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New York City store locks up Spam in plastic case amid crime spike - fox29.com - New York - city New York - state Kentucky
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New York City store locks up Spam in plastic case amid crime spike
one-two punch of inflation and rising crime has caused at least one New York City store to lock up its inventory of Spam in a plastic case. Shoppers, store employees, and social media users expressed disbelief after discovering the $3.99 canned meat product out of reach behind lock and key at a Duane Reade inside New York City’s Port Authority bus depot, the New York Post reported."I’ve never seen that before!" one cashier laughed while removing the Spam from its plastic anti-theft covering."Some of these things are pretty ridiculous," said Jenny Kenny, a 43-year-old visiting town from Kentucky who says she was aware of the crime spike in the city but still couldn’t believe there were "so many" items in boxes.NYPD OFFICER OF 40 YEARS: I'VE NEVER SEEN NYC CRIME AS BAD AS IT IS RIGHT NOWOther shoppers wondered why Spam, along with $1.89 cans of Starkist tuna, were locked up while more expensive products like $5.49 cans of Amy’s soup were not."To put Spam in a cage is stupid — and kind of insulting to the customers that would buy it," 46-year-old shopper Dennis Snow said.Closeup of cans of Spam (Photo by: Newscast/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Crime in New York City is up this year in six of seven major categories and the New York Post reported that petty larceny complaints are up 52% in the precinct where the Port Authority is located compared to last year."I don’t think they stop anything," a store clerk named Iggy said about the anti-theft cases. "It’s security theater.
Harris Co. boy, 7, found dead in washing machine after being reported missing: HCSO - fox29.com - county Harris
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Harris Co. boy, 7, found dead in washing machine after being reported missing: HCSO
Harris County was found dead just hours later in a washing machine in the garage, authorities say.The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit, the Crime Scene Unit and the Precinct 4 Constable’s Office are conducting an investigation at the home in the 4400 block of Rosegate Drive in the Birnamwood Subdivision.FOLLOW THE LATEST HARRIS COUNTY NEWSAccording to the constable’s office, Troy Khoeler was reported missing early Thursday morning.The sheriff’s office says the boy’s parents reported him missing around 5:20 a.m., but he may have been missing for at least an hour at that point."We don’t know what happened but we intend to find out," says Lt. Robert Minchew with HCSO Homicide division. A 7-year-old boy was found dead just hours after he was reported missing from his home in north Harris County, authorities say.The constable’s office responded to the scene to gather information and began searching for the boy.Authorities say constable deputies were searching inside the home when they found the boy inside the top-loading washing machine.It is not clear at this time how the boy died or how he ended up in the washing machine.The sheriff’s office says the boy was a foster child who may have been adopted in 2019.According to HCSO, the father was at home, and the mom is believed to be a local hospital worker who just got off her shift when he was reported missing.
Mega Millions drawing: Illinois Speedway gas station that sold winning ticket in line for big commission - fox29.com - state Illinois - state California - state Virginia - county Hill - county Arlington
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Mega Millions drawing: Illinois Speedway gas station that sold winning ticket in line for big commission
DES PLAINES, Ill. - The Illinois Speedway location where the winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold stands to benefit from the sale. A ticket-holder in the state clinched the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot there Friday night. An employee at the Speedway gas station on East Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines, Illinois, confirmed to FOX Business Saturday the business had gotten the call about the winning ticket from the Illinois Lottery. "So, obviously it's a shock, but I'm happy that somebody from Illinois was able to win it," the employee said. MEGA MILLIONS WINNING TICKET SOLD IN ILLINOIS IN $1.28B JACKPOTAccording to the Illinois Lottery, businesses receive a 1% commission on jackpot and top prize drawings and scratch games up to $500,000.A person buys a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a store on July 29, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. - (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) In addition, they would receive a 1% commission for all winning ticket redemption, 5% commission on all Instant Ticket Sales and 5% commission on all Draw game sales.The Illinois Lottery noted in a 2021 video that a retailer in Crestwood had earned a commission check of $500,000 for selling a winning Mega Millions ticket.The winning numbers were listed as 13, 36, 45, 57, 67 and the gold Mega ball was 14.
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