ninjapundit: Daily Misfortune Thursday, August 27, 2015

*Today

Headlines:

Gaza–Israel conflictIn retaliation to a rocket attack on Southern Israel, Israel Defence Forces destroy a Hamas weapons manufacturing facility located within the Gaza Strip. (Haaretz)
The Government of India deploys the Army to Gujarat state after two days of caste-related violence results in seven deaths. (Reuters via Daily Mail)
War in Donbass Seven Ukraine servicemen have died and 13 wounded in skirmishes with pro-Russian separatists in the past day. (Reuters)Business and economy
WalMart will stop selling the AR-15 and other semi-automatic rifles because of sluggish customer demand. (Reuters)
Austrian police discover at least 50 dead refugees in a truck. (Reuters)
Explosion destroys food truck, rocks Miami neighborhood
2 killed Ex-Con Stabbing Suspect Who Stabbed Mayor's Sister, Grabbed Officer's Gun and Killed Sunset Louisiana Officer, all Black Was Cop's Cousin
August 27, 2015 Iraq conflict: Bomb kills two generals near Ramadi
August 27, 2015 Suspect, victims identified in shooting at Texas Southern University
August 27, 2015 Man stabbed near downtown movie theater by pervert who stepped off bus
August 27, 2015 Feds: Arizona Man Helped Student Get Islamic State Training
August 27, 2015 Family Dispute is excuse for stepping on gas meter and pipes linked to Motel 6 Explosion in Bremerton, Washington
August 27, 2015 1 shot injured Child, 5, injured sleeping in apartment in Rancho Cordova drive-by shooting at home
August 27, 2015 2 killed 2 women killed in home by white domestic violence history man leaving court
August 27, 2015 Video Captures Moment Ohio Black Transgender Lives Matter Activists Disrupt Hillary Clinton
August 27, 2015 raid US Coast Guard intercepts more than 50 pounds ecstasy Taiwan man boat in San Juans Washington State
August 27, 2015 Duluth's Sacred Heart Music Center damaged by runaway truck swerves to avoid traffic after brakes "accidentally" fail

Detail:

Gaza–Israel conflictIn retaliation to a rocket attack on Southern Israel, Israel Defence Forces destroy a Hamas weapons manufacturing facility located within the Gaza Strip. (Haaretz)
The Government of India deploys the Army to Gujarat state after two days of caste-related violence results in seven deaths. (Reuters via Daily Mail)
War in Donbass Seven Ukraine servicemen have died and 13 wounded in skirmishes with pro-Russian separatists in the past day. (Reuters)Business and economy
WalMart will stop selling the AR-15 and other semi-automatic rifles because of sluggish customer demand. (Reuters)
Austrian police discover at least 50 dead refugees in a truck. (Reuters)
Explosion destroys food truck, rocks Miami neighborhood CBS News SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. -- Lunch will not be served by a food truck in Southwest Miami-Dade after it was destroyed in a propane tank explosion. CBS Miami reports that the blast occurred Thursday morning while the truck was parked at 1970 SW 57th ...
2 killed Ex-Con Stabbing Suspect Who Stabbed Mayor's Sister, Grabbed Officer's Gun and Killed Sunset Louisiana Officer, all Black Was Cop's Cousin ABC News "He began stabbing the Johnson sisters when they intervened to protect his wife," Guidroz said. "Officer Nelson arrived, and a fight ensued. Man accused of stabbing two sisters, Courtney Jolivette, the suspect's wife, and Mayor's sister Surlay Johnson and killing a Louisiana police officer with his own gun then crashing into and barricading himself inside a convenience store was a cousin of the slain officer. Suspect Harrison Lee Riley Jr. allegedly stabbed the two women, who were trying to protect his wife during a domestic dispute, when Officer Henry Nelson responded to the call Wednesday in the small south Louisiana town of Sunset with 14 officers. Nelson was shot and killed, apparently with his own [seized officer's] weapon, before Riley crashed his car into the front of a convenience store a few blocks away and barricaded himself inside. Nini Truong, 15 was doing homework in the office of her parents' store when the car crashed into the storefront and he demanded to see her father the owner. Riley has an extensive criminal history in New Orleans before he moved nearby. Presumed motive is domestic incident, not terrorist attack on police. Police officer gunned down, woman stabbed to death by violent ex-con in Louisiana rampage that ends in fiery standoff ... New York Daily News In town where 'we know everybody,' tragedy crosses family lines: Slain police officer was suspect's cousin The Advocate. Nelson, 51, was the second Louisiana police officer killed in four days and the fifth in four month.
tags: ex-con, car crash into building, seized gun, standoff, domestic dispute, stabbing
August 27, 2015 Iraq conflict: Bomb kills two generals near Ramadi BBC News A suicide bombing by so-called Islamic State militants the Iraqi city of Ramadi has killed two army commanders and three other people, officials say. bombing happened in the Jerayshi area.The bomb went off as the army intercepted an explosives-laden vehicle which they believed was targeting them, Brig Gen Yahya Rasool told state TV. At least 10 others were wounded in the blast, he said.
August 27, 2015 Suspect, victims identified in shooting at Texas Southern University KHOU HOUSTON - Police are investigating a shooting near the Texas Southern University campus that left one critically injured and another wounded. Darrius T. Nichols, 20, is facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said. Nichols is a sophomore at TSU. According to TSU, the incident occurred around just after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of University Courtyard Apartment. Investigators said some sort of argument ensued and Nichols shot LaKeytric Quinn in the head. Quinn is listed in critical condition. There are no records to indicate that Quinn has ever been a student at TSU. TSU police officer saw what was happening and pulled his weapon and shot at Nichols twice, but did not hit him.
August 27, 2015 Man stabbed near downtown movie theater by pervert who stepped off bus A man was stabbed outside a popular downtown Houston movie theater and thanks to a Good Samaritan the suspect is in custody. KHOU 11 News August 21, 2015 man and his girlfriend were standing across from the Sundance Cinemas Friday evening when he was stabbed by another man who had just hopped off of a metro bus, according to police. suspect was touching himself inappropriately while on the bus. suspect got off and for some reason attacked the couple for no apparent motive. [usually means terrorist] A Good Samaritan stepped in to help after he too got off at the bus stop.
August 27, 2015 Feds: Arizona Man Helped Student Get Islamic State Training ABC News An Arizona man has been charged with helping a New York college student get Islamic State training in Syria
August 27, 2015 Family Dispute is excuse for stepping on gas meter and pipes linked to Motel 6 Explosion in Bremerton, Washington NBCNews.com An explosion that leveled part of a Washington motel may have been triggered after a stepfather stood on a gas pipe while helping his stepdaughter escape the building amid a family dispute, police said. the stepfather, along with another man, tried to get his stepdaughter out of the building, according to police. In trying to aid her escape, however, "the stepfather has admitted that he stepped on the gas meter to assist his stepdaughter out of the second-floor window," police said. The stepdaughter also may have come into contact with the meter and pipes. The stepfather said they heard a "loud hissing sound" before immediately leaving and driving away, the statement said..
August 27, 2015 1 shot injured Child, 5, injured sleeping in apartment in Rancho Cordova drive-by shooting at home KCRA Sacramento - An ambulance headed to UC Davis Medical Center was seen leaving the scene of the shooting. The condition of the victims is currently unknown, but both the boy and aunt were expected to survive. A 4-year-old boy and his grandmother were injured in a drive-by shooting Thursday morning while they were asleep in their Rancho Cordova apartment, police said.
August 27, 2015 2 killed 2 women killed in home by white domestic violence history man leaving court WJXT Jacksonville Three schools locked down because of the shooting. .Neighbors on South Bellagio Drive called in reports of gunfire about 10:30 a.m. Shoar said four or five people were visiting at the house with Colley's wife, Amanda Cloaninger Colley, when he burst in and shot Amanda, 36, and one of her friends, 39-year-old Lindsey Dobbins. Both women died at the scene. Shoar said the others were able to get away without injury. Police said James Colley, who has a history of domestic violence, had just left court Thursday morning after appearing for violating a domestic violence injunction that Amanda obtained against him on Aug. 10. He was told to stay away from his wife, surrender his weapons and was given a 60-day suspended sentence.
August 27, 2015 Video Captures Moment Ohio Black Transgender Lives Matter Activists Disrupt Hillary Clinton Campaign StopBlack Transgender Lives Matter activists disrupted a Hillary Clinton campaign stop in Ohio Thursday, demanding the Democratic frontrunner return donations from individuals affiliated with the prison system. Video captured GetEQUAL activists holding "Divest From Private Prisons" signs interrupt Clinton's speech in Cleveland, yelling at the former New York...
August 27, 2015 raid US Coast Guard intercepts more than 50 pounds ecstasy Taiwan man boat in San Juans Washington State KCPQ SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted $1 million 5 worth 50 pounds of ecstasy or Molly. 24-year-old Taiwanese man was detained and faces drug trafficking charges
August 27, 2015 Duluth's Sacred Heart Music Center damaged by runaway truck swerves to avoid traffic after brakes "accidentally" fail Hallowed ground to musicians around Minnesota, historic 1896 Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth was struck by an out-of-control pick-up truck on Thursday, which caused an entire brick corner of the former church to crumble. the Duluth Tribune, the driver claimed his brakes went out, swerved into the building to avoid oncoming traffic. tag: Cars Hit Business Buildings, Clergy, Church, Christian Attacks, Brake Failure or Error ---, cover story

*Timeline

aug 18 East Grand Forks ND man charged with burglarizing, defecating in Minnesota Church Grand Forks Herald Bus tokens were the key to identifying a burglar who left an offensively odorous trail of clues behind him at Christ Community Church in Nisswa. David...Aug26 Detroit police hunt suspect in fatal stabbing of woman with walker on bus Detroit Free Pres A 50-year-old woman with a walker was stabbed to death on a public transit bus on Detroit's west side after an argument between her and another woman spiraled out of control, according to police. woman who reportedly carried out the stabbing was still at large late Wednesday.
Aug 26 Robbery cited in downtown Asheville NC stabbing Asheville Citizen-Times Robbery has been cited as the motive in a Wednesday stabbing altercation in which three people were injured on Church Street in downtown Asheville, police said in a report on Thursday.
aug 26 Immigrant taxi driver invites police for ride to nab two in Arden Hills MN stabbing KARE ARDEN HILLS, Minn - Authorities have arrested two people involved in an apparent stabbing, which spilled onto Interstate 694 in Arden Hills. Authorities, who were looking for two people, asked Muse Dahrir, the driver, if he'd seen anyone suspicious. He told them about the men who just called him for a ride. Dahrir allowed four officers to jump into the cab, wait for the suspects to approach the vehicle, then arrest them.

*Sources

China detains 11 over deadly warehouse explosion U.S. News & World Report FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2015 photo, a shattered window frames the site of an explosion at a port warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality.

Thai court issues warrant for suspect in second bomb blast U.S. News & World Report 18, 2015, photo, people run from an explosion at a ferry pier in Bangkok, Thailand. No one was hurt in Tuesday's blast, but police say the explosive device ... BANGKOK (AP) - A Thai court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for an unnamed suspect in ...

Facebook and Twitter users complain over Virginia shooting videos autoplay The Guardian While the shooting was caught live on television, the gunman Vester Flanagan, also captured first-hand video of the shooting. He then posted that video to his social media accounts. Both Twitter and Facebook automatically play videos when they appear ...

Former Broadcaster in TV Shooting Was a Volatile, Angry Man ABC News Even after gunning down a TV news reporter and cameraman during a live interview, Vester Lee Flanagan II continued to rage. But after a volatile career that had seen him fired at least twice for clashing with co-workers who recall him as an off-kilter ...

Junaid Hussain: British hacker for Isis believed killed in US air strikeThe Guardian Junaid Hussain, aka Abu Hussain al-Britani, a British hacker who had joined Isis is believed to have been killed in a US air strike.

Teen charged with attempted murder in S. Pointe HS case 23 min ago WCNC It appears high school drama was blown way out of proportion. Rock Hill Police say surveillance video shows a teenage girl trying to run over her ex-boyfriend outside an area high school.

Lenexa police now say stress fracture caused police car window to break on Kansas Highway 7

26 min ago KSHB - Nick Sloan
The Lenexa Police Department now says a stress fracture broke a window of a police vehicle on K-7 on Thursday morning.

Another Clifton bank robbed

38 min ago North Jersey Herald News - Albina Sportelli
Spencer Savings Bank on Piaget Avenue robbed by man with a note...

High stakes poker game leads to attempted murder; man ges possible life in prison

42 min ago Syracuse.com
Charquan Edwards, 23, faces 25 years to life in prison for shooting an 83-year-old man after losing a poker game.

Former teacher molested 11-year-old boy at London school

47 min ago London Evening Standard
A former teacher has been found guilty of molesting an 11-year-old boy while he was teaching at a school for children with behavioural problems, it can be revealed. Richard Alston, 70, met the victim while working at Cavendish...

Montana doctor charged in death of 2 patients
1 hr ago AP - Amy Beth Hanson
A southwestern Montana doctor has been arrested on suspicion of overprescribing pain medication, leading to the deaths of two patients and potential harm to nine others, Ravalli County authorities said....

Body found in Beach Haven surf

1 hr ago Asbury Park Press
Preliminary investigation regarding body found in surf in Beach Haven suggests suicide.

Boyfriend pleads to manslaughter for strangling Syracuse man, gets 3 1/3 to 10 yrs

1 hr ago Syracuse.com
David Davis will spend 3 1/3 to 10 years in prison.

Online troll avoids jail after claiming Rigby murder was conspiracy

1 hr ago London Evening Standard
including claims the soldier had never existed and that the story of his murder was a conspiracy. The grandfather from Essex also made direct contact with members of the Rigby family, who reported him for harassment.

SJCSO searching for shooting suspect

1 hr ago Firstcoastnews.com
SJCSO shooting press conference...

2 dead in St. Johns County shooting; search continues for suspect
1 hr ago Florida Times-Union
Two women were killed Thursday morning after a man broke into a home in a subdivision west of St. Augustine's World Golf Village, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.Now the Sheriff's Office is looking...

Former day care worker sentenced for child porn

1 hr ago Lafayette Journal & Courier
Adam Justice, a former employee of his mother's West Lafayette day care, was sentenced Thursday afternoon for possessing child pornography.

Prosecutors: Woman embezzled $100K from disabled father

1 hr ago Ogden Standard-Examiner
A woman is accused of embezzling more than $100,000 from her father's special-needs trust account and is now charged with five felonies. Ericka Monica Johnson, 42, appeared in 2nd District Court Wednesday, Aug. 26, before...

Concord Police seeking identity of suspected jewelry thieves
1 hr ago WCNC
On Sunday, August 23, four males entered Zale's Jewelry in the Concord Mills Mall. Two of the males were able to distract the store's clerks, while the others gained access to one of the store's showcases...

Chalmette man booked with stealing neighbor's assault rifle, iPad

1 hr ago New Orleans Times-Picayune
A Chalmette man was booked Wednesday (Aug. 26) with stealing a neighbor's AR-15, a Smith & Wesson pistol, and an Apple iPad, according to the St. Bernard Sheriff's Office.

Alameda: Firefighters put out string of 7 suspicious fires
1 hr ago Oakland Tribune - Peter Hegarty
The fires, including one outside a commercial building at Alameda Point, caused no significant damage...

Police seek help identifying Dollar General robbery suspect

1 hr ago Tennessean
Detectives are seeking the public's help to identify a woman whoÂ robbed a Dollar General store on Gallatin Pike.

CMPD arrests woman following string of armed robberies
1 hr ago WCNC
Priscilla Stewart, 29, has been charged with three counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon following her involvement in three armed robberies. ...

Man suspected of abusing child during fight over TV remote
1 hr ago Columbia Daily Tribune
A 32-year-old man on Wednesday was booked into the Boone County Jail on suspicion of assaulting a 9-year-old boy.

Suspect in early August burglary arrested

1 hr ago Columbia Daily Tribune
Howard County authorities arrested a 34-year-old man Wednesday in connection with an early August burglary in Boone County in which a gun and ammunition were stolen.

Man allegedly forces good Samaritans to drive him home

1 hr ago Columbia Daily Tribune
A Sturgeon man arrested on suspicion of drunken driving for at least the ninth time Tuesday faces two felony kidnapping charges for allegedly forcing two good Samaritans to drive him home.

Reward offered in crimes against Tuskegee Airman
2 hr ago KSDK
A $2,500 reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of a suspects accused robbing and carjacking a Tuskegee Airman.

Man charged in death of 9-year-old girl in Ferguson

2 hr ago AP
Ferguson police are searching for clues about the killing of a 9-year-old girl who was shot when someone fired into a home where she was doing homework on her mother's bed....

UPDATE: Bond set for driver in fatal Devils Lake boat crash

2 hr ago Grand Forks Herald - Kevin Bonham
Bond has been set at $20,000 for the operator of a boat involved in a fatal crash on Devils Lake earlier this month. Thomas J. Burns, 54,...

Judge recommends disbarment for lawyers in shock jock trial

2 hr ago AP
A judge has recommended permanent disbarment for three Tampa lawyers accused of orchestrating the DUI arrest of a rival attorney.

Eaton man accused of stealing dogs

2 hr ago Muncie Star Press
An Eaton man is accused of stealing quarantined pits bulls from the town hall.

FWPD searches for attackers in fatal Walmart beating

2 hr ago WFAA
A 55-year-old man remains hospitalized after being beaten in a Fort Worth Walmart parking lot nearly two weeks ago. ...

Domino's Robbery Suspect Arrested
2 hr ago WLTX
Lexington County deputies arrested a man they say held up the Domino's in the 500 block of Saint Andrews Road on August 19.Â ...

Muncie man accused of stabbing 'friend'

2 hr ago Muncie Star Press
One Muncie man is accused of stabbing another in a dispute involving a puppy.

Police search for fake water worker accused of larceny
2 hr ago KSDK
The St. Louis County Police Department is asking for help identifying a suspect accused of stealing from several senior women over the course of two days.

Girl, 10, says man tried to get her into vehicle
2 hr ago WFAA
Police in North Richland Hills have issued an alert for residents after a child said a man tried to get her into his vehicle. ...

4 Plead Not Guilty in Fiery NY Crash That Killed 2 Kids, Dad

2 hr ago ABC News
4 plead not guilty to charges in fiery NY crash that killed 2 children, their father...

Woman punched by bedroom invader
2 hr ago Stuff.co.nz
A woman woke up to a horrific surprise in her bedroom at Paraparaumu Beach.

Trio started new business with equipment stolen from former employer: JPSO

2 hr ago New Orleans Times-Picayune
Three long-time fuel pump technicians who struck out on their own to start a new business did so with equipment stolen from their former employer, according to authorities. Khuong Chau, 56, and Reginald Singleton, 44, both...

CMPD requests public's help identifying breaking & entering suspect
2 hr ago WCNC
On Wednesday, August 26, 2015, Hickory Grove division officers responded to a breaking and entering call at 6:30 a.m. from the Why Not Pizza located at 7008 WT Harris Blvd. When officers arrived on scene, they...

Trayvon Martin Killer George Zimmerman Proves He's a Racist Homophobe

2 hr ago Advocate
The man who killed an unarmed black teen in Florida is spouting off about the murder of two Virginia journalists, blaming President Obama.

Admitted killer to face tough questions in firefighter trial

2 hr ago KSL - Ken Ritter
A homeless ex-convict who says a Las Vegas firefighter hired him to kill his estranged wife with a claw hammer is expected to face tough questions from a defense attorney.

Homeless man robbed on Tammany Trace: Sheriff's Office

2 hr ago New Orleans Times-Picayune
Two men robbed a homeless man at gunpoint Sunday evening (Aug. 23), the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office reported Thursday afternoon. The robbery took place on the Tammany Trace near Covington, according to authorities. The homeless...

Girls named Destiny questioned in cliffside vandalism case - Beaumont Enterprise
2 hr ago AP

Mississippi court hears arguments in rape conviction appeal

2 hr ago AP Mississippi
The Mississippi Supreme Court has declined to throw out the rape conviction of a death row inmate....

Police hunt motorcyclist after 'hit-and-run' in Finsbury Park

2 hr ago London Evening Standard
Police are hunting for a motorcyclist over a suspected hit-and-run which left a pedestrian seriously injured on a busy road in north London. The woman was knocked down on Seven Sisters Road close to the junction with Station Place in Finsbury...

Fremont: Authories ID pedestrian killed in suspected DUI crash
2 hr ago Contra Costa Times
Candace Culton, 35, of Fremont, died Monday night when she was struck by a suspected drunken driver as she walked near a north Fremont shopping center.

Gunman in Virginia TV shooting had history of workplace issu...

3 hr ago Grand Forks Herald
The gunman in the shooting deaths of two television journalists in Virginia on Wednesday was a veteran anchorman with a history of workplace grievances who...

Man arrested for kidnapping, battery, assault

3 hr ago Fort Myers News-Press
A Miami man has been arrested for kidnapping, sexual assault, aggravated assault and several counts of battery stemming from a case of domestic violence.

Father of Virginia on-air shooter lives quietly in Vallejo

3 hr ago Oakland Tribune
Stunned Vallejo neighbors expressed surprise and anger as national media swarmed the home of the father of a man suspected with shooting to death a television reporter and cameraman during a live broadcast Wednesday morning from...

Police: Monterey County man strangled mother, put body in car trunk
3 hr ago San Jose Mercury
A man was arrested Wednesday after police said he strangled his mother and put her body in the trunk of his vehicle, with the intent of setting the vehicle on fire.

Virginia gunman Vester Flanagan in July road rage incident

3 hr ago Daily Mail
YouTube video shows the Virginia gunman Vester Lee Flanagan caught up in a road rage incident in July.

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