Former Lake County, Florida, Sheriff's Office Deputy Tristan Macomber resigned after rear-ending another car while on duty. An Internal Affairs investigation found Macomber was looking at something "not safe for work" on his phone before the crash happened. Macomber at first said he was scrolling through a group chat with other deputies on his phone before admitting he was looking at pornographic material.
Former New Castle, Indiana, Police Lieutenant Aaron Strong has been sentenced to 151 months in prison after being convicted of three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of witness tampering. Strong injured suspects during three different excessive force incidents. "Aaron Strong viciously beat, stomped, and shot three defenseless men with no lawful justification—causing serious injuries including a fractured spine," said U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers.
Documents obtained by local media indicate police in London, Kentucky were at the wrong address when they fatally shot Doug Harless. Officers were trying to serve a search warrant at 11:54 p.m. on December 23 in connection with a weed eater stolen from a local elected official. Police say Harless pointed a gun at them before he was shot. TV station WKYT reports that dispatch audio and records show the warrant was for 489 Vanzant Road. Officers were at 511 Vanzant Road, the Harless home, when the shooting took place. WKYT says it has filed an open records request for the warrant to confirm what location it was for, but the local courts say they never received that request and the London police say they have turned over all their files to the Kentucky State Police, which is investigating the shooting.
Federal prosecutors have charged Nicholas Kindle and David Cole, two U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents in Utah, with felony drug distribution conspiracy. Kindle has also been charged with conspiracy to convert property of the federal government for profit. Prosecutors said the two stole drugs known as "bath salts" from evidence and gave them to a department "source of information" to sell. They also allegedly stole thousands of dollars in cash and other valuables. The FBI says the scheme netted the pair between $195,000 and $300,000.
Body camera video shows two former St. Louis police officers refusing to aid a man who had been shot in the head but was still alive because their shift was almost over. Then-Officers Austin Fraser and Ty Warren found Urayoan Rodriguez-Rivera in a park. Rodriguez-Rivera had called 911 stating he was going to kill himself. One officer notes he is still alive, and Warren suggests they bring the victim somewhere for help. "We ain't taking shit," Fraser responded. "I get off in 30 minutes." Fraser then said, "Let's cruise around and come back," and let other officers find him: "They're gonna find this [expletive], and we're gonna be like, 'Oh, [expletive], you found him.'" They returned 10 minutes later, found other officers on the scene, and pretended to have just arrived. The other officers called emergency medical services. Rodriguez-Rivera was taken to a hospital where he died, 40 minutes after he first called 911.
Decorating for Halloween, Alexis Luttrell put a skeleton and a skeleton dog in her yard in Georgetown, Tennessee. She then left them up after the holiday, adding a Santa Claus and a Christmas tree, plus Christmas decorations on the skeletons. For her efforts, the city cited her for violating an ordinance requiring decorations to be placed no more than 45 days before a holiday and to be removed no later than 30 days after. Luttrell has a court date in February and says she plans to fight the citation.
Kayla Pier, a former school bus driver in Indiana's La Porte County, has been charged with operating while intoxicated and neglect of a dependent. Students called to report Pier for apparently driving her bus under the influence. The school transportation director caught up to the bus and removed her from driving, and she resigned the same day. But a criminal investigation did not start until a month later, when the school turned over the results of a toxicology test to the sheriff's office. Investigators also got security video from the bus and video shot by students onboard.
A New York City Board of Corrections report found that Rikers Island detention officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from seeing a sick inmate who later died of multiple organ failure. While serving a sentence for assault, 23-year-old Charizma Jones appeared unable to stand. An officer called for medical help, but when none came, other inmates applied ice and held her when she passed out. When medical staff still did not show up, the inmates "became disruptive and refused to comply with staff orders," the report found, triggering an emergency alarm that finally resulted in Jones being transferred to the infirmary, where she was treated for possible scarlet fever. But even as she vomited, detention officers blocked medical staff from checking her vital signs at least six times, citing unspecified security reasons. After two days in the jail infirmary, Jones was taken to a hospital with a high fever, a rash, and signs of possible liver failure. Weeks later, she died at the hospital of "multiorgan failure."
Prosecutors in Florida have charged John Trevor Steele, a physical education teacher at Jennings Middle School, with felony child abuse. A 12-year-old student playing with a volleyball accidentally struck Steele in the chin with it. "In response, Steele began yelling at the victim, moved toward her, placed his foot behind her, and used his left arm to shove her onto her back as he leaned over the victim and continued to yell," according to a press release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
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St. Louis officials are investigating after residents say the city
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered the state corrections department to fire 14 workers after the fatal beating of an inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility. State Attorney General Letitia James said her office is also investigating the death of Robert Brooks, who had been serving a 12-year prison sentence for first-degree assault since 2017. Officials did not release the names of the employees or describe the circumstances of the attack.
A former middle school teacher in Washington state was charged with unlawful imprisonment for locking a 14-year-old student in her classroom and forcing him to pray with her for more than an hour. According to court documents, the student stayed after class to apologize for being disrespectful, but the teacher locked the door and said he could not leave until they prayed. When the student said he was not religious, she called him "Satanás," which means Satan in Spanish.
A cheerleading coach at a public middle school in Lubbock, Texas, was placed on administrative leave after making cheerleaders crawl on hot asphalt when the temperature was over 100 degrees. Thirteen cheerleaders were treated for first- and second-degree burns on their hands; they claim the coach was punishing them for performing a cheer she found "disrespectful."
Former Memphis, Tennessee, police officer Arica Hutchison was sentenced to six months in prison plus two years supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit theft from a program receiving federal funds. Hutchison fraudulently claimed reward money meant for civilians who provide information leading to arrests in open investigations. Hutchison admitted she entered false information into police databases listing an accomplice as a tipster and claimed $18,500.
Russian lawmakers introduced a bill that would ban "propaganda of conscious refusal to bear children." The law would impose fines of up to $4,300 for individuals and more than $53,000 for organizations convicted of advocating voluntary childlessness. The bill overwhelmingly passed the Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, in October 2024.
When Burger King got his order wrong, Cobb County, Georgia, Sheriff Craig Owens Sr. called for backup, and three on-duty deputies arrived. He asked the deputies to get him the name of the owner or manager so he could file a complaint. The deputies found that the employees had locked themselves inside because they had previously had issues with angry customers. Owens told the media that he never identified himself as the sheriff and the deputies didn't do anything for him they wouldn't do for any other person involved in a business dispute.
Former principal Natasha Halfkenny and former assistant principal Coreen Miranda, of Boston Public Schools, each paid a $4,000 fine for violating conflict of interest law. A nonprofit donated tickets to the musical Hamilton for the school to give to students who could not otherwise afford to go. Instead, Halfkenny and Miranda took tickets for themselves and their sons, who were not students of Boston Public Schools.
Caroline Ashley put up Halloween decorations around her Liverpool home, including body bags hanging from a tree. The next day, a city council member came by and ordered her to remove the decorations after a neighbor allegedly complained they were too realistic and upsetting. "It's the quickest the council has come out for anything," Ashley told Metro.
The U.K. government now requires chicken owners, even those who keep one or two as pets, to register their birds. But it had to close an online animal registration portal it set up because so many people were trying to sign up. Officials said the registration is aimed at stopping the spread of bird flu and also includes parrots, finches, and other birds if they are ever taken outside the home. With the website down, owners were told to register their birds by email.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has intervened to dismiss a felony assault charge against an Oklahoma City police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground,
The Napa County, California, Board of Supervisors has banned single-use plastic bags and utensils. Restaurants will have to provide dine-in customers with reusable utensils and carry-out customers with utensils and bags made from natural fibers that are certified compostable. Grocery stores, farmers markets, and others venues that serve carry-out food must also provide compostable bags. The law also requires businesses to charge customers 25 cents per bag, but customers paying with low-income welfare programs like EBT and WIC are exempt from those fees.
Former Titusville, Florida, Police Officer Josh Payne has been sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of a man he mistook for a domestic violence suspect. James Lowery ran away when Payne tried to arrest him. Payne chased him with his Taser in one hand and his gun in the other, in violation of department policy. He then fired both weapons, and a bullet struck Lowery in the back of the head. Lowery's family pleaded for a felony conviction, but the judge only sentenced Payne to probation. Payne must also permanently give up his law enforcement certification and pay $18,000 for Lowery's funeral expenses.
Loletha Hale ended up in a Georgia jail after trying to remove a squatter from her house. It took almost four months, but in November, Hale finally got a court to rule that Sakemeyia Johnson was squatting in her house. Hale said she thought that meant Johnson would be evicted, so she was surprised to find her still living in the house. It turns out Hale still needs a writ of possession, which the judge has yet to sign, to evict her. But seeing Johnson in the house, Hale tried to remove the squatter herself. Johnson called 911, and Clayton County deputies arrested Hale for attempting an illegal eviction. One deputy who responded to the call can be heard on bodycam video telling Hale, "Just think of it from this perspective, though. Everybody isn't as fortunate as you to have a bed. All the little things, a bed in their house, food in the kitchen."
A federal jury has awarded more than $34 million to Kirstin Blaise Lobato, who served nearly 16 years in a Nevada state prison for a 2001 killing in Las Vegas she did not commit. No physical evidence tied her to the crime. Police officers testified in her original trial that she twice confessed to the crime, but attorneys in her lawsuit said those confessions were faked. After the Nevada Supreme Court threw out her conviction in 2002, Lobato was tried and convicted again in 2006. But in 2017, the Innocence Project presented expert testimony questioning the estimated time of the victim's death presented by the prosecution. The experts argued that based on the state of the body when it was discovered, the death happened during a period when Lobato was no longer in the city. Based on that evidence, a court vacated her sentence. The Clark County District Attorney's Office later dropped all charges against her.
A U.S. Department of Justice report found that the police department in Mount Vernon, New York, had a policy of
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Joseph Benza III faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for beating a man who gave him the finger. According to court documents, Benza abandoned a domestic disturbance call when he saw Emmett Brock flip him off. He followed Brock's car for 1.8 miles, reaching speeds over 50 mph, without ever attempting to stop him. During that time, Benza called another officer saying the driver had flipped him off and that he planned to use force against him. When Brock pulled into a 7-Eleven parking lot, Benza approached and said he'd just stopped him. When Brock said he hadn't been stopped, Benza threw him to the ground and repeatedly punched him. Brock was charged with three felonies and, as a result, he lost his job as a teacher; the charges were later dropped when the Los Angeles Times posted video of the encounter. Several sergeants directed Benza not to include the real reason he stopped Brock in his incident report. A sheriff's office investigation previously cleared Benza of violating policy in the incident, but a spokesman now says there will be a new administrative investigation. It isn't clear if any of the other deputies mentioned in court filings face charges. The sheriff's office spokesman said other employees could potentially face discipline after it concludes a new investigation.
Volunteers in western North Carolina trying to help people left homeless by Hurricane Helene say local building officials are standing in their way by requiring permits for temporary shelters. "The red tape is an issue, now I can tell you, our organization, and I'm 100% okay telling you this, we have been operating on the premise of forgiveness not permission," said one volunteer. Another volunteer said that to get around the permitting process, they are building insulated buildings with no plumbing or electricity that legally qualify as sheds instead of houses. "They are something they are going to be able to keep when they're back in their homes if they opt to live in it—that's between them and the county, but we're giving them a shed," he said.
When Courtney Teague called Atlanta 311, a number for non-emergency city services, she did not know that the person answering the call was working from home or that the person was livestreaming the call. But a few minutes later, she got a call from a woman in Chicago who'd been watching the livestream telling her she'd heard all of the personal information Teague provided to the city employee. An Atlanta city spokesman told a local TV reporter that after officials were alerted to the problem, the employee was removed from answering calls and no longer works for the city.
In Pennsylvania, the Delaware County Council voted 4–1 to raise property taxes by 23 percent. The council hiked taxes 5 percent last year. Council members cited rising costs and flat revenues as the reason for the tax increase, saying it was needed to fund essential projects. The county government has a budget of about $397 million.
BeTreylin Elder, a teacher at Georgia's DeRenne Middle School, has resigned after being caught on video
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth fired Gen. Charles Hamilton for improperly intervening in the process to select battalion commanders to help a subordinate officer who was found unfit for command. This is the first time since 2005 that a four-star Army general has been fired. Hamilton lobbied officers on the board to pass the subordinate, a lieutenant colonel whom he had a friendly relationship with. When that panel rejected her by a 5–0 vote, he got her a second panel two days later—something that Military.com reported has never happened before unless there was an administrative failure. She failed the second panel but was placed on the list for command anyway. Wormuth removed her after Hamilton's actions were first reported.
Emergency dispatchers in parts of England have been told to ask some people requesting ambulance service to come to the hospital on their own. An internal memo from the West Midlands Ambulance Service directs dispatchers to ask patients with severe abdominal pain, who have fallen, or who are vomiting to bring themselves to the emergency room. It says that during periods of high demands, the dispatchers should also ask people who may be having a stroke or heart attack or have suffered major burns to come to the hospital themselves. Officials cited high demand for ambulance services and long response times as the reasons for the change.
San Francisco officials estimate the city will lose 14,000 parking places—5 percent of its total—when a new state law takes effect Jan. 1, 2025. The law bars anyone from parking on the street within 20 feet of a crosswalk. Sponsors say the law will improve pedestrian safety. It did not include funding for local governments to remove parking meters or to mark the zones as "no parking."
Leigha Lemoine has sued South Carolina's Horry-Georgetown Technical College, claiming it violated her First Amendment rights. The college suspended Lemoine from its cosmetology program for one year and issued her a no-trespass notice, saying she violated student code by "engaging in any activity that disrupts the educational process of the college." Lemoine posted in a Snapchat group chat that a person who disrespected her should "get blasted." The person she was referring to was not associated with the college, but others in the chat were, and at least one reported the comment to administrators. At first, the school ruled the comment was acceptable, but it later suspended her after finding an unrelated Instagram post from before she was enrolled that showed her firing a handgun. Nicole Hyman, a school spokeswoman, said in a statement, "While the College respects all individuals' rights, including their rights to freedom of expression, the College's priority is to ensure the well-being and security of the entire campus community."
Sandy Snakenberg, a San Diego street performer whose act involves blowing bubbles, was performing in a park when two park rangers cited him for "littering in bubble form." Video shows one of the rangers telling Snakenberg that he will cite him again if he continues to perform and recommend that prosecutors handle it as a misdemeanor instead of a lesser offense. But the ranger added he's not eager to do that, saying he would "feel like the biggest idiot taking this to court."
A student at Missouri's Liberty Middle School was suspended for three days after posting a photo online of Dr. Pepper cans he had laid in the shape of a rifle. The district superintendent said there was "enough information to believe the video has caused fear to at least one student and understandably so."
U.S. Postal Service employee Saahir Irby was charged with mail theft. Irby worked at the Philadelphia Processing and Distribution Center, which processes both outbound U.S. Treasury checks and those marked "return to sender." Officials say Irby stole 112 checks during a single work shift.
When freshmen at North Carolina's Riverside High School received their school-issued Chromebooks for the recent school year, the laptops—which had been stored in the school's storage shed over the summer—were infested with bed bugs. The school asked students to return the devices and recommended that parents inspect their homes for bugs.
Some Utah sheriffs say new rules would impose heavy burdens on volunteer search and rescue teams. The sheriffs say the rules, proposed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, would require at least 690 additional hours of training for some crews, much of it for scenarios that backcountry crews aren't going to encounter, such as active shooters, structural fires, drug overdoses, and exposure to hazardous materials.
Susie Holland's car was impounded, and she faces $30,000 in potential fines, for giving people rides to the Burning Man festival. The 61-year-old was among more than a dozen people caught in a sting by Nevada transportation officials and charged with violating a state law requiring a certificate to transport people for money.
Welsh farmer Howard Walters was sentenced to 12 months' probation and ordered to pay 3,500 pounds ($4,568) after a neighbor videotaped him allowing one of his grandchildren to ride in the cab of his tractor with him. Walters was already under an official warning from the Health and Safety Executive after he admitted to allowing his grandchildren to ride with him in his tractor.
The Scottish government is considering a ban on alcoholic beverage logos on merchandise and glassware. The proposal would bar brewery or alcoholic brand logos on T-shirts, pint glasses, and pub umbrellas, among other objects. Officials say it is aimed at reducing alcohol abuse.
Nadine Jean Baptiste, a supervisor at the Rhode Island Department of Human Services, and her daughter, Octavia Jean Baptiste, face federal charges including illegal acquisition or use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Prosecutors say Nadine Jean Baptiste used her position to steal the personal information of people who receive SNAP benefits on preloaded debit cards, which both she and her daughter used to make more than $191,000 in grocery purchases for themselves.
Brazilian military police officer Luan Felipe Alves has been arrested after he was caught on video throwing a man, who did not appear to be resisting, over the side of a bridge. Alves told a court he meant to throw the man to the ground, not over the bridge. The man reportedly survived the fall, but police said they have not been able to find him.
Authorities in Forsyth County, Georgia, have charged U.S. Postal Service carrier Darrell Cox with DUI, possession of an
In England, Natalie Walton got a ticket in the mail at her parents' home in Kent. The ticket assessed a £75 fine ($95.63 U.S.) for littering, after an officer saw her drop a cigarette in nearby Swanscombe. But Walton says she doesn't smoke and has never visited Swanscombe. She also hasn't lived in that house for three years; she now lives over 150 miles away, in Staffordshire—which is where she was on the day she was said to have littered. She appealed the ticket, producing bank records of the shopping she did in Staffordshire that day. Officials said that on further review, a photo of the woman who dropped the cigarette doesn't look like Walton after all.
Kevin O'Rourke, a 64-year-old Canadian man, has been sentenced to life in prison for possession of cannabis and CBD products. O'Rourke was stopped and searched in the Dubai International Airport while traveling to South Africa. Authorities detained him after finding 118 grams of cannabis, CBD, and CBD oil. O'Rourke's wife says he suffers from Addison's disease, a condition in which the adrenal glands don't produce enough of some hormones, and the cannabis products are prescribed by his physician for controlling the pain.
David Braff Jr., an assistant principal at a California middle school, has been charged with 17 felony counts of "lewd acts" on children. Prosecutors say Braff molested eight students between the ages of six and 10 when he was a counselor at McKevett Elementary School from 2015 to 2019.
In Israel, former police officer Aviah Stamkar has been sentenced to seven years in prison for
Former Dallas SWAT officer Ryan Mabry has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault for firing "less lethal" ammunition and wounding a protester who lost an eye during the 2020 protests following the death of George Floyd. Mabry faces up to a year in jail and must give up his police certification.
A former Australian police officer faces up to 25 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter in the death of a 95-year-old woman with dementia. Clare Nowland lived in a New South Wales nursing home, where staff called police because she had a knife. Officer Kristian White and another officer tried for about three minutes to get her to drop the knife, before White said "bugger it" and used his Taser on her. Nowland fell and struck her head. She died about a week later from an inoperable brain bleed.
The family of a man shot and killed by Las Vegas police officer Alexander Bookman want him fired and charged in the shooting. Brandon Durham called 911 saying a former romantic partner had broken into his house. Bookman, the responding officer, arrived to find Durham struggling with the intruder over a knife. Body camera footage showed Bookman shout at them to drop the knife, then fire one round. Durham and the woman both fell to the floor. Bookman then walked over and fired five more shots as he stood over them. He is on paid leave while the department investigates the shooting.*
CORRECTION: This article originally misstated the nature of the break-in and the officer's actions. It has been updated to clarify Durham's relationship with the intruder and that only Durham was shot.
Officials in Cook County, Illinois, sold Robin McElroy's house for unpaid property taxes. On top of that, they said she owed three years of rent to the person who bought the house. But McElroy has paid her taxes every year since she bought the house in 2012 and has the paperwork to back it up. In 2019, the county assured her in a letter that there were "no grounds to proceed with a sale" and that the record of her house had been swapped with her neighbor's on the assessor's website, with her taxes applied to that property by mistake. In fact, CBS News Chicago found the number was never corrected and her taxes continued to apply to the wrong property. After the TV station reached out to the assessor's office, it finally corrected the number. Officials said they are trying to resolve the situation.
Former Santa Cruz County, Arizona, Elizabeth Gutfahr faces up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to
Former Los Angeles police officer Juan Anthony Carrillo was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to
In Scotland, Nigel Carter collected 500 bicycles to send to Sudan, for people who need access to cheap transportation. But the Scottish Environment Protection Agency blocked the shipment after an inspector deemed the bikes unfit for use because
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has charged former McNairy County sheriff's deputy Connor Brackin with seven counts of aggravated animal cruelty and eight counts of reckless endangerment. Brackin, who was reportedly responding to an animal welfare call, went to a couple's home while they were at dinner and shot and killed seven of the couple's eight dogs. According to the affidavit, Brackin fired his service weapon into campers where some of the dogs were being contained. Brackin resigned from the sheriff's office after he was arrested.
In California, the Carlsbad City Council has banned smoking and vaping in apartments, condos, and other multiunit residential buildings. Starting in January, residents cannot light up, even on their own balconies and decks. Officials say that police don't have the resources to enforce the law, but landlords and neighbors will be able to take legal action against those who violate the ban.
In Norwood, Massachusetts, 12-year-old Danny Doherty set up a homemade ice cream stand to raise money for the Boston Bear Cubs, a hockey team for children with disabilities on which his brother plays. But after just a few days and only 20 customers, Doherty got a letter from the city ordering him to shut down. State health rules allow the sale of lemonade and homemade baked goods but not homemade ice cream. City officials say they shut down the stand only after receiving complaints and insisted they had legitimate health concerns because homemade ice cream might be contaminated by bacteria.
A law allowing the city of Buffalo, New York, to collect amusement license fees from local music venues has been on the books since 1927, but the city didn't begin attempting to collect the money until this year. The fees are charged per event, based on the price of tickets; some venue owners said fees could cost between $10,000 and $25,000 per year, while larger venues said the fees could cost them as much as $100,000 annually. City council members said they were caught off guard by the move and paused the effort.
Officials banned snakes and other reptiles from the iconic Atlantic City boardwalk from Memorial Day through Labor Day. For several summers, Jason Wilson has allowed visitors on the boardwalk to pet and hold his Burmese pythons, which he says has been educational and helped ease people's fears of snakes. Councilmembers expressed concern about how safe it is to let snakes interact with the public.
In Wales, Michael O'Brien spent 11 years and 43 days in prison for murder. A U.K. appellate court eventually tossed out his conviction after all the witnesses recanted their testimony and an investigation found that investigating officers committed more than 100 breaches of law or department policy. O'Brien received more than 600,000 pounds ($784,896) in compensation from the government for his wrongful conviction. But the government first deducted 37,000 pounds ($48,402) for food and lodging, for the time he spent in prison.
The U.S. Secret Service apologized after agents assigned to protect Vice President Kamala Harris broke into a Massachusetts hair salon, taped over the security camera, used its restroom, invited people from other agencies to use the restroom, and left two hours later without locking the door. The agency initially denied the break-in, saying its agents would never do anything like that, before officials later admitted that agents were indeed responsible.
After protesters sprayed red paint and set off smoke devices at the Los Angeles home of a prominent Jewish civic leader, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto told the police chief to assert that Ricci Sergienko was involved in the protest. Officers said Sergienko, a member of a left-wing activist group that has long been critical of Feldstein Soto, could not be identified in footage from the scene, and members of her staff admitted that she may have implicated him without probable cause.
Pakistani police have arrested constable Mohammad Wali in connection with a 2023 suicide bombing at a mosque in a police complex in Peshawar. The bombing killed 101 people—mostly police officers—and injured 250 others. Officials said Wali is a member of the Pakistani Taliban and provided the bomber with a police uniform and a map of the compound.
California clean air regulations may ban the sale of new motor homes in the state of Washington. How so? In 2020, Washington lawmakers passed a law requiring the state to follow California's zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) rules. In October, the California Air Resources Board voted to ban manufacturers from selling gas- or diesel-powered vehicles over 8,500 pounds unless they first meet the ZEV sales targets. One RV dealer told KIRO Newsradio he didn't know of any manufacturers that even have an electric vehicle program.
The U.S. Justice Department has charged former Florissant, Missouri, police officer Julian Alcala with 20 counts of deprivation of rights and one count of destroying records in a federal investigation. Prosecutors said that during traffic stops Alcala would take women's phones, telling them it was to confirm their insurance coverage or vehicle registration. But he actually searched the phones for nude images, which he would then photograph on his own phone. In a separate case in the same court, the feds have charged former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper David McKnight with nine counts of deprivation of rights and one count of destroying records. Prosecutors said McKnight would do the exact same thing: take phones from women he stopped, search for nude images, and photograph them with his phone.
An Oklahoma City police officer has been placed on paid leave pending investigation of an incident in which he slammed 70-year-old Lich Vu to the ground, reportedly causing a fractured neck, a brain bleed, and memory loss. Video shows the officer telling Vu that he was being issued a ticket for an improper U-turn. Vu, who appears not to understand English very well, refuses to sign the ticket. The officer says he'll take Vu to jail if he doesn't sign the ticket. Vu gets out of the car and the two continue to argue. At one point, Vu appears to tell the officer to "shut up" and taps the officer's chest with the back of his fingers, which prompts the officer to slam him to the ground.
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