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Pulverizer destroys police-confiscated weapons from across the nation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:12:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A warehouse in west St. Louis County is where police departments from across the country send confiscated firearms to be destroyed.Each gun is destroyed within seconds in a 6,000-pound machine called the Pulverizer.“We get everything from an agency saying, ‘Hey, we have one gun that we need to destroy,’ to a client in Michigan—Michigan State Police—which requires thousands of guns to be destroyed a month,” Scott Reed, president of GunBusters, said.Police departments meticulously track each seized gun, like a list we found filed with the courts by Hazelwood Police. It lists the type of weapon and the reason for the seizure. It may be a criminal case or a mental health crisis.“A lot of the crime we see, there’s mental health aspects involved in that,” Lt. Blake Carrigan, St. Ann Police Department, said.Carrigan says his department employs a mental health coordinator for that reason. He remembers a case that never made the news because police stopped a potential...

First-of-its-kind tech in Missouri debuts at Ameristar St. Charles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:12:51 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The name of the newest store inside Ameristar St. Charles pretty much sums it up. Roll In & Out uses Amazon technology for an effortless, checkout-free experience.“Amazon approached our company about a year ago to see if we might be interested in this technology for some retail opportunities, and we thought our St. Charles property here at Ameristar would be a good place to try this out,” Ward Shaw, Ameristar’s senior vice president and general manager, said.Check out these sensors hanging from the ceiling of the store. It’s Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology, and it can accurately determine who took what in any retail environment. There’s a couple of ways to enter the store.“You can literally just scan your card and walk in. What the Amazon technology does is it kind of tracks your blob through the store. You can take things off the shelf, put them back,” Shaw said. “I’ve tested myself by doing a couple of things at once and putting them back, then just walk...

Interstate 70 eastbound open after six-vehicle crash near Sixth Avenue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:12:51 GMT

Interstate 70 eastbound has reopened at the Sixth Avenue exit after a six-vehicle crash, according to the Colorado State Patrol and Colorado Department of Transportation.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Historic ski-to saloon finally reopens near Vail Crime and Public Safety | I-70’s Peña Boulevard exit reopens after crash, fuel spill Crime and Public Safety | 40,000 drivers caught on camera cutting illegally in and out of Colorado highway express lanes Crime and Public Safety | Here’s how the Floyd Hill project on I-70 will affect ski traffic this winter Crime and Public Safety | Man pleads guilty in fatal Interstate 70 road rage shooting The crash was reported by Colorado State Patrol at 6:49 p.m. on X.Traffic Alert I-70 Eastbound MP 262 is CLOSED.6 car crash, Fire & EMS are checking on injuries.@jeffcosheriffco is helping @csp_golden with diverting traffic off I70 at 6th Avenu...

Trio of 'bank jugging' crooks from Texas busted in SoCal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:12:51 GMT

Three men from Houston, Texas, were arrested Wednesday in connection with a “bank jugging” burglary last month in San Bernardino County, authorities announced.  Bank jugging is a term used to describe culprits targeting and following people who withdraw large amounts of cash from a bank or an ATM. The incident occurred on Sept. 30 just before 11:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of Whirlaway Lane in Chino Hills, according to a news release from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department.  After speaking with the victim, deputies learned that he had just withdrawn money from a local bank and put the envelope containing the money in his vehicle’s glove box, later parking his car outside of his residence with money still inside.  The three suspects, 32-year-old Byron Butler, 31-year-old Anthony Banks and 19-year-old Kendrick Montgomery, allegedly broke into the car within minutes, stealing the money and fleeing in a Hyundai Elantra with an obstructed license plate.  Durin...

Five people arrested after beating, attempted stabbing in San Mateo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:12:51 GMT

Five people were arrested late Wednesday night after a man was beaten while waiting at a bus stop in San Mateo, authorities said.The beating happened shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday near Hillsdale Boulevard and Edison Street, in the city’s Hillsdale neighborhood, according to the San Mateo Police Department.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | State levies $11,000 fine, suspends license of San Jose residential day care where two toddlers drowned Crime and Public Safety | Rodeo couple charged with torturing 2-year-old and infant, murder of toddler in latest horrific Bay Area child abuse case Crime and Public Safety | San Mateo County: Man pleads no contest for role in deadly police pursuit while under influence of fentanyl Crime and Public Safety | Judge denies request to release accused Oakland child killer to Sacramento and Vacaville Crime and Public Safety | San Jose police investigating unprovo...

Singleton breaks up 2 passes in end zone to save Liberty’s 21-16 win over Sam Houston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:12:51 GMT

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Kobe Singleton broke up two passes in the end zone as Keegan Shoemaker threw four incompletions from the the three-yard line in the closing seconds and Liberty held on for a 21-16 win over Sam Houston State on Thursday night.The Bearkats took the ball from their 1 with 3:36 to play and made it to the Flames’ 3 with 22 seconds to go. After a Shoemaker spike, Singleton had pass breakups on second and fourth down. Noah Smith couldn’t haul in a low pass on third down but had he made a shoestring catch at the one the last 11 seconds probably would have likely ran out.Kaidon Salter threw for a touchdown and ran for another and CJ Daniels had five receptions for a career-high 157 yards for the Flames (5-0, 3-0 Conference USA). Quinton Cooley had 106 yards, matching his career-best and a touchdown on 17 carries for the Liberty.Shoemaker was 27 of 41 for 255 yards and two touchdowns with an interception for the Bearkats (0-5, 0-2). Smith had a career-best 13...

AP Week in Pictures: Asia | Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:12:51 GMT

Participants bowed to pay respects to the People’s Heroes Monument during a ceremony marking Martyrs Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In Jakarta, Indonesia, soldiers performed in a parade marking the 78th anniversary of the Indonesian armed forces. In Kathmandu, Nepal, women pulled a chariot during Indra Jatra, a festival that marks the end of the rainy season. Athletes from around Asia competed in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in Asia made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.The selection was curated by AP photo editor Shuji Kajiyama in Tokyo.Follow AP visual journalism:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnewsAP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_ImagesAP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.comSource

Un descubrimiento sin precedentes parece cuestionar las teorías fundamentales de la astronomía

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:12:51 GMT

(CNN) — Nuevas imágenes del Telescopio Espacial James Webb revelaron sorprendentes pares de objetos que parecen planetas en la Nebulosa de Orión, los cuales nunca antes se habían detectado.La Nebulosa de Orión, una brillante nube de polvo y gas, es una de las nebulosas más brillantes del cielo y puede identificarse como la espada de la constelación de Orión. Ubicada a 1.300 años luz de la Tierra, la nebulosa les ha proporcionado a los astrónomos durante mucho tiempo una gran cantidad de objetos celestes para estudiar, incluidos discos de formación de planetas alrededor de estrellas jóvenes y enanas marrones, u objetos con una masa entre la de los planetas y las estrellas.Los astrónomos utilizaron la cámara de infrarrojo cercano del telescopio Webb, llamada NIRCam, para capturar mosaicos de la Nebulosa de Orión en longitudes de onda de luz cortas y largas, revelando detalles sin precedentes y descubrimientos inesperados.Cuando los astrónomos Samuel G. Pearson y Mark J. McCaughr...

Billy Eppler resigns as Mets GM, and is under investigation by MLB, according to AP source

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:12:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Eppler quit as New York Mets general manager Thursday, and a person familiar with the probe said he is under investigation by Major League Baseball.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation. The person did not disclose the nature of the probe, but the New York Post was first to report Thursday that Eppler is being investigated by MLB for improper use of the injured list.His surprising resignation came three days after David Stearns was hired above Eppler as the Mets’ first president of baseball operations. Eppler spent the past two seasons running baseball operations for New York in his role as GM.A message seeking comment from the Mets was not immediately returned.Eppler’s decision continues an overhaul that followed a fourth-place NL East finish for a team with playoff expectations and World Series aspirations. Mets owner Steve Cohen fired manager Buck Showalter...

Reaction to the death of Chicago Bears great Dick Butkus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:12:51 GMT

Reaction to the death of Chicago Bears great Dick Butkus:___“Dick was the ultimate Bear, and one of the greatest players in NFL history. He was Chicago’s son. He exuded what our great city is about and, not coincidentally, what George Halas looked for in a player: toughness, smarts, instincts, passion and leadership. He refused to accept anything less than the best from himself, or from his teammates. When we dedicated the George Halas statue at our team headquarters, we asked Dick to speak at the ceremony, because we knew he spoke for Papa Bear. Dick had a gruff manner, and maybe that kept some people from approaching him, but he actually had a soft touch. His legacy of philanthropy included a mission of ridding performance enhancing drugs from sports and promoting heart health. His contributions to the game he loved will live forever and we are grateful he was able to be at our home opener this year to be celebrated one last time by his many fans. We extend our condolences to Hele...