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An intense manhunt is underway in Texas for a 19-year-old suspect wanted in a mass shooting at a popular flea market that killed a 10-year-old boy and wounded four others. An arrest warrant has been issued for 19-year-old David Negrete, charging him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the deadly incident at Cole’s Flea Market in Pearland Sunday. “He should be considered armed and dangerous,” officer Chad Rogers, with the Pearland Police Department, said of Negrete. On Monday, cops arrested a pair of 18-year-olds in connection with the shooting, charging Juliana Espiono and Cruz Mesa with...

One child was killed and another four people were wounded Sunday when a shooting broke out at a large Texas flea market following a “disturbance” between two people, police said. Two minors were among the five victims hit by gunfire at Cole’s Flea Market around 5:30 p.m. in Pearland Texas, authorities said. One of the juveniles died from their injuries after being taken to a local hospital. The ages and genders of the victims were not immediately released. The suspect — or suspects — behind the deadly shooting are still at large, Pearland police public information officer Chad Rogers said...

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VIDEOFans of the Steve Kane Radio Show got together for what was supposed to be a fun gathering at AJ's Natural Wellness Shop in the Festival Flea Market in Broward County Florida. Well it was fun for a few minutes until a very creepy flea market property manager with no social skills shut down down the gathering supposedly for insurance reasons. What? So a group can't get together at a bar unless they get permission in advance? It's not like that mostly empty flea market would collapse under the strain of a few dozen extra people, who made a lot...

For centuries, the northern French town of Lille has been home to an autumn flea market — as famous for its party atmosphere as for its wealth of secondhand goods. Last year, more than 2 million people came to the weekend festival to gulp down oysters, drink all night and haggle over goods. But La Braderie de Lille has been called off this year. After recent terrorist attacks in France, authorities say it is impossible to ensure security, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.

(Newser) – The flea market box lot was less than $50, and the buyer picked it up mostly for the Paul Bunyan doll it contained. But it turns out the box lot also contained an original painting by Renoir that could fetch up to $100,000 in an auction at the end of the month, reports the New York Times. The 5.5-inch-by-9-inch painting of the Seine riverside is believed to be Renoir's Paysage Bords de Seine. It was bought from a French gallery in 1925 and later sold to a Maryland collector, but art historians aren't sure when or how it...

Note: Photos included. On June 6, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into counterfeit goods being sold at the Flea Market at 2710 Whitehorse Road. During the investigation, operations conducted lead them to believe that Wayne Boyd and Kip Shamiker were operating booths at the Flea Market with counterfeit merchandise. Investigators say the items included DVDs, CDs, and name brand apparel including Coogi, Polo, Nike, NFL, NBA, Coach, Gucci, and Dooney and Burke. Investigators say they knew the items were fake, through security features on merchandise tags and labels.

Mainstream rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers have resorted to emotional blackmail to prevent their fans from downloading illegal copies of their new album before it is released on 9 May. Flea, their much-admired bassist, and a man who, like the other "peppers", is wont to make an exhibition of his naked torso, told fans in a letter posted on the website of the Red Hot Chili Peppers Fan Club on Tuesday that it would "break my heart" if they downloaded the new album. He called upon the sensitive souls of his colleagues, who together form one of the biggest selling...

Do you have an interesting story about a Flea Market, Auction, Swap Meet or Garage Sale? Do you know anyone who met their spouse this way or found a lost treasure? Do you have a tale about odd people you've met while scavenging? If so, please share them here. .