Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Monthly Misfortune February 2017

Monthly Misfortune February 2017 --- ===
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Incidents of terrorism or violence of a terrorist nature that could be staged so that it does not seem to be a terrorist attack.

*References

List of terrorist incidents in February 2017

Date: February 28, 2017 Tuesday

3 people crash their cars into semi trucks on same day
  1. 2/28/2017 crash: head-on driving into semi truck killed: 1 31-year-old man dies in head-on crash near Drake, ND KFYR-TV DRAKE, N.D. - A 31-year-old man is dead following a head-on crash on Highway 52 near Drake, N.D., Tuesday morning. The North Dakota Highway ... Head on crash with a Freightliner kills man - Valley News Live
  2. 2/28/2017 crash: radiator steam injury Some White Knoll Players Injured By Radiator Steam on Bus Return to School WLTX.comLexington, SC (WLTX) - Lexington School District One says some of the White Knoll High School soccer players injured when a radiator broke down ...the radiator failed. The district says a pressurized burst of steam, coolant, and hot water was sent up into part of the bus, leaving six students injured.
  3. 2/28/2017 crash: head-on Mora man crossed center killed in head-on wet road collision with semi TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press A Mora, Minn., man was killed when his car collided head-on with a semitrailer Tuesday morning on Minnesota 23. A Mora, Minn., man was killed ...Chevrolet Malibu he was driving crossed over the center line and struck an eastbound semi at highway speed,
  4. 2/28/2017 crash: head-on Cedar Rapids man dies in head-on collision unknown reason cross center into semi tractor in Swisher KCRG SWISHER, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- A Cedar Rapids man died in a crash between his car and a semi tractor Tuesday Iowa State Patrol  49-year-old Jeff Schneidermann was driving west on 120th Street NW when for an unknown reason he crossed the centerline and hit the driver's side of the semi tractor, which was heading east.
Date: February 27, 2017 Monday


Date February 26, 2017 Sunday
  1. Syrian Civil War The Syrian Army recaptures the strategic town of Tadef from ISIL, south of al-Bab, securing key transportation routes in eastern Aleppo Governorate. (Xinhuanet)
  2. Sabal Trail Transmission Pipeline A protester who was seen firing a high powered rifle at the controversial pipleline construction site was chased by police until his car crashed. The suspect was shot and killed by a deputy after as tried to engage police in a gunfight (Police kill man reportedly seen shooting at gas pipeline (CBS News)
  3. 16 people dead in northern India after a truck carrying villagers to church overturned on a mountain road. (DW)Politics and elections
  4. Tens of thousands of people march through Moscow, Russia, to commemorate the two-year anniversary of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov's assassination. (The Guardian) (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
  5. February 26, 2017 crash: not-terrorist crash into pedestrians injured: 5 suspect: questioned   First picture of Romanian migrant killed when a not-terrorist Mercedes ploughed into Car Wash ...The Sun  killed when a Mercedes ploughed into group at London car wash ... in terror following the smash, on the morning of Sunday February 26.
    Man in critical condition after car hits pedestrians in south London | UK ...
    https://www.theguardian.com › World › UK News
    Feb 26, 2017 - Driver arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after car struck five people in ... Police said the incident was not terror-related. ... The crash happened opposite a car wash outside Catford bus garage. ... “I thought they were dead.
    Five people in hospital after car ploughs into pedestrians in South ...
    www.express.co.uk › News › UK
    Feb 26, 2017 - Met Police say there is no suggestion the incident is terror-related. The crash happened outside a car wash opposite a row of shops on Bromley ... The driver was arrested and taken to a southLondon hospital with a head injury ... man died and several people were injured when a car drove into a crowd in ...
    London car crash: Man arrested for drunk driver after Mercedes slams ...
    www.dailystar.co.uk › News › Latest News
    Feb 26, 2017 - ... slammed his Mercedes into "car wash workers" on a busy London street. ... 'Drunk driver' ploughs car into pedestrians leaving one critical and four injured .... “At the time we thought they were all dead” ... Armed Metropolitan Police counter terrorism officers take part in an exercise on the River Thames in ...
    Bellingham crash: Five rushed to hospital after Mercedes hits ...
    www.standard.co.uk › News › Crime
    Feb 26, 2017 - ... rushed to hospital after a Mercedes car crashed into pedestrians in south east London. ... when the crash happened near Catford bus garage and a hand car wash. ... Police said there was no suggestion the incident was terror-related. ... Friends of student killed in crash bid to raise £25,000 for funeral ...
    Screams of terror seconds after suspected drink-driver of Mercedes ...
    www.mirror.co.uk › News › UK News › Car crashesFeb 26, 2017 - Screams of terror seconds after suspected drink-driver of Mercedes ... These scenes of carnage show the aftermath of a horror crash in south London after the suspected drunk-driver of a ... Police outside the Best Hand Car Wash in Bellingham (Photo: SWNS) ... At the time we thought they were all dead.
    Woman reveals her terror after five people mown down at London car ...
    www.independent.ie/.../woman-reveals-her-terror-after-five-people-mown-down-at-lo...
    Feb 26, 2017 - A woman who saw the aftermath of a car crash in which five people were mown down ... her shock at the "carnage", saying she feared they were all dead. ... The crash happened outside a car wash opposite a row of shops on ...
    Driver questioned after car hits five outside car wash (From Barrhead ...
    www.barrheadnews.com/.../15118562.Driver_questioned_after_car_hits_five_outside...
    Feb 26, 2017 - Driver questioned after car hits five outside car wash ... Police are continuing to question a driver who mowed down five people outside a car wash in south London. ... Scotland Yard has confirmed the incident was not terror-related. ... her “shock” at the carnage, saying she feared the group were all dead.Five people have been taken to hospital (Jonathan Brady/PA)
    The driver was detained at the scene by an off-duty policeman. He was treated in hospital for a head injury but has been discharged and is being questioned by police on suspicion of drink-driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
    Scotland Yard has confirmed the incident was not terror-related. The crash happened opposite a row of shops in Bromley Road. The Mercedes careered through a row of bollards
    Five people were injured this morning in a collision on Bromley Rd, #Bellingham - the driver has been arrested http://ow.ly/SqFs309mOrA 1/2
    6:08 AM - 26 Feb 2017


  1. 2/25/2017 crash: head-on cause unknown killed: 2 Two die in head on collision in Gauteng News24 Johannesburg South Africa
  2. 2/25/2017 crash: head-on attack? crime: DUI reckless injured: 1  Injured reckless drunk driver swerved into oncoming traffic charged in Hwy. 26 Madras head-on crash Madras Oregon 
  3. 2/25/2017 crash: head-on attack? Oregon PD investigate fatal erratic wrong way driver causes head-on crash OREGON, Ohio
  4. A suspected drunken driver plows his car into a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade at the New Orleans Mardi Gras. Dozens are injured, with 28 people, including a child and a police officer, taken to seven hospitals, five in critical condition. (AP) (New Orleans Times-Picayune) (AP via ABC News) Terrorism is ruled out.in favor of drunk driving
  5. 2/25/2017 crime: officer involved shooting man backing into officer   Teen girl records Vancouver police about to be hit in reverse shooting on her iPhone
  6. 2/25/2017 crime: shooting on highway killed: 1 suspect: fled One  Black Man Dead In Highway 4 Shooting In Antioch  CA
  7. terror:  Syrian Civil War The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that militants attacked two Syrian Armed Forces bases in Homs, killing at least 42 people, including a senior intelligence officer. (Reuters via Jerusalem Post)(SBS)
  8. terror:  War in Afghanistan (2015–present) According to officials, at least 11 people, mostly police officers, are killed outside a mosque in Jowzjan Province in an ambush by militants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
  9. terror: Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) Shifa Gardi, a prominent female reporter for Rudaw Media Network, is killed by a roadside bomb while reporting on the battle for Mosul(BBC)
  10. terror:  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Clashes erupt between Nagorno-Karabakh separatists and Azerbaijani forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense confirmed casualties on its side while the separatist forces claim to have no causalities. Both sides blame each other for the flareup in fighting. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
  11. terror: (suspected) German police shoot a man, who was trying to escape after apparently driving into a group of pedestrians in a central square in Heidelberg. A 73-year-old man was killed and two other people injured. Police do not believe terrorism is involved. (BBC) (Deutsche Welle) (Reuters)
Daily Misfortune Friday, February 24, 2017 ---
Detail:
  1. 2/24/2017 crime: shooting killed: 1 Man killed in Lancaster doughnut shop shooting Los Angeles Times An employee fatally shot a man early Friday morning around 2:50 a.m. at Sugary Donuts in Lancaster, authorities said. Two people were being ..
  2. Syrian Civil WarBattle of al-Bab  The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL after months of fighting. (The Washington Post)
  3. A car bomb explodes in the Syrian village of Sousian, north of al-Bab, killing at least 60 people. (Time)(BBC)(AP)
  4. Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War The Iraqi Air Force strikes ISIL targets inside Syria for the first time in response to recent bombings in Baghdad(RT)
  5. Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) At least eight Yemeni soldiers are killed in a suicide bombing at a military camp in Zinjibar(Al Jazeera)
  6. Terrorism in the United States Two Indian nationals are shot in the U.S. state of Kansas; one has died while the other is wounded. The attacker is a Caucasian navy veteran. (Reuters)
  7. Israel denies entry to Omar Shakir, a researcher for Human Rights Watch and an American citizen, because the organization engages in so-called Palestinian propaganda. HRW's Sari Bashi said, "This Israeli government has been narrowing the space for democratic activity," by closing the country off to critics. Later, the Israel government would grant Mr. Shakir a tourist visa while considering HRW's appeal on the work visa(CNN) (The New York Times)
  8. 2017 Mexico–United States diplomatic crisis Mexico states that it will reject third-country deportees(ABC News)
  9. Death of Kim Jong-nam Malaysian police claim that Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was killed by VX nerve agent, a toxin used almost exclusively for chemical warfare. (The New York Times)
Daily Misfortune Thursday, February 23, 2017 ---
Crash:
  1. 2/23/2017 crash: head-on injured: 1 Drivers injured in head-on crash in Schenectady NY 
Crime
  1. 2/23/2017 crime: shooting on freeway injured: 1 Man Receives Serious Injuries After Shooting on Freeway in Kentucky 
  2. Fleeing Suspect Killed After Shooting 2 DC Police Police: Man fled from officers before being fatally shot WRAL  ... officers took the wounded officers to a hospital in their cruisers Two officers are injured in a shootout with a suspect in Washington DC Daily Mail Video captures police-involved shooting in DC that left man dead ABC News  Newsham could not say where investigators found the gun in proximity to Williams' body. It was not clear whether Williams shot either of the … Video DC Shooting: Two Officers Wounded, Suspect Dead USATODAY 2 Officers shot in Washington, DC 
    1:24
     DC Officers Shot: 2 Cops Hurt But Stable, Suspect Dead News MaxFeb 24, 2017 · Two Washington, D.C., police officers were shot Thursday night in the Trinidad neighborhood of the city and a suspect in those shootings is dead.Two officers shot in northeast DC in stable condition, one ...
    fox5dc.com · Feb 23, 2017 · Two police officers are in stable condition Friday after they were involved in a Thursday night shooting in northeast D.C. that left a suspect dead. …
  3. 2/23/2017 crime: rape, home invasion suspect: arrested Asfawesen Dres Accused of University of Washington Home Invasion Rape  Asfawesen Dres (common ethiopian name) is accused of breaking into a University of Washington student apartment, sexually assaulting her and trying to inject her with meth and sending text messages to make it look like she was buying drugs. He was just one day out of jail. He was previously arrested by police for selling drugs.
War Terror
  1. terror: mass knife attack plot suspect: arrested An 18-year-old Lakewood High School student is facing charges after police say he brought a machete to campus-- and hid it in a trombone case. Fox News
  2. terror: War in North-West Pakistan At least six people are killed in a bomb blast in the Pakistani city of Lahore(BBC)
  3. terror: Battle of Mosul (2016–17) Iraqi Police forces enter the Mosul International Airport and capture the runway from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant(Associated Press)
  4. terror: Dakota Access Pipeline protests Squatters protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline leave burning wreckage and are evicted, clearing the way for the oil pipeline through Canada and the United States to be built. (The New York Times)
  5. terror: Kim Jong-nam Was Killed by VX Nerve Agent, woman with Korean facebook friends Malaysians Say 
  6. 2/24/2017 terror: arson injured: 1 journalist Swedish journalist ATTACKED hit by ice block after gang of youths ignite INFERNO near housing estate  


Daily Misfortune Wednesday, February 22, 2017 --- ===
Monthly Misfortune February 2017 ---

List of incidents of terror which could be accidents, crimes, or terrorist attacks.

Headlines:
Daily Misfortune Wednesday, February 22, 2017 --- ===
Crash:
6 head on
4 killed
  1. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on injured: 1  Near Head-On Crash After Left Turn Sends One to Hospital Clay County, IN 
  2. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on unknown reason killed: 1  attack? NC42 head-on crash pickup and ca
  3. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on, closed road killed: 2 attack? Head-on crash into trailer truck kills 2, closes eastbound I-94 in Jackson County LEONI TWP., MI 
  4. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on killed: 1 attack? Head-on crash into fuel tanker truck near Rising Sun kills one MD
  5. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on unknown reason injured: 1 attack? Head-On Collision Car Swerves into Path of Semi Truck In Portage Township Michigan
  6. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on injured: 4 attack? Sidney school bus involved in head-on collision by student who veered into it Montana
Crime:
  1. 2/22/2017 crime: shooting domestic  BRPD investigates domestic shooting on Lake Lawford Court Baton Rouge LA
  2. 2/22/2017 crime: shootings injured: 3 2 men shot, woman stabbed in separate incidents blocks away in Southeast DC,
  3. crime: Shane Schindler Charged Attacking Las Vegas Dummy With Hammer after killings of 2 homeless men
War and Terror: 
  1. terror: Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)Houthi missile attack on a Yemeni military camp near the port city of Mocha kills Major General Ahmed Saif al-Yafei, Yemen's deputy chief of staff, and several others. (Reuters)

Daily Misfortune Wednesday, February 22, 2017 ---

Crash:
6 head on
4 killed
  1. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on injured: 1  Near Head-On Crash After Left Turn Sends One to Hospital Clay County, IN 
  2. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on unknown reason killed: 1  attack? NC42 head-on crash pickup and ca
  3. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on, closed road killed: 2 attack? Head-on crash into trailer truck kills 2, closes eastbound I-94 in Jackson County LEONI TWP., MI 
  4. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on killed: 1 attack? Head-on crash into fuel tanker truck near Rising Sun kills one MD
  5. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on unknown reason injured: 1 attack? Head-On Collision Car Swerves into Path of Semi Truck In Portage Township Michigan
  6. 2/22/2017 crash: head-on injured: 4 attack? Sidney school bus involved in head-on collision by student who veered into it Montana
Crime:
  1. 2/22/2017 crime: shooting domestic  BRPD investigates domestic shooting on Lake Lawford Court Baton Rouge LA
  2. 2/22/2017 crime: shootings injured: 3 2 men shot, woman stabbed in separate incidents blocks away in Southeast DC,
  3. crime: Shane Schindler Charged Attacking Las Vegas Dummy With Hammer after killings of 2 homeless men
  4. crime: false rape accusation suspect: charged Teen Nikki Yovino charged with lying about being raped by college football players
  5. crime: Peabody Double Murder killed: 2 couple  suspect: Wes Doughty motive "they gave heroin to his godfather" 
War and Terror: 
  1. terror: Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)Houthi missile attack on a Yemeni military camp near the port city of Mocha kills Major General Ahmed Saif al-Yafei, Yemen's deputy chief of staff, and several others. (Reuters)
  2. terror: Islamist plot against police suspect 1 arrested German Islamist arrested for planning attack on security forces
    Daily Misfortune Tuesday, February 21, 2017 ---
    Crash:
    4 killed
    5 injured
    1. 2/21/2017 crash: head-on not weather or DUI suspect: killed: 1 attack?  Man dies in head-on collision with a semi truck in northern Alberta Canada
    2. 2/21/2017 crash: head-on killed: 1 Child dead after head-on crash with teen driver at top of hill in Ava MO 
    3. 2/21/2017 crash: head-on killed: 1 Vinton man hospitalized in fatal head-on crash Nebraska
    4. 2/21/2017 crash: head-on injured: 1 Driver seriously injured after head-on collision Steubenville Ohio
    5. 2/21/2017 crash: head-on into semi truck unknown reasons killed: 1 Kansas woman killed in head-on crash with semi truck near Holdrege Nebraska PHELPS COUNTY
    6. 2/21/2017 crash: head-on train crash injured: 4 Out-of-service trains collide head-on near Philadelphia 
    Crime: 
    1 killed 
    3 injured 
    1. 2/21/2017 crime: shooting killed: 1 One dead in shooting at house on South Camden Drive The Herald-Times A man died and two young men were taken into custody for questioning Tuesday afternoon following a shooting at a house on Camden Drive on ...
    2. 2/21/2017 crime: shooting killed: 1 Shooting on Roma Avenue kills man in 20s Buffalo News Tuesday night's shooting is the 11th homicide in the city this year and third this month. BPD respond to shooting on Roma Ave - WGRZ.com
    3. 2/21/2017 crime stabbing injured: 3 Three people injured, former girlfriend breakup woman in custody in triple stabbing on west side DETROIT (WXYZ) - Police say a woman is in custody in connection with a domestic dispute that led to a triple stabbing. two men and a woman were all cut with either a box cutter or razor..
    Terror:
    1 arrested
    1 coordinated media attack
    1. 2/21/2017 terror: Cary man Garrett Grimsley accused of threatening non-Muslims keeping guns North Carolina
    2. terror: aid fund by: muslims in support of Jews BDS pro-palestine anti-Israel activists raise funds to repair jewish cemetary Muslims Fundraise To Repair Vandalized St. Louis Jewish Cemetery
    3. 2/21/2017 Milo Responds to TGP Reporter in New York: It’s Very Obvious This Was Highly Coordinated and Well Funded Attack 

    2/21/2017 crash: airplane engine failure killed: 5  Melbourne plane crash into shopping mall: CEO, lawyer, ex-FBI agent among Americans killed Australia CNN.com  Footage shows Melbourne plane crash aftermath CNN.com  Melbourne plane crash: CEO, lawyer, ex-FBI agent among Americans ... chartered plane crashed into an Australian mall, killing all five people on board -- including four notable Texans on "trip of a lifetime." ... The men were killed shortly after the plane took off Tuesday from Melbourne's Essendon Airport. ... Glenn Garland was one of four Americans ... Melbourne Essendon plane crash: 5 dead after small plane crashes ... (CNN) A small chartered plane with five people aboard crashed into a shopping center shortly after takeoff from Melbourne's Essendon airport ...Plane Crashes Into Mall in Melbourne, Australia, Killing Pilot and 4 ...
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/21/world/australia/australian-plane-crash.html The plane, carrying tourists, crashed into a shopping mall complex after taking off inMelbourne. Officials believe the aircraft had a catastrophic engine failure  crashed about 9 a.m. local time, just after takeoff from Essendon Fields Airport and slammed into a building in the complex, the Direct Factory Outlet, which is adjacent to the airport, the police said.No one was injured in the mall in suburban Essendon; the crash occurred about 45 minutes before the shops were to open, the police said.  the pilot called in a “mayday,” and the plane was believed to have had a catastrophic engine failure, plane was coming way, way fast,” he said. “I thought, that’s faster than normal. It looked like it hit the building.


    Daily Misfortune Monday, February 20, 2017 ---

    Crashes:
    7 Head-On Crash
    2 Deliberate crash attacks in australia and ambush on police in CA
    5 killed
    1. 2/20/2017 crash: deliberate head-on killed: 1 Erratic wrong-way driver after argument filmed colliding deliberately head-on with car in fatal WA crash Australia 
    2. 2/20/2017 crash: head-on injured: 3  Head-on Crash on TransCanada Highway in Edmundston Canada
    3. 2/20/2017 crash: head-on injured 1 One driver trapped after head-on collision on Rt. 2 in Gardner Worcester MA
    4. 2/20/2017 crash: head-on killed: 1 Westbury head-on crash leaves 1 dead, 1 injured, police say 
    5. 2/20/2017 crash: head-on motorcycle injured: 1 walked away Motorcyclist walks away from 90 mph head-on crash with SUV Palm Beach FL 
    6. 2/20/2017 crash: head-on killed: 2 Men killed in head-on collision on Milnes Road identified Modesto CA 
    7. February 20, 2017 crime: cousin, cop killer crash: deliberate ambush lure killed: 2  injured: 1 terror: ? Michael Christopher Mejia Charged In Slaying of Whittier Officer Keith Boyer
    Crime:
    4 killed
    1. 2/20/2017 crime: shooting gang related killed: 1 Asian Indian Police identify victim of fatal shooting on Steelhead Court BC Canada
    2. 2/20/2017 crime: shooting murder killed: 1 Victim ID'ed in fatal shooting on Tucson's south side Arizona
    3. February 20, 2017 crime: cousin, cop killer crash: deliberate ambush lure killed: 2  injured: 1 terror: ? Michael Christopher Mejia Charged In Slaying of Whittier Officer Keith Boyer Gang member acts like domestic terrorist, killing cousin, crashes into two cars and ambushes arriving police officers. 
    Terror:
    12 killed
    1. terror: killed: 1 Gunmen attack a Vietnamese vessel near Tawi-TawiPhilippines, killing at least one sailor and abducting seven others, according to the Philippine Coast GuardAbu Sayyaf militants are suspected of being behind the attack. (Reuters)
    2. terror: killed: 11 War in Afghanistan (2015–present) At least 11 people, all belonging to the same family, are killed in a grenade attack on their home in Laghman Province, according to provincial officials. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
    3. terror: killed: 0 Libyan Civil War (2014–present) A motorcade carrying prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord, is attacked by unidentified gunmen in Tripoli. There were no injuries reported. (Al Jazeera)
    4. terror: British journalist Milo Yiannopoulos's invitation to speak at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference is rescinded, and publication of his book Dangerous by Simon & Schuster is cancelled after he posts a video allegedly condoning sexual relations with boys as young as thirteen in coordinated media attack (New York Times via MSN)
    5. terror: Malaysia recalls its ambassador from North Korea amid an ongoing dispute over the alleged assassination of Kim Jong-nam by North Korean agents in the country. (BBC)
    6. terror: Montenegro–Russia relations A Montenegrin prosecutor accuses Russian authorities of being involved in the October 2016 coup plot in order to halt Montenegro's accession to NATO. Russian officials dismiss the allegations as "absurd." (The Guardian)
    7. terror: Antisemitism in the United States The Ronald Gardenswartz Jewish Community Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico is evacuated for the second time this year following a bomb threat, after a wave of threats against Jewish institutions in the United States. (Albuquerque Journal)
    8. terror: suspicious death Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin dies suddenly in New York City
    Crashes:
    7 Head-On Crash
    1 Deliberate crash attack
    5 killed
    1. 2/20/2017 crash: deliberate head-on killed: 1 Erratic wrong-way driver after argument filmed colliding deliberately head-on with car in fatal WA crash Australia 
    2. 2/20/2017 crash: head-on injured: 3  Head-on Crash on TransCanada Highway in Edmundston Canada
    3. 2/20/2017 crash: head-on injured 1 One driver trapped after head-on collision on Rt. 2 in Gardner Worcester MA
    4. 2/20/2017 crash: head-on killed: 1 Westbury head-on crash leaves 1 dead, 1 injured, police say 
    5. 2/20/2017 crash: head-on motorcycle injured: 1 walked away Motorcyclist walks away from 90 mph head-on crash with SUV Palm Beach FL 
    6. 2/20/2017 crash: head-on killed: 2 Men killed in head-on collision on Milnes Road identified Modesto CA 
    Crime:
    2 killed
    1. 2/20/2017 crime: shooting gang related killed: 1 Asian Indian Police identify victim of fatal shooting on Steelhead Court BC Canada
    2. 2/20/2017 crime: shooting murder killed: 1 Victim ID'ed in fatal shooting on Tucson's south side Arizona
    Terror:
    12 killed
    1. terror: killed: 1 Gunmen attack a Vietnamese vessel near Tawi-TawiPhilippines, killing at least one sailor and abducting seven others, according to the Philippine Coast GuardAbu Sayyaf militants are suspected of being behind the attack. (Reuters)
    2. terror: killed: 11 War in Afghanistan (2015–present) At least 11 people, all belonging to the same family, are killed in a grenade attack on their home in Laghman Province, according to provincial officials. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
    3. terror: killed: 0 Libyan Civil War (2014–present) A motorcade carrying prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord, is attacked by unidentified gunmen in Tripoli. There were no injuries reported. (Al Jazeera)
    4. terror: British journalist Milo Yiannopoulos's invitation to speak at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference is rescinded, and publication of his book Dangerous by Simon & Schuster is cancelled after he posts a video allegedly condoning sexual relations with boys as young as thirteen in coordinated media attack (New York Times via MSN)
    5. terror: Malaysia recalls its ambassador from North Korea amid an ongoing dispute over the alleged assassination of Kim Jong-nam by North Korean agents in the country. (BBC)
    6. terror: Montenegro–Russia relations A Montenegrin prosecutor accuses Russian authorities of being involved in the October 2016 coup plot in order to halt Montenegro's accession to NATO. Russian officials dismiss the allegations as "absurd." (The Guardian)
    7. terror: Antisemitism in the United States The Ronald Gardenswartz Jewish Community Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico is evacuated for the second time this year following a bomb threat, after a wave of threats against Jewish institutions in the United States. (Albuquerque Journal)
    8. terror: suspicious death Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin dies suddenly in New York City

    Daily Misfortune Sunday, February 19, 2017 ---



    Daily Misfortune Saturday, February 18, 2017 ---
    1. crash: 2017 Leuven derailment One person is killed and 20 are injured when a passenger train derails near LeuvenBelgium(Sky News)
    2. crash: A bus traveling to Chile overturns in Argentina's Mendoza Province, killing at least 19 people. (Reuters)
    3. 2/18/2017 crash: alcohol related killed: 2  Father, son killed in alchohol related head-on collision with each other in Alabama 
    4. 2/18/2017 crash: head-on, passing killed: 4  Head-on crash by semi failed passing  kills four near Dodge City
    5. 2/18/2017 crash: hit and run into boy Driver sought after boy, 2, seriously injured in Ambler hit-and-run PA 
    6. 2/18/2017 crash: crime: carjacking injured: 3 suspects: 3 charges pending Blue Island cops injured pursuing alleged car thieves Chicago 
    7. 2/18/2017 crash: deliberate drunk head-on wrong way killed: 1  2/21/2017 charged  Murder charges filed in erratic drunk driver wrong way rampage deliberate head-on collision north of Waukomis Oaklahoma 
    Crime: 

    1. 2/18/2017 crime: shooting on bus after argument injured: 1  Woman Arrested For Shooting On MTA Bus  BALTIMORE 
    2. 2/18/2017 crime: shooting injured: 1  Man wounded after shooting on Dan Ryan Expressway Illinois
    3. 2/18/2017 crime: protest As many as fifty thousand people gather in Manila for a march organized by the Philippine Catholic Church to protest the Philippine Drug War(International Business Times)(Fox News)
    terror:
    1. According to the United Nations, as many as 96 families have been displaced by criminal gangs who are filling the vacuum left by FARC rebels in Colombia after the latter signed a peace deal with the government last year. (BBC)
    2. Omar Abdel-Rahman, convicted in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, dies in his federal prison cell in Butner, North Carolina(CNN)Politics and elections

    Date: February 17, 2017 Friday
    Daily Misfortune Friday, February 17, 2017 ---

    War Attacks
    1. 2017 Sehwan suicide bombing At least 70 people are killed and more than 150 injured in suicide bombing at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Shrine in Sehwan, Sindh, Pakistan; 50 of the injured are in critical condition, medical emergency has been declared in the hospitals of HyderabadDadu and Jamshoro(Dawn News)(The News)
    2. Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) A car bomb explodes in a Shi'ite neighbourhood in Baghdad, killing at least 48 people. ISIL claimed responsibility for the bombing. (BBC)
    3. Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) An air raid on a funeral in a village north of Sana'a kills at least eight women and children. The Houthis blames the Saudi-led coalition for the attack. (Al Jazeera)
    Crime Attacks
    1. crime: arson attack attempt suspect: 1 arrested  Man trying to set fire to house douses himself in gasoline before arrested Ontario Canada
    2. crime: 13 suspicious fires string of suspicious fires near abandoned buildings  KITCHENER Canada
    3. Feb. 16, 2017. attack Man Brandon Williams sentenced to life in prison for 'cruel and vicious' 2017 attack     BRADENTON, FL 
    4. crime: shot by police killed: 1 1 dead, undercover officers at scene of police-involved shooting on Southwest Side San Antonio TX  pulling a sawed-off shotgun on officers
    5. crime: illegal immigrant shooting murder kidnap killed: 1  Yesenia Sesmas Illegal Immigrant Murdered Mother Kidnapped Baby Dalls TX
    6. crime: carjacking injured: 1 Former boxer Michael Watson dragged, sprayed and injured in car-jacking incident  London UK
      Crash Head-On
      1. cause: unknown killed: 1 Head-on crash into semitrailer kills Pequot Lakes MN man, 
      2. killed: 2 injured: 2 dead; 2 seriously injured in head-on crash SALT LAKE CITY UT
      3. injured: ? Head-on collision on 400 SB shuts down ramp to Northridge Road SANDY SPRINGS
      4. killed: 1  Hardyville KY woman dies after head-on collision 
      Crash Into Pedestrian
      1. 2/16/2017 crash: illegal pedestrian hit killed: 1 Pedestrian On Frewway  Killed On 405 In Irvine CBS Local IRVINE (CBSLA.com) – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday on the 405 Freeway in Irvine, according to California Highway Patrol.
      2. 2/16/2017: crash: red light hit 2 people killed: 2  Woman struck, killed on Mira Mesa Boulevard by car that ran red light SAN DIEGO CA
      Reported:
      5 shot 3 dead, 2 wounded in shooting on Chicago's Southwest Side apartment Fox News CHICAGO – Chicago police say five people have been shot, three fatally, in an apartment on the city's Southwest Side. Police say the victims were inside the apartment when an unknown male walked inside and began shooting. 3 Killed, 2 Critically Wounded in Shooting on Chicago's Southwest Side: Police - NBC Chicago

      Two-year-old boy killed in Chicago shooting caught on Facebook Live video - The Guardian Boy, 2, shot dead in triple shooting on Facebook Live - ITV News

      Man charged in January shooting on NW Side KSAT San Antonio  SAN ANTONIO - A local man has been arrested for his part in a shooting that wounded a man on the city's Northwest Side. Sean Christian Cain was ...


      1 dead, undercover officers at scene of police-involved shooting on Southwest Side mySanAntonio.com  San Antonio police are responding to a shooting involving at least one officer at the 700 block of Vickers Avenue on the Southwest Side Thursday, Feb ...


      Woman killed in head-on crash in Green Twp. Cincinnati.com  A woman was killed in a head-on crash on Harrison Avenue in Green Township on Wednesday. Nicole Jackson of Aurora, Indiana, was driving a ...

      Longview police investigating fatal shooting on 12th Street KLTV  Police say they are investigating the shooting as a homicide and ask that anyone with information contac

      Man hurt in shooting on Allen Avenue in Spartanburg Co. WSPA.com  SPARTANBURG CO., S.C. (WSPA) – A man was hurt in a shooting on Allen Avenue, according to the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office. The victim ...


      More details released in officer-involved shooting on Highway 99 Modesto Bee  A report of a suicidal man armed with a knife on Highway 99 led to an officer-involved shooting and closed the highway Wednesday morning.


      Head-on crash on area highway leaves 2 dead, one injured KWTX
      ROCKDALE, Texas (KWTX) Two men died and a woman was injured in a head-on crash Wednesday on U.S. Highway 79 in Milam County. Two dead after head-on collision near Rockdale - KXXV News Channel 25


      'Impairment' a possible factor in head-on crash that killed 3, injured 2, Utah Highway Patrol says
      Salt Lake Tribune ... of one car crossed the centerline and collided head-on with another car on Highway 40 near Heber, the Utah Highway Patrol reported Wednesday.
      3 dead, 2 injured in head-on crash - St George News UHP: Driver in head-on crash that killed 3 may have been impaired - Deseret News

      Two charged in double shooting on Charleston's West Side that wounded two WCHS
      Charleston police said two people have been charged in a shooting on the West Side they said occurred during a drug deal gone bad.Yasmin Pegram ...

      2 women, one man arrested in Kim's death Bangkok Post

      Cops Seek This Man in Murder of 2 Hiking Girls Newser - Arden Dier  Indiana State Police are trying to track down a man photographed at the Delphi Historic Trails on Monday around the time two teenage girls.

      Former Lowell man held in Fitchburg shooting, chase Lowell Sun - Joe Atmonavage - FITCHBURGA former Lowell man with a "significant history of violent activity" was deemed dangerous by a  udge Wednesday and will be held up to 120.

      Teenage girl denies murdering Katie Rough, 7 Sky News The 15-year-old appears via video link at court over the death of the girl, who was found with severe injuries on a playing field.

      Shooting threat on bathroom wall closes Leslie schools 19 min ago MLive.com - Leanne Smith  The Leslie Police Department currently is investigating the threat, which was found at the end of the school day Wednesday.

      Police: Teen stabbed by roommate in Edgehill WKRN ABC Nashville  It happened at a home near Edgehill Avenue and 10th Avenue South just before midnight.


      Braintree officials to review mall security after shooting Patriot Ledger - Fred Hanson  The meeting with Braintree Mayor Joseph Sullivan and Police Chief Paul Shastany comes after the South Shore Plaza's general manager snubbed a meeting held by.

      Police investigate deadly shooting in Norman 21 min ago KOCO ABC Oklahoma City  Police are investigating a deadly shooting early Thursday morning in Norman.

      Wanted suspect arrested in deadly Shreveport shooting KTBS ABC Shreveport  A Shreveport man accused of murder now sits behind bars following his arrest by local and federal authorities Wednesday morning.

      Teen girls found dead on hike in Indiana investigated as double homicide WCVB - Abby Isaacs  The bodies of two teenage girls who went missing while hiking in Indiana were found, and their deaths, which shook their community, are now being...

      Man charged in January shooting on NW Side KSAT ABC San Antonio - Ben Spicer  A local man has been arrested for his part in a shooting that wounded a man on the city's Northwest Side

      Police investigate fiery, fatal crash in west Las Vegas  30 min ago KVVU FOX Las Vegas - Matt GuillermoJordan Gartner  at least two people were sent to the hospital Wednesday night after a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle at Charleston Boulevard and Arville..


      Report: 2 Israelis suspected of murdering compatriot arrested in Bulgaria Jerusalem Post 

      Kanari Gentry-Bowers, 12, Dies From Injuries Sustained in Chicago Weekend Shooting The Root - Breanna Edwards Kanari Gentry-Bowers became the third child victim to succumb to injuries sustained in a Chicago shooting over the past two days.

      Police look for crime scene after man shot in head 39 min ago Las Vegas Review-Journal - Mike Shoro A man arrived at North Vista Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds early Thursday morning.

      Teen Charged With Shooting Outside Palatine Walmart WWJ CBS Detroit  Bond was denied Wednesday for a 17-year-old boy charged with shooting and critically wounding a man last week outside a Walmart in northwest suburban Palatine.

      EXCLUSIVE: Witness statements raise questions in 2014 officer-involved Chacho's shooting KENS CBS San Antonio - Marvin Hurst - SAN ANTONIO  February 28 will be a somber day for those connected to the fatal shooting of Marquise Jones. His family will relive the nightmare of losing...

      Police investigating after 2 people stabbed in Topeka Kansas KSNT NBC Topeka - Brian Dulle  No arrests have been made at this time.

      Wife, stepson charged in shooting death of Missouri KKK leader Guns.com - Jennifer Cruz Authorities say the stepson shot Ancona in the head as he slept then dumped the body at the river, while Ancona's wife tried to clean...

      Affidavit: Crime Spree Followed an Attempt to Steal Mail for ID Theft, Trio Was Busted by a Ride Share Driver WOAI Radio NBC San Antonio


      Daily Misfortune Thursday, February 16, 2017 ---
        1. 2017 Sehwan suicide bombing At least 70 people are killed and more than 150 injured in suicide bombing at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Shrine in Sehwan, Sindh, Pakistan; 50 of the injured are in critical condition, medical emergency has been declared in the hospitals of HyderabadDadu and Jamshoro(Dawn News)(The News)
        2. 2/16/2017 crash: head-on cause: unknown killed: 1 Head-on crash kills Pequot Lakes man, closes part of Highway 371 Brainerd Dispatch PEQUOT LAKES—A 60-year-old Pequot Lakes man was killed Thursday morning when the truck he was driving hit a semitrailer head-on on Highway ...Pequot Lakes man was driving a 1998 Ford truck north on Highway 371, when it hit a jersey barrier on the right and went across the highway in the southbound lane, hitting a 1998 Peterbilt semitrailer head-on. 
        3. 2/16/2017 crime: arson attack attempt suspect: 1 arrested  Man trying to set fire to house douses himself in gasoline before arrested Ontario Canada  February 17, 2017 6:50AM EST  Police say a Kitchener man was taken into custody Thursday, but not before he poured gas over himself.... dispute between two who knew each other, a man attempted to set another man’s residence on fire. ...charged with attempted arson, possession of an incendiary device, assault police and possession of a dangerous weapon. 
        4. 2/16/2017 crime: 13 suspicious fires Crime Stoppers ups reward over string of suspicious fires near abandoned buildings  Firefighters walk past a burning barn on Township Road 3 in Guelph/Eramosa on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017.  The reward covers 13 fires, the oldest of which dates back to last September.  The Erin fire is the most recent one. It involved bales of straw burning Wednesday morning at a property near the intersection of the Third Line and the Erin/Halton Townline. No injuries have been reported in any of the fires, most of which have taken place at abandoned buildings
        5. Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) A car bomb explodes in a Shi'ite neighbourhood in Baghdad, killing at least 48 people. ISIL claimed responsibility for the bombing. (BBC)
        6. Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) An air raid on a funeral in a village north of Sana'a kills at least eight women and children. The Houthis blames the Saudi-led coalition for the attack. (Al Jazeera)
        7. 2/16/2017 crash: head-on killed: 2 injured: 2 dead; 2 seriously injured in head-on crash  KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — Two high school students are dead and another two are in serious condition after a head-oncollision Thursday, authorities said

        1. Feb. 16, 2017. attack Man Brandon Williams sentenced to life in prison for 'cruel and vicious' 2017 attack  black suspect  BRADENTON, FL (WWSB) - A Bradenton man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a jury convicted him on two counts of sexual battery and kidnapping. According to the State Attorney's Office, Brandon Williams, 29, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for kidnapping and terrorizing his ex-girlfriend and another woman in Feb. 2017.  Documents related to the case say the two victims were at work when Williams unexpectedly appeared at the business on Cortez Road in Bradenton. Williams expressed anger that his ex-girlfriend was rejecting his efforts to contact her. Dragging the women from room to room by their hair and ripping their clothes from their bodies, Williams forced the two women to perform oral sex on him while he continued to beat them, the states attorney's office says.  When his ex-girlfriend refused to talk, Bradenton ... - Bradenton Herald www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article212825584.html  Brandon Williams, 29, was found guilty by a jury on May 16 of two ... and vicious attack," Assistant State Attorney Rebecca Muller said in an ...showed up at her job and forced his way into the massage parlor. He then dragged her and a coworker by their hair room by room, hitting them and forcing them to perform sexual acts.   rest of his life in prison had been released from prison for less than 10 months when he showed up at his ex-girlfriend's job at a massage parlor, Lacey's, 1417 Cortez Road, on Feb. 16, 2017. When he rang the doorbell at the back door, she answered. But when she saw it was him, she asked him to leave...pushed past her and began punching her and dragging her around the room
        2. 2/16/2017 crash: head-on killed: 1  Hardyville woman dies after head-on collision WBKO James Lockett, 85, of Hardyville, crossed into the northbound lane and struck a minivan head-on driven by 56-year-old Bobby Pennington of Horse ...

        3. 2/16/2017 crime: shot by police killed: 1 1 dead, undercover officers at scene of police-involved shooting on Southwest Side mySanAntonio.com San Antonio police are responding to a shooting involving at least one officer One suspect was killed Thursday after pulling a sawed-off shotgun on officers serving a narcotics warrant at a home on the Southwest Side, according to officials on scene

        4. 2/16/2017 crime: shooting murder killed: 1  Yesenia Sesmas: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Heavy  Yesenia Sesmas is suspected of killing an acquaintance before kidnapping the woman's 6-day-old baby girl.  body of 27-year-old Laura Abarca-Nogueda was found Thursday at her home in Wichita, Kansas, and her 6-day-old baby girl was missing from the home.  Yesenia Sesmas, 34, of Dallas, Texas was arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnapping. ..admitted killing the woman but said it wasn’t intentional. She claimed that it discharged accidentally after she threatened Abarca-Nogueda with it. Police Suspect She Shot Abarca-Nogueda to Death Before Kidnapping Her Baby Authorities believe Sesmas traveled from her home in Dallas, Texas, to Wichita, Kansas, in order to abduct the child. Police: Yesenia Sesmas faked pregnancy, left Dallas, kidnappd Baby Sophia, killd her mom in Wichita, returnd 2Dallas WFAA reported that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) didn’t have previous contact with Sesmas, but said there was a “hold” on her for being in the United States illegally

        5. 2/16/2017 crash: illegal pedestrian hit killed: 1 Pedestrian Hit, Killed On 405 Freeway In Irvine CBS Local IRVINE (CBSLA.com) – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday on the 405 Freeway in Irvine, according to California Highway Patrol.

        6. 2/16/2017: crash: red light hit 2 people killed: 2  Woman struck, killed on Mira Mesa Boulevard by car that ran red light 10News SAN DIEGO - A woman was killed and a man was injured after both were struck by a car that ran a red light on a busy Mira Mesa street Thursday ...


        7. 2/16/2017 crime: carjacking injured: 1 Former boxer Michael Watson dragged, sprayed and injured in car-jacking incident  Telegraph.co.uk Police are investigating after former boxer, Michael Watson was hurt in a suspected car-jacking attempt in east London. The 51-year-old who is ... 51-year-old who is partially disabled after being injured in the ring during a 1991 super middle-weight clash with Chris Eubank, was dragged from a car while a friend was sprayed with a substance thought to be ammonia during the incident in Chingford, east London on Thursday.

        Daily Misfortune Wednesday February 15, 2017 ---
        1. War in North-West Pakistan  Two separate bombings take place in Pakistan, killing at least seven people. A suicide bomber kills five people at the administrative headquarters in the Mohmand Agency tribal district while the other kills two people at a hospital in PeshawarJamaat-ul-Ahrar claims responsibility for the first attack. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
        2. Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)
        3. A suicide bomber detonates a pick-up truck full of explosives at a busy street in northern Baghdad, killing at least nine people. (Al Jazeera)Arts and culture
        4. At least eight homes are destroyed as a wildfire rages out of control in the Port Hills, in the southern outskirts of ChristchurchNew Zealand. A pilot died when his helicopter crashed while fighting the fire. (Stuff) (The New Zealand Herald)Law and crime
        5. 2/15/2017  Report of person with long gun sparks lockdown at 2 Simi Valley schools KABC-TV  A report of a person with a long gun on a school campus sparked the lockdown of two schools in Simi Valley on Wednesday. (KABC). report of a person walking onto the campus of Royal High School with what appeared to be a long gun at about 8:20 a.m.
        6. 2/15/2017 disaster: workplace accident killed: 1 Tree surgeon killed by his own chainsaw in south London The Independent A tree surgeon has died after he is thought to have injured himself with his own chainsaw. Gregery Bulbuc, 31, suffered a neck injury during the ... Gregery Bulbuc, 31, suffered a neck injury during the incident in Bermondsey, south-east London, near a school
        7. 2/15/2017 crime: standoff   'Armed and dangerous' suspect in custody after hours-long standoff in Aurora The Denver Channel   An hours-long armed standoff in Aurora came to a peaceful end Wednesday morning.  A suspect wanted on domestic violence charges was taken into custody... armed and dangerous and barricaded himself inside an empty business for several hours.
        8. 2/15/2017 crash: head-on run red light killed 2 injured: 3  Two dead in head-on collision in Cocoa  Florida Today  Two people were killed in an overnight crash at Grissom Parkway and Canaveral Groves Boulevard. According to reports, 27-year-old Ryan Dolan, ... 2 dead, 3 injured in head-on crash drove around car stopped at red light  near Cocoa - WKMG Orlando  early Wednesday in a head-on crash in Brevard County...  Troopers say Dolan was driving a 2017 Ford Explorer south on Grissom Parkway when he traveled around a vehicle that was stopped at a light, went through the intersection and struck a 2000 Jeep SUV head-on.
        9. 2/15/2017 crime: shooting at car killed: 1 Driver shot to death driving by car pulled up and opened fire on Lake Shore Drive at Fullerton  Chicago Tribune  river of a silver Lexus was shot to death as he drove on Lake Shore Drive near Fullerton Avenue early Wednesday.  another car pulled up and someone opened fire, striking him in the chest, police said.
        10. 2/15/2017 crime: shot by police running away Chad Robertson (25) Chicago, Illinois Robertson was taking a bus from Memphis, Tennessee, to Minneapolis and was on a stopover in Chicago when the shooting occurred. According to family members, the transit officer fired at Robertson as he ran during an encounter near Union Station. The officer reportedly fired twice, striking Robertson once in the left shoulder. Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the man's wounds were considered non-life-threatening at the time. He says the wounded man was found with cash and narcotics, but was unarmed.
        11. 2/15/2017  crime: shooting Police investigate double shooting on near northeast side, multiple people in custody WTTV CBS4Indy INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a double shooting ... disturbance between Jones and another male, when Jones allegedly shot the male he was arguing with. Another subject nearby then shot Jones. The other subject was questioned and released.
        12. 2/15/2017 crash: head-on killed: 2 Lone Star Elementary School teacher killed in head-on collision driver swerved into them for unknown reasons KPRC Houston MONTGOMERY, Texas - Lone Star Elementary School teacher, Jennifer Runnels died Wednesday after a head-oncollision in Montgomery County, ... 2 dead after head-on collision in Montgomery County - KPRC Houston Runnels and her 10-year-old daughter were driving along FM 2854 Wednesday afternoon, when a driver swerved into oncoming traffic, hitting their SUV head on. ..driver of the car has been identified as 31-year-old Floyd Nelms Jr. He died at the scene.  It is unknown what caused Nelms to swerve into oncoming traffic.
        13. 2/15/2017 Man charged in killing with murder of newspaper carrier Wednesday in uptown WSOC Charlotte More for Man charged with murder in killing of newspaper carrier in uptown A man has been charged with murder in the killing of a newspaper carrier in uptownCharlotte early Wednesday morning. Roger Best, 22, is charged in the deadly shooting of 65-year-old Walter 'Wes' Scott Jr., Charlotte-Mecklenburg police announced Thursday.


        Daily Misfortune Tuesday February 14, 2017 ---

        1. Syrian Civil WarIdlib Governorate clashes (2017)  Rival fighters between Tahrir al-Sham and Jund al-Aqsa clash in Syria's northern Idlib Governorate, killing "dozens" according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights(BBC)
        2. Kashmir conflict  At least three Pakistan Army soldiers are killed by the Indian Army, while separate clashes kill three Indian Army soldiers and one suspected militant, at the Line of Control(Al Jazeera)
        3. Kasaï-Central clashes (2016–present)  According to the United Nations, the Congolese military has killed at least 101 people, including over 30 women, in the last five days while fighting Kamwina Nsapu rebels in Kasaï-Central(Al Jazeera)
        4. United States–Venezuela relations  The United States sanctions Vice President of Venezuela Tareck El Aissami for allegedly "playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking". The sanctions freeze his assets in the U.S. and bar him from entering the country. 
        5. (BBC)Turkish police arrest over 800 people with alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). (Al Jazeera)
        6. 2/14/2017 terror: attack on police crash: deliberate head-on attack crime: vehicle assault, stolen car injured: 2  Two GMP officers injured after thugs ram stolen BMW into police car Manchester England "
        7. 2/14/2017 crime: threatening shot by police injured: 1  Police: Taser didn’t stop teen girl with knife advancing on then shot by cops in Arlington WA 
        2/14/2017 crime: shooting killed: 1 suspect: 1 arrested  Lebanon woman killed on Valentine's Day; husband arrested The Register-Guard The Lebanon Police Department says 33-year-old Jason Garlinghouse called 911 to report the shooting onValentine's Day, telling a dispatcher his ...

        2/14/2016 crime: stab killing killed: 1  Winnipeg bus driver killed on the job by man on probation was facing trial on sex charges CTV News WINNIPEG -- A Winnipeg bus driver who was stabbed to death o n the job this week was facing charges of sexual assault and sexual interference. Irvine Jubal Fraser, 58, was charged in 2015 with two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference between 1983 and 1991. The complainant, now an adult, says she was repeatedly molested, starting at age five. Fraser was stabbed at the last stop of his shift in the very early hours of Tuesday morning. Police said he was trying to get a lone passenger off the bus and the passenger attacked him. Brian Kyle Thomas, 22, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, possession of a weapon and breach of probation.

        2/14/2017 crash: head-on injured: 2  cause: careless driver Head-on crash leaves drivers trapped and injured CTV News Two people were taken to hospital Tuesday following a head-on collision north of Mildmay. SUV driver, a 65-year-old woman from South Bruce, was taken to hospital with major injuries. She also faces a charge of careless driving

        2017-02-14 Raynard Burton killed by police (19) Detroit, Michigan The incident started as police saw the green Pontiac Grand Prix speeding at about 1:30 p.m., northbound on Broadstreet at Collingwood. Just as police activated their emergency lights, the Pontiac crashed into a pole, the driver Raynard Burton exited and ran. An officer followed him about a quarter-mile to an area behind an abandoned home. As the officer was giving the suspect direction to get down to handcuff the suspect, the suspect lunged in the direction of the officer, During a brief struggle, one shot was fired, striking the Burton in his Chest. He died at the scene. The officer was not hurt.


        Police say this is not a random act, and all of the parties know each other.
        2/14/2017 crime: shooting  17-year-old arrested in Tuesday night shooting on city's west side - WTHRIMPD: 17-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 16-year-old friend - WRTV Indianapolis  two teenagers were playing with a handgun when the 16-year-old was shot. The 17-year-old was preliminarily charged with reckless homicide.

        2/14/2017 crime: stabbing injured: 1  Suspect in Violent Broad Daylight Stabbing Attack Ordered to Be Evaluated by Doctor NECN Massachusetts man accused of stabbing a random stranger in broad daylight faced a judge Wednesday morning.Chad Michael Kirby, 36, of Quincy, was ordered to be held for 15 days and evaluated by a doctor during his arraignment after pleading not guilty to attempted murder and assault and battery charges. Kirby is accused of stabbing the victim, 53-year-old Alexander Tetradze, on Watertown Street around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

        2/14/2017 crime: shooting murder killed: 2 injured 1 Fatal shooting man driver, boy killed in Chicago streamed on Facebook Live New York Post  Two people, including a 2-year-old boy, were killed and a pregnant woman was wounded in a shooting captured on Facebook Live as they drove in  woman, 20, and her baby were both listed in fair condition. Relatives told the newspaper she was about four months pregnant and is expected to survive. paramedics were able to revive the boy at the scene, but he later died at Stroger Hospital, along with the 26-year-old man, who detectives believe was the intended target. Levontay was the second child to die on Tuesday from gun violence in Chicago. Takiya Holmes, 11, passed away from wounds she suffered when a stray bullet struck her in the head as she rode in her family’s minivan. She died “in her mother’s arms,” Fox59.com reports, and was one of two girls struck by stray bullets in the city over the weekend. Murder charges were filed early Wednesday against a 19-year-old man in Takiya’s death, but how detectives tied suspect Antwan C. Jones to the shooting was not immediately available, the Tribune reports.... Moment two-year-old boy was shot dead on Facebook Live: Horrifying video shows Chicago ... - Daily Mail Two-year-old boy and man, 26, shot dead while pregnant woman is left fighting for life in horror ... - The Sun Toddler killed in drive-by shooting on Chicago's West Side: Police - ABC News

        2/14/2017 crime: shooting killed: 2  Man arrested 9 times charged in triple shooting that killed toddler on Chicago's West Side ABC News A man has been charged in a shooting on Chicago's West Side last week that killed two people, including a uncle, toddler, and wounded a pregnant woman,  believe Collins was the intended target of the shooting which stemmed from a dispute...was a gang member with a criminal history...Devon Swan, 26, was charged overnight with first-degree murder for his alleged role and connection to the triple shooting on Valentine's Day that killed 2-year-old Lavontay White and the toddler's uncle, 26-year-old Lazaric Collins.  Swan has a prior criminal history...arrested nine times on a variety of offenses including armed robbery, illegal gun charges and narcotics possession, authorities said. Video of the tragic incident was streamed live on Facebook, police said. The little boy was riding in a car with his uncle down an alley in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood w

        Monday February 13, 2017


        1. 2017 Lahore suicide bombing  At least 13 people, including six police officers, are killed and 85 are injured after a bomb explodes at a protest rally in Lahore, Punjab. The Pakistani Taliban splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claims responsibility. (Dawn)
        2. War in Afghanistan (2015–present)  According to a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan inquiry, 18 civilians in Helmand Province were killed in coalition air raids last Thursday and Friday, with locals and Afghan officials claiming that the death toll is higher. (Al Jazeera)
        3. At least 34 people are killed after a tour bus, carrying mostly local elderly tourists, overturns on a freeway in Taipei, Taiwan. (Focus Taiwan) (BBC)
        4. The Islamabad High Court indefinitely bans the celebration of Valentine's Day in Pakistan. (CNN)
        5. Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of Kim Jong-il, is assassinated in Malaysia after two unidentified women reportedly poisoned him at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. (FOX News) conspiracy theory: Demonization Campaign: ROGUE CIA-NIS Agents STAGED Murder Of Kim Jong Nam 2017-03-14  The media campaign to blame North Korea for the airport assassination of exile Kim Jong Nam collapsed after Malaysian police failed to force a phony confession out of their chief suspect under arrest. The “Transporter” Ri Jong-choi, who was accused of dropping off two alleged female assassins to murder the half-brother of North Korea’s supreme leader, regained his freedom after intensive scrutiny of airport security videos showed his presence in or near the airport on February 13, the day of the killing. The falsely accused suspect flew to Beijing in transit to his homeland and spoke to reporters gathered outside the North Korean embassy this past weekend on Saturday March 4. His account for reporters blew apart the official cover story. Ri said that during his detention police officers “kept telling me to admit to the crime and if not, my whole family would be killed.”
        6. 2/13/2017 crime: shoooting injured:2 suspects: 2 charged  Two charged in drug deal double shooting into car on Charleston's West Side that wounded two WCHS Charleston police said two people have been charged in a shooting on the West Side they said occurred during a drug deal gone bad.Yasmin Pegram ... two people now charged with shooting and wounding people on the West Side of Charleston began firing into a vehicle after an argument over the quality of the drugs. ... wanton endangerment and two counts of malicious wounding. The charges stem from a shooting that wounded two people about 9 p.m. Monday near Sixth and Russell streets.


        Daily Misfortune Sunday February 12, 2017 ---
        1. Armed conflicts and attacks Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen A helicopter from the Saudi-led coalition bombs a vehicle outside Aden International Airport, wounding at least three Yemeni soldiers(Reuters)
        2. Kashmir conflict Four suspected militants, two Indian Army soldiers, and one civilian are killed in clashes in a village in southern Jammu and Kashmir(Al Jazeera)Arts and culture
        3. North Korea and weapons of mass destruction North Korea test fires a ballistic missile over the Sea of Japan(BBC)
        4. 2/12/2017 update 6/17/2015 arson arrested: 4 Israeli jews Famed Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish Church in Israel Reopens 2 Years After Arson Attack 
        5. 2/12/2017 Two thugs attack a senior black man on a bus - shooting him in the shoulder KANSAS CITY, Mo

        1. 2/11/2017 crime: shooting injured: 1 11-year-old girl shot in the head sitting in car on South Side  Chicago WLS-TV 11-year-old girl was shot in the head Saturday while sitting in a vehicle on the South Side. 
        2. War in Afghanistan (2015–present) A suicide bomber kills at least seven people outside a bank in Lashkargah(Reuters)
        3. terror: mass shooting update 2017 Istanbul nightclub shooting Abdulkadir Masharipov is charged with murder in relation to the shootings in Istanbul that killed 39 people and is remanded in custody. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant has claimed responsibility for the shootings. (ABC)
        4. terror: protest killed: 5 Violence erupts at a protest rally in BaghdadIraq, killing at least four protesters and one police officer. Thousands of supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gathered in the capital to demand an overhaul of the country's electoral system. (Al Jazeera)
        5. terror: Executions killed:5 SinaiEgypt The Islamic State in Egypt executed five men it accused of working for the army.[42] Islamic State – Sinai Province Sinai insurgency
        6. terror: Ambush killed: 7  injured: 19 BornoNigeria 7 soldiers were killed and 19 injured in Boko Haram ambush in Borno State.[43] Boko Haram Boko Haram insurgency
        7. terror: Arson killed: 1 injured: Dozens BornoNigeria Boko Haram invaded a village in Borno State and set ablaze dozens of residential houses and a man suspected to were trapped in the attack.[44] Boko Haram Boko Haram insurgency
        8. terror: Suicide bombing killed: 7 injured: 20  Lashkar GahAfghanistan Four civilians and three soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded in a suicide bombing in Lashkar Gah.[45] Taliban War in Afghanistan
        9. terror: Suicide bombing killed: 12 njured: 20 HelmandAfghanistan Seven civilians and five soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded in a suicide bombing outside a bank in Helmand province.[46] Taliban or Islamic State – Khorasan Province (suspected) War in Afghanistan

        2/11/2017 crime: shooting murder killed: 2   One arrested, one sought in deadly Macon County shooting of interracial couple  HARTSVILLE, TN : An arrest has been made in Saturday’s shooting that left two people dead in Macon County. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced that 22-year-old Rodney Garrett was arrested as one of two individuals responsible for the deaths of James Turner and Ashley Mondoni. Garrett was arrested Thursday in Nashville. He was transported to Macon County and booked into the Macon County Jail on two counts of first degree murder. He is being held without bond. The TBI is also searching for 22-year-old Keithandre Murray for his involvement in the murder. He also faces two charges of first degree murder, and he has been added to the TBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list.  Suspect in Hartsville murder added to TBI Most Wanted list NASHVILLE, TN - A man wanted in a Macon County homicide has been added to the TBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list. Keithandre Murray, 22, Black man, white woman killed in Macon County shooting - Feb 15, 2017 MACON COUNTY, Tenn. – A man and woman were killed in an early morning shooting in Macon County Saturday. It happened sometime after Midnight. A neighbor discovered the victims in a car and called 911. One of the victims was deceased at the scene and the other died later. They have been identified as 44-year-old James Turner and 32-year-old Alisha Mondoni.  Friends of Mondoni say she worked at Subway and was a mother of four.

        Daily Misfortune Friday, February 10, 2017 ---
        1. French police arrest three men and a 16-year-old girl found with bomb-making materials in a Montpellier flat. The female suspect had been spotted online saying she wanted to either leave for the Syria-Iraq conflict or mount an attack in France, and recorded a video in which she pledged allegiance to ISIL(BBC)
        2. At least 17 people are killed with dozens injured in a crowd stampede at a football stadium in UígeAngola(AP)
        3. Polish Prime Minister Beata SzydÅ‚o is injured in a car crash in Auschwitz, her car hit a tree after swerving to avoid a small car whose driver was charged with violation of traffic safety  Man charged 
        4. 2/10/2017  crime: arson on train injured: 19 Police charge mentally ill not terrorist man with arson over Hong Kong commuter MTR train fire 
        5. terror: Bombing killed: 0 injured: 5  BajourPakistan Five students were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Arang area of Bajaur Agency.[38] Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (suspected) 
        6. terror:  Bombing killed: 1 injured:  4  BajourPakistan At least one child was killed and four others injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off at Arang area.[39] Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (suspected) 
        7. terror: Car bombing killed: 10 injured:  33 BaghdadIraq At least ten people were killed and 33 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.[40] Islamic State Iraqi Civil War
        8. terror: Suicide bombings killed:  killed:  4 injured:  14+  MosulIraq A man blew himself up inside a restaurant in Mosul, killing at least four people and wounding 15. Another person was killed in another suicide bombing attack.[41] Islamic State Iraqi Civil War
        9. 2/10/2017 crime: drive by shooting injured: 3 3 teens injured in drive-by shooting near Florida high school 
        10. 2/10/2017 crash: head-on crash illegal driver injured: 2  Two injured in Davenport crash by illegal left of center uninsured driver Iowa


        Daily Misfortune Thursday, February 9, 2017 --- ===
        1. Syrian Civil WarBattle of al-Bab At least three soldiers of the Turkish Armed Forces are accidentally killed by a Russian airstrike near al-Bab in northern Syria(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
        2. War in Afghanistan (2015–present) The International Committee of the Red Cross announces it will be temporarily halting some of its operations in Afghanistan after gunmen killed six of its workers yesterday. (Al Jazeera)
        3. An airstrike hits a tunnel in the Gaza Strip near the Egyptian border, killing at least two people and injuring five more. It is unclear who launched the airstrike. (Al Jazeera)
        4. A fire at the Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant in northwest France caused an explosion in a "non-nuclear" part of the station. One reactor was taken offline and five people were affected by fumes. The accident did not cause a radioactive leak. (Reuters)
        5. power outage plunges the Belgian capital of Brussels into darkness. (BBC)International relations

        Daily Misfortune Wednesday, February 8, 2017 ---
        1. 2/8/2017 crime: shooting homicide Driver killed condition after pull aside shooting through windshield on Interstate 95, deputies say Boynton Beach FL 
        2. 2/8/2017 Tragic Accident CRV rear-ends bus Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Leaves 11 People Injured Nairaland Nigeria
        3. 2/8/2017 crime: stabbing killed: 1 Man dies from wounds in Paterson stabbing  New Jersey
        4. War in Donbass Donetsk People's Republic commander Mikhail Tolstykh, better known by his nom de guerre "Givi", is killed in a bomb blast in MakiivkaDonetsk Oblast. DPR officials blame the Security Service of Ukraine for the attack. (BBC)
        5. War in Afghanistan (2015–present)Six Afghan Red Cross workers are shot dead by suspected ISIL militants in the northern Jowzjan Province. Two other Red Cross workers are reportedly abducted. (BBC)
        6. War in Somalia (2009–present) Unknown gunmen storm a hotel in Bosaso, leaving at least four guards and two militants dead. It is unclear who carried out the attack. An official blames Al-Shabaab, though the group denies having any involvement. (Al Jazeera)
        7. 2016–17 Turkish purges The Turkish government dismisses more than 4,400 public servants from their jobs in the latest purge within the country following a failed coup attempt last year(The Guardian)

        Daily Misfortune Tuesday, February 7, 2017 ---
        1. A suicide bombing at the Supreme Court of Afghanistan in Kabul kills at least 20 people and injures 41 others, 10 of whom are in critical condition. (BBC)(NBC News)
        2. Syrian Civil War A report by Amnesty International states that between 5,000 and 13,000 people, most of them civilians, were hanged at the military-run Sednaya Prison near Damascus between September 2011 and December 2015. (BBC)
        3. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, airstrikes on the rebel-held city of Idlib kill at least 26 people, with the death toll expected to rise. (Al Jazeera)
        4. Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Coalition troops take control of the strategic Yemeni port city of Mocha after driving out Houthi forces. (Reuters)
        5. Women in Russia President of Russia Vladimir Putin signs into law the decriminalization of domestic violence(CNN) Dubbed the "slapping law," it decriminalizes a first offense of domestic violence that does not seriously injure the person, making it a less serious administrative offense.
        6. 2/7/2017 crime: shot dead killed: 4  Suspect in 3 slayings dead after Georgia motel standoff 
        7. 2/7/2017  crime: shooting road rage injured: 1 arrested: 1 Man Injured In Road Rage Shooting On Miami Bridge 
        8. 2/7/2017 crash: head-on injured: 1 police Pierce County sheriff's deputy severely injured in illegal passing head-on crash Washington State
        9. 2/7/2017 crime: robbery killed: 4 injured: 1 Four killed in Armed Robbery (or terrorist attack?) on Banro's Congo Gold Mine 
        10. 2/7/2017 crash: head on killed: 2 Two die in illegal passing head-on collision on Highway 4 Stockton CA
        11. 2/7/2017 crime: shooting killed: 1  Man shot and killed at 41st and Broadway Louisville KY
        12. 2/7/2017 crime: shooting injured: 4 detained: 1  RCSD: Four people shot on Fairfield Rd home  COLUMBIA SC
        13. 2/7/2017 crash: head-on killed: 1 One killed after two trucks hit head-on near Aynor Florida 

        Daily Misfortune Monday, February 6, 2017 ---
        1. 2/6/2017 crash: drive through park crime: stolen car  injured: 0 At Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania a man stole a cab, threw off his clothes and careened through the park frightening pedestrians who pulled him out after he crashed the car and was arrested. (WPVI)  Similar to vehicle attacks on pedestrians in Nice, Berlin and Australia except no one was hurt and suspect as naked man instead of man with connections to religion and political motives.
        2. Sinai insurgency An Egyptian Army raid in central Sinai kills at least 14 ISIL militants. (Reuters)
        3. An Afghan diplomat is shot dead at the Afghan consulate in KarachiPakistan(Reuters)
        4. Brazilian President Michel Temer deploys the Brazilian Army to the southeastern state of Espírito Santo, where a police strike has led to a wave of violence and looting, including dozens of murders in the state capital, Vitória(Reuters) (The Guardian)

        2/4/2017 HPD investigate drive by shooting of a juvenile playing ball on SE side Houston  KTRK-TV Houston police are investigating a shooting on the southeast side, ... The shooting took place along Martin Luther King Drive the boy was out playing when several people in a car pulled up.  "They got out of the car and started shooting. Just boom, boom, boom, all you hear is boom, boom, boom" Lewis said.


        Daily Misfortune Thursday, February 2, 2017 ---
        1. Colombian peace process The National Liberation Army releases former congressman Odin Sanchez, who had been held hostage by the rebel group since April 2016, paving the way for peace talks to begin between the rebels and the Colombian government next week in Ecuador(BBC)
        Daily Misfortune Wednesday, February 1, 2017

        Headlines:
        1. 2/1/2017 crime: armed standoff Police officer psych patient threatens suicide in standoff at Istanbul University
        2. 2/1/2017 crime: hostage taking  Delaware prison hostage siege 
        3. 2/1/2017 Stabbing at Christiana Mall injures 2, including arresting Delaware State Police trooper 
        4. 2/1/2017 crime: shooting injured: 2 Drive-By Shooting On I-95 Overpass Injures Two Men, Palm Bay Police Investigating  Florida 
        5. 2/1/2017 crash: speeding lost control head-on killed 1 injured: 2 Arab speeder loses control killed, two Asians hurt in head-on collision UAE
        6. 2/1/2017 crash: train avoided Quick-thinking train driver narrowly avoided head-on crash after packed commuter train was sent wrong track
        7. 2/1/2017 crash: head on  Head-on collision 2 vehicles 15 people at Highway 43 and Panama Lane  CA 
        8. 2/1/2017 crash: head-on killed: 1 Elderly man veers unknown reason into head on crash into fertiziler hauling truck Orlando FL
        9. 2/1/2017  crime: home invasion shot by police killed: 1 Home intruder trying to rob killed by sleeping off-duty deputy in Alameda CA
        10. terror: Four alleged extremists planning terror attacks in Azerbaijan are killed in a shootout with the country's security forces; one suspect is arrested. The State Security Service says the group was connected to an unspecified religious extremist group abroad. (Reuters) (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
        11. disaster: According to a report released by Malegapuru William Makgoba, 94 mentally ill patients in South Africa died from starvation, dehydration and diarrhea between March and December 2016 because of a "reckless" government attempt to save money by transferring the patients from a specialized institution to care centres with "invalid licenses". (BBC)
        12. war: Iranian Minister of Defence Hossein Dehghan confirms Iran tested a new missile, claiming that the test did not violate the 2015 nuclear deal nor UN resolution 2231(Reuters) (PressTV)
        13. terror: Police cancel a scheduled appearance of right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos on UC Berkeley due to hundreds of violent protesters on campus. (San Francisco Chronicle)
        2/1/2017 crash: head-on killed: 3 3 Die in a Head-On Crash in Lemon Grove NBC 7 San Diego Two children and an 18-year-old were killed in a head-on crash in Grove Wednesday, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO) confirmed.cWoman, 2 children killed in head-on crash - fox5sandiego.com



        11/18/2016 fire 2/17/2016 update crime: arson at bank  Melbourne bank fire: Charges laid three months after arson attack  NEWS.com.au Among the charges are counts of intentionally and recklessly causing serious injury, criminal damage by fire, conduct endangering life and gross ... Nur Islam, 21, is facing 92 counts over the November 18 incident at the Springvale branch of the Commonwealth Bank. Among the charges are counts of intentionally and recklessly causing serious injury, criminal damage by fire, conduct endangering life and gross violence

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