WOODEN Cross ( Clue in MURDER Case) Colorado Girl

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (Reuters) - Investigators probing the killing of a 10-year-old Colorado girl who was snatched as she walked to school and was later found dismembered said on Friday that a small wooden cross pendant recovered as evidence could be an important clue in the case.

Police in the Denver suburb of Westminster released photos of the distinctive solid-wood cross, which measures 1.5 inches by 1 inch. They did not say where it was found.

The announcement came as police indicated the killing of Jessica Ridgeway may be linked to a failed abduction of a 22-year-old woman jogger six months earlier at a lake near where the fifth grader was last seen.

"Police believe there may be a connection between the Jessica Ridgeway murder and the attempted abduction," police Inspector Trevor Materasso said in a statement, a day after police released a description of a suspect in that case.

"We urge the public to specifically look for someone with a cross like this that matches the suspect's description," the statement said.

The cross has a hole drilled into it that could indicate it was worn as a necklace, police said, urging any business that sells such a cross to contact police.

The woman who previously escaped abduction was grabbed from behind by a man who placed a rag with a chemical odor over her mouth, police said. They have described him as light-skinned with a medium build and brown hair, and put his age at 18 to 35.

Jessica Ridgeway vanished on October 5. Two days later, a man in a nearby town reported finding her backpack on a sidewalk in front of his house. The girl's dismembered remains were later found in a semi-rural park in another town about 10 miles from the Ridgeway home.

PINAL COUNTY Az (HUMAN smuggling 20 run from truck ) Vehicle Stop

PINAL COUNTY, AZ (Tucson News Now) -

Early morning pursuit leads Pinal County Sheriff's Office to an investigation into human smuggling.

Reports say the pursuit began after a PCSO deputy attempted to make a traffic stop for an equipment violation on a truck near Steele Road and Highway 87. The driver never yielded to the officer and continued on, even after the deputy put on his emergency lights and siren, according to law enforcement officials.

 

The truck finally stopped; nearly a mile from the Coolidge Airport with 20 individuals getting out of the truck and running in different directions, according to reports. Additional members of PCSO, the U.S. Border Patrol, and officers from the Coolidge Police Department responded to the call to assist.

A search of the area turned up four individuals, who said they were part of a larger group of 20 that crossed the border into the U.S. illegally. When questioned further the four told officials they were from Durango, Mexico.

Officials say the four were turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol for processing, and the truck was impounded by PCSO.

In a statement released earlier today Sheriff Paul Babeu said,

"My deputies continue to do their job attempting to stop those who are involved with drug and human smuggling from traveling freely through the United States. Due to this current administration's policies, less than 15% of the illegals who are apprehended in the Tucson Sector ever get prosecuted for entering the United States illegally. This past

SAN DIEGO ( FBI arrested 2nd MAN in BOMBING Plot ) Federal Reserve Bank

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities said a man arrested in San Diego on child pornography charges was linked to a plot by a Bangladeshi man to set off a bomb at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the New York Times reported.

The newspaper said Howard Willie Carter II was suspected of being an accomplice to Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, a Bangladeshi who was arrested in New York on Wednesday in a sting operation.

Nafis faces charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. If convicted, he faces life in prison.

The FBI said the public was not in danger because the 1,000-pound (450-kg) bomb provided to Nafis for his planned attack on Wednesday was not in working condition and the suspect was closely monitored by an undercover agent.

The Times said Carter was arrested after the FBI found 1,000 images of child pornography on a computer that was traced back to him in August. The computer also had emails addressed to "Yaqeen," a name authorities said Carter used in communicating with Nafis.

In conversations with undercover officials, Nafis mentioned Yaqeen as a conspirator and said he also had suggested a military base near Baltimore to attack, the Times said.

Nafis allegedly considered several targets for his attack, including the New York Stock Exchange and a high-ranking government official, who a U.S. official identified as President Barack Obama.

TUCSON Az ( MAN Shot in CHEST ) Police looking for Female SHOOTER

A man was shot this afternoon in the 1600 block of East Roger Road between north Campbell and Mountain avenues.

The man, who was shot in the chest, was taken to a local hospital. His condition is unknown, said Sgt. Chris Widmer, a spokesman for the Tucson Police Department.
Officers were searching for a woman seen leaving the area in a white Ford Mustang or Chevy Impala, Widmer said.

HEBRON, Conn. (80 yr old WOMAN ARRESTED ) For tearing down OBAMA Political sign

HEBRON, Conn. - An 80-year-old U.S. woman has been arrested after tearing down political signs showing an image of President Barack Obama with an Adolf Hitler-style moustache.

Nancy Lack tells WVIT-TV she was offended and took down three posters that were hung last week near the post office in Hebron, Connecticut.

Workers for frequent presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche, who were putting up the signs, called police.

Lack says she knew she would get in trouble. But she says she lived through World War II and was angry that someone would portray the president as a Nazi.

She was charged with larceny and breach of peace and released on a promise to appear in court next week.

CASSELBERRY, Fla. ( 3 WOMEN Killed in HAIR Salon ) Gunman Kills himself

CASSELBERRY, Fla. - Police say three women have been shot dead at a Florida hair salon and the gunman killed himself.

No identities have yet been released in the latest of several mass shootings in the U.S. this year.

Casselberry Police spokeswoman Sara Brady says a fourth victim is being treated at a hospital. The suspect left the scene after the shooting Thursday morning before shooting himself.

Brady says two women at the salon escaped the shooting. Police say it was a domestic-related issue.

An online video for Las Dominicanas M & M Salon in Casselberry features a woman explaining in Spanish the services offered for men and women.

TUCSON Az ( TRUCK fire 6000 in POTATO Chips up in SMOKE ) Poore Brothers

Potato chip load goes up in smoke near Tucson

Photo courtesy of Northwest Fire District

A pickup truck hauling a trailer full of potato chips caught fire while driving down Twin Peaks Road just east of Interstate 10 a little after 5 a.m. The driver pulled over and safely got out of the truck.

2012-10-18T09:48:00Z2012-10-18T09:58:28ZPotato chip load goes up in smoke near TucsonKimberly Matas, Arizona Daily StarArizona Daily Star

1 hour ago • Kimberly Matas, Arizona Daily Star

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A trailer full of potato chips burned to a crisp during an early morning fire on the Northwest side.
The pickup truck hauling a trailer full of Poore Brothers chips caught fire while driving down Twin Peaks Road just east of Interstate 10 a little after 5 a.m., said Capt. Adam Goldberg, spokesman for the Northwest Fire District. The driver pulled over and safely got out of the truck.
Fire crews arrived within four minutes and found the 24-foot trailer and it’s $6,000 worth of potato chips blazing. The chips, destined for local grocery stores, were a total loss. Damage to the inventory, plus computer equipment and the trailer brought the estimated damage to $12,000, Goldberg said.
Traffic was impeded for almost an hour this morning because of the fire.
A mechanical failure with a trailer tire was the cause of the blaze