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Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Maryland Department Store: Police Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Maryland Department Store: Police
Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Maryland Department Store: Police New details have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a four-hour standoff inside an area department store. Armed with a knife, police say that Christopher Lawrence, 37, attempted to steal a watch from JC Penney at the Westfield Wheaton Mall, but was caught and wound up barricading himself inside of a fitting room, forcing an evacuation of the store while police worked to resolve the situation. The barricade was reported at JC Penney at the Wheaton Mall Google Maps street view The incident began at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, with dozens …

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by Zak Failla
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'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…

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by Zak Failla
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Thief In Backwards Backpack Robs Westfield Wheaton Mall Jewelry Store At Gunpoint: Police Thief In Backwards Backpack Robs Westfield Wheaton Mall Jewelry Store At Gunpoint: Police
Thief In Backwards Backpack Robs Westfield Wheaton Mall Jewelry Store At Gunpoint: Police Detectives are looking to the public to help identify the two men -- including one who had a backpack on backward -- who robbed a jewelry store at the Westfield Wheaton Mall at gunpoint. One of the suspects walked directly to a specific jewelry display case in Grand Jewelers, broke the glass top of the display with a screwdriver, and removed a tray of jewelry around 3:10 p.m. on Dec. 31, Montgomery County police said. The other suspect stayed by the entrance of the store and pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at the employees One of the suspects was carrying a green and yellow backpack…

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by Cecilia Levine