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    LEBANON, New Hampshire (WPTZ) — The Lebanon Police Department have identified a man who allegedly stole a cashbox with $1,000 from local Girl Scouts selling cookies.

Investigators said the theft happened at 1:50 p.m. outside the Walmart on Plainfield Road in West Lebanon.

According to officials, a man stole the cashbox off a Girl Scout cookie sales table near the store’s entrance and fled on foot toward the wooded area behind the plaza.

Police later tracked the suspect to the parking lot of a nearby New Hampshire State Liquor Store. Surveillance footage showed the man running across the parking lot and getting into the driver’s seat of a white Jeep Grand Cherokee before driving away.

Officers eventually found the empty cashbox in the woods.

In an update on Thursday, police said they had identified the suspect as a man who lives outside of New Hampshire. At this time, they are working to obtain arrest warrants.

The suspect’s name was not released.

Police thanked the community for their help in identifying the man.

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    COLLETON COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A South Carolina man who “made it is job to peddle in poison” and “make the community sick” has been sentenced to prison, according to the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

David Michael DeLong, 52, of Colleton County, was found guilty Tuesday in a bench trial of trafficking methamphetamine. Circuit Court Judge Carmen T. Mullen handed down the 25-year sentence.

West Blue Ridge Drive near Old Bramlett RoadOne person dead in Greenville County crash “This defendant made it his job to peddle in poison, making our community sick and harming an untold number of people,” said Assistant Solicitor Lynorr Musser, of the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, who prosecuted the case.

Musser said DeLong was pulled over on March 8, 2025, for having blue lights mounted on the exterior of his pickup truck.

Bello impersonating officer chargeFake traffic stops in Greenville lead officers to cache of weapons and police‑style gear Investigators said a K9 alerted to the vehicle, and deputies discovered two clear bags of crystal-like substance in the center console.

MCSO child predator bustNorth Carolina: 4 charged in undercover sting targeting online child predators Testing confirmed more than 31 grams of methamphetamine.

The solicitor’s office said DeLong’s criminal history in Florida dates to 1995. He was convicted of trafficking methamphetamine in both 2016 and 2018.

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    TAUNTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A woman and her 2-year-old daughter are in the hospital recovering after they were severely burned in a home explosion in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Lucitha Blanc, 24, and her 2-year-old daughter Janelle were at their Plain Street home making breakfast Wednesday morning when the house suddenly exploded, bursting into flames.

Taunton house explosion victims (1)Woman, 2-year-old girl recovering after Taunton, Massachusetts, home explosion The boyfriend of Blanc, and Janelle’s father, Shnider Germilus, said he was at work, but was on the phone with his family, when he heard the explosion.

“When she turned the stove on, all I heard was a big boom, and my daughter, she was screaming and crying, screaming,” Germilus said. “I had seen the video of our house on fire, so I thought they had died. I got scared, you know.”

Germilus told NewsCenter 5 that he later went to see his family in the hospital immediately after.

“I went to see my daughter, and when I saw her, she was all burned up. The first thing she said was ‘Hi, dada.’ She’s so strong.”

Video: Police body cam footage shows aftermath of Taunton house explosion

Authorities said the explosion was the result of a natural gas leak.

A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family.

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By Bethany Cates

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    ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina (WXII) — It’s a puzzle piece that was missing for two decades.

“You know what, on this particular case, that piece of the puzzle came through recently,” said Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page.

Back in 2001, Michele Hundley Smith’s husband told investigators she left home to travel to K-Mart in Virginia to go Christmas shopping but never returned. She was 38-year’s old at the time.

michele hundley smith Interactive timeline | What to know about Michele Hundley Smith; from her disappearance to her arrest Page attributes technology with helping to track her down almost a quarter century later.

“She applied for service that captured that information and alerted us,” Page said. “And so again, information sharing, collaboration with local state and federal authorities, and information services working with our national database, we were able to get that information in a timely manner and act on it.”

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Over the span of time, extensive investigations were launched with the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI, and still Smith’s whereabouts remained unknown.

“The case does not close until the person is located and we get closure,” Page said. “It’s not stopped, we continue to advertise, put information out, advertise for Crimestoppers, and let people know that we’re trying to solve this case, we need help, we need that piece to the puzzle.”

Page said Smith asked them originally not to be in contact with her family, and they honored that, but he said he understands how hard this must be for loved ones.

“It’s got to be a lot, especially if you look at the kids their grown up now and what they’ve had to go through,” Page said.

At this point, he said they are not finding any reason to add additional criminal charges outside of the DWI charges stemming from November 2001.

“The investigators and our chief investigator advised me that it didn’t have substantial evidence for any criminal charges beyond that point,” Page said.

He said after the finding of Smith, he has one request to the community.

“If you have someone who goes missing, time is critical, the quicker the better, and now we have more technology,” Page said.

Smith was taken into custody on Wednesday at the request of Rockingham County authorities and will appear in court in March.

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    PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — A woman has been taken into custody after knocking on a Pittsburgh door and stabbing the person who answered.

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police was called to the 3000 block of Arlington Avenue in the city’s Arlington Heights neighborhood Friday morning for a reported stabbing.

When they arrived, officers said they found a man who had been stabbed in the shoulder and the wrist.

The man told police a woman knocked on his door, started to verbally fight with him and then took out a knife and stabbed him.

After stabbing the man, authorities say the woman fled on foot but was later found at the intersection of Josephine Street and Salisbury Street.

Her identity has not been released.

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    TITUSVILLE, Florida (WESH) — Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the takedown of an illegal casino gambling ring operating throughout Central Florida.

Uthmeier said the counties involved were Volusia, Brevard, Flagler and Duval.

Authorities seized 525 gaming machines and nearly $200,000 in cash. Uthmeier said the number is likely to continue rising as the investigation progresses.

He said this practice continues to happen because current penalties are too low, with offenders often facing only misdemeanor charges.

Uthmeier said the gambling operation not only sucks revenue from the state’s economy, but also facilitates more serious crimes.

Some of these crimes include human trafficking, money laundering and even drug smuggling.

Uthmeier said he’s been calling on the legislature to increase the penalties for illegal gambling, advocating for felony charges against those involved in these activities.

On Jan. 9, Senate Bill 1580 was filed. This bill would increase the penalty for those who operate an illegal gambling house.

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    WEST MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Two teens were arrested in connection with a stabbing that hospitalized a person in York County, according to the West Manheim Township Police Department.

Investigators said the stabbing happened behind the SpiriTrust Lutheran in the 1800 block of Oak Hills Drive in West Manheim Township at 3:34 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23.

According to court documents, a bystander called 911 after finding the victim with a “deep” stab wound on his right side.

Security video shows the victim, wearing a backpack, and two suspects walking together near the Walmart and Sheetz when an altercation broke out, the documents stated. Investigators said the suspects then ran from the scene with the victim’s bag.

The two suspects were identified as:

Felix Rodriguez, 19, of Hanover Anor Braham, 17, of Hanover

When officers arrived, they said they found blood splattered on the road and in the snow as well as a “large combat/hunting style knife with blood and chunks of flesh attached to it.”

Investigators said a witness who knew the victim told them the victim left to buy marijuana from the suspects and never returned, and that he had a handgun in his backpack when he left.

Suspects arrested Police said they executed a search warrant on Tuesday, Feb. 24, on Baer Drive and arrested Rodriguez. They also found a pellet gun, clothing, a backpack, ski masks, latex gloves and drug paraphernalia, according to the documents.

During an interview, Rodriguez told investigators that he and Braham went to sell the victim three ounces of marijuana when a fight broke out, according to police. Rodriguez said Braham then stabbed the victim in the side and took the victim’s gun, the documents stated.

Police said they executed a search warrant on Wednesday, Feb. 25, and arrested Braham.

According to investigators, Braham told them he had the knife when the fight began and that both Rodriguez and the victim drew handguns. Braham said he stabbed the victim and left the knife in the victim’s body, the documents stated.

Police noted that the victim’s handgun has not been recovered and that he remains in critical condition.

Charged Rodriguez was charged with the following:

Robbery Criminal use of a communication facility Manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver Theft by unlawful taking or disposition Braham was charged as an adult with the following:

Attempted criminal homicide Criminal use of a communication facility Prohibited acts; penalties Robbery Theft by unlawful taking or disposition Aggravated assault Possessing instruments of crime Possession of a firearm by a minor The incident remains under active investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the West Manheim Township Police Department at 717-632-7059.

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