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187K Air Fryers, Ovens Sold At Best Buy Nationwide Recalled For Fire, Burn Hazards 187K Air Fryers, Ovens Sold At Best Buy Nationwide Recalled For Fire, Burn Hazards
187K Air Fryers, Ovens Sold At Best Buy Nationwide Recalled For Fire, Burn Hazards Nearly 200,000 more Insignia air fryer and air fryer ovens sold nationwide at Best Buy are being recalled due to potential fire risks and burn hazards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of approximately 187,400 Insignia products following dozens of complaints of ovens catching fire, burning, or melting. According to CPSC, the recall includes these models of Insignia Air Fryers and Insignia Air Fryer Ovens:  NS-AF34D2; NS-AF5DSS2; NS-AF5MSS2; NS-AF8DBD2; NS-AF10DBK2; NS-AF10DSS2. Product rating label on the underside of the unit showing INSIGNIA…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Berks Thieves Caught On Camera Stealing 'Thousands' In Smart Watches: PD Berks Thieves Caught On Camera Stealing 'Thousands' In Smart Watches: PD
Berks Thieves Caught On Camera Stealing 'Thousands' In Smart Watches: PD Two men strolled into the Wyomissing Best Buy over the weekend and walked out with thousands in stolen merchandise, according to borough police.  Authorities said the men arrived at the 1701 Crossing Drive store around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, and left with an undisclosed number of Samsung smart watches.  Anyone who can identify them is asked to call Wyomissing Police Department's Officer Rubiel Estevez at 610-375-6102 or submit an anonymous tip through Crimewatch. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Bensalem Education Association Treasurer Spent Embezzled $28K On Wawa, Door Dash: Police Bensalem Education Association Treasurer Spent Embezzled $28K On Wawa, Door Dash: Police
Bensalem Education Association Treasurer Spent Embezzled $28K On Wawa, Door Dash: Police The treasurer of a Bucks County educational association is accused of embezzling nearly $30,000 in organizational funds and using the money on Door Dash deliveries and Wawa runs, authorities say.  Melissa Ann Montney, the 49-year-old former treasurer of the Bensalem Education Support Professional Association (BESPA), is charged with theft, receiving stolen property, and access device fraud — all felonies — said Bensalem police in a release on Monday, May 1.  Investigators were first contacted by BESPA officials on March 25, when the Association president found that a BES…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Know Them? Trio Stole 83-Year-Old's Wallet, Bucks Police Say Know Them? Trio Stole 83-Year-Old's Wallet, Bucks Police Say
Know Them? Trio Stole 83-Year-Old's Wallet, Bucks Police Say An 83-year-old woman is out $5,000 — and authorities are searching for the trio they say took it.  Police in Fairless Hills were called to BJ's Wholesale Club on Commerce Boulevard at 2 p.m. on Dec. 31, where the senior citizen told them a woman stole her wallet while a man was distracting her.  Just minutes later, the victim's credit cards were used at the Best Buy right next door, investigators said. A second female suspect was seen on security camera using the 83-year-old's money to buy $5,000 in electronics and gift cards, according to police.  The male suspect is d…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
63-Year-Old Hackettstown Woman Loses $7K In Scam Involving Bogus PNC Bank Worker, Police Say 63-Year-Old Hackettstown Woman Loses $7K In Scam Involving Bogus PNC Bank Worker, Police Say
63-Year-Old Hackettstown Woman Loses $7K In Scam Involving Bogus PNC Bank Worker, Police Say Police have issued a warning to local residents after a 63-year-old Hackettstown woman was scammed out of $7,000 by someone posing as a PNC bank worker. The scammer posed as a bank employee and told the victim that her bank account was compromised, police said in a Wednesday release. “According to the victim, the scammer was very persistent and then the scammer allegedly convinced the victim to pay with various gift cards to have her accounts secured,” police said. The victim bought $7,000 worth of Best Buy and Target gift cards, scratched off all of the PIN numbers, and told the informati…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? Bethlehem PD Seeks Men Accused Of Stealing Purse, Fraudulently Spending $4K On Cards KNOW THEM? Bethlehem PD Seeks Men Accused Of Stealing Purse, Fraudulently Spending $4K On Cards
Know Them? Bethlehem PD Seeks Men Accused Of Stealing Purse, Fraudulently Spending $4K On Cards Police in Bethlehem Township are seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of men who allegedly stole a purse and racked up $4,000 in fraudulent credit card charges at Best Buy and Target. The men were caught on surveillance stealing the purse from a victim at a local business on April 17 and were seen fleeing in a silver SUV, township police said. The men then used the credit cards from the stolen purse at Best Buy in Bethlehem Township and Target in Lower Nazareth, racking up a total of $4,000 in illegal charges, police said. Anyone with information about the suspects’ identities is a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police Seek Man Who Racked Up Nearly $5K On Stolen Credit Card At Philadelphia Best Buy Police Seek Man Who Racked Up Nearly $5K On Stolen Credit Card At Philadelphia Best Buy
Police Seek Man Who Racked Up Nearly $5K On Stolen Credit Card At Philadelphia Best Buy Police in Bucks County are looking to identify a man who used a stolen credit card to rack up nearly $5,000 at a Philadelphia Best Buy and other stores last month, authorities said. Video surveillance footage shows a man buying a Bose Acoustimass 10 series Home Theater Sound system and a Samsung Q900 T Sound Bar from the Whitman Square Shopping Center on Dec. 27 around 4:40 p.m., Lower Makefield police said. The Acoustimass is worth $999.99 and the Samsung is valued at $1,199.99, police said. The man used the card to make other purchases between Dec. 27 and Dec. 29, authorities said. …

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by Nicole Acosta