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12-Year-Old Girl's Bomb Threat Clears Virginia Mall, Police Say 12-Year-Old Girl's Bomb Threat Clears Virginia Mall, Police Say
12-Year-Old Girl's Bomb Threat Clears Virginia Mall, Police Say A 12-year-old girl was found responsible for a bomb threat that evacuated a mall in northern Virginia last week, authorities said. The threat against the Manassas Mall on Sudley Road was shared to Instagram on May 22. The mall was evacuated just after 8:50 a.m. as a precaution and officers determined there was no active threat to the mall, police said. The girl was identified on Tuesday, May 28, the PWCPD said. "After consultation with Juvenile Court Services, the case resulted in an informal action and will be handled through the juvenile diversion process," police said in a statemen…
Here's What We Know About The Sunday Shooting At St. Charles Towne Center Here's What We Know About The Sunday Shooting At St. Charles Towne Center
Here's What We Know About The Sunday Shooting At St. Charles Towne Center New details have been released by the Charles County Sheriff's Office following the Sunday shooting that shut down the St. Charles Towne Center in Waldorf.  Two teens have been arrested and charged after officers from the agency were called to the mall at approximately 4:10 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, where there were reports of shots fired at the mall. Upon arrival, officers established a perimeter and sought to locate possible victims, while at the same time, witnesses provided information about the shooter and accomplices, who were identified as teens.  Officers were able to locate the susp…
Video Shows Dulles Town Center Shooting Suspect's Harrowing Arrest Video Shows Dulles Town Center Shooting Suspect's Harrowing Arrest
Video Shows Dulles Town Center Shooting Suspect's Harrowing Arrest Video of the Dulles Town Center mall shooting suspect being taken into custody is circulating on Twitter as his victim remains hospitalized. Footage shows officers pointing their guns at the suspect, who lays on the ground next to shopping bags and a handgun. The moment police apprehended shooting Suspect at Dulles Town Center today pic.twitter.com/shv0cjQm8k — VAhiphopandnews (@VAhiphopandnewz) April 2, 2023 The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1 p.m. incident, which closed the Sterling mall. A heavy police presence was reported. The shooting happened in an area of th…
Mall Security Guard On Long Island Accused Of Committing Sex Act While On Duty Mall Security Guard On Long Island Accused Of Committing Sex Act While On Duty
Mall Security Guard On Long Island Accused Of Committing Sex Act While On Duty A security guard at a Long Island mall has been accused of committing a sex act while on duty. Jose Irizarry, age 33, of Holbrook, was working as a security officer on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, when he approached a 24-year-old woman who he suspected of shoplifting. Irizarry, under the guise of escorting the woman out of the mall, Suffolk County Police said. Irizarry then brought her into an employees-only corridor and then into a storage room, where he forced the victim to perform a sex act on him in exchange for her being allowed to leave the mall, according to police. Su…
Mall Brawls End With Arrest Of Teenagers In Central Jersey Mall Brawls End With Arrest Of Teenagers In Central Jersey
Mall Brawls End With Arrest Of Teenagers In Central Jersey Two brawls at the Menlo Park Mall ended with the arrest of two teenagers authorities said. Edison police broke up two fights about an hour apart on Saturday evening, they said. More than 100 people were present when the first fight involving about 20 to 30 teens and young adults started at around 6:30 p.m., Edison Deputy Chief Robert Dudash said. Edison police, mall security and officers from neighboring towns stopped the fight.  Nasier Monroe, 19, of New Brunswick and a 15-year-old girl were both charged with rioting, Dudash said.  Monroe was additionally charged with disorder…
Teen Stabbed At Trumbull Mall During Fight With Brother, Police Say Teen Stabbed At Trumbull Mall During Fight With Brother, Police Say
Teen Stabbed At Trumbull Mall During Fight With Brother, Police Say A dispute between two Fairfield County brothers resulted in a stabbing that left one of the siblings wounded.  The incident took place in Trumbull at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Trumbull Mall. Jovanie Hall, age 18, of Bridgeport was taken into police custody at his residence a short time after the fight that began when he went to pick up his two siblings at the mall, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police.  During the fight, Hall began stabbing the 16-year-old brother, Weir said. Their other sibling intervened by grabbing Hall, allowing the 16-year-old to …
Crowds Of Fighting Teens At Trumbull Mall Cause Police To Call Reinforcements Crowds Of Fighting Teens At Trumbull Mall Cause Police To Call Reinforcements
Crowds Of Fighting Teens At Trumbull Mall Cause Police To Call Reinforcements Large crowds of fighting teens at the Westfield Trumbull Mall caused police to call in reinforcements after the juveniles kept coming back inside after being expelled. The incident began around 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, when police responded to the mall for reports of several large fights involving knives, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. Although there was no confirmation of weapons involved, responding officers found large crowds of teens throughout the shopping center, many of whom were disorderly, loud, disruptive, and interfering with the general public who we…
Mall Gunman Who Fired Shots While Fixing His Pants Arrested After Lengthy Investigation Mall Gunman Who Fired Shots While Fixing His Pants Arrested After Lengthy Investigation
Mall Gunman Who Fired Shots While Fixing His Pants Arrested After Lengthy Investigation Police have identified the man accused of accidentally firing shots in the food court area of the Arundel Mills Mall while adjusting his pants, authorities say. Witnesses say the suspect, identified as Brandon Maurice Carroll, 26, appeared to have been adjusting his pants when the firearm he had been concealing went off into the floor of the food court area of the mall around 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Carroll fled with other mall patrons after firing the gun. Carroll was identified on Friday, Nov. 11, and was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 16.  #Di…
Man Fires Shots In Arundel Mills Mall Food Court While Adjusting His Pants Man Fires Shots In Arundel Mills Mall Food Court While Adjusting His Pants
Man Fires Shots In Arundel Mills Mall Food Court While Adjusting His Pants Police are searching for a suspect accused of firing shots while adjusting his pants in the food court area of the Arundel Mills Mall over the weekend, authorities say. Witnesses say the suspect appeared to have been adjusting his pants when the firearm he had been concealing went off into the floor of the food court area of the mall around 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, according to Anne Arundel County Police. The suspect, described as a Black male with a dark complexion, medium build, black hair and wearing black cargo type pants, black sneakers with white soles, a black shirt and tan jacke…
MALL 'GUNMAN': Bogus Report Clears Garden State Plaza In Paramus, No Danger Found MALL 'GUNMAN': Bogus Report Clears Garden State Plaza In Paramus, No Danger Found
Mall 'Gunman': Bogus Report Clears Garden State Plaza In Paramus, No Danger Found Throngs of panicked mall goers fled the Garden State Plaza in Paramus after someone claimed to have seen a man with a gun, authorities said. "It started with large groups of juveniles. Everyone started running and yelling," Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Saturday night, Sept. 3. The chief's officers checked the mall, assisted by other area law enforcers. "The all-clear was given and the mall is open for business," Ehrenberg said around 8:30 p.m., an hour or so after the incident. No injuries were reported. Authorities don't know who claimed that they'd seen a white man in br…
Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made
Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made UPDATE: Several people were taken into custody in a weekend brawl that brought police reinforcements from various towns to the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, responders said. No one was hurt and no major property damage was reported in the Saturday night flareup, which witnesses said quickly ended once borough police began making arrests. Police had been "having weekend problems with large numbers of juveniles" at the mall, a veteran law enforcement officer said Sunday. Saturday's trouble began when some began resisting efforts by a security guard and a few Paramus officers to move a large…
UPDATE: Black Friday Shooting Clears Mall In Syracuse, Accused Shooter Caught After Crash UPDATE: Black Friday Shooting Clears Mall In Syracuse, Accused Shooter Caught After Crash
Update: Black Friday Shooting Clears Mall In Syracuse, Accused Shooter Caught After Crash UPDATE: A 21-year-old upstate New York man who police said shot another man during a Black Friday food court mall brawl in Syracuse was captured when he showed up at a local hospital after crashing his mother's car into a bus near a city tree-lighting ceremony, authorities said. Kyree J. Truax was driving a friend who was stabbed during the melee in the food court at the Destiny USA mall to an area hospital when the crash occurred, they said. While Truax exchanged information with the bus driver, an ambulance took his friend to the hospital, Syracuse Police Chief Kenton Buckner told reporte…
Fights Involving Teens Cause Closure, Injuries To Security Guards At Connecticut Post Mall Fights Involving Teens Cause Closure, Injuries To Security Guards At Connecticut Post Mall
Fights Involving Teens Cause Closure, Injuries To Security Guards At Connecticut Post Mall Large groups of teenagers acting out and disobeying police and mall security caused officials to close the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford early on Wednesday evening. More than 12 Milford police officers and mall security guards were on scene Dec. 26 when large groups of unsupervised teens converged at the mall and began fighting, pushing and shoving and ignoring officers orders, said Milford Officer Mike DeVito. "The main reason the mall was closed was for the safety of the patrons who were legitimately shopping," DeVito said. "We did not want them to get caught up in any of the alte…