MORE than 30,000 schoolkids have been sucked into violent street gangs, a damning new report has revealed. The bombshell analysis reveals how hardened criminals are targeting children as young as ten to work as drug runners. The study - ordered by Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield - shows that a total of 70,000 youths aged up to 25 belong to gang networks. She told The Times: “Just like with paedophiles and traffickers, they trap victims into a triple trap of debt, threat, and enticement. "The children are seen as disposable in these drugs organisations. On Saturday a 15-year-old boy became London's 77th murder victim when he was stabbed to death outside a birthday party in Romford, East London. The lad was the capital's 51st victim of a fatal stabbing. Dame Louise Casey, who conducted the inquiry into the Rotherham sex abuse scandal, said there were clear parallels between the “grooming” of young girls by paedophiles and the recruitment of teenage boys into … [Read more...] about More than 30,000 kids in gangs including 10-year-olds being groomed as drug dealers
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Indiana sees largest year-over-year gas price hike of 30 percent
Filling up your tank in Indiana costs an average of 66 cents per gallon more than it did a year ago.That's the highest year-over-year increase for gas prices in the nation, according to AAA.The average price of gas has risen 18 cents per gallon over the last month to $2.84 a gallon, and it's climbed 19 cents per gallon over the past month to $3.06 in the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Neighboring Illinois' average gas prices has shot up by 62 cents per gallon, the fifth-highest amount in the country.“Many motorists may have been surprised by the steady increases in prices at the pump this past month,” said AAA Chicago Director of Public Affairs Beth Mosher. “April brings a switchover to the summer blend of gasoline, which causes prices to rise. We expect prices to stabilize now leading into summer travel season.”In Lake County, the average cost of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline stands at $2.74 a gallon, which is up 22 cents per gallon from the previous … [Read more...] about Indiana sees largest year-over-year gas price hike of 30 percent
Everything must go: Region Carson’s stores among Bon-Ton locations to have going-out-of-business sale starting Friday
MILWAUKEE — The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced Thursday that going-out-of-business sales will begin Friday in 212 stores and e-commerce websites under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers nameplates.The sale includes local Carson's locations in Southlake Mall in Hobart, the Marquette Mall in Michigan City and in Hammond, where the three-story store is all that remains of the once-thriving but now largely demolished Woodmar Mall.The liquidation sales are expected to run for approximately 10 to 12 weeks. Bon-Ton currently has 250 stores, 38 of which are already in liquidation from a previously announced store closure process.The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Wednesday approved a liquidation agreement.Additional customer information regarding the going-out-of-business sales is available on the company’s restructuring website at bontonrestructuring.com.More on NWI business openings and closings … [Read more...] about Everything must go: Region Carson’s stores among Bon-Ton locations to have going-out-of-business sale starting Friday
‘Murder capital of the world’: The terrifying years when multiple serial killers stalked Santa Cruz
By Katie Dowd, SFGATE Published 1:28 pm, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 20', … [Read more...] about ‘Murder capital of the world’: The terrifying years when multiple serial killers stalked Santa Cruz
Weirdest, wildest roadside attractions of Wash. and beyond
By Daniel DeMay, SeattlePI Updated 5:11 pm, Thursday, October 26, 2017 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails … [Read more...] about Weirdest, wildest roadside attractions of Wash. and beyond