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Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy killed in ambush shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:56 GMT

(KTLA) — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has died after being shot in his patrol car Saturday evening. Authorities received reports of the shooting around 6 p.m. near the intersection of Sierra Avenue and Avenue Q in Palmdale, Sheriff Robert Luna said during a press conference late Saturday.There, a good Samaritan reportedly found Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, unconscious inside his patrol vehicle, Luna said. Clinkunbroomer was driving while on duty when he was apparently fired on by someone in a vehicle driving past him, Luna explained. The shooting was considered an ambush. California woman loses limbs after battling bacterial infection from tilapia The deputy was transported in critical condition to the Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster where he later died from his injuries. He leaves behind his fiancée, parents and grandparents. Clinkunbroomer, who joined the Palmdale station in 2018, had gotten engaged four days prior to his death, said Luna. He comes from ...

Los Angeles model found dead in apartment; second case in a week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:56 GMT

(KTLA) — Loved ones are distraught after a young model was found dead inside her downtown Los Angeles apartment, marking the second time a similar incident has occurred within a week.Family members who discovered the body of Nichole Coats, 32, known as Nikki, inside her apartment are devastated and frustrated at the lack of answers and information from investigators.“This is senseless and I want some answers because my daughter is gone,” Sharon Coats, Nikki's mother, told Nexstar's KTLA. “And it’s not fair. I want everybody to find out who did this to her. She shouldn’t be gone.”The last time anyone heard from Nikki, she told friends she was going out on a date on Friday, Sept. 8. That would be her last conversation with loved ones. Woman loses limbs after battling bacterial infection from tilapia When she didn’t answer any calls or texts that weekend, her father and aunt decided to visit her apartment complex, Eighth & Grand, on Sept. 10.That’s when they made the gut-wrenchin...

Bronx day care owner, cousin charged after 1-year-old dies of suspected overdose

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:56 GMT

BRONX, N.Y. (WPIX) – A Bronx day care owner and her cousin were charged after four children overdosed, one fatally, at the facility on Friday, authorities said Sunday. The owner, Grei Mendez, 36, and her husband's cousin, Carlisto Briton Acevedo, 41, were arrested Saturday and charged with murder, manslaughter, and several counts of assault, police said. Mendez's husband is also being sought by police. They are expected to be arraigned on Sunday, according to the Associated Press. Additional details were not immediately available. Watch: California police give pit bull puppy Narcan after possible fentanyl exposure Police were called to Divino Nino on Morris Avenue around 2:40 p.m. Friday. Three children — two boys and an 8-month-old girl — were taken to Montefiore Hospital with suspected drug overdoses. Another 2-year-old boy got sick at home and was revived with Narcan. One-year-old Nicholas Dominici died at Montefiore. Dominici’s cause of death remains under investigation by th...

What are the lights placed above traffic signals?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:56 GMT

(WHTM/NEXSTAR) – On many traffic signals found throughout the United States, there is a small light that is placed in between or off to the side of the traffic signal lights. Sometimes you see them blink when emergency vehicles are passing through. So, what are they? These are called priority or preemption signals. The lights are part of a system that allows the operator of a vehicle to override the normal operation of a traffic light. Maricopa County, Arizona, Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) systems were first installed in the early 1980s in hopes that they would reduce response times. Fire engines and other emergency vehicles are equipped with emitters that communicate with receiving devices on traffic signals.When an emitter is activated, the device will cause the traffic lights in the path of the vehicle to immediately cycle and grant the right of way in the direction the vehicle is traveling. These preemptive indicators allow emergency vehicles to get to scenes faster and cl...

Gophers’ P.J. Fleck upset by players’ muscle cramps in 31-13 loss to North Carolina

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:56 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — P.J. Fleck almost bit his tongue after the Gophers’ 31-13 loss to North Carolina on Saturday.The Gophers head coach was asked about a handful of players dealing with muscle cramps, including quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis, running back Darius Taylor and cornerback Justin Walley, vital contributors who each missed playing time as the U tried to mount a comeback in the third quarter.“I used to be able to say things like, ‘That’s inexcusable’ and stuff like that,” Fleck said. “I don’t — we can’t be cramping up. There is a reason why we prepare the way we prepare, the way we have to prepare. And if we don’t prepare that way, that’s what happens. It’s unfortunate.”Texas Christian coach Sonny Dykes said Sept. 2 that he felt a few of his players suffering from muscle cramps played a role in TCU’s 45-42 loss to Colorado in the Horned Frogs’ season opener.“Guys started cramping at the end of the game,” Dykes lamented. “That is something that w...

2 incarcerated women walk away from Southern California reentry program 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:56 GMT

Officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are seeking two women who walked away from the Custody to Community Transitional Reentry program Saturday night. According to a CDCR release, staff at the reentry program were alerted that two participants were seen leaving the San Diego-area facility around 10 p.m. Shortly after, CDCR officials received tamper alerts for the two women’s ankle monitors. Staff immediately conducted an emergency head count, which confirmed that two people were not present. The two escapees have been identified as 31-year-old Diana Sanchez and 32-year-old Janelle Rice. Diana Sanchez (right) and Janelle Rice (left) seen in booking photos. (California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation)According to CDCR, Sanchez is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 230 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. She was received from Los Angeles County in March to serve a five-year sentence for burglary and the use of an ID other than to obtai...

San Rafael police call for emergency aid to break up sideshow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:56 GMT

Seven police departments were called to help break up a large sideshow in San Rafael early Saturday, according to authorities.Police said that hundreds of vehicles and over a thousand onlookers gathered in the Canal neighborhood of San Rafael. Earlier in the day, large crowds had peacefully celebrated Guatemalan Independence Day.But around midnight, authorities said the sideshow turned violent as police moved in to break up the crowd at Canal street and Medway road.San Rafael Police broadcast an emergency request for aid, which was answered by The Marin County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, Novato Police, Central Marin Police Authority, Fairfax Police, Ross Police, and Mill Valley Police.Police cleared the area by 1:45 a.m. It is unclear how many arrests were made, if any.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | They said it: Sideshows and social media Crime and Public Safety | San Jose mayor wants Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok to shut...

San Rafael: Two dead after canal crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:56 GMT

Two people died Saturday morning after their car drove off a dead end street into the San Rafael Canal, according to authorities.According to a witness, the vehicle drove into the canal at about 70 mph.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Motorcyclist dies on rural East Bay road after truck pulls out in front of him Crashes and Disasters | Teen arrested on suspicion of intentionally striking 3 bicyclists in Southern California, leaving 1 dead Crashes and Disasters | 3 cyclists hit, 1 killed, in Southern California by perhaps the same driver Crashes and Disasters | Vehicle driver still sought in hit-and-run death of East Bay bicyclist Crashes and Disasters | California mother of 6-year-old boy accused of manslaughter after her car hits and kills him The San Rafael Fire Department and Southern Marin Fire Department Dive team were dispatched to recover the occupants of the vehicle, which was submerged. B...

Prince George’s Co. man indicted for sexually assaulting woman 9 years ago

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:56 GMT

A grand jury in the District has indicted a D.C. and Prince George’s County, Maryland, resident nine years after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in an alley, prosecutors said.Officials said Dawayne Joseph Spriggs, 37, was arraigned on charges from a cold case in 2014 after a rape test kit matched his DNA to another victim’s rape kit in nearby Anne Arundel County, Maryland.Court documents argue that Spriggs physically and sexually assaulted a victim in an alley near the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station around 1 a.m. After the assault, the victim was given a rape kit, tested for DNA in 2014 and entered into a national database.“In 2016, the database reported a match between the DNA profile obtained from the rape kit and another sexual assault offense that had been reported in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in 2013,” the department said in its release.Officials said detectives in the District’s cold case investigators identified Spriggs as the match ...

Drew Barrymore postpones premiere of her daytime talk show amid writers strike after intense criticism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:56 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Drew Barrymore postpones premiere of her daytime talk show amid writers strike after intense criticism.Source