Daily Misfortune Month December 2014
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- 7 injured December 10, 2014 Suspected DUI Mustang Jumps Midtown Curb, Hits Pedestrians And Crashes Into Manhattan Forever 21, hits more cars
- 1 threat December 10, 2014 Jena High School evacuated after bomb threat
- The settlement minister of the Palestinian Authority, Ziad Abu Ein, dies after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers during a West Bank protest. (CNN)
- 9 killed 2 suicide suspects December 10, 2014 (Kano, Nigeria) - Two female suicide bombers hit a loading area at a textile market, scattering the remains of seven innocents. (rop)
- 2 killed December 10, 2014 (Tayeglow, Somalia) - Two women are beheaded by al-Shabaab. (rop)
- 1 killed December 10, 2014 Faison, Travis (24) shot in North Carolina by police after struggle
- 7 injured December 10, 2014 Suspected DUI Mustang Jumps Midtown Curb, Hits Pedestrians And Crashes Into Manhattan Forever 21, hits more cars Car Jumps Curb in Midtown Manhattan, Injuring 7 ABC News Police say a car jumped a curb in the Herald Square shopping district in midtown Manhattan, injuring seven people, including five pedestrians. Suspected DUI Mustang Jumps Midtown Curb, Hits Pedestrians And Crashes Into Manhattan Forever 21, hits more cars Gothamist - 9 hours ago Ford Mustang, hit many other vehicles: One witness told CBS2’s Aiello that one of the injured victims was pinned between the car and the window of the store. The witness said a woman at the wheel suddenly started driving crazily, and the sight created havoc. “She must have freaked out. She backed up, took off, went around on the other side of the street, went through the intersection, skidded out, fishtailed, then fishtailed again the other way and smacked into all the cars waiting at the light on that side of the street,” said witness Matty Thomas. “Cut across, she jumped the curb, and literally five bodies flying in the air.”
- 1 threat December 10, 2014 Jena High School evacuated after bomb threat Alexandria Town Talk A bomb threat today led to the evacuation of students from Jena High School. No bomb was found, authorities said. latest in a series of bomb threats at area schools. Brame Middle School was place on lockdown last Thursday after a bomb threat was received. In September, Brame and three area high schools received bomb threats, leading to lockdowns.
- The settlement minister of the Palestinian Authority, Ziad Abu Ein, dies after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers during a West Bank protest. (CNN)
- 9 killed 2 suicide suspects December 10, 2014 (Kano, Nigeria) - Two female suicide bombers hit a loading area at a textile market, scattering the remains of seven innocents. (rop)
- 2 killed December 10, 2014 (Tayeglow, Somalia) - Two women are beheaded by al-Shabaab. (rop)
- 1 killed December 10, 2014 Faison, Travis (24) North Carolina (Sanford) Faison's cousin told media, "The police was knocking at the door to serve him with a warrant. My brother was on the phone and heard all of this. A scuffle went on I guess and a gunshot went off and my cousin was shot and killed." Police say they were serving a warrant.[1] wikip family said a struggle ensued between Faison and the officer, which led to the shooting.
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- 19 sickened, 1000s evacuated December 7, 2014 Criminal Chlorine Chemical Attack Furry Convention Shortly after midnight people at a Hyatt hotel hosting the Midweset FurFest convention reported noxious chlorine odors like a swimming pool. Chlorine powder was intentionally dumped in a 9th-floor stairwell at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, as investigators determined the gas was created intentionally and are treating it as a crime. The entire building was evacuated, including many in animal costumes, Nineteen people were transported to nearby hospitals after complaining of nausea, dizziness and other medical problems, National media treated at humorous, rather than the first major chemical warfare attack on civilians in memory. In World War I, on April 22, 1915 Germans attacked French, Canadian and Algerian troops with chlorine gas causing heavy casualties but few deaths. In September 2014, the US claimed Syrian President Bashar Assad has broken the chemical weapons treaty he agreed to earlier this year, by launching chlorine launching chlorine gas attacks in Syrian villages. (rt)
- 1 killed in possible assassination December 8, 2014 Former Tacoma legislator Brian Sullivan shot and killed in Alaska The Seattle Times ANCHORAGE — A former Washington state representative working as an assistant district attorney in Alaska was killed Monday night in a ...
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www.komonews.com/.../Former-Wash-state-lawmaker-shot-...17 hours ago - A former Washington state representative working as an assistant districtattorney in Alaska was killed Monday night in a shooting.
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Quick Facts: Murder suspect Dinh Bowman claims he killed Yancy Noll in self-defense. Said Noll threw wine bottle. Police found no evidence of that. No witnesses back up road rage claim. Jury begins deliberating Wednesday morning. Noll was killed Aug. 31, 2012. For the first time in his murder trial, ...
North Seattle boat fire spreads to adjacent home
Video taken by a neighbor shows an explosive fire that started in a boat outside a Seattle home Tuesday night and then spread to the house next door. Everyone was able to get out of both buildings without injury. Mary Miller said she grabbed her cellphone when she heard explosions ...
Police look for people who interfered with arrest during demonstration
Police are looking to find two people who interfered with an arrest during a demonstration near Western Avenue and Bell Street. In video released by Seattle Police Department, police are trying to take an assault suspect into custody when two other men and a woman tried to stop the arrest. ...
Interview gives chilling look inside mind of SPU shooting suspect
KIRO 7 obtained the videotaped police interrogation of Aaron Ybarra minutes after the deadly shooting rampage at Seattle Pacific University. In the chilling recording, Ybarra takes detectives from his troubled childhood to the attack he said he planned and his takedown by a school security guard. Ybarra sat in an ...
Body washes ashore on beach near Kingston
A decomposed body washed ashore a beach on President's Point near Kingston, the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office confirmed Tuesday. Authorities do not suspect foul play. The body was that of a man who was inhis 40s. Officials said they had a report of someone who jumped off the Bremerton Bridge ...
Amazon ‘Make an Offer’ allows you to buy products for less than asking price
Amazon is bringing haggling to its customers. On Tuesday, the Seattle online marketplace unveiled “Make an Offer,” which allows customers to negotiate one on one with a seller. The program rolled out with 150,000 collectible products, from coins to sports memorabilia to fine art. If you wanted to offer less ...
Police: Officer arrested wrong person in Seattle demonstration
The Seattle activist mistakenly arrested for obstructing another protestor’s arrest said Tuesday night that she believes police targeted her. “What they did to me, what they’re doing to other protestors—they’re lying,” Emma Kaplan said. Police are still trying to find two protestors who were part of a chaotic confrontation with ...
State takes first step toward pay-by-mile road tax
The state took the first step Tuesday toward eventually replacing the gas tax with a tax drivers pay based on the miles they drive. The Washington State Transportation Commission recommended the Legislature authorize a pilot program in the next couple of years for what's called a road usage charge. As vehicles become ...
Refugee mother dies suddenly; Tukwila teachers help her children
A refugee mother died suddenly last week, and teachers in Tukwila are stepping in to help the family. Six children came to Tukwila with their mother and father from Myanmar to live the American dream. Now they'll have to work toward that dream without their mother. Last Tuesday, Ciin Nuam ...
Protest planned at Pioneer Square during Seahawks game
Before the Seahawks take the field in Sunday's crucial contest against their archrivals, the San Francisco 49ers, the 12th man will likely be faced with a protest by members of Justice for Mike Brown Seattle, a movement that began with the death of, who was shot and killed by a ...
Sketches released in Lake Forest Park assault
Police are looking for two men wanted in an assault at an apartment complex in Lake Forest Park. Police said the assault happened on Nov. 30 at the Ballinger Estate Apartment Complex when the victim was confronted as he and his girlfriend were entering their building. As the couple approached ...
Flooding expected this week as storms sweep region
As rain continues this week, rivers are expected to spill over their banks accompanied by gusty winds in some areas. A flood watch is in effect for many rivers across Western Washington through Friday afternoon. River flooding will be focused over the Olympic Peninsula and for rivers flowing off the ...
High winds cause ship to break loose
A large Horizon Lines ship broke free of its moorings Tuesday morning in Bellingham. Its bow lines snapped due to high winds. The Coast Guard station boats are out monitoring it. Crews first ensured there were no injuries and no threats of pollution. They then assisted commercial tug boats in ...
Protest organizer arrested following Monday night demonstration
Monday night’s protest of the recent grand jury decisions in the Brown and Garner cases was followed by the arrest of a protest organizer. The protest started outside Niketown with chanting, before moving to the middle of Pine and 4th near Westlake Center. The protesters blocked buses and other vehicles ...
Court: No pay for Amazon warehouse security checks
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that warehouse workers who fill orders for retail giant Amazon don't have to be paid for time spent waiting to pass through security checks at the end of their shifts. The unanimous decision is a victory for the growing number of retailers and other companies ...
Anonymous man returns flags stolen on Veterans Day
An anonymous man has returned more than a dozen U.S. flags that were stolen over Veterans Day weekend in Port Ludlow. The man contacted East Jefferson Rotary Club president Ned Luce shortly after the theft, saying he thought he knew who had stolen them. The man said a couple of ...
Man wanted in 7-Eleven robbery spree
Police say the same man is believed to have robbed four convenience stores in Federal Way, and as many as seven throughout King and Pierce counties. The robber appears to be an adult Samoan or black man who is about 5 feet 6 inches tall. He is usually wearing a ...
Beacon Hill apartment gutted by fire
A family of four will have to find a new place to live after their apartment was gutted by fire Monday night. Firefighters were called to the fourplex in the 2000 block of 13th Avenue South in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood about 9:20 p.m. Seattle fire said crews arrived to find ...
Puyallup leaders to vote on recreational pot ban
City leaders in Puyallup will vote on a proposed ban on recreational marijuana Tuesday night. The city's temporary moratorium on pot expires at the end of the year, and lawmakers told the News Tribune that now is the time to make a final call. Two versions of an ordinance are ...
No injuries after car gets wedged underneath semi on I-405
No one was injured after a vehicle hit the rear end of semi-truck on Interstate 405 in Kirkland Monday night, troopers said. The crash happened on I-405 at 85th Street before 9 p.m. Troopers told KIRO 7 the driver of a BMW drove through a pool of standing water, spun ...
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See realtime coverage kgw.com - The suspect in the stabbing, later identified as Juventino Bermudez Arenas, 33, returned to the scene later and police shot and killed him. Family members said Arenas told them he was returning to the store to surrender. But according to Berry ...Tallahassee Democrat (blog) - Wednesday update. The man killed in a shooting at the Marathon gas station on South Adams Street Tuesday night has been identified by police as 35-year-old Antoine L. Davis of Tallahassee.BBC News - Some 2,000 people have been killed in attacks blamed on Boko Haram Islamist militants so far this year. Last month more than 100 people died in a gun andbomb attack during prayers at one of the biggest mosques in Kano. Kantin Kwari is the biggest ...ABC News - The death toll from a suspected bomb explosion on a bus in the southern Philippines rose to at least 10 with another 34 people wounded, officials said Wednesday.New York Post - Israel Gotdenger, who took a cellphone video of Peters' standoff with cops, described the stabbing as a real shock. “He stabbed him out of the blue,” Gotdenger said.Newsweek - ... of a stabbing at the Brooklyn synagogue in New York City December 9, 2014. New York police shot and killed a man armed with a knife early Tuesday after he stabbed a rabbinical student from Israel in the head in a Brooklyn synagogue, police and the ...WAVY-TV - PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Portsmouth police are investigating after three men were stabbed near the corner of Dinwiddie Street and High Street, early Tuesday morning.NOLA.com - A family member, center, falls to her knees near the police tape after coming upon the shooting scene at Dwyer Road and Shalimar Drive on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in New Orleans.New York Times - But the young officers who confronted a man with a knife in Brooklyn early Tuesday morning, one of them fatally shooting him, had no warning that they were dealing with a “violent emotionally disturbed person.WXYZ - DETROIT (WXYZ) - Detroit Police are investigating the fatal shooting of 50-year-old Gloria Wright. Wright, a mother of 12, was shot and killed in her home on the 15000 block of Parkside on the city's west side Monday night. She was the only one home at ...KABC-TV - A note threatening there was a bomb on campus was discovered by a student in or near classroom number 318 at about 1:45 p.m.Statesman Journal - Police shot and killed Joventino Bermudez-Arenas, 33, when he returned to the McMinnville store shortly after the stabbing on the night of Nov. 15. His relatives say ... It's not known whether a language barrier played a part in the shooting, Berry ...See realtime coverageBBC News - High winds and huge waves are affecting north-western parts of the UK as bad weather hits power supplies and travel. The "weather bomb" has brought hundreds of lightning strikes, temporarily cutting power across the Western Isles, affecting 17,000 homes.WRAL.com - Goldsboro, N.C. - A 65-year-old man died early Wednesday after being shot at a home on East Elm Street in Goldsboro, police said. Officers were called to 102 E. Elm St. at about 11:30 p.m.Aljazeera.com - The explosion took place in the village of Damistan, around 20km southwest of the capital Manama, late on Monday, killing an on-duty policeman, the interior ministry said on Twitter.
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25 min ago Oakland Press
PONTIACWoman stabs inattentive husbandA 52-year-old Pontiac woman was arrested Tuesday after officials said she stabbed her husband in the back because he was not paying attention to her. Oakland County sheriff's deputies were called to the home in the 30 block of Augusta Avenue around 11 a.Naked and highly intoxicated, an Oklahoma City man was arrested after breaking into multiple trailer homes at a mobile home park on the southeast side of the metro early Wednesday morning.
A 27-year-old woman shot by San Leandro police who had chased her into Oakland Sunday night died in a hospital Tuesday morning, Oakland police said.
The sheriff’s office and local police departments participated in the crackdown.
Traffic offenders who had their outstanding warrants lifted by the City of St. Louis in October have until the end of December to schedule a new court date.
Police used surveillance camera video from the college and the subway station to identify the teenagers.
46 min ago AP
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — University of Vermont Police say three students are facing charges for stealing a chicken from a Burlington home, killing it and eating it at a university dormitory. Police say 18-year-olds Cameron Dube, Darien Newman and Hannah Jackman have been ordered to appear in court on charges of unlawful trespass and possession of stolen property. Dube also faces a cruelty to animals charge. It was not immediately known if the students are being represented by lawyers.The alleged Eastern Shore arsonist was supposed to head to court Dec. 15 in Va. Beach but now will wait until April.
48 min ago AP
Hundreds of protesters angered at the killing of unarmed black men by white police officers marched through downtown Berkeley streets for a fourth straight night, briefly blocking traffic on a highway and delaying metro and train services. Demonstration were planned Wednesday, with organizers saying they expect hundreds of people to come out and help shut down a federal building in Oakland. "As white people, we are outraged by the constant and ongoing violations against black people's l...Oklahoma City police have arrested a third suspect in connection to a string of armed robberies across the metro area on Thursday, December 4.
As officers pursued him, he slipped on the ice and fell into a snow bank.
Authorities have arrested a man on a manslaughter charge in connection to the death of another man at an Oklahoma City motel back in May, 2014.
Chicago Police are investigating an Uber driver after a passenger accused him of sexually assaulting her during a ride last month.
The victim reported her wallet stolen Nov. 20 at a grocery store on Taylor Road in Chesapeake.
A Lockport man was arrested last week, after trying to scrap sheets of stainless steel metal he allegedly stole from another business.
2 hr ago Huffington Post -
One of the women accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault may have found a way around the statute of limitations -- she's suing him for denying he ever touched her.
2 hr ago Huffington Post
While there is no universal consensus on the best form of policing, one thing is certain: reform is needed. Protests condemning police brutality are spreading throughout the United States, and people are outraged, and not without good reason. Recent events in Ferguson and New York City, namely the killings of unarmed black men Michael Brown and Eric Garner and the non-indictment of the police officers that shot them, have ignited a call for action, a call for change. People all over the country,...Panola County Manhunt: Video Surveillance May Reveal Who Burned Jessica Chambers Alive [Video]
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2 hr ago Inquisitr -
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the Panola County Sheriff’s Office are diligently analyzing any and all information they can get their hands on, including phone records and interviewing witnesses in order to find who set 19-year-old Jessica Chambers on fire and burned her alive. But are they any closer to a suspect? Saturday night,Panola County Manhunt: Video Surveillance May Reveal Who Burned Jessica Chambers Alive [Video] is an article from: The Inquisitr News2 hr ago Albuquerque Journal -
A man who deputies wanted to question after someone rammed three of their cruisers during a pursuit yesterday morning tried... more »Prosecutors have now filed charges against an Indianapolis mother and her boyfriend in the murder of a nine-month-old child.
2 hr ago UK Independent
Police said they had never seen injuries as serious as those suffered by a domestic abuse victim after a decade of beatings by her husband.2 hr ago Dallas Morning News -
Updated at 11:30 a.m.: The prosecution has rested its case. The defense will begin calling witnesses and possibly make an opening statement this afternoon. Update by staff writer Sarah Mervosh: Testimony resumed Wednesday in the capital murder trial of Eric … Continue reading →ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – This holiday season many people are expecting packages to be on the doorstep when they arrive home. Instead, they retur…
2 hr ago Oakland Press
Ferndale police are seeking tips as they look for a man who robbed an older man after the two hooked up through an online gay dating website.The strong-arm robbery happened about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Motorama Motel, 100 W. Eight Mile Road.Police said the suspect is black, about 23 years old, 5-foot-10, slender and is known by the name Deonte Taylor.
Officials at the University of St. Thomas have issued a safety alert after a student reported being groped over the weekend by a man outside her St. Paul apartment.
2 hr ago AP
Prosecutors say another suspected Mexican drug cartel member has been arrested in South Texas and charged with... more »
Jurors at the trial of a man charged with stabbing the Ohio Wesleyan University student president heard from Delaware police investigators Wednesday morning.
Several people have been found dead at a home in unincorporated Adams County.
3 hr ago Huffington Post -
Ross Ulbricht, the alleged mastermind of the $1.2 billion online “black-market bazaar†known as Silk Road, attempted to arrange the murders of at least six people including a worker he believed had stolen $350,000 in bitcoins from him, the U.S. said.Authorities are looking for an escapee from a minimum security prison in McAlester.
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a grocery store in Bridgeport.
3 hr ago Richmond Times-Dispatch
The longtime friend of a Lakeside marijuana supplier pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning to murdering the man and will undergo a jury trial in Henrico Circuit Court.New York State Police said Donald O’Connor, 48, of Tonawanda, was stopped for vehicle and traffic violations around 10:30 p.m.
A Highlands Ranch man says he is taking extreme measures to deter thieves who have been stealing packages outside homes during the holiday season.
Dublin Police took to Twitter Tuesday warning residents of an increase inburglaries from garages."Recent uptick in open garage door burglaries. Don't make crime easy," tweeted Chief Heinz vonEckartsberg. Here are tips Dublin Police provides residents to avoid becoming a victim:Keep your garage door closed in the evening and at night.Lock your doors and windows when you are not home or when you are home for the evening.If you have a residential alarm system, use it.If you plan to be out of t...
Caught on camera, two women using a stolen credit card in Coral Springs. Now a surveillance picture of them has been released in hopes that someone recognizes the duo and gives the police a call.
3 hr ago Inquisitr
A convicted sex offender from Mount Dora, Florida, won $3 million over the weekend on a scratch-off lottery ticket, and is set to collect a one-time lump sum of $2,219,807.90. According to the Daily Mail, Timothy Poole, a driver and dispatcher for Triangle Cab, a company owned by his mother, bought the winning Super MillionsConvicted Sex Offender Wins $3 Million In Florida Lottery is an article from: The Inquisitr News
3 hr ago St. Louis Post-Dispatch
No one was in the plane at the time it was being towed on the taxiway.
3 hr ago Florida Times-Union -
A teenage boy was killed outside a school bus stop at 13th and Canal streets in an apparent drive-by shooting Wednesday morning in Jacksonville's Grand Park neighborhood, according to the Sheriff's Office. Police received phone calls about 6:40 a.m. of gunshots in the area, then arrived to find the boy's body on the street, Sgt. Craig Waldrup said. He had been hit by multiple gunshots, the sergeant said. read more
3 hr ago Huffington Post -
We're doing a lot of talking. That's good. Now let's make them accountable. Since the shooting of Mike Brown, more than 14 black teens have been killed by the police, including 12-year-old Tamir Rice, a boy in Cleveland, Ohio who was murdered less than two seconds after police arrived at a playground to answer a 911 call related to a black child carrying a pellet gun. If you're a black teenager you're 21 times more likely to be shot by a police officer than if you ...
3 hr ago AP
Minority students at three prestigious law schools say they want to delay final exams because they've been busy protesting grand jury decisions in the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of white police officers in New York City and Ferguson, Missouri, and haven't had time to study. Student groups at Harvard Law School, Georgetown University Law Center and Columbia Law School say demonstrations and rallies over the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases have prevented many student...CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – Investigators say someone witnessed the stabbing death of a New Mexico mother. According to the Clovis News Journal, t…
3 hr ago UK Guardian
Nathan Robinson, 27, told he will serve minimum of 30 years for stabbing to death William Spiller at the flat they shared in BournemouthA man has been jailed for life for murdering his father whom he stabbed to death and dismembered before placing his body parts in storage boxes which he used as a television stand.Nathan Robinson, 27, was told he would serve a minimum of 30 years when he was sentenced at Winchester crown court on Wednesday for the gruesome killing of William Spiller at the flat ...
4 hr ago AP
Oscar Pistorius again faces the possibility of a murder conviction after a South African judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors can appeal the case.
4 hr ago AP
Japanese prosecutors have charged a 68-year-old woman with murder, weeks after police arrested her on suspicion of poisoning her latest husband, one of six men who died while in a relationship with her over the past 20 years. Chisako Kakehi has denied responsibility in the deaths. Japanese public broadcaster NHK says Kyoto district prosecutors indicted Kakehi on Wednesday over the death of her 75-year-old husband, Isao. He died in December 2013, a month after they married. Police found cyani...
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