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Alameda County Sheriff's Office seeks help looking for missing woman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:45:20 GMT

(BCN) -- The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a missing at-risk woman from Hayward. MiaRochel Jones, also known as MiaRochel Saengkao, 34, left her mother's residence on Camden Avenue about 6:30 a.m. Monday. She is described as 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighs approximately 260 pounds, has a short black afro and was last seen wearing a blue sleeping gown with pink slippers. Deputies said the missing woman is considered at-risk and has been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and an unknown liver condition that results in seizures. These celebrities decided to leave California in recent years "Mia is developmentally delayed, and has mental acuity of a teenager," deputies said in a missing persons statement. According to law enforcement, she is familiar with the areas of Hayward, San Leandro, and Oakland. Jones is known to frequent the Creekside Center in Hayward and Bayfair Center in San Leandro. Anyone w...

Possible barricaded suspect at Home Depot in Oakland, police investigating

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:45:20 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is investigating a possible barricaded suspect in the vicinity of a Home Depot store, KRON4 has confirmed. The incident is occurring in the 700 block of 37th Avenue. Petaluma man wearing only fur-lined boots and speedo arrested on weapons charges Police have described the scene as active and are asking members of the public to avoid the area. No additional information has been made available at this time.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

More freeway shootings unfold on I-880

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:45:20 GMT

(KRON) -- Two more shootings broke out on Interstate 880 in Alameda County within the past four days. The most recent shooting happened on Sunday at 9:43 p.m. on I-880's southbound lanes in San Leandro. The victim's vehicle was struck by three bullets near the Davis Street exit, the California Highway Patrol Hayward Area office said. CHP officers said the victim did not suffer injuries. The shooter's vehicle was described as a white SUV.A second shooting on I-880 happened in Union City on Decoto Road on Thursday at 2:29 p.m., according to the CHP.I-880 is a heavily-traveled interstate that connects the South Bay to the East Bay.Several shootings have unfolded on I-880 this year, including one tragic shooting in Fremont that took the life of 5-year-old Eliyanah Crisostomo. Investigators said Eliyanah was shot by gang members who mistook the family's car as a rival gang.

Atlanta Officials Unveil Onerous Verification Requirements for Cop City Referendum

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:45:20 GMT

After organizers in Atlanta collected over 100,000 signatures for a referendum on the construction of a $90 million police training facility, city officials announced an elaborate signature verification process for the effort.Atlanta’s Interim Municipal Clerk Vanessa Waldon outlined the city’s process for verifying the signatures needed to bring the training facility to a vote in a statement on Monday. “In an effort to ensure that adequate resources are dedicated to this project, the City of Atlanta — through the adoption of the Atlanta City Council — has developed a step-by-step process to conduct the audit of the documents, of which the signature verification process maybe a critical element,” Waldon wrote.The announcement came hours after activists with the Vote to Stop Cop City Coalition put a hold on their plans to submit the 104,000 signatures they have so far collected in support of a popular vote on the facility, dubbed “Cop City” by its critics. Once referendum organiz...

Imran Khan Booked Under Pakistan State Secrets Law for Allegedly Mishandling Secret Cable in 2022

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:45:20 GMT

The political crisis roiling Pakistan has morphed into a constitutional crisis. The dual crises were kicked into motion when former Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from power last year and deepened with his recent imprisonment on corruption charges.Last week, the Pakistani authorities moved to charge Khan under Pakistan’s Official Secrets Act for his alleged mishandling of a classified diplomatic cable, known internally as a cipher. The March 7, 2022, cable had been at the center of a controversy in Pakistan, with Khan and his supporters claiming for a year and a half that it showed U.S. pressure to remove the prime minister. Khan publicly revealed the existence of the document in a late March 2022 rally. In April, Khan was removed by a parliamentary vote of no confidence. Most Read Police Are Getting DNA Data From People Who Think They Opted Out ...

3-alarm blaze tears through Prince George’s Co. apartment building

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:45:20 GMT

Around 100 residents are receiving support after a fire tore through a three-story building in College Park, Maryland, on Monday morning, leaving most of the structure heavily damaged.Prince George’s County Fire and EMS told WTOP that the extent of the flames caused part of the roof to collapse. An aerial survey from a Maryland State Police helicopter showed much of the building’s upper floor had been reduced to a charred wreckage.Two adult residents were hospitalized with minor injuries, according to fire department officials. No firefighters were reported hurt.The American Red Cross said its disaster action team members were aiding around 100 residents affected by the fire on Monday afternoon, from an estimated 37 units. Volunteers were on-scene providing food, water, financial and other assistance to families. The Prince George’s County fire department later said on social media that between 50 and 60 people were displaced.Approx 8:10am #PGFD units were dispatch...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanks Canadians for support after separation from wife

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:45:20 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday thanked Canadians for their support in his first public remarks about his family since he and his wife, Sophie, announced they are separating after 18 years of marriage.The two announced the decision in statements posted on Instagram early this month, adding they would vacation as a family. On Monday, as Trudeau returned from vacation, he was asked about how he was doing.“First I want to thank all the people who have reached out over the past few number of weeks with warm wishes, with personal messages, with personal stories that have been just wonderful and positive,” Trudeau said at a news conference in Cornwall on Prince Edward Island.It was his first press conference since the announcement.“I got 10 days with the family to focus on the kids, to focus on being together and moving forward,” he said.Trudeau, the 51-year-old scion of one of Canada’s most famous politicians, was sworn into office in 2015. Sophie Tr...

Southern California hires Washington’s Jennifer Cohen as athletic director

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:45:20 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Cohen has been hired as Southern California’s athletic director after seven years in the same post at the University of Washington.“There was one clear candidate who stood out,” USC President Carol Folt said of Cohen during a news conference Monday. “She’s passionate, accomplished and equally regarded as a fierce competitor.”Cohen is the first female athletic director in USC’s storied history. She replaces Mike Bohn, who resigned in May after 3 1/2 years, citing “ongoing health challenges.”There also was an athletic department review and complaints about Bohn’s management style and behavior.“This is extra special and meaningful for me to come back to my original roots and lead a storied athletic program,” said Cohen, who grew up in nearby Arcadia. “It’s a special place and time. There is so much momentum to build on. We have to put our foot on the gas and continue so we can elevate.”Folt said her goal was to have an athletic ...

Black delivery driver loses FedEx job, more than a year after he said white men attacked him

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:45:20 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job, he and his attorney said Monday.“I honestly feel disrespected,” the former driver, D’Monterrio Gibson, told The Associated Press shortly after he received an email from FedEx about his termination.Meredith Miller, manager of global network communications for FedEx, confirmed Monday that “Mr. Gibson is no longer employed at FedEx,” but did not respond to other questions from AP.Last Thursday, a Mississippi judge cited police errors in declaring a mistrial for the father and son charged in the attack. A detective testified about failing to give prosecutors and defense attorneys a copy of a videotaped police interview with Gibson.Carlos Moore, an attorney who has represented Gibson in a civil lawsuit, provided AP with a copy of an email Gibson received from FedEx on Monday. It said Gibson’s employment was terminated July 26, and the c...

More than 15,000 migrants helped by Denver since December

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:45:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — More than 15,000 migrants have received help from the city of Denver since an influx began at the end of 2022.The milestone happened in mid-August as Denver approached 750 migrants sheltered on any given day. The increase in migrant arrivals first occurred in December of 2022, with hundreds of people needing assistance arriving in the city each day. Check out this new 2-story sculpture in Aurora Highlands At that time, there were nearly 2,000 people being sheltered in the city. The number of migrants declined through mid-January before a slow lift carried into late March, followed by a noticeable drop in April.That changed again, though, with a spike in early May after a federal COVID-era rule limiting asylum seekers, called Title 42, ended.By mid-June, the number of people being sheltered in the city had dropped below 500 people, but it has been steadily increasing since, with 744 people being sheltered as of Monday. Pilot accused of destroying parking barrier...