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Arlington
Police & Fire
Serial Bank Robber Arrested In String Of Northern Virginia Incidents: Cops
Police have announced the arrest of a bank robber wanted in incidents in both Stafford and Prince William County. Bobby Winstead III, 34, of Lorton, has been charged with robbery, attempted robbery, and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and using a mask with the intent to conceal his identity in connection with the series of incidents dating back to early February, authorities announced. According to police, Winstead was involved in the following incidents: Feb. 6, 10:45 a.m. at Carter Bank and Trust on Worth Avenue in Stafford: The suspect involved demanded cash and i…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Serial Drug Store Burglars Nabbed In Freeport: Police
A pair of men from New York City were arrested in connection to a slew of drug store burglaries across Long Island, police said. Nassau County Police officers said that the two men — 22-year-old Kyle Morgan and 19-year-old Tyrone Owens, Jr — were arrested during a traffic stop in Freeport on the night of Thursday, March 28. At about 9 p.m. that night, the two had previously been spotted at the Walgreens in North Bellmore, located at 703 Newbridge Road. After going inside the store, Morgan (who is from the Bronx) allegedly walked into an “Employees Only” section, where he grabbed various…
Alexandria
Police & Fire
Woman's Parking Lot Killer Captured Following Alexandria Police Pursuit: Cops
A 53-year-old man wanted for a woman's North Carolina murder was captured following a police pursuit in Alexandria, authorities said. Alexandria police received a BOLO for Rahman Ferguson just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, a spokesperson for the police department said. According to police in North Carolina, Ferguson had been identified as the man accused of killing 55-year-old Sureita Angelia Samuels, of Huntersville, NC, in a Walgreens parking lot just after 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19. Witnesses described hearing gunshots and a saw a black man, later identified as Fergus…
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Sibling
Thievery
: Brothers Captured Same Day, Charged With Separate Crimes, Haledon Police Say
A thief tried to outrun Haledon police while pushing a shopping cart packed with nearly $2,800 worth of hot merchandise on the very same day that they arrested his older brother for stealing a car, authorities said. Borough resident Ahmad Elfki, 20, was still in the Walgreens on Belmont Avenue when Officer Kris Duci, Corporal April Latona and Detective Lt. Tim Lindberg arrived, they said. Elfki (above, left), who was previously banned from the store, bolted out an emergency fire exit, triggering an alarm, Deputy Police Chief George Guzman Jr. said. He hustled toward Morrissee Avenue with “…
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson Car Thief Also Stole From Walgreens: Fairfield PD
A 35-year-old Paterson man was arrested in Fairfield on Tuesday, Feb. 26 after he stole a car and $545 worth of items from Walgreens, police said. At 7:52 a.m., police in Fairfield were alerted a Toyota Camry stolen from Passaic the day before had entered the town, traveling east on Route 46, officers said on Facebook. The vehicle was located on Route 46 East near Hollywood Avenue and the driver, Rafael Romero-Perez, was arrested, police said. The car was searched and police found $545.16 worth of items shoplifted from a Walgreens in West Caldwell, police said. Romero-Perez matched the desc…
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
One Firefighter Injured As Multi-Alarm Fire Ravages Walgreens In Hunterdon County
One firefighter was injured as a heavy blaze at a Walgreens in Hunterdon County lit up the sky with fire and smoke on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 25, authorities said. Clinton NJ 2nd alarm Fire in a commercial building in a strip mall involving a Walgreens store. A tanker Task Force was requested. Posted by Great Lakes Fire & Rescue Solutions on Monday, February 26, 2024 Multiple departments descended at 37 Old Route 22 in Clinton at 8:39 p.m. for the fiery fire, which initially began on the roof of the Open Cupboard Food Pantry, Clinton Police Chief Cory Kubinak said. The fire …
New Haven
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Nabbed After Officer Finds Stolen Car Parked At Meriden Walgreens: Police
Thanks to some great detective work, a man and woman both face charges in connection with a stolen vehicle that was found parked at a Connecticut Walgreens, police announced. The arrests stemmed from an investigation that began in New Haven County on Thursday, Dec. 28, when Meriden Police Officer Desiata found a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of the Walgreens at 825 East Main St., according to the department. This vehicle was found to have a smashed rear passenger window and an ignition column that had been tampered with. Desiata also found numerous receipts from sev…
Pascack Valley
Police & Fire
Gotcha
! Police From Neighboring Towns, Sheriff's K9 Help Hillsdale PD Nab Career Criminal
Teamwork with their colleagues in neighboring Pascack Valley towns helped Hillsdale police capture a drug-addicted repeat offender as he fled yet another crime, authorities said. Ex-con Daniel Margulies, 32, of Teaneck bolted from the Walgreens at the Plaza at Hillsdale with several items late Sunday afternoon, Feb. 18, Officer Jordan Bruce reported. He made it to the train station when Bruce and Officer Sean Marro him moments later.The officers chased him down Broadway before Margulies began ducking through backyards, he said. To call Margulies “known to police” overstates the obviou…
Hampden
Police & Fire
Ludlow Man Tries To Lure 2 Girls Into His Car After Following Them From Store: Police
A 35-year-old Ludlow man who police say tried to lure two young girls into his car has been charged, authorities said. Michael Wilson was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 6, after police were called to 65 East St. to reports of a man watching two underage girls, Ludlow police said. They found his car facing the wrong direction and blocking traffic as he spoke to the children's mothers on the sidewalk. A preliminary investigator found that Wilson watched the girls as they shopped at Walgreens at 54 East Street and then approached them in the parking lot to lure them into his Toyota Cam…
Monmouth
Business
Popular Bundt Cake Shop Replacing Howell Dance Studio
Nothing Bundt Cakes, the nation’s largest specialty cake company, plans to open a second bakery at the Jersey Shore. The newest bakery will be at Aldrich Plaza in Howell replacing the Howell Academy of Dance, a spokeswoman said. The chain of about 500 bakeries already has a shop in Toms River, Ocean County. Aldrich Plaza in Howell Levin Management Corporation Interior renovations are underway so it's too soon to project an opening date for the Howell location, she said. Nothing Bundt Cakes offers handcrafted bundt cakes in a variety of flavors and sizes, such as bite-sized Buntinis, m…
Fairfield
Business
'Pharmageddon': CVS, Walgreens Protests Spread As Workers Seek Better Conditions
Around a thousand pharmacy workers across the country have walked off the job as part of a strike to protest conditions. The so-called "Pharmageddon" series of walkouts at pharmacy chains including CVS and Walgreens stores started Monday, Oct. 30, and is expected to continue at least through the middle of the week. Around 900 people from about 10 states could participate, organizers of the ongoing protest told NBC News. A growing workload and understaffing are the main reasons for the protest, organizers say, noting that the pharmacy workers are not unionized. In a statement to KDKA in Pi…
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
Hunterdon County Man Assaults Walgreens Employee, Flees: Police
A Hunterdon County man was arrested for allegedly assaulting an employee at a local Walgreens, authorities said. Readington Township Police responded to the assault at the Route 22 location and found an employee with minor injuries around 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, August 16, the department said. The suspect, George G. Furino, of Flemington, had fled the scene before police arrived but turned himself in a short time later. He was charged with simple assault and trespassing and released.
Eastchester
Police & Fire
Pharmacy Larceny: Duo Steals $5K Worth Of Medication From Eastchester Walgreens, Police Say
A duo faces larceny charges after they were caught with around $8,000 in stolen over-the-counter medications, much of which was stolen from a pharmacy in Westchester, police said. The two arrests resulted from an incident on Thursday, Aug. 3 around 7:15 p.m., when two suspects entered the Walgreens in Eastchester at 370 White Plains Rd. and stole around $5,000 worth of over-the-counter medications, according to Eastchester Police. The duo then drove away from the store in a 2020 Hyundai Elantra that was quickly located by the New York City Police Department with the help of…
Lyndhurst
Police & Fire
Arrest, Release, Repeat: Career Petty Criminal Busted By Lyndhurst Police
A repeat offender with the proverbial arm's-length rap sheet spent all of three days in the Bergen County Jail before a judge released him on shoplifting charges out of Lyndhurst. Paul Spana, 58, Kearny, has spent a considerable portion of his adult life being arrested and then quickly released after he's jailed -- and sometimes before he's even brought to the lockup, records show. This time he ran through the parking lot after snatching $155 worth of laundry detergent from the Walgreens on Valley Brook Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Robert Litterio watched as Spana hid…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 48-Year-Old Struck By SUV, Sedan Near Walgreens In Shirley
Police are searching for separate suspects after an overnight hit-and-run crash on Long Island in which the victim was struck by two vehicles. It happened around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 in Shirley. That's when a man was crossing the roadway northbound, in front of Walgreens at 863 Montauk Highway, when he was struck by an SUV heading westbound that fled the scene, Suffolk County Police said. The victim was then run over by a westbound sedan, which fled northbound on William Floyd Parkway. The victim, identified as 48-year-old David Arnold, was transported by&n…
Montgomery PA
Traffic
Large Sinkhole Reroutes Traffic On Route 202 In Montco: Authorities
Crews are working to patch up a sinkhole that collapsed a portion of East Dekalb Pike/Route 202 in King of Prussia on Monday, July 10. It happened between the Tires Plus and Walgreens stores just east of the Pike's intersection with South Henderson Road, Upper Merion police said. Repairs are expected to take all day Tuesday, July 11, they added. Traffic is being detoured to Saulin Boulevard and South Henderson as workers repair the highway. Drivers should avoid the area entirely if possible, authorities said.
Cumberland Salem
Police & Fire
Trio Arrested In Armed Robbery Of Bridgeton Pharmacy: Police
Three suspects from Bridgeton have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a local pharmacy, authorities said. Jamar Doyle, Gabriel Cisneros, and Mariah Vaughn were charged in the robbery that took place at Walgreens at 25 E. Broad Street on May 29, Bridgeton police said. The arrests were made June 6 without incident, and all three were sent fo Cumberland County Jail. According to police: Doyle, 22, was charged with robbery, theft and weapons offenses. Vaughn, 27, was charged with conspiracy. And Cisneros, 23, was charged with robbery and conspiracy.
Cumberland Salem
Police & Fire
Gunman Stole $5,100 From Bridgeton Walgreens Pharmacy: Police
Police are looking for an armed man in a tan Nike hoody who allegedly stole $5,100 from a South Jersey Walgreens pharmacy, authorities said. The robbery took place on Sunday, May 29 at 10:14 p.m., Bridgeton police said. Police responded to the Walgreens at 25 E. Broad St. for a report of a robbery. According to police reports, the suspect entered the store near closing time and requested to use the restroom. Shortly after, the suspect brandished a firearm and demanded money from the cashier, police said. The alleged gunman directed store employees to open the safe while holding them at g…
Scarsdale
Business
Year-Round Golf: Indoor Simulator To Open Soon In Scarsdale
If you're a golf nut and wish you could hit the links throughout rain, snow, or sleet, an upcoming indoor golf simulator in Westchester may help scratch the itch. X-Golf, an indoor golf simulator experience, is set to open in Scarsdale at 870 Central Park Ave. in Q3 of 2023. Owned by Westchester natives Pete and Joan Gilmore, the golf simulator will be housed in an 8,840-square-foot retail building once occupied by Walgreens. The business gives participants "unparalleled realism" by using a combination of camera systems, infrared lasers, impact sensors, and…
Capital District
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Set Fire To Watervliet Pharmacy Over Pickup Policy, Police Say
A 20-year-old man is facing arson charges after allegedly setting fire to a pharmacy in the region. In Albany County, the Watervliet Police Department was called on Monday, April 3, with reports of a dumpster fire in the parking lot of Walgreens, located on 2nd Avenue near 19th Street. The fire eventually spread toward the building’s gas line before it was extinguished, according to Watervliet Police. At the time of the incident, the store was open with employees and customers inside. “The Watervliet Fire Department’s quick response was essential to containing the fire to the exterior of t…
Montgomery MD
News
Walgreens Thieves Caught On Camera Stealing In Silver Spring
Montgomery County police have released security footage in an effort to identify a Walgreens robbery suspect. Investigators say that around 8 p.m., Monday, April 3, police were called to the Walgreens in the 13800 block of Georgia Street to investigate a robbery. Three suspects reportedly walked into the store and stole a large amount of merchandise before leaving the scene. The first suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his twenties or thirties with black short hair and was wearing a black Jordan hat, black mask, a plaid long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans, and black and white Nike tennis…
Middlesex MA
News
Pregnant Melrose Native, 37, Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Arizona
A 37-year-old pregnant woman originally from Massachusetts was one of the victims of an apparent murder-suicide in Arizona last month, according to authorities. Sarah Scott, a Melrose native, was found shot the death along with 27-year-old Jacob De Zeeuw and 6-year-old Jacob at Phoenix home on Tuesday, March 21, Phoenix Police report. Investigators later determined that De Zeeuw fatally shot Sarah and Jacob before turning the gun on himself. Scott was four months pregnant at the time of her death, according to police. “We are saddened by the recent loss of a previous Melrose High School…
Montgomery MD
News
Maryland Brothers Busted After $50K Pharmacy Robberies
A 26-year-old Washington, DC man has been sentenced to over 20 years in prison for the armed robberies of two pharmacies. Carlos Zackery pleaded guilty in September 2022 to six armed robberies, nine first-degree assaults, and two conspiracy to commit armed robbery charges after robbing two pharmacies with his brother. Zackery admitted to robbing two pharmacies, including the Walgreens on the 6900 block of Arlington Road in Bethesda, and the Giant Foods pharmacy on the 3800 block of International Drive in Silver Spring. “These defendants terrorized pharmacy employees and custome…
Bridgeport
Police & Fire
Accused Juvenile Thieves Caught After Boy Robbed Of $200 Saved To Buy Phone In Bridgeport
Two Bridgeport juveniles have been charged with robbery after allegedly stealing $200 from a boy attempting to buy an iPhone on Snapchat. The two juveniles were arrested in Bridgeport on Wednesday, March 22, for the incident which took place on Feb. 23, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. The juvenile victim contacted the suspects via Snapchat regarding the posted sale of an Apple iPhone. An agreement was made to purchase the phone in the amount of $200 at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Laurel Avenue near Walgreens in Bridgeport, Gilleran said. The boy peddled h…
Hartford
Police & Fire
Hartford Store Owner, Employee Charged With Re-Selling Stolen Items, Cops Say
A Connecticut convenience owner and his employee were arrested for allegedly re-selling items that were stolen from other businesses. The arrests took place in Hartford County at Smokey's convenience store located at 825A Main Street, in Hartford. Members of the Connecticut State Police's organized crime task force executed a search and seizure warrant at Smokey's after a three-month investigation into alleged organized retail theft activity at the location, said the state police. State police said investigators learned that Smokey's was repeatedly purchasing stolen items brought to the st…
Hampden
Police & Fire
I'll Be Stealing Again By 6: Repeat Thief Tells Cops They Can't Stop Him: Police
A man has to have a code. For one Springfield man, that's stealing from pharmacies, authorities said. He is so committed to his craft that when police arrested him earlier this week, he brazenly told the officers, "I'll be out on bail and back at Walgreens at 6 a.m.," officials said. Andrew Cronin, 24, was arrested around 2 a.m. Friday morning, Jan 20, when officers spotted him riding his bike near the intersection of Allen and Orange streets, Springfield police said. He is well known to authorities, and they knew he had an outstanding felony warrant connected to a 2017 shooting. …
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock
News
Gotcha
! Offender Wanted For Throwing 70-Year-Old CVS Employee To Floor Nabbed By Fair Lawn PD
Fair Lawn police captured a 22-year-old repeat offender wanted for throwing down a 70-year-old CVS worker who tried to stop him from shoplifting, authorities said. Brandon Flores fled the CVS on Broadway and avoided capture for nearly a month following the Nov. 7 shoplifting-turned-robbery. Then, on Dec. 1, he snatched more than $70 worth of merchandise from a Walgreens on River Road, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Responding Officers Luis Vasquez, Peter Federico and Anthony Burgos quickly nabbed Flores on Route 20 in Paterson, the sergeant said. Flores was charged with s…
Middlesex NJ
News
Bogus
Bucks
: East Brunswick Woman Used Counterfeit Cash At CT Walgreens, Police Say
A Central Jersey woman was arrested for using counterfeit cash at a Walgreens store in Connecticut, police said. Khadijah Latifah Tabitha Greene, 29, of East Brunswick, apparently used the money at the New Canaan sore last March, Lt. Marc DeFelice said. Greene was taken into custody on Thursday, Dec. 15 by New Canaan Police and charged with larceny and forgery, DeFelice said. She was processed and released on a $50,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, Dec. 29.
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Punk'd Or Scared? Walgreens Thief Bails Out Of 'Joke' Robbery
Police are on the lookout for a suspect who reportedly pranked a store by attempting a robbery at a Crofton Walgreens, authorities say. The suspect entered the store in the 2633 block of Brandermill Boulevard around 8:15 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 while wearing a ski mask, according to Anne Arundel County police. Store employees say that the suspect walked around with his hands in his pockets and announced a robbery. The employee complied and opened the register, at which point the suspect said he was "joking" and left the store. The suspect is described as a black man standing around 5…
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Maryland Walgreens Thief Escapes Store After Lunging For Loose Change
Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who snatched money from a Walgreens cashier in Odenton, authorities say. Images of the suspect were released in an effort to help identify him after he robbed the Walgreens in the 8300 block of Piney Orchard Parkway around 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, according to Anne Arundel County police. Officers say that the man reportedly went to purchase an item and when the cash register opened he jumped the counter and forcibly pushed the cashier out of the way to steal money. The suspect then ran out of the store on foot. He is described as …
Monmouth
News
Trio Arrested After Stealing Car With A Flat In Monmouth County
Three Brooklyn men have been arrested in connection with a carjacking in Monmouth County. Little did they know that the car had a flat tire. Its occupant had been waiting for AAA to come and change the tire. At about 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, The female driver was inside her 2015 Mazda 3, parked in the parking lot of Walgreens, 2 Gordons Corner Road, Englishtown, when she was approached by three individuals who forced her from her vehicle and left with the vehicle eastbound on Gordons Corner Road towards Route 9, Englishtown police said. After fleeing with the vehicle eastboun…
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