MIRAMAR ( F/A 18 Hornet squadron SENT to the MIDDLE EAST ) Heavily ARMED JETS

Amid mounting concern over Iran’s nuclear program and violence elsewhere in the region, U.S. Central Command quietly dispatched a Marine fighter jet squadron from San Diego to an undisclosed country in the Middle East, U-T San Diego has learned.

The deployment follows threats by the U.S. and Israel of military strikes if needed to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

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At the same time, the conflict in Syria is threatening to drag Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan into war, Iraq is beset by renewed violence, and terrorist groups hoping to capitalize on political upheaval in the region covet Syria’s chemical weapons and Libyan arms.

Against this tense geopolitical backdrop, aviation spotters tracked a dozen jets from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, an F/A-18 Hornet squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, en route in late September through Europe.

The heavily armed jets — capable of firing 2,000-pound laser-guided bombs, cluster munitions, air-to-air missiles and a six-barrel 20 mm gun — are used for a variety of missions, including ground attack, escort, enemy air defense suppression, reconnaissance and close air support of ground forces.

U.S. Central Command and the Marine command in the region declined to say which country the squadron deployed to or to comment in detail on its mission, citing political and security sensitivities of the host nation and its neighbors.

Al Qaida ( LEADER urged Muslims to KIDNAP Americans ) Thats a threat - time for Drone strike

CAIRO (AP) — The leader of al-Qaida has urged Muslims to kidnap Westerners to exchange for imprisoned jihadists, including a blind cleric serving a life sentence in the United States for a 1993 plot to blow up New York City landmarks.

In an undated two-hour videotape posted this week on militant forums, the Egyptian-born jihadist Ayman al-Zawahri also urged support for Syria's uprising and called for the implementation of Islamic Shariah law in Egypt.

He said that abducting nationals of "countries waging wars on Muslims" is the only way to free "our captives, and Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman," the Egyptian cleric.

"This is the only language which they understand," said al-Zawahri, appearing in his customary white turban and robe. "We will keep on seizing more ... until we free our captives."

There was little clue to his whereabouts from the video, shot against a backdrop of brown curtains.

He periodically releases video and audio statements. Two weeks ago, an audio recording by him urged holy war over an amateur anti-Islam film produced in the United States. He released a video on this year's anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, claiming that his warriors "defeated America in Iraq".

Time for "lone wolf " strike !

Freeing Abdel-Rahman has become a rallying cause for Islamic militants and jihadists. A group named after him has claimed responsibility before for a June assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, which caused no casualties. It caused no casualties, but a bigger attack on Sept. 11 claimed lives of four Americans including the U.S. Ambassador in Libya Chris Stevens.

Relatives and supporters of Abdel-Rahman have been holding a sit-in next to the U.S. Embassy in Cairo for months. Egypt's new Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, under pressure from leading Egyptian jihadists recently released from prison, vowed to push for his release.

TUCSON Az ( BANK Robber U.S Bank inside safeway ) Gotham City

TUCSON (Tucson News Now) - Police are looking for a man who held up a U.S. Bank inside a Safeway Friday afternoon.

Detectives say the suspect entered the bank located inside the store near Broadway and Houghton and demanded money from the teller. He implied that he had a gun, but no weapon was seen. Nobody was hurt.

 

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The man ran off with undisclosed amount of money.

He's described as a Caucasian or Hispanic male, 35 to 40 years of age, 6'00" tall, 170 pounds wearing a black baseball cap and a white long sleeve "Nautica" shirt and sunglasses.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or 88-CRIME

TEMPE Az ( Employee SHOT at medical marijuana dispensary )

TEMPE — Police are looking for multiple suspects who shot an employee at a medical marijuana dispensary in Tempe on Thursday night.
Tempe Police say a group ranging from three to six men entered the AzGoGreen Co-op near Southern Avenue and College Avenue around 7 p.m. and confronted an employee.
The suspects hit and then shot the employee and fled on foot.

Officials say the victim, described as a male in his 30s, has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
Lt. Mike Horn says police are still investigating the suspects' motives and it does not appear they removed any property.
Horn says the business opened recently and is the subject of a police and Drug Enforcement Administration investigation.
Horn says police believe the business is operating outside of Arizona's voter-approved medical marijuana law.

TUCSON Az ( ARMED Robbery Shotgun ) Wild Wild West-Circle K

TUCSON - On Sunday, a man with a shotgun robbed a south side Circle K, threatening the clerk and demanding money before fleeing on foot.

Pima County Sheriff's Department deputies were called to the Circle K at 5818 South Palo Verde Road at about 6:13 p.m. on Sunday, October 21, according to a news release from the department.
An unidentified man entered the store, and then threatened the clerk with a shotgun, the release states. Several customers were present, and can be seen in the surveillance video above. He demanded money from the cash register; when he got it, he fled the store on foot and was last seen running west on Milton Road.

The suspect was described as a 5-foot-10-inch to 6-foot tall Hispanic man with a light complexion, the release states. He was wearing khaki pants, black tennis shoes, a black long-sleeved shirt, a black baseball cap and glasses. Witnesses say he had a hoarse voice.
Anyone who can identify the suspect or has any other information on this case is asked to call 9-1-1 or 88-CRIME.

TUCSON Az ( Former head of Hells Angels Chapter Arrested for Murder )

The former head of the local Hells Angels chapter faces a first-degree murder charge after Pima County Sheriff's deputies found a body buried on his property south of Three Points.
William Gary Potter, 54, was booked Tuesday into the Pima County jail on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with the death of Randall Scott Pfeil, 50, said Deputy Jason Ogan, a Sheriff's Department spokesmen.
Potter's wife, 51-year-old Karen Ann Potter, was also arrested and booked on suspicion of hindering prosecution, Ogan said.

Pfeil's body was found overnight in a shallow grave at a home in the 17300 block of South Sierrita Mountain Road, where deputies had gone to Monday afternoon as part of a missing persons investigation, Ogan said.
Pfeil was reported missing on Friday, Ogan said.
Deputies found an area of disturbed ground on the property, which according to Pima County Assessor's Office online records is owned by the Potters.
When deputies dug up the grave they found Pfeil, whose body had "obvious signs of trauma," Ogan said. An autopsy will determine cause of death, he said.
William Potter, also known as "Tramp," is a former head of the Tucson chapter of the Hells Angels, an international motorcycle club that has frequently been tied to criminal activity.
Potter was arrested in 1999 after federal agents raided a downtown business where he worked and found a cache of weapons, according to Arizona Daily Star archives. Potter was charged with felon in possession of weapons, and after pleading guilty in 2002 was sentenced to time served, federal court records show

TUCSON Az (Homicide suspects wanted ) Pima County

Arrest warrants have been issued for two first-degree murder suspects in an Aug. 30 homicide, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said late Thursday.

The suspects, Juan Gabriel Salomon, 35, and Carlos Miguel Zacarias, 29, are considered armed and dangerous, the Sheriff's Department warned.
The homicide victim, Gray eagle Joseph Ortiz, 34, was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound inside his home in the 5600 block of South Robin Avenue on Aug. 30.
Zacarias already had an active felony warrant for armed robbery.
 Salomon is described as a Hispanic male, 5’09” tall, weighing approximately 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Zacarias is described as a Hispanic male, 5’09” tall, weighing approximately 210 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He also has a clown face tattoo on his right arm.
Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1 or 88-CRIME.