ninjapundit: Daily Misfortune Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Daily Misfortune Wednesday, February 24, 2016 --- ===
Month Misfortune February 2016 ---

Sometimes accidents aren't accidents. Why do so many crimes and accidents look like random unconnected terrorist attacks except with no apparent cause or link to a political motive?

Headlines:

Park County Colorado sheriff's deputy killed, two others wounded while serving activist Martin Wirth eviction notice
Feb 20, Feb 24 update Teens charged in shooting death of Miami 6-year-old King Carter walking to buy candy
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Turkish Air Force helicopters struck a group of Kurdistan Workers' Party(PKK) fighters in southeast Turkey, killing nine militants, according to security sources. (Yahoo! News)
Libya French special forces are on the ground in Benghazi helping Libyan National Army troops fight ISILmilitants.
Gunmen attack a Malian military checkpoint in the town of Léré, near theMauritanian border with Mali, killing at least three soldiers and wounding two others. (Reuters)
Yemen The United Arab Emirates pulls its troops out of Yemen amid mounting casualties
Metrojet Flight 9268 Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi admits an ISIS bomb downed the Russian passenger jet.
Tara Air Flight 193 crashes in western Nepal, killing all 23 people on board.(BBC) (AP via Yahoo! News)
Two Israeli human rights groups, B'Tselem and HaMoked, states dozens of Palestinian detainees at the Shin Bet's Shikmainterrogation facility in Ashkelon have been subjected to mistreatment,
February 24, 2016 Former California state senator Leland Yee is sentenced to five years imprisonment in a U.S. Federal prison after being convicted of corruption.(San Francisco Chronicle)
Lockdown at Tampa FL Freedom High lifted after no gun found on campus after tip
Emma Michelle Halliday guilty intentionally hitting pickup truck in Canada

Detail:

Park County Colorado sheriff's deputy killed, two others wounded while serving activist eviction notice The Denver Post BAILEY - A Park County sheriff's deputy was killed and two others were wounded Wednesday while trying to serve an eviction notice at the home of a community activist. Martin Wirth: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know A former candidate for the Colorado legislature who has been in a foreclosure battle for several years and protested against the government during Occupy Denver is suspected of shooting three Park County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday, killing one, before he was shot dead, KMGH-TV reports.... was being evicted...Corporal Nate Carrigan, a 12-year-veteran deputy was killed in the shooting. posted on Facebook in January that he felt he was being threatened and harassed by police and said his life was in danger. full post here. “Because I ran for State Senate, I am a high value target.
Feb 20, Feb 24 update Teens charged in shooting death of Miami 6-year-old King Carter walking to buy candy Miami Herald King Carter got caught in the crossfire of a feud that started on social media, police said Wednesday in announcing the arrest of two teens in the 6-year-old's death. Leonard Adams, 18, and Irwen Pressley, 17, opened fire Saturday in the Northwest Miami-Dade Apartment complex known as Colors, police said. They have been charged with attempted first-degree murder and second-degree murder. stopped short of calling it gang-related.“It appears there was some type of beef between the two factions." King was shot Saturday outside of his Northwest Miami-Dade apartment on Northwest 103rd Lane and 12th Avenue as he was walking to buy candy.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Turkish Air Force helicopters struck a group of Kurdistan Workers' Party(PKK) fighters in southeast Turkey, killing nine militants, according to security sources. (Yahoo! News)
Libyan Civil War (2014–present) Senior Libyan military officials say French special forces are on the ground in Benghazi helping Libyan National Army troops fight ISILmilitants. They said that the French forces, along with American andBritish teams, are setting up an operations room inside Benina International Airport in Benina. The French defense ministry declined to comment, citing a policy not to comment on special forces' activities.(The New York Times)
Gunmen attack a Malian military checkpoint in the town of Léré, near theMauritanian border with Mali, killing at least three soldiers and wounding two others. (Reuters)
Yemen The United Arab Emirates pulls its troops out of Yemen amid mounting casualties among its forces battling Shia Houthi militants and rising tensions with local fighters in Aden, southern Yemen, which escalated yesterday when Aden International Airport was stormed by local pro-government gunmen. The airport has now been closed. (Fox News) (Middle East Eye)
Metrojet Flight 9268 Two months after Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry ruled out terrorism inFlight 9268's crash, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi admits an ISIS bomb downed the Russian passenger jet. The terrorist group's Sinai Peninsula Branch claimed responsibility shortly after the incident. (Forbes)
Tara Air Flight 193 crashes in western Nepal, killing all 23 people on board.(BBC) (AP via Yahoo! News)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict A report by two Israeli human rights groups, B'Tselem and HaMoked, states dozens of Palestinian detainees at the Shin Bet's Shikmainterrogation facility in Ashkelon have been subjected to mistreatment, and in some cases torture. The report examined affidavits and personal accounts from 116 Palestinians held for security reasons at the facility between August 2013 and March 2014. (AP via San Francisco Chronicle) (Jurist)
February 24, 2016 Former California state senator Leland Yee is sentenced to five years imprisonment in a U.S. Federal prison after being convicted of corruption.(San Francisco Chronicle) tags: asian suspect
Feb 24 Lockdown at Tampa FL Freedom High lifted after no gun found on campus Tampa Tribune Freedom High School in New Tampa is no longer on lockdown this afternoon after officers did not find a weapon on campus... . had received a tip about a gun on campus,
February 24, 2016 Emma Michelle Halliday guilty intentionally hitting pickup truck in Canada investigation has revealed that the driver of the car had intentionally struck the pickup truck. Emma Michelle Halliday, 21, of Stellarton was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon. She pled guilty to dangerous driving in May 2017 Police say woman intentionally crashed car into truck | Local | News ... Canada ngnews Feb. 25, 2016 Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred yesterday in Coalburn, Pictou County. investigation has revealed that the driver of the car had intentionally struck the pickup truck. Emma Michelle Halliday, 21, of Stellarton was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon Woman faces charges, accused of using car as weapon | Local | News ... Canada ngnews Feb 25, 2016 - Emma Michelle Halliday, 21, of Stellarton was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon and two counts of breach of an undertaking. Stellarton woman gets suspended sentence for driving into another truck ngnews Jul 11, 2017 for a hearing this week after pleading guilty to charges of dangerous ... Woman pleads guilty to dangerous driving | Local | News | The News ngnews May 11, 2017, was in court for trial, but changed her pleas to guilty after the counts were amended. She is also charged with ... 22-year-old Westville woman originally charged with using her car as a weapon pleaded guilty to an amended count of dangerous driving in Pictou provincial court on Thursday. She is also charged with committing mischief and breaching her undertaking. Another breach charge was dismissed.

*Timeline

Tuesday feb 23

February 23, 2016 London - 1 Dead, 5 Injured After UK Power Plant Collapse London - An unused power station in southern England partially collapsed Tuesday, killing one person and injuring five others, British emergency ...
February 23, 2016 Canadian teen arrested after stabbing 8 classmates Fox News Calder said charges are pending, but would not comment specifically on which ones she might face. 14-year-old female high school student is in custody after eight people were stabbed at a high school east of Toronto, police said Tuesday. All the injuries are minor. Durham Regional Police Sgt. Bill Calder said officers were called to Dunbarton High School in Pickering, Ontario, Tuesday morning after a report about a female waving a knife around. He said six students and two staff members sustained minor injuries
February 23, 2016 One dead after head-on crash in front of U Charleston Charleston Gazette-Mail Two vehicles hit head-on in the westbound lanes in front of the University of Charleston, dispatchers said. A person in one car was confirmed dead ... late Tuesday night,
February 23, 2016 Man injured in stabbing on Bluff Canyon Circle El Paso Texas KFOX El Paso EL PASO, Texas – A 57-year-old man was stabbed inside of a home in west El Paso. The incident happened Tuesday just before 3:30 p.m. on the 600 ...
February 23, 2016 Head-on crash results in injuries Plattsburgh Press Republican ROUSES POINT — Four people were taken to the hospital following a two-car head-on collision on Route 9B Tuesday afternoon. The accident, which ...
February 23, 2016 One dead and two injured in shooting on East Side mySanAntonio.com One man is dead and two people are in critical condition after a shooting Tuesday on the East Side. San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said officers found one man dead and another critically wounded when they arrived about 4:45 p.m.
February 23, 2016 2016 Phoenix murders A family of five falls victim to a murder-suicide in Phoenix, Arizona. 26-year-old Alex Bucker is identified by Phoenix police as the shooter, who was killed in a gunfight with police. (AZCentral) 2016 Phoenix Murders were a violent act that took place in Phoenix, Arizona on February 23, 2016. According to the Phoenix Police Department, 26 year old Alex Buckner shot his parents and two sisters before shooting himself. However, it was later confirmed that the suspect was killed by police officers. Among the victims were his father Vic, 50, mother Kimberly, 49, sister Kaitlin, 18, and sister Emma, 6.[1]
Feb 23, 2016 1 killed suspect arrested Calif. car salesman killed during Corvette test drive; driver suspected drug influence arrested USA TODAY A California car salesman was killed during a test drive on Tuesday when the man driving the car slammed into a tree, according to police. man who was driving the car, Alex Demetro (Hispanic?) , 28, was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony driving under the influence of drugs tags: car dealer attack CarMax employee killed in crash during test drive in Ontario KABC-TV‎ The man test driving the car, Alex Mark Demetro, 28, of Union City, was arrested and ... CarMax salesman killed when Corvette crashes in test drive; friends hold prayer circle Los Angeles Times‎ Union City man arrested after fatal CarMax test drive accident KGO-TV‎

Monday Feb 22

6 shootings, 1 killed in Sacramento on Monday ABC10 ... others injured and law enforcement investigators searching for suspects. .... Elementary School and prompted a temporary lockdown of the school.

Sunday Feb 21, 2016 Report: Dozens of Russian generals in Syria killed after a car bomb hits their military base Jerusalem Post Israel News The military base that was hit by the car bomb is considered one of the most important military centers of the Russian forces on the Syrian coast, located some 15 kilometers from Latakia. ty of Latakia were killed Sunday afternoon in a deadly car bomb attack committed by two opposition factions, Ahrar al-Sham and Bayan movement, Syrian opposition groups reported on Wednesday. According to the media office of Ahrar al-Sham, the two factions, in coordination with local jihadists who were located at the Russian military base, decided to bomb the car after they observed a gathering of senior Russian generals at the military base.

Feb 20, Feb 24 update Teens charged in shooting death of Miami 6-year-old King Carter walking to buy candy Miami Herald King Carter got caught in the crossfire of a feud that started on social media, police said Wednesday in announcing the arrest of two teens in the 6-year-old's death. Leonard Adams, 18, and Irwen Pressley, 17, opened fire Saturday in the Northwest Miami-Dade Apartment complex known as Colors, police said. They have been charged with attempted first-degree murder and second-degree murder. stopped short of calling it gang-related.“It appears there was some type of beef between the two factions." King was shot Saturday outside of his Northwest Miami-Dade apartment on Northwest 103rd Lane and 12th Avenue as he was walking to buy candy.

Feb 19 Victim in Last Week's Fortuna Stabbing on the Mend; 'Not a Random Attack,' Police Say Lost Coast Outpost The Fortuna Police Department continues its investigation into the stabbing incident involving a 29 year-old female on February 19, 2016. The victim ...

Feb. 16, 2012 killing Feb 23, 2016 sentence Man Sentenced for recklessly (deliberately?) Killing Girlfriend in Head-On Crash NBC Southern California Jeffrey Minifie was sentenced for killing his girlfriend in a high-speed chase with police. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at Noon on ... Minifie was convicted of kidnapping his girlfriend, Lilian Janeth Pleitez, 36, on Feb. 16, 2012, and crashing into traffic head-on after a police chase. Minifie's lawyer asserted that Minifie and Pleitez had used cocaine and were in the midst of a violent argument when the"accident" happened. Pleitez leaves behind three children.

*Sources

Baby Maddox was killed, burned and hidden before search began (exclusive)
Syracuse.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Before Central New Yorkers learned that Maddox Lawrence was missing, she'd already been killed, her body burned and hidden ...   Baby Maddox Lawrence was killed in scenic area south of city, DA says - Syracuse.com

Driver charged in New Jersey Turnpike crash that killed Jersey City teacher, 5-year-old daughter
WABC-TV The three-car crash left two others injured, but 51-year-old Timothy O'Donnell and 5-year-old Bridget O'Donnell, of Bayonne, were killed. Troopers ...

Update: Standoff Ends on Lakeside Drive, Man Arrested WSET.com   came into our newsroom around 9:30am about a standoff on Lakeside Drive.A heavy police presence was at a residence near Azt.

Hazard man killed in crash WYMT
A Perry County man died in a Harlan County crash.

Off-duty firefighter killed after running through traffic FireRescue1.com AKRON, Ohio — An off-duty firefighter and paramedic who was killed ... a 10-car chain reaction crash, though no one else was seriously injured.

Shooting on DC Metro caps string of attacks - USA TODAY 2 teens arrested after shooting on Green Line Metro train - WJLA Police: 16-year-old shot man at Anacostia Metro Station - WTOP

One dead and two injured in shooting on East Side mySanAntonio.com   22, 2016 after arriving at the scene of a fatal shooting in the 300 block of Belmont. Three people were shot in the incident that police described as a ... One dead in East Side shooting - WOAI

Horrific body-cam footage shows police officer slamming suspected shoplifter's head on the ground ... Mirror.co.uk This shocking body cam footage shows a police officer wrestling a suspected shoplifter to the ground and slamming her head on the pavement until ...

Head on collision injures two east of Tullahassee   Tulsa World Two people were injured in a head-on collision shortly after 8 p.m. on Highway 69 southeast of Tullahassee. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports ...

Police investigating Tuesday night shooting on Johns Island   ABC NEWS 4 Charleston police responded to the shooting at the 1600 block of Brownswood Road shortly afte r 11 p.m., according to a Charleston County ...

Uber Driver Shooting Suspect Jason Dalton Came Close to Picking Up These 2 Women
ABC News The last cancellation was just four minutes before police arrested him, after he had allegedly killed six people and injured two. Police: Kalamazoo rampage suspect had no mental health historyCNN Kalamazoo suspect liked shooting guns, had 15 at home Detroit Free Press

Indianapolis Man Bob Leonard Convicted of Murder in Home Explosion that killed 2 neighbors ABC News An Indianapolis man was convicted of murder, arson and insurance fraud on Wednesday for his role in a 2012 house explosion that killed two neighbors and devastated a subdivision in the southern part of the city. Jurors convicted Bob Leonard, 57, on all ...

IDF reserves officer killed by stray fire during Palestinian knife attack Jerusalem Post Israel News IDF reserves officer killed by stray fire during Palestinian knife attack ... Eliav Gelman, 30, was killed by friendly fire in the midst of a stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank on Wednesday afternoon, according to an IDF ...

Power line 'boom' causes downtown building evacuation WHIO The Reibold Building in downtown Dayton has been evacuated after a reported explosion from a nearby manhole cover. Firefighters in Dayton responded at approximately 10:15 a.m.

Ottawa County Michigan stabbing suspect in custody WZZM13.com BLENDON TOWNSHIP, MICH. - The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says a 38-year-old Hudsonville man has non-life-threatening injuries after a stabbing Monday evening. Just before 6 p.m., sheriff's deputies were called to the Mobil gas station at 4842 Port ...

2 teens arrested for shooting puppy 18 times with BB gun 9NEWS.com Police said that 17-year-old De'Monte Ty'Juan Douglas and a 14-year-old male are responsible for shooting the puppy 18 times with a BB gun.

Toronto Star

Girl faces 15 charges in Dunbarton high school stabbing

Toronto Star - ‎3 hours ago‎

A 14-year-old girl charged in the mass stabbing at a Pickering high school is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. The girl, whose identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with assault, six counts of assault ...

KMBC Kansas City

Teen killed in officer-involved shooting, Missouri Highway Patrol says

KMBC Kansas City - ‎5 hours ago‎

The shooting happened in the 1500 block of Southwest 20th Street about 5 a.m. as police were investigating a reported prowler call.

NPR

U.N. Defends Its Role During South Sudan Attack That Killed 18 Civilians

NPR - ‎9 hours ago‎

A sustained armed attack at a camp for displaced people in South Sudan killed at least 18, according to a U.N. spokesperson.

KABC-TV

2 Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Glendora Area; Some Westbound Lanes Remain Closed on 210 Freeway: CHP

KTLA - ‎13 minutes ago‎

Two people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash in the Glendora area on Wednesday morning, resulting in an hourslong closure of all westbound lanes on the 210 Freeway at the 57 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

WLS-TV

Cicero man charged with shooting neighbors bonds out of jail, victims outraged

WLS-TV - ‎17 hours ago‎

A suburban Cicero couple who were shot and nearly killed by their neighbor want to know why the man charged with attempted murder is already back on the streets.

FOX40

Police: Man Killed in Cortez Park Attack was Retired Stockton Officer

FOX40 - ‎19 hours ago‎

Investigators say the incident began as a stabbing, but turned into a shooting after the good Samaritan tried to break it up.

The Times of Israel

Father of 2 killed in friendly fire attack during stabbing

The Times of Israel - ‎1 hour ago‎

An Israeli soldier killed Wednesday by errant IDF gunfire during a Palestinian stabbing attack at the Etzion Junction was identified as Eliav Gelman, 30, an Air Force captain in the Israeli army's reserve corps.

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