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Oakton, VA
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Don’t Cash In: Unsolicited Checks Could Cost You Big Don’t Cash In: Unsolicited Checks Could Cost You Big
Don’t Cash In: Unsolicited Checks Could Cost You Big Receiving a check in the mail might seem like a stroke of luck, but experts warn it could be the start of a costly scam.  Authorities are alerting consumers about a surge in unsolicited check fraud schemes targeting people across the US. How The Scam Works Unsolicited check fraud typically begins when you receive a check from someone you don’t know.  The scammer may contact you about a job, a prize, or even as an overpayment for something you’re selling online.  The check looks genuine, and when you deposit it, the funds may appear in your account almost immediately. But …

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by Joe Lombardi
Glen Burnie, MD
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Social Media Shoe Sale Leads To Teen Armed Robbery In Maryland, Police Say Social Media Shoe Sale Leads To Teen Armed Robbery In Maryland, Police Say
Social Media Shoe Sale Leads To Teen Armed Robbery In Maryland, Police Say Two teens were busted over the weekend after holding up a person who intended to sell them sneakers in Anne Arundel County. On Saturday morning, officers were called to the 100 block of Charlotte Drive in Laurel, where a man was supposed to meet a pair of teens to sell them shoes that were promoted on Instagram, authorities say. A meeting was arranged to purchase the item, but instead, police say that a 14-year-old and 15-year-old became aggressive with the seller, took out a handgun, stole the property and left.  According to investigators, the two Laurel teens were quickly tracked d…

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by Zak Failla
Fort Lee, NJ
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Car Seller Near GWB Says 'Buyers' Carjacked Him Instead: Fort Lee PD Car Seller Near GWB Says 'Buyers' Carjacked Him Instead: Fort Lee PD
Car Seller Near GWB Says 'Buyers' Carjacked Him Instead: Fort Lee PD A man who said he thought he was selling his car told Fort Lee police it was taken from him at gunpoint instead. The purported victim told officers responding to an 8:32 p.m. call Thursday, Aug. 18 outside the Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home on Palisade Avenue that he “had listed a vehicle for sale online and agreed to meet with a possible buyer at a mutual location, which happened to be in Fort Lee,” Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said. Young didn’t identify the types of vehicles. However, an alert broadcast by police borough Thursday night described the car the robbers showed up in as a BMW…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stratford, CT
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Scammer, Robbery Suspect Nabbed In Stratford Scammer, Robbery Suspect Nabbed In Stratford
Scammer, Robbery Suspect Nabbed In Stratford Police in Fairfield County are warning people who sell items online to use care when making the sale in person after a recent robbery. The robbery took place in Stratford on Saturday, April 23 when the victim placed an ad on Facebook Marketplace to sell an iPhone. When the victim went to meet the suspect at a prearranged location, the suspect allegedly assaulted the seller while displaying a handgun and made off with the phone, said Capt. Frank Eannotti, of the Stratford Police. The Stratford Police Detective Bureau with the assistance of the Bridgeport Police Department Task Force id…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newark, NJ
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Authorities: Newark Men Who Robbed Internet Dirt Bike Sellers At Gunpoint Busted With Heroin Authorities: Newark Men Who Robbed Internet Dirt Bike Sellers At Gunpoint Busted With Heroin
Authorities: Newark Men Who Robbed Internet Dirt Bike Sellers At Gunpoint Busted With Heroin Three Newark men and a teen who robbed sellers they met online at gunpoint were busted with heroin by police arresting them, authorities said Friday. Najee Carney, 19, Christian Carnegie, 19, Al-Tamir Mayweathers, 18, and a 15-year old boy agreed to purchase merchandise from someone they met online last month, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Carney, Carnegie, Mayweathers and the teen robbed the victims at gunpoint, once on Sept. 10 and again on Sept. 29, Ambrose said. In at least one of the incidents, the men robbed the victims of dirt bikes, Ambrose said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Brentwood, NY
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Second Teen Charged For String Of Stolen Autos Up For Sale On Long Island Second Teen Charged For String Of Stolen Autos Up For Sale On Long Island
Second Teen Charged For String Of Stolen Autos Up For Sale On Long Island A second teenager who went on a string of auto robberies on multiple occasions in Nassau County has been apprehended after several weeks on the run, police said. An investigation into multiple incidents on several dates in Nassau County led to the arrest of Navindra Naidu, 19, and a second teen who were found to be responsible for at least three robberies. Police said that at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Friday, May 29 in East Meadow, Naidu arranged to meet with a 34-year-old man to test drive a vehicle that the victim was selling over the Internet. After the test drive, the victim was sta…

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by Zak Failla