Crime
Three ways to use technology to foil car thieves
Across Ontario, automotive thefts have been on a sharp rise, and the numbers related to it paint a startling picture. According to HelloSafe, an online insurance-comparison platform, there were 10,900 auto thefts reported to insurers in Ontario in 2021. This equates to one vehicle stolen every 48 minutes. Across Canada, auto thefts cost $1 billion …
Salvador Ramos threatened rapes, school shootings on Yubo app in weeks leading up to the massacre, users say
CNN — Salvador Ramos told girls he would rape them, showed off a rifle he bought, and threatened to shoot up schools in livestreams on the social media app Yubo, according to several users who witnessed the threats in recent weeks. But those users – all teens – told CNN that they didn’t take him …
Russia Tries to Tighten Hold Over Occupied Areas of Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia is moving to tighten its hold over occupied parts of Ukraine as its military campaign to take more territory in the eastern Donbas region stalls in the face of fierce resistance, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warning that fighting is set to intensify. In Mariupol, the largest Ukrainian city taken over by Russian …
NATO Bids From Finland and Sweden Now Depend on Turkey’s President
ISTANBUL—NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, potentially among the most dramatic shifts in European security policy in decades, now depends largely on the decision of one man: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr. Erdogan’s decision to block a speedy entrance for the two countries into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has opened the door to …
Elon Musk Says Twitter Deal On Hold Until More Clarity on Fake Accounts
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Milwaukee mass shooting: 17 wounded
Milwaukee police say 17 people were shot in the area of North Water Street and East Juneau Avenue about 11:10 p.m. Friday.Investigators said the victims range in age from 15-47. Police expect all to survive.It’s not clear how serious their injuries were.Police said they’ve arrested 10 people in the case, recovering nine guns from the …
Breaking: Johnson City man charged with murder in March death | News
A Johnson City man has been indicted in connection to the murder of Brionah Tester. Billy Joe Anderson has been charged with Second Degree Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Alteration of Permanent Numbers and Tampering with Evidence. Tester was found dead on March 18 when the Johnson City Police Department responded to a call at 207 …
Kathy Boudin, Weather Underground member, Kathy Boudin dead at 78
Kathy Boudin, who spent decades in prison for her part in the deadly 1981 Brink’s armored truck heist as a member of the radical militant group Weather Underground, died of cancer at the age of 78 in New York on Sunday. In October, 1981, Boudin and members of the group teamed up with the Black …
Phoenix pursuit: Police deploy unexpected technology to end chase in Arizona
PHOENIX (KABC) — Just when you think they’ll PIT a pursuit suspect, police deploy an unexpected technology to end the chase. It happened in and around Phoenix, Arizona Friday afternoon. Police looked like they were going in for a PIT maneuver – something that’s seen many times, only in this case, they deployed what appears …
Republicans Could Lead on Mental Health Treatment
A homeless man holds a sign asking for money by an entrance to a subway station in New York, Oct. 9, 2015. Photo: Mark Lennihan/Associated Press Tucked away in the gun law President Biden just signed is a provision increasing funding for preventive outpatient treatment for mental illness. This is an important step toward solving …