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Rural pharmacies under siege: DEA nabs organized crime roots

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www.youtube.com – FOX 2 St. Louis – 2024-08-30 10:00:53

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This summer, FOX 2 reported on a string of break-ins at mom-and-pop pharmacies in several locations throughout Missouri and Illinois. Now, we’re learning just how big of a crime business it is.

As the DEA states, 1,817,828 doses have been reported stolen from pharmacies in just the first six months of 2024.

“The purpose is greed,” DEA Assistant Special Agent in charge of the St. Louis field office, Joseph Dixon, said. “You have these criminal organizations that are working all throughout the United States.”

DEA is connecting the dots between burglaries that were committed by the same individuals in multiple states—like eight burglaries in four states from 2018-2020.

Two defendants have been captured and sent to prison for a network of crimes in the Missouri towns of Carthage, Hillsboro, St. James, and Ladue, along with Illinois towns Irvington and McLeansboro, as well as North Vernon, Indiana, and Reidsville, North Carolina.

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Driver killed by police after driving truck through Texas mall, injuring 5

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www.ozarksfirst.com – Abigail Jones – 2024-12-22 10:19:00

SUMMARY: A driver was shot and killed by law enforcement after crashing a pickup truck into a Killeen mall on Saturday, injuring five people. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers attempted to stop the truck, suspected to be driven by an intoxicated person, but the driver fled, eventually driving through a JCPenney store, striking shoppers aged 6 to 75. Officers pursued on foot and engaged the driver in gunfire. Amid confusion, social media misinformation mistakenly reported an active shooter; officials later confirmed there was none. Witnesses described the chaotic scene as people scrambled for safety during the pre-Christmas rush.

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Officer shoots armed suspect after car break-ins in St. Louis, three arrested

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www.youtube.com – FOX 2 St. Louis – 2024-12-21 19:09:01

SUMMARY: An officer-involved shooting occurred in Midtown St. Louis after police pursued a vehicle involved in several break-ins. Officers located the vehicle, which eventually crashed, and four suspects fled on foot. During a pursuit, a 25-year-old armed suspect was ordered to drop his weapon but was shot in the hip by two detectives. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Three other suspects were arrested, and three guns were seized from the stolen car. Police remind the public to lock vehicles and hide valuables, especially during the holiday season, to prevent theft.

An officer shot an armed suspect after police responded to a series of car break-ins Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.

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Eric DeValkenaere’s sentence commuted in Cameron Lamb killing

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www.ozarksfirst.com – Shannon Rousseau – 2024-12-21 10:30:00

SUMMARY: Missouri Governor Mike Parson commuted the prison sentence of former Kansas City police detective Eric DeValkenaere, who was convicted in 2021 for the 2019 shooting death of Cameron Lamb. DeValkenaere was sentenced to six years in prison but had been serving time since October 2023. Lamb was unarmed when shot. DeValkenaere’s family submitted a clemency request, and Governor-elect Mike Kehoe supported his release. The Lamb family expressed outrage over the decision. While the commutation reduces DeValkenaere’s sentence, it does not forgive his conviction. The situation remains controversial, with mixed reactions from officials and the public.

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