{"id":121075,"date":"2021-12-27T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=121075"},"modified":"2021-12-26T14:01:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T19:01:44","slug":"monday-fgs-111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=121075","title":{"rendered":"Monday FGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLady Smith<\/a><\/p>\n

State Sen. Kimberly Lightford\u2019s husband exchanged gunfire with at least one suspect during carjacking earlier this week, police say<\/strong><\/p>\n

By JEREMY GORNER
\nState Sen. Kimberly Lightford\u2019s husband had a gun and exchanged shots with at least one of the suspects when the couple was carjacked earlier this week in suburban Broadview, authorities disclosed on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Lightford, the Senate majority leader and the second highest-ranking senator in the General Assembly, was in a vehicle with her husband, Eric McKennie, when they were carjacked at about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. The couple was in the near west suburb to drop off a friend, police have said.<\/p>\n

At some point after Lightford and McKennie were ordered out of their black Mercedes SUV, there was an exchange of gunfire between McKennie and at least one of the carjackers, Broadview police Chief Thomas Mills said Thursday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nChicago Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n

From the article:<\/p>\n

The Cook County Sheriff\u2019s Department earlier this month acknowledged the steep rise in carjackings, with Sheriff Tom Dart sending letters to major automakers, asking them to collaborate on addressing the crime.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Brilliant.<\/p>\n

Family Dollar employee shoots man trying to rob his store<\/strong><\/p>\n

A man trying to rob a Family Dollar in Winston-Salem was stopped by one of the store’s employees.<\/p>\n

Police said Avondre McLaurin tried to steal money from the cash register and appeared to be tucking a gun under his clothes.<\/p>\n

He was shot in the leg around 5 p.m. Thursday by the store employee and then fled from the store.<\/p>\n

McLaurin was later arrested at his home on North Spring Street and police say he resisted arrest. McLaurin was bitten by a K-9 dog when he tried to escape arrest and was eventually arrested, police told WXII News.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nWRAL<\/a>
\nThought you had a bad day?<\/p>\n

That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there. \u2014 GEORGE ORWELL<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hat tip to our OAM for the gentle reminder St. Valentine’s Day is approaching, and a .38 snubbie goes with anything<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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