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GIANT Food Store

Germantown, MD
News
Burglars Botch Break-In Busting Through Front Of Germantown Store Before Smashing ATM: Police Burglars Botch Break-In Busting Through Front Of Germantown Store Before Smashing ATM: Police
Burglars Botch Break-In Busting Through Front Of Germantown Store Before Smashing ATM: Police The group of suspects went through extreme measures in an effort to break into an ATM inside a Giant Food Store in Montgomery County, but were ultimately thwarted and left without cash and a disabled stolen truck, police say. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Monday morning, police say that a Dodge pick-up rammed through the front of the Germantown business in the 18300 block of Leaman Farm Road, at which point several people popped out and attempted to target an ATM inside store. Montgomery County Department of Police The suspects initially attempted to open the ATM unsuccessfully, then t…

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by Zak Failla
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Business
Ocean State Job Lot Opening In Montco Ocean State Job Lot Opening In Montco
Ocean State Job Lot Opening In Montco Ocean State Job Lot, the region’s premier discount retail chain, will open a new store in Pottstown in the fall.  The new location will be the chain’s 11th store in Pennsylvania and its second in Montgomery County. Located at 799 N. State Street in the Pottstown Plaza, the leased location will provide nearly 40,000 square feet of shopping space for customers. The store will be located within the space previously vacated by GIANT food store, where Grocery Outlet opened earlier this year.  "We are so pleased to announce our newest store location in Pennsylvania,” said John Brown, D…

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by Jon Craig
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Shoplifter Returning Stolen Items Slugs Employee, Snatches Cash At Maryland Food Store: Police Shoplifter Returning Stolen Items Slugs Employee, Snatches Cash At Maryland Food Store: Police
Shoplifter Returning Stolen Items Slugs Employee, Snatches Cash At Maryland Food Store: Police A failed attempt at subterfuge resulted in a theft suspect punching out an employee and snatching cash at a Maryland grocery store, police say. New surveillance photos have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a reported strong-arm robbery late last month at the Giant food store in Bethesda. The wanted suspect. Montgomery County Department of Police Police say that at around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, officers were called to the grocer in the 7100 block of Arlington Road to investigate a reported robbery and assault. According to the inves…

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by Zak Failla
Allentown, PA
Lifestyle
$900K In Powerball Winnings Won By 6 Pennsylvania Players $900K In Powerball Winnings Won By 6 Pennsylvania Players
$900K In Powerball Winnings Won By 6 Pennsylvania Players Half a dozen Pennsylvanians are $150,000 richer after the latest Powerball drawings on Saturday, Oct. 7 and Monday, Oct. 9, according to state gaming officials.  The winners matched four of the five white balls and the one red Powerball to earn their prizes, Pennsylvania Lottery spokespeople said.  The following vendors will earn a $500 bonus check for selling the lucky numbers:  Rutter’s at 4425 West Market St. in York, York County  OSO Deli at 7400 Front St. in Cheltenham, Montgomery County  Blose’s Market at 7070 Route 309 in New Tripoli, Lehigh County Turkey H…

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Lifestyle
Three PA Lottery Players Win Cash 5 Jackpot Three PA Lottery Players Win Cash 5 Jackpot
Three PA Lottery Players Win Cash 5 Jackpot Three Pennsylvania Lottery players won the jackpot in the Tuesday, Sept. 5 drawing for the Cash 5 with Quick Cash game, officials say.  The three lucky winners will split the $250,000.50 prize equally, receiving $83,333.50 a piece before taxes, said state gaming officials.  The winning tickets were sold in three Eastern Pennsylvania locations:  Royal Farms at 105 Stewart Avenue in Ridley Park, Delaware County Saloni Newsstand at 310 Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia GIANT Food Store at 5301 Simpson Ferry Road in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County The winners will not b…

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by Mac Bullock
Lancaster, PA
Lifestyle
$100K Winning Powerball Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania $100K Winning Powerball Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania
$100K Winning Powerball Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone in Central Pennsylvania just won $100,000 (before taxes) playing a Powerball ticket with Power Play, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission. The winning ticket sold at the GIANT Food Store, 1278 S Market Street, Elizabethtown, which will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning ticket matched all four of the five balls drawn with the numbers 2-9-43-55-57, and the red Powerball 18 and the Power Play 2 in the drawing on Saturday, July 15, 2023.  Without the $1 Power Play option, the ticket would only have been worth $50,00…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Police Seek ID For Hit-Run Driver At Lehigh Valley GIANT Food Store Police Seek ID For Hit-Run Driver At Lehigh Valley GIANT Food Store
Police Seek ID For Hit-Run Driver At Lehigh Valley Giant Food Store Recognize him? Police are attempting to identify a man they say was involved in a hit-and-run crash in the parking lot of a Lehigh Valley GIANT Food store. The crash occurred in the parking lot of the Leithsville Road store in Hellertown around 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, Lower Saucon Township Police said. The man was driving a white pickup truck when he struck a parked vehicle and drove away, according to police. Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked to call the Lower Saucon Police Department at 610-759-2200 or submit an anonymous tip via CrimeWatch. Source: Lower…

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by Valerie Musson
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Pushing Shopping Cart Outside Bucks Grocery Store Dies After Crash: PD Woman Pushing Shopping Cart Outside Bucks Grocery Store Dies After Crash: PD
Woman Pushing Shopping Cart Outside Bucks Grocery Store Dies After Crash: PD A woman died after a car hit her shopping cart and knocked her to the ground outside a grocery store in Bucks County Wednesday, June 8, authorities said. A motorist driving slowly through the parking lot of the Giant Food Store in the Fairless Hills Shopping Center struck two shopping carts being pushed by the 73-year-old victim and another person around 3 p.m., Falls Township police said. The woman, who police say is a local resident, was taken to Saint Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, where she died around 9:30 p.m. It was unclear whether the second person received me…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? Suspects Targeting Elderly Shoppers Steal Wallet At Lehigh Valley Giant Store KNOW THEM? Suspects Targeting Elderly Shoppers Steal Wallet At Lehigh Valley Giant Store
Know Them? Suspects Targeting Elderly Shoppers Steal Wallet At Lehigh Valley Giant Store Recognize them? Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects they say stole an elderly woman’s wallet while pretending to shop at a Giant food store in the Lehigh Valley. The suspects were seen on surveillance footage at the Nazareth Pike store in Bethlehem Township targeting elderly female shoppers with their purses in the top basket of the shopping cart around 1:35 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, police said in a release on Thursday, June 2. The suspects followed one elderly shopper for several aisles before stealing another woman’s wallet, which was more easily accessible, …

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by Valerie Musson
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
RECOGNIZE THEM? Surveillance Photos Surface Of Lehigh Valley ‘Distraction Thieves’ RECOGNIZE THEM? Surveillance Photos Surface Of Lehigh Valley ‘Distraction Thieves’
Recognize Them? Surveillance Photos Surface Of Lehigh Valley ‘Distraction Thieves’ Recognize them? A surveillance photo has surfaced of the pair of suspects accused of “distraction thefts” throughout several Lehigh Valley grocery store parking lots. The suspects — pictured above — victimized numerous customers at the Giant Food Store and Park Plaza Complex in Forks, the township police department said in an updated social media post. Distraction thieves target older residents by following them around a store or confronting them outside at their vehicles, DailyVoice.com reported. “The suspects use a ruse, for example, telling the victim there is an issue with their tire,…

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by Valerie Musson
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
‘Distraction Thefts’ Targeting Older Residents On The Rise In Lehigh Valley, Police Say ‘Distraction Thefts’ Targeting Older Residents On The Rise In Lehigh Valley, Police Say
‘Distraction Thefts’ Targeting Older Residents On The Rise In Lehigh Valley, Police Say Police have issued a warning about “distraction thefts” that have been targeting older residents in grocery store parking lots throughout the Lehigh Valley. Several residents were victimized at the Giant Food Store and Park Plaza Complex in Forks, the township police department said Monday. Distraction thieves target older residents by following them around a store or confronting them outside while at their vehicles, police said. “The suspects use a ruse, for example, telling the victim there is an issue with their tire,” Forks Township police said. “While one suspect distracts the victi…

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by Valerie Musson
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Fire Closes Giant In Hershey Fire Closes Giant In Hershey
Fire Closes Giant In Hershey A fire broke out at the Giant Food Store in Hershey on Thursday morning, according to fire officials. Crews were called to the Giant located at 1250 Cocoa Ave around 5 a.m. The fire started in the back of the store, where a staff member noticed flames coming from a cardboard baler-- a machine used to crush cardboard. The flames spread from the baler to a nearby wall. The employee called 911 and alarms went off in the store, activating the sprinkler system. The building is a 54,000 square foot facility which required more ventilation than a smaller location so a large fan from Lebanon Ci…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Police: Pair With NJ Robbery Warrants Stole $2K In Beauty Products From Chester County Grocer Police: Pair With NJ Robbery Warrants Stole $2K In Beauty Products From Chester County Grocer
Police: Pair With NJ Robbery Warrants Stole $2K In Beauty Products From Chester County Grocer A couple wanted for robbery in New Jersey were busted for stealing nearly $2,000 in health and beauty products from a supermarket in Chester County, authorities said. Police began investigating two separate retail thefts that occurred at the Giant Food Store in Thornbury Township, on April 1 and May 7, the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department said. Elisabeth Carol Fogarty, 31, and Anthony James Parker, 30, were identified as the suspects and arrested on May 16 with help from Pennsylvania State Police, authorities said. Parker and Fogarty had numerous active warrants for the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Marple PD: Man Calling In Unfounded Reports Of Gunmen At Grocery Store Had Heroin, K2 Marple PD: Man Calling In Unfounded Reports Of Gunmen At Grocery Store Had Heroin, K2
Marple PD: Man Calling In Unfounded Reports Of Gunmen At Grocery Store Had Heroin, K2 A man who called in unfounded reports of gunmen at a local grocery store was found in possession of heroin and synthetic marijuana in Marple Township, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to 2180 West Chester Pike at the Giant Food Store on reports of an individual with a gun around 6:30 p.m. April 2, Marple Township police said. While en route, a second call came in saying that the original caller who reported the subject with a gun, was acting suspicious and leaving the area, authorities said. An officer made contact with the original caller, identified as Andrew Steven Waller…

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by Cecilia Levine
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Westtown-East Goshen PD Seek ID For Woman Accused Of Stealing $350 In Merch From Giant Westtown-East Goshen PD Seek ID For Woman Accused Of Stealing $350 In Merch From Giant
Westtown-East Goshen PD Seek ID For Woman Accused Of Stealing $350 In Merch From Giant Westtown-East Goshen police are seeking the public's help identifying a woman who they say stole nearly $350 worth of merchandise from a local Giant Food store. The woman was seen on surveillance footage walking towards the health and beauty section where she placed approximately $351 worth of products in a re-usable shopping bag on March 25 at the Thornbury Township store, Westtown-East Goshen police said. The suspect is described by police as a white female who wore jeans and a green jacket at the time of theft. She was seen bypassing all points of sale and leaving the parking lot in a w…

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by Nicole Acosta
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
PA Lottery: Winning $100K Raffle Ticket Sold In Montgomery County PA Lottery: Winning $100K Raffle Ticket Sold In Montgomery County
PA Lottery: Winning $100K Raffle Ticket Sold In Montgomery County Pennsylvania Lottery officials have drawn the fourth winning raffle ticket number for the $100,000 Weekly Drawing, part of the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. The winning raffle ticket number drawn for the fourth $100,00 has been drawn. The lucky ticket was sold at GIANT Food Store in Royersford, Montgomery County, PA Lottery officials said Monday. The winning ticket number (00127882) was randomly drawn from among more than 41,900 Millionaire Raffle ticket numbers sold between Nov. 24 and 30. These weekly drawings lead up to the game’s main drawing on Jan. 2, 2021. To learn if …

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by Cecilia Levine