Tag: armed

Police arrest and identify suspect in deadly Fredericksburg armed robbery

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with an armed robbery and homicide that occurred at a Fredericksburg convenience store late Tuesday night. Awes Singko Rapet, 21, was arrested at a Fredericksburg motel on Wednesday night after police received a tip on his whereabouts, the Fredericksburg Police Department said in a Facebook post. Police charged […]

Southern California couple attacked by armed robbers while selling iPad

Video captured the moment a couple was ambushed at gunpoint while trying to sell an iPad in Pomona. The victim, Eduardo Reyes, met the suspect through OfferUp, an online marketplace that allows people to sell items to local buyers. The suspect had messaged Reyes, saying he was interested in purchasing an iPad that Reyes posted […]

Man shot by deputy arrested; allegedly armed with ‘meat cleaver and a hammer’

Dec. 31—The Yuba County District Attorney’s Office said 65-year-old Howard John Barton was arrested after being discharged from a Marysville hospital late Saturday night after reportedly being shot by a deputy after allegedly charging at the officer with a “meat cleaver and a hammer” in the Olivehurst area. According to the DA’s office, Yuba County […]

North Korea’s Kim says armed conflict becoming reality because of US

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the country’s military commanders the most powerful means must be mobilized to destroy the United States and South Korea if they choose military confrontation, state media reported on Monday. Kim said the danger of an armed confrontation on the Korean peninsula is fast becoming a […]