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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Clerk headbutted during theft at Guelph store
A Guelph man lashed out after a store employee tried to stop him from stealing cigarettes. Waterloo Regional Police said it happened at a downtown business around 10 a.m. Wednesday. The clerk told the officer the man came into the store and went behind the counter. When he tried to open a cigarette cabinet, the clerk stopped him. In response, the man headbutted the employee. Police said there was a physical altercation in which the clerk was repeatedly punched. Merchandise was knocked over and damaged during the struggle. Police said the man left with a pack of cigarettes without paying. He was arrested a short time later. The 36-year-old was charged with assault, theft under $5,000 and mischief under $5,000.
CBS News
4 days ago
- CBS News
Pair of men dressed as women rob Park Ridge, Illinois 7-Eleven, spray clerk with mace
Park Ridge police are looking for two suspects in an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in which a store employee was maced. Police said just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to the 7-Eleven gas station at 814 Higgins Rd. for a robbery. When they got there, the clerk told them two suspects came into the gas station, walked around the counter and sprayed them with a chemical which police believe was mace. The suspects then robbed the store of several cartons of cigarettes, bottles of liquor and ran away south on Cumberland. The suspects were described as two Black men who were dressed as women, one wearing a black shirt and gray pants and the other wearing a tan shirt and black pants. Both also wore bandanas on their heads. The clerk was taken to a local hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injuries. Police said they have surveillance video from inside the store of the robbery. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Park Ridge Police Department.
Yahoo
26-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Here's what to expect on Boone County's Aug. 5 election ballots
Early no-excuse in-person absentee voting is now underway for the Aug. 5 election. The early voting period kicked off July 22. Any registered voter can visit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the Boone County Government Center, 801 E. Walnut St. in Columbia, to cast a ballot. The clerk's office will hold a weekend no-excuse voting off site 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Parkade Elementary gymnasium, 111 Parkade Blvd. in Columbia, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3 at Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services, 1005 W. Worley in Columbia. Excused in-person absentee voting also is possible, which started July 24 and runs through Aug. 4. This includes those who are out of town on Election Day, work in healthcare or as a first responder or as a poll worker, or a person has an illness, injury or disability. The deadline to request a mail-in absentee ballot was July 3 and the deadline to return it was July 23. There are three questions voters may see on ballots in Boone County, depending on where a person lives. Residents who want to check their voter registration, polling location or to see a sample ballot can visit the Boone County Clerk website to search for their respective voter record. The Boone County Clerk's Office already had mailed physical sample ballots to residents. All of Boone County will be asked if they want to exempt senior citizens from increases in the property tax liability to all taxing authorities. The county already approved an exemption solely for Boone County property tax in April 2024, but other taxing entities include school districts, municipalities like Columbia, Boone County Common Road District, Daniel Boone Regional Library and the state. Columbia Ward 2 residents will have have a choice to make for representation on the Columbia City Council. They will have to decide between Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe executive Ken Rice and librarian and community organizer Vera Elwood. Whoever is selected will serve the remaining two-year term on the council after the resignation of Lisa Meyer due to health reasons. More: Who's funding the Columbia Ward 2 special election candidates? A proposition for residents within the Harrisburg R-8 School district could see an increase in its property tax levy, from $4.0783 to $4.5783 per $100 assessed valuation. If approved, this is a full elimination of the Proposition C Sales Tax Rollback in its operating levy. A letter to families by Harrisburg Superintendent Steve Combs notes this will mean an average 7% increase in the property tax bill. He also provided an example. For a person in a house bought at $200,000, it's assessed value is $38,000. Multiplying by the proposed 50-cent increase results in $190,000. Because the tax levy increase is per $100, that is a $190 increase, divided across twelve months is an additional $15.83 per month. "Missouri ranks 47th in the nation in funding for its public schools. Our local tax revenue is a significant portion of our income and the only option we have for increasing our revenue. We are asking the patrons of the Harrisburg School district to increase the operating tax levy, which will enable our district to continue to provide resources to our students, the leaders of tomorrow," Combs wrote in the letter. This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Boone County August 5 election: What's on the ballot Solve the daily Crossword
CTV News
23-07-2025
- CTV News
Store clerk assaulted while trying to stop distraction theft
Waterloo Regional Police are looking for two people behind a distraction theft at a Cambridge store. Officers were called to Hespeler Road and Dunbar Road around 2:15 a.m. They learned a female distracted the clerk, while a male grabbed items from store shelves and tried to leave without paying. The clerk confronted the male, who responded by throwing the merchandise at the employee. Both the male and female fled on foot before officers arrived. No description of either suspect was shared in Wednesday's media release. Police said clerk had minor injuries.
