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Scammers Listened Through Computer As Suffolk Detectives Stopped $140K Gold Scheme
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1632+ words) HAUPPAUGE, NY — An elderly Suffolk County woman was preparing to convert approximately $140,000 of her savings into gold for scammers when two detectives arrived at her home and discovered that the fraudsters were secretly listening to their conversation through her compromised…...
Manatee Stops For A Drink As Bradenton Police Officers Hose Down Boat: Watch
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (163+ words) BRADENTON, FL — While wrapping up a patrol shift, “an unexpected ‘dock inspector’ showed up for a drink” of water as Marine Unit officers rinsed off their boat, Bradenton police wrote in a social media post. “Yes - a manatee. And no,…...
Bradenton Mom Was Drunk, Looking At Phone When Her Daughter Drown: Arrest Report
4+ mon, 3+ hour ago (261+ words) BRADENTON, FL — The mother of a 4-year-old who drowned at a pool party on Saturday night was intoxicated and had been looking at her phone for several minutes before she realized her daughter was missing, according to a report citing arrest…...
Woman Killed In Crash Near Sunshine Skyway Bridge: FL Highway Patrol
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (181+ words) MANATEE COUNTY, FL — A woman was killed in a weekend crash near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 275 near mile marker 5, just east of the…...
PA University Eyes Downtown Bradenton Location For New Campus
4+ week, 1+ day ago (404+ words) BRADENTON, FL — A Pennsylvania university is exploring the possibility of establishing a presence in downtown Bradenton, with a performing arts program among the potential offerings, city officials said in a news release. Discussions between Pittsburgh’s Point Park University and the…...
Bradenton Man Hit, Killed By SUV Turning Into Apartment Complex: FL Troopers
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (152+ words) BRADENTON, FL — A Bradenton man walking on a sidewalk along 34th Avenue Drive was hit and killed by an SUV turning into an apartment complex on Sunday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release. The Chevy Trailblazer was…...
Accused Scammer Enticed Seniors To Convert Funds Into Fake 'Gold Bar' Accounts: LCSO
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (176+ words) ASHBURN, VA – The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Gaithersburg man in connection with a scheme to defraud seniors in Loudoun and Prince William counties by instructing them to move their savings into fake “gold bar” accounts. Junjie Wu,…...
Mother, Son Found Dead | Pharmacist Indicted | Child Drowns In Pool: MD Top News
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (262+ words) A former reserve police officer for the Anne Arundel County Police Department was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison this week for threatening to kill Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former Republican congresswoman from Georgia. Reginald Gray Jr., a 33-year-old Baltimore…...
Gold Scam Costs Westfield Resident Nearly $75K, Police Say
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (116+ words) WESTFIELD, NJ — A Westfield resident lost nearly $75,000 in a gold scam after wiring thousands of dollars in exchange for what they believed would be a pure, one-ounce gold bar, according to police. Police said the resident reported the incident on…...
Gaithersburg Man Accused In Gold Bar Scam Targeting Northern Va. Seniors
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (338+ words) MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia announced on Wednesday the arrest of a Gaithersburg man tied to a fraud scheme that instructed seniors to move their savings into fake “gold bar” accounts. Junjie Wu, 29, was arrested…...