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FACEBOOK6 TWITTER REDDIT PINTEREST LINKEDIN EMAIL Los Angeles police reported a possible hostage situation at a Trader Joe’s grocery store Saturday. A suspect being pursued by police crashed his vehicle, got out of the vehicle and ran into the store, LAPD Officer Mike Lopez told CNN. Lopez said customers ran out of the Trader Joe’s. Police are still trying to determine whether there are any hostages inside the store. He said he did not know whether any shots had been fired by the police or suspect. This is a developing story.

Pepperidge Farm is suing Trader Joe's for infringing on the trademark of its popular Milano cookie. According to a complaint filed on Wednesday in New Haven, Connecticut federal court, the grocery chain's version of a sandwich cookie, called Trader Joe's Crispy Cookies, look too similar to the Milano cookie and the products' sale is "damaging its goodwill and confusing shoppers," reports Reuters. Milano cookies, which were first introduced to the market in 1956, are crispy oval-shaped vanilla cookies with a chocolate crème filling. Over the years, variations have been introduced, including mint chocolate, orange chocolate and even pumpkin spice. The...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Shepherdsville woman is facing alcohol intoxication charges after police said she threatened guests at a restaurant and refused to leave. Louisville Metro Police said officers were called to Joe's Older Than Dirt about 1:20 a.m. Friday because the woman, 41-year-old Katherine Carey, was yelling and threatening to fight guests at the restaurant. Police said Carey was asked to leave by the restaurant's staff, but initially refused. According to arrest records, officers followed the car that Carey was riding in, and saw her jump out near the intersection of Lyndon Lane and New LaGrange Road, and start...