Fairfax County officials are warning residents in the Great Falls area after a coyote attacked several dogs and one resident during daylight hours. The attacks happened Thursday, June 18, in and around neighborhoods near Utterback Store Road and Streamview Court, according to the Fairfax County Health Department. The county issued its advisory on June 23. …
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A New Jersey contractor fraud investigation now involves more than $267,000 in payments from two homeowners, according to police. Lacey Township police said Detective Brian Flynn concluded a several-month investigation into two reports of contractor fraud involving home construction and renovation work. According to Patch, the projects were supposed to have been completed by Coastal …
An East Windsor family is asking officials for help after a car crashed into their home for the second time in less than a year, this time hitting a bedroom where someone was sleeping. The latest crash happened Wednesday morning, according to WFSB. Homeowner Jessie Hannington told the station that the vehicle went through her …
Backyard cameras in Grovetown, Georgia, captured a black bear moving through residential areas, and local officials are reminding homeowners that food left outside can bring a bear back. The newest call came just after midnight Thursday, when the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible bear in the woods on the 200 …
A Tennessee homeowner’s report of a suspicious truck helped deputies recover stolen property that investigators say had been hidden under a tarp. Deputies responded to a residential burglary report on County Farm Road in Putnam County on June 20. The homeowner told authorities he had seen a gray Dodge truck on the property and later …
A Winter Park Pines homeowner says a Father’s Day weekend incident left him uneasy after a loud bang at his front door interrupted a routine moment inside the house. The homeowner, who asked not to be identified, told ClickOrlando that the first incident happened Saturday night around 8 p.m., while he was preparing to give …
A 92-year-old Brooklyn woman was still living in the home she had owned for decades when officials say forged paperwork was used to take the deed. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the arrest and indictment of 58-year-old Mark Salkey of Queens, accusing him of stealing Althea Garrick’s East Flatbush home while she was …
A late-night noise outside a Florida home led police to a vehicle burglary arrest and the recovery of a loaded handgun behind a nearby house. Sarasota Police said officers were called to the area of South Osprey Avenue around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, after a resident reported a suspicious person who may have …
A Woodland Hills home under construction was burglarized this week, with police saying thieves took about $100,000 in property. The homeowner reported the break-in Wednesday around noon after discovering the burglary near Valley Circle and Burbank boulevards, according to NBC Los Angeles. The stolen items included a safe, jewelry, and DJ equipment. Police said no …
An Ohio homeowner’s yard work turned into a bomb squad call after a cannonball was found near the base of an old oak tree. The discovery happened Wednesday afternoon in Middletown. Spectrum News reported that the property owner was digging in the yard when the round object turned up near the tree. The Butler County …