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12/30/2023

‘Killer’ mom Kimberlee Singler was told to hand over children to ex in legal battle days before kids’ bodies were found | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28








Kimberlee Singler, 35, is accused of killing her son, 7, d

A MOM who allegedly murdered two of her children had been told to hand over custody just days before their bodies were found.

Kimberlee Singler, 35, is accused of killing her son, 7, daughter, 9, and seriously injuring her third child, 11, on December 19.

Kimberlee Singler is on the run in Colorado after being accused of murdering two of her children and attempting to murder her third

Police were called to Singlers home on December 19th for a reported burglary where they discovered the two youngest children murdered and the mother and her eldest child injured[/caption]

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A judge had granted full custody of the children to father Kevin Wentz days before the murder because Singler had violated the couples custody agreement[/caption]

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The children were found after their mom called police, claiming there had been a burglary at their home in northeast Colorado Springs.

Singler and her eldest daughter, who were both badly injured, were rushed to the hospital, but it wasn’t until December 26 that police issued a warrant for Singler’s arrest.

The Colorado Springs Police Department (CPSD), however, were unable to track the mother down, after she was discharged from the hospital and last seen on December 23.

Singler called 911 reporting a burglary on December 19, 2023 at around 12:29 am.

Officers arrived at Singler’s home, where they found the mother and her 11-year-old daughter wounded, according to police.

Singler’s other two children, a 9-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy, were found dead inside.

During the investigation of the homicide, police determined that the initial report of a burglary was false and a warrant was issued for Singler’s arrest on December 26.

Singler had been in the middle of a nearly four year long legal battle for custody of their children with ex-husband, Kevin Wentz.

The couple initially filed for divorce in 2018, which was not granted until 2020, according to KRDO Radio, a local station.

Singler was fighting for full custody and reportedly wanted to take the children out of state, to either Oregon or Florida.

A Larimer County Judge had approved a custody plan for Wentz to visit his children at certain dates and times, but not retain full custody.

However, Wentz and Singler frequently clashed during visitations.

On September 18, 2023, Wentz arrived at Singler’s apartment to pick up their kids per their child custody agreement.

However, the authorities were called to intervene during this visit as Singler claimed her ex-husband had pulled a knife on her and called her insulting names.

When police arrived and spoke with Wentz, he denied pulling a knife on his ex-wife so authorities had no cause to arrest him.

A couple months later on December 16, 2023, Singler was ordered to drop off her children to Wentz.

She had been ordered to bring her kids to a CSPD station but reportedly never showed up.

The following day, Wentz and his attorney asked a Larimer County Judge to insist that law enforcement help him gain immediate possession of his children since Singler was in violation of their custody agreement.

Colorado Springs Police Sergeant Zahrobsky called Singler on December 16th, during which the mother informed him that she was “nowhere near the police station.”

Singler informed Wentz via email that she was in Breckenridge, Colorado, with all three of her children.

Wentz’s attorney claimed that this was a “willful” violation of the couple’s child custody agreement and told Singler to turn over the children to their father.

The judge ruled that Wentz would have full-time custody of the children until the couple’s next custody hearing on January 18, 2024.

Colorado Springs Police would not disclose to KRDO whether they attempted to locate Singler or her children between the date of the judge’s order and when they were called to investigate the murders at her apartment due to it being an “ongoing investigation.”

A $10 million bond was set by the court, but the details of Singler’s arrest warrant are currently sealed.

There was no update for current health status of the eldest daughter and no information has been provided by authorities regarding another parent or legal guardian for the child.

An attorney representing Kevin Wentz said he and his family will “comment on the investigation at a later date.”

“Mr. Wentz and his family are currently in a tremendous amount of grief and shock,” attorney Jennifer Darby said.

In a statement regarding the situation between the children’s parents, she added: “There was a domestic relations case going in Larimer County.

“As part of that custody case, the court ordered Kimberlee to bring the kids to their father on December 16.

“She did not show up, so on December 18, Rex Harris filed an emergency motion with the court.

“The court ordered that she bring the children to Larimer County Court on December 20, and the kids were killed on the 19.”

Police have asked that anyone with information on the incident, or Singler’s whereabouts, call the Colorado Springs Police Department.

Singler reportedly wanted to take the children out of state and when ordered to turn them over to their father claimed the family was out of town in Breckenridge[/caption]

Police were ordered to help Wentz gain custody of the children but Singler failed to turn them over and did not contact authorities until she reported the alleged burglary[/caption]

A warrant has been issued for Singlers arrest and her bond has been set for $10million but the fugitive’s whereabouts are currently unknown[/caption]

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#‘Killer’ mom Kimberlee Singler was told to hand over children to ex in legal battle days before kids’ bodies were found | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28

A MOM who allegedly murdered two of her children had been told to hand over custody just days before their bodies were found.

12/30/2023

‘My hand was shaking,’ Citibank customer says as $65,000 wiped from accounts after his cell phone SIM card was swapped | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28








Kai Chin said the money va

A CITIBANK customer lost $65,000 in a SIM swap attack by a devious hacker.

Kai Chin said the money vanished from his bank account and left him a nervous wreck.

Kai Chin lost $65,000 to a hacker[/caption]

Citibank is trying to get the money back[/caption]

The second he noticed the money was gone he started shaking.

“Well, my heart was really pumping. So, I just, my hand was kind of shaking,” Chin told ABC affiliate KGO-TV in San Francisco.

The hack was done by a SIM swap attack which begins when someone steals your personal information off the black web.

They then pretend to be you at a phone store and ask to have your number swapped to a new phone in their possession.

Chin’s Citibank account was then taken over and the hacker wired the money.

The SIM swap attack was able to be done with no permission from Chin.

“Without proper ID, without my signature, somebody replaced my SIM card in Philadelphia. I’m in California,” Chin said.

Mark Ostrowski of Checkpoint Software Technologies, an internet security firm explained that SIM swap attacks remove protection that would usually be in place to prevent this.

“It’s called a SIM swap attack. It’s very common and has big consequences,” Ostrowski told KGO-TV.

“So it can have really dire effects when someone does a SIM swapping attack because you lose that multi-factor authentification protection that you thought you had.”

Chin had Verizon and the phone company said it is investigating the situation, per KGO-TV.

Citibank also said that it has steps in place to try and get the money back from the hacker.

However, if a transfer is technically authorized it is complicated for banks to consider it fraud.

“We have a great deal of sympathy for those who fall victim to fraud,” Citibank told KGO-TV.

“We take steps to recall the funds that were taken by fraudsters using a customer’s personal and account information.”

In another money-stealing scam, an elderly woman lost her entire life savings to a scammer who convinced her social security number/bank information had been stolen.

In this scam, a man pretended to be a Chase employee and convinced a woman that her bank was hacked and she needed to put her savings into Bitcoin – the money was gone forever.

#‘My hand was shaking,’ Citibank customer says as $65,000 wiped from accounts after his cell phone SIM card was swapped | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28

12/30/2023

‘Shouldn’t demonize it’ Elon Musk makes bold EV statement after Tesla controversy when ‘robot attacked factory worker’ | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28








Elon Musk boldly claimed at Italy’s Prime Minist

ELON Musk has made a shocking statement regarding his views on his electric vehicles shortly after his recent robot controversy.

Elon Musk boldly claimed at Italy’s Prime Minister’s right-wing political festival that climate change is not a big issue.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that the environmental movement has gone too far[/caption]

A 2021 incident report revealed a worker at the Tesla factory was attacked by a robot[/caption]

“Climate change alarm is exaggerated in the short term,” Musk said, according to Reuters.

He said that he believes the environmental movement has gone too far and caused people to lose hope in the future.

“We should not demonize oil and gas in the medium term,” he said.

However, he would later contradict himself, calling himself an environmentalist and adding that he still believes that industries should reduce their carbon footprint.

Musk’s company has been under fire recently after a 2021 injury report resurfaced that detailed a robot attacking one of his employees.

Two people witnessed the ordeal, according to the report.

An employee programming software in a Tesla factory on two disabled robots was grabbed and torn into by a machine designed to move freshly casted aluminum car parts.

The machine clawed into the worker’s back and arm, which reportedly left a “trail of blood” on the factory floor.

Once two people saw the attack, they hit the machine’s stop button.

A witness described how the injured worker then fell “a couple of feet down a chute designed to collect scrap aluminum, leaving a trail of blood behind him.”

Despite the news gaining traction, Musk has yet to make a direct comment on the incident.

Instead, he began retweeting cryptic posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, that could relate to the controversy surrounding the factory attack.

“We need to cancel cancel culture. We should be about building others up rather than tearing people down for a moment in the sun,” reads the post by Tesla Owners Silicon Valley.

The post continues to explain the flaws of cancel culture.

“People always show who their true colors are. Just let them show you who they are by their actions,” it went on.

“What’s insane is people who attack or try to bring down others serving a community and helping others.”

#‘Shouldn’t demonize it’ Elon Musk makes bold EV statement after Tesla controversy when ‘robot attacked factory worker’ | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28

12/30/2023

‘Taylor Swift carried me:’ Gypsy Rose Blanchard tells how star was her ‘rock’ in jail as she enjoys 1st days of freedom | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28








GYPSY Rose Blanchard, the woman just released from prison for involvement in her mom’s murder, says Taylor Swift played a major factor in her life.

Blanchard, 32, persuaded her online boyfriend to kill her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard in 2015, after being forced to pretend she was suffering from leukemia, use a feeding tube for years, and more.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison early on Thursday[/caption]

Blanchard is a major fan of Taylor Swift and says her music helped her get through rough times[/caption]

Blanchard was released from prison on Thursday but is now on parole.

The Missouri woman was sentenced to 10 years in 2016 but was released early and only served 7 years.

Blanchard was cut a deal at the time of her sentencing because of the abuse she endured in exchange for pleading guilty to second-degree murder.

SWIFTIE GYPSY

The now free woman said she has loved Swift’s music since she was young in an interview with TMZ after she was released.

Blanchard said that she has followed Swift’s entire career and even listened to her music during her seven-year sentence which “carried her” through.

She explained that Swift was her rock in prison.

The money Blanchard’s father would send her in prison would be spent on all of Swift’s albums.

She used Swift’s music to keep her motivated towards being released and free.

Blanchard has always felt connected to Swift’s music because she feels they both went through their own eras.

Specifically, Blanchard said that Swift helped her endure the tragic abuse her mother put her through.

Swift’s music helped carry Blanchard through some of the best and worst times of her life.

Now, she hopes to meet Swift at a concert in Kansas City.

Her husband, Ryan, has reportedly bought tickets for them to attend the show – a real getting-out treat.

Blanchard also is planning a book tour during her time of freedom.

GYPSY’S ABUSE

Blanchard’s mother had Munchausen syndrome by proxy which is a psychological disorder where parents strive for sympathy from their children through exaggerated or fake illnesses, her trial attorney, Michael Stanfield said, per NBC affiliate WMAQ in Chicago reported.

Dee Dee was able to fake Blanchard’s leukemia condition by saying that her medical records got lost during Hurricane Katrina.

Blanchard was forced to use a wheelchair and go through years of medical treatment that she did not need.

Along with being essentially held captive.

However, Blanchard is completely healthy and has no medical issues.

Blanchard said the abuse is what pushed her to tell her boyfriend at the time, Nicholas Godejohn, to kill her mother.

“Essentially Gypsy’s mother was holding her a prisoner,” Stanfield said.

“Her mother would not allow her to spend any time alone with any other human being. Her mother, when they went to the doctor, did all the talking.”

But Blanchard did admit that she has feelings of regret due to her mother’s death.

#‘Taylor Swift carried me:’ Gypsy Rose Blanchard tells how star was her ‘rock’ in jail as she enjoys 1st days of freedom | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28

GYPSY Rose Blanchard, the woman just released from prison for involvement in her mom’s murder, says Taylor Swift played a major factor in her life.

12/30/2023

‘They walk away,’ I found an extra charge after using Walmart self-checkout – employee’s response left me dumbfounded | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28








A Walmart customer has shared how they narrowly avoided being scammed out of their hard-earned money while using self-checkout at their local store in Sp

SHOPPERS using self-checkout should be wary of a new scam where people use pre-paid gift cards to steal from unsuspecting customers.

A Walmart customer has shared how they narrowly avoided being scammed out of their hard-earned money while using self-checkout at their local store in Spring, Texas, just north of Houston.

A Walmart customer in Spring, Texas, has shared how they narrowly avoided being scammed while using self-checkout at their local store[/caption]

In this scam, a person begins to purchase a pre-paid card at a self-checkout machine, but then leaves without completing the transaction in the hopes the next customer will accidentally pay for it[/caption]

The alleged culprit of the scam was immediately arrested in this instance, but it is a common scam nationwide so shoppers should exercise caution using self-checkout[/caption]

The shopper told KNUE 101.5, a local radio station, that they noticed an unusual charge on their receipt which consisted of a $4.94 Visa charge followed by a $20 debit load.

When the customer notified a Walmart employee they explained the charge was a common scam.

In this scam, someone begins to purchase a pre-paid Visa Card at a self-checkout machine, but then leaves without completing the transaction.

When an unsuspecting shopper then starts to check out, they may end up paying for the Visa card without realizing it.

In this instance, the alleged culprit of the scam did not flee the scene of the crime and so was immediately caught.

The scammer happened to still be in the store when the fraud was discovered and was subsequently arrested, according to the radio station.

Leah Napoliello of the Better Business Bureau of Greater Houston told Fox 26 News that they have not received complaints locally about this scam.

However, they are aware that it is a scam that been going on in various stores nationwide in recent years.

“Basically, the scammer will go to one of these self-checkout kiosks, and they start a transaction to buy gift cards, but they never actually complete it,” Napoliello said.

“They just take the cards and walk away. They don’t pay for anything,” she continued.

“And then the next person, the customer in line, goes to that same kiosk and they wind up adding it to their transaction. So they purchase it without even realizing that it’s happening, unfortunately,” Napoliello explained.

To protect yourself from falling prey to this scam, be sure to check for any unfinished transactions on the self-checkout machine before scanning your items.

It is also prudent to double check your receipt to make sure everything looks correct before leaving the store.

If you spot a transaction that you do not recognize, report it to a store employee so they can be of assistance.

The U.S. Sun has reached out to Walmart for comment but has not yet heard back.

#‘They walk away,’ I found an extra charge after using Walmart self-checkout – employee’s response left me dumbfounded | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28

SHOPPERS using self-checkout should be wary of a new scam where people use pre-paid gift cards to steal from unsuspecting customers.

12/30/2023

‘Very stressful’ Lidl customers fume as they are charged TWICE for their shopping in debit card glitch | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28








Cut-price supermarket Lidl has apologised to hundreds of angry shoppers following the stressful incident.

LIDL customers are outraged as they are charged twice for their Christmas shopping in a debit card glitch.

Cut-price supermarket Lidl has apologised to hundreds of angry shoppers following the stressful incident.

Lidl customers were charged twice for their Christmas shopping due to card service glitch[/caption]

The shoppers were reportedly denied a refund from the supermarket[/caption]

The alarm was raised by a customer who had paid by debit card at a store in Wetzikon, Switzerland, on December 23.

An unpleasant surprise awaited the shopper as they discovered they had been charged twice for the same bill.

It was then revealed that hundreds of others at stores across the country had also been similarly affected.

Many were already struggling to meet the costs of the seasonal celebrations when they realised they had to pay double.

Yet when they complained they were reportedly told they could not have a refund and were fobbed off to a customer support phone line.

One distraught shopper told Swiss media: “We find this very stressful, especially since it involves a lot of money for us as a family.”

Now Lidl has admitted the glitch, which they have blamed on a card payment service breakdown.

Lidl media spokesperson Vanessa Meireles said: “Due to a disruption at the payment service provider, some customers in some branches were charged twice for card payments on 23rd December 2023.”

She added that it was not all customers that were hit, and only those who used one of the eight different card payment options ended up paying double.

Lidl promised that refunds would be made “automatically in the next two to three days”.

Meireles added: “We regret the inconvenience this has caused to the affected customers.”

Another popular supermarket chain had to issue an apology after they urgently recalled two fragrances due to a faulty packaging.

And a dad from Wales has revealed that a major supermarket caused heartbreak for his family this Christmas.

Nathan Watters said his four-year-old son was reduced to tears on Christmas day after his Hot Wheels race track turned out to be a box of rubbish.

#‘Very stressful’ Lidl customers fume as they are charged TWICE for their shopping in debit card glitch | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28

LIDL customers are outraged as they are charged twice for their Christmas shopping in a debit card glitch.

12/30/2023

‘We must prepare for war with Russia’ Nato general’s chilling warning as unhinged Putin threatens Europe | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28








It comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin warns Eur

A TOP Nato general says his nation should be “seriously afraid of war” with Russia amid growing fears the conflict in Ukraine could spill into Nato member states.

It comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin warns Europe will face “serious consequences” if his country’s assets held abroad are used to assist Ukraine.

Commander-in-chief of the Dutch army Lieutenant General Martin Wijnen says the Netherlands should be seriously afraid of war with Russia[/caption]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening serious consequences for Europe if it uses his countrys seized assets to help Ukraine[/caption]

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Lt Gen Wijnen addresses soldiers prior to the departure of Dutch Patriot air defence systems to Slovakia in April 2022[/caption]

Commander-in-chief of the Dutch army Lieutenant General Martin Wijnen said the Netherlands must bolster its army and stock up on food and drinkable water in preparation for possible war with Russia.

In an interview with newspaper De Telegraaf, he warned “Russia is getting stronger”.

He added: “The Netherlands should be seriously afraid of war and our society should prepare for it.”

“The Netherlands should not think our safety is guaranteed because we are 1,500 kilometres away [from the Russians].”

Nato provisions mean that an attack against one ally is considered an attack against all allies.

Military service has not been compulsory in the Netherlands since 1997, but the Defence Ministry recently introduced a voluntary “service year” for young people – which Lt Gen Wijnen says is “not conscription” but instead offers young people “the right to serve”.

The top general said he hopes the initiative will attract two to three thousand new fighters each year.

A third of the future recruits are expected to choose a career in the army and a third will likely become reservists.

Lt Gen Wijnen said: “There is only one language that Russia understands, and that is one of a strong military.”

The Netherlands, a founding member of Nato, has been a strong ally of Ukraine since Putin ordered his invasion in February last year.

The country’s prime minister Mark Rutte announced last week that it will supply 18 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in aid of its defence.

Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has stressed there is a “real risk” Putin’s “aggression” will be directed towards other countries if he wins his war in Ukraine.

He said: “The only way to reach a just and lasting solution is to convince President Putin that they will not win on the battlefield.

“And the only way to ensure that President Putin realises that he is not winning on the battlefield is to continue to support Ukraine.”

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Putin told reporters that if European leaders or US President Joe Biden are planning to seize Russian central bank assets – believed to be in excess of £236billion – they should “realise that Russia will never leave those who do it alone”.

The many billions of pounds worth of sovereign Russian assets were blocked in the West after Putin sent troops into Ukraine last year.

Putin has since accused the West of unleashing an economic war against Russia and called the freezing of the reserves theft.

The Biden administration is said to be looking at whether the funds can be spent directly on the Ukrainian military effort or used just for reconstruction and budgeting, according to The New York Times.

Earlier this month, the UK’s foreign secretary Lord Cameron announced he wanted a joint approach to using the frozen Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine.

The former PM said: “Is it time not just to freeze the assets… but to spend some of the assets.

“I think there are some very strong answers for why we should consider doing this.”

Speaking on speculation about a potential seizure taking place in February, if European nations agree with the US on a strategy, Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “The illegitimate seizure of our assets invariably remains on the agenda both in Europe and in America.

“This issue is unacceptable to us. Potentially, it is extremely dangerous to the global financial system.”

Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov warned that an asset seizure could serve as the “trigger for a possible outbreak of confrontation that may potentially lead to breaking off relations.”

He added “further military escalation” including the placement of short and medium-range missiles in Europe could also result in a break in diplomatic relations.

The UK’s Lord Cameron says he wants a joint approach to using the cash frozen since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine

#‘We must prepare for war with Russia’ Nato general’s chilling warning as unhinged Putin threatens Europe | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28

A TOP Nato general says his nation should be “seriously afraid of war” with Russia amid growing fears the conflict in Ukraine could spill into...

12/30/2023

‘Why I shop online’ customers beg for a quicker option after slamming long waits in line in store | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28








A woman took to her TikTok page to share a video of herself waiting in line at a store.

SOME stores appeared to be understaffed this holiday season.

A woman took to her TikTok page to share a video of herself waiting in line at a store.

The TikTok user said she waited in line for nearly 15 minutes, claiming self-checkout would make the process run smoother[/caption]

The TikTok user claims the workers expressed they were understaffed for the Holiday season[/caption]

The woman was shopping at the Australian fashion company, Cotton On, where she claimed to be waiting for nearly 15 minutes to checkout.

“You know who needs self-checkouts?” TikTok user (ahsonepalone) wrote on the video.

“COTTON ON,” she exclaimed.

“I’ve been waiting in line for 15 minutes for a $5 crop top.”

The woman filmed an employee ringing up someone ahead of her.

The video then cuts to the TikTok user finally being ringed up where she stood in front of the cashier.

In the caption below, the woman also noted that the long lines didn’t take place on Boxing Day, a day when many Aussies shop for deals.

Instead, it was a regular day for shoppers who just wanted to get in and out of the store as quickly as possible.

She also noted that she didn’t like to partake in the questionnaire that Cotton On customers must complete when they check out at their stores.

“As someone who works for Cotton On, I too hate the questionnaire and get to a point where I just ask if they are a member,” someone wrote in the comments.

“They always have like 2 cashiers MAX too,” another user wrote, to which the TikTok creator responded: “It’s so unfair for the staff.”

The TikTok creator also noted in the comments that she had a conversation with the employees who said they were understaffed for the holiday season.

She also wanted to clarify that her message was going towards upper management and not the staff working there that day.

“Ohh this is NOT on the staff but more on the upper management,” she wrote in response to a comment.

The U.S. Sun reached out to Cotton On for comment.

While not everyone loves self-checkout and some people even threaten to boycott self-checkout systems, they can be convenient for when you’re in a time crunch and want to get in and out of a store.

Some stores, like Walmart, are even trying to make self-checkout easier as they roll out a new buy-now-pay-later option for customers using self-checkout, The U.S. Sun previously reported.

#‘Why I shop online’ customers beg for a quicker option after slamming long waits in line in store | K54L2VX | 2023-12-30 06:39:28

SOME stores appeared to be understaffed this holiday season.