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• June retail sales underscore the importance of retail technology innovations June retail and food services sales climbed 18% year over year (YoY) . Merchants are employing digital solutions that enhance the in-store shopping experience. Insider Intelligence publishes hundreds of insights, charts, and forecasts on the Payments & Commerce industry. Learn more about becoming a client. By the numbers: June retail and food services sales climbed 18% year over year (YoY) and grew 0.6% compared with May, according to the latest data from the US Census Bureau. Compared with June 2019,…
• Suspect arrested in Redwood City jewelry store robbery REDWOOD CITY – Police on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of robbing a Redwood City jewelry store at gunpoint. The incident was reported July 13 at Adriana’s Joyeria at 2315 El Camino Real, the Redwood City Police Department said in a statement. Redwood City police detectives on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with an armed robbery and recovered two firearms, including a stolen Sig Sauer. Redwood City Police DepartmentPolice said a man entered the store, threatened a…
• Erika Jayne Accused of Stashing Stolen Cash as Expensive Jewelry On this week's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Erika Jayne broke down into tears. She pointed out how she doesn't know how to hide assets, which she was accused of doing by those suing her ex. Tom Girardi allegedly fleeced millions in settlement money from his own clients. But Erika is accused of using her public image to hide asset transfers and colossal debts. Girardi Keese is Tom Girardi's law firm. Tom is no longer permitted to practice law…
• Oakland: Guns, drugs, gambling machines seized after breakup of alleged underground casino OAKLAND — Police say public tips helped them break up an illegal casino this past week, with authorities confiscating guns, drugs and more than a dozen gaming machines. Officers served a search warrant Thursday at a building in the 1400 block of 14th Avenue. One person was arrested. According to Oakland police, they seized eight guns including two assault rifles, 30 illegal high-capacity magazines, and assorted amounts of drugs including methamphetamine and heroin worth about $76,000. Officers also took $21,000…
• Why we need to prepare for more drug overdoses as we come out of lockdown We may face an increased risk of overdose as Freedom Day arrives (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)As Freedom Day hits, drinks, drugs, and debauchery are on the horizon. We don’t want to be the ones putting a dampener on the fun, but danger lies ahead, too. Experts warn that as lockdown lifts, we may face an increased risk of overdoses. There a few reasons for this looming trouble. The first centres around our tolerance levels. If we’ve been well-behaved in lockdown – meaning…
• Oakland A’s fans cling to hope that ‘the team we love’ stays put OAKLAND – Carlos Soria and his friends that provide the steady drumbeat that serves as a backdrop to A’s home games were at their usual location Tuesday — in Section 149 in the right-field bleachers on an ideal afternoon for baseball at the Coliseum. Soria was also aware of what took place elsewhere in Oakland — with the city council approving preliminary terms for a new $12 billion waterfront ballpark project, and A’s executive Dave Kaval saying the new deal…
• Bottle smashed on man’s head as row over dogs turns into bloody brawl To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man smashed a wine bottle over another man’s head yesterday as a bloody brawl broke out over dogs. Footage shows a calm, sunny evening on the Thames Path in Greenwich descending into chaos as violence broke out in front of a crowd of terrified onlookers. The trouble appeared to start when a large dog pounced on a smaller dog that was…
• Army vet fatally shot man after they took psychedelic drugs: prosecutors Tajh MooreTajh Moore, 31, was charged with first-degree murder in the early Saturday slaying in East Garfield Park. He was denied bail Sunday. Bail was denied Sunday for an Army veteran who allegedly shot and killed a man after they took psychedelic drugs together this weekend and engaged in sex with a woman who witnessed the attack. Tajh Moore, 31, of Robbins, was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting early Saturday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, according to…
• Who Gov. Cox says has an ‘ignorant’ attitude about drought Tyson Roberts, of Roberts Family Farms, talks about how the drought is affecting his farm in Layton on Friday, July 16, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News As Utah deals with one of the worst droughts in its history, Gov. Spencer Cox wants to set the record straight about who is responsible for the water shortage. "It's with more than a little dismay that I routinely hear from people that there's no need for them to conserve water ‘because…
• City Council to vote Wednesday on civilian oversight panel for Chicago Police The Chicago City Council will vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would create a civilian oversight panel to oversee the Police Department. | Scott Olson, Getty12-8 vote by Public Safety Committee moves the oversight panel to council floor some six years after it first was proposed. City Council members Wednesday will vote on the creation of a civilian board to oversee the Chicago Police Department, a key plank of the reform agenda that swept Mayor Lori Lightfoot into office more…