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Man who shot Denver boy in stolen car had been accused of impersonation, lying to police

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:22 GMT

The man who police say fatally shot a 12-year-old boy who was in his stolen car was previously arrested in Maryland after the emergency lights on his car drew police attention, according to records obtained by The Denver Post.The Maryland charges, which included impersonating a firefighter and making false statements to police, were dropped. No reason was given.Denver police records identify Jack Reed, 35, as the man who shot and killed 12-year-old Elias Armstrong on Feb. 5 while the boy was in Reed’s stolen car near downtown Denver. Police determined someone in the car fired shots during the confrontation, and said the boy was killed in an “exchange of gunfire.” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann declined to press criminal charges against Reed.Records obtained by the Post show Reed was frustrated by the tepid police response to his stolen vehicle that night, telling dispatchers he was armed and had to act because police would not.Earl Armstrong, Elias’ uncle, said of the shooting...

Broadway hits ‘MJ,’ ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ ‘Funny Girl’ headed to SF

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:22 GMT

BroadwaySF has announced its 2023-24 season lineup.Highlights include the pre-Broadway revival of “The Wiz” — which is the first revival of that musical in 40 years — and the smash hit “MJ” based on the life and work of Michael Jackson.Other offerings include the Broadway revival of “Funny Girl,” Marianne Elliot’s Tony-winning version of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s “Company,” the popular “Mrs. Doubtfire” musical and “The Girl From the North Country” featuring the music of Bob Dylan.Rounding out the offerings is a special return engagement of “Disney’s The Lion King.” (Renewing/new BroadwaySF members get immediate first access to purchase tickets.)New subscription packages range from $328-$1,197 and are now available. Subscribers can also renew their accounts now, Subscriptions/memberships are available at broadwaysf.com.Single tickets for individual shows will go on sale at a late...

More Californians are losing their homes as foreclosures across the state and U.S. rise

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:22 GMT

By Amy Yee and Alex Tanzi | BloombergUS foreclosure filings jumped 22% in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, according to a report from real estate data analytics firm ATTOM.While still below pre-pandemic levels, foreclosure activity has increased on an annual basis for 23 straight months. The uptrend reflects higher jobless rates, ongoing economic challenges and backlogged foreclosures working through the pipeline after the lifting of government interventions to help struggling homeowners during the pandemic, said Rob Barber, chief executive officer of ATTOM.“However, with many homeowners still having significant home equity, that may help in keeping increased levels of foreclosure activity at bay,” Barber said in a statement.The number of foreclosure filings has been climbing since the federal moratorium ended in mid-2021. During the pandemic, an estimated 2 million homeowners fell behind on their mortgages.Major metropolitan cities with populations of more ...

Rev. Al Sharpton calls for DOJ to protect Antioch mayor

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:22 GMT

(KRON) -- Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to protect Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe in the wake of racist text messages exchanged between several members of Antioch's police force that have surfaced. Sharpton, the founder and president of the National Action Network, put out a press release on Tuesday calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland and the DOJ to "immediately investigate the exchange between 17 police officers in Antioch, California, who sent racist messages to each other." San Francisco will pay police officers highest entry-level salary in Bay Area In the texts, which Antioch Police Chief Steve Ford called "racially abhorrent," officers referred to Black people as "gorillas," "water buffalo," and "zoo" and "circus" animals, among other racial slurs. The text messages were detailed in reports released by the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office.The report cites texts from May of 2020, during the height of the nationwide protest i...

17 displaced after early morning fire at Polk Gulch apartment building in SF

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:22 GMT

(BCN) -- A fire at an apartment building in San Francisco's Polk Gulch neighborhood left 17 people displaced early Wednesday morning, fire officials said. The one-alarm fire was reported on the fourth floor of a building at 990 Geary St. near Polk Street and firefighters responded and had water on the flames by 12:50 a.m., according to the San Francisco Fire Department.The fire was considered contained about five minutes later and no injuries were reported to any firefighters or civilians.The American Red Cross and city departments responded to assist the displaced residents, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, city fire officials said.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

All lanes clear after seven-car crash in Solano County

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:22 GMT

(KTXL) -- A seven-car collision along westbound Interstate 80 on Wednesday morning blocked traffic in Solano County, according to the California Highway Patrol Solano station. At 8:33 a.m., the CHP said that all lanes have been cleared. The collision occurred east of Manuel Campos Parkway, between Vacaville and Fairfield. CHP said that only minor injuries have been reported from the crash. Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of 19-year-old in Stockton CHP said the number one lane was closed due to the crash and two trucks were on scene working to clear the cars from the roadway.

Supreme Court lets Texas death row inmate pursue DNA lawsuit

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:22 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed should have a chance to argue for testing of crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him.The justices, in a 6-3 decision, sent Reed’s case back to a lower court for his constitutional challenge to the state’s law on DNA testing.The issue before the high court was whether Reed, sentenced to death nearly 25 years ago, waited too long to file his lawsuit claiming that untested crime-scene evidence would exonerate him. Texas courts and the federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled that he missed the deadline.But the Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, reversed the appellate ruling. Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas dissented. “If there is a mitigating factor to today’s decision,” Thomas wrote, it’s that the outcome “is no barrier to the prompt execution of Reed’s lawful sentence.” Reed was sentenced to...

Penalties make early impact on several NHL playoff series

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:22 GMT

Throughout four unsuccessful power plays in their playoff opener at Edmonton, coach Todd McLellan told his Los Angeles Kings players to simplify their approach.Adrian Kempe doesn’t even remember what the specific lesson was late in the game, but it worked. Another Oilers penalty set the scene for Anze Kopitar’s 6-on-4 tying goal with 16.7 seconds left in regulation — and Edmonton’s seventh penalty of the game nine minutes into overtime paved the way for Kempe’s game-winner that gave Los Angeles a comeback victory and the lead in the first-round series.“We took far too many penalties,” said Evan Bouchard, who was called for high sticking late in the third period. “You give a team like that that many power plays, it’s going to bite you.”The Oilers weren’t the only team bitten by penalties on the first night of the NHL playoffs. After a regular season in which power-play goals accounted for just under 21% of the total, 40% of the offense in the first four ...

Records: Maine shooting suspect couldn’t legally own guns

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:22 GMT

BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — A Maine man who police say killed four people in a home and then shot three others randomly on a busy highway had a criminal history that should have prevented him from legally possessing a gun, according to state records.The shootings in Maine began in the small town of Bowdoin, where four people were killed Tuesday. Then a chaotic scene developed in which shots were fired at vehicles on an interstate highway over 20 miles away in the community of Yarmouth, police said. Three people were shot there, and one remained in critical condition Wednesday.“This is an active investigation with a lot of moving parts,” Shannon Moss, state police spokesperson, said Wednesday.The gunman, identified as Joseph Eaton, 34, of Bowdoin, was charged with four counts of murder but was not immediately charged in the highway shootings, she said. He was jailed while awaiting a court appearance. It was unclear if he had an attorney to speak on his behalf, a jail official s...

See these codes on your Colorado scratcher ticket? You could be a winner

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:16:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Did you know that there is actually more than one way to determine if your scratch lottery ticket is a winner? The Colorado Lottery says the best way to confirm your ticket is a winner is by taking it to a place that sells lottery tickets and ask for your ticket to be checked. There are also lottery ticket checker machines at some businesses where you can scan your barcode to see if you won. Philly resident wins $3 million on Denver scratcher ticket Scratch ticket prize codesAnother way to check to see if your ticket is a winner is by using the code that is revealed after scratching your ticket.Here is an example from the Colorado Lottery of what the ticket code looks like. This ticket would have a winning prize of $100,000 based on the OHM code.Colorado Lottery code example (Credit: Colorado Lottery)The Colorado Lottery said there are winning codes associated with certain prize amounts on scratch tickets.Here is a look at some of the codes:$1 prize: ONE$5 prize: ...