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Montana politician’s girlfriend thwarts ‘swatting’ attempt at Maryland home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:59 GMT

Police in Maryland got a heads up from a person who said that her Montgomery County address would soon be familiar to them.It came from Erin Reed who is in a relationship with politician Zooey Zephyr, Montana’s first transgender lawmaker. Zephyr was barred from the state house floor after speaking out in opposition of a bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth.Reed, who is transgender, said that critics of Zephyr were making fake calls in an attempt to send a SWAT team to her house, so-called “swatting.”Somebody just attempted to SWAT me for my reporting on transgender legislation and events.Thankfully, I’ve worked closely with the police in my community anticipating this, and the attempt failed.I will never stop advocating for my community and will never be silenced.— Erin Reed (@ErinInTheMorn) May 2, 2023Montgomery County police confirmed that they got a call for the SWAT team to respond to Reed’s address Tuesday. Because of the warning...

Prince William Co. approves plan to install weapon detection screeners in middle, high schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:59 GMT

Virginia’s second-largest school system has approved a plan to install weapon detection screeners in all middle and high schools by the fall.The Prince William County School Board unanimously voted to approve the plan Wednesday. The county plans to use the equipment over the next four years, which it anticipates will cost about $10.7 million.In the coming months, the school system will work on training for staff, and create policies for the use of the weapons detection system to screen students.“The safety of everyone in our schools is the Board’s highest priority. Tonight’s investment in the Evolv Weapons Detection System is the latest demonstration of our commitment to safer schools,” Board Chairman Dr. Babur Lateef said in a statement following the board approval of the system. “This detection system enhances current security measures and is critical as we work to improve the safety of our students and staff members.”The county announced plans to explore t...

El presidente Lasso firma un decreto ejecutivo que autoriza operaciones militares en Ecuador para combatir organizaciones delictivas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:59 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, firmó un decreto ejecutivo mediante el cual autoriza a las Fuerzas Armadas a realizar operaciones militares en todo el país para cumplir con una resolución que declara “terroristas” a los grupos delictivos en su territorio.El documento establece que los agentes militares podrán usar “todos los medios a su disposición” para “reprimir” y “contrarrestar a las personas y organizaciones terroristas”. La Secretaría General de Comunicación de la Presidencia indicó en Twitter que esto se refiere a la resolución aprobada el pasado 27 de abril por el Consejo de Seguridad Pública y del Estado (Cosepe), que resolvió unánimemente declarar “terroristas” a los grupos delictivos que operan en Ecuador, en medio de la crisis de violencia que vive el país.El Gobierno de Ecuador declara “terroristas” a las organizaciones delictivas que operan en el paísTambién indica que esto debe realizarse “aplicando los instrumentos internacionales, la...

Police capture suspect in Atlanta medical practice shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:59 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Police have apprehended a man who allegedly opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice, killing one woman and wounding four others Wednesday.Authorities had swarmed the city’s bustling midtown neighborhood shortly after noon in search of the suspect, who fled after the shooting. Police said in a statement that the gunman, who they identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, was captured Wednesday evening in Cobb County, just northwest of Atlanta.Authorities said Patterson shot five women on the 11th floor of a Northside Medical building. The facility is in a commercial area filled with office towers and high-rise apartments and news of the shooting prompted workers and lunchgoers to shelter in place for hours.Patterson had an appointment at the medical practice and shortly after arriving shot the first victim, law enforcement officials said at a news conference Wednesday night. The shooting lasted approximately two minutes before Patterson left ...

McClanahan improves to 6-0 as Rays beat Pirates 8-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:59 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan became baseball’s first six-game winner and the Tampa Bay Rays routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 on Wednesday night.In a matchup of small-budget teams off to big starts, the major league-best Rays topped the NL Central-leading Pirates for the second consecutive day.McClanahan (6-0) gave up one run on five hits over six innings, striking out nine and lowering his ERA to 2.03. Josh Lowe and Wander Franco homered off Pittsburgh relievers as the Rays improved to 25-6. Since 1961, only the World Series-winning 1984 Detroit Tigers (26-5) had more wins through 31 games.Tampa Bay has outscored its opponents 207-94. The Rays lead the majors with 64 home runs.Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton was ejected in the fourth. He was yelling from the dugout apparently at plate umpire Quinn Wolcott before coming out to talk with crew chief and third base umpire Adrian Johnson. First base umpire Manny Gonzalez joined the discussion and followed Shelton ...

Bullet narrowly misses toddler in car seat in road rage shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:59 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A road rage incident this week led to gunfire in Aurora with a child​ in one of the cars.It happened Monday at Peoria Street and Florida Avenue, near a park.Peggy Holm and Matt Templeman were planning a fun day at the park with their toddler when they came to an intersection in Aurora."We had a stop sign and this gentleman did not," Holm said. "He was turning onto the street that we were on and he stopped when he didn't have a stop sign. So we gestured him on so that he could move along." Denver Police encourage drivers to ‘Cage the (Road) Rage’ amid increase in aggressive behavior That gesture, Templeman said, was enough to set that person off. They saw that he immediately became visibly angry."We felt really dangerous with our daughter in the car," Templeman said, "so we just tried to turn around and get away from him and that's when he did the shot."The suspect shot at them, leaving a bullet hole in their driver's side back door."I don't understand why y...

Fort Collins Police sued for former cop's false DUI arrests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:59 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) -- Jason Haferman may no longer be a Fort Collins police officer but the fallout from his forced resignation continues. Five lawsuits were filed in Larimer County District Court on Wednesday. The five plaintiffs all claim they were wrongly arrested for DUI because blood results later showed no or almost no alcohol or drugs in their system.The lawsuits filed by attorney Sarah Schielke name former police officer Haferman, the City of Fort Collins, Sergeant Allen Heaton, and an unidentified corporal, for what the lawsuit claims was a lack of supervision for Haferman."What we uncovered was astonishing. Nobody was reviewing what this officer was doing," Schielke said. Police looking for person of interest in Douglas County shooting The civil rights attorney based in Loveland told the Problem Solvers an audit trail she obtained of Haferman's body camera video showed supervisors were not reviewing Haferman's cases despite numerous negative test results that Sc...

Girlfriend of man shot and killed at Walmart in Lauderdale Lakes speaks out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:59 GMT

The girlfriend of a man who was fatally gunned down at a Walmart in Lauderdale Lakes is devastated over the horrific moments that, she said, unfolded just feet away from their child.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, 42-year-old Thierry Bastien came under fire when he stepped up to save a stranger who was being attacked, Tuesday afternoon.Wednesday evening, his girlfriend, Makia Ford, spoke to 7News to share her pain. Ford said she begged the suspect, identified as 22-year-old Tironie Sterling, to not shoot her boyfriend, but the suspect shot the victim in the chest, back and leg.“It’s something you can never forget. It’s a day I’ll never forget for the rest of my life, as long as I live,” Ford said.Ford said the image is still fresh, as she witnessed her boyfriend’s final moments.“I laid on the side of him, I tried to tell him, ‘Stay with me,'” Ford said. “I even prayed on the side of him.”BSO deputies ...

North Bay Village residents of condo deemed unsafe receive checks after donation from Channel 7 Foundation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:59 GMT

Some residents in North Bay Village have received a helping hand weeks after they were ordered out of a condominium.North Bay Village Mayor Brent Latham on Wednesday delivered checks to those who were displaced when their building was deemed unsafe in April.The money will hopefully help offset the costs of storage, temporary relocation and other housing costs.“We started a fund immediately, understanding that we were gonna need some resources to deal with, and we used a lot of those resources for hotels and temporary shelter to move people,” said Latham, “and then we got a very, very generous donation from Andy Ansin, the owner of Sunbeam [Corporation] and Channel 7, and with that donation, that’s really the principal that we’ve been able to use now for these payouts to the individual condo owners.”Residents of the Majestic Isle Condominium received the evacuation order after an inspection uncovered several structural flaws.Channel 7 is located in...

Police search for 72-year-old man reported missing in North Miami Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:59 GMT

Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a 72-year-old man who went missing in North Miami Beach. According to detectives, Melchor Garcia was last seen leaving the area of Northeast 166th Street and West Dixie Highway, Wednesday night. He was last seen wearing a black hat, black T-shirt, gray pants and socks with sandals.Garcia stands 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 138 pounds. Officials urge anyone with any information on Garcia’s whereabouts to contact North Miami Beach Detective Aladin at 305-949-5500.