(12-21) 09:02 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A suspected hit-and-run driver crashed her car into a group of pedestrians at Twin Peaks Vista Point Thursday night, killing one woman and injuring two others, San Francisco police said.
Investigators said three of the pedestrians were knocked down a hillside and rescue crews had to use ropes and backboards to pull them up. All three were rushed to San Francisco General Hospital, where one, Yuee Yao, later died.
Yao, 56, and her colleagues were walking along Christmas Tree Point Road around 8:50 p.m. when a sedan hit three of them, sending them tumbling down a hill. A fourth pedestrian was able to jump out of the way and was not hit, said police spokesman Sgt. Michael Andraychak.
A 23-year-old San Francisco woman, whose name was not released, was found in her car a short distance away and arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run driving and felony drunken driving, said police spokesman Officer Gordon Shyy. Her car had three passengers, including a 17-year-old female who was taken to San Francisco General with minor injuries from the collision.
The other two passengers, two San Francisco men ages 22 and 25, were arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public, Shyy said.
The two injured pedestrians, whose names were not released, are expected to recover.
Some parents are raising religious objections to yoga classes being taught at a grade school in a San Diego suburb.
The parents fear the yoga program at the Paul Ecke Central Elementary School in Encinitas will promote Hindu religious beliefs, the New York Times reports. They claim a First Amendment violation.
Among those raising objections is Mary Eady, the parent of a first grader. “They’re teaching children how to meditate and how to look within for peace and for comfort,” she told the Times. “They’re using this as a tool for many things beyond just stretching.”
The yoga program is supported with funds from the nonprofit Jois Foundation, founded in memory of the so-called father of Ashtanga yoga. Some foundation leaders have equated the physical act of yoga to part of a broader spiritual question, according to Dean Broyles, president and chief counsel of the National Center for Law and Policy. And he sees that as the problem. “There is a transparent promotion of Hindu religious beliefs and practices in the public schools through this Ashtanga yoga program,” he said.
A foundation representative, however, disagreed with Broyles’ assessment. “We’re good Christians that just like to do yoga because it helps us to be better people,” Russell Case told the Times.
Schools superintendent Tim Baird told the Times that children don’t have to attend the classes. “If your faith is such that you believe that simply by doing the gorilla pose, you’re invoking the Hindu gods, then by all means your child can be doing something else,” he said.
Police in the Indian capital Delhi
have used water cannon to disperse protesters angry at Sunday night's gang rape
of a 23-year-old student.
The protesters were hosed as they tried to bring down metal barricades
outside Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's home.
Meanwhile, the government has announced a series of measures to make the
capital safer for women.
There has been outrage in India after the student and her male friend were
attacked on a bus.
The woman remains in a critical condition, doctors say.
Four people, including the bus driver, have been arrested. Police say they
are looking for two more people.
Three of the arrested appeared in court on Wednesday and were remanded in
custody. The driver was produced in court on Tuesday and also remanded in
custody.
Some reports said a fifth man detained in the eastern state of Bihar was
being brought to Delhi.
Mrs Gandhi later said that the "strictest possible measures" should be taken
to prevent such incidents.
Dozens of protesters, mostly college students, gathered outside the chief
minister's home on Wednesday morning, demanding that the government ensure
safety of women in the capital city.
Many of the protesters were carrying banners and chanting: "We want equal
rights for women."
The government has come under tremendous pressure from opposition MPs,
students and women's rights activists, with many accusing the authorities of not
doing enough to stop crimes against women.
On Wednesday, women MPs from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held
a demonstration outside parliament while hundreds of activists and students
shouted slogans outside the Delhi police headquarters.
The warrants were requested by San Diego County Sheriff Department homicide investigators. One was served on the Coronado mansion July 13, the day Rebecca Zahau was found hanging. Two more were served to obtain cell phone records from AT&T and Verizon.
The list of 45 items taken from the mansion consisted of the following: ( THIS IS A RAPE KIT) Duh? 1. Knife ~>No.1
2. Pair black gloves~~~~~~~~~~~> What the hell? ( Rebecca does not want to leave her prints) 3. Paper towel w/red stains~~~~>What ? 4. Box w/paint supplies 5. Dr. Pepper bottle ~~~> DNA TEST ? 6. Clothing 7. Flip camera ? 8. Basket w/cameras ? 9. Stain kit ???? 10. Clump of hair ~~~~~~~~~~> ( Come on ) 11. Document addressed to Jonah ( Well ) ? 12. Tissue w/red stain ? 13. Clothing 14. Hair 15. Receipt for paint supplies 16. Candle 17. Water bottle ~~~> DNA ? 18. Bedding 19. 2 red plastic cups 20. Underwear 21. Black latex glove ~~~~> OH COME ON (your killing me) ? 22. Table 23. Greeting card
24. Paper w/writing ? 25. Bedding 26. Butcher Knife No.2 ( for threatening) 27. Steak knife No. 3 ( knife dull cutting rope) 28. White plastic bag 29. Rope ~~~> for hanging 30. Samsung cell phone 31. Paint brush ~~~> found in guest room ? 32. Stain kit ? 33. Small paint brush ? 34. Green & white striped towel 35. Bedroom door 36. Tube of black paint ~~~~message on wall 37. Laptop computer 38. Mac computer 39. Olympus camera (whats up with all the camera's) ? 40. Lumix camera 41. Swab kit 42. Swab kit 43. Swab kit 44. DNA swab 45. Print card
Construction workers discover body of young man near I-10 and Drexel
Posted: Dec 19, 2012 10:02 AM Updated: Dec 19, 2012 10:21 AM
TUCSON - A second body in two days has been found off Interstate 10, according to Pima County Sheriff's Officials.
Officials confirmed this body was found by construction workers near I-10 and Drexel at about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday
According to deputies at the scene, the body was found lying in some dirt, and appears to be a young man that is fully clothed. The body has obvious signs of trauma, officials tells News 4 Tucson.
On Tuesday, an inmate work crew discovered a shallow grave under a tree off I-10 near Craycroft Road, officials confirmed with News 4 Tucson.
"There was a DOC crew doing trash pickup when they discovered at the base of the tree a shallow grave within that grave there appeared to be human remains," said Bureau Chief Rick Kastigar.
A forensic pathologist with the Medical Examiner's Office responded to the scene and says the remains belong to an adult. He didn't elaborate on the gender or a possible cause of death.
News 4 Tucson has a crew at the scene of the second found body found - stay tuned for more information.
SAN DIEGO — A defendant in a San Diego criminal trial used a razor blade Thursday to slash his defense lawyer in the face in front of jurors and more than a dozen Grossmont High School students who were there on a field trip.
Defense attorney William Burgener was cut on the cheek around 10:20 a.m. in Superior Court with a blade that the defendant had reportedly hidden in his mouth. Burgener represented one of three men on trial in an attempted murder case.
The defendants are alleged to be members of the Mexican Mafia prison gang.
Burgener was taken out of Courtroom 25 on a gurney with a bandage wrapped around his head. He was sitting up and talking as the gurney was rolled away.
Jurors were taken to an adjacent courtroom and interviewed, while the students were questioned in another part of the downtown courthouse.
When speaking to the jurors later, Judge Peter Deddeh — who is presiding over the trial — said he has been handling criminal cases for 30 years as a lawyer and judge, and had never witnessed such an incident.
“Most of us have not experienced something like this,” Deddeh said.
It was not immediately clear how a jail inmate could have smuggled a razor blade past the sheriff’s deputies who handle courthouse security.
Sheriff’s Department officials declined to discuss the incident specifically, noting that an investigation is ongoing, but said all inmates are searched before being transported to court.
“If something like this happens, we certainly want to take every precaution we can,” said Capt. Dave Moss of the sheriff’s Court Services Bureau.
After the slashing, Burgener called the courtroom and spoke to defense attorney Stephen Cline, who is expected to take over the case for him. Cline said Burgener was stable, and doctors were evaluating his wound to determine the best treatment.
The attack occurred as the last witness was testifying at the trial, said court spokeswoman Karen Dalton. Deputies subdued the defendant and cleared the courtroom.
The defendants — Eduardo Macias, 32; Geronimo Polina, 35; and Lionel Quinteros, 26 — are accused in a prison attack at Donovan state prison in Otay Mesa. They face charges including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon by a prisoner and conspiracy, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Burgener, a veteran defense lawyer who has been practicing since 1979, represented Macias.
The judge ordered the attorneys to return to court Friday morning, when he will decide whether the trial will continue.
One of the defense lawyers said his client wants to go forward with closing arguments. Another asked for a mistrial. The prosecutor asked for time to conduct research and figure out how to proceed.
About 100 Grossmont High School seniors were on a field trip to the courthouse Thursday, according to Grossmont Union High School District Superintendent Ralph Swenson. About 10 to 15 students were in the courtroom where the slashing occurred, but all of the students on the trip were safe and no one was injured, Swenson said.
Federal agents are searching
for this woman, identified only as "Jane Doe," who is suspected of producing a
porn video featuring a 4- to 5-year-old child. (Immigration and Customs
Enforcement)
Homeland Security Investigations
agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement are asking for help in
identifying a woman suspected of producing child pornography.
The woman is identified only as "Jane Doe" in a criminal complaint and arrest
warrant signed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.
She is described as 23 to 29 years old with a medium build, brown hair with
blond highlights and hazel or green eyes. She has a mole on her left thigh and
her tongue is pierced with a white round stud with a pink dot.
Agents believe the woman is responsible for producing at least one video
featuring herself engaging in sexual conduct with a child, believed to be 4 or 5
years old.
Agents said officials with the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children have determined the child victim has not yet been identified or
rescued.
The woman's information and photo are being distributed nationwide in hopes
someone will come forward and identify her, and help rescue the victim, agents
said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the ICE Tip Line at (866) 347-2423,
or complete an online tip form at www.ice.gov/tips. Those who provide
information will remain anonymous.
(12-21) 09:02 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A suspected hit-and-run driver crashed her car into a group of pedestrians at Twin Peaks Vista Point Thursday night, killing one woman and injuring two others, San Francisco police said. 
