VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard member was killed and another was injured when their small boat was rammed by a smuggler's vessel before dawn Sunday off the Southern California coast.
Terrell Horne III of Redondo Beach was pronounced dead after being brought ashore at the Port of Hueneme (why-NEEM-mee), said Ventura County chief deputy medical examiner James Baroni. He suffered a traumatic head injury, Coast Guard officials said.
The second man was treated for minor injuries. His name wasn't released.
The smuggler's panga, which was running without lights, maneuvered at a high rate of speed directly at the small boat before fleeing, according to a Coast Guard statement. Both Coast Guard members were thrown into the water.
Another Coast Guard vessel stopped the fleeing panga, and detained two suspects.
"Our fallen shipmate stood the watch on the front lines protecting our nation, and we are all indebted to him for his service and sacrifice," said Admiral Robert J. Papp, Coast Guard Commandant.
The small Coast Guard boat was deployed by the cutter Halibut, which was conducting an investigation into suspected smuggling near the Channel Islands west of Malibu.
The smuggler's vessel was initially detected by a Coast Guard maritime patrol aircraft.
The arrest of Oscar Ontiveros Fernando Ruiz-Esparza , who was arrested by an intelligence operation conducted in Parral, where he sold drugs.
An undercoverwas used to capture the defendant at the address located on the street 57 of the colony Madrid Miguel Hidalgo.
He said a .40 caliber handgun with 10 cartridges, 1 charger with 72 disk cartridges 7.62x39 caliber, .40 caliber 34 rounds of ammunition, a smoke grenade, a goat horn (AK47), a bulletproof vest and a communication radio.
Ruiz Esparza said to belong to the Sinaloa cartel, and his companions left their fingerprints embodied in a cardboard with a message in which he adjudged the crime to someone known as the M-10.
"The fingerprints were analyzed in the national database Identification System AFIS and information platform crossed with Mexico and that's how they came up with Oscar Fernando Ruiz Esparza , "the state official said.
He noted that the prosecution has a video where the detainee is involved in the uprising of the now deceased in Jimenez, Chihuahua, and leap from vehicles and persons involved in this crime.
Authorities released this kidnapping video that will be used in trial:
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — A member of the Cleveland Browns’ grounds crew killed himself at their practice facility, the team said in a statement Sunday.
The man’s body was found Saturday morning at the facility in suburban Cleveland, the same day Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager after earlier killing his girlfriend. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported the body was found hanging in an equipment shed.
Browns spokesman Neal Gulkis released a statement calling the man a good friend and an outstanding employee and saying the team’s heartfelt condolences go out to his family.
“This is a terrible tragedy,” the statement said. “He will be missed by everyone in the Cleveland Browns organization.”
The Browns play in Oakland against the Raiders on Sunday.
A spokesman for the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner said they were called to the practice facility to investigate a suicide Saturday morning, but would not release any further details.
Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, US Army, was captured in Afghanistan on 30 June 2009 by members of the Haqqani network, a Taliban allied insurgent group. He is currently being held as a prisoner of war.
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Dear Senator Murray:
Army Sergeant Bowe R. Bergdahl has been a prisoner of the Taliban for nearly three and a half years. I have closely followed the details of his situation for quite awhile now. I’m very concerned that he continues to be held captive. I know that I’m not alone in my concern. I realize that there are details that the general public doesn’t know that are likely going on in secrecy- I do hope so. I respectfully ask that you would be an advocate for Sergeant Bergdahl and that you would support every opportunity that would present itself to bring him home. Senator Murray, I’m counting on you to do this. Supporting Sergeant Bergdahl is the right thing to do.
Sincerely,
Karen P.
Suspect in custody in connection to social security explosion in Casa GrandeMore>>
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. -
A man believed to be involved with an explosion at a Social Security administration building on Friday is in custody.
A source close to the investigation confirms to FOX 10 that Abdul Latif Aldosary is in federal custody for allegedly causing an explosion on Friday.
Aldosary's Coolidge home was searched by FBI agents, sheriff's deputies and members of the bomb squad Friday night. Detectives haven't said what was found at his home.
Suspect did one year in a az state prison (for aggravated harassment ) 2009-2010
He is expected make his first court appearance on Monday. He is facing numerous state and federal charges in connection to the explosion and fire.
Someone threw something out of a car window at the office Friday morning, causing a fire to start just before 8:30 a.m. There was minimal damage to the building -- the entry door was blackened and charred -- but no one was hurt.
Police and firefighters were the first to arrive on the scene, but soon after, federal agents joined the investigation.
Dozens of homes in the Martin Valley community in Coolidge were evacuated as a precaution Friday night while the search warrant was served.
As a throwback Las Vegas magician might say while whipping the sheet of his latest trick, "Alakazam!" The 2013 NASCAR Chevrolet SS race car has just been unveiled in Vegas and these are the first images. It will campaign in the top-tier Sprint Cup series next year, replacing the Impala nameplate that has done 12 years in stock car racing over two stints, the most recent from 2007 to the end of this year's season.
There are more hopes resting on the bulging wheel arches of the NASCAR SS than race wins. True, even though it's powered by a small-block Chevrolet V8, its Car of Tomorrow architecture means it bears little actual connection to the coming SS production sedan. But there's every hope the race car can provide an oval-tested halo for that road car, the latter being the first Chevrolet sedan in 17 years to be rear-wheel drive.
Chevrolet says that a "limited production version" of the SS will hit dealer showrooms late next year as a 2014-model-year sedan. Before that, the NASCAR SS will debut at next year's Daytona Speed Week that runs from February 16-23. Supposedly during that week, on February 21, the production car will be revealed, too – the same day as the next-generation Holden Commodore, which birthed the SS, is being revealed in Australia.
There's a press release below with a bit more info, and we'll be bringing you live images and more details on the long awaited Bowtie racer soon.
It took police 2 1/2 hours to respond to five frantic 911 calls from a midtown library where a fight involving four boys broke out in the parking lot before spilling inside the library.
No library patrons or staff were injured, but the facility was locked down for 45 minutes once the boys left, while staff members tried to get police to respond.
Tucson Police Department officials declined to comment until they have time to research what happened.
The incident started at about 4 p.m. Wednesday, when four teenage boys began fighting in the parking lot of the Martha Cooper Library, 1377 N. Catalina Ave.
"Library staff, because of this disorderly conduct situation, contacted 911," said Pima County Public Library spokeswoman Kenya Johnson.
The fight eventually made its way into the library.
The fistfight stopped for a while, but threats and other unruly behavior continued, Johnson said.
"They were still being disruptive. They were being just intimidating. ... They weren't engaging with patrons, but they were still engaging each other," she said.
Library staff also kept calling 911.
After about 45 minutes, the group left the building. Library staff members then locked the doors behind them.
"It was a preventative measure to make sure that their activity didn't put any patrons or staff into harm's way," she said.
Johnson said doors stayed locked for about 45 minutes until they determined it was safe to reopen.
During the approximately 90-minute incident, library staff members called 911 five times, according to Johnson.
No one from TPD arrived at the library until about an hour after the library reopened the doors, she said.
County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry said there have been 911 response issues in the past, but those have been resolved.
As for this incident, he said both sides will have to examine what went wrong and how to prevent a recurrence.
"Everybody wants to take a look at what happened and how to fix it," Huckelberry said. "We just have to redouble our efforts to make sure this doesn't happen again."
For instance, the phone lines at Martha Cooper Library were showing up on the 911 dispatcher's screen with the main library name and address, and that needs to be addressed, Huckelberry said.
"We just want for our employees to be safe and our patrons to be safe," he said.
Huckelberry said the county experienced a spike in 911 calls from libraries when it took control over the entire library system a few years ago. Most of the calls came from libraries within the city.
In the past six months, 149 emergency 911 calls were made from the 27-branch library system.
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