A man shot in an armed robbery attempt, was found outside of a DeKalb County Quik Trip, police say. Just before 6 p.m. Saturday evening, police were flagged down to a Quik Trip location in the 3900 block of Flat Shoals Parkway regarding a person shot call. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as […]
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Sheriff’s deputy reportedly intervenes in Modesto armed assault. Suspect arrested
A Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputy, while on patrol in South Modesto, intervened in an assault involving a firearm, according to a news release from the department. About 10:35 a.m. Saturday, Deputy Kevin McCarty was on patrol near Dallas Street and Butte Avenue when he encountered four men assaulting a male individual, the release said. All […]
Myanmar confirms key city near Chinese border seized by armed ethnic alliance
Myanmar’s military government has withdrawn its forces from a key city on the north-eastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups. The Three Brotherhood Alliance took control of Laukkaing late on Thursday after Myanmar military forces laid down their arms and were allowed to withdraw, both sides […]
Ukraine’s Armed Forces prepare for new Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast soon – The Telegraph
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing for a new Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast. Some media report that the possible start date of the ground offensive is 15 January. Source: The Telegraph, citing sources Details: A source close to the Armed Forces of Ukraine claims that the massive Russian strikes on Kharkiv and the […]
Estonian General Staff reports that Ukraine’s Armed Forces liberated southern parts of Donetsk Oblast
According to the Estonian General Staff, over the past week Russian forces have been able to retake small areas of Ukraine and maintain the initiative, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces have made progress in Donetsk Oblast. Source: Colonel Tarmo Kundla, Head of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) General Staff’s ops department, reports ERR Details: Kundla […]
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 […]
Armed would-be carjackers pick wrong Chicago commuter to rob: ‘shot the car up’
A Chicago family is celebrating how a 40-year-old woman and her coworker were able to survive a violent attempted armed carjacking thanks to the coworker and his firearm. “If you see all those bullet holes and only one hit my child. That’s a miracle,” Janice Sims, the mother of Jaquita Sims, who survived the armed […]
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 […]
Children armed themselves with kitchen knife after northwest Spokane shooting that left one injured
Jan. 2—Multiple children were rescued from a home Tuesday morning after a shooting in Northwest Spokane. Spokane police Lt. Terry Preuninger said police received multiple calls just after 11 a.m. about a man running through a neighborhood on the 4100 block of West Francis Avenue with what appeared to be gunshot wounds. An additional 911 […]
Spokane Police investigating possible armed robbery at 7-Eleven on South Grand Boulevard
Jan. 1—Spokane police are investigating a possible armed robbery at the 7-Eleven gas station at 1318 S. Grand Blvd. According to Spokane police Lt. Terry Preuninger, law enforcement received a call at 2:30 p.m. Monday about a male wearing a ski mask who robbed the convenience store and may have been armed. A 7-Eleven employee […]
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 […]