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Team Trump is battling not only the Democrats and the stock market, but a huge and unproductive spending spree that Joe Biden unleashed in the final months of his presidency, On The Money has learned. It was an attempt to goose the economy and the markets — so people could forget Kamala Harris was an empty suit on policy and get her elected last fall. The good news: It didn’t work for Harris. The bad news: The bill is coming due. During the campaign, whispers of Sleepy Joe’s Harris-related spending spree leaked out of the Trump campaign from time to...

The homes of professional athletes have become the target of a recent burglary spree that has hit players from the NFL, NBA, and now, the NHL. Evgeny Malkin, the longtime star and Stanley Cup champion center for the Pittsburgh Penguins, was burglarized on January 11 at his home in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, while playing a game in Pittsburgh, TMZ Sports reports. According to TMZ Sports, the security system at Malikn’s home was not functioning during the break-in. All three of Malkin’s Stanley Cup rings were stolen. As of this writing, no arrests have been made ... The burglary spree has targeted...

Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, arrested an 11-year-old boy on allegations that the child went on a violent monthlong crime spree, including car burglaries and shootings. Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said in a post on social media that it was “disappointing to see a 11-year-old arrested” for crimes that ranged “from burglary to shooting a firearm.” “But this armed individual’s behavior was escalating and he was a danger to the community,” he said in the post. In a statement on Friday, police said the boy was arrested late Thursday. Medina said in the statement he was “grateful that we...

Oak Brook, a Chicago suburb, has faced a string of criminal incidents involving migrants residing in or near the Windy City. Over the previous year, more than 175 migrants were arrested with 47 migrants arrested from October 23 to January 17 alone. These arrests were primarily for property crimes, according to Brian Strockis, Chief of Police for the Oak Brook Police Department. Most arrests were related to charges of retail theft and burglary. Sometimes these migrants are already being monitored by ICE. For example Jaime Ubaldo Obando-Andrade, an Ecuadorian migrant from Chicago. Obando-Andrade were accused of stealing over $3,000 worth...

A thirteen-year old was arrested for leading San Francisco cops on a crime spree over the weekend — as billionaires launched a $4 million campaign to address its crime-riddled, “doom loop” image. San Francisco Police Officers Association posted a tongue-in-cheek comment on X about the teenager who was detained on Saturday after she and an accomplice allegedly stole a vehicle and led them on a wild police chase. Police said the “Baby Bipper”— a slang term used in the Bay Area for someone who breaks into cars— crashed the stolen car into two others near the Bay Bridge on-ramp at...

If you remember, one of the J6 protesters, Adam Johnson, carried Nancy Pelosi’s lectern across the chamber and then put it down. Mr. Johnson spent only minutes in the Capitol. As a joke, he had his picture taken with Nancy Pelosi’s lectern. It was a joke! For that, he was treated worse than a NY felon, given a 75-day prison sentence, followed by a year-long supervised release. He also had to pay a $5,000 fine and complete 200 hours of community service. He also had to abide by a curfew. Recently, the prosecutor, who gave him this extreme sentence went...

Social media videos, chats lead police to 2nd suspect, documents say LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained reveal how Las Vegas police tracked down two teenagers accused of intentionally hitting and killing a bicyclist and recording it on video. Both Jesus Ayala, 18; and Jzamir Keys, 16, are accused of killing Andreas “Andy” Probst, 64, a retired California police chief. Probst was riding a bicycle in a marked lane on Aug. 14 near Tenaya Way and Centennial Parkway in the northwest Las Vegas valley when Ayala intentionally crashed into him, documents said. The now-viral video...

Five people are dead after a 73-year-old man allegedly went on a shooting spree inside a condominium in Toronto on Sunday night. Police were called and upon arrival confronted the attacker and killed him. Five killed in Toronto shooting: police York Regional Police say 5 people have been killed in a #shooting tonight at a condo building in Vaughan, Ontario, north of #Toronto #Canada pic.twitter.com/Nqcf0Kz1Ew — Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) December 19, 2022 City News Toronto quoted York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween saying it was a “horrendous scene.”

The first shooting began just after 5 p.m., when three people were shot, leaving two adult women dead and one adult male injured... One adult male was killed at a second location, and at a third location, a gun was fired, but no injuries were reported. Denver Police officers identified a vehicle associated with the incident and a pursuit ensued. There was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and officers... Police in Lakewood received a call of shots fired at a business just before 6 p.m....One person was pronounced dead at the scene... Police were able to get a...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday wouldn't reveal any information about the timing of a potential vote on Democrats' reconciliation bill and the bipartisan infrastructure bill – and dodged questions about whether Democrats have the votes to pass reconciliation at this point. "I'll let you know as soon as I wish to," Pelosi, D-Calif., told a reporter who asked when votes on President Biden's two major agenda items may happen. "You're just worried about your own schedule." Further asked whether party leaders will have the support of "Blue Dog" Democrats who earlier this week demanded a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score...

An unidentified man and woman suspected of committing theft and fraud in Durango and Cortez appear to have gone on a crime spree across the country. In early May, the Durango Police Department asked for the public’s help to identify a couple who allegedly stole a wallet from a woman’s purse on April 26 at Albertsons, then immediately went to Walmart and used a stolen credit card to buy $2,500 in merchandise and gift cards. The next day, the man and the woman are suspected of stealing a wallet from someone in Cortez and again went to Walmart to buy...

Brady Witcher and Brittany McMillan face murder charges in the Dec. 13 killing of Kellie Ann Hughes, 31, whose body was found in a wooded area in Alabama. A man and woman accused of a weeklong crime spree that included murder, kidnapping, stabbings and theft in at least two states were captured in Missouri, authorities said. Brady Witcher, 41, and Brittany McMillan, 28, were arrested in Hazelwood, Missouri, on Thursday on Alabama warrants for kidnapping and capital murder, according to police in Clarksville, Tennessee. The couple were also wanted on Tennessee warrants for aggravated kidnapping as well as theft. McMillan...

A homicide suspect in Arizona is accused of committing nine murders in just three weeks, Phoenix police said Thursday. Cleophus Cooksey Jr., 35, has been in custody since the last of the nine alleged killings on Dec. 17 when police say he shot and killed his mother and stepfather. But after he was arrested, police kept "digging," Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams said Thursday, and discovered seven other fatal shootings in the area they say are connected to Cooksey. The nine homicides spanned from Nov. 27 to Dec. 17 in Phoenix and nearby Avondale and Glendale, police said. Phoenix Police...

(CNN)A suspect in shootings in Maryland and Delaware on Wednesday that left three people dead and three others injured was caught in Delaware after a manhunt, authorities said. Radee Labeeb Prince, 37, is accused of killing three people and wounding two others at his job in Maryland on Wednesday morning. Police say he shot a sixth person about two hours later at a Wilmington, Delaware, car dealership. In the late afternoon, authorities zeroed in on the suspected gunman's vehicle -- a 2008 black GMC Acadia SUV -- about 15 miles from the scene of the second shooting. A tipster saw...

The teenager smiled as he was led from the courtroom in handcuffs. lol https://youtu.be/b5pp7VwZT08

CBS/AP) TERRELL, Texas - Police say a man accused of killing five people - including one who may have burned to death - is in custody. Charles Brownlow, 36, is accused of going on a killing spree Monday night, reports CBS Dallas. Police say the bloodshed began Monday night at around 5 p.m., in a house in Terrell where a woman was found fatally shot.

NEWARK (CBS SF) — A woman who dined at a Newark seafood restaurant on her birthday and was handed the wrong credit card by the waitress at the end of her meal was arrested after she took the card and headed to a nearby mall on Sunday evening, police said. Jheline Demesa, 22, of San Leandro, ate dinner at Ray’s Crab Shack at 5989 Mowry Ave., where the waitress mistakenly gave her a credit card from an adjacent table, police said. Instead of returning the card, Demesa allegedly left the restaurant with it, police said. The real cardholder tried to...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A citizen with a gun stopped a knife wielding man as he began stabbing people Thursday evening at the downtown Salt Lake City Smith's store. Police say the suspect purchased a knife inside the store and then turned it into a weapon. Smith's employee Dorothy Espinoza says, "He pulled it out and stood outside the Smiths in the foyer. And just started stabbing people and yelling you killed my people. You killed my people." Espinoza says, the knife wielding man seriously injured two people. "There is blood all over. One got stabbed in...

SEPTEMBER 7--Alarmed by Facebook posts promoting a “Killing Spree” this month in Littleton, Colorado--home to Columbine High School--FBI agents last week raided a residence allegedly connected to the online threats and seized several guns and “eight books and notebook involving killing,” court records show. Law enforcement officials learned of the Facebook posts after a tipster contacted police in Littleton to report a variety of disturbing images and messages on a Facebook page in the name “Eric Rebdomine.” One of the Columbine killers, Eric Harris, used the online alias “Rebdomine.” Investigators discovered that the “Rebdomine” account had created a Facebook “event”...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Of all the falsehoods told about President Barack Obama, the biggest whopper is the one about his reckless spending spree. As would-be president Mitt Romney tells it: “I will lead us out of this debt and spending inferno.” Almost everyone believes that Obama has presided over a massive increase in federal spending, an “inferno” of spending that threatens our jobs, our businesses and our children’s future. Even Democrats seem to think it’s true. But it didn’t happen. Although there was a big stimulus bill under Obama, federal spending is rising at the slowest pace since Dwight Eisenhower...