{"id":1824085,"date":"2023-01-25T18:05:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T23:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1824085"},"modified":"2023-01-25T18:07:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T23:07:37","slug":"razor-blades-found-on-north-carolina-gas-pumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/razor-blades-found-on-north-carolina-gas-pumps\/","title":{"rendered":"Razor Blades Found On North Carolina Gas Pumps"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frazor-blades-found-on-north-carolina-gas-pumps%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1824085&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"p1\">North Carolina authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/police-find-razor-blades-in-nc-gas-pump-handles\/20688725\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">informing<\/a> The general public of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyff4.com\/article\/police-razor-blades-forest-city-gas-pump-handles\/42640598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concerning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcnc.com\/article\/news\/crime\/gas-pump-handles-razor-blades-crime\/275-bb765692-aa91-4d4b-9417-10ca9bfaa1f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">development<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wspa.com\/news\/local-news\/police-warn-of-razor-blades-on-gas-pumps-handles-in-one-nc-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">involving<\/a> Gas pumps with handles that have razor-sharp blades\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Brandon Rothrock, Forest City Police Lieutenant <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/3829687-razor-blades-placed-on-gas-pump-handles-in-north-carolina-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> The sharp objects were found by the Department of Agriculture while inspecting the gas pumps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c[The inspector] made us aware. \u2026 He said that he was checking some yesterday and found some in Ellenboro at a Roco Station,\u201d Rothrock stated. \u201cSo, that led him to check some of our local stations, and he found one at 74 Junction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOnce he found several [on Tuesday], he realized it was an issue,\u201d Rothrock is also <a href=\"https:\/\/abc17news.com\/cnn-regional\/2023\/01\/25\/razor-blades-found-on-numerous-gas-pump-handles-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The razors were found at many other locations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/local.nixle.com\/alert\/9887207\/?fbclid=IwAR0gmMtDXPH4M_MCfmULKUrAG4fJPx7GclJU-zIyiaZvs3HQS-oLw0dI9sQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advisory<\/a>The Forest City Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/sciotovalleyguardian.com\/2023\/01\/25\/rusty-razor-blades-found-on-gas-pump-handles-in-north-carolina\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rusty-razor-blades-found-on-gas-pump-handles-in-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201c[o]fficers with the Forest City Police Department have located multiple instances of razor blades being placed in gas pump handles in Forest City and surrounding areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe are actively investigating these instances now in cooperation with the state Department of Agriculture and will follow up with more information when available. In the meantime, please be aware of your surroundings while pumping gas and always check before grabbing the gas pump handle. Thank you and stay safe,\u201d It was added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">One of the 74 Junction gas station\u2019s customers, Dan O\u2019Bryan, commented on the odd situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis particular gas station, I\u2019m pretty much here every single morning, because I work just two minutes down the road from here,\u201d O\u2019Bryan said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m not surprised, but that\u2019s definitely good to know. I\u2019ll tell my wife about it,\u201d He pointed out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rothrock implored people to be careful when they go to fuel up in order to make sure that they don\u2019t get hurt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIf you\u2019re pumping gas, check. Look before you grab. Protect yourself however you need to,\u201d Rothrock observed. \u201cIt\u2019s going to take some hours of reviewing video to see if we can come up with a suspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThere is no explanation as to why someone would do this,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rothrock said that no one had been injured by the razors yet. However, it is not known how long they have been stuck to the gas pump handles. It is not even known who committed these strange acts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWith these times \u2014 germs and things anyway \u2014 maybe wear gloves. Until we can come up with a solid answer,\u201d He said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s very scary, especially whenever kids pump the gas for their parents,\u201d Brandy Hagan reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/abc17news.com\/cnn-regional\/2023\/01\/25\/razor-blades-found-on-numerous-gas-pump-handles-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Fill up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The investigation is being conducted by the state Department of Agriculture.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina authorities are informing the general public of a concerning development involving razor blades on the handles of gas pumps.\u00a0 Forest City Police Lieutenant Brandon Rothrock said the sharp objects were discovered when the Department of Agriculture was conducting an inspection of the gas pumps.\u00a0 \u201c[The inspector] made us aware. \u2026 He said that &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":1824088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[9152,3963,7536,5213,16485,11163],"class_list":["post-1824085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-blades","tag-carolina","tag-gas","tag-north","tag-pumps","tag-razor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1824085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1824085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1824085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1824088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1824085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1824085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1824085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}