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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Yahoo
Grapevine Police Bust ‘Sledgehammer Burglars' In Undercover Sting
The Grapevine Police Department nabbed a pair of convenience store thieves in an undercover bust this week. Grapevine detectives arrested 40-year-old Anthony Johnson and 41-year-old Perry Busby earlier this week, said the department's media manager, Amanda McNew, to The Dallas Express. She referred to them as the 'sledgehammer burglars' for their method of robbing convenience stores in Arlington and Grapevine. Busby is currently in the Tarrant County Jail, facing six counts of 'burglary of a building,' according to jail records. His bond is $9,000 total. Johnson was booked for three counts of burglary, but according to McNew, he posted bond. The suspects were linked to a string of ten convenience store burglaries that began on May 14, according to McNew. Each time, they would use a sledgehammer to break the glass door, then steal cash and cigarettes. This, along with the suspect descriptions, led detectives to connect two burglaries in Grapevine – one that occurred on May 29 and another on June 11. 'During the investigation, Grapevine detectives learned of similar cases in Arlington and began working closely with their department,' McNew said. Grapevine and Arlington detectives and crime analysts worked together, which led them to identify a suspect vehicle and two suspects. Grapevine detectives launched an 'undercover surveillance operation' against Johnson and Busby on July 9, according to McNew. They 'caught them in the act of a break-in' at an Arlington business. 'The suspects tried unsuccessfully to get away and were arrested by officers,' McNew said. Grapevine police celebrated the bust on their Facebook page. 'Thanks to Arlington Police detectives and crime analysts for our partnership and teamwork in this case,' officials wrote. 'Great work, everyone.'
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Construction on Kansas City Buc-ee's delayed
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Construction on the first Buc-ee's convenience store and gas station in Kansas has been delayed. A spokesperson for the company confirmed with FOX4 that construction won't begin until late August or early September. Hunt family mourning loss of 9-year-old cousin in Texas floods Construction was originally set to begin at the end of June. It's unclear what prompted the delay. The $95 million project is expected to take two years. The new Buc-ee's will be located at 601 Village West Parkway, right next to the Speedway. Renderings previously shown to FOX4 reveal that the travel center will be 74,000 square feet with 120 gas pumps, a store and 12 electric vehicle charging stations. The Kansas location is expected to employ around 200 people with an average starting pay of $18 to $21/hour. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Yahoo
Police: Scranton man robbed Turkey Hill store in city
A Scranton man faces charges after officers said he robbed a Turkey Hill convenience store in the city early Friday morning. Officers responded to 750 Providence Road around 12:16 a.m. on a report of a robbery, police said. Once on scene, an officer was informed the suspect fled on foot, according to a criminal complaint. The store clerk described the suspect — later identified as Kevin Parks — as a bald, Black male who was wearing dark clothing including a T-shirt with a fire department logo and carrying a gray towel, police said. He also told officers the man walked toward the pavilion area near the Heritage Trail after the robbery. While searching the area, an officer spotted a man matching the suspect's description and told him to stop, but the man fled into the woods near the river, officers said. The clerk told police the man — who claimed to have a knife — approached the cash register and demanded he empty it, threatening to hurt him if he didn't comply, according to the criminal complaint. Fearing for his safety, the clerk handed over the cash, police said. Parks also demanded cigarettes and cigars, officers said. Officers found Parks — whose address is listed as 409 W. Olive St. — after deploying a K-9 dog, and he surrendered without further incident, police said. The clerk positively identified Parks as the suspect. Police found the stolen cash, cigarettes and towel in the immediate area, according to the criminal complaint. They also found the cigars while searching Parks, but the knife was not recovered, officers said. Video surveillance inside the store showed Parks committing the robbery and theft of merchandise, police said. The stolen items and cash had a total value of $172.66, according to the criminal complaint. After checking his criminal history, officers learned Parks had an active warrant out of Harrisburg, police said. Parks also has guilty convictions related to two retail theft cases in June 1994 and another in August 1994, officers said. Police transported Parks to Geisinger Community Medical Center for an evaluation after he told officers he was having a mental health crisis, according to the criminal complaint. Police charged Parks, 54, with robbery involving the threat of immediate serious injury, retail theft, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, evading arrest or detention on foot, and tampering with evidence. As of Monday, Parks remained in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is set for July 14 at 10:45 a.m.
CTV News
06-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Quebec neighbourhood stores closing up shop
Over several generations, depanneurs that sell everything from toys to beer and cigarettes, have been a neighbourhood staple in Quebec. But in recent years, many have been forced to close up shop, especially those owned independently that are not part of a chain. When the door of Brijesh Patel's convenience store swings open, he often greets customers by name. Patel has owned the Provi-Soir depanneur for nearly five years and has worked on selling candy, lottery tickets and beer with a large serving of friendly service on the side. 'I come for Brigesh, I am not joking. He is very nice, very polite. He makes you feel like family,' said Saverio Martinello, who has lived in Dorval, a suburb on the island of Montreal where the store is located, for nearly a quarter century. But the store's cash register isn't ringing as much as it once did. Patel says business has been going down for at least two years, dropping nearly 25 per cent over the past six months alone. 'People's rent is going up, prices are going up, so people are not buying as much,' said Patel, who studied computer engineering in India before he saved up his money to buy his own store. He says loves his business, though it is a challenging time. A website called DepQuebec has tracked alcohol sale permits and determined that 550 convenience stores have shut down in Quebec over the past two years. 'Declining tobacco sales, lottery sales, and above all, excessive government regulations, created a perfect storm,' says Michel Poulin, the spokesperson for Regroupement des Tabagies du Quebec. 'Tabagies' are a type of convenience store focused on tobacco sales, but that often also offer products like magazines, candy and pop. 'I am not saying you should do all your groceries at the convenience store. But I think you should support and make an effort to keep that kind of business alive in your neighbourhood.' said Poulin. 'You don't need to be a member to shop there. You are already a member if you are part of the community.' Inflation has also taken a bite out of the business. Many consumers now forgo the convenience of grabbing supplies at a store that is at the corner or that may have longer operating hours, but is generally pricier. 'I haven't ordered a single can of food in over two months,' says Patel. 'Not a single can, because customers go to Walmart, because it is often cheaper.' Small stores can't match most of the prices of big box stores that bank on volume, and saving has increasingly become a priority in recent months. Younger customers are also less likely to feel the nostalgia for neighbourhood stores. But for now, Patel has no plans to walk away from his depanneur that serves many of his elderly neighbours. To some, the store is part of the community. Sylvie Paquet lives a short walk away, and says while the products are more expensive, she loves the convenience of dropping in and seeing a friendly face. 'I just came back from vacation and I am happy to see him,' said Paquet. 'The human contact is important for me.'
Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
The brutal truth about Japan: I was told it's 'great for families' - but the locals were awful to my kids and the cities are a pervert's paradise. Then an incident at a train station was the last straw, writes JONICA BRAY
Exhausted and frustrated, I pushed open the glass doors of the 7-Eleven and made a beeline for the chilled section to pick out dinner for my tired, hungry family. Cream and strawberry sandwiches, raw spicy tuna and rice, or something fried on a stick?
