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Bear Euthanized After Biting Woman At Vernon Dollar General: Authorities Bear Euthanized After Biting Woman At Vernon Dollar General: Authorities
Bear Euthanized After Biting Woman At Vernon Dollar General: Authorities A bear was euthanized on Tuesday, Sept. 16, after it entered a Dollar General in Vernon Township and bit a woman's leg, authorities said. Vernon Food Business dumpsters left open everyday for the bear to feed. No food today so the bear went shopping in the... Posted by Bring Change to Vernon Township on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 The woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment, and township police euthanized the bear after it exited the store, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said. The 175-pound sow had previously been seen on the roadside of Rou…
Man Secretly Filmed Victim Undressing Inside Bathroom In Peekskill, Police Say Man Secretly Filmed Victim Undressing Inside Bathroom In Peekskill, Police Say
Man Secretly Filmed Victim Undressing Inside Bathroom In Peekskill, Police Say A 43-year-old man is facing felony charges after allegedly recording someone undressing in a Westchester bathroom without their consent, police said. Marco Vinicio Condo Barreto of Cortlandt Manor was arrested on Friday, Aug. 8, and charged with second-degree unlawful surveillance for sexual arousal, Yorktown Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13.  Police said the incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 5, when Barreto allegedly placed a cell phone with video recording capabilities to secretly capture footage of the victim changing clothes. Following an investigation, officers identi…
Pleasantville Teen Made Threats With Stolen Firearm At Dollar General: Police Pleasantville Teen Made Threats With Stolen Firearm At Dollar General: Police
Pleasantville Teen Made Threats With Stolen Firearm At Dollar General: Police A 19-year-old Pleasantville man was arrested and charged after he made threats while brandishing a firearm on Wednesday, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 11 a.m., officers responded to a report of a man, later identified as Javont Bell-Lowe making threats at the Dollar General at 600 South New Road, Pleasantville police said. Bell-Lowe fled the scene prior to officers arrival, police said. When officers spotted him, he fled on foot and discarded a firearm that was recovered by law enforcement, police said. Bell-Lowe was apprehended soon after, police said. The firearm, which was later de…
Back-To-School 2025 Deals: More Families Shopping Early To Dodge Rising Prices Back-To-School 2025 Deals: More Families Shopping Early To Dodge Rising Prices
Back-To-School 2025 Deals: More Families Shopping Early To Dodge Rising Prices Most families are already hunting for back-to-school deals in the summer heat. Roughly two-thirds (67%) of families with children in kindergarten through 12th grade had started shopping by early July, according to the National Retail Federation. That's up from 55% in 2024 and the highest level since NRF began tracking early shopping in 2018. More than half (51%) of families said they're shopping ahead of time because they expect prices to rise due to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. "Consumers are being mindful of the potential impacts of tariffs and inflation on b…
'He’s Got A Gun!' Bucks County Man Gunned Down Three, Gets Triple Life Sentence 'He’s Got A Gun!' Bucks County Man Gunned Down Three, Gets Triple Life Sentence
'He’s Got A Gun!' Bucks County Man Gunned Down Three, Gets Triple Life Sentence A man who murdered three people in a deadly rampage that began in New Jersey and ended in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to life without parole, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 28. Andre Gordon Jr., 26, admitted to three counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in Bucks County Court, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn. He was also sentenced to an additional 156 ½ to 313 years in state prison for a series of violent acts committed on Saturday, March 16. Gordon killed: Karen Gordon, 52, his stepmother and a U.S. …
Drug Suspect Flees Into Dollar General, Backyards, Enters Home In Poughkeepsie Chase: Police Drug Suspect Flees Into Dollar General, Backyards, Enters Home In Poughkeepsie Chase: Police
Drug Suspect Flees Into Dollar General, Backyards, Enters Home In Poughkeepsie Chase: Police A convicted felon under parole supervision was arrested after fleeing from police during a drug investigation in Dutchess County, breaking into an occupied home in the process, authorities said. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 22 around 5:38 p.m., when City of Poughkeepsie Police officers were conducting an investigation into suspected drug activity near Main Street and Rose Street, the department said on Wednesday, April 23.  Police said the man, later identified as Jeremy Davis, 31, ran off as officers approached him for an interview. He ran through the nearby Dollar General,…
Dollar Tree Sells VA-Based Family Dollar For $1B As Tariffs, Online Rivals Slam Discount Chains Dollar Tree Sells VA-Based Family Dollar For $1B As Tariffs, Online Rivals Slam Discount Chains
Dollar Tree Sells Va-based Family Dollar For $1B As Tariffs, Online Rivals Slam Discount Chains Family Dollar is being sold for $1 billion — about one-ninth of what Dollar Tree paid for it a decade ago — as discount chains nationwide face fierce online competition and President Donald Trump's tariff threats. Dollar Tree will offload Family Dollar to Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management, the company said in a news release on Wednesday, Mar. 26. The deal follows a full review of strategic alternatives and is expected to close later this spring. Family Dollar will stay headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia. The chain's current president Jason Nordin w…
Dollar General Break-In: 6-Time Felon Took 2 Dozen Cigarette Boxes In Wallkill, Gets Jail Time Dollar General Break-In: 6-Time Felon Took 2 Dozen Cigarette Boxes In Wallkill, Gets Jail Time
Dollar General Break-In: 6-Time Felon Took 2 Dozen Cigarette Boxes In Wallkill, Gets Jail Time A 52-year-old man with a lengthy criminal history will spend years behind bars after breaking into an Orange County Dollar General and fleeing with stolen goods on a bicycle, prosecutors said. Middletown resident John Redner, 52, was sentenced Monday, March 24, to 2.5 to 5 years in state prison after pleading guilty to third-degree burglary, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Tuesday, March 25. According to court documents and statements, the incident happened just after midnight on July 12, 2024, when a witness saw Redner breaking the window of a Dollar General s…
Dollar General Closing 140+ Stores, Profits Drop As Retailers Struggle Nationwide Dollar General Closing 140+ Stores, Profits Drop As Retailers Struggle Nationwide
Dollar General Closing 140+ Stores, Profits Drop As Retailers Struggle Nationwide Dollar General will close more than 140 stores after a sharp drop in profits, marking a shift in strategy as the discount retailer faces rising costs and changing consumer habits. Dollar General will shut down at least 96 Dollar General locations and 45 pOpshelf stores in 2025, the company said in a news release on Thursday, Mar. 13. There are about 20,434 Dollar General stores and 231 pOpshelf locations, according to data company ScrapeHero. Another six pOpshelf stores will be converted into Dollar General locations. "As we look to build on the substantial progress we made …
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…
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 …
Knife-Wielding Brick Twp. Woman Steals Money, Cigarettes In Berkeley Crime Spree: Prosecutors Knife-Wielding Brick Twp. Woman Steals Money, Cigarettes In Berkeley Crime Spree: Prosecutors
Knife-Wielding Brick Twp. Woman Steals Money, Cigarettes In Berkeley Crime Spree: Prosecutors A Brick Township woman was accused of pulling a knife on a Berkeley Township store clerk and trying to break into another business, authorities said. Jessica Napolitano, 37, was arrested in Lakewood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Berkeley police responded to a robbery report at The Corner Store on Ocean Gate Drive at around 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15.  Officers learned that a woman who pulled out a knife at the register demanded money and cigarettes. Store employees gave them to her before she le…
Suspected Thief Wanted For Punching Burlington Store Manager, Police Say Suspected Thief Wanted For Punching Burlington Store Manager, Police Say
Suspected Thief Wanted For Punching Burlington Store Manager, Police Say A man was wanted for assaulting a Burlington Township store's manager after stealing items, authorities said. Officers responded to a store on the 1100 block of Sunset Road at around 10:51 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, the Burlington Township Police Department said in a news release. A picture released of the suspect appeared to be inside a Dollar General. Investigators said the man tried to hide merchandise he was stealing and was confronted by the store manager. The suspect pushed and punched the manager several times, injuring the manager's face and mouth. The man ran away from the sto…
Retail Theft Ring Swiped $14K In Merchandise From Philly Stores, Police Say Retail Theft Ring Swiped $14K In Merchandise From Philly Stores, Police Say
Retail Theft Ring Swiped $14K In Merchandise From Philly Stores, Police Say A retail theft ring operating in Philadelphia stole thousands of dollars of diapers, batteries, candy, and other goods, according to police.  Three men — Daquan Johnson, Lytrell Scott, and Byron Jordan-Prince — were arrested Sunday, July 14 on multiple counts related to the thefts, authorities said in a release Friday, July 26. A fourth suspect is expected to turn himself in on Monday, July 29.  The group targeted Dollar Generals, Family Dollars, and Rite Aids in 25 separate thefts and two robberies, stealing more than $14,000 in merchandise, according to …
Dollar General Robbed At Gunpoint, Employee Assaulted: Newark PD Dollar General Robbed At Gunpoint, Employee Assaulted: Newark PD
Dollar General Robbed At Gunpoint, Employee Assaulted: Newark PD A Dollar General in Newark was robbed at gunpoint on Sunday, July 21, authorities said. At 8:29 a.m., a man entered Dollar General at 420 Springfield Avenue through the right side rear entrance and demanded cash from the cashier, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The suspect gestured he had a handgun and assaulted the employee on her left side, Fragé said. The employee opened the store's safe and gave the suspect a deposit bag containing $3,776.73, Fragé said. After taking the money, the suspect exited the store and headed northbound on South 6th Street, Fr…
Suspects Sought After Credit Card Skimmer Found At Maryland Dollar General Store, Sheriff Warns Suspects Sought After Credit Card Skimmer Found At Maryland Dollar General Store, Sheriff Warns
Suspects Sought After Credit Card Skimmer Found At Maryland Dollar General Store, Sheriff Warns New photos have been released by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office as thy attempt to identify and locate two men who installed a credit card skimming device that was found in an area Dollar General Store. An alert was issued last week by the agency as they attempt to locate a suspect who placed the device on a debit/credit card machine at the store in the 30000 block of Potomac Way in Charlotte Hall.  Google Maps street view According to the sheriff's office, an employee advised investigators on Sunday, May 26 that the day before, a machine was malfunctioning, and while inspecti…
Credit Card Skimmer Found At Maryland Dollar General Store, Sheriff Warns Credit Card Skimmer Found At Maryland Dollar General Store, Sheriff Warns
Credit Card Skimmer Found At Maryland Dollar General Store, Sheriff Warns The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is cautioning shoppers that a credit card skimming device was found at an area Dollar General Store, and now investigators are on the hunt for a mustachioed man who installed it.  An alert was issued on Thursday by the agency on Thursday as they attempt to locate a suspect who placed the device on a debit/credit card machine at the store in the 30000 block of Potomac Way in Charlotte Hall.  Google Maps street view According to the sheriff's office, an employee advised investigators on Sunday that the day before, a machine was malfunctioning…
US Marshals Arrest Pair For Armed Robbery At Dollar General Store: Vineland Police US Marshals Arrest Pair For Armed Robbery At Dollar General Store: Vineland Police
US Marshals Arrest Pair For Armed Robbery At Dollar General Store: Vineland Police A pair of fugitives from Cumberland County have been arrested by U.S. Marshals for an armed robbery at a Dollar General store in Vineland, authorities said. One of the suspects resisted arrest and attempted to disarm an officer, they said. Tomas Cesareo and Lionel Z. Arrington, both of Millville, were arrested on Friday, May 3, Vineland police said on Friday, May 10. They were charged with robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm, false imprisonment, conspiracy, resisting arrest and attempt to disarm and officer, police said. The robbery occurred at about 12:30 p.m. on Ap…
Man From Region Charged With Robbery Of Gas Station Man From Region Charged With Robbery Of Gas Station
Man From Region Charged With Robbery Of Gas Station A 38-year-old man from the region was charged with the alleged robbery of a gas station and attempted robbery of a dollar store.  Sullivan County resident Ollen Eck III, of Livingston Manor, was charged on Tuesday, April 9, for the Saturday, March 16 robbery of the Sunoco gas station, and the attempted robbery of the Dollar General, both in Livingston Manor on Monday, March 18, according to the New York State Police.  Following his arrest, Eck was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail. State Police were assisted by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office and the Village of Monticello…
Convict Who Threatened Minors With Gun While Shouting Racial Slurs In MD Gets New Prison Term Convict Who Threatened Minors With Gun While Shouting Racial Slurs In MD Gets New Prison Term
Convict Who Threatened Minors With Gun While Shouting Racial Slurs In MD Gets New Prison Term A convicted felon already serving time for an incident in St. Mary's has been sentenced to an additional prison term for two separate cases in Charles County, the state's attorney's office announced. Leonardtown resident James Stephen Gass, Jr., 32, was sentenced to nine years for an incident involving a group of minors, as well as five years for illegally possessing a weapon due to a previous felony conviction. In June last year, officers made contact with a minor who advised that he and three other juveniles were riding their bikes in the area of Chicamuxen Road and Mason Springs Road whe…
Lisa Nicole McCann, Vineland Native, 49 Lisa Nicole McCann, Vineland Native, 49
Lisa Nicole McCann, Vineland Native, 49 Lisa Nicole McCann, a native of Vineland, died at home on March 29, according to her obituary. She was 49 years old. Lisa attended Oakcrest High School after moving to Richland. Her favorite character was Tigger: "She bounced through life the best she could. She always had a smile on her face, even on a bad day," her obit said. She was employed at Dollar General for the last 2 years as a key holder. Previous employments were Sony Records and Millville Medical Center. She loved helping people. Working at Dollar General allowed her to relate to the public, her obit said. She was a hard work…
Harrisburg Woman Holds Infant While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Family, Pastor: Affidavit Harrisburg Woman Holds Infant While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Family, Pastor: Affidavit
Harrisburg Woman Holds Infant While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Family, Pastor: Affidavit New details have been released at a press conference on Tuesday, March 19 about a Harrisburg family who teamed up to shoot, stab, and dismember a boyfriend who was allegedly physically and sexually abusive. Terry Parker, 47, his ex-wife (possibly legally married but separated, officials explained at a later date) Ronda Parker, 48, and his new girlfriend Summer Heil, 36, worked together to lure Ronda's new boyfriend, Michael Pruitt, 40, to a home in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania State Police in Bradford County explained in the court documents obtained by Daily Voice PSP found the bones …
Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer
Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer Andre Gordon, the 26-year-old gunman accused of gunning down three people in Pennsylvania, was captured in Trenton after an hours-long search Saturday, March 16, authorities said. Gordon was arrested on New York Avenue in Trenton at approximately 5 p.m., the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. He'd initially gone into a Phillips Avenue home, where members of a SWAT team had staged. Gordon was lodged at the Mercer County Jail. Trouble began around 8:50 a.m. when Gordon, in a car he'd carjacked in Trenton, drove to Pennsylvania and broke into a Viewpoint Lane home in Falls Township, t…
Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer
Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer Andre Gordon, the 26-year-old gunman accused of gunning down three people in Pennsylvania, was captured in Trenton after an hours-long search Saturday, March 16, authorities said. Gordon was arrested on a Trenton street near the Phillips Street home authorities initially believed he'd been barricaded in, the New York Times says citing city police. Trouble began around 8:50 a.m. when Gordon, in a car he'd carjacked in Trenton, drove to Pennsylvania and broke into Viewpoint Lane home in Falls Township, the Bucks County DA's Office said. There, he killed his 52-year-old stepmother, …
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Passenger, Lebanon County Mom, DA Says Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Passenger, Lebanon County Mom, DA Says
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Passenger, Lebanon County Mom, DA Says Three years after a Mysterstown mom died in a crash, the driver who caused it has been convicted, the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office announced on Feb. 21.  "On January 16, 2021, Melissa Morrissey was killed as a result of the drunken, reckless behavior of Vincent Sosnowski," DA Pier Hess Graf states in the release.  Sosnowski was found guilty of the following by a jury on Feb. 15 Hess Graf explained: Homicide by Vehicle while DUI, Involuntary Manslaughter, and two counts of DUI.  He had a previous conviction after fleeing from the sce…
Dollar General Dinged $1.2 Million For NJ Pricing Violations: State AG Dollar General Dinged $1.2 Million For NJ Pricing Violations: State AG
Dollar General Dinged $1.2 Million For NJ Pricing Violations: State AG Did the item at Dollar General not actually cost $1? The discount retailer chain was forced to pay a fine of $1.2 million after repeatedly engaging in merchandise pricing violations at several stores throughout New Jersey, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Dollar General sold a variety of merchandise that scanned at the register for higher prices than were posted where the merchandise was displayed for sale, Platkin said.  New Jersey's Office of Weights and Measures visited 58 stores between November 2022 and February 2023, and found more than 2,000 instances  in which the p…
Dollar General Opening Store In Saddle Brook Dollar General Opening Store In Saddle Brook
Dollar General Opening Store In Saddle Brook Get your George Washington's out. Dollar General is opening a new version of its store in Bergen County. The discount retailer announced they are holding two grand opening celebrations for its Dollar General Market  market  in Saddle Brook and North Arlington on Saturday, August 12. The stores were previously Dollar Generals.  The Saddle Brook event will be held at 8 a.m. at 419 Market St. while the North Arlington event will be held at 10 a.m. at 11 River Road Suite 35 at 10 a.m. Each celebration will include $10 gift cards to the first 50 adult customers and DG tote ba…
CT Burglary Suspect Crawls On Floor To Avoid Alarms, Video Cameras CT Burglary Suspect Crawls On Floor To Avoid Alarms, Video Cameras
CT Burglary Suspect Crawls On Floor To Avoid Alarms, Video Cameras Connecticut State Police are asking for help identifying the suspect in a Dollar General burglary. The burglary took place in Windham County around 12 a.m., on Sunday, May 14 at the Dollar General store located at 1075 Main St., in Killingly. According to state police, troopers responded to the store for a commercial alarm activation and found that the store had been burglarized, but the suspect was no longer on the scene. During an investigation, troopers accessed video footage that shows an unknown suspect pulling himself across the floor of the business, possibly attempting to avoid act…
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…
Passenger ID'd Following Rollover At Dollar General, York County Coroner Says Passenger ID'd Following Rollover At Dollar General, York County Coroner Says
Passenger ID'd Following Rollover At Dollar General, York County Coroner Says A 41-year-old man is dead following a rollover crash at a Dollar General parking lot on Saturday, January 21, authorities say. The unnamed driver made a "sudden turn" into a Dollar General parking lot at 3457 Bull Road at the Dover/Conewago Township line, witnesses told authorities. The driver then lost control and his vehicle flipped onto the driver's side— trapping the man inside the wreckage near the entrance to the store, according to the release by the York County coroner's office.  The driver was taken to an area hospital after crews extracted him, but his unbelted passenger, Je…
PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80 PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80
PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80 A 33-year-old woman who died in a crash into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania left a sad post on Facebook the day before she passed. Brandi Lynn Rapp, of Clarion, died from blunt force trauma injuries when the vehicle she was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer on Friday, Nov. 18, according to the Clearfield County coroner's office.  The crash happened on I-80 near DuBois during snowfall making the crash investigation take a bit longer and leaving the roadway closed for several hours, according to PennDOT. Rapp was a 2008 graduate of Keystone High School who worked…