Armed men held Indiana woman captive to steal her stimulus check, cops say
Four Indiana men held a woman captive for several hours in her home while trying to steal her stimulus check, authorities said.
The armed suspects, who allegedly used a stolen key, busted into the woman’s Lake Station residence as she was sleeping early Sunday, according to court documents obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times.
The men, all of whom knew the victim, took the woman’s phone and demanded the money, knowing she had recently received a stimulus check. One of the suspects also held a gun to her face and released its clip to prove it was loaded, police said.
“These are for you,” suspect Christopher Henderson allegedly told the woman, referring to the bullets in the firearm.
Another suspect, Phillip David Guzman, then assaulted the woman after the men were unable to find any money. The three other suspects ultimately restrained Guzman, court documents show.
The men fled the home at about 6 a.m., more than four hours after allegedly storming inside at 1:30 a.m. Before leaving, they told the woman not to go anywhere since they planned to return, police said.
The victim ignored that threat and drove to a police station. Henderson, Guzman and two other suspects — Paul David Blankenship and Jacob Baughman — were arrested later Sunday, investigators told the newspaper.
The four suspects were charged Monday on five counts including burglary with a deadly weapon, attempted armed robbery, and criminal confinement with a deadly weapon.
A judge ordered Blankenship to be held without bail, while bond for Henderson, Guzman and Baughman was set at $75,000, the newspaper reports, citing court records.
via: https://nypost.com/2020/04/24/indiana-men-held-woman-captive-for-hours-for-stimulus-check-cops/
Photo Credit: Lake County Jail
Elfen’s NEOSOUL Hip Hop Quarantine Friday
When I listen to music I always come across these interesting album covers that catch my eye and this one is DOPE as HELL! And the music is sexy crazy cool. This is the type of COVID19 quarantine music you listen to inside your house with you and yourself with your dog or your cat laying 6 feet away while listening to this album you won’t be disappointed
Tamron Hall show I lost my husband to COVID-19 after getting a haircut
We all are not invincible stay home y’all. I don’t care if your Georgia governor with the quarantine use your head this man died because he wanted a fresh fade. No judgment to the gentleman nor his wife to be but she’s trying to educate those that you think they need that haircut or get your hair re-twisted I’m sorry if you just got loc’d I take that shit out and start all over again when the quarantine is officially over. Remember there’s all kinds of YouTube videos dedicated Jeff how to lock your hair how to give yourself a fade and all that.
The virus can be on instruments like the electric razor the combs they use the towels they use….
Washingtion State Gov Inslee gives LIVE conference coronavirus update
Georgia needs to take notes from Governor Inslee he has the right idea I’m proud of my state!! Opening slowly and picking in choosing essential businesses is the safest way to go. Hair salons are not essential businesses. Casinos are not essential businesses. SOME of you Georgians need to learn to be happy bein’ nappy and you can do without that Begin for a little while longer. Click the link below ??
Home of ‘person of interest’ searched in Kristin Smart’s 1996 disappearance
An investigation into the 1996 disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart took another twist with a second search warrant issued at the home of a former fellow student Wednesday.
Authorities served a search warrant at the Los Angeles County home of Paul Flores, with the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office saying in a statement that investigators were looking for “specific items of evidence.”
Smart, 19, vanished in May 1996 while returning to her dorm at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
A friend said Smart had attended an off-campus party and was seen returning to the school with Flores, who was also a student.
She was legally declared dead in 2002, although her body was never found.
Flores “continues to be a person of interest” in the cold case, the sheriff’s office statement said. The search warrant is sealed by the court.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office assisted in Wednesday’s search of Flores’ home, which is about 200 miles south of San Luis Obispo.
A search warrant was also served at Flores’ home in February. At that time, authorities also served warrants at two locations in San Luis Obispo County and one in Washington State.
“Today’s search warrant only involved the home of Paul Flores,” Wednesday’s statement from the sheriff’s office said. Flores, who has been the subject of several police inquiries and searches, has never been charged in connection with the disappearance of Smart.
In January, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said it had seized two trucks that belonged to members of Flores’ family in 1996.
In September 2016, sheriff’s deputies and FBI agents excavated a section of Cal Poly’s campus. The department said at the time that “items of interest” were recovered and were being analyzed, once again bringing attention to the case.
A recent locally produced podcast also renewed interest in the case.
Smart would have turned 43 in February.
Donkey of the day goes to number 45
You know 45 must want all his Fanbase to die this is the most ignorant thing out of his mouth within the past 24 hours.
Families with recently deceased loved ones will get a stimulus check for them
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — Stimulus checks are based off 2018 and 2019 tax returns. So if your loved one was alive then but deceased now, you need to watch your account or the mailbox closely.
Veronica Jacobs of Woodson Terrace was surprised to see $2,400 in her back account. She was only expecting $1,200.
“I know one was for me the other one i suspected for my mother who passed in 2018,” Jacobs said.
Jacobs handled her mother Audrey’s financial affairs.
Keep in mind, these stimulus checks are going out relatively fast. According to a letter sent to IRS employees from the commissioner, checks started going out 14 days after the Cares Act was signed. During the last stimulus in 2008, it took nearly 75 days to get the money to the people.
Jacobs is left with a big question.
“What do I do with it? What do I do with moms $1,200, do I send it back?” Jacobs said. She tried to call the IRS and got a recording message so that was no help.
More surprising than the money for Jacobs, the fact that the government didn’t account for cases like hers.
The IRS is aware of cases like this one. But at the moment they can’t explain what to do with the money. They hope to have an answer soon.
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Thief swipes puppy from home of nurse treating coronavirus patients
A heartless thief stole a puppy from the home of a nurse who has been treating coronavirus patients at a California hospital, police said Tuesday.
The dognapper, wearing a mask and hood, can be seen on surveillance video grabbing the 11-week-old pup named Max and peddling away on a bicycle, according to police in Concord, California.
“I was heartbroken,” the nurse, Shaila Sheikh, told CNN.
“Max was helping us start over as a family. I had just moved and it was my kids and me. We had started a new chapter, and Max was an early birthday present for my son.”
Sheikh added that her children were devastated by the loss.
“I’m still holding on to hope,” she said. “My family, coworkers and friends are super supportive and have help raised reward money.”
Concord police released images of the pooch robber, who was on the loose Tuesday night.
via: https://nypost.com/2020/04/22/puppy-stolen-from-ca-nurse-treating-coronavirus-patients/
Photo Credit: Concord Police Department
Louisiana man angry over stimulus check set mom’s shed on fire
A Louisiana hothead was so enraged that he hadn’t received his COVID-19 stimulus check, he set his mom’s shed on fire, authorities said.
Marvin Smith Jr., 51, was squabbling with his mother over the federal payout in the Hamburg neighborhood of Avoyelles Parish when he intentionally ignited the shed just before 1 p.m. Friday, according to the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal.
Witnesses told deputies Smith was inside the shed moments before smoke and flames began billowing from it, officials said. He then fled.
The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office later busted Smith, who was armed with a knife.
He was booked into jail on an arson charge, and was charged with other crimes by the sheriff’s office, officials said.
via: https://nypost.com/2020/04/22/louisiana-man-allegedly-set-shed-on-fire-over-stimulus-check/
Photo Credit: Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office