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These US Beaches Have Highest, Lowest Theft Risks: New Study These US Beaches Have Highest, Lowest Theft Risks: New Study
These US Beaches Have Highest, Lowest Theft Risks: New Study A new study reveals which beaches have the highest risk of thieves taking your belongings. The Action Network released a ranking of the US beach areas with the highest theft risk on Monday, Aug. 10. The sports gambling media outlet analyzed property crime data surrounding more than 500 beaches nationwide. The study looked at four crimes based on ZIP code-level data from CrimeGrade.org. Theft received the largest weight at 40%, followed by robbery at 30%, vehicle theft at 20%, and burglary at 10%. Researchers also adjusted for tourism by using an "effective daily population" …
Legendary Actor Robert Redford Dies Legendary Actor Robert Redford Dies
Legendary Actor Robert Redford Dies Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor-director who helped redefine American movie stardom and built the Sundance movement into a global force for independent film, has died. He was 89. Cindi Berger, chief executive of Rogers & Cowan PMK, said Redford died peacefully in his sleep early Tuesday, Sept. 16, at his Utah home; no cause was disclosed. The announcement was made in a statement to The New York Times. Born Charles Robert Redford Jr. in Santa Monica, California, Redford got his start on stage and television before breaking through on Broadway in "Barefoot in the Park" and on fi…
Burrito Panic Over: Chipotle Denies Closure Rumors After Bankruptcy False Claim Spreads Burrito Panic Over: Chipotle Denies Closure Rumors After Bankruptcy False Claim Spreads
Burrito Panic Over: Chipotle Denies Closure Rumors After Bankruptcy False Claim Spreads Don't worry, Chipotle fans. Barbacoa burritos aren't going anywhere. Chipotle Mexican Grill has denied social media rumors that claimed the fast-casual restaurant chain is closing locations and filing for bankruptcy. A company spokesperson confirmed Chiptole isn't downsizing in an email to the Daily Voice on Wednesday, Mar. 26. The rumors appear to have started with a story by Madrid-based outlet Unión Rayo, Newsweek reported. The aggregate site from Spain used an image of the Chipotle logo while reporting on the closure of the chain's spinoff, Farmesa Fresh Eatery. The test location …
'Fitness Guru' With 'Sex Slave Training Program' May Have More Victims In Philly Area: FBI 'Fitness Guru' With 'Sex Slave Training Program' May Have More Victims In Philly Area: FBI
'Fitness Guru' With 'Sex Slave Training Program' May Have More Victims In Philly Area: FBI A California man is facing federal charges out of the FBI's Philadelphia Field Office for a child exploitation scheme, and authorities believe he may have more victims in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. According to the FBI, John Douglas Burch, of Santa Monica, began praying on girls as early as 2014, and has been charged in an indictment with traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct and enticement of a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct and prostitution, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and FBI Philadelphia Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs said. …
Jogger Killed In NJ Hit-Run Crash Was Wellness Industry 'Legend,' Harvard Biz School Grad Jogger Killed In NJ Hit-Run Crash Was Wellness Industry 'Legend,' Harvard Biz School Grad
Jogger Killed In NJ Hit-Run Crash Was Wellness Industry 'Legend,' Harvard Biz School Grad Julia Sutton, the founder of an international spa and wellness brand, has been identified as the victim killed in a hit-and-run crash in Brick Township earlier this month. Julia Sutton, 56, of Weehawken, was struck by a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Mark Carey, Jr. of South Amboy earlier this month on Route 35, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Mark Carey has been arrested in a hit-and-run crash that left a female pedestrian dead in Brick, authorities said. Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Sutton founded the boutique wellness company Exhale Spa in 2002. The company, which has locat…
Podcaster Alex Cooper Says Boston U Soccer Coach Left Her ‘Traumatized,’ ‘Scarred’ Podcaster Alex Cooper Says Boston U Soccer Coach Left Her ‘Traumatized,’ ‘Scarred’
Podcaster Alex Cooper Says Boston U Soccer Coach Left Her ‘Traumatized,’ ‘Scarred’ Alex Cooper, host and creator of the popular podcast “Call Her Daddy,” revealed she is working through a traumatic experience she had with a coach while playing soccer at Boston University. In a profile interview with Cosmopolitan magazine, Cooper of Newtown, Pennsylvania, addresses the incident but would not go into detail or name the coach. Instead, the 29-year-old focused on healing, “which I’m proud of myself for.” “Now that I’ve created this platform, I feel new wisdom in certain aspects of my life, from experience and therapy and people I surround myself with,” Cooper told the magazi…
Remains Of Mass Native, Startup Founder Located More Than A Year After He Went Missing: Police Remains Of Mass Native, Startup Founder Located More Than A Year After He Went Missing: Police
Remains Of Mass Native, Startup Founder Located More Than A Year After He Went Missing: Police The Massachusetts-born founder of an addiction recovery app was picked up by an Uber in 2021 and was never seen alive again, reports say.  Human remains found in an abandoned property in Santa Monica were identified on Saturday, May 6 as 39-year-old Beau Mann, according to the Santa Monica Police.  Mann, who is from Oxford, Massachusetts, according to Telegram, founded Sober Grid, an app designed to support those recovering from addictions through an online community and peer coaching.  Posted by Help Find Beau Mann on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Mann created Sober Grid in 2015 after stru…
Tom Hanks Sends Signed Typewriter To 'Just A Tiny Little' Cambridge Shop Tom Hanks Sends Signed Typewriter To 'Just A Tiny Little' Cambridge Shop
Tom Hanks Sends Signed Typewriter To 'Just A Tiny Little' Cambridge Shop Tom Hanks is world-renowned for his acting, but for fans of all things analog, he is equally famous for his love of typewriters, and his generosity with his personal collection.  Tom Furrier, owner and repair man at Cambridge Typewriter, shouted to his assistant when he saw the contents of a box mailed to him from Santa Monica, California.  "I opened up the top flaps and the first thing I see is this towel with the Playtone logo on it," Furrier told Daily Voice. "As soon as I saw the Playtone logo I knew it was from Tom Hanks."  The shop's owner knew it was a gift from Tom Hanks as soo…
Raised in Bronxville, Waccabuc, Crawford Shaw, Jr., 47, Made Friends Wherever He Went Raised in Bronxville, Waccabuc, Crawford Shaw, Jr., 47, Made Friends Wherever He Went
Raised in Bronxville, Waccabuc, Crawford Shaw, Jr., 47, Made Friends Wherever He Went Crawford Shaw, Jr., beloved friend, brother, son, stepson, uncle, nephew and cousin, died at age 47 on Thursday, Oct. 22 in Denison, Texas. He was born on March 26, 1973 in New York City to Danne’ Brokaw Munford and Crawford Shaw. He was the stepson of Dillard Munford. Crawford grew up in Bronxville, where he attended the Chapel School and Bronxville School; Waccabuc, where he attended Rippowam Cisqua School and Atlanta, where he graduated from Woodward Academy in 1991. He also attended Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, CT and Elon College in North Carolina. As an adult, he lived in …
Feds Charge More Than 300 In U.S. With Violent Crimes ‘Under Guise’ Of Peaceful Protests Feds Charge More Than 300 In U.S. With Violent Crimes ‘Under Guise’ Of Peaceful Protests
Feds Charge More Than 300 In U.S. With Violent Crimes ‘Under Guise’ Of Peaceful Protests More than 300 “violent opportunists” nationwide are being prosecuted federally for crimes committed “under the guise of peaceful demonstrations” against racial injustice, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. They include a saboteur who inadvertently engulfed himself in flames when he poured liquid from a gas can onto three U.S. Supreme Court vehicles in Washington, D.C., the department said in a release. Several defendants “leveraged social media platforms to incite destruction and assaults against law enforcement officers,” the release says. Nearly three dozen defendants are ch…
Lick It Or Not: Scratch 'N Sniff Postage Stamps Lick It Or Not: Scratch 'N Sniff Postage Stamps
Lick It Or Not: Scratch 'N Sniff Postage Stamps Scratch and sniff postage stamps? You bet. The U.S. Postal Service says it will “add the sweet scent of summer to letters of love, friendship, party invitations and other mailings” when it introduces “Frozen Treats Forever” stamps next month. The new 20-stamp booklet will feature the “whimsical watercolor illustrations” of Margaret Berg of Santa Monica, CA, the Postal Service said in a release Monday. “Scratch-and-sniff” made its debut, coincidentally, around the time that LSD was becoming popular in the mid-60s. As lore has it, an organic chemist was tasked with suspending scents inside m…