Clues in the snow led to the arrests of two suspects in a business break-in near this rural North Carolina intersection on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, a sheriff said.
Clues in the snow led to the arrests of two suspects in a business break-in during last weekend’s monster storm in the Charlotte region and rest of the state, Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said in a social media post.
Deputies found a broken window and a damaged safe after responding to a burglar alarm at the business on Sharon School Road in the western end of the county early Sunday, Feb. 1, Campbell said.
A money box containing $1,800 in cash was missing, along with merchandise, the sheriff said, without disclosing the name of the business .
“Despite winter storm conditions, deputies and canine Levi followed the suspect’s track from the business toward Goble Road, where evidence was recovered,” Campbell said.
Deputies also determined that a driver picked up the thief, the sheriff said.
“Limited traffic allowed deputies to follow vehicle tracks to a residence” where officers executed a search warrant and found stolen goods, Campbell sad.
Investigators arrested a man on multiple felony charges and a woman on a felony conspiracy charge, according to the sheriff.
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Fresh snow in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, helped police officers find a suspect in a business break-in and theft over the weekend. Police responded to a business alarm in the 1300 block of Southwest Market Street early Sunday. When they arrived, they discovered the front door was shattered. Officers checked the building and learned a “large quantity” of nicotine vapes were stolen. Outside the business, the suspect left behind a major clue: a trail of footprints in the snow. Police used a thermal-imaging drone, plus the assistance of K-9 officer Roy, to track the footprints back to a nearby home. Officers made contact with the residents inside, and a juvenile reportedly admitted to the burglary and showed officers the stolen vapes. “Thanks to a quick response, teamwork, and some helpful snowy conditions, the suspect was taken into custody, and the stolen property was returned to the business,” police said on social media. Charges are pending, police said. The suspect’s age was not specified, but the case was submitted to juvenile court.
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. —
Fresh snow in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, helped police officers find a suspect in a business break-in and theft over the weekend.
Police responded to a business alarm in the 1300 block of Southwest Market Street early Sunday. When they arrived, they discovered the front door was shattered. Officers checked the building and learned a “large quantity” of nicotine vapes were stolen.
Outside the business, the suspect left behind a major clue: a trail of footprints in the snow.
Lee’s Summit Police Department
Police used a thermal-imaging drone, plus the assistance of K-9 officer Roy, to track the footprints back to a nearby home.
Officers made contact with the residents inside, and a juvenile reportedly admitted to the burglary and showed officers the stolen vapes.
“Thanks to a quick response, teamwork, and some helpful snowy conditions, the suspect was taken into custody, and the stolen property was returned to the business,” police said on social media.
Charges are pending, police said. The suspect’s age was not specified, but the case was submitted to juvenile court.
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Zoe Welsh, a science teacher at Raleigh’s Ravenscroft School, was killed in her home Saturday.
The fence surrounding 819 Clay Street was shut Sunday afternoon, with a wooden board covering one of the home’s two front windows. Police had cleared from the area, and people were enjoying a sunny day across the road in Fred Fletcher Park.
A red SUV was parked in the driveway. It displayed a breast cancer awareness logo on its license plate and a bumper sticker from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
Early Saturday morning, Raleigh police had responded to a report of a burglary in progress at this house. The burglar began to attack the victim, school teacher Zoe Welsh, while Welsh was still speaking to the police, the police say.
“The complainant was screaming, but I am silent now,” a Raleigh police dispatcher said at 6:34 a.m. Saturday, according to a call simulcast database. Six minutes later, an officer at the scene reported, “I have a female down. She’s got a severe hemorrhage to the left side of her head.”
Welsh was taken to a local hospital, where she died. Officers searched the neighborhood and arrested Ryan Camacho, 36, who was charged Saturday with murder and felony burglary.
Public records show Camacho has a criminal record dating back to 2005, including a 2019 conviction for discharging a firearm into an occupied Wake County property, for which he was incarcerated. More recently, he was convicted of seven misdemeanors in November 2024 in Durham County, with one of the charges being breaking and entering.
‘You could tell she really cared for her students’
With questions on this apparent homicide still unanswered, Welsh’s friends and former students on Sunday shared fond memories of a beloved educator.
“A lot of conversations with friends today, of just how genuinely nice she was,” said Lisa Ginger of Raleigh, who knew Welsh since they attended Daniels Middle School (now Oberlin Magnet Middle School).
Ginger recalled Zoe’s two siblings, including how her late older brother, Reed Mullin, was the drummer for the Grammy Award-nominated metal band Corrosion of Conformity. “Raleigh’s a big city now,” Ginger said in a phone call. “But when you grow up here, and you have ties to the area, you tend to cling to those from here.”
A mother of two in her late 50s, Welsh taught science at Leesville Road High School in the Wake County Public Schools System before taking a position at the private Ravenscroft School in North Raleigh.
“She wanted to make biology a fun and interesting topic for all students,” wrote Lauren Knight, who graduated from Ravenscroft in 2010, in a private Reddit message to The News & Observer. “I particularly remember and loved the photosynthesis song! She spent extra time helping me grasp concepts and you could tell she really cared for her students.”
Ravenscroft spokesperson Elizabeth McKinnon said the school will offer students, instructors and staff grief counseling and other support resources as classes resume Monday after winter break.
“The Ravenscroft community is devastated by the loss of our beloved colleague and friend Zoe Welsh,” the school wrote in a statement. “Zoe has been a cornerstone of our Upper School Science Department and the Ravenscroft community since 2006. She previously served as the science department chair.”
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A Wendell man accused of breaking into a Four Oaks home
and assaulting a couple appeared in court Friday.
A judge ordered that Thomas Wright be held without bond at the Johnston County Detention Center. Before Friday, Wright had a
$250,000 bond.
Wright, 39, is charged with:
Two counts of felony breaking and entering to terrorize or injure
Two counts of assault with serious bodily injury
Two counts of attempted larceny
A court document states Wright assaulted 74-year-old Teresa
Rhodes and 81-year-old James Rhodes who were living in the home along Devils Race Track
Road north of Stewart Road in Four Oaks. He is accused of hitting both in the face. Both the
woman and man received treatment at the hospital, according to the document.
Johnston County District Attorney Jason Waller said it’s the
state’s intent to upgrade the charges to two counts of burglary, which he said
are more serious charges as Class D felonies.
Waller said during the daytime on New Year’s Eve, Wright was
trespassing in Ronnie’s Country Store.
“Mr. Wright then proceeded down Devils Racetrack Road where
he came into contact with the Rhodes family,” Waller said. “James Rhodes will
tell you he was outside, he heard his dogs barking, at that point he saw this
individual, Mr. Wright [went] to his screen door, started yanking on it, and
then he kicked in the screen door, at which time, James [Rhodes] followed Mr. Wright
inside, and saw Mr. Wright assault his wife, Teresa, then ransacked the home
and started to assault Mr. Rhodes, himself.”
Waller said Wright then tried entering a neighbor’s house.
However, Waller said the neighbor was able to stop him.
Wright is also accused of trying to steal a 2016 Honda CRV
and a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, according to the court documents.
According to Waller, a family member of the Rhodes saw
Wright walking down the street and detained him until law enforcement arrived.
Teresa Rhodes is still in ICU at WakeMed, according to Waller.
“She has a broken eye socket, a concussion, a CT scan showed
multiple brain bleeding, hematoma and suspected eye damage,” Waller said.
James Rhodes was discharged from ICU on New Year’s Day,
Waller said.
“He suffered a broken nose, a broken eye socket, laceration
to his ear, trace bleeding in his brain, multiple hematomas, and he had just
had open heart surgery,” Waller said.
Waller said Wright had three prior convictions, two of which
are assaults and an indecent exposure charge.
“Having your house broken into on New Year’s Day on broad
daylight and being assaulted certainly shows that someone is a danger to the
public,” Waller said.
CHICAGO (WLS) — The owners of a North Side bar have organized charity drives and offered meals for those in need, including at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Now, neighbors are giving back after a break-in caused thousands of dollars’ worth of damage.
At Lakeview watering hole Olive Black, a community is stepping up. Days before Christmas, neighbors are lifting up this business that they say embodies the meaning of the holidays.
“Coming together goes such a long way, and while there are a lot of lows in this world, there’s many, many more highs,” said bar patron Jeremy Bressman.
Community members organized a benefit night to support Olive Black days after the cocktail bar near Lincoln and Southport was burglarized.
“They broke the door open, and the very first thing that they hit was the ATM,” said Olive Black co-owner Wendy Prinn.
Surveillance video from last Thursday morning shows four thieves in masks and hoodies rocking the ATM until it unbolted from the floor. The group then carried it out of the business to a waiting car.
“They weren’t leaving without that ATM,” Prinn said.
But bar owner Prinn says what happened next left her stunned. The thieves stole donated presents from beneath the bar’s giving tree. They were meant for families in need.
“They didn’t even grab the bags and go. They just kind of shuffled through them to figure out what was in them and took what they wanted,” Prinn said. “Why are you going to steal from babies? And that’s the majority of what was there, is baby clothes and diapers and things like that.”
So, on Tuesday, neighbors toasted the bar and replaced those gifts that were stolen.
“We need to just take care of each other,” said bar patron Carol Ann Bliss. “Out of bad always comes good. Well, not always, but typically, and it’s just important to give back.”
“My community has always been amazing, but they’ve stepped up even more this year,” Prinn said.
Prinn says the break-in has shaken her sense of safety, and so neighbors have set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for a new security gate.
Wake County deputies on Saturday said they are investigating more than a dozen break-ins in a week in the northern part of the county.
According to the sheriff’s office, they have received reports of about 20 vehicle and garage break-ins since the first of the month near Jenkins Road and the area north of N.C. Highway 98 and west of Capital Boulevard.
Those who live in the area expressed surprise that so many break-ins have happened in an area that is relatively rural.
Mary Anne Eckstine discovered that her car’s back passenger window had been shattered and several toys stolen.
“When your car is broken into, it’s vandalized and the space, your family’s space has been violated,” she said.
The sheriff’s office said at least two guns and credit cards were among the things that were stolen.
While no one is in custody, the sheriff’s office told WRAL News that their investigators are actively searching. Deputies also provided tips to residents on how they can mitigate break-ins:
Lock car doors.
Remove valuable items from parked cars.
If possible, install motion sensor lighting in driveways.
Activate car alarm systems.
Report suspicious activity immediately.
Eckstine said the break-in of her car has her planning to to up her driveway’s security.
Deputies asked anyone with information related to their investigation to call them at 919-856-6800.
Police officers are investigating a string of break-ins on Friday night outside of a concert at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh.
According to the Raleigh Police Department, more than 10 cars were broken into while people were attending the NBA Youngboy concert at the Lenovo Center.
Police are looking for an Enfield man who they believe is connected to a series of break-ins that occurred Tuesday morning.
In a post on Facebook, Enfield Police Department said that around 6:45 p.m., officers conducted a search warrant on a home on East Alsop Street in response to a string of break-ins that occurred Tuesday morning.
The department said the suspect, Travell Scott, evaded arrest by running out the back door which lead officers to pursue him. Police could not apprehend him.
The post included a photo of items taken from the house that police said yielded substantial evidence of the break-ins. They said felony charges are forthcoming for Scott.
The investigation is ongoing.
EPD added that if you have been a victim of a breaking and entering with items missing, email epdtip@gmail.com with your name, address, phone number, a list of missing items and a date/time of a suspected break-in. If your car was broken in, add the make, model, color and license plate number.
Burglars broke into the Los Angeles home of Tracee Ellis Ross over the weekend, stealing more than $100,000 in luxury items, according to a source close to the actor.
The burglars broke through a glass door early Sunday and took jewelry and handbags, according to the source.
Ross, 52, who is known for lead roles in television shows such as “Black-ish” and “Girlfriends,” was out of town at the time of the burglary.
The Los Angeles Police Department could not immediately provide details on the break-in, but the department told NBC4 that three burglars broke into the home and that staff members reported it to the authorities.
Police told the station they obtained footage from a home security camera, and that the investigation is ongoing.
Ross, the daughter of Motown legend Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein, has won nine NAACP Image Awards throughout her acting career, as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress: Television Series Musical or Comedy for her role on “Black-ish.”
The break-in comes three weeks after four people were arrested in a series of burglaries that took place across Los Angeles, some of which targeted celebrities such as Brad Pitt.
Pitt’s home in Los Feliz was broken into June 25 while the movie star was away promoting his film “F1: The Movie.” Police said three burglars scaled a fence and broke into the actor’s home through a window.
In July, an intruder attempted to break into the home of Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto while the star pitcher was away with the team playing against the Cincinnati Reds.
The man who deputies say broke into the Ashburn, Virginia, campaign office of former President Donald Trump has been identified, and they are asking for help in locating him.
The man who deputies say broke into the Ashburn, Virginia, campaign office of former President Donald Trump has been identified, and they are asking for help finding him.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warrant for Toby Shane Kessler, 39, on a charge of burglary with intent to commit larceny, assault and battery or other felony.
No one was hurt in the incident, and police arrested Ephraim Hunter, 29. A motive for the break-in remains unclear. L.A. County prosecutors are reviewing the case.
Here is what we know:
Security cameras are positioned outside Getty House, the official residence of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass.
(Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
The break-in
On Sunday afternoon, officials offered sparse details about the incident, announcing only that an arrest had been made.
“This morning at about 6:40 a.m., an intruder broke into Getty House through a window. Mayor Bass and her family were not injured and are safe,” Zach Seidl, deputy mayor of communications, said in a statement.
Neither Bass nor the Los Angeles Police Department have provided additional details.
Two law enforcement sources who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case with the media told The Times that Hunter made it to the second floor of the home, causing Bass to hide in a safe area designed to protect against intruders, akin to a panic room.
Hunter was arrested without incident, according to police, who said nothing had been stolen.
The suspect
Hunter, an L.A. resident, was booked on suspicion of burglary Sunday afternoon, police said. No charges have been filed.
In a phone interview Monday, a woman who identified herself as Hunter’s mother said he had been struggling with drug addiction and possibly suffering from hallucinations.
Josephine Duah said Hunter called her from jail Monday morning and claimed he was fleeing from someone “trying to shoot him.” Her son had no idea whose house he’d entered the previous day, she said.
“He didn’t know that at all,” Duah said. “He just was running. … He thought somebody was chasing him and he hopped some fences and he went in the house. … I’m wondering if, mentally, he was relieved if he saw police.”
Getty House
The imposing residence is located in Windsor Square, one of L.A.’s more tony neighborhoods.
One of the perks of being elected mayor is the right to live in the house, which has 14 rooms and seven bathrooms.
An exterior view of Getty House, the L.A. mayor’s official residence.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The house, which was donated to the city by Getty Oil Co. in 1975, is fitted with expensive objects, including a $25,000 chandelier, The Times reported in 2005.
Built by Swedish immigrants in 1921, it has been home to oil tycoons and actors, including J. Paul Getty, the Barrymore family and Lee Strasberg.
Security
Security at the residences has been a topic of debate.
In 2020, it was the site of numerous protests over policing policies in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police. Other protests at the mayor’s home have demanded that the city impose a blanket ban on evictions, cancel rents and take over hotels to house homeless people.
Officials did not disclose security arrangements at Getty House.
One LAPD source, not authorized to speak publicly about the case, said that in the wake of the break-in, a 24-hour security operation is now in place at Getty House, with police maintaining a visible presence in the area.
Bass on Monday declined to speak at length about the incident: “Let me just say first of all, I am fine. My family is fine. And we are going to do everything we can to keep Angelenos safe.”
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Two people were arrested Wednesday morning at the site of an abandoned, graffiti-covered high-rise in downtown Los Angeles, hours after a group broke into the complex that has gained notoriety as an eyesore.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, up to 8 people, many of them possibly juveniles, broke into the complex near Cryto.com Arena late Tuesday night. They were still believed to be inside several hours later.
Just after 8 a.m., a juvenile was arrested at the scene. An adult was taken into custody shortly afterward. An officer told ABC7 that they will likely be booked, cited and released.
The abandoned and graffitied high-rises in downtown L.A. have become a magnet for taggers. Meanwhile, city officials are preparing to order the owners to clean it all up.
This comes just days after the city installed a new metal fence around the Oceanwide Plaza in effort to deter trespassing. The unfinished towers have become a magnet for taggers after the buildings were abandoned by the developers that went bankrupt.
An LAPD sergeant told Eyewitness News there’s no official security in place, but officers have been stationed around the property around the clock for more than two weeks.
There’s a different kind of library in D.C. that, instead of lending out books, lends out tools. And after the D.C. Tool Library fell on hard times, the community answered its call for help.
The D.C. Tool Library on Taylor Street NW lends out everything from screwdrivers to power tools.
(Courtesy D.C. Tool Library)
Courtesy D.C. Tool Library
Over the last few weeks, the library was broken into several times.
(Courtesy D.C. Tool Library)
Courtesy D.C. Tool Library
The library started a fundraiser with a goal of $15,000 to cover the cost of stolen tools, improve security and buy insurance. As of Monday evening, the library had raised $16,758.
(Courtesy D.C. Tool Library)
Courtesy D.C. Tool Library
In one of the break-ins, security cameras from nearby homes showed four people breaking into the tool library.
(Courtesy D.C. Tool Library)
Courtesy D.C. Tool Library
There’s a different kind of library in D.C. that, instead of lending out books, lends out tools. And after the D.C. Tool Library fell on hard times, the community answered its call for help.
Over the last few weeks, the library on Taylor Street NW, which lends out everything from screwdrivers to power tools, was broken into several times. More than $10,000 worth of tools were stolen.
“(They) just cleaned us out of anything that looks like they could sell,” said Annette Olson, team member for the library.
The library started a fundraiser with a goal of $15,000 to cover the cost of stolen tools, improve security and buy insurance. As of Monday evening, the library had raised $16,758. Olson said the library is hoping to reopen by mid-March.
But Olson said with the planned security improvements, the facility may never feel the same.
“We’ve really worked hard to make the space inviting. I mean, there’s a fireplace in the building, and we wanted things displayed, but now we’re going to have to consider putting them in locked cabinets.”
In one of the break-ins, Olson said, security cameras from nearby homes showed four people breaking into the tool library, which is a historic building on the property owned by the city.
Olson said it’s frustrating because the unique library is entirely staffed by volunteers.
“We worked hard to pull these tools together. Two-thirds of them were donated by community members.”
One thing Olson is grateful for — the library’s snow cone machine, which comes out when it’s warm, wasn’t stolen.
The library is still accepting donations and has plans to expand. According to the fundraising page, all money raised past the $15,000 goal will go toward opening a second location in Ward 7 and setting up a fund for additional tool libraries in other wards.
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Billie Eilish‘s family home was the site of a suspected burglary this week, and a man has already been arrested in connection with the break-in.
Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call on Thursday night to a home in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles after receiving a report of a man in dark clothing hopping over a fence, per ABC 7 who first reported the story. According to records, the home belongs to Maggie Baird and Patrick O’Connell, the parents of the world-famous pop star. Eilish and her older brother Finneas both grew up in the home, although he no longer lives there. As recently as last year, the singer previously told V magazine that she does still live at home with her parents.
It remains unclear if anything was taken from the property or if anyone was at home at the time, but no injuries were reported. The police also confirmed that a suspect has been taken into custody and video footage of the suspect’s arrest shows a man handcuffed and being restrained by at least three LAPD officers. Footage from the scene also shows police searching the home for evidence, and ABC7 correspondent Chris Cristi shared aerial shots of the home on Twitter writing that LAPD robbery detectives are investigating the incident.
Eilish told V in March, “My relationship with my home has not changed, just like with my parents and my brother. I think it’s a bit jarring for some people who grew up with me or haven’t seen me in a long time…[they] come over to see us and see that it’s exactly the same. It’s as if you walked in here and it’s 2003. There’s no sign that a famous person exists within 200 feet of this area.” She added, “I mean, it’s really funny. I have to remind myself what my life actually is to the outside world, because I just forget sometimes. My life really, honestly feels the same as it did when I was a child…except that I don’t have any friends.” Plus, she still views her parents’ home as the place that “formed me. It made me who I am and gave me the opportunities that I got. I don’t think I’d have any of the same anything if it wasn’t for my hometown.”
In 2019, Eilish also had to hire a security guard to sleep in the living room of her parents’ home after her address was leaked online, leading to a group of fans showing up at her front door. She told Rolling Stone at the time, “It was really traumatizing. I completely don’t feel safe in my house anymore, which sucks. I love my house.”
BROOKLAND, Ark. (KAIT) – Police are searching for the person who broke into Brookland High School and stole six state championship rings worth $2,400.
According to the initial incident report, the burglary happened around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Surveillance video showed a white male dressed in black breaking out the top glass of the front door with a hammer.
After entering the school, the suspect “walked straight to the trophy case” and shattered the glass, stealing several items.
After leaving the building, the suspect returned a few minutes later and stole more items from the display case, the report stated.
Doug Formon, the district’s director of security, said the thief stole at least six state championship rings valued at $400 each.
He added that replacing the broken glass panes would cost around $1,000.
The video showed the white male suspect wearing a black shirt, shorts, shoes, and a light blue cap.
Anyone with information on this break-in should contact Detective Dustin Norwood at dnorwood@cityofbrookland.com or call the Brookland Police Department at 870-336-2073.
A suspect was arrested Thursday after allegedly breaking into Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs’ gubernatorial campaign office, police announced Thursday, a crime that the Democratic candidate has linked to ongoing threats of voter intimidation and allegations of fraud in the state ahead of the midterm elections.
Arizona Secretary of State and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs speaks at a press … [+] conference on October 7 in Tucson, Arizona.
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Key Facts
Phoenix Police said Thursday an arrest has been made regarding a commercial burglary at the address of Hobbs’ campaign headquarters, which the campaign confirmed to CNN was linked to the burglary at its office.
The campaign and local police announced Wednesday a break-in had taken place on Tuesday, with police saying in a statement only that “items were taken from the property sometime during the night.”
Hobbs’ campaign blamed supporters of Kari Lake, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, for the break-in in a statement Wednesday, saying Lake and her allies “have been spreading dangerous misinformation and inciting threats against anyone they see fit.”
Attacks on elected officials and voter intimidation threats “are the direct result of a concerted campaign of lies and intimidation,” the Hobbs campaign said.
Lake responded to the allegations earlier on Thursday, calling them “absolutely absurd” and “despicable” and that the situation “sounds like a Jussie Smollett part two.”
Police have not yet named the suspect who was arrested, saying further information would come Thursday afternoon.
Big Number
45.7%. That’s the share of voters who say they’ll support Hobbs in the gubernatorial race on average as of Thursday, according to an aggregate of polls in the race compiled by FiveThirtyEight. Lake is leading Hobbs in the polls, earning 48.5% support on average.
Chief Critic
“I can’t believe she would blame my amazing people for that, why she would blame me,” Lake said Thursday about Hobbs pointing the finger at her campaign for the burglary. “I don’t even know where her campaign office is.”
Key Background
The break-in at Hobbs’ office comes amid concerns about voter intimidation and harassment in Arizona as voting in the midterms has gotten underway, which Hobbs has also overseen in her role as secretary of state. Hobbs has referred at least six cases of alleged voter intimidation and harassment of an election worker to the state Attorney General and U.S. Department of Justice in recent days, her office announced, including reports of voters being recorded, photographed and followed by a vehicle after casting their ballots at a drop box. Twolawsuits have now been separately filed by voter advocacy organizations seeking court orders to stop grassroots groups and individuals from intimidating voters, alleging group members have harassed voters at ballot drop boxes, and in some cases have been “armed and wearing tactical gear.” While no allegations have been directly linked to Lake’s campaign, the right-wing candidate has made false claims of election fraud in the 2020 election and refused to explicitly confirm she’ll accept the results if she loses her race. In a tweet posted in July, Lake posted a photo of a ballot drop box that warned, “We are watching drop boxes throughout the state.”
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