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MARFA, Texas — The Presidio County Sheriff's Office arrested Teresa Todd for driving while intoxicated on Friday.
Todd is listed on the State Bar of Texas and her personal Twitter account as the Jeff Davis County Attorney and Marfa City Attorney.
This is all the information we currently have on her arrest. NewsWest 9 has contacted the City of Marfa and PCSO. We will update this story as more details are released. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/marfa-city-jeff-davis-county-attorney-arrested-for-dwi/513-182425a9-bc72-4729-b5cc-04bf41d582e0 | 2022-08-20T01:18:01 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/marfa-city-jeff-davis-county-attorney-arrested-for-dwi/513-182425a9-bc72-4729-b5cc-04bf41d582e0 |
MICHIGAN CITY — Four juveniles have been arrested in connection with a series of vehicle thefts and thefts from vehicles that police say are influenced by social-media posts.
Three of the young people face nine felony counts each and double-digit misdemeanors, Michigan City police say.
Police say they have been investigating the crimes since the beginning of August. The city and other surrounding communities have experienced an increase of crimes involving vehicles, including damaged steering columns, broken windows, items taken from vehicles and stolen vehicles.
Detectives this week served search warrants and seized several items of evidence, police said.
The four juveniles taken into custody face a range of charges including theft of a firearm, theft, criminal gang activity, assisting a criminal, child in possession of firearm, intimidation, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and criminal mischief.
"These investigations are still ongoing and if you feel that you may have been victim of a similar incident, we encourage you to contact Detective Mark Galetti at 219-874-3221 Ext. 1088 or email him at mgaletti@emichigancity.com," police said.
Police recommend combating these types of offenses by parking in well-lit areas, storing personal belonging out of view, using a steering-wheel locking device, locking vehicle doors, rolling up windows when vehicle is unattended and reporting any suspicious activity to the Michigan City Police Department.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into LaPorte County Jail
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Bob is a 23-year veteran of The Times. He covers county government and courts in Porter County, federal courts, police news and regional issues. He also created the Vegan in the Region blog, is an Indiana University grad and lifelong region resident.
A father gunned down a man at a park Saturday because he suspected the man pulled his 10-year-old son’s hair and threw basketballs at him during the child’s earlier visit to a Hammond park.
Four juveniles have been arrested in connection with a series of vehicle thefts and thefts from vehicles that police say are influenced by social media posts. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/region-police-force-breaks-up-vehicle-crime-ring-it-says-was-influenced-by-social-media/article_8f859ee4-c992-59e2-86c9-dc51a126db25.html | 2022-08-20T01:24:10 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/region-police-force-breaks-up-vehicle-crime-ring-it-says-was-influenced-by-social-media/article_8f859ee4-c992-59e2-86c9-dc51a126db25.html |
MICHIGAN CITY — Police are seeking tips following two shootings Thursday night, including one that they say sent a person to the hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound.
The first shooting was reported at 7:45 p.m. in the the area of 11th Street and Wabash Street, Michigan City police Sgt. Steve Forker said.
"Upon arriving officers spoke with witnesses and learned that vehicles had been struck by gun fire and discovered bullet-shell casings in the area," he said. "Officers spoke with witnesses, processed the scene, and collected items of evidence."
Police said they were then called out again at 9:10 p.m. Thursday to the area of Michigan Boulevard and Grace Street regarding shots fired and one person hit.
"Officers secured the scene and immediately began life-saving measures on the individual," Forker said.
The injured person was take to Franciscan Health Michigan City hospital with life-threatening injuries.
"Officers canvased the area and began to look for evidence and witnesses," police said.
Anyone with information about the shootings is encouraged to contact Michigan City police Cpl. Lendell Hood at 219-874-3221, extension 1074, or by email at lhood@emichigancity.com.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into LaPorte County Jail
Porter/LaPorte County Courts and Social Justice Reporter
Bob is a 23-year veteran of The Times. He covers county government and courts in Porter County, federal courts, police news and regional issues. He also created the Vegan in the Region blog, is an Indiana University grad and lifelong region resident.
A father gunned down a man at a park Saturday because he suspected the man pulled his 10-year-old son’s hair and threw basketballs at him during the child’s earlier visit to a Hammond park.
Police are seeking tips following two shootings Thursday night, including one that they say sent a person to the hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/region-police-seek-tips-in-wake-of-shooting-with-life-threatening-injury/article_4b535625-3344-5c36-8da2-9a01ba4634cd.html | 2022-08-20T01:24:16 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/region-police-seek-tips-in-wake-of-shooting-with-life-threatening-injury/article_4b535625-3344-5c36-8da2-9a01ba4634cd.html |
CROWN POINT — A Lake Criminal Court deliberated for more than six hours Friday before convicting a man of murdering his girlfriend and two of her family members and setting the home he shared with them ablaze nearly three years ago in Gary.
Reginald J. Carter, 33, could face 45 to 65 years on each of three murder counts and an additional two two 12 years for arson when Judge Salvador Vasquez sentences him.
Carter packed a bookbag with his copy of the Quran, a prayer rug, his birth certificate, and Social Security cards for himself and his 1-month-old son and drove the infant to his mother's home in Chicago after torching the house Oct. 25, 2019, Lake County Supervisory Deputy Prosecutor Michelle Jatkiewicz said in her closing arguments.
As some of the more than 20 people who lived in the three-bedroom home in the 3500 block of West 20th Avenue arrived on scene, they realized three family members were missing.
Reginald Carter's girlfriend, Yoasha Carter, 26, who shared his last name but was not related to him; her cousin Dwayne Jones, 33, and aunt Nefretiri Jones, 51, were each found shot to death in separate bedrooms after the flames were extinguished. Investigators later determined the fire was set with gasoline.
Family members also were looking for Yoasha Carter's infant son, whom they did not initially realize had been taken to Chicago by Reginald Carter, according to trial testimony.
Defense attorney John Cantrell urged the jury not to "make a huge leap" through "holes" in the evidence.
"They want vengeance. They want somebody to be put in jail for this," he said. "But they have to remove all the holes."
The defense attorney characterized carrying birth certificates and Social Security cards after the birth of a child as "standard stuff," and said evidence that an accelerant-sniffing K-9 hit on Reginald Carter's Timberland boots, socks and underwear after the fire "doesn't mean anything."
Reginald Carter was attending automotive repair classes and worked in a shop area at Ivy Tech Community College in East Chicago, where gasoline and other flammable liquids were present, he said.
Jatkiewicz who presented the state's case with Deputy Prosecutor Tara Villarreal, told jurors they could give Reginald Carter the benefit of the doubt with regard to automotive classes, but there were stains on his boots that looked like blood, she said.
The boots were sent to a lab, but there was not enough DNA material to reach any conclusions, she said.
She urged the jury to consider the timeline, which was short.
A next-door neighbor testified she heard a man and woman arguing when she left for an exercise class at 9:30 a.m. She was sure of the time, because she always left for her class at the same time, Jatkiewicz said.
The neighbor's home health aide also heard a man and woman arguing. Both witnesses testified they recognized the voices they heard as the woman who recently had a baby and her boyfriend.
About 10:30 a.m., the home health aide answered a knock at the front door and was told the residence next door was on fire.
Reginald Carter was last seen by Yoasha Carter's sister Yokeca Mitchell driving toward Gary about 9:15 a.m. on Interstate 80/94 in Illinois, according to trial testimony.
Yokeca Mitchell said she heard Reginald Carter and her sister arguing about him returning their mother's van, which Reginald Carter was driving.
Jatkiewicz said it was reasonable to think Reginald Carter — not some other person — arrived at the Gary home before 9:30 a.m., argued with Yoasha Carter, shot her and her family members and set the fire.
"You might not have all the pieces of the puzzle," she said. "But you can sit there and say beyond a reasonable doubt who the person is."
One of Yoasha Mitchell's sisters, Yomesha Mitchell, testified Reginald Carter was so agitated when he arrived at the scene, he was tackled by police. Yokeca Mitchell testified he had changed his clothes after dropping her off hours earlier.
When questions arose over whether children were in the home, Reginald Carter said, "There ain't no kids in there," Yomesha Mitchell said.
Jatkiewicz asked jurors to consider why he would say that, unless he was the last person in the house before the fire and knew no children were inside.
Cantrell said the neighbor and home health aide each testified they didn't know the next door neighbors very well.
The two women could be "good eavesdroppers," but the defense attorney asked jurors if they believed the witnesses could reliably discern whose voices they heard during the argument.
He also questioned why police never obtained a search warrant for Yoasha Carter's phone records or pinged her cellphone, because Yokeca Mitchell told a detective her calls to her sister's phone were being answered by someone who was listening and breathing but not speaking.
"I don't know how someone could possibly ignore that and then come ask you to find my client guilty," Cantrell told the jury.
Jatkiewicz said it was reasonable to conclude Reginald Carter took Yoasha Carter's phone and threw it out as he took the infant to his mother's house. Someone may have found it and started answering calls, but never spoke to Yokeca Mitchell, she said.
Multiple witnesses testified the relationship between Reginald Carter and Yoasha Mitchell was toxic. Family members accused Reginald Carter of pushing Yoasha Carter up against a wall, strangling her and fighting with her over her 9mm handgun when they argued.
Cantrell said domestic violence situations often lead to multiple police reports, and those involved typically take photos or video of injuries or damage caused by the aggressor.
In this case, Yoasha Carter's family testified about the domestic violence "after the fact," he said. No police officers were called to testify about responding to any violence involving the couple.
"We don't know what was going on in her life," Cantrell said of Yoasha Carter. "She doesn't seem like a docile human being who had no enemies."
Family members suspected Reginald Carter was responsible, and police didn't question those suspicions, he said.
"They want justice, but in order to get justice you have to convict the right person," he said.
Family members testified Reginald Carter made an announcement shortly before the homicides. He walked into the living room and said the next time Yoasha Carter reached for a gun during an argument, it was going to be him or her, they said.
He also once told them if he ever killed someone, he wouldn't leave any witnesses and he'd clean it up with bleach, Jatkiewicz said.
"No face, no case," she said. "He meant what he said, and he did what he said."
The relationship between Reginald Carter and Yoasha Carter became so toxic, it cost her her life, Jatkiewicz said, and the killings of Dwayne and Nefretiri Jones were "collateral."
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Gov. Eric Holcomb is opting not to endorse any of the 12 Republicans competing to replace the late U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Elkhart, on the ballot.
Some 500 Republican precinct leaders from Indiana's 2nd Congressional District, which includes portions of LaPorte County, are meeting Saturday in Mishawaka to nominate candidates for the special election to complete Walorski's term, as well as to substitute for Walorski on the general election ballot.
Both the special and the general election are being held Nov. 8. It's expected, but not required, the GOP caucus will nominate the same person for both races.
Holcomb told The Times Friday afternoon he doesn't live in the north-central Indiana congressional district and he doesn't see any benefit in encouraging his fellow Hoosier Republicans to select one candidate over another.
"This would be one of those times where it's advantageous to be politically celibate," Holcomb said.
Walorski was among four people killed in a two vehicle crash Aug. 3 near Nappanee, Indiana.
Her husband, Dean Swihart, and mother, Martha Walorski, both have endorsed Walorski's friend and campaign finance director, Rudy Yakym III, to succeed her.
The governor, who spoke last week at Walorski's funeral, said his thoughts remain with Walorski's family, and not on politics, in the wake of her death at age 58.
"My mind, and my heart, has been with Dean and (Jackie's) mom and all those family members and close friends of Jackie's — and that's where I'll remain for a long time coming," Holcomb said.
Former Attorney General Curtis Hill Jr., who repeatedly clashed with Holcomb during Hill's scandal-marred tenure as the state's chief law enforcement officer from 2017 to 2021, probably is the most well known, and experienced, candidate seeking the nomination.
State Rep. Curt Nisly, R-Milford, who lost his primary race in May, and former state Rep. Christy Stutzman, R-Middlebury, who resigned from the Indiana House to focus on her business three weeks after being elected to a second term in 2020, also are among those running.
The Democratic caucus for the special election is scheduled for Tuesday. It's likely to nominate Paul Steury, an environmental educator from Goshen, since he's already the Democratic nominee for the general election after winning the May 3 primary.
Here are the new Indiana laws to know that took effect July 1
Animals
The owner of a lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, mountain lion or bear must prevent all direct physical contact between the animal and a member of the general public, no matter the age of the animal. Violations are subject to a $1,000 fine for each person who comes into contact with the animal. (House Enrolled Act 1248 )
The owner of a lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, mountain lion or bear must prevent all direct physical contact between the animal and a member of the general public, no matter the age of the animal. Violations are subject to a $1,000 fine for each person who comes into contact with the animal. (House Enrolled Act 1248)
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Annexation
The Aberdeen subdivision may seek to officially become part of Valparaiso, even though the neighborhood is not currently contiguous to the city. A pre-annexation financial study must be completed so Aberdeen residents know the fiscal impact of being voluntarily annexed by Valparaiso. (House Enrolled Act 1110 )
Doug Ross, file, The Times
Ag equipment
Counties, cities or towns can designate agricultural zones as Economic Revitalization Areas (ERA) on the same basis as outdated business districts or distressed residential neighborhoods. New farm equipment or new agricultural improvements located in an ERA are eligible for a property tax abatement for up to five years. The exemption does not apply to farmland. (Senate Enrolled Act 119 )
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Bone marrow
The Indiana Department of Health is authorized to establish and promote a bone marrow donor recruitment program to find eligible Hoosiers willing to donate bone marrow to individuals fighting leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cell conditions. (Senate Enrolled Act 398 )
John Luke, file, The Times
Campus speech
State colleges and universities cannot designate outdoor areas of campus where First Amendment activities are prohibited. Higher education institutions may impose reasonable and content-neutral time, place and manner restrictions on other campus speech that's narrowly tailored to serve a significant interest of the school. (House Enrolled Act 1190 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Caregivers
An adult relative caring for a child after the child has been removed from a dangerous home situation is entitled to directly participate in court hearings concerning services needed by the child, or terminating the parent-child relationship. Previously, only state-licensed foster parents had a statutory right to intervene in legal proceedings pertaining to abused or neglected children. (Senate Enrolled Act 410 )
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Catalytic converters
A catalytic converter is redefined as a "major component part" of a motor vehicle and only licensed automobile salvage recyclers are permitted to buy or sell used catalytic converters. Automobile salvage recyclers also must keep the same records for catalytic converters as valuable metal dealers and cash payouts for detached catalytic converters are capped at $25 per transaction per day. (Senate Enrolled Act 293 )
Jonathan Miano, file, The Times
Coerced abortion
A new crime of "coerced abortion" punishes anyone who knowingly or intentionally coerces a pregnant woman to have an abortion with up to 2 1/2 years in prison. State law already required "the voluntary and informed consent of the pregnant woman" prior to obtaining an abortion. (House Enrolled Act 1217 )
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Data breach
Businesses, banks and similar entities that suffer a data breach must notify their customers within 45 days of the breach being discovered, instead of simply providing notification "without unreasonable delay." (House Enrolled Act 1351 )
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Dementia training
Home health aides who provide care to individuals with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or a similar cognitive disorder must complete at least six hours of dementia care training within 60 days of hire. Current home health aides with at least one year of experience must participate in at least three hours of dementia training. (Senate Enrolled Act 353 )
Joe Ruffalo, file, The Times
Double voting
The penalty for fraudulently casting more than one ballot in the same election is set at up to 2½ in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. The penalty does not apply to individuals casting a valid replacement ballot as permitted by law. (Senate Enrolled Act 328 )
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Expungement
Individuals charged with crimes who either are acquitted following a trial or the charges are dismissed will have their court records automatically expunged within 60 days of disposition, unless the county prosecutor requests a one-year expungement delay. Any non-prosecution of criminal charges within 180 days following an arrest must be expunged immediately. (Senate Enrolled Act 182 )
Jonathan Miano, file, The Times
Foreign land purchases
Foreign business entities are barred from purchasing Indiana agricultural or timber land, with certain exceptions. Businesses organized under Russian law or controlled by Russian nationals are prohibited from acquiring any real estate in Indiana. (Senate Enrolled Act 388 )
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Health officers
The Indiana Department of Health no longer is entitled to remove a local health officer on the basis of intemperance. Health officers still may be removed for failing to collect vital statistics, follow rules, keep records, make reports, respond to official inquires or for neglect of official duty. (House Enrolled Act 1169 )
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Handguns
Adults age 18 and up legally entitled to possess a handgun are not obligated to obtain a state permit to carry a handgun in public. Indiana carry permits remain available for out-of-state reciprocity purposes. Handguns continue to be prohibited in schools, courthouses, and any residence or business that chooses to bar handguns. (House Enrolled Act 1296 )
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Housing shortage
A 13-member Housing Task Force is directed to study issues relating to housing and housing shortages in Indiana. The task force must submit recommendations for policy changes to the General Assembly and the governor no later than Nov. 1. (House Enrolled Act 1306 )
Tony V. Martin, file, The Times
Hunting
The holder of an archery hunting permit is allowed to use a bow and arrow or a crossbow. Previously, crossbow hunters were required to obtain a separate license. (Senate Enrolled Act 186 )
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Inmate calls
The in-state rate for telephone calls placed by inmates at Indiana Department of Correction facilities drops to 12 cents per minute from 24 cents per minute. County jail telephone rates are capped at 21 cents per minute statewide, instead of ranging from 22 cents per minute to $4.70 per minute. (House Enrolled Act 1181 )
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Lead testing
Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, doctors must offer a blood lead screening test to the parents of children between nine months and six years old if the child has not previously been tested for lead poisoning. Parents are not required to have their children tested for lead. (House Enrolled Act 1313 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Low-level felons
Judges once again may sentence level 6 felony offenders to state prisons operated by the Indiana Department of Correction, replacing a mandate that individuals found guilty of minor felony crimes only serve their six-month to 2 1/2-year sentences in county jails. (House Enrolled Act 1004 )
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Lowell investment
The town of Lowell is authorized to segregate its recent water utility sale proceeds from other town funds, contract with an investment adviser, and deploy the funds in most kinds of investments offering higher returns than fixed-income securities, except corporate stock and other equity securities. (House Enrolled Act 1011 )
Kale Wilk, file, The Times
Medicaid
Pregnant individuals whose family incomes are less than 208% of the federal poverty level are entitled to receive low- or no-cost health coverage through Indiana Medicaid for the duration of their pregnancy, and up to 12 months after giving birth. (House Enrolled Act 1140 )
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Nuclear power
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission is directed to adopt rules by July 1, 2023, permitting small modular nuclear reactors to be used to generate electricity in the Hoosier State. The law does not mandate any utilities switch to nuclear power but opens the door by putting in place the regulations that would guide its development and use. (Senate Enrolled Act 271 )
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Pregnant inmates
Restraints used on a prison inmate in her second or third trimester of pregnancy need to be the least restrictive restraints necessary. A pregnant inmate must be unrestrained while in labor, delivering a baby and during the immediate post-delivery period, unless she is an immediate danger to herself or others, or a substantial flight risk. (House Enrolled Act 1294 )
Connor Burge, file, The Times
Property tax
The $3,000 property tax deduction for mortgaged property is eliminated beginning Jan. 1, 2023, and the homestead deduction is increased to $48,000 from $45,000. The senior citizen tax deduction may be claimed on homes worth up to $240,000, instead of a maximum of $200,000. (House Enrolled Act 1260 )
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Public comment
School boards must allow any person physically present at a school board meeting to address the board if the person is interested in doing so in accordance with the board’s public comment rules, including any time limits. Boards still can take "reasonable steps to maintain order in a meeting," including "removal of any person who is willfully disruptive of the meeting." (House Enrolled Act 1130 )
Dan Carden, file, The Times
Rape
The definition of rape is expanded to include a person who disregards the other person's attempts to physically, verbally, or by other visible conduct refuse the person's sexual acts. Rape in Indiana also consists of the use of force, or imminent threat of force, to compel sexual conduct; sex with a person unaware sexual conduct is occurring; or sex with a person unable to consent to sex due to mental disability. (House Enrolled Act 1079 )
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Semiquincentennial
A 23-member commission is established to organize events and commemorations across the state celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026. (Senate Enrolled Act 12 )
Library of Congress
Simulated child porn
The production, distribution, possession or viewing of a video or image depicting obscene sexual conduct involving a person who appears to be less than 18 years old — even if the person is over 18, or doesn’t exist — is the legal equivalent of child exploitation, possession of child pornography and similar felony crimes. (House Enrolled Act 1363 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
State fossil
The mastodon is designated as the official fossil of Indiana. Dozens of mastodon fossils have been found throughout Indiana, including the bones of at least five mastodons now held by the Indiana State Museum that were discovered in 2005 by workers digging a pond in the Porter County town of Hebron. (House Enrolled Act 1013 )
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Tax cuts
The utility receipts tax, a 1.46% charge paid by businesses and consumers on a portion of their electricity, natural gas, water, steam, sewage and telephone bills, is eliminated July 1. Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, the state income tax rate drops to 3.15% from 3.23%, with the possibility of future reductions to 2.9%. (House Enrolled Act 1002 )
Doug Ross, file, The Times
Tourism
The definition of "agritourism" is expanded beyond agricultural activities to include camping, canoeing, kayaking, river tubing and winter sports activities. An agritourism participant release form may be signed electronically, instead of only on paper. (Senate Enrolled Act 343 )
Connor Burge, file, The Times
Township trustees
A township trustee who fails to perform the duties of his or her office is subject to removal by court order if the removal is endorsed by the township board, county commissioners and county council, and other conditions are met. (Senate Enrolled Act 304 )
Dan Carden, The Times
Trans sports
All children assigned male at birth are barred from participating in any elementary, middle or high school athletics designated as a "girls" or "female" sport — no matter the child's gender identity or physical characteristics. (House Enrolled Act 1041 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Tribal law enforcement
A police officer employed by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi in South Bend may exercise law enforcement authority anywhere in the state, so long as the officer meets the standards of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and the tribe consents to statewide police powers. (Senate Enrolled Act 347 )
Turn signal
A mandate that drivers signal all turns or lane changes at least 200 feet ahead of time, or 300 feet if the vehicle is traveling in excess of 50 mph, is deleted on Jan. 1, 2023, in favor of a requirement that motorists signal all turns and lane changes "a reasonable time" before completing them. (House Enrolled Act 1167 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
University gifts
Public and private colleges and universities in Indiana must report to the state, and disclose on their website, all gifts from foreign entities that already must be reported to the federal government upon receipt. (Senate Enrolled Act 388 )
Kale Wilk, file, The Times
Vaping taxes
A tax of 15% is imposed on the wholesale price of closed system cartridges used for vaping. Under a 2021 law, the tax rate was scheduled to be 25%. An additional tax of 40 cents per ounce is assessed on alternative nicotine products, such as electronic cigarettes. (Senate Enrolled Act 382 )
Richard Vogel, file, Associated Press
Virtual instruction
Public schools may only hold up to three student-directed virtual instruction days during the 180-day school year absent extraordinary circumstances and a waiver approved by the Indiana Department of Education. (House Enrolled Act 1093 )
John Luke, file, The Times
Youth ag
A public school or school corporation may purchase up to $10,000 in food each year from a youth agricultural program, up from the former annual maximum of $7,500. (House Enrolled Act 1320 )
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HAMMOND — Work on the $25 million Tailor Row Apartment Complex planned for downtown Hammond has been made complicated by an existing foundation left behind by the former Goldblatt's department store.
Developed by ATG Real Estate, Tailor Row will bring 208 market-rate units to Hohman Avenue between Sibley and Rimbach streets. The bottom floor of the apartment complex will be filled with commercial space and will border an outdoor plaza.
Tailor Row will replace an underutilized parking lot that used to be the location of Goldblatt's Department Store. Goldblatt's declared bankruptcy in the early 1980s as competitors like Kmart and Sears began to cut into the discount chain's business.
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Initial evaluations show the foundation of some old walls and a floor slab remain on the property. However, City Engineer Dean Button said more studies are needed to determine "what in fact is underground there."
During a Tuesday meeting, the Hammond Redevelopment Commission unanimously approved a proposal for geotechnical engineering and inspection services with Advanced Engineering Services not to exceed $20,000.
"That structure below ground is going to make construction of the foundation of these new apartment buildings very complicated," Button said. “We would be at risk if we did not address this."
The remnants of the Goldblatt's building could cause the new foundation to settle unevenly and sort of start to tip, Button explained.
While developers originally hoped to begin construction on Tailor Row this fall, the remaining foundation has pushed the groundbreaking to next spring, Hammond Director of Economic Development Anne Anderson said.
Tailor Row is part of the larger redevelopment efforts underway in downtown Hammond which include straightening the curve that aligns Rimbach Street with Fayette Street and redesigning Hohman Avenue to bring the street down to one travel lane in each direction with a shared bike lane, additional street parking and new sidewalks.
Two other apartment complexes are also coming to the downtown. The former Bank Calumet building at 5231 Hohman Ave. is slated to undergo a $24 million redesign that will include over 100 residential units and 7,000 square-feet of retail.
And five-story complex called Madison Lofts, is planned for the northeast corner of Sibley Street and Hohman Avenue. Madison Lofts will have about 55 residential units and 87,000 square-feet of retail.
Anderson said the Tailor Row construction will likely take about a year. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/construction-on-apartment-complex-in-downtown-hammond-made-complicated-by-remnants-of-old-department-store/article_02d17f34-aa7d-5193-b0d9-a547766a528e.html | 2022-08-20T01:24:32 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/construction-on-apartment-complex-in-downtown-hammond-made-complicated-by-remnants-of-old-department-store/article_02d17f34-aa7d-5193-b0d9-a547766a528e.html |
MERRILLVILLE — The "rumors" that spurred Merrillville officials to close the town hall early Friday and keep kids inside schools for the day are connected to a person last seen in the area of a Gary homicide, police said.
Gary police have identified Tyree Gaines, 24, as a person of interest in the Wednesday night shooting death of Cornelius Olive, 79, in the 3200 block of West 21st Place.
Cmdr. Jack Hamady said Gaines also has been emailing threatening messages to the city of Gary and neighboring communities.
Merrillville Councilman Richard Hardaway said the messages he and other Merrillville Town Council members received up to five times a day all week long were not necessarily threatening, but definitely unusual and occasionally laden with pornography.
Hardaway said when town officials and Merrillville Police learned the individual sending the bizarre messages was a person of interest in a Gary homicide they decided out of an abundance of caution to temporarily close the town hall, 7820 Broadway.
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The Merrillville Community School Corp. likewise placed its buildings on "lock in" status, meaning indoor activities at the schools continued Friday but there were no outdoor activities during the school day.
"There is no specific type of incident that occurred in Merrillville, nor is there an immediate threat," police said. "This was done as a precautionary measure."
Police described Gaines as a black man standing 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing 115 pounds. Hamady said Gaines is believed to be armed and unstable, and the public should not approach him.
Instead, anyone who spots Gaines should call 911, contact Sgt. W. Poe at 219-755-3855, or dial the Gary Police Crime Tip Hotline 866-CRIME-GP.
"Tyree Gaines is only a person of interest and is asked to turn himself in," Hamady said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/merrillville/person-of-interest-in-gary-homicide-spurred-closure-of-merrillville-town-hall/article_a12b1f37-bb25-53b7-b37f-74ffc9a9409f.html | 2022-08-20T01:24:38 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/merrillville/person-of-interest-in-gary-homicide-spurred-closure-of-merrillville-town-hall/article_a12b1f37-bb25-53b7-b37f-74ffc9a9409f.html |
Man sentenced to 13 years in connection to fraudulent lottery scheme in Arizona
A man was sentenced Tuesday to 160 months, or just over 13 years, in the U.S. District Court of Arizona’s Tucson Division in connection to an international scam to swindle primarily elderly people out of money, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Arizona district.
David Odean McIntosh, a 29-year-old man from Jamaica, was convicted of multiple counts of mail and wire fraud that largely targeted elderly people. Along with his prison sentence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said McIntosh is required to pay $1.8 million in restitution.
According to the press release, the scheme involved calling older U.S. residents and claiming that they had won a lottery or monetary prize but that they would have to pay taxes or fees in order to get access to that money.
The group of scammers also sent some residents fraudulent letters claiming to be the IRS that included threats to “seize their assets if they failed to pay,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Prosecutors allege that McIntosh specifically was in charge of distributing “lead lists” that included the names, personal information and contacts of thousands of mostly elderly people that the scammers could lure into giving them money.
Additionally, McIntosh was charged and convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering, as the U.S. Attorney’s Office said he had planned to launder some of the fraudulent money collected.
Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam
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Judge limits privilege defense in Bisbee Mormon sex abuse case
An Arizona judge overseeing a high-profile lawsuit accusing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of conspiring to cover up child sex abuse has ruled that the church may not refuse to answer questions or turn over documents under the state's "clergy-penitent privilege."
Clergy in Arizona, as in many other states, are required to report information about child sexual abuse or neglect to law enforcement or child welfare authorities. But an exception to that law — the privilege — allows members of the clergy who learn of the abuse through spiritual confessions to keep the information secret.
Judge Laura Cardinal ruled on Aug. 8 that the late Paul Adams waived his right to keep his confessions secret when he posted videos of himself sexually abusing his two daughters on the internet, boasted of the abuse on social media, and confessed to federal law enforcement agents, who arrested him in 2017 with no help from the church.
"Taken together, Adams' overt acts demonstrate a lack of repentance and a profound disregard" for the principles of the church, widely known as the Mormon church, Cardinal said in her ruling. "His acts can only be characterized as a waiver of the clergy-penitent privilege."
The lawsuit accuses two Arizona bishops and church leaders in Salt Lake City of negligence in not reporting the abuse and allowing Adams to continue abusing his older daughter for as many as seven years, a time in which he also abused the girl's infant sister.
Cardinal issued her order, which the church is expected to appeal, after attorneys for three victims objected when the church refused to turn over disciplinary records for Adams, who was excommunicated in 2013. The victims' attorneys also objected when a church official cited the privilege when refusing to answer questions during pre-trial testimony.
"The judge's order applies to the church's secret records and to what happened at the secret excommunication hearing," said Lynne Cadigan, an attorney for the three children who filed suit.
Cardinal's order will require church official Richard Fife, a clerk who took notes during the excommunication hearing, to answer questions from the attorneys representing the Adams children. It will also require church officials to turn over records of the disciplinary council meeting.
The church has filed a legal motion asking Cardinal to delay implementing her order until it contests her findings with the Arizona Court of Appeals. Without the delay, church lawyers said, information it considers confidential under the clergy-penitent privilege would be released to attorneys for the Adams children and, potentially, the public.
"The privileged information will have been disclosed and it would be impossible to 'un-ring the bell,'" the church said.
Church officials did not return calls from the AP seeking additional comment on the ruling.
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In a motion filed earlier this year asking Cardinal to dismiss the case, the church said its defense "hinges entirely" on whether bishops John Herrod and Robert "Kim" Mauzy were required to report Adams' "confidential confessions" to civil authorities, or were excused from reporting requirements under the privilege.
The lawsuit was filed by three of the six children of Paul and Leizza Adams, and was featured in a recent investigation by the Associated Press. The AP found that a church "abuse help line" used by Herrod and Mauzy to contact church attorneys is part of a system that can easily be misused by church leaders to divert abuse accusations away from law enforcement and instead to church attorneys who may bury the problem, leaving victims in harm's way.
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The help line, AP's investigation found, is housed within the church's risk management department, where church officials work to protect the church from financial losses and lawsuits that could mar the church's reputation.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement late Wednesday that said, "The AP story has significant flaws in its facts and timeline, which lead to erroneous conclusions."
The statement, which did not dispute any facts in the story, said the help line "has everything to do with protecting children and has nothing to do with cover-up."
The investigation was based in part on nearly 12,000 pages of sealed documents from an unrelated West Virginia child sex abuse lawsuit against the church, which provided the most detailed and comprehensive look yet at the so-called help line, which has been criticized by Mormon abuse victims and their attorneys for being inadequate to quickly stop abuse and protect victims.
The sealed records, including sworn statements by high church officials, revealed that all records of calls to the help line are destroyed at the end of each day. They also showed that Mormon church officials consider all calls referred to attorneys with the firm Kirton McConkie, which represents the church, to be confidential under the attorney-client privilege.
During an interview last month, William Maledon, an Arizona lawyer who represents the church in the lawsuit, said the fact that Adams posted videos of his abuse of both daughters on the internet and boasted about the abuse on social media would have no bearing on the case because neither Herrod nor Mauzy knew that Adams posted the pornographic material.
"The bishops didn't know anything about that," Maledon said, adding that Herrod and Mauzy said as much in sworn declarations submitted in the case.
But Cochise County Attorney Brian McIntyre, who has opened a criminal investigation into the church, told the AP months ago that he believes Adams waived any confidentiality rights under the clergy-penitent privilege by posting his abuse and discussing it online.
Adams "disclosed his actual crime to thousands of people on the Internet," McIntyre said, "so there's an implied waiver there." | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/08/19/judge-limits-privilege-defense-paul-adams-sex-abuse-case-church-jesus-christ-latter-day-saints/7847578001/ | 2022-08-20T01:28:47 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/08/19/judge-limits-privilege-defense-paul-adams-sex-abuse-case-church-jesus-christ-latter-day-saints/7847578001/ |
More than 15K 'candy'-looking fentanyl pills seized at port of entry
More than 15,000 fentanyl pills were seized Wednesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Nogales' port of entry, with an Arizona official warning their "candy" appearance could be a trend that targets youth.
In a tweet on Thursday, CBP Port of Nogales Director Michael Humphries shared an image of the packaged, brightly colored pills, stating the contraband was found strapped to a person's legs.
"Second consecutive day colored fentanyl pills with the appearance of candy seized," Humphries' tweet read. "This could be the start of a trend with Transnational Criminal Organizations targeting younger users."
Reflecting a gradual years-long increase, newly updated numbers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show around 3,000 pounds of fentanyl have been seized in Arizona in 2022.
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Arizona's three CBP offices — the Tucson sector and the Tucson and Yuma field offices — have seized 3,005 pounds of fentanyl so far in 2022 compared to 2,600 total in 2021, according to data from the federal agency.
So far in 2022, the Tucson field office has seized 2,628 pounds of fentanyl, while last year it seized 2,268 pounds of the substance, according to the CBP. In 2020, the field office seized 1,295 pounds, and it seized 824 pounds in 2019.
The Tucson sector has seized 357 pounds of fentanyl this year, compared to 280, 189 and 13 pounds in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively, according to the CBP. The Yuma field office has seized 20 pounds of the substance this year and seized 85 pounds last year.
CBP in the Southwest seized 10,071 pounds of fentanyl in 2022 versus 10,586 pounds last year. Nationally, CBP in 2022 has seized 10,558 pounds compared to 11,203 pounds the prior year, the agency's figures show.
This information, according to the agency's website, was last updated Monday.
Reach breaking news reporter Jose R. Gonzalez at jose.gonzalez@gannett.com or on Twitter @jrgzztx.
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Apolinar Altamirano gets more than 38 years in 2015 fatal shooting of Mesa QuikTrip clerk over cigarettes
A Maricopa Superior Court judge has sentenced Apolinar Altamirano to 38.5 years of prison time in the 2015 shooting of a Mesa convenience store clerk.
Altamirano was convicted of shooting Grant Ronnebeck, 21, while Ronnebeck was working behind the counter at a QuikTrip store on the corner of Broadway Road and Stapley Drive at around 3 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2015.
Altamirano went into the store for cigarettes and piled change on the counter to pay for them. When Ronnebeck told Altamirano he had to count the change before Altamirano could take them, Altamirano shot and killed Ronnebeck.
Police arrested Altamirano an hour later after a high-speed chase that stretched over several cities.
On Friday, Judge Justin Beresky sentenced the now 36-year-old Altamirano on second degree murder, armed robbery, burglary in the first degree, unlawful flight from a law enforcement vehicle – charges he pled guilty to in May.
Since 2015 the prosecution had sought the death sentence in this case, but the court ultimately decided that Altamirano was intellectually disabled.
The defense argued that Altamirano was intellectually and socially dependent on his wife, who managed the essential aspects of his life, including being able to feed and house himself.
When she died, the court agreed that the “defendant could not meet the standards of personal independence expected of an adult his age.”
At the time of his death, Ronnebeck’s friend Samantha Hansen described the kind person Ronnebeck was.
"Grant had a big heart. He was loving and outgoing and full of life," she said. "It's unfair. To think it's over a couple of packs of cigarettes. It's not right.”
Reach crime reporter Miguel Torres at Miguel.Torres@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @TheMiguelTorres. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2022/08/19/apolinar-altamirano-sentenced-fatal-shooting-mesa-quiktrip-convenience-store-clerk-grant-ronnebeck/7847624001/ | 2022-08-20T01:28:59 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2022/08/19/apolinar-altamirano-sentenced-fatal-shooting-mesa-quiktrip-convenience-store-clerk-grant-ronnebeck/7847624001/ |
Phoenix woman sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her two young daughters
The Maricopa County Superior Court sentenced Retta Cruse, 36, to two consecutive life sentences for the Sept. 8, 2021, first-degree murder of her two daughters, according to a news release from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.
Cruse pled guilty to both first-degree murder charges, one for 9-year-old Aleyah McIntyre and the second for 4-year-old Royal McIntyre, The Arizona Republic reported in September 2021.
Arrest records obtained by The Republic show Phoenix police officers responded to a 911 call to the Phoenix home, where they found the two girls lying on a bed dead with their arms around each other, looking as if they were placed there, police wrote in the probable cause statement.
Records show police found evidence that Cruse used both prescription and over-the-counter medication to sedate and overdose the two girls.
Officers found Cruse in a different bedroom, where she had barricaded herself by pushing a bed up against the door, the arrest record shows. She had multiple stab wounds and lacerations, with a knife found near her, and she was transported to the hospital for medical treatment.
In addition, police said in the arrest record that they found a handwritten note near the two girls that explained Cruse’s motives and had a signature that was very similar to the signature on Cruse’s driver’s license.
While the arrest records show she initially said she didn’t know how the girls died or have any knowledge of the confession note, she pleaded guilty to both crimes during her trial.
Her two consecutive life sentences mean she will not be eligible for release at any point in her lifetime, according to the news release.
Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam
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ENOLA, Pa. — The East Pennsboro Area School District welcomed a special motivational speaker today.
Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to finish the Ironman Triathlon, spoke with staff, students, and members of the community Friday.
Nikic hosted a meet and greet and completed a push-up challenge with the student-athletes.
He says that he is optimistic about his ability to inspire others.
"[I want to] Give them inspiration, give them hope that one day they'll walk away from school and tell their family members what they learned and what they accomplished," said Nikic.
Students who attended the event also drew inspiration from Nikic's story.
"To see how easy it can be to be successful in the way that they explained it is very exciting. Honesty, I think I'll take that into my personal day-to-day workouts," said East Penn senior Dakota Campbell. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/east-pennsboro-area-school-district-hosts-a-special-motivational-speaker-pennsylvania/521-44c754c5-4da2-4bd0-8319-9193ba885313 | 2022-08-20T01:29:30 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/east-pennsboro-area-school-district-hosts-a-special-motivational-speaker-pennsylvania/521-44c754c5-4da2-4bd0-8319-9193ba885313 |
SAN ANTONIO —
It’s back-to-school season for many kids in Texas. But for some teachers, preparations begin weeks in advance.
“When it’s flagged, they know, like, no cell phones,” said Whitney Weddel, holding a set of colored flags you’d expect to see outside a doctor’s office.
“They may be on the desk,” she said, pointing at the yellow flag. “Or, green is, ‘Go for it.’”
A health science teacher at East Central High School, Weddel puts a lot of thought in how she arranges her classroom.
"The students, when they're in our lab, they're in their stations and they're learning. They're seeing what it would look like when they're going to go take their actual certification,” she said. “But here in our classroom, it's a little more cozy. A little more comfortable."
Weddel says she didn't plan on teaching at all, much less heading up the school's nursing program.
"I thought I was going to just apply to become a school nurse. And then they (said), ‘We have a health science position. Have you ever thought about teaching?’” Weddel said. “And it kind of just, like, happened?"
She says she fell into the job after becoming disillusioned with hospital administration.
"I love what I do," she said. "Like, I can't picture doing anything but teaching."
That love of teaching is one of the reasons she says she gets excited for this time of year—every year.
"Your students, they get you for one year. You'll continue to perfect your craft over many years, and you'll get better at all the things,” she said. “But they get you for one year. So I'm always super excited about the one year."
The atmosphere she is trying to create in her classroom is fun and comfortable, but Weddel says, ultimately, it's about creating the best conditions for learning.
"If they're comfortable, then their heart is open, their mind is open," she said.
"And they're going to gain something every day." | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-teacher-creates-a-unique-classroom-experience/273-2d29eed4-1dec-407d-acbd-6cd100dda3f8 | 2022-08-20T01:29:36 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-teacher-creates-a-unique-classroom-experience/273-2d29eed4-1dec-407d-acbd-6cd100dda3f8 |
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — An alleged hazing incident involving the Middletown football team continues to send shockwaves throughout the district. On Friday, the school district announced that head coach Scott Acri resigned earlier in the week.
Melissa Brown, a licensed psychologist at UPMC, spoke to FOX43 about how students in sports and clubs could get wrapped up in hazing incidents.
“Particularly in high school, we’re dealing with a fairly vulnerable population," said Brown. "There’s this ideology about wanting to fit in, wanting to stand out, wanting to be popular, whatever that ideology is for them.”
Brown says that mentality could apply to both perpetrators and victims of hazing incidents, and adds that it can happen on any sports team or club.
She says depending on the severity of the incident, victims could suffer long-lasting trauma.
“We’re talking about depression, anxiety, eating disorders," said Brown. "And of course, the big factor is the loss of trust in those adults and others around them that are there to keep them safe.”
Brown says coaches and other adult supervisors should monitor their students for any signs of potential hazing. She adds that parents also have a role to discourage their children from engaging in any hazing activities.
“Keep those conversations flowing, keep those doors open with your teen," said Brown. "As hard as it is and as often as they grunt at you, it really is important that you are their safe place that they can come to.”
The Middletown School District initially planned on releasing updated information about the hazing incident earlier Friday but postponed the release until Monday, Aug. 22nd.
Assistant coach Rob Brodish was tabbed as the team's acting head coach, following Acri's resignation. Middletown will take on Northern York High School in a scrimmage on Saturday at 10 a.m. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/local-psychologist-reacts-to-middletown-football-hazing-incident-middletown-high-school-dauphin-county/521-07407721-0123-419b-acd7-d6d49510df47 | 2022-08-20T01:29:37 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/local-psychologist-reacts-to-middletown-football-hazing-incident-middletown-high-school-dauphin-county/521-07407721-0123-419b-acd7-d6d49510df47 |
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Courtney Bodett said his wife went to Graham to check in on a family home last night, but then things took an expected turn when a kitten popped up.
“When she approached it, it was friendly,” Bodett said. “Then all of the other cats came out of the bushes at her, and the next thing I knew I was getting a phone call from her, saying, ‘we got nine cats.”
The Bodetts decided to bring the cats to the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County, but they were concerned that there might not be room.
Currently, the animal shelter is caring for more than 700 animals, putting them at capacity.
Lindsey Heaney said that many pet owners in Pierce County are struggling to keep up with the rising costs of veterinary care, which is already in short supply.
Housing also plays a key role. According to Human Animal Support Services, based on the amount of households that are behind on rent in Pierce County, more than 21,000 pets could be without a home within the next 30-90 days.
“It’s hard to keep up with the increase in rent, but also the fees associated with having a pet,” Heaney said. “So pet fees, a security deposit, as well as finding places that will allow for a certain breed and weight restrictions, has been very difficult.”
In order to entice prospective pet owners and free up space, the Humane Society has reduced adoption fees for its animals.
Heaney hopes this will give community members the chance to find a new pet and give them a home.
“Being able to free up space in our kennels for more animals is really the goal, but also for our longer stay pets that’ve been here for a while, to finally find their forever home would be really great, so adoptions are urgently needed for us,” she said.
Heaney went on to say that if you find a lost pet, it’s actually better to try and locate the owner first, because they’re probably nearby. If you’re a pet owner and you want to surrender your pet, Heaney recommends trying to find another home for the animal before bringing it to a shelter, which should be the last resort for the pets, where the animals may be housed for months at a time. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/pets-and-animals/animal-shelters-reach-capacity-pierce-county/281-153454bd-b348-4d0f-a809-f570e1f38b95 | 2022-08-20T01:31:03 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/pets-and-animals/animal-shelters-reach-capacity-pierce-county/281-153454bd-b348-4d0f-a809-f570e1f38b95 |
DALLAS — A tiger named Nyla was found inside rapper Trapboy Freddy’s house on Wednesday when Dallas Police and Federal agents went to arrest him.
We caught up with the rapper as he was released from federal custody Friday.
Trapboy Freddy, whose given name is Devarius Dontez Moore, wouldn’t elaborate on how he got the tiger or why. But, his aunt told us he got the cub when it was only a few weeks old.
”She’s a sweet cub, just a baby, and we are waiting on the paperwork and it’s not a problem,” said Paula Biggurs, Moore's aunt.
On his Instagram Moore posted a picture with Nyla, tagging the Instagram account @coolmoneykennels.
"He likes all animals and looking to open up an animal business. Something positive,” said Biggurs.
Moore was released today after federal authorities arrested and charged him with possession of a firearm by a felon.
The original arrest was made in Kaufman County when he was pulled over and police say they found a gun in his car, which he says didn’t belong to him.
”I’m innocent but God will sort it out for me,” said Biggurs.
His family says Trapboy Freddy is getting a bad rap. They say, although he has a criminal history that includes drug possession, he’s spent the last 10 years trying to do better and has given out school supplies and Christmas toys to kids.
”He’s not who people make him out to be. We all have a past but over the last year, last decade he’s been doing good,” said Biggurs.
Moore and his family say they hope to get Nyla back but as part of the conditions for his release a federal judge says Moore cannot “have wild or dangerous animals in his presence.”
As for Nyla, for now, Dallas Animals Services have her in an undisclosed location. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-rapper-trapboy-freddy-speaks-release-jail/287-548b24fc-673b-43ea-a143-c36f3cd10879 | 2022-08-20T01:31:33 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-rapper-trapboy-freddy-speaks-release-jail/287-548b24fc-673b-43ea-a143-c36f3cd10879 |
NORTH BEND, Wash. — The U.S. Forest Service closed a campground along the Snoqualmie River, citing increased bear activity due to humans leaving food unattended.
Bears have become habituated to food being left out in the open and unattended at the Middle Fork Campground, Ranger Martie Schramm told KING 5.
"This decision was not an easy one to make but one that we had to make out of an abundance of caution for the safety of the public and the bears," said Schramm.
No injuries have been reported.
The Forest Service will install food storage lockers at the campground in the "very near future," Schramm said.
The hope is the visitors will use the facilities to store their food and the campground can be open next season.
Bears that associate people with easy food sources can become dangerous. They are likely to be euthanized if they repeatedly return to an area occupied by humans in search of food, according to the Forest Service.
"Remember, a fed bear is a dead bear," a post from the USFS reads.
Anyone camping or backpacking in areas home to bears should hang their food and trash, bring bear canisters or use bear lockers where available, and dispose of trash in appropriate receptacles.
Cars can also be used to store items such as food, trash, cooking gear and toiletries when camping. The National Park Service recommends using the trunk, rolling up windows and locking the doors of your vehicle to secure it.
Campers should also clean up immediately after meals, storing away food items and cooking equipment, and disposing of waste.
For more tips on bears, visit the NPS page bear safety page. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/middle-fork-campground-snoqualmie-river-closes-forest-service-bears/281-871340e5-0b6a-4e07-9577-6f6712619d57 | 2022-08-20T01:35:36 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/middle-fork-campground-snoqualmie-river-closes-forest-service-bears/281-871340e5-0b6a-4e07-9577-6f6712619d57 |
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — The Army Reserves honored one of their own Friday at Joint Base Lewis–McChord.
Sgt. James J. Holtom was memorialized at the United States Army Reserve Center. The building will be re-named in his memory.
Holtom joined the Army Reserves in 2003 and was deployed in 2006 as a part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he conducted patrols near Ramadi and Fallujah looking for IEDs on the roads.
Jan Silbert, who was Holtom’s platoon leader at the time, said there’s only one way to describe the soldiers who did that work.
“They were heroes, they really were,” he said. “You’re asking somebody to literally to be the first person driving down the road, most of the time, visually finding bombs.”
On February 8, 2007, an IED detonated under Holtom’s vehicle during a patrol near Karmah, killing him and two others.
He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart for his service.
Sgt. Holtom’s father, David Holtom, still remembers when he learned that his son made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
“It was painful, for my wife and I and our family, to hear that news, to see those two men come to the door and give us the news,” he recalled. “As you can imagine, it’s so difficult.”
But Holtom thanked the Army for taking the time to show that his son’s sacrifice will be remembered.
“A parent’s biggest fear is that they will be forgotten, and things like this help ease that in a big way," he said.
He said that the death of his son highlighted the impact of the sacrifice soldiers make in service of their country.
“Every one of those people who succumbed were people with names and families, and that became a reality for me on February 8, 2007,” he said. “This isn’t just an army that’s going over there, these are people, individuals. So I want to thank you individually, for your sacrifice and commitment.” | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/jblm-building-renamed-fallen-soldier/281-7638c218-6f7f-415f-a0c9-6857ccff06d3 | 2022-08-20T01:35:42 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/jblm-building-renamed-fallen-soldier/281-7638c218-6f7f-415f-a0c9-6857ccff06d3 |
SEATTLE — Tacoma’s Leylah Leonard is taking her message of positivity and anti-bullying on the road.
Leonard is representing Washington state in the National Ms. Wheelchair America Competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan this weekend.
The week-long event has state titleholders from across America participating in leadership training, workshops on advocacy, and mentoring sessions. Leonard will use these skills as a volunteer with the YMCA and said she is thrilled to be a part of the historic competition.
The 23-year-old was born with cerebral palsy. Leonard graduated from Foss High School in 2017.
Her mother said she attended Kiwanis Camp Kasey for 10 years and gained a lot of her confidence when we was away from home and surprised everyone when she declared she was competing for Ms. Washington. Earning the crown propelled Leylah to a national stage.
After being canceled in 2020, the Ms. Wheelchair America pageant was presented in a virtual format in 2021.
This weekend, the pageant is back live in person and celebrates the 51st year of advocacy through this event.
The pageant started in 1972 by a doctor who wanted to give women that used wheelchairs for mobility a platform to share their stories. The mission continues today in a nonprofit that’s powered by some dedicated volunteers. The Ms. Wheelchair America pageant is unique from similar pageants in that it’s not a beauty contest and focuses on advocacy, leadership and achievements. The woman selected to wear the crown will represent the 61 million Americans who are living with disabilities.
Leylah Leonard said her volunteer work is an extension of her passion for making peoples lives better and she joins representatives from 48 states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, who have been selected to compete.
Layla said she advocating for accessibility and wants everyone to belong and feel loved.
On Friday night, the representatives will give speeches and the crowning gala will be live streaming tomorrow night from Michigan.
Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m.: Speech Night – Livestream
Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m.: Crowning Gala – Livestream | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/tacoma-woman-representing-washington-state-in-national-ms-wheelchair-america-competition/281-e7524b42-8356-48e7-833c-2f38a5ab8168 | 2022-08-20T01:35:48 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/tacoma-woman-representing-washington-state-in-national-ms-wheelchair-america-competition/281-e7524b42-8356-48e7-833c-2f38a5ab8168 |
TWIN FALLS — Tom Arkoosh, a candidate for Idaho Attorney General with Magic Valley roots, spoke to Twin Falls County Democrats during a meet and greet Thursday evening at the Twin Falls Brickhouse downtown.
Arkoosh will challenge long-time Republican politician Raúl Labrador in the 2022 election as the Idaho Democratic Party’s candidate for attorney general.
PHOTOS: Idaho Attorney General candidate Tom Arkoosh
Boise attorney Tom Arkoosh is running for Idaho attorney general as the Democratic nominee. Arkoosh announced his candidacy Tuesday amid family and friends at the Statehouse. He’s replacing Steve Scanlin, who withdrew from the race last week, allowing Democrats to pick a replacement. Arkoosh will face former U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador in the November general election. Labrador defeated five-term incumbent Attorney General Lawrence Wasden in the May Republican primary. Arkoosh is a fourth-generation Idahoan with 44 years of legal experience. He graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor of arts in government and economics. He received his law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ag-candidate-tom-arkoosh-speaks-to-tf-county-democrats/article_1024157a-1f56-11ed-8c91-cb3f42de58b3.html | 2022-08-20T01:37:07 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ag-candidate-tom-arkoosh-speaks-to-tf-county-democrats/article_1024157a-1f56-11ed-8c91-cb3f42de58b3.html |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Police Department is investigating after a body was found inside a burned RV Friday afternoon.
Police say officers were initially called to the area of Folsom Boulevard and Hornet Drive about a shooting.
When they got to the scene, they found an RV fully engulfed in flames. Sacramento Fire arrived and put the fire out, at which time they found a body inside the RV.
The identity of the person has not been released yet and no other details are available.
This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/body-found-in-rv-after-sacramento-fire/103-9a29b20b-be2d-4872-81ef-da0204f06851 | 2022-08-20T01:39:26 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/body-found-in-rv-after-sacramento-fire/103-9a29b20b-be2d-4872-81ef-da0204f06851 |
ELK GROVE, Calif — It's been two days since a 15-year-old was violently attacked at Monterey Trail High School in Elk Grove.
The family is demanding answers and the victim's sister is speaking for the first time since the attack.
The father and sister of the student known as "KJ" describe him as a gentle giant who wouldn't hurt anyone.
They'd like people on social media to stop speculating on what really happened.
"I wouldn't wish this situation for any parent. Especially seeing your kid hurt like that," said Kawame Curry, the father of 15-year-old Kawame Curry Jr.
In a video shared hundreds of times on social media, you can see where another 15-year-old pulls out a fire extinguisher from a backpack and hits Curry Jr. twice.
ABC10 is not sharing the video due to its graphic nature, and because of the further trauma it has caused his 12-year-old sister Kaaliyah Curry and siblings.
"I can't sleep. I can't sleep because every time I keep closing my eyes all I can see is the video. So, I can't really sleep at all," said Kaaliyah.
Her eyes were filled with tears thinking about her brother.
Despite what some people are saying on social media, KJ's father is adamant this scenario had nothing to do with bullying.
"And I'll just be blunt. Put this narrative out there for young Black men that they're this or they're that. Or if something like this happened to them it had to be for a reason. And stuff like that. And that's not the case. My son is not a bully. My son has not had an issue with any kid or any fights," said Curry.
The family says it's hurtful to the entire family when people who don't know KJ are making their own assumptions as to what happened.
"It's a lot of pain. Emotional pain. Mental, mental stress. All of that stuff like that. Cause now it's like watching my kids and you know him being in pain. Plus, now he's having night terrors. Cause like last night he woke in the middle of the night and just was sitting up," said Curry.
The family is trying to move forward as KJ recovers but with the video still out there, 12-year-old Kaailyah Curry has something to ask to those who may see it:
"Stop reposting the video. It's annoying. It's not funny. It hurts," said Kaaliyah.
ABC10 asked Curry what he feels justice look like for his son. He says he would like for the other 15-year-old who assaulted KJ to be held accountable.
The Sacramento Sheriff's Department declined to comment.
Watch more from ABC10: Sky River Casino neighbors raise concerns 1 day after opening in Elk Grove | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/family-want-people-to-stop-sharing-video/103-70a3a046-ec80-47da-9c31-32a0b80f5c22 | 2022-08-20T01:39:32 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/family-want-people-to-stop-sharing-video/103-70a3a046-ec80-47da-9c31-32a0b80f5c22 |
Students have headed back to school in North Texas with the usual mix of excitement and nervousness.
Perhaps it was felt a bit more here at Kipp Oak Cliff Academy, the high school opened its doors this week on a college campus.
"It's awesome, you're in a new environment, you feel comfortable, safer, happier. I'm happy in the building," said Valeria Reyes, a student.
Oak Cliff Academy is now inside one of the buildings that wasn't being used at Paul Quinn College.
Now high schoolers aren't just taking college classes in high school but taking them on a college campus and the college gets a pipeline of brand new students.
Administrators at the school say they're already seeing the synergy.
"I'm actually going to know that student. 'Oh we're cool, he helped me with math,' and so now we have that direct lifeline which we know specifically for students of color that access piece and feeling like they have advocacy and a connection point in colleges is really the difference between staying on and finishing or leaving early," said Wauneta Van, Principal, KIPP Oak Cliff Academy.
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You may have heard that Paul Quinn College also partnered with Dallas ISD to create a middle school on campus.
"We've created a pathway for everyone in that family to improve their stature of life," said Michael Sorrells, President, Paul Quinn College.
Dallas ISD hopes to add a high school here as well, it's all part of the master plan to better connect this historically black college to its community, and help students know what it can offer them in life whether it's at this school or another. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/high-school-relocates-to-college-campus-creating-pipeline-to-higher-education/3052883/ | 2022-08-20T01:39:38 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/high-school-relocates-to-college-campus-creating-pipeline-to-higher-education/3052883/ |
FOLSOM, Calif. — Calling all ice cream lovers! Leatherby's Family Creamery is planning to open a location in Folsom by early 2023.
Leatherby's is known for its homemade ice cream, sauces, sundaes, crab sandwiches, and other American-style dishes.
Dave and Sally Leatherby opened the first Leatherby's in Sacramento on Arden Way in 1982. Fast forward 40 years and the family now owns and operates four locations in the Greater Sacramento region.
"When we opened Leatherby's 40 years ago, my father wanted to do something that would directly contribute to the betterment of the community," Dave Leatherby Jr., one of Leatherby's two owning partners, said. "Since then, we have made it our mission to make a place where every person is welcome."
Leatherby said opening a fifth location in Folsom made the most sense for their business as many of their customers travel from Folsom and Placerville to the various Sacramento locations.
"We have wanted to open an ice cream parlor along Hwy. 50 for a very long time," Leatherby said. "Folsom is such a wonderful community and presents a lot of opportunities for growth."
Leatherby said an important part of their business is supporting and giving back to the community.
"We have a policy that we never say no to anyone who asks to partner with us," Leatherby said. "We really feel that we're a member of the community as our purpose is to make it better and offer people a great place to come."
Leatherby said they look forward to partnering with the various schools, businesses, churches, clubs and sports programs in the Folsom community.
He says the Folsom location will be at 2455 Iron Point Rd., which was the previous location of an Islands restaurant. They hope to open it by New Year 2023.
The family business is looking to hire around 100 staff members for the Folsom location.
"When we look for people to hire, we look for those who have a generous heart, are happy, are giving and are selfless because that's the kind of business we want to run," Leatherby said.
He encourages those seeking employment at the Folsom Leatherby's to visit their website.
Watch more from ABC10: Folsom plans for additional left-turn lane to address traffic concerns | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/folsom-orangevale/leatherbys-folsom/103-eb29ccd6-d391-4fa7-9cd9-3fc8f1e92118 | 2022-08-20T01:39:38 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/folsom-orangevale/leatherbys-folsom/103-eb29ccd6-d391-4fa7-9cd9-3fc8f1e92118 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Things are busy during lunch rush at Pete's 7 Restaurant and Brewhouse in Downtown Sacramento. The restaurant offers a wide variety of food on their menu, but their signature item is pizza. One of the key ingredients for success is tomato sauce.
"A lot of my business is tomato based. Our pizza sauce, we have tomatoes, we have a sandwich where we use tomatoes," said owner Sonu Chatha.
Tomatoes and tomato based items could be in short supply in the coming months because of the worsening drought and water restrictions in California, which negatively affect tomato crops for many. Farmers are now struggling to keep up with demand. California is the nation's largest supplier of tomatoes used in products like ketchup and pasta sauce.
The potential shortage could mean a price hike in those items which would impact Chatha's business.
"It's scary to even think about, to be honest. We're gonna have to cut back on a lot of items too. We can't offer the same product anymore if there aren't tomatoes," said Chatha. "Hopefully we will adjust with the change."
At Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op however, there's no shortage of tomatoes in stock. The store currently purchases them from farms in the Sacramento region and from Mexico during the off-season.
"None of our farms specifically have talked about any shortages," said Stacie Larkin, the store's marketing director. "I don't at this point see any reason to think that we'll be super negatively impacted by any price hikes or by any shortages."
Larkin says commodity growers, who are growing for canning and for production and processing, are the ones who could be harshly impacted.
Both Pete's 7 Restaurant and Bar and Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op are hopeful that their businesses won't take a hard hit.
"No worries yet. I think these crops are gonna be strong through September and then maybe we'll see then if we start to experience any drops in product supply," said Larkin.
Watch more from ABC10: New Drought Monitor shows extreme drought decreasing in parts of California | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/california-could-see-tomato-shortage/103-7f24ef57-fa9e-4791-9979-4bf105008249 | 2022-08-20T01:39:44 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/california-could-see-tomato-shortage/103-7f24ef57-fa9e-4791-9979-4bf105008249 |
It appeared from early indications that Friday would be Washington’s ninth consecutive day without a 90-degree temperature.
That may be rushing things. But Saturday does hold a title that recognizes its true place as a summer milestone. Saturday is our 60th day since the summer solstice. (So Friday was the 59th.)
That perhaps does hint that summer’s sultry grip on our imaginations and our propensity to perspire may be on the wane.
Any hesitancy about adding Friday to our non-90 streak comes from how close we came to the mark that signifies swelter.
As of 5 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service reported Washington’s high for the day as 89 degrees. Just one below 90.
In a political city, a reading so near to 90 might prompt partly serious efforts to find the stray degree by a thermal recount.
Whether or not our non-90 streak lives, Friday appeared to uphold part of Washington’s reputation for summer hardship.
The humidity seemed up. Earlier non-90s days were dry. If we lacked traditional heat, at least Friday seemed sticky enough to satisfy nostalgia for humidity. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/friday-appeared-our-ninth-straight-non-90-degree-day/2022/08/19/4121af60-201a-11ed-b25f-fb4ac1c3f4c0_story.html | 2022-08-20T01:44:46 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/friday-appeared-our-ninth-straight-non-90-degree-day/2022/08/19/4121af60-201a-11ed-b25f-fb4ac1c3f4c0_story.html |
TEMPE, Ariz. — The City of Tempe is implementing new rescue procedures and equipment months after video showed officers do nothing as a homeless man drowned in a city lake.
City officials announced Friday that all Tempe police officers will now carry water rescue throw bags. They have already received training on how to use them.
Also, water rescue rings attached to 100-foot (30-meter) ropes will be installed this fall around Tempe Town Lake, where the drowning occurred.
An outcry erupted after Tempe police released edited body camera videos and a transcript from the May 28 death of Sean Bickings.
The video shows the 34-year-old man climb over a 4-foot fence along the lake and start swimming.
The transcript shows two officers repeatedly told Bickings to swim to a pylon and “hold on.” Bickings continuously pleaded for help but an officer said he would not go into the water.
The local officers' union said officers are not trained to do water rescues.
An investigation led by the Scottsdale Police Department determined the three officers present acted properly. They have since returned to duty after being on paid administrative leave.
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MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — A woman died on Friday after falling 100-feet from a trail near Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.
Dispatchers received a report around 1:15 p.m. that a woman had suffered a head injury after falling near Wiesendanger Falls, just upstream from the top of Multnomah Falls. Firefighters from the Corbett Fire District and sheriff's office deputies were heading to the area when dispatch received an update, notifying them that the woman's injuries were severe and bystanders had started CPR.
Firefighters parked at the Multnomah Falls Lodge and four of them hiked about 1.3 miles up from the trailhead to reach the hiker, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the sheriff's office, the woman had been hiking with a group of friends along the Multnomah Falls-Larch Mountain Trail, #441. She fell an estimated 100 feet, Corbett Fire said.
The Multnomah County Search & Rescue team was activated to help the county Medical Examiner's office recover the hiker's body. TIPNW, which provides specially trained trauma intervention volunteers, was also dispatched to provide emotional support and mental health resources for those impacted by the hiker's death.
The hiker will not be identified until her family has been notified, the sheriff's office said.
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OTHER STORIES : Hiker rescued in Columbia Gorge after sending smoke signal | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/hiker-dies-fall-multnomah-falls-wiesendanger-100-foot-drop/283-7732c606-4706-4c21-b9a7-72295a3d1496 | 2022-08-20T01:53:40 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/hiker-dies-fall-multnomah-falls-wiesendanger-100-foot-drop/283-7732c606-4706-4c21-b9a7-72295a3d1496 |
HILLSBORO, Ore. — A man was shot by police in Hillsboro Friday afternoon after reportedly attacking an officer.
Civilian witnesses reported that the man attacked the officer near his patrol vehicle at around 1 p.m., according to a news release from the Hillsboro Police Department.
The officer responded with "lethal force" and there was an officer-involved shooting, according to Sgt. Stewart Kelsey, Hillsboro police public information officer.
Kelsey declined to comment on the status of the officer or the suspect, but said there were no outstanding suspects and no danger to the public.
The attack occurred in the same block where the Hillsboro Police Department's headquarters is located, at 250 Southeast 10th Avenue.
"It was a rapid response, obviously, and we're pleased that we're that close," Stewart said.
The Washington County Major Crimes Unit was called out to investigate the scene, according to the news release. The team is made up of detectives from law enforcement agencies throughout the county and is coordinated by the Washington County District Attorney's Office.
Southeast Washington Street was closed for several hours between 10th and 12th Avenues in Hillsboro.
The MAX Blue Line runs through the area along Washington Street, and service was suspended west of the Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport station, with shuttle buses running to the Hatfield Government Center station.
This is a developing story and will be updated. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/police-shooting-hillsboro/283-5ce56c7c-e8d5-4486-a5a2-7880b9237a96 | 2022-08-20T01:53:46 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/police-shooting-hillsboro/283-5ce56c7c-e8d5-4486-a5a2-7880b9237a96 |
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Just weeks into the new school year, a serious security concern is top of mind for many parents in DeKalb County. Parents contacted 11Alive frustrated and fearful that front door cameras at several DeKalb schools weren't working -- and hadn't been for months.
The district has asked 11Alive not to identify the schools that don't have any working cameras because it is a safety issue and they don't want to expose the vulnerabilities.
Some parents said they were frustrated and they decided to take matters into their own hands. Beth Zubia hoped security at her kids' school, Huntley Hills Elementary, would be tighter this year.
"It's very frustrating and disappointing," she said.
She found out last year the cameras at the front door were broken.
"From mid-May all the way to just last week, I kept engaging, asking 'what's the update, what's the update?' Every couple of weeks, I engaged the principal, she would give me an update, which the update were nothing had happened," she said.
She said she got so frustrated, she started working with the PTA to buy a ring doorbell camera for the front office staff to use to monitor who was trying to get in to the building.
"So the fact that we are going to use what anybody on the street can buy to protect our children, that just doesn't work for me, or most of the parents at this school," she said.
They got the idea from parents at Peachtree Middle School, who she said are doing the same thing.
The district said it's been aware of issues with the cameras since at least December -- but supply chain issues have slowed their progress in fixing it.
Just last week, the school board made an emergency authorization to get the right equipment in place to fix the cameras, but Beth Zubia said that's not fast enough.
"The fact that DeKalb County has not made this a higher priority to fix doors that are not functioning with cameras is beyond me," she said.
She wants it fixed, now.
"It only takes one person who had a bad day to come and do horrible things," she said.
The district released a statement to 11Alive about her concerns:
The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) places a premium on school safety and security.
To this end, we have been working to address known issues with camera systems at schools identified across the District. Just last week, the Board of Education approved up to $450,000 in emergency funding for purchasing security cameras, related components, and installation services.
While we cannot identify the DCSD schools with known camera issues by name due to safety and security concerns, the work to repair and upgrade security cameras has progressed over the last several months- especially through the summer break.
Moreover, after consulting with our security vendors, we anticipate that the District’s highest priority security camera needs will be fixed by next week.
Although supply chain issues have regrettably slowed progress in some cases, DCSD remains firmly committed to working as quickly as possible to provide state-of-the-art digital security upgrades that will unquestionably make our schools safer. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dekalb-county-schools-security-cameras-concerns/85-5dad8558-8da0-4dd3-bbb2-06eb0730df61 | 2022-08-20T01:54:28 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dekalb-county-schools-security-cameras-concerns/85-5dad8558-8da0-4dd3-bbb2-06eb0730df61 |
Smoke rises into the sky near a parked Boeing 727 airliner during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Role players acting as "walking wounded" wander away from a parked Boeing 727 airliner as rescue personnel respond to a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Firefighters scramble into action during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Firefighters scramble into action during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Firefighters scramble into action during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Rescue personnel tend to role players acting as injured passengers of an ill-fated airlliner during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Firefighters scramble into action during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Firefighters scramble into action during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Firefighters scramble into action during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Rescue personnel tend to role players acting as injured passengers of an ill-fated airlliner during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Rescue personnel tend to role players acting as injured passengers of an ill-fated airlliner during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Rescue personnel tend to role players acting as injured passengers of an ill-fated airlliner during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Firefighters scramble into action during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Firefighters scramble into action during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Rescue personnel tend to role players acting as injured passengers of an ill-fated airlliner during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Firefighters scramble into action during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Firefighters scramble into action during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Firefighters scramble into action during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Rescue personnel tend to role players acting as injured passengers of an ill-fated airlliner during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
Rescue personnel tend to role players acting as injured passengers of an ill-fated airlliner during a disaster simulation at the Boise Airport on Thursday. The scenario based simulation involved a fictional charter plane’s landing gear failing to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
BOISE — A variety of volunteers sat under a tent Thursday morning while makeup — or moulage — was applied to make it appear they had burns, cuts, broken bones, and even a severed limb. They were at the airport’s “third runway,” and would soon be staged as “victims” in an elaborate training exercise.
The Federal Aviation Administration mandates Class 1 airports do a full-scale disaster simulation every three years. Boise Airport and around 10 other agencies participated in Thursday’s exercise, held in a training area off Zeppelin Street.
"The great thing about this exercise is we can all come together and kind of practice different areas that we want to work on," said Emergency Preparedness Officer Cameo Akins, with Ada County Paramedics.
This year’s scenario was that a charter plane’s landing gear failed to extend, causing the aircraft to lose control on the runway.
The victims and their realistic-looking injuries were carefully strewn about on the runway near a Boeing 727. Each had a role to play with specific injuries and symptoms. One woman was a passenger who became confused and disoriented, so she wandered far into the field adjacent to the runway.
Nearby, a fire burned on the tarmac, sending a tall column of black smoke into the sky next to the aircraft and volunteers. The contained blaze burned briefly, to mitigate risk due to high fire danger, an airport spokesperson said.
Firefighters from Boise Airport and Boise Fire Department donned gas masks and made their way into the “wrecked” plane. Other firefighters found the injured and either assisted them to a triage area or carried them via stretcher.
Shortly after, Ada County Paramedics arrived to begin assessing the patients.
“I died,” one woman, whose moulage had the appearance of burns all over her body, said as she exited the exercise. She had evidently succumbed to her burn wounds.
The whole scenario takes around a year to plan, Boise Airport spokesman Sean Briggs said.
Afterward, the agencies will discuss how the training went.
“Overall, the event went very well,” Briggs said near the end of the exercise.
However, there were a few “victims” who were brought to a tent for evaluation but remained unevaluated until much later, when a volunteer with simulated burn wounds came out of the tent and found a paramedic.
Other first responders soon came to tend to those victims.
The entire scenario took around an hour to perform.
"I think it went well," Akins, with Ada County Paramedics, said. "... Exercises are always designed to help you see where you can improve." | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-airport-other-agencies-deem-disaster-training-a-success/article_cf457fd5-83fe-5ad2-95a6-2604b68758c8.html | 2022-08-20T01:55:05 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-airport-other-agencies-deem-disaster-training-a-success/article_cf457fd5-83fe-5ad2-95a6-2604b68758c8.html |
LEWISTON, Maine — Officers in separate shootings in Lewiston and Augusta were deemed to have "acted in self-defense," according to reports from the Office of the Maine Attorney General released on Friday.
One of the reports addresses a shooting in Lewiston on Nov. 18, 2020. It details a legal review of the incident, which involved the use of deadly force by Cpl. Jeremy Somma. The report states Somma fired at Joshua Boyd, 28, who was not injured in an exchange of gunfire.
The Office of the Maine Attorney General determined when Somma fired at Boyd, he "reasonably believed that Mr. Boyd was shooting at him." The report concludes Somma acted in self-defense.
Read the full report below.
The other report details a legal review of an incident that took place on Nov. 24, 2019, in Augusta. The incident involved the use of deadly force by Officer Sabastian Guptill.
Authorities say Guptill shot Robert Farrington, then 27, during an "armed encounter at Mr. Farrington's residence in Augusta." Farrington was injured.
"Officer Guptill identified himself as 'Augusta Police' and gave a command for Mr. Farrington to drop the handgun. When Officer Guptill saw Mr. Farrington raise the handgun in his direction, it was reasonable for Officer Guptill to believe that Mr. Farrington was about to use unlawful deadly force against him and that it was necessary to use deadly force to protect himself from serious bodily injury or death," the report states.
It went on to conclude Guptill acted in self-defense. Read the full report below. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/lewiston-auburn/ag-officers-in-lewiston-augusta-shootings-acted-in-self-defense-cops-attorney-general-office-police-maine/97-bf4a298d-d96e-416b-a337-4924de665813 | 2022-08-20T01:55:13 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/lewiston-auburn/ag-officers-in-lewiston-augusta-shootings-acted-in-self-defense-cops-attorney-general-office-police-maine/97-bf4a298d-d96e-416b-a337-4924de665813 |
BOISE, Idaho — Sixteen more states are asking to weigh in on the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against Idaho over its strict abortion ban.
The Justice Department sued the Republican-led state of Idaho earlier this month, saying the abortion ban set to take effect on Aug. 25 violates a federal law requiring Medicaid-funded hospitals to provide “stabilizing treatment” to patients experiencing medical emergencies. In July, President Joe Biden’s administration told hospitals that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA, requires them to provide abortion services if the life of the pregnant person is at risk.
In court documents filed Friday, Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming characterized the federal government’s guidelines as “EMTALA’s grant conditions” and said they do not have the power to preempt state law.
Using the Supremacy Clause to enforce conditions of federal grants is “fundamentally, a non-starter,” the states said in court documents.
The states also contend that the Idaho abortion law does not directly conflict with the federal law because it’s possible for hospitals to comply with both, simply by turning down federal funding.
The Idaho abortion ban makes performing an abortion a felony, but it allows physicians to defend themselves in court by showing that the procedure was necessary to save a patient’s life.
State governments from across the U.S. are watching the case closely. Earlier this week, 20 states and Washington., D. C., filed a friend-of-the-court brief siding with the federal government and contending that their own residents would be put at risk should they have a medical emergency while pregnant and in Idaho. Neighboring states like Oregon and Washington also said they fear the “spillover effect” the abortion ban would create as Idaho patients with ectopic pregnancies or other emergencies are forced to seek out-of-state care.
Coalitions of major medical associations including the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and others have also filed briefs in the case, saying Idaho's law is too vague and difficult to medically interpret, and that it would force health care providers to choose between violating state law and being charged with a crime, or violating federal law and facing fines and the loss of federal funding.
The medical organizations also say the law puts pregnant people in grave danger by limiting or delaying the type of care they can obtain in emergencies.
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill is scheduled to hear arguments Monday morning on whether the law should be temporarily stopped from taking effect while the lawsuit moves forward in court.
Either way, most abortions are now illegal in Idaho. A law criminalizing performing or assisting in an abortion after about six weeks' gestation officially went into effect on Friday. The law includes exceptions for abortions performed in medical emergencies or in cases of rape or incest — as long as the pregnant person provides the physician with a copy of a law enforcement report, which generally takes weeks or months to obtain in Idaho.
The total abortion ban will supersede the existing ban if it is allowed to go into effect on Thursday.
Still, abortions have effectively been banned in the state since Aug. 12, when the Idaho Supreme Court said another law allowing potential relatives of an embryo or fetus to sue abortion providers for at least $20,000 could take effect. Under that law, a rapist would be barred from suing, but a rapist's family members would be allowed to sue.
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ATLANTA -- A federal judge ruled Friday that the federal government should not have blocked a proposal to reform Georgia Medicaid.
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and other leaders had sought permission from the federal government to change Georgia’s Medicaid program.
The state applied to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for approval of a non-traditional Medicaid plan called Georgia Pathways. The program requires most people getting Medicaid insurance to work, volunteer, or study for a certain number of hours each week as well as to pay a small premium.
In October 2020, while Republican Donald Trump was still president, CMS approved Georgia’s Pathways plan. When Democratic President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, CMS told Georgia it was rescinding its approval of the plan.
Lawyers for the state then sued in federal court last January, asking U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood to block CMS’ rescinding of its approval of Georgia’s plan.
“This case is about whether the federal government must keep its promises,” the original complaint said.
The judge did just that on Friday.
“CMS’ decision to rescind approval for Pathways was arbitrary and capricious,” Wood wrote.
The judge identified several problems with CMS’ ruling.
“[CMS] measured Pathways against a baseline of full [Medicaid] expansion, rather than taking the demonstration on its own terms,” Wood wrote.
And CMS relied on what Wood called an “impermissible factor” in making its decision: health equity. The federal agency also did not give any explanation for the change in policy, the judge said.
Kemp praised the court ruling Friday with a post on his Twitter account.
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FISHERS, Ind. — Administrators with Hamilton Southeastern Schools are addressing an incident involving the brother of a fallen police officer.
Elwood Police Ofc. Noah Shahnavaz was a Fishers native, graduating from Fishers High School in 2016. His younger brother still attends the high school.
Shahnavaz was shot and killed during a traffic stop on July 31.
A school spokesperson tells 13News when he returned to class, one of his teachers had a sign on their desk reading "Defund The Police?" A photo of the sign was provided to Chalkboard Review by a student who wishes to remain anonymous.
The school said the sign was a student's research project from last year that dug into both sides of the argument surrounding the defunding of police departments and that the poster was quickly removed.
The school said they understand the impact was hurtful for individuals and they deeply regret the pain it caused, but they do allow teachers and students to examine relevant social issues in the classroom.
The school sent the following statement about the incident to 13News:
"Our teachers strive to incorporate student-driven, relevant lessons into curriculum while meeting the academic standards as set by the Indiana Department of Education.
A student’s research project from the previous school year, listing the arguments both for and against the movement of “defunding the police” was left on display in a classroom at Fishers High School. As soon as the school was made aware of the issue, the concern was swiftly dealt with. However, we understand the impact was hurtful for individuals, and we deeply regret the pain it caused.
While we allow teachers and students to examine social issues that are relevant to their lives, we affirm publicly through our partnership with local law enforcement that we stand in solidarity of the men and women who willing face dangerous circumstances each day to keep us safe." | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/fishers-high-school-classroom-defund-police-sign-noah-shahnavaz-brother/531-4fca3415-b22b-44ea-9c9b-1f807b81e2c3 | 2022-08-20T02:14:53 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/fishers-high-school-classroom-defund-police-sign-noah-shahnavaz-brother/531-4fca3415-b22b-44ea-9c9b-1f807b81e2c3 |
ROGERS, Ark. — Channel 5 parent company TEGNA and its foundation recently awarded four nonprofits a total of $10,000. One of those agencies is the Arkansas Crisis Center.
"We were established in 1985 after a rash of suicides at the Rogers High School. So a group of volunteers decided that these students needed someone to talk to. So they developed a hotline for them to call in and to have someone listen to their needs on the other end of the line," said Rebecca Brubaker, the Arkansas Crisis Center (ACC) executive director.
The ACC is now in its 37th year serving those in Northwest Arkansas and around the state. It offers its own hotline and helps the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline with calls in Arkansas.
"Our calls since COVID started in 2020 have risen 700% so prior to COVID, we were serving about 296 individuals on our lines. And today we’re serving 2,470 per month," Brubaker said.
Right now, the Crisis Center has seven to eight call specialists with a 75% answer rate and only one person per shift. But new federal funding will help double that number along with this local grant.
"We’re very happy to receive the money from the TEGNA Foundation, Channel 5. We will use the money to help with operating expenses," Brubaker said. "With the 988 new easy-to-remember number and so many individuals stressed with mental health issues, I think our numbers are going to continue to climb."
If you are struggling and need help, don't hesitate to pick up the phone.
"There’s a listening ear available 24/7 through our agency and we would love to talk to you," Brubaker said.
The Arkansas Crisis Center is also working on adding text and chat features to its hotline. Training for staff will begin soon and those services will be available once the center is accredited to offer those extra options sometime in the next six to nine months.
Arkansas Crisis Center Hotline: (888) 274-7472
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LUTZ, Fla. — The proposal to have two air curtain incinerators in Lutz is a no go. The applicant pulled their application.
Lynn Robinson with Montrose Environmental is representing the applicant, Louis Geraci LLLP.
In an email obtained by 10 Tampa Bay, Robinson wrote to officials with the Hillsborough Environmental Protection Commission, "On behalf of Louis Geraci, LLLP, please accept this email message as the applicant’s withdrawal of the subject Air Construction Permit Application for the ACI facility in Lutz, FL."
There was outrage from people living in the neighborhood surrounding where these two air curtain incinerators would go. People were worried about their health with smoke and dust emitted from the ACIs.
A Lutz resident, Jenn Messer, told 10 Tampa Bay's Shannon Clowe, "we won!! Geraci's pulled their application!!! Thank you for your help and support in covering this story!!!"
10 Tampa Bay was the first news outlet to report the proposal. Immediately, the story caught the attention of many people living in Lutz.
"This is a neighborhood. This is not zoned for commercial use," Messer said when she first found out able the proposed permit. "We should not be burning things and putting pollution in the air."
Hillsborough Commissioner Ken Hagan also expressed his concerns with the proposed permit.
When the withdrawal was announced, Hagan sent an email to concerned residents.
"I am excited to report that this afternoon we have received confirmation that the air curtain incinerator (ACI) application (No. 0571488-001-AC) for 1225 Crystal Lake Road, was withdrawn by the applicant (Louis Geraci, LLLP). The permit is no longer under consideration by either the Hillsborough Environmental Protection Commission or the Florida Department of Environmental Protection," Hagan wrote.
Commissioner Hagan told community members their voices were a big part of this withdrawal.
"The will of the community has prevailed, and all parties need to be congratulated," he added.
During the commission's land use meeting, Hagan said they will begin the process of reviewing their zoning regulations and conditional uses.
"Work will focus on modifications that will ensure we can avoid situations like this in the future," Hagan wrote.
EPC officials said because of this withdrawal the community meeting on August 23 is canceled. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/permit-withdrawn-air-curtain-incinerators-lutz/67-bcd5483b-79fd-4426-9ee1-be481b512794 | 2022-08-20T02:25:31 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/permit-withdrawn-air-curtain-incinerators-lutz/67-bcd5483b-79fd-4426-9ee1-be481b512794 |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s emergency declaration is being met with backlash from groups who work with the Safe Routes to School program, saying it politicizes the effort to promote better infrastructure near schools.
On Friday afternoon, Wheeler’s office announced the declaration, which expands on an earlier emergency declaration in February which banned camping on freeways and high traffic corridors. Friday’s announcement expands that ban to 150 feet in the proximity of a school as well as “primary investment routes” directly tied to the Safe Routes to School program. Encampments in those areas will be “prioritized” for removal.
Primary Investment Routes are sidewalks and walkways within a mile of an elementary school or middle school and a mile and a half from a high school. The Safe Routes to School Program began in 2001 in an effort to expand sidewalks, lighting, cross walks and other safety measures near schools, particularly in Title One and schools serving students from lower income families.
Sarah Iannarone, the executive director of the Street Trust, which advocates and helps establish the program, says her organization was not contacted about the declaration, nor was any other Safe Routes program she spoke with on Friday. Iannarone says the declaration has “quite a bit of upheaval for this group” particularly as the organizations prepare for the return of school.
“The fact we weren’t consulted by the mayor’s on this, while we’re trying to get our back to school programming in place, suggests that they didn’t really even look at what we’ve go going to on. The first thing you do when you’re trying to administer a policy is look at who your experts on the ground,” Iannarone said.
In the release, the mayor’s office made clear Wheeler was not available for interviews to answer questions about the emergency declaration. Multiple emails and phone calls to the mayor’s office for response and clarification Friday went unanswered.
KOIN 6 learned “most if not all” of the city council are out of the office, after the second city council meeting in as many weeks was cancelled earlier in the week.
PBOT was one of the city bureaus to implement the initial emergency declaration. Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty’s office was informed about the mayor’s plan to expand that declaration, but her office says there was no other consultation sought by the mayor’s office.
“What this really demonstrates, I think, is a lack of a plan from the mayor’s office and what he’s going to do about the crisis of homelessness in Portland,” Iannarone said.
Throughout 2022, Wheeler has declared emergency declarations around trash, graffiti, homelessness, and gun violence.
During his budget presentation press conference, Wheeler expressed emergency declarations were his method to cut through the city’s various bureaus.
“With limited resources, and heightened demand for services, we must prioritize to help ensure the safety of vulnerable populations in Portland, such as those experiencing homelessness and school-age children,” the mayor’s statement read.
Iannarone says she has not seen any best practices or evidence around banning camping near schools or on routes.
She fears the declaration will politicize Safe Routes and “vilify” the people it targets.
“I see it as largely cynical. And I see a huge shift happening in the mayor’s office where we used to care about vulnerable street users, regardless of who they are young people or house people, elder people, people living with disabilities, that we should be looking to make sure that our streets are safe for our most vulnerable street users,” Iannarone said. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/advocates-concerned-over-mayors-homeless-camp-ban-on-school-routes/ | 2022-08-20T02:25:35 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/advocates-concerned-over-mayors-homeless-camp-ban-on-school-routes/ |
COCOA, Fla. – A child died Friday evening following a fire at 2419 Kathi Kim Street in Cocoa, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue.
Fire officials said the child was missing during the fire, though crews were eventually able to find them.
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The child was then taken to Rockledge Regional Medical Center in serious condition, officials said. However, the child was later pronounced dead at the hospital, officials said.
BCFR stated there were no other injuries reported, and the fire has been put out.
No information has yet been released on the cause of the fire.
The state fire marshal has been notified, and the fire remains under investigation, BCFR said.
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A 77-year-old woman from Southern Arizona sent nearly $400,000 to an online boyfriend who turned out to be part of an international romance scam ring based in Nigeria, court records show.
A federal judge in Tucson recently sentenced one of the ring members, Onovughe Ighorhiohwunu, to 130 months in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering and ordered him to return a total of $1.3 million to 10 scam victims across the country.
Most of the victims "were elderly or older women" an FBI agent said in a written statement to the court.
U.S. District Court Judge Scott Rash also imposed a $25,000 fine on the defendant in his Aug. 16 ruling.
The 77-year-old victim, who lives in Sierra Vista about 90 miles southeast of Tucson, told authorities she became lonely in 2019 after her husband with dementia went to live in a care facility, and sought company by playing the online game Words with Friends.
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Another player struck up an conversation and invited her to chat on an instant messaging app, then by text and email. The two began a "romantic, online relationship" and he started asking for money, ostensibly for medical care he needed to be able to visit her in person.
She ended up sending him more than $388,000 in less than a year, court records show.
"Internet-based scams like this one starkly illustrate both the greed of the perpetrators and the generosity of the elderly victims,” U.S. Attorney Gary Restaino of the District of Arizona said in a news release announcing the sentence.
Ighorhiohwunu, 47 and a resident of Georgia, has been behind bars since mid-2021 when he was arrested by Atlanta FBI agents and transferred to Tucson to await trial.
Court heard evidence he worked as a money mule for the Nigerian scammers, collecting funds from victims and transferring them overseas. | https://tucson.com/news/local/romance-scammer-sentenced-in-tucson-to-11-years-in-prison/article_6779e442-1ff8-11ed-abc8-179645e66356.html | 2022-08-20T02:34:58 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/romance-scammer-sentenced-in-tucson-to-11-years-in-prison/article_6779e442-1ff8-11ed-abc8-179645e66356.html |
Richmond police are asking for the public's help to identify a man who they say may have been trying to get into homes in the Fan District.
"The individual has been captured on doorbell cameras in the overnight and early morning hours near several homes in the Fan. Third Precinct detectives suspect he may be attempting to enter homes in the area," the department said in a statement Friday.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (804) 646-1007 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.
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A counselor for the state’s largest public school system kept his job for more than a year and a half after his arrest in Chesterfield on charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor.
A 19-year-old Henrico County man was sentenced to serve eight years in prison last week in the shooting death of his 18-year-old girlfriend, whose body was found partially propped up against the back door of an apartment where they were temporarily staying. Whether the shooting was intentional or accidental was never resolved. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-ask-for-help-identifying-man-captured-on-doorbell-cameras-in-the-fan/article_5e99f795-f0c4-5397-944a-9fcd2cf94bb4.html | 2022-08-20T02:39:51 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-ask-for-help-identifying-man-captured-on-doorbell-cameras-in-the-fan/article_5e99f795-f0c4-5397-944a-9fcd2cf94bb4.html |
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspicious individual recently spotted in Richmond’s Fan District.
Richmond police said Friday that doorbell cameras captured a single suspect outside several homes in the Fan. Police said they believe the suspect may be attempting to enter homes in the area.
Anyone who has information or knows the identity of this individual is encouraged to call Richmond police at (804) 646-1007 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.
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A 19-year-old Henrico County man was sentenced to serve eight years in prison last week in the shooting death of his 18-year-old girlfriend, whose body was found partially propped up against the back door of an apartment where they were temporarily staying. Whether the shooting was intentional or accidental was never resolved.
A counselor for the state’s largest public school system kept his job for more than a year and a half after his arrest in Chesterfield on charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/richmond-police-warn-of-suspicious-suspect-last-seen-in-the-fan/article_b1dec4b1-8235-5aba-aecd-264f75baab0f.html | 2022-08-20T02:39:57 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/richmond-police-warn-of-suspicious-suspect-last-seen-in-the-fan/article_b1dec4b1-8235-5aba-aecd-264f75baab0f.html |
The Lakefront Trolley will end operations for the year on Sunday, Aug. 28.
The decision to end the trolley service earlier than usual is due to a shortage of bus operators.
Service will resume in May 2023.
Kenosha Area Transit appreciates the public’s patience with any inconvenience this may cause. While the staffing shortage is a challenge nationwide, Kenosha Area Transit is working diligently in recruitment and retention efforts for bus operators.
People who may be interested in applying for a job with transit may find details at KenoshaTransit.org/jobs .
UPDATED IN PHOTOS: 2022 AMC Homecoming Week events and shows in Kenosha
Kenosha Homecoming Car Show draws thousands to Kennedy Park
Greg Voss, of New London, brought a bronze 1981 Scrambler to Saturday’s Kenosha Homecoming Car Show. Thousands attended the event in Kennedy Park, which featured hundreds of classic vehicles.
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Kenosha Homecoming Car Show draws thousands to Kennedy Park
Tracy McCarthy brought her pink 1959 Nash Metropolitan to Saturday’s Kenosha Homecoming Car Show. Her car won the History Center’s Choice Award.
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Nash Ice Cream Social
Colton Howell, 4, enjoys his ice cream during an ice cream social on Friday at Nash Elementary School as part of the AMC Homecoming Car Show events.
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GREMLINS AT JEFFREY
Bill Cressman, of Kitchener, Canada, holds a large, stuffed “Gizmo” from the movice “Gremlins” as he exits the passenger seat of his wife’s Gremlin during a AMC Gremlin car show at Jeffrey Elementary School on Thursday.
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GREMLINS AT JEFFREY
Bill Cressman, of Kitchener, Canada, places a small “Gizmo” in his wire’s Gremlin during an AMC Gremlin event at Jeffrey Elementary School on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
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GREMLINS AT JEFFREY
The Gremlin event at Jeffrey Elementary drew dozens of Gremlins from around the country and beyond its borders Thursday afternoon. Gremlins with license plates from all over North America were part of the event, which is part of the 2022 AMC Homecoming Car Show.
SEAN KRAJACIC photos, Kenosha News
GREMLINS AT JEFFREY
Jeff McKee, of Marion County, Ind., right, looks at the engine of Don Rayburn’s racing Gremlin during the AMC Gremlin event at Jeffrey Elementary School on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
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GREMLINS AT JEFFREY
Gremlins are parked in Jeffrey Elementary School’s parking lot for an AMC Gremlin show at Jeffrey Elementary School on July 28.
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GREMLINS AT JEFFREY
A large, stuffed “Gizmo,” sits in a driver seat of a Gremlin during an AMC Gremlin event at Jeffrey Elementary School on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
SEAN KRAJACIC Kenosha News
AMC AT RUFFOLO'S
Visitors check out classic AMC cars during the opening event for the AMC Kenosha Homecoming Car Show at Ruffolo's Special Pizza 2 on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
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AMC AT RUFFOLO'S
Lee and Nick Mele, of Kenosha, check out classic AMC cars during the opening event for the AMC Kenosha Homecoming Car Show at Ruffolo's Special Pizza 2 on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
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AMC AT RUFFOLO'S
Visitors check out classic AMC cars during the opening event for the AMC Kenosha Homecoming Car Show at Ruffolo's Special Pizza 2 on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
SEAN KRAJACIC Kenosha News
AMC AT RUFFOLO'S
Classic AMC cars pull into the parking lot during the opening event for the AMC Kenosha Homecoming Car Show at Ruffolo's Special Pizza 2 on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
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AMC AT RUFFOLO'S
T-shirts were for sale during the opening event for the AMC Kenosha Homecoming Car Show at Ruffolo's Special Pizza 2 on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
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AMC AT RUFFOLO'S
Classic AMC cars pull into the parking lot during the opening event for the AMC Kenosha Homecoming Car Show at Ruffolo's Special Pizza 2 on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
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AMC SWAP MEET
Bob Wunrow, center, of the American Motors Club, places antennas for sale during the AMC swap meet at Kennedy Park on Friday.
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AMC SWAP MEET
Vince Heck, center, and Wayne Alanzio, right, both of Big Bend, carry body parts during the AMC swap meet at Kennedy Park on Friday.
SEAN KRAJACIC, Kenosha News
AMC SWAP MEET
Visitors and vendors check out the wares during the AMC swap meet at Kennedy Park on Friday.
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AMC SWAP MEET
Phil Hemken, of Pleasant Prairie, left, looks over his display of AMC service manuals during the AMC swap meet at Kennedy Park on Friday. Hemken kept the service manuals from the private collection of his father's now-closed AMC museum which was located in Williams, Iowa.
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There were a number of AMC cars lined up at the ice cream social on July 29 at Nash Elementary School as part of the AMC Homecoming Car Show events.
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Garrett Aiello, 3, looks at a Nash vehicle during an ice cream social on Friday at Nash Elementary School in Kenosha.
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AMC cars are lined up in car show fashion during an ice cream social on Friday at Nash Elementary School as part of the AMC Homecoming Car Show events.
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A classic AMC car makes its through Downtown during Friday’s AMC Homecoming parade.
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There were plenty of photos taken by those watching Friday’s AMC Homecoming parade in Downtown Kenosha.
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A line of classic AMC vehicles stretched down the streets in Downtown Kenosha on July 29 during the 2022 AMC Homecoming parade.
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Classic AMC cars paraded Friday through Downtown and along the harbor area before ending at the Kenosha History Center.
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Classic AMC cars make their way through Downtown and harborside during the parade on Friday.
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Due to inclement weather expected Saturday, the HarborPark Jazz, Rhythm, and Blues Festival location has been changed to Bradford High School Fieldhouse, 3700 Washington Road.
Saturday's events will take place as scheduled. Because the festival will be on school property, no alcohol will be allowed. However, the raffle and silent auction tickets will be available for purchase.
Featured performer Elliot is a Scottish-born saxophonist. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards for “Summer Horns” and has been featured on numerous albums, performances and tours.
The event is a fundraiser for the Mahone Fund, which has a commitment to academic achievement.
Schedule of programming and performers includes:
- Noon - Gates open
- 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. - Cooking Studio
- 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. - Lady A
- 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. - DJ Tony Lane “Stepping for Academic Excellence”
- 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Demetria Taylor Blues Band
- 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. - Richard Elliott
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VIP Tickets are sold out but General Admission tickets can be purchased at the door or online at www.mahonefund.org until midnight on Friday.
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Papa Ron Rieter shows off his inflatable pig costume as he and Vivienne Seaburg, 6, Brennan Seaburg, 2 and Amy Gibbs walk alongside their parade float during the Kenosha County Fair Children’s Parade on Friday morning on the grounds in Wilmot.
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Alphie, 10, Isaac, 5, Kolbe, 4, and Max, 2, McDonald show off their Pac-Man-inspired costumes in the children’s parade.
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Rebekah Pflueger, left, and Mary Taylor, right, pose with Levi Pflueger-beal, age 2, in the center. Levi is dressed as Doug from the Liberty Mutual commercial.
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Stephen Vagnini pushed a stroller with 3-week-old Elijah Vagnini and a prop of Cousin Itt from the Addams Family, as Lisa Floeter, right, and Olivia Floeter, age 9, dressed as Wednesday Adams, walk alongside in the parade.
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Haley Curran, of Kenosha, pulls her son, Griffin, 1, along in a wagon in the parade.
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Logan Feivor, 4, pedals as fast as he can in his first children’s pedal tractor pull event at the Kenosha County Fair.
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Sean and Carri Johnson push their chicken coop float with their grandkids inside in the parade.
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Nick Gerlach pedals his was to claiming second place in a competitive pedal tractor pulling contest at the Kenosha County Fair.
WILMOT — Children and family fare were in focus Friday as the annual Children’s Parade and pedal tractor pulls were held at the Kenosha County Fair.
The parade has been a decades-long tradition at the fair.
Sean and Carri Johnson of Bristol came to the parade for the first time this year and brought along their grandchildren, who were featured in their chicken coop float.
“I looked it up on Pinterest,” Carri said, explaining her float design. Sean said the float, which was a wagon decked out in hay covered by chicken wire, took about three to four hours to make, which did not include the time it took for the glue to dry.
Alphie, Isaac, Kolbe and Max McDonald were dressed as Pac Man and the ghosts from the video game.
Their mom, Maggie McDonald said the costumes came together in roughly 15 minutes.
“We’re just looking forward to enjoying the fair,” Maggie said.
Miranda Bird, superintendent of the Children’s Parade, said she was grateful to have another large turnout this year, with kids in the event ranging in ages from 3 weeks to 12 years old.
“We’re just so grateful that people come out every year and do it, because we always have around 100 kids that come out in fantastic costumes,” Bird said. “We couldn’t do it without them.”
Following the parade, pedal tractor pull competitions drew a crowd outside the 4H project barns. Similar to the parade, the pedal pulls have been part of the fair for decades.
“This was probably the biggest group of kids aged 13 and older (24 contestants) we’ve ever had, and I’ve been doing this a long time,” said Cathy Dowe, who serves as chair of the pedal tractor pull.
There were 23 contestants signed up to compete in the 5 to 6 year old age subdivision.
This year was Logan Feivor’s first year competing in the pedal pulls. Although he is 4 years old, his mother, Crystal, said he was competing with the older kids.
“He did so good,” Crystal said. “I think it’s great for the kids. It’s nice to see involvement of kids supporting other kids and adults supporting other adults.”
Dowe has been working the pedal pull for 40 years, and enjoys seeing the families each year at the fair.
“It’s just fun to see the families grow up, and the see the kids get older and go into different groups,” Dowe said. “Like Nick has been doing it since he was 6 years old.”
Nick Gerlach, 18, of Salem placed second in his pedal pull division Friday morning.
“It felt good to be back out there and get second place,” Gerlach said.
Gerlach took an interest in the pulls when he was younger because he wanted to compete with his siblings. For his family, the event has been a tradition.
“I think more people should do the pulls,” Gerlach said. “I think we can make it bigger (and) I think more people should come next year.”
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Saturday at the Fair
10:30 a.m. Crowning the Fairest of the Fair at Creekside Stage
Noon Amateur home brew competition results at the Barrel Room
Noon Justus at Creekside Stage
1 p.m. Large animal livestock auction at the show and sale arena
4 p.m. Kenosha County Sheriff's Department taser demonstration south of the poultry barn
6 p.m. Kenosha County Sheriff's Department taser demonstration south of the poultry barn
6:45 p.m. Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series Racing/ Roger Iles Tribute - Grandstands ($10.00 admission fee ages 12 and older)
The three people were injured outside the park when shots were fired from a single vehicle, according to a spokesperson for the park, which is located about 45 miles north of Chicago.
The owner of the proposed cannabis dispensary on the border with Wisconsin said, to be honest, the value of the location is because he knows people will come across the border from Wisconsin, where they cannot buy marijuana legally. “I don’t want to pretend anything else.”
Papa Ron Rieter shows off his inflatable pig costume as he and Vivienne Seaburg, 6, Brennan Seaburg, 2 and Amy Gibbs walk alongside their parade float during the Kenosha County Fair Children’s Parade on Friday morning on the grounds in Wilmot.
Rebekah Pflueger, left, and Mary Taylor, right, pose with Levi Pflueger-beal, age 2, in the center. Levi is dressed as Doug from the Liberty Mutual commercial.
Stephen Vagnini pushed a stroller with 3-week-old Elijah Vagnini and a prop of Cousin Itt from the Addams Family, as Lisa Floeter, right, and Olivia Floeter, age 9, dressed as Wednesday Adams, walk alongside in the parade. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-childrens-parade-and-pedal-tractor-pulls-spotlight-family-fun-at-the-fair-friday/article_0c448556-1fed-11ed-a68d-7ba0d61ce0a7.html | 2022-08-20T02:41:48 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-childrens-parade-and-pedal-tractor-pulls-spotlight-family-fun-at-the-fair-friday/article_0c448556-1fed-11ed-a68d-7ba0d61ce0a7.html |
Two years after it was burned down during unrest in 2020, a new facility for the Kenosha Probation & Parole Office, 1212 60th St., is under construction and expected to open before 2023.
The building will be 10,000 square feet, with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections leasing 8,500 square feet of that space.
The additional 1,500 square feet will be used as storage for the site’s owner, and could offer space for DOC operations to expand in the future.
John Beard, director of communications for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, said construction on the new building began in June, and they hope to move DOC staff in by the end of the year.
Staff that has been working in a temporary location are planning to return to the 60th Street building, with operations remaining the same, albeit in the new building.
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VENTNOR — The Atlantic City Beach Patrol won two of four races Friday and finished second in another to win the 55th annual John T. Goudy Memorial Rescue Races at the Suffolk Avenue beach.
Atlantic City won with 14 points. Margate was second with 11. Avalon placed third (eight). Scoring was 5-4-3-2-1 for the first five places.
Atlantic City also won the event in 2021.
“It’s awesome,” said Taylor Dirkes, who won the doubles surfboat rescue (a doubles race with a simulated rescue) with Kyle Deroo in 3 minutes, 10 seconds.
Added Atlantic City Chief Steve Downey, “Another dominating performance by our rowers. They have been dominating all year. We do this (rescue) every day, so we have a lot of advantage on other patrols.”
The duo also won the race in 2021.
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“We really wanted to come back and win it again this year and go back-to-back. Not just us, but the team,” Dirkes said.
Hayden Smallwood and Chris Spiers of Margate were second in the doubles race. It came down to the run back on shore, but the Atlantic City duo crossed the finish line with the weighted bag first.
“I luckily tossed it out to Hayden, and he caught it right away,” Spiers said. “We were just trying to catch up to Atlantic City the entire way. They were fast.”
Avalon’s Gary Nagle and Ryan Finnegan were third.
“Atlantic City hasn’t won it back-to-back in awhile, so we broke the curse,” Deroo said. “It was really exciting to come out and do it again.”
The event consisted of four races involving simulated rescues. Guards rowed or swam out to flags about 500 feet from shore and unhooked 50-pound dummies. The guards then swam or rowed back and ran to the finish line on the beach with the weighted bags.
The race are fast and quick.
“It’s a great way to end the summer,” Dirkes said. “It is an exciting race to watch. It’s my favorite race to race in.”
Margate won the team titles at the Margate Beach Patrol World War II Memorial Lifeguard Races two weeks ago and at last week’s South Jersey Lifeguard Championships.
“It’s good to represent the city,” Smallwood, 20, said. “We had a good showing the last two weeks, so can’t complain about that.”
Avalon’s Dolan Grisbaum finished first in a very close individual swim rescue (a swim race and rescue) and remained undefeated. Grisbaum and Margate’s Zach Vasser were right next to each other when they swam to the shore, and it came down to the foot race with the weighted bag.
Grisbaum won in 6:15.
Vasser, a rising senior at Mainland Regional High School, and Grisbaum were leading the other swimmers. The two were close the entire race.
“I didn’t know where anyone else was but Zach,” said Grisbaum, a 2021 Ocean City graduate and a standout swimmer at Boston University. “I really couldn’t see anybody, so I was happy he was next to me and helped guide me in.”
Vasser was just a couple feet behind Grisbaum.
“I did much better in this race than I did last year,” Vasser said. “Last year, I had trouble with the bag, and this year I did better. The swim went really well. The transfer of the bag was a little difficult, but once I did that I carried the momentum to the finish.”
Last summer, Grisbaum finished second in the Goudy Memorials. But he has been dominant this summer, winning each race.
Grisbaum and Vasser also had a close finish in the Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Championships. Grisbaum has now won an event at each major lifeguard competition.
Grisbaum’s mindset Friday was just to have fun, which he has been having all summer. For the second-year guard, Friday’s race was a great way to end an “exciting” summer.
“It was more of an end-of-the-year fun thing to do,” said Grisbaum, who will leave to go back to school Aug. 29. “I’m out here having fun. I won, luckily.
That was a really fun experience.”
Atlantic City’s Rick Blair, Sean Blair and John Sahl won the combination rescue (a swimmer and a doubles crew combine). Harvey Cedars was second, and Ocean City was third.
Sahl was the swimmer for Atlantic City, which won in 5:20. Rick Blair and Sean Blair are brothers.
“This is my first time in this race,” said Sahl, 17, a rising senior at Atlantic City High School. “I’m not sure if I was first to the flag, but I think we were the first swimmer and boat to meet. I threw the dummy in the boat and swam back to shore. I wasn’t sure we won, but then they told me we did. It’s pretty exciting.”
Ventnor Captain David Funk won the individual surfboat rescue (a singles row and rescue). Atlantic City’s Vince Granese was second. Margate’s Bobby Bechtel was third.
Funk caught a wave at the end that extended his lead. He won the race by about 20 yards in 3:36.
“I have been in the Goudys since the 1990s,” said Funk, 44. “I rowed doubles with my brother (Andrew), but when he retired (from the patrol), I started rowing the (singles). ... I missed a wave or two, but I caught a small one at the end.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/atlantic-city-beach-patrol-wins-goudy-memorial-rescue-races/article_0bd96972-2021-11ed-9b79-4b923e7ebb89.html | 2022-08-20T02:42:30 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/atlantic-city-beach-patrol-wins-goudy-memorial-rescue-races/article_0bd96972-2021-11ed-9b79-4b923e7ebb89.html |
Plano police are investigating one of the most high-tech peeping tom cases ever in the city.
Edward Henderson, 53, has been charged with improper visual recording and criminal trespass.
So far, police say they've identified four victims But that they're still sifting through more than a decade worth of recordings.
It began at a home on Harpers Place in Plano when a 14-year-old girl saw a man by her bedroom window on April 28.
The teen told her dad but the man got away.
But when the teen saw the man again by her window four days later on May 2, her dad was ready.
“Followed him and got a license plate number and that's when he filed a report and we started doing the investigation,” said Jerry Minton, acting public information officer for the Plano Police Department.
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Police say they discovered two small cameras on windowsills of the teen's bedroom and bathroom, and a Wi-Fi device by a backyard fence.
“The cameras were communicating with the Wi-Fi hotspot which was transmitting whatever the cameras were seeing to whoever's receiving them at the time,” said Minton.
That person, detectives say, was Henderson, a music teacher at a local private school who also leads drum circles for a business called "Experience the Drum.”
Police say the plate number seen by the 14-year-old's father led to Henderson and a trove of more evidence.
“Then they also started finding more and more images from other people, other residences as well, with cameras being placed on or near the windows looking in,” said Minton.
According to an arrest affidavit, "several computer hard drives and memory cards" of Henderson's were seized from the private school where he worked.
In them were "numerous videos and photos," including more than a dozen taken of the 14-year-old's bedroom.
“Where someone would expect to have the utmost privacy,” said Minton.
So far, police have identified two more adult female victims "recorded while they showered, used the bathroom and changed clothes,” according to an arrest affidavit.
A fourth victim was located in Murphy.
“They were able to go back between 10 and 20 years of recordings,” said Minton.
Police say this goes above and beyond what people think of as a typical peeping tom case.
“This guy was using technology against the victims and residence and then viewing everything remotely to where he’s not actually physically at the location other than setting up and retrieving his property,” said Minton.
Henderson remains in the Collin County jail.
He does not have an attorney listed and we were unable to reach anyone on his behalf.
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Wind rips through the clumped forest overstory at the top of Buck Mountain. Tent flaps clap in the air and faithful dogs take cover under the HistoriCorps work trailer, full of dusty supplies and building materials.
The rag-tag crew of preservationists and retirees slowly rise from their camps, the promising smell of coffee mixing with the caramel turpentine of ponderosa pine. Above them, a tall vanguard watches the sleepy progression. The Buck Mountain Lookout Tower, one of a handful of remaining historic CT-2 design towers, glints majestic in the rising sun as its revivers awaken.
In the 1930s, Franklin Roosevelt enacted the New Deal, forming the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and putting millions of young men to work building America’s infrastructure. The Buck Mountain Lookout Tower was first built in 1939, the year marking the start of the Second World War. Because construction staples like metal were being diverted to war manufacturing, the lookout was constructed entirely from treated wood primarily from the stands surrounding it.
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Unaware of worldly conflicts both then and now, the tower still stands sentinel on what is now the Mogollon Rim Ranger District, though the district was “Long Valley Ranger District” when the tower was first erected. It was added to the National Historic Register in 2001. The 30-foot tower has a modified live-in cabin with encircling 14-foot catwalk, allowing the fire lookout a modest living space and room to walk about. These details made it a perfect candidate for the Coconino National Forest’s “Room with a view” cabin rental program.
But before someone could strut along the catwalk in earnest again, the tower needed a serious facelift.
Following a lengthy rebuild in 1943, the tower was fixed countless times and restored in 2003 in an effort to retain its historic character and structural integrity. Just south of Mormon Lake, the tower marks the end of a scenic forested dirt route lined with persistent scrubby pines and wildflowers. Near the top of this rough road, the forest opens to gloriously clear views of Apache Maid Mountain, rugged gorges of West Clear Creek, rusty red rock country of Sedona and even glimpses of the elusive Fossil Creek Wilderness area to the south.
Once a critical asset in fighting fires on the Mogollon Rim, advances in fire management technology rendered the Buck Mountain Lookout a mere relic of the past, a sentry battered by wind and rain on an isolated mountaintop. Drones and satellites continue to prove fire lookouts increasingly obsolete. Just a handful of fire lookouts remain actively staffed within American national forests today.
Lookout towers came to the forefront in the late 1930s after the year 1910 “when the mountains roared” and catastrophic forest fires in Idaho, Montana and Washington consumed three million acres of prime virgin timber and 85 people perished. By the late 1930s, more than 5,000 lookout towers had been constructed in response to these catastrophic fires. Of those, 611 were built by President Roosevelt’s “green army” of CCC engineers. The Buck Mountain Lookout is a part of this legacy.
“The quantities of each material furnished, and the workmanship of fabrication shall be as such to permit of the assembly of a strong, tight, well-finished, workmanlike structure, complete in accordance with the (attached) plans” states the 1938 Forest Service “Standard Lookout Structure Plans” Forest Service guidebook. Prepared by the Division of Engineering, the book elaborates on lookout structure type and application to specific forests. The CT-2 design was designated for the Pacific Northwest region, making the Buck Mountain lookout a rare anomaly in the arid southwest.
Early fire spotters served as “smoke-chasers” and fought fires with whatever tools they could carry. They traveled on foot or by horse, often toting shovels, pulaskis, and axes. They communicated through heliograph, a device using two mirrors to reflect sunlight, in Morse code messages to each other. Many of these lookout operators were forestry students taking on seasonal jobs to beef up their resume. During fire season, these posts operated seven days a week.
After the conclusion of WWII, the number of fire lookout towers saw a sharp decline as technology improved. By 1964, only 250 lookouts were still in use.
The HistoriCorps crew is up and lively, quickly getting to work on the repairs for the day. The team is nearly finished in their restoration work, having repaired stair treads and railings up the ribcage of the tower, sanded and refinished the cabin floor, restored roof hatch doors, repaired, and refinished the built-in furniture, restored cabin siding and shutters. There is still some work to be done on the catwalk handrails and stair treads, but the crew is rounding a corner in their project.
HistoriCorps’ handiwork can be seen throughout the Coconino National Forest. The nearby Mormon Lake Guard Station has seen the group’s restoration touch, in addition to last year’s Crescent Moon Ranch restoration project. The nonprofit group “provides volunteers of all skill levels with a hands-on experience preserving historic structures on public lands across America…HistoriCorps works to ensure America’s cultural and historical resources exist for generation to come,” according to their website. HistoriCorps and the Coconino National Forest have fostered a pivotal working relationship, and the organization has been critical in making the Buck Mountain Lookout a feasible cabin rental.
The Coconino National Forest staff acts as the resource managers, identifying the project and partnering with HistoriCorps to create lasting change. Funding for the project came directly from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). Signed into law on August 4, 2020, the act provides major investments to address deferred maintenance needs and increase recreational access to public lands. The Forest Service is investing in much-needed maintenance for critical facilities and infrastructure like this lookout tower.
When finished, Buck Mountain will be the first rentable lookout tower in the entire Southwest region.
The goal of the restoration project spans far beyond preservation, though rehabilitation is critical for the lookout. The forest plans “adaptive reuse” of the site, with the intent being to preserve the building without any significant alterations in preparation for public use. The finished product's goal is to bring the lookout back to its glory days of operation. Beloved by the public, fire lookouts connect us to the past and help us understand the present.
The Coconino National Forest hopes the Buck Mountain Lookout cabin rental will do just that; act as a connection in the chain of history, linking us to the fire lookouts that stayed there for generations. Revenue from the cabin rental will go directly into the operation and maintenance of the lookout.
Clinging to a ladder perched on the right side of the tower, a volunteer cautiously trims the branches of a tree exploring the airspace a little too close to the tower. The lookout sighs in the breeze, thankful for the restoration work and promise of new visitors.
The HistoriCorps crew scurries around the base of the tower, looking like dutiful ants from the cabin space above. Each has a job, a mission critical to the lifespan of the tower. Kaibab National Forest Public Services Staff Officer Jeremy Haines and Coconino National Forest Mogollon Rim District Archeologist Melissa Julien supervise their work, chatting with the crew about restoration practices and the history of the tower.
Julien turns ecstatic while climbing the lookout’s wooden stairs, fingers grazing the handrail in support while ascending its thoracic cage. Her dream is coming true. Historic places on the Coconino are being restored thanks to the funding from GAOA, and she’s excited to release her lookout tower back into the public’s hands.
She glides up the tower, examining the restoration work and commenting on the importance of it. When she reaches the top, she sees what will surely shock the public: 360-degree views of her beloved forest, tall pine restless in the wind. A geologic marvel stands before her. At 200 miles long and rising 2,000 feet from the landscape, the Mogollon Rim features sedimentary, volcanic, and metamorphic rock dating as far back as the Precambrian era.
Inside the cabin, the living area still looks like it came from a by-gone era itself. The floors were completely redone by HistoriCorps, but the dutiful fridge will need to be replaced and water pumped in for the tiny sink. A small, square space, the cabin could house one or two people comfortably. An abbreviated twin-sized bed frame that doubles as a bench is tucked in a corner; plastic drop cloths taped to the floor space. Beautifully restored glass windows line the cabin, framing the impossible view outside.
Julien smiles, turns and walks the perimeter of the catwalk lining the cabin. Her hands grip the handrail more steadily as she envisions the generations to come.
When added to the “Rooms with a View” program, the Buck Mountain Lookout Tower will be available on a first-come-first-served basis and may be rented through Recreation.gov, where all cabin rentals in the state of Arizona are found. This lengthy process may take a few years to finalize.
In the meantime, excitement, in addition to the tower itself, has been restored on the Mogollon Rim. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/room-with-a-view-historicorps-restores-buck-mountain-lookout-tower/article_55a90f0c-1cc6-11ed-98a0-d77a90cb0b73.html | 2022-08-20T02:51:30 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/room-with-a-view-historicorps-restores-buck-mountain-lookout-tower/article_55a90f0c-1cc6-11ed-98a0-d77a90cb0b73.html |
Genesee sheriff receives dozens of tips about ex-educator accused of sexual misconduct
Less than 48 hours after accusing an ex-educator with sexual misconduct, the Genesee County Sheriff's Office has received dozens of tips from across the country that could lead to more victims.
The investigation into Eugene Steven Pratt, 57, of Davison is expanding after authorities earlier this week revealed details of his alleged behavior.
Pratt is charged with sexual misconduct involving an incident in 2013. He was arraigned Wednesday in 67th District Court in Flint.
On Wednesday, investigators said they were seeking tips to find other possible victims from the years Pratt worked in schools and other sites across southeast Michigan.
As of Friday, the G.H.O.S.T. (Genesee Human Oppression Strike Team) department at the sheriff's office received 31 active tips from across the country. Those tips confirmed there are multiple victims from as far back as 1992, authorities said.
"This is a dynamic investigation, and that's why every comment that comes our way we're looking into it," Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said during a Friday press conference. "If it's a check we're on the right track, it's just as valuable as somebody saying, 'I was a victim,' which has already happened."
Swanson anticipates more cases involving Pratt will be brought to Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton's office, but when will depend on the victims.
Pratt's background includes working as a student teacher at Milton E. Tucker Middle School in Flint from 1986-87 before becoming a substitute in Genesee-area districts between 1987-90.
He taught at Flint’s Armstrong Middle and Dowdall Elementary schools before becoming a guest services worker at the Davison Athletic Club between August 1999 and October 2005.
Pratt was also a career resource director at Hamady Middle and High School in Flint in 2004-05, then principal of adult and alternative education for Beecher Community Schools from October 2006 through June 2013, Swanson said.
From 2013-15, Pratt was dean of students at Caniff Liberty Academy in Hamtramck.
Swanson on Friday released new footage that surfaced after alerting the public about Pratt on Wednesday. The footage from 2019 was archived by loss prevention officers at the Courtland Center Goodwill store in Burton.
Police are seeking information on the potential victim being allegedly stalked by Pratt, as seen on the video. The victim is a younger Black male. Pratt is seen following the man around the store and lingering outside a dressing room where the potential victim is inside trying on clothes.
Swanson stopped the video during a Friday press conference before viewers could see Pratt go between aisles to perform a sex act, according to the sheriff.
"These are images that we as a community need to be aware of," Swanson said. "That's what G.H.O.S.T. does is we identify the vulnerabilities, we identify predators and ... we hold accountable."
Police are requesting information on the potential victim in the video. For tips call: (810) 257-3422 or 911.
"We're following up on every tip 24/7," Swanson said. "We've got detectives that are on call." | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/19/more-sexual-misconduct-victims-ex-teacher-found-genesee-case/7848638001/ | 2022-08-20T02:54:37 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/19/more-sexual-misconduct-victims-ex-teacher-found-genesee-case/7848638001/ |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge has ordered three Republican-controlled counties to add about 800 contested mail-in ballots to the results of the May election, ruling in a legal dispute that stalled statewide certification of the primary results for governor and U.S. Senate.
The Republican judge sided Friday with the Democratic governor in a lawsuit over whether mail-in ballots that lack handwritten dates on their return envelopes should be counted. The suit is the latest in a series of legal battles over the state's 2019 election law, which greatly expanded mail-in voting.
The law requires voters to date the envelopes. But Commonwealth Court President Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer agreed with Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration that the lack of a date was a minor irregularity and should not result in those voters’ disenfranchisement.
The 2019 law eliminated straight-party voting — a provision favored by GOP lawmakers — but also gave Democrats a broad expansion of mail-in voting. Since the pandemic, Pennsylvania Democrats have voted by mail in far greater numbers than Republicans.
Berks, Fayette and Lancaster counties were ordered to count the undated mail-in ballots, and the judge gave the counties a Wednesday deadline to certify their primary election results — including the undated ballots — and report back to state election officials.
The Pennsylvania Department of State, which oversees elections, said that election results from the three counties would allow it to certify the results of the May primary, including for governor and Senate.
“We believe this ruling means that counties must henceforth include undated ballots in the totals they submit to the Department of State for certification,” said Amy Gulli, the department’s spokesperson.
The ruling came more than a month after the Wolf administration filed suit against the counties’ election boards to force them to count the undated ballots and certify their results.
Berks County is reviewing the decision and has not made a decision on an appeal, said spokesperson Stephanie Weaver. The Lancaster County board of commissioners declined comment. An email was sent to Fayette County officials seeking comment.
In Friday's ruling, Cohn Jubelirer noted the state Legislature did not expressly state that ballots lacking a handwritten date on the exterior envelope should be rejected. But other sections of the election law do require certain defective ballots to be invalidated, such as those that reveal a voter's identifying information, she wrote.
“The dating provisions at issue do not expressly provide that such ballots should not be counted, unlike other provisions of the Election Code,” the judge wrote. “When certain provisions of the Election Code do not expressly provide for a consequence of noncompliance, the courts have found that, without something more, such as fear of fraud, the ballot should not be invalidated.”
The 2019 election law requires voters to write a date next to their signature on the outside of mail-in return envelopes. But the handwritten dates do not determine whether voters are eligible or if they cast their ballots on time.
Cohn Jubelirer’s decision said the requirement that voters date the return envelopes of their ballots had no obvious purpose.
After filing suit against the three counties, state officials learned that a fourth county, Butler, failed to include undated mail-in ballots in the election results it certified to the state.
The Wolf administration chose not to add Butler County to its lawsuit because the state's top elections official had already certified the county's results and “balanced the need to have accurate results with the need to have finality in these already-certified elections,” the judge wrote. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/3-pennsylvania-counties-ordered-to-count-mail-in-votes-pennsylvania/521-3e6d8716-452f-42e8-9ac4-8e5415e44d7c | 2022-08-20T02:57:28 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/3-pennsylvania-counties-ordered-to-count-mail-in-votes-pennsylvania/521-3e6d8716-452f-42e8-9ac4-8e5415e44d7c |
CROWN POINT — The Lake County coroner's office has identified the two men killed Thursday afternoon in a crash near the intersection of Calumet Avenue and 131st Place in Hammond.
They are: Desmond Anthony Torres, 27, of Hammond; and Victor Ocampo De Leon y Pena, 43, of Hammond.
Both men suffered blunt force trauma and each of their deaths were classified as accidental, according to the coroner's office.
Hammond Police said reckless driving was the cause of the two-vehicle crash that occurred at 4:15 p.m.
The men killed in the crash each were driving a vehicle. A passenger in one of the vehicles also was seriously injured in the crash, police said.
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Gary police have identified Tyree Gaines, 24, as a person of interest in the Wednesday night shooting death of Cornelius Olive, 79, in the 3200 block of West 21st Place.
"I implore you to not replace a committed public servant like Jackie Walorski with a deeply flawed Curtis Hill," said Victoria Reardon, daughter of former state Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon, D-Munster.
"The plaintiffs do not live in the city; they do not pay taxes to the city; they are not affected in any way by the ordinance that operates only in the city," said Appeals Judge Elizabeth Tavitas.
The contract includes an immediate 7% pay hike, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2022, for all represented correctional officers, and provides a 4% raise at the beginning of 2023, 2024 and 2025. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/coroner-ids-two-men-killed-in-hammond-crash/article_7bc25ade-6d4b-51ea-825d-1ff8903d8e90.html | 2022-08-20T03:00:15 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/coroner-ids-two-men-killed-in-hammond-crash/article_7bc25ade-6d4b-51ea-825d-1ff8903d8e90.html |
DUNMORE, Pa. — Kicking off the weekend with a little summer fun in Lackawanna County.
The Summer Festival at Sherwood Park is underway in Dunmore.
Families came out to fill up on delicious food and drinks while the kids enjoyed bounce houses, a petting zoo, and even pony rides.
The Dunmore Buck Cheerleaders even put on a special performance Friday evening.
Proceeds from the Summer Festival will go towards maintaining and upgrading Sherwood Park.
"We're going to complete our splash pad with its main feature, which will be an umbrella chute with water coming down. We've been saving to get it done for a few years and it'll get done this year," said Matthew Fedor, President of Sherwood Youth Association.
The fun continues Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Sherwood Park in Dunmore.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/family-fun-at-sherwood-park-summer-festival-dunmore-lackawanna-county-wannabees-dunmore-buck-cheerleaders/523-d0bcc8e7-d0b0-4bd0-9a20-1db09a014bbd | 2022-08-20T03:03:08 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/family-fun-at-sherwood-park-summer-festival-dunmore-lackawanna-county-wannabees-dunmore-buck-cheerleaders/523-d0bcc8e7-d0b0-4bd0-9a20-1db09a014bbd |
ELYSBURG, Pa. — The magic at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg wouldn't be possible without a lot of help. While the park added three hundred more people to staff your favorite rides this summer, some employees are working their final shifts before heading back to school.
Averi Diaz said she loved her second summer at Knoebles, but it's time to shift her focus. "I'm thinking about just coming back next season because I want to focus on school since it's my junior year," Diaz said.
Incoming High School Junior Samantha Szatny said she's noticing the staff thinning out. "We're already having a couple problems with people now," she said. "We're not opening as many games as we normally would. Some schools already went back to school, and they're already doing a full week."
It's a time of the year Knoebels Human Resource Director Jon Anderson said the park always expects. As the summer comes to a close, many employees and guests return to the classroom.
"It does become a challenge at this time of year," Anderson said. "One good thing is we actually have a bonus that we're putting out here where we're paying an extra 50 cents an hour for those who come and work for us at this time frame."
The park has just a few more full weeks of operation before the schedule condenses down to weekends. But even some students say they're planning to be back to work in the fall with a little extra cash in their pockets.
"I'm going to be working some weekends and some Fridays after school," said Micah Moyer, a high school junior.
"I don't want to be just sitting at home when I could come here on weekends and make more money if I can," Szatny added. "I'm not doing anything, so why not come back?"
Knoebels hopes to hire even more staff in the coming weeks.
The summer may be coming to an end, but there's still a lot more fun to be had and a lot more money to be made here at Knoebels, well into the fall. The park is open on weekends through September, and Halo-fun begins October 8th.
Want to see what was in news in 1983? Head on over to WNEP's YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/staffing-knoebels-at-summers-end-averi-diaz-samantha-szatny-jon-anderson-northumberland-county/523-cfb57332-c371-4d87-a9a2-0430b1d9f340 | 2022-08-20T03:03:14 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/staffing-knoebels-at-summers-end-averi-diaz-samantha-szatny-jon-anderson-northumberland-county/523-cfb57332-c371-4d87-a9a2-0430b1d9f340 |
Law enforcement officials are stepping up patrols, beginning today, to target drunken and drugged drivers through the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.
The zero-tolerance effort is scheduled through Labor Day and will include officers from the Fort Wayne, Allen County, New Haven and Woodburn police departments, according to a Friday news release.
The extra enforcement is funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through grants administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
“We’re asking everyone to have a plan in place if they know they’ll be drinking,” Fort Wayne Police Department Lt. Tony Maze said in a statement. “Our goal isn’t to take people to jail. It’s to make people think about the choices they’re making and the consequences before they get behind the wheel so that we can prevent a needless tragedy.”
Traffic-related fatalities increased by 20% in the first three months of this year as compared to the same period of 2021, according to federal data.
If the pace continues, officials said, 2022 could be the third straight year with more fatalities, following 897 in 2020 and 931 in 2021.
The Hoosier State’s increase was almost three times what’s been seen nationwide.
Across the U.S., 9,560 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the first quarter of 2022. That’s a 7% increase from the previous year and the highest number of deaths in 20 years for that period.
Law enforcement officials say drunken driving continues to be a major factor in such accidents, making up roughly 25% of the state’s fatal crashes. But alcohol isn’t the only concern, they said.
Research indicates drug use has been on the rise among drivers since early 2020.
Last year, the number of blood samples submitted to the Indiana Department of Toxicology for drug analysis after a crash increased by 7%.
“Since the start of the pandemic, more drivers are testing positive for THC and poly-drug use, a combination of drugs,” said Robert Duckworth, the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute’s traffic safety director.
“We’re working to address that by training more officers in advanced detection techniques and providing new tools to law enforcement, but the best and easiest solution is for people to not drive high in the first place,” he said in a statement.
Driving under the influence, whether it’s drugs or alcohol, is illegal in Indiana. Those who choose to drive impaired could face an arrest, jail time, and substantial fines and attorney fees.
The average drunken-driving arrest costs up to $10,000.
Devon McDonald, the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute’s executive director, said drivers also must think of others.
“People who drive drunk or high aren’t thinking about the repercussions,” McDonald said in a statement. “It’s not just their life they’re risking, but the life of the person in the car next to them and the pedestrian crossing the street. No one ‘accidentally’ drives impaired. It’s always a choice.”
It’s also important to wear a seat belt at all times, because it’s the best form of protection against drunk drivers, the news release said.
Motorists also are encouraged to report suspected impaired drivers by calling 911. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/safe-driving-campaign-gears-up/article_1ffff310-200a-11ed-a9cb-0b783a791a58.html | 2022-08-20T03:03:55 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/safe-driving-campaign-gears-up/article_1ffff310-200a-11ed-a9cb-0b783a791a58.html |
DALLAS — Read this story and other North Texas business news from our content partners at the Dallas Business Journal
The North Texas housing market is downshifting quickly, with Dallas-Fort Worth being the only U.S. market to see a decrease in home sale prices last month, according to a report released today.
DFW home prices are down 1.9% year over year in July, according to the latest Re/Max National Housing Report.
And what a difference a month makes.
Last month, DFW led the U.S. for home price increases, with June prices up 29.3% over the previous year.
In hard numbers, home sales prices in DFW fell to $413,900 in July from $422,000 in July 2021.
Homes in DFW spend an average of 23 days on the market before selling.
Higher interest rates and inflation, as well as record home prices, triggered a sharp drop in demand for housing, said Todd Luong, a realtor with Re/Max DFW Associates:
"Here at our Re/Max office in Dallas-Fort Worth, our listings are currently getting on average 2.7 showings per week," Luong said. "Last year, at this same time, our listings were earning on average 5.9 showings per week. That is a huge drop in buyer demand compared to the previous year. Record home prices and higher mortgage rates have forced many potential buyers out of the market, especially first-time homebuyers."
While the latest trends may disappoint some sellers, buyers now have more choices and better opportunities for good deals, Luong said.
Luong said that the DFW housing market has been challenged with low inventory for years and reached an all-time low earlier this year, with only a two-week supply. Now, however, inventory is increasing.
"Although buyers have more choices now, it is still not a balanced market as we only have about a two-month housing supply," Luong said. "In a normal market, you have about a five to six-month supply of housing."
A new report from Zillow also found falling home values, although the numbers didn't match Re/Max's precisely because of different study methods and different geographic definitions of DFW as a metro area, among other reasons.
According to Zillow's findings, the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area's typical home value is $396,904, down 1.1% since June, the first month of decline. Values are up 55.4% since July 2019.
Zillow also reported that the mortgage payment on a typical home in DFW is $2,633 a month, including taxes and insurance. That's up 77.4% compared to July 2019.
According to Zillow, inventory in DFW has risen 10.2% since June, and the share of listings with a price cut in July was 22%, compared to 15.6% in June.
Nationwide, after two years of unprecedented growth, home values fell for the first time since 2012 as competition for houses eased, according to Zillow's July market report.
The slowdown is being driven by decreased competition among buyers. Zillow's analysis says that affordability pressures have pushed many to the sidelines, and buyers are waiting in the wings to resume their search if and when prices relax a bit.
Skylar Olsen, Zillow's chief economist, called the flattening of home values "a badly needed rebalancing."
"This slowdown is about discouraged buyers pulling back after the affordability shock from higher rates," Olsen said. "As prices soften, many will renew their interest, and we will continue our progress back to 'normal.'"
Luong said he sees positive signs in the market.
The interest rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped below 5% after peaking in June. More than 290,000 new jobs were added in Dallas-Fort Worth last year, so North Texas has one of the strongest labor markets in the country.
"Reasonably priced homes that are in good condition and move-in ready are still selling very fast," he said. "However, the bidding wars have subsided considerably across the board." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-fort-worth-only-market-home-sale-prices-dropped-last-month/287-8d24b5ea-55a3-4762-b310-00ca1f16be7c | 2022-08-20T03:06:40 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-fort-worth-only-market-home-sale-prices-dropped-last-month/287-8d24b5ea-55a3-4762-b310-00ca1f16be7c |
Just a few days out from celebrating the first anniversary of Rye's second location, the team behind the restaurant is mourning the loss of the first.
“A day I would’ve never remembered has become a day I will never forget. The call is just, ‘The restaurant is on fire. You need to come now,'” said owner Tanner Agar.
Monday morning, Agar rushed to downtown McKinney as firefighters battled flames in an alley courtyard that left part of Rye's kitchen destroyed and, in a sense, Agar and his partners' dream.
“The three of us, we're 25 years old, we start this restaurant, 13 tables, 165-year-old historic building and we just started a restaurant to cook what we believed in,” he said.
That was four years ago. Since then, they've developed a loyal following, regulars with reservations now on pause for the foreseeable future.
While managing two other businesses, Agar and his team are turning their focus to starting over.
“It’s just become this absolute, all out, everybody, all hands on deck, what are we doing,” said Agar.
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For now, Agar said he has more questions than answers.
Though his team has been cleared of liability, they still don’t know a cause for the fire.
Rye was closed at the time it began.
Still, as they move forward, Agar said he feels buoyed by support he never imagined would travel all the way to his location on lower Greenville.
“I’m looking over my reservations for the next three days, and it's so many names that I know are making the drive down here to be supportive of our work,” he said.
Agar said it could be six months before the McKinney restaurant is back up and running.
“I promise the version of Rye that comes back is going to be bigger. It's going to be better,” said Agar. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/popular-mckinney-restaurant-closed-after-fire/3053106/ | 2022-08-20T03:10:59 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/popular-mckinney-restaurant-closed-after-fire/3053106/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Balloons are now filling the living room of Glen Langford, who is the President of the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus.
“We are building our float for the 2022 pride parade that will be downtown in Austin,” said Langford.
Usually, they are performing, but on Saturday about half of the group will be marching in the Austin Pride parade, balloons and all, in celebration, but also for a greater purpose.
“We need people to know that we're people just like them,” said Langford. “It feels weird to be going back and saying that again after all the progress that was made, but it feels like we made those steps forward and now we're being knocked back several steps. People want to knock us back even more steps.”
Langford is referring to recent political happenings, like Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas bringing up the idea of removing federal gay marriage rights, something that was an issue before Langford and his husband could legally be married.
“We’ve been together for 25 years,” Langford said. “We've only been married for four. And it was a very big moment when we finally did get married.”
He said Central Texas is special. The Austin Gay Men’s Chorus recently sang at the first ever Round Rock Pride Festival, and he said the support of the Austin community is encouraging.
“I don't know that I could return to live back home where I grew up in Lubbock,” he said. “That place is just not inviting. Austin's the only place I can live in Texas."
Other groups, like the Kind Clinic, will also be walking in the pride parade. Steven Tamayo works for the Kind Clinic as the director of community health and he is also one of the parade grand marshals.
"It's kind of ceremonial. I get to be on the parade float and lead the parade and that's it. But I got a cool sash,” he laughed.
Although he is excited about the sash, he is more excited for people from all over to come here to Austin, where they can feel included and seen.
“Because maybe they're from a small town where hanging a pride flag on their front porch might be a dangerous move,” Tamayo said. “And so being able to be their most authentic self and celebrate and be celebrated is really vital.”
While the preparations by the Kind Clinic, or the hundreds of balloons filling Glen Langford’s living room, may be impressive, what impresses Langford the most is the more than 400,000 people expected to come out to support each other on Saturday.
“That's just an amazing amount of people to me to be involved in that and be excited about LGBTQ issues going on right now,” said Langford.
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TEMPLE, Texas — Cassie Walton, a mother from Oklahoma, went viral on Tiktok for recording a video of her son practicing for an active shooter situation.
The video has more than seven million views and 40,000 comments, with mixed public reaction. Most of the reactions say the mother is inappropriate for exposing her son to such violent ideas at a young age.
Those in support, however, are praising the mother for starting the always important conversation about safety at home. Temple Police Officer Undrea Mitchell feels the same.
"We should all take this very seriously. Fortunately, we're in a day in time where we have to expose our kids to things that normally they wouldn't be exposed to years ago," Mitchell, a School Resource Officer said. "So taking that time out to educate them and tell them hey, this is what you need to do. These are the things you need do, you need to listen to the instruction from adults. I think that's great."
Walton says she even purchased a bulletproof backpack for her son, and based on the video, it seems she's already been over escape tactics with her son plenty of times.
"A teacher calls over the intercom says it's not a drill everybody go in the corner and be really quiet and still what do you do?" Walton asked her son.
After a series of drills and scenarios, her biggest piece of advice to her son was to run far, far away from the school if he were to escape.
"Show me okay, you get out of the building where do you go? Where do you run outside?" Walton says. "You run as far away from the school as you can go. Mommy will find you."
Officer Mitchell says police everywhere are training diligently and children's safety is at the forefront of their goals ahead of this school year.
Most importantly, he wants to make sure every kid can feel safe at school.
"I just want to make sure that everybody understands that your police departments are taking this seriously and we're here for your kids. We're here for the campuses and we're going to be doing our jobs and make sure that our kids are inside of a building that they can consider safe." | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/temple-police-appreciate-video-of-mother-on-tiktok-teaching-son-active-shooter-safety/500-7b3fd51c-dfe2-47e5-865e-c078d5f5ec72 | 2022-08-20T03:19:45 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/temple-police-appreciate-video-of-mother-on-tiktok-teaching-son-active-shooter-safety/500-7b3fd51c-dfe2-47e5-865e-c078d5f5ec72 |
ODESSA, Texas —
The Odessa Police Department put together a powerful display of honor for one of their own on Friday.
The department’s Honor Guard marked the 40th anniversary of Corporal G.T. Toal's death by placing a wreath at the memorial statue on the front lawn of the department.
In 1982, Cpl. Toal was killed in a motorcycle accident while performing a funeral escort. He was the first OPD officer who lost his life in the line of duty.
The department does the ceremony every year to remember Cpl. Toal's life.
“We've decided some years ago that we were gonna do this on the anniversary of every fallen officer’s end of tour,” said OPD Police Chief Mike Gerke. “We just want to make sure that the families know that we are never forgetting their lost loved one who made the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of the citizens of this community. We want to make sure that our new officers understand that they have joined something that values them, that will never forget them.”
The wreath was displayed until sunset. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/opd-honors-fallen-officer-with-wreath-laying-ceremony/513-f088a374-a574-4e08-abb3-6b000335e524 | 2022-08-20T03:19:50 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/opd-honors-fallen-officer-with-wreath-laying-ceremony/513-f088a374-a574-4e08-abb3-6b000335e524 |
MUNCIE, Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert has been declared for a teenager missing from Delaware County.
The Muncie Police Department is searching for 16-year-old Haylee Cummings, who was last seen in Muncie at 7 a.m. on Aug. 9, 2022. Police say she is believed to be in danger.
Cummings is described as a 5-foot, 4-inch, 150-pound white female with brown hair and eyes. She was last seen wearing a light-colored shirt, yellow and white pants with flowers and checkered Vans shoes.
Anyone with information about Haylee or her whereabouts is urged to contact the Muncie Police Department at 765-716-9852 or call 911.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
In both situations, these alerts must be issued by police. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/silver-alert-declared-for-muncie-teen-missing-for-10-days/531-1dd449df-d1e9-49de-8fca-950635de67f3 | 2022-08-20T03:48:27 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/silver-alert-declared-for-muncie-teen-missing-for-10-days/531-1dd449df-d1e9-49de-8fca-950635de67f3 |
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police said Friday they are investigating an incident involving the discovery of gun parts in a backpack at the Indiana State Fair.
A video posted to the social media platform TikTok purported to show officers talking to a man and examining the contents of a bag on Thursday.
Reports said a man had been involved in an altercation on the fairgrounds which was said to be verbal.
Police confirmed to 13News the bag contained parts of a disassembled rifle.
No one made a report to police about having been involved in an altercation with the man.
The man was issued a trespass order and was escorted by police to a fairgrounds exit. No charges have been filed.
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EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — The Purple Place Bar and Grill will officially close its doors on Sunday.
Denise and Mike Hountalas, the owners of the Purple Place Bar and Grill, purchased and renovated the restaurant in 2006. It quickly became a beloved restaurant for many El Dorado County residents and those passing through the area.
"We grew the struggling business into a successful community gathering place while we employed multiple generations of families and local high schoolers," the Hountalases previously told ABC10.
However, according to them, they've been in lease negations with their landlord since Dec. 2021, with their lease set to expire in Sept. 2022.
The Hountalases sent the following statement to ABC10:
The Hountalases have been in lease negotiations with Ms. Anders since December 2021. They offered more than double the current rent, which is comparable to the newer rent prices in El Dorado Hills, and a commitment to make a large capital investment towards property improvement. Negotiations ended earlier this month with Ms. Anders demanding a rent increase of over 240%, and a large unspecified Common Area Maintenance (CAM) fee in addition to a demand for upwards of $200,000 in structural improvements.
They remained hopeful they would be able to stay in their original location, but due to increasing costs it would not be economically feasible for them to continue operating.
According to the Hountalases they "offered to buy the property or even sell the business to Ms. Anders so that The Purple Place could stay at its original location. Unfortunately, none of these options worked out."
The Hountalases said the Purple Place will close on Sunday, Aug. 21. They hope to announce the reopening of the Purple Place at a new location in the near future.
ABC10 repeatedly reached out to the landlord of the Purple Place by email, Facebook message, and phone throughout our reporting, but did not hear back from her prior to publishing.
Residents are saddened to hear of the restaurant's closure as it has become an iconic space for them to celebrate birthdays, the end of the year, and everything in between.
"This is a hub for the community. Not just for El Dorado Hills but also for Folsom and the Sacramento Valley," said Greg Jones who says he's been coming to the Purple Place about two to three times a week for the past 15 years. "I'm going to remember all the smiles, good food and camaraderie."
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A diverse group of California leaders joined forces Wednesday to address the problem of hate crimes.
The Act Against Hate Alliance hosted an inaugural ceremony at the State Capitol.
Information compiled by the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program found the number of hate crimes committed in California has risen substantially from 2018 to 2021. Hate crimes are defined as crimes committed motivated by race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity.
The FBI says 65% of hate crimes against people in California in 2020 were racially-motivated.
"We just have too hostile of an environment, generally, now. People don't want to seem to get together and work on problems and solve problems anymore,” said candidate for state controller, Lanhee Chen. “I think that has spilled over unfortunately to the Asian-American communities and spilled over to acts of hate and violence against Asian-Americans and we shouldn't stand for it."
The Act Against Hate Alliance was co-founded by former Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff and is made possible by funding from the California State Library Stop The Hate Initiative.
“As a country, we will come together and we will find a solution to this,” said Huff. “This is all about Californians pulling together and stomping out hate.”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a two-year hiatus, the Sacramento Banana Festival is back this weekend!
This year's theme is "Banana international" and with over 150 retail, artisan, and craft vendors and over 50 multicultural food vendors, the options are endless.
With the tastes and flavors of food ranging from banana pudding, banana bread, banana mango chips and guacamole, banana street tacos to banana lumpia, banana chicken sausage kabobs, banana empanadas, and even banana nachos, there's at least something worth a try!
There will be live performances by jazz, reggae, Caribbean, and Latin musicians, multicultural dance performances, a banana parade, banana and banana pie eating contests, and even a V.I.B. (Very Important Banana) lounge.
Not only does this event celebrate the diverse cultures of Asia, Africa, and North and South America represented within Sacramento, it also celebrates and highlights how one fruit can bring many cultures together.
Bananas are one of the most important food crops in the world and are a healthy source of potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and various antioxidants and nutrients and are grown all over the world, mainly in South and Central America, China, Africa, and India.
Although bananas aren't typically grown in California, they are still well incorporated into our everyday diet.
"In a lot of our cultures, everyone has a banana dish that really brings them together when it comes time to eat and spend time with family," said Marquis Marcilous, co-founder of The Night Market Series. "It's also a really good representation of cultures around the world where the bananas grow."
Local vendors, many of who created their craft during COVID-19, and many of who COVID-19 deeply affected their craft, now have a chance to get back outside and showcase their gifts and talents.
All proceeds from this year's banana festival to go the National Academic Youth Corp, which helps support youth programs in the Sacramento area at the Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum.
"To see people coming here, setting up their businesses and thriving is a beautiful thing," said Marcilous. "Although everything was virtual at the time, we found ways to connect with each other virtually so it's just really nice to be back at a festival this large with so many people with the same intentions to be back with the community."
Sacramento's 11th Annual Banana Festival will take place at William Land Park Saturday, August 20 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, August 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WATCH MORE ON ABC10: 11th Annual Banana Festival in Sacramento | It's going to be an a-peeling time! | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramentos-11th-annual-banana-festival-2022/103-4243eb23-78f4-4b33-b6e2-694fe2f654e4 | 2022-08-20T03:53:04 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramentos-11th-annual-banana-festival-2022/103-4243eb23-78f4-4b33-b6e2-694fe2f654e4 |
ATLANTA — A renowned private investigator is joining the search for a Gwinnett County woman who's been missing since July 30.
Allahnia Lenoir's family has searched and begged for information about their missing daughter in the weeks since her disappearance.
“Please fight. Keep fighting," Jannette Jackson, Allahnia's mom, said at a vigil a few days after she disappeared. "And we're going to all keep praying for you to have the strength to come home."
Now, the family and friends of Allahnia are getting extra help from former law enforcement officers and long-time private investigator TJ Ward.
“I have the resources to find the right people, cadaver dogs and drones and aerial support. I can get that and develop that and put that in to utilize to help enhance this search and this investigation," Ward said.
Ward's famously worked on cases like the Natalee Holloway disappearance, an 18-year-old woman who vanished at the end of a high school graduation trip to Aruba. He connected with the family of Allahnia to help them find the missing 24-year-old.
“Anything that we find, we’re not going to act on it; anything that we find, we will turn it over to the detectives with the city of Atlanta," Ward said.
Allahnia was last seen walking into an apartment complex along 1600 Peachtree Street in northeast Atlanta. Her family said she was there with a friend to see two other people but never returned.
She's seemingly vanished - and the complex and the people last with her is where Ward plans to start.
“You gotta see who the players are; you gotta see who may have been with her, other people that may have been with her," Ward said. "We already have some phone calls, some audio from her phone."
Allahnia’s family believes she’s been abducted, but Ward stops short of saying what he thinks happened. He said he plans to assist them in trying to bring her home.
Ward said he and the family plan to meet with detectives with Atlanta Police soon.
Allahnia stands at 5 feet, 4 inches and weighs around 120 pounds, according to police. She has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts and cream-colored shoes.
If anyone has information regarding her whereabouts, police ask to please contact 911 or 404-546-4235. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/allahnia-lenoir-missing-gwinnett/85-38c6a872-3bdf-44a3-b191-234c09435b1e | 2022-08-20T03:56:14 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/allahnia-lenoir-missing-gwinnett/85-38c6a872-3bdf-44a3-b191-234c09435b1e |
HOLIDAY, Fla. — A child was hit by a car in Holiday, Pasco County Fire Rescue said in a tweet Friday afternoon.
It happened at around 7:30 p.m near Western Oaks Drive and Flora Avenue. Authorities said the child was under 10 years old and suffered critical injuries. They were flown as a trauma alert to a local trauma center to receive treatment.
At this time, it's not clear what led to the crash. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/child-hit-car-holiday/67-365dd85e-0e7b-4f52-a0a5-1a77443c0b5f | 2022-08-20T03:59:53 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/child-hit-car-holiday/67-365dd85e-0e7b-4f52-a0a5-1a77443c0b5f |
TAMPA, Florida — A police officer at Tampa International Airport got a big surprise on Friday.
Officer Ryan Runge reunited with the man he saved from a motorcycle crash in March. The TPA Police Department awarded Runge the Life Saving Award in a ceremony for his actions.
"It's a pleasant surprise to be able to see him. I'm glad he's still here with us," Runge said.
Jarid Demarais waited months to thank Runge for saving his life.
"This is so wonderful," Demarais said through tears. "It's nice to see such good people on the world."
Demarais said he rode his motorcycle one day in March and had the right of way when another vehicle turned. That crash led to a more than two-month recovery at the hospital.
"I remember getting on the motorcycle and leaving my place, and nothing for two weeks after," Demarais said.
Runge was on patrol when he noticed smoke rising from the intersection of Air Cargo Road and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to TPA police.
When he and other first responders got there, Runge said Demarais wasn't breathing.
"We were able to just turn him slightly to correct his airway," Runge said. "That's when he took a big, deep breath in and I was like, 'Oh man, we got him.'"
Thirty occupational therapy sessions later, Demarais said his mind is still healing. The memory losses have been some of the toughest parts of recovering. However, he said he's grateful to be alive and expressed his gratitude for Officer Runge.
"I'm very lucky to be here. Very happy to be here," Demarais said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/tpa-police-officer-motorcyclist-reunion/67-7bd8cbe4-d47e-4da6-8e08-fa55e5fba0e4 | 2022-08-20T03:59:59 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/tpa-police-officer-motorcyclist-reunion/67-7bd8cbe4-d47e-4da6-8e08-fa55e5fba0e4 |
Sumrall officer suspended for Facebook post. Alderman accused of racism. What happened?
- Residents upset over officer suspension, lose trust in alderman
- Lamar Reed's post shows nooses hanging from gallows
- Police officer allegedly criticized 'little town of Mayberry'
When Arthrine Collins stepped up to address the Sumrall, Mississippi Board of Aldermen, she had the backing of a packed board room.
The 75-year-old Sumrall resident spoke softly but with conviction about a post she saw on Facebook made by Ward 1 Alderman Lamar Reed.
In May, Reed shared a meme that says “Government repair kit” that included an image of three nooses hanging from the gallows.
“When I saw it, I wondered why anyone would post something like that in this day and time,” Collins said. “What that is showing — it's slavery. It says the government needs to go back and start hanging these n****rs.”
Collins was even more disappointed that the meme was shared by someone she had known since he was in high school and whose mother was her friend.
"I said, 'Why would Lamar say something like that, put something on his Facebook like that?'" she said. "I just never knew he had that in him. It just broke my heart. I couldn't sleep last night." Arthrine Collins
Reed defended the post, saying it was "self-deprecating humor."
“I don’t see it that way,” Reed said. "I don't see Black people that way. I don't see anything that way. To me, it was humor. But if that's the way you interpret it, that's fine."
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He added that throughout the history of the United States, people of all races were hanged. Reed said his interpretation of the meme was that government officials are the ones in need of repair.
"Lamar!" Collins said, interrupting the alderman. "You're not playing with a fool."
Rumblings from the standing-room-only crowd could be heard in the background. "He ain't even sorry," one person said. "He don't get it," said another. A couple of residents walked out angrily.
"I'm going to lose it," one said.
"You represent all (Sumrall) citizens — Black, white, green, yellow, blue — it upset me. You shouldn't have done it, Lamar," Collins said.
"I regret that you were offended by it, but I saw it as humor," Reed said.
"You was not in slavery," Collins said.
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Collins handed copies of Reed's post to the aldermen and mayor. The board listened as Collins and Reed exchanged words.
As Collins returned to her seat, she was applauded by the crowd.
Ironically, the board's special-called meeting was held Thursday night to address a similar issue involving a Sumrall police officer.
Josh Gandy was suspended with pay Tuesday at the board's regular meeting for making a Facebook post that allegedly violates the city's social media policy. About a dozen police officers and sheriff's deputies attended the meeting to show support for Gandy.
The aldermen discussed Gandy's suspension and possible disciplinary action in executive session for a little more than an hour, but the issue remained unresolved.
Instead, the aldermen voted to "maintain (Gandy's) current employment status until further notice."
Town attorney Barbara Parker said after the meeting was adjourned that the aldermen authorized her to seek options for evaluating all town operations from an independent consultant, but did not elaborate any further.
Resident Tina Wolf said the contrast between the reaction to Reed and Gandy's posts was contradictory and hypocritical.
"It's upsetting that the people on the board can say and post whatever they choose and our police officers can't say anything that's humorous or funny," she said. "With the decision that was made tonight, that's unfair."
Having an officer on leave indefinitely is a disservice to residents, too, Wolf said.
"I understand the police officer is suspended with pay, but now we're down an officer in our town, putting our citizens and risk and also putting his partner at risk," she said.
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Amy Howard attended Thursday's meeting because she heard about Gandy's suspension and came to show support for him. She doesn't know Gandy outside of his capacity as a police officer.
"When I looked at the Facebook post myself, there was not a (specific) person, place or thing besides 'Mayberry' mentioned, and I found that humorous," she said. "I heard about the alderman's post and I did not find that humorous.
"I have a biracial grandchild and I'm concerned for him, for some of the citizens and even some of our officers. How can we know they are going to be treated fairly and equally and how do we know that our officers are not in a hostile work environment? None of our officers or business owners feel safe to speak up."
Howard said Reed should be held to a much higher standard than a police department employee since he is an elected official. Collins agreed.
"It would have made me feel much better if he apologized, but I still don't have no trust in him," Collins said. "To come out with something like that — it hurt me. He's up there making decisions for me," Collins said. "Is he going to pretend he's doing something for the Black community and he ain't doing nothing for us?"
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The alleged attacker who knocked an unsuspecting victim out cold after following him outside a New York City restaurant and sucker punching him is back behind bars after Gov. Kathy Hochul requested he be arrested once again.
The New York governor made the highly unusual order Friday afternoon, saying during a press conference that she had police bring 55-year-old Bui Van Phu back into custody.
"I took action into my own hands. i directed the Department of Corrections and community supervision to immediately examine whether or not this parole violation occurred," Hohcul said. "Yes it did, you can tell it occurred. This is a person on lifetime parole. Minutes ago, that person is now custody."
Phu is accused of brutally beating another man in the unprovoked attack from the night of Aug. 12. After initially being charged with attempted murder, but the charges were downgraded Thursday to assault and harassment — neither of which are bail-eligible, the Bronx district attorney's office said.
That meant Phu, a convicted felon and sex offender, was allowed to be back out on the street that evening on supervised release. It was not immediately clear why the charges were downgraded, with the DA's office only saying they "pursued charges based on the investigation."
The 52-year-old victim, identified by his brother as Jesus Cortez, was in front of Fuego Tipico Restaurant on 188th Street in Fordham Heights around 10:45 p.m. the night of the incident, surveillance video showed. In jarring footage of the attack, Phu can be seen calmly walking up behind Cortez, arms folded low behind his back.
Phu, 55, then slugs him violently with his right arm, the right hook to the head immediately rendering Cortez unconscious on the ground. Phu stands over the motionless victim, looking down on him for a moment before walking back inside the restaurant. Police said there was no prior conversation or argument before the attack.
Cops say it appears Cortez had left the restaurant and stopped just outside of it when he saw several people talking. That's when the attacker came from behind him, put on a pair of gloves and socked him in the head in the wordless attack. The victim suffered a skull fracture, broken cheekbone and brain bleeding in the attack. He was said to be hospitalized in critical condition.
Cortez's brother, Juan, told NBC New York that his brother is "day to day. We simply ask God to help him, for the justice system to be hard-handed" against the attacker.
"My brother is in this condition because of these criminals walking the street. I don’t wish this upon anyone," Juan Cortez said. "The only thing I want justice is for my brother. Apparently this person has a criminal record."
Phu was said to be part of a gang rape in 1994. He was released from state prison in 2015. The Bronx DA said Phu contacted his parole officer following the attack.
Motivation for the attack was not clear, and it was not clear if Phu had an attorney. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/suspect-in-ko-punch-outside-nyc-restaurant-back-in-custody-after-hochul-orders-arrest/3832096/ | 2022-08-20T04:33:54 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/suspect-in-ko-punch-outside-nyc-restaurant-back-in-custody-after-hochul-orders-arrest/3832096/ |
A Dallas County judge has blocked the eviction of a mother with young children from her Mesquite apartment.
It’s a temporary order while a judge determines whether an allegation of forgery against the original court that handled her eviction is valid.
Chantal Hardaway has lived at her apartment complex in Mesquite for three years. She said paid her rent but says an ownership change at the complex led to confusion over billing which led to a constable showing up at her door earlier this month with a 24-hour notice to vacate.
“It was devastating,” Hardaway said. “I was shocked because I never received any paperwork.”
The paperwork Hardaway is referring to is a notice provided by a court to appear if you want to challenge your eviction.
She says that notice never arrived.
Mark Melton is an attorney at the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center which provides free legal assistance for families facing eviction.
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He says this case is unlike any of thousands he’s seen before.
“We have a situation where we have a tenant that never got her day in court through no fault of her own,” Melton said.
Melton says notices for an eviction hearing are typically sent on computer-generated timed stamped documents. Melton says the notice produced by Dallas County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 was in the form of a letter with the court’s letterhead at the top.
“This thing looked very odd,” Melton said.
He adds at least one member of the court staff has conveyed that no notice was ever provided to Chantal Hardaway and the letter was created and placed into her court file only after Melton asked for it to be produced earlier this month.
It is an allegation the judge who handled the eviction case strongly denies.
Judge Margaret O’Brien told NBC 5 she has no reason to believe any record was falsified.
“A comment by one clerk, if made, that they did not recall a particular document when they previously flipped through the pages of a file does not mean the document was not in the file. Nor does it validate any accusation of fraud.”
Now a higher court in Dallas County has stepped in. A judge issued a temporary restraining order this week halting any eviction until a hearing August 25 to figure out if the claim of document forgery is valid. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/judge-halts-eviction-of-tenant-after-claim-of-forged-document-in-case/3053118/ | 2022-08-20T04:42:03 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/judge-halts-eviction-of-tenant-after-claim-of-forged-document-in-case/3053118/ |
A Fort Wayne man has been charged in a crash that killed his daughter last year.
A Lee, 37, of the 2400 block of East Paulding Road, is charged with felony neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury and faces a sentence of three to 16 years. He’s also charged with misdemeanor driving with a suspended license and faces up to a year incarceration on that.
Court documents do not give the girl’s age but state she was younger than 14.
The accident happened about 7 a.m. Sept. 14 at Paulding and Hartzell roads southeast of Fort Wayne. Witnesses told police that a 2009 Hyundai Elantra traveling east on Paulding was moving too fast to obey the stop sign, according to court documents.
Lee was driving the Elantra and hit a 2008 Dodge Caravan on the driver’s side. Both vehicles ended up in a wheat field, and the three people in the Dodge were able to leave it, according to court documents.
The girl had been ejected from the Elantra. A man from the Caravan and a witness said they saw the girl in the field under a door from the Elantra, and she appeared not to be breathing.
Evidence showed the girl wasn’t wearing a seat belt or in a child restraint device while being driven in the car.
Witnesses saw Lee lying across the front driver and passenger seats, court documents state. At the hospital, medical personnel found he had a fractured neck and fractured left pelvis.
He told hospital workers he didn’t know the child and wasn’t driving, according to court records. Officers talking with family members found the child was at her grandparents’ home and woke at 2 a.m. hungry and asked her father to take her to a gas station to get a snack.
On Feb. 11, Lee told officers he picked the girl up for a snack, then went to his nephew’s apartment, court documents state. The Elantra’s battery died in the apartment’s parking lot, he said. A friend he called for a jump arrived about 5 a.m., and the girl made a Facetime call with her mother about 5:10 a.m. They then drove off.
Lee told officers they didn’t want to go back home yet and drove around “from one stop sign to another,” according to court documents. He admitted he didn’t check whether she was properly buckled in and that the girl would remove her seatbelt to take pictures.
Lee has an initial hearing scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday. Court records show a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
His bond is set at $10,000. He was not in the Allen County Jail on Friday evening. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-charged-in-daughters-death-from-crash/article_f59f5980-200e-11ed-869e-fb8f9e8874ab.html | 2022-08-20T04:44:19 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-charged-in-daughters-death-from-crash/article_f59f5980-200e-11ed-869e-fb8f9e8874ab.html |
A Fort Wayne man who allegedly ran an SUV off the road in downtown Fort Wayne and killed the vehicle’s passenger was angry at the driver, according to court records.
Richard L. Schlatter, 45, of the 1600 block of Steup Avenue in Fort Wayne, now faces two to 12 years in prison for felony leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, as well as six months to 18 months for felony leaving the scene of an accident with bodily injury and up to a year for misdemeanor driving with a suspended license.
The charges were filed Thursday for the crash that happened at 4:19 p.m. Jan. 17, 2021, at West Washington Boulevard and Fairfield Avenue. A warrant has been issued for Schlatter’s arrest. No bond amount is listed in online court records.
Minutes before the SUV crashed in 2021, Fort Wayne police received calls about a green vehicle and a white van chasing each other downtown and driving up on sidewalks. Callers then reported that the green SUV, a 1999 Subaru Forester, hit a tree and had two people in it, one apparently dead.
Robert “Bobby” Allen Koenig Jr., 38, of Fort Wayne was pronounced dead at the scene. An Allen County coroner’s report from April 2021 listed the cause as multiple blunt force injuries and the manner of death as accidental.
The driver, Albert Eccard, told police that Schlatter had hit the vehicle with a “pit maneuver,” causing Eccard to spin out and lose control. He knew it was Schlatter because they’d been friends for 20 years and roommates once, and he recognized Schlatter’s white Chevy Astro Van with lettering.
Schlatter used it for his business, Mobile Mechanic Van.
Eccard was driving the SUV to St. Joseph Hospital because Koenig had been stabbed, according to the probable cause affidavit written by Sgt. Matthew Wilson of the Fort Wayne Police Department. Eccard had taken Koenig to retrieve a phone at a location not named in the probable cause affidavit, and that visit devolved into an altercation.
After being stabbed, Koenig called 911 while Eccard drove. During the drive, Eccard saw in his rear-view mirror Schlatter trying to ram him, court documents said. Because of the crash, Eccard had his neck, back and several ribs broken.
Four surveillance cameras on the south side of the Allen County Public Library downtown recorded the crash. Police investigators found paint from the Subaru on the Chevy and vice-versa.
Eccard told police that Schlatter was jealous because of a car issue and the relationship he had with Schlatter’s mother, who later told police that her son was mad that she sold the Subaru to Eccard.
At a police interview two days after the crash, Schlatter denied he had been there and said he was working on customers’ vehicles. He called Eccard a “thief and a junkie” and accused Eccard of stealing from him, impregnating his sister and getting his sister hooked on heroin, court documents said.
Schlatter also told police that the Subaru had been at his home for a long time, and he did a lot of work on it before his mother sold it to Eccard. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-charged-in-fatal-2021-hit-and-run/article_76f0d0e8-2025-11ed-a4dd-1b65f59d0814.html | 2022-08-20T04:44:25 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-charged-in-fatal-2021-hit-and-run/article_76f0d0e8-2025-11ed-a4dd-1b65f59d0814.html |
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1 more death, 830 COVID cases seen
The Allen County Department of Health has reported one death and 830 positive cases of COVID-19 for the seven-day period ended Friday. The latest confirmed coronavirus cases bring the totals to 113,961 cases and 1,176 deaths since the pandemic began in March 2020.
Public health officials say the most recent numbers likely represent a fraction of positive cases because many people who take at-home tests don’t report the results to public health officials. Also, coronavirus deniers likely dismiss symptoms as the result of a cold or other illness.
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2 badly injured in motorcycle crash
Two motorcycle riders suffered head injuries and were in serious condition after losing control on a Steuben County road.
Steuben County sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported motorcycle crash just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday on Indiana 120 near the Interstate 69 overpass, officials said Friday in a news release.
They found a 2010 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle off the road, possibly due to a tire malfunction, an initial investigation indicated.
Neither the rider, Benner L. Merrick, 45, nor the passenger, Deann J. Bond, 35, both of rural Fremont, was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, the news release said. They were taken to a Fort Wayne hospital.
The weather was clear and the road dry at the time of the crash, officials said, and alcohol is believed to be a factor.
– Journal Gazette | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/metro-briefs/article_ebb8299c-2013-11ed-a9dc-37b6ff029311.html | 2022-08-20T04:44:31 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/metro-briefs/article_ebb8299c-2013-11ed-a9dc-37b6ff029311.html |
The parents of a 9-year-old who shot himself with the father’s handgun in January are each charged with three felonies.
Dauris Anderson, 29, of the 500 block of Kimberton Drive, is charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in serious injury and two counts of neglect of a dependent placing the dependent in a situation that endangers them. He was charged Wednesday.
Shonese Prince-Little, 30, of the 6300 block of Decor Drive, is charged with the same felonies. She was charged Thursday.
They face three to 16 years in prison on the first felony and six months to 18 months on each of the other counts.
The shooting happened about 1:45 p.m. Jan. 23.
The 9-year-old went into the garage of the house alone, court documents state. The juvenile male told police that he went in there to play with the gun, had played with it before and knew it was hidden under the couch.
He picked the gun up, put his finger on the trigger and pulled it, he told police. “He stated he knew the gun was loaded, but he wasn’t trying to hurt himself,” the probable cause affidavit stated.
His brother told police he heard a boom and went into the garage, where he found his brother with blood and smoke coming from his body and blood coming from his mouth.
The hospital treated the 9-year-old for a gunshot wound to the left upper chest wall and left posterior shoulder, a collapsed lung and multiple rib fractures, court documents state.
The 9-year-old also told police that children in the house weren’t allowed to go into bedrooms or the garage because of the guns there.
There were six handguns, an AK-47-style pistol, three rifles and 569 rounds of ammunition in the house, all unsecured, according to court documents. Anderson and Prince-Little had gone grocery shopping, but there were relatives in the house.
It wasn’t the first time a child was shot in the home with an unsecured weapon. A child had been shot at the house in 2019, court documents state.
That time, the now 9-year-old shot his brother’s left pinkie finger when the older brother tried to take the gun from him. The boy told police then that he had a physical fight with his brother, got mad and went to the bedroom closet where he saw Prince-Little put the gun.
He told police then that “he was really mad at his brother and was going to shoot him for hitting him in the stomach,” court documents state.
Prince-Little was in Allen County Jail Friday evening. Anderson wasn’t listed as a jail resident, and online court records list a warrant for his arrest.
Neither has a hearing date set. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/parents-charged-in-9-year-old-shooting-self/article_df0a1b7c-2015-11ed-89de-335b8bf2099d.html | 2022-08-20T04:44:37 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/parents-charged-in-9-year-old-shooting-self/article_df0a1b7c-2015-11ed-89de-335b8bf2099d.html |
A former Fort Wayne police officer charged with public indecency in two separate cases will not serve jail time.
Erik Melia, 42, was sentenced to two years of probation in court Friday, one for each misdemeanor charge. A no-contact order was issued in both cases.
First, Melia was charged for an incident June 5 in which he exposed himself to a woman and tried to get her to touch him sexually while assisting with an arrest. According to court documents, he remained on the scene with the victim and led her down an access road before getting out of his car and exposing himself.
When she tried to drive away, Melia allegedly followed her home. Once the woman got home, her boyfriend confronted Melia and she called the police to ask for a supervisor. A sergeant then came to her home and took a report.
Melia later resigned from the Fort Wayne Police Department effective June 27, according to department public information officer Detective Mark Bieker.
Then, on the afternoon of July 14, Melia texted a woman and asked her to smoke with him in his car. According to court documents, the woman in the second case had given Melia her number after he had texted her daughter.
She told police she had previously smoked with Melia twice while he was on duty. On July 14, the woman was concerned he wouldn’t go away if she told him no.
The woman then took a video recording of the incident. Court documents said the video showed Melia exposing himself and attempting to get her to touch him sexually.
A warrant was issued for Melia’s arrest the next day, and he was taken into custody July 18. On Friday, Melia appeared in court and pleaded guilty to both charges. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/crime-reports/no-jail-time-for-former-fort-wayne-police-officer-in-public-indecency-cases/article_9265fb94-2013-11ed-bf2a-17c0e18ae92c.html | 2022-08-20T04:44:44 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/crime-reports/no-jail-time-for-former-fort-wayne-police-officer-in-public-indecency-cases/article_9265fb94-2013-11ed-bf2a-17c0e18ae92c.html |
The Muncie Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Haylee Cummings, a 16 year old white female, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 150 pounds, brown hair with brown eyes, last seen wearing a light colored shirt, yellow and white pants with flowers and checkered Vans shoes.
Haylee is missing from Muncie, Indiana which is 60 miles northeast of Indianapolis and was last seen on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 7:00 am. She is believed to be in danger.
If you have any information on Haylee Cummings, contact the Muncie Police Department at 765-716-9852 or 911.
This concludes this Silver Alert. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/verbatim-muncie-silver-alert/article_116004d0-2032-11ed-90c7-af9798e4ac48.html | 2022-08-20T04:44:50 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/verbatim-muncie-silver-alert/article_116004d0-2032-11ed-90c7-af9798e4ac48.html |
FORT WORTH, Texas — Public safety is on the minds of emergency rescue crews all over North Texas as heavy rain floods the forecast.
Some fire departments are already trying to get residents' attention on social media about playing it safe, especially behind the wheel. But some neighborhoods expect the worst too.
People in the Misty Creek neighborhood in the City of Arlington are concerned about flash flooding in the forecast because when it rains here, it pours. And it really floods.
Neighborhood leader Martin Lisius knows a lot about the weather because he has been part of the Texas Severe Storm Association. The creek behind his home is proof of just how much damage rushing water from the rain and drains can do.
"They say, oh, my God, that's. Yes, the Grand Canyon of Arlington," said Martin Lisius.
That's how people describe the backyard of Arlington homeowner Martin Lisius. When it rains, his backyard floods big-time like in a video another homeowner nearby recorded during a recent downpour. Martin shared several concerns about heavy rain in the forecast for the weekend.
Martin Lisius said, "That's really my number one concern is, is people that can get caught in this uncontrolled rampage that was created by the city, all the focus of all that concrete and development."
Craig Trojacek serves as the Spokesperson and Public Information Officer for The Fort Worth Fire Department. They have been monitoring the weather and immediately started preparing messaging to the public to hopefully minimize the number of flooding-related emergency calls they will get during the heavy rain. Many of the emergencies they respond to are preventable.
Craig Trojacek said, "The possibility of flash flood this coming week, that's a pretty hot topic right now."
Trojacek and his team at the Fort Worth Fire Department will flood social media with warning messages and basic safety tips about Flash Flooding. They are urging drivers to think twice about chancing their vehicles on a flooded road. Especially since just a little flood water can be dangerous.
Craig Trojacek said, "Six inches of rushing water can take a person down and about two feet of moving or rushing water can take a car off the road."
When it comes to road safety, Martin Lisius who is a certified storm chaser also urges drivers to drive smart.
Another big concern is areas in neighborhoods where water levels can rise quickly. Parents should have conversations with their children about avoiding retention ponds and creeks, even if it's a place they frequent. That's because flash flooding is just that, it happens in a flash.
"Keep them away from the waterways." said Martin Lisius, "and also, don't drive in heavy rainfall. You know, turn around, don't drown." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/emergency-rescue-crews-prepare-possible-flash-flooding/287-1be1e764-9f23-4804-9090-f9d412b412a5 | 2022-08-20T04:45:51 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/emergency-rescue-crews-prepare-possible-flash-flooding/287-1be1e764-9f23-4804-9090-f9d412b412a5 |
KILLEEN, Texas — The sign outside Clear Creek Rentals in Killeen says "Homes for rent 3BR/2 BR starting at $800/month. Johanna Rivera's lease also lists rent as $800 a month, but that's not what she pays.
Her experience is a reminder for any new renter to check their lease front to back and look for extra fines or fees.
On Aug. 3, OW Clear Creek LLC gave Rivera a list of charges and fees currently due including a "Rubs Income (Water)" fee for $66.66, a trash fee for $35, a Rubs Income (SEWER)" fee for $57.02, an Indemnity Waiver charge of $15 and late fees totaling $60.
Rivera said the extra fees were common.
"All the time they add more fees. All the time we end up paying eleven hundred dollars or a thousand and some change," Rivera said.
But this month, those fees weren't the biggest issue. The notice also listed tenant violation fees for $960 and $300.
The $300 charge was due to OW Clear Creek LLC's claim that Rivera had an additional tenant staying at the residence. Rivera said she received the accusation after staff saw her babysitter at her home. She said the babysitter never lived in the home or even spent the night, and told this to the staff member.
"They asked her if she lived there. She stated that she was just visiting, and a couple of hours after that they put a notice on my door," Rivera said.
Rivera's babysitter also had a pet with her. Unfortunately, OW Clear Creek LLC's lease states "IF YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE PETS AND IF ONE IS FOUND ON THE PROPERTY YOU WILL BE FINED $1000.00."
Rivera's partner paid $1035 for the rent and fees on August 4. The landlord wanted the rest of the fees too, however, and later moved forward with an eviction citation issued Aug.16.
The eviction notice states Rivera has $800 of delinquent rent. It states a second reason for eviction in an unauthorized tenant.
Rivera said this makes no sense because they already paid money towards rent, and never had an unauthorized tenant, but will likely need to argue for their side in court.
6 News helped Rivera contact Lone Star Legal Aid for additional support.
Rivera said she wishes she could just leave the property without breaking the lease and getting penalized. She told 6 News she should have done her research before moving in, and worries about others in the same situation.
More on KCENtv.com: | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/killeen-landlord-fines-woman-960/500-9a734d99-5074-4c7e-aabe-255ae80a8462 | 2022-08-20T04:47:12 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/killeen-landlord-fines-woman-960/500-9a734d99-5074-4c7e-aabe-255ae80a8462 |
WACO, Texas — The Waco Police Department has been making efforts to build community engagement for the last few months.
In June, they hosted the Community Opportunity Event which provided resources for the community and also gave police a chance to engage with people in a fun setting.
Most recently, they are now bringing back the Police Athletic League for the first time in 25 years.
"This is just one more way for our police department to engage and interact with the community, especially our youth," Waco PD PIO Cierra Shipley said. "We really want to interact with them because they're our next generation of leaders."
The PAL's board of directors has been moving the pieces in place to get the organization off the ground, holding two silent auctions this week with generous prizes and also reiterating the importance of the police getting involved with the community on a more regular basis.
"We feel like the real peace comes from genuine relationships and that our officers are meant to bring peace to Waco," VP for the PAL Board of Directors Douglas Cobb said. "So we want them to be able to participate in athletic clubs and after-school groups. It's basically a Boys and Girls Club for Waco."
While Waco Police Chief Sheryl Victorian has mentioned in the past, the best way to help lower crime and improve the future of Waco is to engage with the community in a positive way, she and the PAL recognize it is not their burden to bear alone.
The PAL is calling on the entire Waco community to play a part in improving the city.
"I would encourage all of you to please work with our police department," Waco PD Chaplain Pastor Richard Thomas said. "As we see, as noted before, the kids need the PD to help steer them in the right way. And I'm asking you all to help us." | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/waco-pd-starting-police-athletic-league-to-build-stronger-relatoinshpi-with-citys-youth/500-a6e81583-7446-416b-8c5f-16d055206031 | 2022-08-20T04:47:18 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/waco-pd-starting-police-athletic-league-to-build-stronger-relatoinshpi-with-citys-youth/500-a6e81583-7446-416b-8c5f-16d055206031 |
Man threatened skateboarder with handgun at Gilbert school, police say
A man has been arrested after police say video showed him threatening a skateboarder with a firearm earlier this week in Gilbert.
Bernardo Aillon, 68, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm on school grounds, according to Gilbert Police Department.
Police were shown a video Sunday from an incident the day before where Aillon is seen exiting his vehicle on E. Guadalupe Road between Consolidated Trail and Heritage Trail approaching a male skateboarder riding down a handrail, according to the department.
Police said the video shows Aillon, while pulling a handgun from his waist, walk toward the skateboarder and order him to leave. The video ends shortly thereafter, according to police.
Gilbert officers interviewed Aillon, the skateboarder and witnesses, the department said. Aillon's firearm was seized as evidence, according to police.
"The alleged behavior captured in the video is not tolerated in our community," read a statement from Gilbert police.
Police did not list an age for the skateboarder.
On Friday evening, Gilbert police did not immediately respond to questions about the case.
Reach breaking news reporter Jose R. Gonzalez at jose.gonzalez@gannett.com or on Twitter @jrgzztx.
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A woman and teenage boy hospitalized after shooting in south Phoenix
A woman and a teenage boy were hospitalized after a shooting Friday in south Phoenix.
Just before 5 p.m. the woman and teen were shot during a verbal altercation in an apartment complex near 9th Avenue and Southern Avenue, police said.
The woman was taken to a local hospital where she is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The teen was hospitalized for critical injuries.
"As responding officers arrived, they contacted the two victims along with several witnesses and were able to identify an adult male suspect involved in the shooting," said Sgt. Brian Bower, a spokesperson for Phoenix Police Department.
The investigation is ongoing. No suspects are outstanding at this time, Bower said.
This is still an active investigation and all updates will be sent out in a follow up media advisory once additional facts are known. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2022/08/19/woman-and-teenage-boy-hospitalized-after-shooting-south-phoenix/7850853001/ | 2022-08-20T05:01:31 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2022/08/19/woman-and-teenage-boy-hospitalized-after-shooting-south-phoenix/7850853001/ |
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A firefighter working a blaze in southern Oregon has died after he was struck by a tree on Thursday, officials said.
The Oregon Department of Forestry and Bureau of Land Management confirmed the death of Logan Taylor, 25, in a Facebook post. The agency said Taylor, of Talent, Oregon, was critically hurt while working on the Rum Creek Fire north of Galice. He was the operator of Sasquatch Reforestation, an Oregon Department of Forestry-contracted firefighting company.
Officials said he was airlifted out of the mountains Thursday afternoon to a hospital in Medford and died despite lifesaving measures.
The incident is under investigation.
“We are extremely saddened by the passing of Logan Taylor. This loss is deeply felt by our ODF family and throughout the wildland fire community as a whole,” Tyler McCarty, ODF Southwest Oregon District Forester, said. “Safety remains our top priority. ODF and our partners are committed to learning from this accident and to doing everything we can to reduce the risk of similar incidents occurring in the future.”
“A loss of a firefighter’s life impacts the whole firefighting community, and we send our condolences to the family friends and coworkers,” said Elizabeth Burghard, BLM Medford District Manager. “Safety is the number one priority for the BLM and our wildland firefighting partners. We want every firefighter to come home safely each day.”
Last week, a firefighter from Colorado, 27-year-old Collin Hagan, died while fighting a wildfire in Douglas County, Oregon. Hagan was seriously hurt by a falling tree before he succumbed to his injuries, according to officials. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/firefighter-killed-falling-tree-southern-oregon-wildfire/283-80888459-73e9-4987-a924-502913610fad | 2022-08-20T05:09:36 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/firefighter-killed-falling-tree-southern-oregon-wildfire/283-80888459-73e9-4987-a924-502913610fad |
CASCADE, Idaho — For about a week, the people of Cascade have watched and waited as the Four Corners Fire grows closer to their homes. Late Thursday, things started to escalate.
Vicki Blood and her husband Brock are longtime residents of Cascade. Vicki said they know living among the beautiful forest of trees comes with risk.
“We’ve lived here for 16 years and there has always been the inevitable -- when will there be a fire. Not if there will be a fire, when will there be a fire,” Blood said.
Fears of that possibility became more real about a week ago.
“The thunderstorms from last Thursday, a week ago Thursday, thunderstorms, lightning, all day. All it takes is one little ember to start a forest fire,” Blood said.
About 3 miles away from Vicki’s residence, people are already forced out of their homes and families near Campbell Creek know they could be next.
“We needed to get ready, pack and be ready to leave,” Blood said. “So, we got home and we are packing like crazy. Got some stuff out of here and this morning we continued packing things that we just can’t repurchase.”
Vicki said she is grateful to have some time to get things packed, but she feels for those who were told they needed to get out right away. The extra time, she said, is so valuable
“Paintings, originals, things that you just can’t go and repurchase. I was a teacher for 28 years and I have a folder called 'student letters.' Notes and letters from my students, that they have written me," Blood said. "I took those to a safe spot because I like to read them and remember all my students and it’s very touching. I could never replace that.”
The activity of taking inventory of what is most important, what is prioritized to keep safe, is something none of us ever want to do. However, these are the times families are forced to.
“It’s really a strange sensation to walk through your house and go, 'what do I need to take?' Go from room to room, 'what is valuable to me?' You have to do an immediate assessment on what you would miss that you could not replace, which is very strange. I’ve never had that happen before,” Blood said.
Vicki and Brock said most of their immediate neighbors are part-time residents who live in Boise. They have continued to get calls from their cabin neighbors, asking about what they see and know.
“Our phone has been exploding," Blood said. "There aren’t many people who live here full time. We are just kind of hanging out and waiting."
Waiting is the name of the game as Cascade watches and hopes the fire doesn’t continue towards homes and cabins.
“We are waiting for that call and when we get the call, that you can’t safely be home, we will have to leave and we have our three dogs and our two cats to grab and put them in the car and drive away," Blood said. "That would be scary and frightening."
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Silver Alert again issued for missing Muncie teen
MUNCIE, Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Muncie teenager — again.
The Muncie Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Haylee Cummings, a 16-year-old white female.
She is five feet four inches tall and 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a light colored shirt, yellow and white pants with flowers, and checkered Vans shoes.
She was last seen about 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, and is "believed to be in danger," according to a release.
The Silver Alert was issued at 10:36 p.m. Friday.
Anyone with information on Haylee Cummings is asked to call the Muncie Police Department at 765-716-9852 or 911.
A Silver Alert was also issued for Cummings on Jan. 22.
That alert was canceled a few days later after the Muncie teen was found in Bartow County, Georgia, north of Atlanta, Deputy Police Chief Melissa Criswell said.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/08/20/silver-alert-issued-for-missing-muncie-teen-again/65411882007/ | 2022-08-20T05:15:11 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/08/20/silver-alert-issued-for-missing-muncie-teen-again/65411882007/ |
VENTNOR — The Atlantic City Beach Patrol won two of four races Friday and finished second in another to win the 55th annual John T. Goudy Memorial Rescue Races at the Suffolk Avenue beach.
Atlantic City won with 14 points. Margate was second with 11. Avalon placed third (eight). Scoring was 5-4-3-2-1 for the first five places.
Atlantic City also won the event in 2021.
“It’s awesome,” said Taylor Dirkes, who won the doubles surfboat rescue (a doubles race with a simulated rescue) with Kyle Deroo in 3 minutes, 10 seconds.
Added Atlantic City Chief Steve Downey, “Another dominating performance by our rowers. They have been dominating all year. We do this (rescue) every day, so we have a lot of advantage on other patrols.”
The duo also won the race in 2021.
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“We really wanted to come back and win it again this year and go back-to-back. Not just us, but the team,” Dirkes said.
Hayden Smallwood and Chris Spiers of Margate were second in the doubles race. It came down to the run back on shore, but the Atlantic City duo crossed the finish line with the weighted bag first.
“I luckily tossed it out to Hayden, and he caught it right away,” Spiers said. “We were just trying to catch up to Atlantic City the entire way. They were fast.”
Avalon’s Gary Nagle and Ryan Finnegan were third.
“Atlantic City hasn’t won it back-to-back in awhile, so we broke the curse,” Deroo said. “It was really exciting to come out and do it again.”
The event consisted of four races involving simulated rescues. Guards rowed or swam out to flags about 500 feet from shore and unhooked 50-pound dummies. The guards then swam or rowed back and ran to the finish line on the beach with the weighted bags.
The race are fast and quick.
“It’s a great way to end the summer,” Dirkes said. “It is an exciting race to watch. It’s my favorite race to race in.”
Margate won the team titles at the Margate Beach Patrol World War II Memorial Lifeguard Races two weeks ago and at last week’s South Jersey Lifeguard Championships.
“It’s good to represent the city,” Smallwood, 20, said. “We had a good showing the last two weeks, so can’t complain about that.”
Avalon’s Dolan Grisbaum finished first in a very close individual swim rescue (a swim race and rescue) and remained undefeated. Grisbaum and Margate’s Zach Vasser were right next to each other when they swam to the shore, and it came down to the foot race with the weighted bag.
Grisbaum won in 6:15.
Vasser, a rising senior at Mainland Regional High School, and Grisbaum were leading the other swimmers. The two were close the entire race.
“I didn’t know where anyone else was but Zach,” said Grisbaum, a 2021 Ocean City graduate and a standout swimmer at Boston University. “I really couldn’t see anybody, so I was happy he was next to me and helped guide me in.”
Vasser was just a couple feet behind Grisbaum.
“I did much better in this race than I did last year,” Vasser said. “Last year, I had trouble with the bag, and this year I did better. The swim went really well. The transfer of the bag was a little difficult, but once I did that I carried the momentum to the finish.”
Last summer, Grisbaum finished second in the Goudy Memorials. But he has been dominant this summer, winning each race.
Grisbaum and Vasser also had a close finish in the Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Championships. Grisbaum has now won an event at each major lifeguard competition.
Grisbaum’s mindset Friday was just to have fun, which he has been having all summer. For the second-year guard, Friday’s race was a great way to end an “exciting” summer.
“It was more of an end-of-the-year fun thing to do,” said Grisbaum, who will leave to go back to school Aug. 29. “I’m out here having fun. I won, luckily.
That was a really fun experience.”
Atlantic City’s Rick Blair, Sean Blair and John Sahl won the combination rescue (a swimmer and a doubles crew combine). Harvey Cedars was second, and Ocean City was third.
Sahl was the swimmer for Atlantic City, which won in 5:20. Rick Blair and Sean Blair are brothers.
“This is my first time in this race,” said Sahl, 17, a rising senior at Atlantic City High School. “I’m not sure if I was first to the flag, but I think we were the first swimmer and boat to meet. I threw the dummy in the boat and swam back to shore. I wasn’t sure we won, but then they told me we did. It’s pretty exciting.”
Ventnor Captain David Funk won the individual surfboat rescue (a singles row and rescue). Atlantic City’s Vince Granese was second. Margate’s Bobby Bechtel was third.
Funk caught a wave at the end that extended his lead. He won the race by about 20 yards in 3:36.
“I have been in the Goudys since the 1990s,” said Funk, 44. “I rowed doubles with my brother (Andrew), but when he retired (from the patrol), I started rowing the (singles). ... I missed a wave or two, but I caught a small one at the end.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/atlantic-city-beach-patrol-wins-goudy-memorial-rescue-races/article_1d05437a-203e-11ed-9266-bbb82bc471c2.html | 2022-08-20T05:22:18 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/atlantic-city-beach-patrol-wins-goudy-memorial-rescue-races/article_1d05437a-203e-11ed-9266-bbb82bc471c2.html |
JASPER, Ala. (WIAT) – A memorial ride in honor of a motorcycle officer who died in the line of duty will be happening Saturday.
The first ever Buddy Beasley Memorial Ride kicks off Saturday in Jasper. All proceeds go to the newly established Officer Buddy Beasley Memorial Scholarship.
Beasley was a motorcycle scout with the Jasper Police Department. He was killed while on the job back in 1995. This weekend, fellow motorcycle officers and the community are coming together to honor his sacrifice.
The Punishers Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club treasurer Nick Key said he hopes the ride inspires future generations, especially due to the national police shortages across the country, including Walker County.
“We’ve got to foster those kids that actually have an interest in public safety. Whether that’s as a police officer, firefighter or EMT, it’s our responsibility to foster those interests so we provide those kids with a way to get to where they want to be because they are who we will hand it off to in the future,” Key said.
The ride starts at the Lakeside Punishers clubhouse on Pineywoods Sipsey Road. It will end on Hwy 78, where Beasley died. The group will present a memorial there in his honor.
The celebration continues at the fallen officer memorial in downtown Jasper. At 7:00 p.m., an afterparty will be held at the Lakeside Punishers Clubhouse with live music from the Rowdy Creek Band and other fun activities.
Registration is at 9 a.m. and the ride starts at 11:00 a.m. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/first-ever-buddy-beasley-memorial-ride-set-for-saturday-in-jasper/ | 2022-08-20T05:34:42 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/first-ever-buddy-beasley-memorial-ride-set-for-saturday-in-jasper/ |
Weekend Forecast: Saturday will start with temperatures in the 70s followed by highs in the mid to upper 80s. Scattered showers develop late afternoon. We shouldn’t have any one spot have plans washed away, but there could be some pockets of heavier rain. Sunday, we will have more coverage of rain and storms. There will be
Through Next week: Rain showers carry through the start of the week, with a little dry slot sliding in Tuesday and Wednesday. More wet weather develops late week. With the rain and clouds this week, highs will stay slightly below average. There is a good chance we saw our temperatures peak this year in July. Temps remain below average through next weekend.
Tracking the Tropics: As of 10pm tonight there a tropical storm hasn’t been named. Models are projecting this disturbance will become Tropical Storm Danielle, but there is only a short runway for that to happen. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/scattered-showers-saturday-followed-by-numerous-downpours-sunday/ | 2022-08-20T05:34:48 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/scattered-showers-saturday-followed-by-numerous-downpours-sunday/ |
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SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — A Mattie's Call was issued on Friday for a missing man in South Fulton, authorities said.
Curtis Bevly, who is 27 years old, was last seen in the 2500 block of Flat Shoals Road on August 17. According to the Mattie's Call alert, he's diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Authorities said Bevly was last seen wearing a red shirt, black sweatpants and black shoes. He weighs between 175 and 186 pounds and is 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Anyone with information about this missing person should call the South Fulton Police Department at 470-809-7300. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/curtis-bevly-27-missing-matties-call-schizophrenia-2555-flat-shoals-road/85-6639b129-d8ac-46f3-823d-63df2d2518ca | 2022-08-20T05:53:39 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/curtis-bevly-27-missing-matties-call-schizophrenia-2555-flat-shoals-road/85-6639b129-d8ac-46f3-823d-63df2d2518ca |
The drought in the tri-state is getting worse, with parts of Long Island under a water emergency because of the lack of rain and low water reserves — like many other parts of the region.
A handful of Suffolk County towns were asked, among other things, to pull back on watering their lawns. But how many are actually doing it?
Turns out — not a lot. That's why there's a team now out on patrol to stop homeowners and businesses from wasting water during this uncommonly dry summer.
Suffolk Water Authority Field Manager Louis Coppola was on the lookout for one thing as he drove through Southampton in the dark this week: Lawn sprinklers humming between midnight and 7 a.m.
"Sometimes you can hear them too when you drive slow," he told NBC New York, as he searched for the violators.
Coppola found a business disobeying the water restrictions, as 13 sprinklers were on at once. That location was was among several in Southampton running sprinklers in the early morning hours Friday.
"They’re pumping a lot of water right now, draining our system," Coppola said, something he and his team are trying to stop.
Coppola will stop and snap a picture, which will be used as they ask the business to run its sprinklers later in the day instead. It’s a request, not an order, one this business apparently ignored earlier this month.
"We’re really trying to keep a tight leash on everybody but it’s not easy," Coppola said.
His frustration comes just weeks after a stage one water emergency was declared in four East End towns. The Water Authority’s chairman said heavy lawn sprinkler use is draining a million-gallon tank every morning, leaving firefighters at risk of not having enough water if needed.
"We don’t want to tell people not to run the water, but just change the time so it’s less stress on our system," Coppola said.
But despite robocalls and other alerts, the water authority says sprinkler use is basically unchanged.
Residents are still doing all they can to protect landscaping investments during the drought.
"They want beautiful, lush, green lawns. You give up watering and people will have dead grass, and they don’t want that," said TKTK
Despite the frustrations, water authority officials say there are no plans to either mandate water restrictions or become more aggressive in efforts to get people to change their lawn watering habits. Some residents said it's just common sense to reduce water usage during a drought, while others criticized those who haven't made adjustments yet.
"People have to be responsible but sometimes New Yorkers live in a bubble," said one resident.
The best hope the water authority says is for the skies to finally bring rain, and convince people to turn off their sprinklers. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/hamptons-residents-arent-making-changes-to-save-water-one-team-is-trying-to-fix-that/3832299/ | 2022-08-20T06:07:59 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/hamptons-residents-arent-making-changes-to-save-water-one-team-is-trying-to-fix-that/3832299/ |
A man died after getting shot in the face just outside of a playground in the Bronx, police said.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 4:15 p.m. Friday on East 156th Street in the Longwood section, according to police. Once at the scene, a 49-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the face, right near the entrance to St. Mary's Park.
Surveillance video showed witness rushing to help the man, but he died after being taken to Lincoln Hospital. The victim's name has not yet been released, and circumstances surrounding the shooting were not known, included whether or not he was the intended target of the shooting.
Video showed the victim, with a bag over his shoulder, lighting a cigarette and casually crossing the street. He gets to the other side, but then suddenly collapses to the ground.
No arrests have been made, and investigators have not released any suspect information. A man was seen leaving the scene of the shooting on a scooter, but police said it wasn't immediately clear if he was involved in the shooting
An investigation is ongoing. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-dies-from-gunshot-to-the-face-outside-bronx-playground-police/3832284/ | 2022-08-20T06:08:06 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-dies-from-gunshot-to-the-face-outside-bronx-playground-police/3832284/ |
Eleanor Kay Mirich
In loving memory of my beloved, gracious, beautiful wife, Eleanor. Five years have passed since I lost you, however I have not forgotten you in my prayers and thoughts at home and the mausoleum. My prayer for you always, under God's perpetual light shining upon you, may you rest and sleep in peace with Jesus, Mary and Joseph. I pray to God that I may soon be with my beautiful wife in heaven. I love you Eleanor, Ernest | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/eleanor-kay-mirich/article_81f8b398-de37-5f6c-b259-fab79d969fda.html | 2022-08-20T06:08:31 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/eleanor-kay-mirich/article_81f8b398-de37-5f6c-b259-fab79d969fda.html |
1937—2022
TWIN FALLS—Bobby Riedesel, 85, of Twin Falls passed away peacefully on August 2, 2022, surrounded by her children.
Bobby was born in Colfax, WA in 1937 to Earl and Viola Wagner. She grew up in Moscow ID, married and moved to Twin Falls ID in 1964. She had 3 children and was a stay-at-home mom. She was active in the Presbyterian Church and volunteered at the Twin Falls Visitor Center for many years. She was an active CSI fan, being a booster mom for students and attending basketball and volleyball games. She was an avid golfer and loved to play any type of card games, being known as a card shark by friends and family. She loved to spend time talking to friends and family.
She is proceeded in death by her parents, her sister, Mickey and her daughter, Pam.
She is survived by her children, Jeff (Ann), Karen (Steve) and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The family wishes to thank her care giver for caring for Bobby these past months and Canyons Retirement Center for their kindness and care these past weeks.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made to the National Kidney Foundation.
A service will be held at 11:00 am August 27, 2022, at White-Reynolds Funeral Chapel, 2466 Addison Ave. in Twin Falls. Condolences may be left by visiting www.whitereynoldschapel.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/bobby-riedesel/article_36251496-9fda-5f49-8cdf-ed35c64bd3e4.html | 2022-08-20T06:09:21 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/bobby-riedesel/article_36251496-9fda-5f49-8cdf-ed35c64bd3e4.html |
INDIANAPOLIS — An investigation is underway after a deadly shooting on Indianapolis' northwest side.
Indianapolis Metro Police officers got a call reporting a person shot around 1 a.m. Saturday in the 4400 block of Fullwood Court, which is just south of 46th Street and Moller Road. They discovered a person with an apparent gunshot wound.
The victim was pronounced dead, according to an IMPD spokesperson.
The spokesperson didn't share additional details, including what may have led to the shooting or whether they have a suspect in the case.
This is a developing story, and it will be updated as additional information becomes available.
What other people are reading: | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/impd-officers-investigate-deadly-northwest-side-shooting-gun-violence-investigation/531-811e9287-b3f8-4891-a75c-63a86e235acb | 2022-08-20T06:47:07 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/impd-officers-investigate-deadly-northwest-side-shooting-gun-violence-investigation/531-811e9287-b3f8-4891-a75c-63a86e235acb |
D. Wesley Dahl
March 12, 1928-August 18, 2022
D. Wesley Dahl, 94, peacefully passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Good Shepherd Healthcare Center, Mason City, IA.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30am, Monday August 22, 2022 at Good Shepherd Healthcare Center, 302 2nd St NE, Mason City, IA, with Pastor Sid Bohls, officiating. Burial will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, IA.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at Good Shepherd Healthcare Center from 9:30am to 10:30am on Monday, August 22, 2022.
Wes was born on March 12, 1928, the son of Walter and Gladys (Messenger) Dahl of Manly, IA. He graduated from Manly High School's Class of 1945. On April 17, 1949, Wes married Violet Myre in Kensett, IA. Together the couple had four children. Wes spent 39 years of his life in the soft drink business, the majority of which were spent working for Pepsi Cola, retiring in 1993.
In his free time, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Wes often went camping and traveling with Violet. Every year for 22 years the couple would go on vacation with Violet's twin sister, Viola, and her husband Pete Lonergan. He also liked completing crossword puzzles, playing cards, and dominoes.
Those left to cherish memories of Wes are his children, Darla (Larry) Westling, Mason City, IA, Tina (Todd) Piper, Sedalia, CO, Steven (Irene) Dahl, Prior Lake, MN, and David (Cindy) Dahl, Mason City, IA; 13 grandchildren, Nicole Martin, Jaime (Jay) Todd, Craig Westling, Marc Westling, Robert Birke, Christopher (Megan) Birke, David (Andrea) Birke, Casey (Ryan) Dahl, Ryan (Nikki) Dahl, Katie (Aaron) Rush, Andrea Piper, Rachelle Piper, and Brock Piper; 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Joan (Robert) Theilen, sister, Marie Sankey, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Wes is preceded in death by his wife, Violet; his parents; his sister, Miriam (John) Boyce and brother, Hubert (Vivian) Dahl; brother-in-law, Gene Sankey, sisters-in-laws, Viola (Pete) Lonergan, Hazel (Arnold) Sime, Marcella (Pat) Smith, and Alyce (Marvell) Brunsvold.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel 126 3rd St NE Mason City 641-423-2372 ColonialChapels.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/d-wesley-dahl/article_232f779c-f78f-5572-aaf8-0bde63fdc50a.html | 2022-08-20T06:47:32 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/d-wesley-dahl/article_232f779c-f78f-5572-aaf8-0bde63fdc50a.html |
Thomas L. Fingalsen, 81, of Nora Springs died Thursday, August 18, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. Arrangements: Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, Mason City.
James P. Rasmuson, 78, of Britt died Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Westview Care Center in Britt. Arrangements: Ewing Funeral Home, Britt. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_353f656a-efe9-569a-ae75-d4cc34fa675d.html | 2022-08-20T06:47:38 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_353f656a-efe9-569a-ae75-d4cc34fa675d.html |
John Nichols
March 2, 1936-August 18, 2022
John Nichols 86, died Thursday, August 18th, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa.
A visitation will be held Sunday August 21st from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 310 1st Ave. North, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.
A Graveside service will take place 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 22nd, 2022, at Clear Lake Cemetery, N 20th Street Clear Lake, with Rev. Sylvester Holima officiating.
A lifelong resident of Clear Lake, John was born on March 2, 1936 to Willis and Lila (Harrington) Nichols. He graduated from Clear Lake High School among the class of 1957 and was united in marriage to Karen Duregger on January 6, 1961 in Glenville, MN. Together they would be blessed with four children and 52 years of marriage.
John worked at Winnebago Industries in Forest City for 30 years before retiring in 1999 at the age of 62.
Throughout retirement John was able to enjoy the splendors of Clear Lake more than ever. He enjoyed fishing and boating nearly every day, even as recently as this last winter when he was able to ice fish one final time. He was a lifelong sports fan and loved watching any and all football, especially the Minnesota Vikings and Iowa Hawkeyes and was looking forward to football season in the next month. He was a regular on Sunday nights at the I35 race track in Mason City and enjoyed watching baseball, especially the Minnesota Twins.
John will be remembered for his kindness and willingness to help anyone in need; he always put the needs of others before his own.
He is survived by his children, Barbara Melhus, Clear Lake, Steve “Skeeter” (Melinda) Wilson, Clear Lake, Lisa Nichols, Clear Lake, and Tim (Nicole) Nichols, Ankeny; grandchildren, Holly (Dan) Cooke, Ryan (Amber) Melhus, Carly (Nathan) Carper, Walker (Mallory) Wilson, Ivy Wilson, Samantha (Kolby) Jensen, and Garrett Nichols; great grandchildren, Addyson and Cooper Cooke, and Mitchell, Cecilia and Maverick Melhus; as well as extended family members and many friends.
John is preceded in death by his wife, Karen in 2013; parents, Willis and Lila; and his siblings, Willie Nichols, Chuck Nichols, Gordon Nichols and Darlene Kline.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 310 1st Ave. North Clear Lake, Iowa 50428. (641)357-2193. Colonialchapels.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/john-nichols/article_71fb6b2e-de7e-5ab6-8e14-6529d2897125.html | 2022-08-20T06:47:44 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/john-nichols/article_71fb6b2e-de7e-5ab6-8e14-6529d2897125.html |
New to BPS staff
Jacob Knodel has been hired as assistant principal of Horizon Middle School by Bismarck Public Schools.
Knodel has experience in the field of education, having worked as a dean, teacher, team leader and administrative intern. The majority of his career was spent working at Discovery Middle School in Fargo.
Technician gets award
Kevin Malmedal of Kramer Chevrolet in Mandan has received top honors with the Mark of Excellence Award and listed in the top 20 for technicians in the General Motor Company, Chevrolet, and Buick Zone that he represents.
Director recognized
Shae Helling, Bismarck, has been honored with the 2022 NATA Future Leader Award by the National Air Transportation Association. The award recognizes an individual who has shown outstanding promise, passion and professionalism within the general aviation community.
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Helling is director of FBO operations and marketing at the Bismarck Aero Center.
Submit businesspeople and business digest items to businessbeat@bismarcktribune.com. Deadline for submissions is noon Tuesday. | https://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/businesspeople---aug-20-2022/article_556da30a-1a59-11ed-9505-875386d26a41.html | 2022-08-20T07:35:55 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/businesspeople---aug-20-2022/article_556da30a-1a59-11ed-9505-875386d26a41.html |
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