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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).  "…

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by Zak Failla
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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…

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by Zak Failla
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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…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Sports Store Shoplifter KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Sports Store Shoplifter
Know HIM? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Sports Store Shoplifter Police in Northampton County are seeking the public’s help identifying a man they say stole around $500 worth of merchandise from a local Dick’s Sporting Goods store. The man pictured above stole $500 in merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods at Birkland Place around 7 p.m. Dec. 8, Bethlehem Township Police said. He fled the store in a white GMC SUV from the early 2000s, police said. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Ptl. Ebner at (610) 419-4429 or email aebner@bethlehemtwp.com.

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by Valerie Musson