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Maryland Brothers Busted After $50K Pharmacy Robberies Maryland Brothers Busted After $50K Pharmacy Robberies
Maryland Brothers Busted After $50K Pharmacy Robberies A 26-year-old Washington, DC man has been sentenced to over 20 years in prison for the armed robberies of two pharmacies.  Carlos Zackery pleaded guilty in September 2022 to six armed robberies, nine first-degree assaults, and two conspiracy to commit armed robbery charges after robbing two pharmacies with his brother.  Zackery admitted to robbing two pharmacies, including the Walgreens on the 6900 block of Arlington Road in Bethesda, and the Giant Foods pharmacy on the 3800 block of International Drive in Silver Spring. “These defendants terrorized pharmacy employees and custome…

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by Annie DeVoe
Business
Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination
Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination A manufacturer has issued a nationwide recall for two of its brands of cheese because of potential contamination with Listeria, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday, Sept. 30. Old Europe Cheese, Inc. of Benton Harbor, Michigan is recalling its Brie and Camembert cheeses due to the concerns of Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.  Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stif…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Serial Robbers Nabbed In Another Theft Case: MoCo Police Serial Robbers Nabbed In Another Theft Case: MoCo Police
Serial Robbers Nabbed In Another Theft Case: MoCo Police Two men have been arrested for robbing a pharmacy in Silver Spring, according to police. On Jan. 4, at around 8:15 p.m. Montgomery County Police identified a vehicle in the Leisure World Plaza parking lot known to be connected to multiple pharmacy armed robberies. The Giant Foods pharmacy at that location had previously been robbed by suspects driving the same vehicle on Nov. 4, 2021, police say. Officers at the scene arrested the suspects outside of the Giant Food after they robbed the pharmacy a second time, and they were taken into custody. Prescription medications and a black handgun …

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by Joe Gomez