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Man praised for helping a woman who was being harassed by a ‘creepy’ man in a shop

Robert G. Holder

Man is praised for rescuing a woman who is being harassed and touched by a ‘creepy’ stranger, by pretending to be friends

  • Brandon Robert, 22, helped a woman who was being harassed by a ‘creepy’ man
  • In the TikTok clip, Brandon, from Tennessee, pretended he was friends with her
  • He told her his ‘aunt Claire’ was in the shop and asked her to come and say hello
  • The woman went along with Brandon’s plan and later thanked him for his help

By Kate Dennett For Mailonline

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A TikTok user has been praised after sharing a video showing himself helping a woman who was being harassed by a ‘creepy’ man in a grocery store.

Brandon Robert, 22, from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, took to TikTok to the social media platform to show how he assisted the woman after realizing she

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California woman charged with fraudulently using $4.5M in PPP loans to fund travel and shopping

Robert G. Holder

The Department of Justice is charging an Oakland woman with allegedly using $4.5 million in PPP coronavirus relief funds to fraudulently fund her luxurious lifestyle of travel and shopping at high-end stores.

The woman’s name is Christina Burden and she has been charged with one count of bank fraud that reportedly occurred in June when she applied for coronavirus business relief funds in the amount of $684,375 through the Paycheck Protection Program. She was approved for the loan that was allegedly for a shell company.

According to a criminal complaint, the DOJ says the woman allegedly went on to submit nine other fraudulent PPP loan requests. In the end, she was given over $4.5 million that reportedly went to four different companies that didn’t really exist.

“The Paycheck Protection Program provides a financial lifeline to needy businesses and their employees,” prosecutors stated. “We allege that Christina Burden obtained PPP funds

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22-year-old woman arrested after stealing car outside of coffee shop in Monona | Crime

Robert G. Holder
Madison police squad car (copy)


HOWARD HARDEE, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES


A 22-year-old woman was arrested after stealing a car outside of a coffee shop in the city of Monona Tuesday morning. 

Antonia M. Crawford was booked into the Dane County Jail on tentative charges of operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent, resisting/obstructing arrest as well as an outstanding retail theft warrant, Madison police spokesperson Tyler Grigg said. 

Shortly after the car was stolen outside of the coffee stop, a Madison police officer saw the car at a Mobil gas station at 3019 E. Washington Ave. at around 9:30 a.m. Crawford, who was driving the stolen car, struggled against and resisted officers as she was taken into custody. 

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Antonia M. Crawford

Crawford




A passenger, a 28-year-old woman, was also taken into custody and tentatively charged with possession of

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Woman shows off B&M haul so big it filled FOUR trolleys (& there’s some essential cleaning sprays buried at the bottom)

Robert G. Holder

WE’VE all popped out for a pint of milk or a pair of socks, only to return home hours later laden with shopping bags. 

You get distracted by offers, sale items and must-have goodies when wandering the aisles – particularly in B&M. 

A woman revealed she popped into B&M for some cleaning products

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A woman revealed she popped into B&M for some cleaning products

The department store is infamous for seeing shoppers nip in for one item, then leave with half the shop in their trolley. 

And that’s exactly what happened to one woman, who popped into her local B&M for cleaning supplies – and walked out with four trolley’s worth of stock. 

The woman went shopping with her mum, who filmed her mountain of goodies in the carpark. 

Her mum shared the clip to TikTok, saying: “When you go shopping to B&M with your shopaholic daughter.”

She ended up coming out with four trolley's worth of items

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She ended up coming out with four trolley’s worth of items
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