Recall Issued For Hot Glue Guns Due To Fire, Burn Hazards Recall Issued For Hot Glue Guns Due To Fire, Burn Hazards
Recall Issued For Hot Glue Guns Due To Fire, Burn Hazards More than a million glue guns sold nationwide at dollar stores are being recalled due to concerns of fire and burn hazards, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. A total of approximately 1,025,000 Crafter’s Square Glue Guns sold at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores sold between August 2020 and February 2022 are being voluntarily recalled after complaints were made by consumers. There have been a total of seven reports of electrical malfunctions when using the glue guns, including four reports of fire and one report of skin irritation. According to CPSC, the defectiv…
Car Crashes Into Business In Hampshire County Car Crashes Into Business In Hampshire County
Car Crashes Into Business In Hampshire County A store was able to remain open after a car hit the front of the building in Western Massachusetts. The incident took place in Hampshire County when a car jumped the curb and struck the Family Dollar store in Easthampton on Union Street by the front door. No one was injured and the business was able to stay open, said the Easthampton Fire Department.
South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23 South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23
South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23 South Jersey high school graduate and championship basketball player Claushawn D. Pennerman died unexpectedly at Virtua Willingboro Hospital on Jan. 8. He was 23. Pennerman went to school in Hamilton, where he graduated from Hamilton High School West in 2017, his obituary says. Pennerman then attended Rowan University and became a member of the Hamilton PAL Basketball Championship team, according to his memorial. He had been working as a cashier at Family Dollar and living in Westampton Township at the time of his death, his obituary and social media pages say. Pennerman was remembered f…
Texas Murder Suspect Busted After Stealing From Workplace In Pennsylvania: Sheriff Texas Murder Suspect Busted After Stealing From Workplace In Pennsylvania: Sheriff
Texas Murder Suspect Busted After Stealing From Workplace In Pennsylvania: Sheriff A Pennsylvania Family Dollar employee was fired and was charged for multiple crimes including the murder of a man in Texas, authorities say. Joseph "Joey" C. Tedder, 22 of Hutchinson, Kansas, was arrested in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, according to a release by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office.  A manager at Family Dollar in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood of Pittsburgh called police requesting assistance with the firing of Tedder to ensure the termination was without incident around 7:30 p.m., according to the release. The manager believed Tedder had been shoplifting, but…
Trio Nabbed In Connection With String Of Long Island Armed Robberies Trio Nabbed In Connection With String Of Long Island Armed Robberies
Trio Nabbed In Connection With String Of Long Island Armed Robberies Three suspects are facing charges for their roles in a string of armed robberies at Long Island businesses over the course of more than a week, police said. Suffolk County Police investigators announced the arrest of three people in connection to multiple armed robberies and an attempted robbery that took place in the department’s Third, Fifth, and Seventh Precincts. The alleged robberies and attempted robbery happened between Wednesday, Sept. 22, and Thursday, Sept. 30. It is alleged that Mastic residents Jack Hewitt, age 25, and Hailey Miller, age 19, entered 7-Eleven on Sunrise Highway …
Shootings, Assaults, Lost Child Keep Officers On Run In Poughkeepsie Shootings, Assaults, Lost Child Keep Officers On Run In Poughkeepsie
Shootings, Assaults, Lost Child Keep Officers On Run In Poughkeepsie Instead of watching fireworks on Sunday, July 4, officers with the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department were busy running from one call to another including shots fired, officer assaulted, and a lost child.  Shots fired: The day started early around 7:30 a.m. when officers on patrol were flagged down by employees of Family Dollar at 412 Main Street. Employees said that the building had been struck by gunfire and several windows had been damaged. Crime Scene Technicians responded to the scene and multiple shell casings and projectiles were recovered. Through the course of an investiga…
Closter PD: Teaneck Car Thief Caught After Crashing, Running Closter PD: Teaneck Car Thief Caught After Crashing, Running
Closter PD: Teaneck Car Thief Caught After Crashing, Running Closter police nabbed a Pennsylvania man after he crashed a car stolen out of Teaneck and then bailed out, authorities said. Township police reported the 2001 Honda Civic stolen from outside the Family Dollar store on Teaneck Road around 3 p.m. Tuesday, Deputy Police Chief John A. Faggello said. The owner had left keys and a cellphone inside it, Faggello said. About an hour later, Joseph Murphy, 34, of Scranton crashed the Civic into a dry cleaners van on Knickerbocker Road at High Street in Closter, borough Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. Police from several Northern Valley towns help…
Know Him? Police Seek Help In Locating Western Mass Armed Robbery Suspect Know Him? Police Seek Help In Locating Western Mass Armed Robbery Suspect
Know Him? Police Seek Help In Locating Western Mass Armed Robbery Suspect Police investigators in Western Massachusetts are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for an armed robbery at an area dollar store. The Springfield Police Department received a report of a robbery at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 14 from the Family Dollar location on state street. According to police, the suspect was armed with a knife at the time of the robbery and he took off with several items before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction. The suspect was described as being approximately 5-foot-19 weighing 220 pounds. At the time of the robbery, he was w…
PA Man Threatens To Harm Woman Over Price Of Easter Candy, Police Say PA Man Threatens To Harm Woman Over Price Of Easter Candy, Police Say
PA Man Threatens To Harm Woman Over Price Of Easter Candy, Police Say A man threatened to harm an Adams County woman over the price of Easter candy according to Pennsylvania State Police.The threats allegedly occurred around 9:30 a.m. at the Family Dollar located at 3460 Biglerville Road in Biglerville Borough on March 15. Karissa Bateman, 25, of Gettysburg, reported the incident to police. The man allegedly made terroristic threats towards Bateman following a dispute over the price of Easter candy, according to a PSP report issued March 26. There is no word on any on-going investigation relating to this incident.
Police: 4 Warren County Men Charged After Harassing Bar, Pizza Shop And Retail Workers Police: 4 Warren County Men Charged After Harassing Bar, Pizza Shop And Retail Workers
Police: 4 Warren County Men Charged After Harassing Bar, Pizza Shop And Retail Workers Four Warren County men accused of harassing and acting disorderly toward bar, pizza shop and retail workers have been charged, police said. John Nunn, 27, of Broadway was charged with maintaining a nuisance after yelling at employees of Philbert’s Pub in Washington around 2:20 a.m. on Feb. 7, township police said. Nichlas Schmitt, 54, of Washington faces an identical charge after acting disorderly at Family Dollar on Rt. 31 S. around 1:50 p.m. on Feb. 15, police said. Four days later, Richard Iannone, 56, of Washington was charged with harassment, disorderly conduct and maintaining a …
Warren County Family Dollar Slated To Close Warren County Family Dollar Slated To Close
Warren County Family Dollar Slated To Close One of the two Family Dollar stores in Warren County will soon close its doors for good, officials said. The store on Route 31 in Washington has begun clearance sales in anticipation of the closure, which will occur “within the next few weeks,” a company representative said. “We do close stores occasionally for a variety of reasons, including sale of the property, end of a lease term, etc.,” the representative told Daily Voice in an email. The Belvidere location, meanwhile, remains unaffected, officials said. Click here to view a list of the more than 70 Family Dollar stores in the Garden…
US Marshals Arrest Teen Fugitive In Camden Shopping Center Shooting US Marshals Arrest Teen Fugitive In Camden Shopping Center Shooting
US Marshals Arrest Teen Fugitive In Camden Shopping Center Shooting A 19-year-old fugitive from Gloucester County has been arrested in connection with last week's shooting at a shopping center, authorities said. One person was fatally shot in the Family Dollar parking lot on South Black Horse Pike around 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. Jose L. Rios Jr., 19, of Gloucester Township was charged with murder and weapons-related offenses, Mayer and Harkins said. Surveillance footage was used to help identify Rios, they said. Police identified the shooting v…