Shopping mall shooting shocks Tacoma crowd
A man opened fire with an assault rifle at the Tacoma Mall injuring six as shoppers evacuated. Dominic Maldonado, 20, was arrested as security at SuperMall Auburn tightened measures. Officials say mall violence is rare, urging awareness but not alarm.
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Iowa malls push safety with varied emergency plans
Monica Nadeau, Coral Ridge Mall general manager, notes malls implement public safety programs with many measures for different scenarios. She adds security staff do not carry weapons and regularly practice handling emergencies while urging shoppers to stay aware and educate children about safety.
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Mall shopper frames broader target discussion
Deb Kraft at the Valley Mall in Union Gap says attacks could target malls as readily as a football game or mini market or liquor store, emphasizing time and place.
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Midwest police plan seat belt crackdown during Thanksgiving weekend
State police from Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio and Michigan will patrol six Midwestern states Wednesday through Sunday to ticket drivers not wearing seat belts Rural roads see higher fatalities due to speed low belt use and limited medical access Official data show 64 percent of traffic deaths occur on rural roads The effort aims to save lives not just issue tickets with fines ranging from 50 to 85 dollars from Illinois police director Larry Trent.
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Last Christmas Truce survivor Alfred Anderson dies at 109
Alfred Anderson, the last surviving soldier to hear the Western Front guns fall silent during the 1914 Christmas Truce, died at 109 in Newtyle Scotland. Born June 25 1896 the Black Watch veteran recalled the eerie silence that morning and the brief holiday moment before fighting resumed.
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