truck stop
noun
: a facility especially for truckers that is usually by a highway and that includes a diner, fuel pumps, and a garage
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She was found behind a truck stop building in Posen, where authorities arrested her along with Chad Mecca, 43.
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
After their Sunday truck stop arrest, body camera footage showed Geyser and Mecca being transported through the interior cameras of separate patrol cars.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 29 Nov. 2025
One day later, authorities in Posen, Illinois – located roughly 25 miles south of Chicago – received a report regarding a male and female loitering behind a truck stop.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
According to the friend, Geyser injured her foot during the trip and wasn't able to go on any longer, and they were detained at a truck stop after someone called the police on them for loitering.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
After their Sunday truck stop arrest, body camera footage showed Geyser and Mecca being transported through the interior cameras of separate patrol cars.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 29 Nov. 2025
One day later, authorities in Posen, Illinois – located roughly 25 miles south of Chicago – received a report regarding a male and female loitering behind a truck stop.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
According to the friend, Geyser injured her foot during the trip and wasn't able to go on any longer, and they were detained at a truck stop after someone called the police on them for loitering.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Truck stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truck%20stop. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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