{"id":182622,"date":"2026-05-18T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=182622"},"modified":"2026-05-17T16:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:20:49","slug":"daily-fgs-777","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=182622","title":{"rendered":"Daily FGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Hawken Rifle<\/a><\/p>\n

New Jersey Man Allegedly Ignites Fireworks as Diversion in Jewelry Heist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lowell Cauffiel
\nIn a scene typical of a cinematic military or intelligence tactic, a New Jersey man allegedly ignited an unnerving diversion with camping fuel and fireworks in a Maryland Walmart in order to distract security in order to steal $10,000 in jewelry.<\/p>\n

Anthony J. Rhodes, 36, of Berlin, New Jersey, was arrested by local police Thursday and is currently sitting in a Camden County jail awaiting extradition to Maryland, according to the New York Post and other news outlets.<\/p>\n

He faces charges first-degree arson and manufacturing an explosive device.<\/p>\n

Details of the April 29 scene that unfolded at the discount chain store in Elkton, a town of about 15,000 about 50 miles northeast of Baltimore, came to light Friday from the Maryland State Fire Marshal\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Store security footage showed a man wearing a mask entering the store. He had a backpack and a grocery cart loaded with camping fuel and several boxes of fireworks, officials said.<\/p>\n

The shopping cart was placed next to the children\u2019s clothing section and the man set it ablaze, causing customers scrambling for the exits as explosions and flames erupted.<\/p>\n

The masked suspect then smashed into the store\u2019s jewelry counter, stealing nearly $10,000 worth of merchandise and fled the Walmart on a motorcycle.<\/p>\n

Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames and contained direct fire damage to around $5,000, the Post reported.<\/p>\n

However, Walmart reported smoke and soot damage caused a $10 million loss in damaged inventory.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nBreitbart<\/a><\/p>\n

He thought this was a good idea? Glad no one was hurt. Still, I can’t help but smile at the picture of the herd of Wal-Martians fleeing into the parking lot with fireworks in the background. Now you can’t either.
\n*grin*<\/p>\n

For those that will fight for it, FREEDOM has a flavor the protected shall never know.
\n–L\/Cpl Edwin L.”Tim” Craft, February 1968, Khe Sahn Combat Base<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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