Jewelry store rammed by vehicle in violent break-in

CNN Newsource on April 23, 2026

By Anahita Jafary

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    SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Chinna Jewellers Inc. in South Sacramento was rammed by a car in a violent break-in, marking the second time the store has been targeted in nearly six years.

The store’s walls are now boarded up after a car sped through the parking lot, narrowly missing a security guard before jumping the curb and crashing into the storefront.

“In this moment, the car, like flew and rammed the door,” said Alex Marchuk, a private security supervisor tasked with protecting the store.

Marchuk said he sprang into action after witnessing the crash.

“I saw right there, a family member, elderly man. He was laying under the car right there and yelling,” Marchuk said.

The store’s owner, Inderjit Singh, said he, his family and customers were inside at the time, describing the sound of the crash as resembling an explosion. Singh’s uncle remains hospitalized following the incident.

“Big robbery. This one was big. So now I want my safety,” Singh said.

According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, the security guard’s actions prevented the situation from escalating further.

“That security guard absolutely thwarted this robbery from occurring,” said Edward Igoe of the sheriff’s office.

Marchuk said he drew his gun and commanded the suspect to stop and lay on the ground, but the individual, wearing a hoodie and black gloves, did not comply.

As Marchuk chased the suspect out of the store, he noticed several cars pulling up and people with bags, suggesting a coordinated effort.

“When they saw me with a gun and this guy fleeing they very quickly jumped again inside [the car] and they were running from here,” Marchuk said.

Singh said this is the second time his store has been broken into, with the last incident occurring in 2020.

“My whole family, my kids, everybody is scared. […] I don’t know why the people are targeting my store, you know, because I do the business, I’m helping the economy,” Singh said.

While nothing was stolen, Singh said the damage to the store is extensive.

“All the security gates…They broke everything. So then now I’m in a very hard situation,” Singh said.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said there is currently no suspect description and no arrests have been made. The suspects could face charges of attempted robbery and attempted murder.

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The missing 10: Lawmaker says a foreign nation could be targeting American scientists

CNN Newsource on April 23, 2026

By John Rupolo

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    ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Congressman Eric Burlison from Missouri is urging the FBI to provide briefings on the mysterious deaths and disappearances of 10 individuals, all of whom had access to classified information.

Lawmakers have sent letters to four agencies, including NASA and the FBI, stating that the incidents “may represent a grave threat to U.S. national security.”

Four of the 10 individuals are from New Mexico, and Burlison suggested the possibility of foreign interference targeting American scientists.

“We know that China does have active programs in the United States. They have covert activity. We’ve had a briefing on an operation that’s called Operation Fox Hunt,” Burlison said.

Burlison first became interested in the cases in February after learning about the disappearance of retired Maj. Gen. William McCasland, who was last seen leaving his Albuquerque home for a hike in the Sandia Mountains.

“Has more knowledge and information than some of the highest, highest cleared individuals in our nation. So he disappearing is in and of itself just that alone is a potential national security threat,” Burlison said.

The four individuals from New Mexico who disappeared without a trace include McCasland, Anthony Chavez, retired from the Los Alamos National Laboratory; Steven Garcia, a property custodian for the Kansas City National Security Campus; and Melissa Casius, an administrative assistant at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

“The commonalities of these, particularly the number of people from New Mexico that went missing with and just dropped off the grid, I think is worse; that is highly unlikely that the people working in the same field would do that,” Burlison said.

Casius’s stepdaughter, Miranda, spoke about her disappearance on Wednesday.

“Do you think she was kidnapped or killed because of her job and what she knew? I mean, everything is a possibility. I can’t speak on that, but I think she’s still alive,” Miranda said.

Miranda noted that Casius seemed stressed in the weeks leading up to her disappearance. She confirmed that Casius had security clearance but was unsure of its depth.

“I don’t know what she was accessing. I don’t know what she could have accessed. I don’t know, but she was, you know, I don’t know if she got an offer from someone in there and then, like, hey, can you help with something higher up?” Miranda said.

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Families outraged after no charges filed in Detroit gas station shooting that left three people dead

CNN Newsource on April 23, 2026

By Randy Wimbley

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    DETROIT (WXYZ) — The man who shot and killed three people at a Detroit gas station on Sunday will not face charges after prosecutors determined he acted in self-defense.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy’s office announced Wednesday afternoon that a warrant will be denied due to insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the suspect did not act in lawful self-defense and defense of others. The shooter was released from police custody early Wednesday.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the confrontation at the west side gas station followed a crash on the road, a pursuit, and someone pointing a gun at another car. The three people killed — Lester Owens III, Trevor Sheeler, and Jasmine Sheeler— were seen getting out of their car, opening the driver’s door of another vehicle, and getting into a physical altercation with the driver. A man in the rear of that car then fired the fatal shots.

The decision not to charge the shooter has outraged the grieving families, including Lester Owens III’s father

“They premeditated everything before they got in their vehicle – what they were gonna do. They’re gonna hit a car, get somebody to come out and tell them it was, and then shoot because they already felt cocky because they riding around with three guns,” Lester Owens Jr. said. “You let murderers out to do it again. The murderers are not the victims. I’m the victim. Lester, my son, is the victim, and those two people that were killed are the victims.”

Attorney Terry Johnson said Michigan law allows someone to use lethal force when they are in imminent fear of death or great bodily harm.

“My concerns are someone getting out of a vehicle, going into another vehicle, again that’s never a good thing, especially when there’s been some friction between the two parties beforehand,” Johnson said.

Community violence intervention group The People’s Action said there were opportunities on both sides to avoid the tragedy and that it should serve as a lesson to everyone.

“De-escalation skills, it was so many times where they could have stopped and said, you know what, it’s not that, it’s not worth it, or, or we can go a different route, right? Because, you know, when you put gas on a fire, you know what happens, right?” Kurteiz Thompson said.

“Like us as a community, we need to intervene more. I don’t think that we should just always depend on law enforcement or extreme circumstance, extreme people to come and intervene, we could do it, right? Let’s hold ourselves accountable as a community,” Tiaja Perry said.

The family of Trevor and Jasmine Sheeler, who were brother and sister, declined an interview. The man who fired the shots also declined an interview.

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Rain and heat threaten strawberry crops

CNN Newsource on April 23, 2026

By Michael Rosales

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    SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, California (KSBW) — Heavy rain and warm weather in Santa Cruz County are creating challenges for strawberry farmers, with mold, fruit splitting, and accelerated growth threatening their crops.

Strawberries are the top crop on the Central Coast, with Produce Business Magazine reporting that 90% of the country’s strawberries come from the area. However, heavy rain could prevent much of the fruit from reaching consumers.

“You got a lot of fruit out there already, and then the rains come in that can just knock those back,” said Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner David Sanford.

Mark Bolda, a farm advisor, described the impact of the recent rainfall.

“The fruit loss is going to be tremendous. Just this morning I measured an inch and a half of rain over the past two days. Usually berries start to break down after half an inch,” Bolda said.

Rain can cause mold and even make strawberries burst or split.

“The fruit, as we all know, have sugars in them. And then that gets drawn into the area of higher concentration. And subsequently that results in the fruit bursting,” Bolda said.

Farmers say hundreds, if not thousands, of strawberries could be wasted after heavy rain. At a strawberry field in Watsonville, piles of fallen strawberries were visible.

Rain isn’t the only concern for growers. Recent heat has accelerated the growing season by about three weeks, which initially helped reduce production costs. However, those benefits may be short-lived.

“All the sudden we were fruiting at the same time that Oxnard was, Baja California, and Santa Maria. So yes, prices will go up, but I think they’re going to go up from—they were pretty low because we had so much production,” Bolda said.

Sanford noted that the Central Coast agricultural industry is accustomed to challenges, pointing to the 2023 Pajaro floods as one of the most difficult events in recent memory.

“You have major losses in the field. You have tremendous flood loss with these kinds of rains in the spring. You know, they’re not entirely uncommon in terms of timing, of picking, slowing things down. Again, thinning of berries have been damaged. But the growers here in the Pajaro and Watsonville area [are] very resilient, very used to this. And I think, as Mark said, they’ll be back, picking fruit very quickly,” Sanford said.

Farmworkers in Watsonville were seen working to clean up the fields, facing the aftermath of the recent weather.

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A different kind of fight: inside the free boxing class that’s punching out Parkinson’s

CNN Newsource on April 23, 2026

By Kara Burnett

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    BALTIMORE COUNTY, Maryland (WMAR) — At Rock Steady Boxing Charm City, fighting back takes on a new meaning. It’s a free class helping people living with Parkinson’s disease.

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological disorder that can cause tremors and slowed movement. But there’s another side that’s not always visible.

The disease can also impact dopamine levels, which may lead to anxiety and depression for some patients. For many in the class, the diagnosis can feel overwhelming at first.

“Because of the people I’ve met here, it’s very rewarding,” said Jim Czarnecki, who is living with Parkinson’s.

Czarnecki was diagnosed four years ago. He thought his symptoms were signs of a stroke.

“It was kind of relieving knowing what it was, but again, not knowing what it was. I did research, and it was scary.”

But Czarnecki and his family made the decision that he wouldn’t stop living a full life. He retired, traveled, and joined Rock Steady Boxing at Charm City, where he found a new kind of family.

“We go to trivia night together, we go to breakfast club. It’s a huge extension of your family, but it’s also an extension of people you can relate to because they understand what you’re going through,” he said.

The non-contact boxing program focuses on high-intensity workouts designed to improve strength, balance, and coordination.

“Finding a community like this definitely made a big difference because it can be a pretty lonely feeling when you first get that diagnosis,” said Mary Thomey, another member of the program.

According to the National Institute of Medicine, regular exercise may help improve brain function and manage symptoms of Parkinson’s. About 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with the condition, but experts say the true number is likely much higher, possibly closer to one million.

“When I graduated PT school back in the early 2000s, we were instructed that with Parkinson’s disease, there’s nothing that we could do, and you didn’t want to make folks exercise because you didn’t want to spend the rest of their dopamine. Turns out that’s false,” said Patricia Wessels, a physical therapist and head coach of Rock Steady Boxing.

Nine years ago, one of her longtime patients came to her. She thought it was a routine visit to treat his back pain, but instead, he told her he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

“I literally told him, ‘I don’t treat that, you need a different therapist.’ And he said, ‘No, I’m not going to another one, and they said I needed therapy.’”

So instead of turning him away, she came across the national organization Rock Steady Boxing and decided to bring the program to Baltimore.

“It’s really, really… it’s so meaningful. I could cry if I think about it too much, but one of the things I love so much about doing this work with this group of people is that even on their worst day, they bring 110%,” she said.

The class is free, funded by the Maryland Association for Parkinson Support, which offers exercise and support programs in 15 counties.

Each week, they reach more than 2,000 people across the state living with the condition.

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Thieves destroy nearly 75 fire hydrants to steal metal parts, putting lives at risk

CNN Newsource on April 23, 2026

By Carli Petrus

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    DETROIT (WXYZ) — Thieves have destroyed nearly 75 fire hydrants on the west side of Detroit in the last 48 hours, stealing parts and putting lives at risk.

Crews with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department are racing to repair the broken hydrants along Southfield Road and across the west side after thieves tore through dozens in about two days.

“We think the number is about 75 so far,” DWSD Deputy Director Sam Smalley said.

The thieves are targeting metal nozzles and stems on top of the hydrants, which are worth about $600.

Executive Fire Commissioner Chuck Simms said the vandalism is a serious and unacceptable situation that puts lives at risk.

“No matter how fast we get to a fire, if we don’t have an operable fire hydrant, it takes seconds, sometimes even minutes away from maybe us saving lives,” Simms said.

Smalley noted the scale of the damage is the most alarming part.

“One hydrant here or there is manageable, but the problem is whoever’s doing this is doing multiple hydrants in a row. So when DFD shows up, they’re not going to have a hydrant within 600 or 900 feet, which put people’s lives at risk,” Smalley said.

City officials, including the Detroit Fire Department, Detroit Police Department and DWSD, came together Wednesday to address the issue. They are warning scrapyards not to accept the stolen parts.

“If we find you purchasing them, we’re going to take action to the fullest extent that we possibly can,” Smalley said.

Detroit police are working to track down whoever is responsible.

“This is a public safety issue. If my partners in blue are unable to respond to a fire properly, it can end lives or it can be the difference in saving lives,” Detroit Police Cmdr. Dietrich Lever said.

Meanwhile, crews are installing stronger, harder-to-remove parts to prevent future thefts.

“We’re putting in some specialized stems where we find that they’ve been taken. They’re not easily removable with ordinary tools. You have to have special tools to remove them a second time,” Smalley said.

Officials are asking the community to help stop the thefts.

“If you see anyone at all out here taking something from the hydrants please, call 911 because it is a theft and secondly, call the fire department or the water board and we’ll be right on top of it,” Simms said. ————— This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. WXYZ’s editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.

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Ferndale Rat Patrol ramping up efforts to help residents combat chronic rodent problems

CNN Newsource on April 23, 2026

By Jolie Sherman

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    FERNDALE, Michigan (WXYZ) — Rats are a creepy, crawly and chronic problem for some residents in Ferndale, with the rodents appearing in yards and even inside vehicles.

To combat the issue, a local group known as the Ferndale Rat Patrol has been hitting the streets to help homeowners, and their plan is to do even more.

John Kraus, who moved to Ferndale in November 2019, said he noticed the rats right away. He said the rodents mostly come out at night, and he captured videos last year showing them scurrying across yard.

“One of our very first catches was a mature rat, and I would say that’s probably a good 12 inches in length,” Kraus said.

The clever rodents have also climbed into his family’s car.

“A rat did get into our tailpipe and had torn apart some of our leather seats and got into some of children’s car seats as well,” Kraus said.

Ferndale Mayor Pro Tem Laura Mikulski does not take the issue lightly. She co-founded the Ferndale Rat Patrol in 2016. What began as a group of 20 members has turned into an online network of more than 9,000 people.

“We’re one of the most active groups on Facebook. We post a ton of content. We have a ton of educational material out there,” Mikulski said.

The group teaches residents how to take action using humane methods such as traps, rather than poisonous chemicals that could harm other animals.

Mikulski recently helped longtime Ferndale resident Carol Jarvie bust a rat burrow using dry ice to create a CO2 chamber and euthanize the rats.

“We just scooped little pots into the dry ice and just kind of dumped it in there, and used sticks, which are plentiful here,” Jarvie said.

Jarvie said her next-door neighbor, who has a night camera, has noticed fewer rats since the group came out to her neighborhood last weekend.

The Ferndale Rat Patrol plans to ramp up its efforts this year by visiting more neighborhoods and launching an app to educate homeowners.

“If I have the knowledge to speak out about this and help people out, why wouldn’t I do this?” Mikulski said.

The city of Ferndale posted a rat reduction guide on their website.

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Customs and Border Protection agent charged with assault in connection with Durango, Colorado, protest

CNN Newsource on April 23, 2026

By Austen Erblat, Alan Gionet

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    Colorado (KCNC) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent has been charged with assault almost six months after he allegedly shoved a woman to the ground at a protest in southwestern Colorado.

Nicholas Rice, 47, has been issued a summons to appear in court on local charges of misdemeanor third-degree assault and criminal mischief over his alleged behavior at a protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Durango early on the morning of Oct. 28, 2025.

Video of a masked agent shoving a woman to the ground at the protest went viral across social media platforms in the days after. Protesters gathered after 45-year-old Fernando Jaramillo-Solano was taking his 12-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son to school, and they were arrested by ICE agents. Gregory Davies, a senior official with ICE’s Denver field office, testified in federal court days later that Jaramillo-Solano was “mistaken” for someone else the agency was looking for.

The arrest of the family prompted an immediate protest outside the agency’s facility.

A masked agent, now identified as Rice, was seen in multiple videos recorded by protesters grabbing a woman’s phone and throwing her to the ground.

That woman, 57-year-old Franci Stagi, told CBS News Colorado on Wednesday, “I’m glad something is being done finally, for not just me, but for all the people,” but said she wanted to consult with her attorney before speaking further about the charges against the agent.

Stagi said at the time of the protest that she remembered recording the agent on her phone when he grabbed it and assaulted her.

“He grabbed me by the hair, and he lifted me off the ground somehow, in a chokehold. It’s still really blurry, but I’ve seen the video myself,” she said at the time, choking up in tears as she recalled. “Then he and two other ICE agents were over top of me which- they’re huge people and it’s just pretty surprising that this would happen.”

Stagi described herself as a 5-foot-2-inch waitress and expressed concern about the children who were in custody and their treatment.

Stagi was not charged in connection with the protest and has no criminal record in Colorado.

Rice hadn’t been publicly identified until he was charged. In videos taken that night, he was wearing a mask covering his face and only identified with a patch on his vest that read “police” with a badge next to it.

“We know, the courts have confirmed that people have a right to record the police. That includes federal law enforcement,” said Tim Macdonald, legal director for ACLU of Colorado. “Lots of time, law enforcement doesn’t like that. So we have seen instances where, whether it’s federal or other law enforcement, try to confiscate, take people’s phones away from them, because they don’t want the public to know what’s been happening.”

Macdonald said the rights of protesters are well established: “It’s a sacred right in this country to protest, to voice concerns to our government, to petition our government. And let them know if a citizen doesn’t like what the government is doing, they have a First Amendment right to do that. It’s a bedrock principle of our country.”

After the publication of this story, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security responded to a request for comment, saying, in part, “we are still gathering all the facts about this incident and will update the public as soon as more information is available.”

“These actions by Colorado sanctuary politicians are unlawful and nothing more than a political stunt,” the statement continued. “Federal officers acting in the course of their duties can only be investigated by other Federal agencies. The states do not have the authority to run an investigation.”

At the time that Jaramillo-Solano entered the U.S. illegally from Colombia on Dec. 22, 2024, near San Diego. The spokesperson went on to say that the actions of the protesters “delay justice,” and “inadvertently” push for the release of allegedly violent criminals in the facility, whose cases are unrelated to that of Jaramillo-Solano, who was not accused of any violent crimes.

Davies testified in federal court at the time that ICE won’t arrest anyone who’s going through legal immigration proceedings, but attorneys with the ACLU of Colorado responded, saying that Jaramillo-Solano was going through the asylum process. Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center told CBS Colorado the same, saying it was helping the family go through that process.

On Wednesday, Enrique Orozco-Perez, co-executive director of Compañeros, said the Jaramillo-Solano family is no longer in the United States. Fernando Jaramillo-Solano and the two children were detained at an ICE detention family detention center in Dilley, Texas, where Orozco-Perez said the children experienced mental health issues, but declined treatment out of fear. The father and two children self-deported back to Colombia, where the family had fled amid fears of violence. The children’s mother followed weeks later. She was the lead on the asylum case, Orozco-Perez said.

Rice was issued a summons and is due in La Plata County Court on May 27. Court records show he had not yet retained or been assigned an attorney and contact information couldn’t be located for him through public records.

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Mike Vrabel to seek counseling, miss Day 3 of NFL Draft with Patriots as new photos with Dianna Russini surface

CNN Newsource on April 23, 2026

By Mike Toole, Aaron Parseghian

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    BOSTON (WBZ) — Mike Vrabel won’t be with the New England Patriots for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday because he’s seeking counseling, the team confirmed to WBZ-TV Thursday. The new development, first reported by ESPN, came hours before the New York Post published a new round of controversial photos of the Patriots head coach with former Athletic reporter Dianna Russini.

The Post published the pictures Thursday afternoon, claiming the two were caught on camera together at a New York City bar on March 11, 2020, when Vrabel was the head coach of the Tennessee Titans and Russini worked at ESPN.

These photos were revealed 16 days after the newspaper posted pictures of them together at a resort in Arizona last month. Vrabel and Russini are married to other people.

The NFL Draft starts Thursday night. When Vrabel leaves during Day 3 on Saturday, the Patriots will have eight selections to make.

“As I said the other day, I promised my family, this organization and this team that I was going to give them the best version of me that I can possibly give them. In order to do so, I have committed to seeking counseling, starting this weekend,” Vrabel said late Wednesday night, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, before the new photos surfaced. “This is something that I have given a lot of thought to and is something I would advise a player to do if I was counseling them.

“I have always wanted to lead by example, and I believe this is what I have to do to be the best husband, father and coach that I possibly can be. This is not an easy thing for me to admit, but it is one that I know will make me a better person. I appreciate the support that everyone has given me and promise a stronger resolve as a result.”

According to Reiss, Vrabel, who has two sons with his wife, Jen, plans to be with his family this weekend outside of Massachusetts. The coach told ESPN he’ll be in contact with the Patriots during the draft Saturday.

Mike Vrabel Dianna Russini photos The controversy started on April 7, when the Post published photos of Vrabel and Russini together at the Ambiente hotel in Sedona, Arizona on Saturday, March 28.

The pictures showed them holding hands, embracing and sitting in a pool and a hot tub. They each released statements to the newspaper downplaying the photos.

Vrabel told the Post at the time, “These photos show a completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable. This doesn’t deserve any further response.”

Russini resigned from the Athletic a week later.

“I do so not because I accept the narrative that has been constructed around this episode, but because I refuse to lend it further oxygen or to let it define me or my career,” the longtime NFL reporter wrote in her resignation letter on April 14.

The Post published more pictures of Vrabel and Russini, reportedly taken on March 28 in Arizona, on Wednesday.

The Patriots have not issued a formal statement on the controversy and the NFL said it’s not investigating Vrabel’s behavior.

Vrabel addressed the matter for the first time in public Tuesday with a brief statement to reporters at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. He didn’t mention Russini or the photos.

“I’ve had some difficult conversations with people that I care about, with my family, the organization, the coaches, the players. Those have been positive and productive,” Vrabel said.

He apologized for not addressing the situation earlier but added that he wanted to speak to the team first. The Patriots held their first day of voluntary organized team activities on Monday.

NFL Draft time The NFL Draft starts at 8 p.m. Thursday in Pittsburgh. The Patriots are scheduled to pick at number 31, which is estimated to be sometime around 10:30 p.m. if they don’t trade the pick. Rounds two and three are Friday, with the Patriots scheduled to pick at 63 and 95, respectively.

Rounds four through seven, which Vrabel will miss, will be held Saturday. The Patriots currently have two fourth round picks, one in the fifth round, four picks in the sixth round and one in the seventh.

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Man who owned “Home Alone” house at time of filming found dead days after child porn charges filed

CNN Newsource on April 23, 2026

By Sara Tenenbaum

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    Illinois (WBBM) — The man who owned the Winnetka house where “Home Alone” was filmed at the time the movie was made was found dead days after being charged with multiple felonies for child sex abuse materials.

John Abendshein, 79, of Lake Forest, was arrested on April 16 and charged with seven counts of possessing child sex abuse materials. Lake Forest police said multiple cyber tips led to an online account allegedly associated with Abendshein that was used in the possession, manufacture and distribution of child sex abuse material.

Abendshein wrote a memoir about owning the “Home Alone” house and how it changed his life.

Abendshein appeared in court to face charges last week and was released with conditions. The Lake County, Illinois, Coroner’s Office said that on Wednesday evening, they were notified about a body found in the Lake Forest Open Lands: Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve by police.

The body was identified as Abendshein. His cause of death has not been released, but an autopsy is scheduled for today.

The coroner’s office and police said they believe this was an isolated incident with no further threat to the community.

Further details were not available. A death investigation by Lake Forest police is ongoing.

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