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Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson says, despite their orange tip, toy guns can look like the genuine article in the dark — and “the bad guys are making the real guns look like toy guns, so they can get the jump on officers.” (Photo courtesy of Bob Parrish)

Law officers: Toy guns look like real thing, create danger

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, April 16, 2012 - 6:04am

In the middle of the night, the suspect appeared to be an adult male — and the gun looked real.

“It was the most intense, scariest situation I’ve ever been in,” said Davis County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Benedict.

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Vandals damaged three school buses at St. Joseph High School over the weekend. (Photo courtesy of Alex Salvo)

Buses vandalized at St. Joseph High School

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, April 2, 2012 - 12:20pm

OGDEN — About 60 students who attend St. Joseph Catholic High School had to find their own transportation to classes Monday after three of the school’s buses were vandalized.

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Streaking teens carry BB gun to ward off attacking deer

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 6:12am

OGDEN — Four young people ran naked through the street, one armed with a BB gun, early Sunday morning.

Around 2 a.m. Sunday, a male reported that his girlfriend saw three males and a female streaking along Bonneville Terrace Drive, near 5200 South, according to the Weber County Sheriff’s Office. The news release from the sheriff’s office also indicates that the girlfriend saw one of the males carrying a BB gun.

The area is just to the southeast of the Ogden city limits in a residential area of unincorporated Weber County.

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Mother, boyfriend charged in toddler's accidental shooting death

Christine Clarridge The Seattle Times

Last updated Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 3:38pm

SEATTLE -- Second-degree manslaughter charges have been filed against a mother and her boyfriend in connection with the accidental shooting of the woman's toddler at a Tacoma, Wash., gas station earlier this month.

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BB-gun shooting spree totals $200,000 in damage to 78 victims

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 7:06am

OGDEN -- The recent BB-gun shooting spree has reached a total of 78 individual victims, police say, with multiple car and home windows shot out.

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Police nab 3 in BB gun vandalism spree

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, January 21, 2012 - 12:02pm

CLINTON — Three men arrested for vandalism say they can’t remember every city they drove through as they used BB guns and airsoft guns to destroy approximately 100 car windows, causing damage estimated at $200,000.

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