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More than 120 Twin Cities EBT users fell victim to card skimmers, charges say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:46 GMT

Ramsey County prosecutors have filed charges against two men who allegedly used card skimmers to drain thousands of dollars from state-issued EBT accounts across the Twin Cities metro area.Nationwide arrest warrants have been issued for George Dimuleasa, 33, and Iulian Irimiea, 43, who were charged in Ramsey County District Court this week with identity theft, theft by swindle and wrongfully obtaining assistance.The charges allege that Dimuleasa and Irimiea have been involved in installing card skimmers at stores, collecting account information, replicating EBT card numbers onto new cards and then withdrawing cash benefits from ATMs.Dimuleasa, who is believed to be from Spain, and Irimiea, from Romania, “travel across the United States committing EBT theft related crimes,” charges say.“Due to the nature of the charges and lack of ties to the United States, it is not believed that either suspect would appear for court upon issuance of a summons,” the charges say.The Minnesota D...

Multiple injured, one dead in bus rollover on I-87

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:46 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Friday afternoon, a bus rollover on the I-87 Northway closed all lanes and both shoulders between exits 22 and 23. Drivers in the area are advised to seek alternate routes. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Officials say the bus was traveling from Montreal to New York City. State Police say 23 individuals were on board, including the bus driver. There is one confirmed fatality and another passenger with serious injuries. Ten other passengers sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Some passengers were taken to the Lake George Village Fire House to be assessed and treated for injuries. Twelve victims were taken to Glens Falls Hospital for treatment, none of whom were in critical condition. One person is being evaluated at Albany Medical Center as well.Medivac helicopters also responded to the scene. The Warrensburg Central School District and the Lake George School District sent buses to the scen...

DOH report: 1 in 4 adults in NY food insecure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:46 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A new report from the New York State Department of Health shows approximately one in four adults statewide are food insecure. Those numbers providing greater insight to the challenges people are facing right here in the Capital Region when it comes to affording food. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “One in four is a striking number," Susan Lintner, Director of Community Impact at the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, said. "If you think about your house and three other houses next to it, that means one of those houses is struggling with food insecurity.” The DOH report analyzed a survey of adults and how concerned they were about affording nutritious meals over the past year. In the capital region – Albany county has the highest percentage of adults reporting food insecurity at 21 percent. Other counties like Fulton are higher at 25 percent. Lintner said the end of pandemic-era SNAP benefit...

Town of Brunswick declares Snow Emergency

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:46 GMT

BRUNSWICK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Town of Brunswick has declared a snow emergency, effective 9 p.m. on Saturday. During the snow emergency, parking is not allowed in the streets. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Residents are asked to park in their driveways and to keep garbage cans out of the roadway. Any vehicle violating the parking restrictions will be ticketed and/or towed. The snow emergency will be in effect until 9 a.m. on Sunday, January 7.

Cardinals trade Richie Palacios to Rays for reliever Andrew Kittredge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:46 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals, entering the offseason with hopes to transform their pitching staff, make a move to address their bullpen. The Cardinals acquired relief pitcher Andrew Kittredge from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for outfielder Richie Palacios. The Cardinals completed the deal Friday afternoon. MLB Insider Joel Sherman first reported the deal was close. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal first confirmed it was done. Tommy Edman recovering from surgery, expected to start season in outfield Kittredge is 33 years old and entering his eighth MLB season. He earned an All-Star nod in 2021. Tommy John surgery limited him to just 31 games over the last two seasons, but when healthy, he proved effective to the tune of a 3.13 ERA and a 24-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He has a career 3.85 ERA over 181 MLB games. “We are excited to add Andrew’s experience and proven abilities to our bullpen,” said Cardinals’ President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak via a news release.  “P...

Two foiled carjackings in Creve Coeur lead to man's arrest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:46 GMT

CREVE COEUR, Mo. - Authorities arrested a man linked to two foiled carjacking attempts Thursday in Creve Coeur. Johnnie Stidum, 58, faces five felonies in the investigation, including two counts of vehicle hijacking, two counts armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Investigators say Stidum attempted to steal one car in a Schnucks parking lot and another in a Burger King drive-thru.According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Stidum first approached a victim in a parking lot, flashed a weapon and demanded his vehicle. The victim reportedly handed his keys to Stidum, though he was unable to drive far due to an emergency brake. Investigators say Stidum then got out of that car and ran toward a nearby Burger King. Court documents state that he tried to steal a woman's car as she was placing an order in the drive-thru lane. The woman refused to get out of the car. Per court documents, police arrived to the scene a short-time later and arrested Stidum while he wa...

Only Aurora police officer convicted in Elijah McClain’s death receives 14-month jail sentence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:46 GMT

Elijah McClain (Courtesy of McClain family)The only Aurora police officer convicted in Elijah McClain’s death was sentenced Friday to 14 months in jail and four years of probation.Adams County District Court Judge Mark Warner sentenced former officer Randy Roedema during a two-hour hearing in Adams County District Court.“This is not justice,” Sheneen McClain, Elijah’s mother, said afterward. “This is not about accountability. This is a slap on the wrist.”The 41-year-old former police officer was convicted in October of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault in the 2019 death. Roedema faced between one and three years in prison on the homicide conviction and up to 24 months in jail on the assault conviction.Warner sentenced Roedema to four years of probation with 90 days in jail, during which he will be eligible for work-release, on the homicide charge, and 14 months in jail, also with work-release eligibility, on the assault charge...

Supreme Court will take up Colorado case, decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 ballots

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:46 GMT

By MARK SHERMAN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign.The justices acknowledged the need to reach a decision quickly, as voters will soon begin casting presidential primary ballots across the country. The court agreed to take up a case from Colorado stemming from Trump’s role in the events that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.Arguments will be held in early February.The court will be considering for the first time the meaning and reach of a provision of the 14th Amendment barring some people who “engaged in insurrection” from holding public office. The amendment was adopted in 1868, following the Civil War. It has been so rarely used that the nation’s highest court had no previous occasion to interpret it.Col...

Illenium’s $15M Cherry Hills mansion tops local home sales in December

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:46 GMT

December’s top sale signaled a changing of the guard in Cherry Hills Village.Nicholas D. Miller — a musician, DJ, producer and songwriter known professionally as Illenium — spent $15 million last month to buy a 23,000-square-foot mansion from private equity executive Charlie Gallagher.The eight-bedroom, 14-bath mansion on Cherry Hills Drive sits adjacent to the 10th green at Cherry Hills Country Club.Chicago architect Gregory Maire designed the brick and stone mansion to resemble a 14th-century French country home. Constructed in 1993, the house, with a circular drive, features painted ceilings, plastered walls, eight fireplaces and 18 sets of French doors.Gallagher and his wife, Diane, listed the property for $18.5 million in August.Gallagher was inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame in 2011 and has served on numerous boards locally, including those of the Denver Art Museum, Regis University and the Archdiocese of Denver’s Catholic Foundation.Miller, meanwhile, has relea...

Fugitive on the run for 2 years arrested after trying to ram sheriff's vehicles in Woodland Hills

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:46 GMT

A man wanted for nearly two years after he rammed his vehicle into law enforcement in Los Angeles County was arrested Thursday after he attempted to escape again by utilizing the same tactics.George "Rand" Akrey, 38, of Woodland Hills, was taken into custody Thursday around 12:20 p.m. on the 21000 block of Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.Akrey was wanted by authorities since April 2022 after he failed to appear for a scheduled court date for 21 counts of grand theft, leading to five felony warrants being issued for his arrest.The following month, Akrey was located by detectives from the Moorpark Investigations Unit in a remote area of Lancaster. When detectives attempted to take him into custody, Akrey rammed one of their vehicles with a "large truck," causing serious injury to one deputy and giving him enough time to escape.That led to an additional warrant to be issued in L.A. County for assault with a deadly weapon on a police...