor II, 35, and Mario Jones, Jr., 21, were employees for the school system and worked at a warehouse, which they were using as a hub to auction off the computers illegally, Fairfax County Police said.
After their arrest on Thursday, July 14, police found Fadi Attyeh, 36, outside of the Industrial Road warehouse in a truck labeled Attyah Computer Recycling. Inside of it they found the laptops, police said.
These …
