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Flannel-Wearing Firestarter Sought After $50K Maryland Business Blaze: Fire Marshal Flannel-Wearing Firestarter Sought After $50K Maryland Business Blaze: Fire Marshal
Flannel-Wearing Firestarter Sought After $50K Maryland Business Blaze: Fire Marshal Fire investigators are turning to the public for help identifying the suspect who set a Cumberland tire shop ablaze early Saturday morning, causing $50,000 in damages. The fire broke out around 4:42 a.m. at D&K Tires on Greene Street after surveillance footage captured the suspect igniting a flammable device on a window air conditioning unit. Cumberland Fire Department crews arrived at the two-bay auto repair shop to find flames shooting from a window. Firefighters contained the blaze to an office area, but smoke, soot, and water damage spread throughout the business. Video surveillanc…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands
Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands A massive voluntary recall has been issued for frozen waffles sold by over 14 different grocery store chains nationwide due to the potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Over 500 varieties of frozen waffles manufactured by TreeHouse Foods and sold with the branding of major retailers such as Walmart's Great Value and Target's Good & Gather have been recalled because of possible Listeria.  As stated in the release: "Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Dealer Who Pulled Gun On Customers Busted With 26 Pounds Of Pot After Wild VA Pursuit: Police Dealer Who Pulled Gun On Customers Busted With 26 Pounds Of Pot After Wild VA Pursuit: Police
Dealer Who Pulled Gun On Customers Busted With 26 Pounds Of Pot After Wild VA Pursuit: Police A drug dealer who pulled a gun on his own clients at a Virginia Dollar General store was found with 26 pounds of marijuana, but only after leading police on a pursuit, they said. A 20-year-old BOLO for Victor Benitez, of Manassas, was issued by the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office, after he was identified as a suspect in the April 11 shooting at the on Catlett Road in Catlett, around 2:45 p.m., according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. Benitez's car was spotted about 30 minutes later, near the intersection of Route 17 and Route 28 in Bealeton. He didn't go down quietly. When poli…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection
Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection Consumers are being encouraged to check their cabinets for certain cleaning products after Clorox issued a recall of eight Pine-Sol brands that could contain potentially dangerous bacteria that could cause illness. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall due to the possible presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, "an environmental organism found widely in soil and water. “People with weakened immune systems or external medical devices who are exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa face a risk of serious infection that may require medical treatment,’ according to CPSC. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Burglar Caught Red-Handed Stealing Food From Virginia Dollar General, Police Say Burglar Caught Red-Handed Stealing Food From Virginia Dollar General, Police Say
Burglar Caught Red-Handed Stealing Food From Virginia Dollar General, Police Say An early morning burglary alarm led to the apprehension of a Virginia man who forced his way into a Prince William County dollar store to steal food, officials say. Woodbridge resident Millyard Nega Marufe, 32, is being held without bond following his arrest on Wednesday, Oct. 19 when he allegedly broke into the Dollar General on Occoquan Road in his hometown. Police say that at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, officers responded to the store, where there was an alarm activation. Upon arrival, officers said that they found the front window with extensive damage and Marufe standing inside t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Charge 11-Year-Old Boy With Arson For Fire That Destroyed Maryland Dollar General Store Police Charge 11-Year-Old Boy With Arson For Fire That Destroyed Maryland Dollar General Store
Police Charge 11-Year-Old Boy With Arson For Fire That Destroyed Maryland Dollar General Store An unexpected suspect has been identified as the person who caused millions of dollars in damage to a Maryland store last week. The Maryland Fire Marshal announced on Monday, Sept. 12 that an 11-year-old has been charged in connection to the fire at Dollar General on South Main Street in Carroll County that caused $2.5 million in damage and destroyed the building. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, first responders in Hampstead were dispatched to the Dollar General Store on South Main Street for a reported building fire. The fire was upgraded to a two-alarm blaze shortly after firs…

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by Zak Failla