Widower’s home burglarized day after husband’s funeral: Broadview Heights Police Blotter
Burglary, Lenwood Drive: On Dec. 12, a Lenwood Drive woman discovered someone had burglarized her home the night before. An arriving officer talked to the woman, who said her husband had recently passed away. The day after his funeral, the woman noticed car tires marks in her driveway and footprints to the front door, which […]
PSC: It’s time to liquidate
Arrest made in Lumberton Band booster theft
Cox was taken to the Hardin County Jail and had not posted bond as of late Thursday afternoon. If convicted, she could face 2 to 10 years in a state prison and a fine. She also could be required to pay restitution. Sullins said Cox began stealing from the club on June 6 and used […]
Cash Advance Option Available For Unharvested Grain
Farmers who have been unable to harvest their 2016 crops may be eligible for a cash advance under a revised application deadline. Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) will accept new seeded cash advance applications until March 2017. “The deadline extension means farmers have a new option for generating cash flow even though they have unharvested […]
Judge allows money motive to be detailed in East Dundee murder trial
Court documents have long suggested prosecutors believed Schmelzer committed the crime to tap into money from his grandmothers $800,000 estate, of which he was a benefactor. During a Wednesday hearing, Assistant States Attorney Bill Engerman offered Abrahamson some details as to how prosecutors believe Schmelzers finances served as a motive. Engerman described Schmelzers financial arrangements […]
First the scam involving lead-poisoning settlements, now the crackdown: Washington Post editorial
By The Washington Post Editorial Board As it was outlined last week in a federal lawsuit, the scam had an elegant simplicity. Sharpies at a financial firm in Chevy Chase called Access Funding would comb court records with the goal of targeting unsophisticated Baltimoreans, usually African-Americans who as children had been victims of lead-paint poisoning. […]
COA reports ‘lapses’ in grant, liquidation of Aquino SBMA officials’ cash advances
THE Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) officials cash advances amounting to P14.1 million during the Aquino administration. In its audit report, the commission said there are lapses in the grant and liquidation of cash advances involving P14.1 million to SBMA officials, who were not even duly designated as disbursing […]
Avoid paying interest while shopping for holidays
Charge only what you can afford. Buy something with a credit card and you get what amounts to an interest-free loan. However, that’s true only if you pay off your balance in full by the due date after you receive your monthly statement — what’s termed a grace period. If you pay in full month […]
China’s Citizen-Behavior Data Grab Is a Cautionary Tale for US
Skeptics will chalk this one up to just more overreach by Chinas surveillance state, something that could never happen here in the US But we should consider Chinas deep dive into comprehensive data-fueled surveillance to be a cautionary tale. One need look no further than the National Security Administrations PRISM program, which relied on data […]