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Replacing bullets with beanbags: Fairfax Co. officers now carry ‘less lethal’ option in addition to handguns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, won’t be carrying shotguns anymore. Instead, officers will have what police call a “less-lethal shotgun” that fires a beanbag.The change doesn’t mean officer won’t be carrying any lethal weapons, a spokesperson told WTOP as police will still carry handguns.The department used to equip each police cruiser with a 12-gauge shotgun, according to a news release. Since March, the department has removed all 800 of its shotguns and replaced the weapons with 630 less-lethal beanbag shotguns.“In an effort to give officers more less-lethal options, FCPD reviewed the data, discussed use-case issues, surveyed patrol districts, and determined that department shotguns could be better utilized in a less-lethal capacity,” the police department said in a news release.The alternative weapons are about the same size and weight as a traditional shotgun. But they’re hard to mistake for the original with some parts being b...

Manifestantes llenan las principales calles de San José por presupuesto para la educación

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

(CNN Español) — Miles de manifestantes llenaron este martes las principales calles de San José, la capital de Costa Rica, para exigir al gobierno que cumpla con destinar el 8% del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) para la educación, un mandato que rige desde 2011 con la última reforma al artículo 78 de la Constitución política costarricense.Estudiantes, docentes, trabajadores del sector educativo y sindicatos salieron de diferentes puntos de la capital para marchar hasta la Plaza de la Democracia y la Abolición del Ejército, ubicada al frente de la Asamblea Legislativa.El presupuesto para las universidades estatales del Fondo Especial para la Educación Superior (FEES) fue el punto de arranque de la convocatoria, a la que se sumaron otros sectores, con las consignas de una educación de calidad y excelencia.Eugenia Aguirre, profesora universitaria y una de las participantes, dijo a CNN que la marcha no es solo por la educación superior, sino que se trata de un movimiento articulado d...

Al menos 46 personas muertas por revuelta en cárcel de mujeres en Honduras

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Honduras dijo que se elevó a 46 la cifra de muertas, todas mujeres, en la revuelta y un incendio ocurridos el martes en el Penitenciaría Nacional Femenina de Adaptación Social (PNFAS).En un tuit, agregaron que las primeras autopsias y entregas a familiares se hicieron esta madrugada y que continuará el trabajo de identificación en los casos complejos. En declaraciones a Televicentro, afiliada de CNN, la portavoz de Medicina Forense Issa Alvarado confirmó que todas las víctimas mortales son mujeres y que se identificaron 23 cuerpos.Esta semana, la subsecretaria de Seguridad y también encargada de la intervención en los centros penitenciarios de Honduras, Julissa Villanueva, reportó actos vandálicos en esa prisión, ubicada en el departamento de Francisco Morazán.También dijo que se había respondido con “mano dura”. “No vamos a tolerar actos vandálicos ni tampoco irregularidades (…) Se autoriza la intervención inmed...

Who is under an enhanced risk for severe storms on 1st day of summer?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The summer solstice is starting with a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day as storms will begin to fire up Wednesday afternoon east of the metro and move across the plains overnight. After a long stretch of wet weather, the workweek started off with two dry and warm days, with Denver almost hitting 90 degrees. However, the storms have returned. 11 new Colorado laws go into effect in July The Pinpoint Weather team has been warning about the return of heavy rain and hail.What does an enhanced risk for severe storms mean?On Wednesday, parts of the metro and the Eastern Plains are under an enhanced risk of a severe storm. But what does that mean exactly?According to the National Weather Service, an enhanced risk category is an intense threat. This category isn’t common, with the NWS describing it as a storm your area may only experience once or twice a year.This category means there is high confidence that several storms will produce damaging winds, severe hail and tornadoes.A...

Suspect charged for killing 2 brothers in I-25 road rage shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Stephen Long, 25, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after allegedly killing two brothers in a road rage incident on Interstate 25.The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. on June 13. The incident is still under investigation, and further information about what led up to the shooting has not been released.However, according to Denver Police, it appeared the two brothers, 20-year-old Blake Lucas and 22-year-old Damon Lucas, were traveling in a vehicle together when they were involved in a road rage incident with Long on I-25. Brothers killed in I-25 road rage shooting, family says Both vehicles stopped under West 6th Avenue and one of the brothers allegedly approached Long's vehicle and was shot. Police said the other brother then got out and jumped on Long's car, and Long drove off.Long was arrested after a deputy in the area heard the gunshots and followed his vehicle until the car was stopped at 13th Avenue and Meade Street.Long first appeare...

Woman dies after struggle in Boulder Creek

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A woman died after she was pulled out of Boulder Creek during a struggle in the water last week.Boulder Police received multiple calls about a woman struggling in the creek around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Boulder Fire-Rescue and police responded, according to a news release from the city. The release said that initial information indicated that she went into the water to help a family member and was then swept away by the current. Hot weather expected to increase creek danger Bystanders had pulled the 48-year-old woman to the south side of the creek and began administering CPR before firefighters worked to safely swim the woman to the north side of the bank. She was taken to the hospital in an ambulance where she remained in critical condition for several days before dying over the weekend, according to the release.She wasn't the only person to lose their life in the creek last week. On June 11, a 9-year-old boy died after he fell off his tube and drowned in the water.N...

Missing sub near Titanic has less than 24 hours of air left

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

(NewsNation) — Passengers aboard the missing deep-sea vessel in the North Atlantic Ocean have less than 24 hours of oxygen supply left inside the vessel, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. On Tuesday, a Canadian aircraft searching for the missing Titan submersible detected "underwater noises" from the vicinity of the location the crew was touring the wreck site of the Titanic ocean liner.The crew searching for the sub heard noises every 30 minutes and again four hours later after additional sonar devices were deployed, The Independent reported. However, after deploying an underwater robot to investigate, the Coast Guard said they didn't yield any results. The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday that they're continuing to search and work closely with the U.S. Navy experts for further analysis. They also clarified that they have not made any statements regarding underwater "banging or tapping," contrary to some reports.“I want to reiterate this is a very complex search and the unified te...

BSO detective testifies in trial of former school resource officer; state rests case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

As the trial for a former school resource officer enters its eighth day, jurors heard from the detective who lead the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting investigation. Scot Peterson is accused of failing to protect students during the 2018 shooting. Broward Sheriff’s Office Detective John Curcio testified, Wednesday morning.“Once you get closer, and you hear those guys, ‘How many rounds do you think you heard?’ and then that was the response on page 10. It wasn’t many, two, three,” Curcio said. “And how many rounds in total between the second and the third floor from that time after Aaron Feiss was shot onward?” an attorney said. “70,” Curcio said.Curcio also read to jurors the statement he took from the former deputy after the tragedy.“Well, as the units start coming in, the first units are coming in and saying, ‘Hey, there’s someone shot over by the football field,’ you know, I know where the...

Pompano Beach man arrested for allegedly inappropriately touching girls at community pool

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

A 61-year-old man was arrested for allegedly inappropriately touching two girls at a community pool in Pompano Beach. The alleged incident occurred last July at the Blue Lake Condominiums swimming pool, prompting an investigation by the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO).According to the girls, who were on a large floatie in the pool at the time, the suspect, Andre Pereira, of Pompano Beach, who was swimming laps, repeatedly touched their buttocks underwater. After confronting him, Pereira apologized and left the pool area. The girls reported the incident to a trusted adult, who then notified the association manager. To their surprise, they learned that there had been a prior complaint involving Pereira.Further inquiries by BSO revealed that a similar incident involving Pereira had taken place in 2015 at a beach in Deerfield Beach. However, due to the victims’ parents being on vacation and opting not to press charges, no prosecution ensued.Months later, detectives interviewe...

What’s new, pussycat? Malta launches massive €200K neutering scheme

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:59 GMT

Malta’s government isn’t pussyfooting around.Valletta on Wednesday announced a €200,000 stray cat neutering program to tackle mass feline overpopulation on the Mediterranean island.Malta has long struggled with cat numbers, with some foster carers last summer reporting being overwhelmed by the number of stray kittens — but authorities are now paw-sitive they have a solution.“Cats will continue to be neutered until the funds are exhausted and the initiative renewed — until the problem is solved,” said Maltese Animal Rights Minister Anton Refalo.According to the Times of Malta, only €50,000 had originally been earmarked for neutering stray cats but that amount has now been bumped up, as the government shows its claws.The neutering campaign will begin on July 4.