Monthly Misfortune February 2018

Monthly Misfortune February 2018 --- ==

Incidents of violence where terrorism is suspected or obvious but media or authorities either rule out, or say there is no evidence of a terrorist motive, or do not even suspect the possibility of a clandestine attack where evidence is deliberately engineered or a cover story provided to hide any political motive.

January 2018

Misfortune Timeline Year 2017 --- ===
January 2017 --- February 2017 --- March 2017 --- April 2017 ---
May 2017 --- June 2017 --- July 2017 --- August 2017 ---
September 2017 --- October 2017 --- November 2017 --- December 2017 ---

*References

List of terrorist incidents in February 2018

*Timeline



02/01/2018  Mississippi State signee Nathaniel Watson arrested after alleged drag race hit power pole   Jackson Clarion Ledger As the racing cars topped a hill, an oncoming car caused Watson to swerve and lose control, striking a power pole, cutting it in half and knocking out power in portions of the town, police said. More: Mississippi State closes strong with 2018 signing class under Joe Moorhead. Davis was also arrested, and ...https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2018/02/17/mississippi-state-signee-nathaniel-watson-arrested-after-alleged-drag-race/347919002/


02/02/2018  Sanford pastor says daughter injured in drive-by shooting WRAL.com Sanford, N.C. — A pastor says his daughter was injured in a drive-by shooting on Friday. Shawn Williams said his daughter was inside her Sanford home on James Street when bullets started coming through. "Basically, my wife notified me," said Williams. "I was still at work [when I found out] that my

Date: February 3, 2018

1. 2/3/2018 Extreme-right Italian gunman shoots 6 African immigrants in drive-by ... www.chicagotribune.com/news/.../ct-italy-drive-by-shooting-20180203-story.html  An Italian man suspected of wounding six foreign nationals in a drive-by shooting spree in Macerata, central Italy, on Feb. 3, 2018. After the assault, the suspect got out of his car and made afascist salute with an Italian flag draped over his shoulders, local media report. Fascist gunman targets African migrants in drive-by shootings - NY ... Daily News news agency ANSA quoted friends as saying he had previously been affiliated with Italian extremist parties like the neo-fascist Forza Nuova and CasaPound. Italian gunman had far-right extremist ties - Washington Post  Italy's interior minister says the suspected gunman in the drive-by shootings of six African immigrants was immersed in “racial hatred” and had an extreme-right background with both neo-Nazi and neo-Fascistties. Interior Minister ... Six immigrants injured in Italy drive-by shooting - The Local https://www.thelocal.it/20180203/six-tourists-injured-in-italy-shooting A man draped in an Italian flag has shot at least six dark-skinned foreigners in a drive-by rampage in Macerata, central Italy. ... Six immigrants injured in Italy drive-by shooting. 28-year-old Luca Traini ... After leaving the car, the man mounted the monument and performed a fascist 'Roman' salute. The police .
2. 02/03/2018 Cranbrook, BC, fire captain killed in head-on collision icy road CBC.ca Firefighters around the province are paying tribute to a fire captain killed Saturday in a car crash in B.C.'s Interior. The City of Cranbrook and the Cranbrook firefighters' union both confirmed the death of Cpt. Clayton Murrell, 51. Lee Pratt, mayor of Cranbrook, said he was devastated to learn of Murrell's tractor trailer lost control on black ice and veered into oncoming traffic, colliding head-on with a truck hauling a horse trailer. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cranbrook-fire-captain-killed-1.4519340 Cranbrook firefighter among 2 killed in head-on crash near Yahk, BC - CFJC Today Kamloops
3. 02/03/2018  Gresham man charged with murder in fiancee's shooting death Chicago Tribune A Gresham man charged in the shooting death of his 56-year-old fiancee admitted to the attack during a phone conversation with his niece, prosecutors said Sunday. Rory Watson, 57, was charged with first-degree murder after prosecutors say he shot and killed Beatrice Jones on Friday in the home ...
4. 02/03/2018  Crashes knock out power to entire Maine islandBangor Daily News Great Cranberry Island lost electricity for about two hours when a speeding teenager slammed into a utility pole on Saturday, police said. William Ferreira, 19, of Cranberry Isle, was headed south on Cranberry Road on Cranberry Isle at about 9:30 p.m. when his and another car behind him failed to make ...
5. 02/03/2018 Brandon man killed in head-on crash in Vernon County, officials say  Madison.com A 22-year-old Brandon man was killed Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center line of a Vernon County highway and hit a vehicle head on. Chase Galle died on the way to http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/brandon-man-killed-in-head-on-crash-in-vernon-county/article_383f45f6-f89a-50dd-a1d2-81afb1639019.html

Date: February 4, 2018

1. Cayce, South Carolina train collision An Amtrak passenger train collides with a freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, U.S., and is derailed. Two people are killed. (Huffington Post) (BBC)(CNN)
2. An Anglo-Eastern Group oil tanker with 22 Indian crew members on board is reported missing off the coast of Benin. The area is well known for piracy. (BBC)

attacks

1. 02/04/2018 Man injured in Lancaster city shooting Sunday; police seeking suspect LancasterOnline A man was shot in Lancaster city Sunday at a corner store at 76 Howard Avenue, according to city police. A police spokesman said the incident reported at 5:38 p.m. left an adult male with multiple gunshot wounds, but that he was not in critical condition and "should survive his injuries." 
2. 02/04/2018 Shooting at Mardi Gras parade in Jeanerette leaves 1 dead, 1 injured: report NOLA.com The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a double shooting that killed one man and left another injured during a Mardi Gras parade in Jeanerette, Louisiana, on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 4), news station KATC reported. Police responded to the shooting about 4 p.m. where investigators found one
3. 02/04/2018 16-year-old boy with gun shot and killed during chase with LA County sheriff's deputies Los Angeles Times A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday in the Westmont neighborhood in South Los Angeles during a foot chase with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies who say he had a handgun — though a firearm has not been found. The deputies were responding to a report of a young man ...
4. 02/04/2018  Man killed in Southeast Columbus shooting WSYX A man was killed during a shooting in Southeast Columbus Sunday night. The shooting took place in the 5300 block of Brayton Avenue around 8:30 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and died at 8:43 p.m. Officials have yet to release any informat.
5. 02/04/2018  Deputies: Man, 33, found shot and killed in car in Macon WGXA MACON, Ga. -- According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, a man was shot and killed inside a car in Macon Sunday evening.The victim is 33-year-old Javaris Antoine Brown of Macon. It happened on the 1200 block of Carling Avenue just before 5:00 p.m. Su.
6. 02/03/2018  Shenandoah HS grad killed in St. Joseph bar stabbing, murder charges filed KMAland (St. Joseph, MO) -- A 1997 graduate of Shenandoah High School was killed while working at the Legend's Sports Bar and Grill in St. Joseph over the weekend. According to the St. Joseph News-Press, 38-year-old Terra Welch-Reents died after she was stabbed early Saturday morning by 26-year-
7. 02/04/2018 Montgomery mourns local star athlete Shaquille Johnson who was shot, killed Sunday Montgomery Advertiser The Montgomery community is mourning former Lee High School all-star athlete Shaquille Johnson who was shot and killed Sunday. Montgomery police on Sundaysaid 20-year-old ... More: Second deadly weekend shooting kills man on Winona Avenue. Lee High School football coach Tyrone Rogers 

Crash: head-on 12

1. 02/04/2018  1 dead, 2 hurt in head-on crash on coastal highway in San Clemente OCRegister SAN CLEMENTE A head-on collision on the coastal highway near the north end of San Clemente killed one person and injured two others Sunday, Feb. 4, authorities said. The crash between an Oldsm
2. 02/04/2018 OHP: Truck and car get into partial head-on collision on highway 51 near 417th St West of Mannford kjrh.com OHP: Truck and car get into partial head-on collision on highway 51 near 417th St West of Mannford. 4:27 PM, Feb 4, 2018. 4:27 PM, Feb 4, 2018. Share Article ... The truck heading eastbound went off center and struck the car partially head on. As the trucked flipped over, two adults were life-flighted ...
3. 02/04/2018  Young woman dies in head-on crash swerves into U-Haul truck fox5sandiego.com FALLBROOK, Calif. – Authorities Monday identified the 20-year-old woman who died in an early morning head-on crash with a U-Haul truck in Fallbrook. Guadalupe Esmeralda Perulero was in a rear passenger seat of a small 1996 Saturn sedan around 1 a.m. Sunday when the northbound Saturn ...swerved across line into traffic into u-haul truck
4. 02/04/2018  Warwick woman wrong way driver dies after head-on crash in East Greenwich The Providence Journal  EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- A 61-year-old Warwick woman was killed Sunday in a head-on collision. Witnesses reported she had been driving on the wrong side of the road, according to East Greenwich police.
5. 02/04/2018 Four Killed In Head-on Crash 106.3 WORD Four people, including three teenagers, were killed in a three-vehicle head-on crash that happened at US-221 and New Prospect Church Road in Laurens County Sunday.Three people in a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck, and the driver of a Nissan Altima were killed in the crash.
6. 02/04/2018  Head-on crash kills one; five others injured Sanilac Broadcasting (Kenockee Township, St. Clair County) – One person was killed and five others injured in a head-on crash in Kenockee Township Sunday evening. According to St. Clair County Sheriff Tim Donnellon, deputies were called to the scene of a crash in the 8900 block of Lapeer Road shortly after 7:00 p.m. ...
7. 02/04/2018  Head-on crash in Lawrence kills 2, sends 2 more to hospital Indianapolis Star Two people were killed and two others were hospitalized early Sunday in a head-onvehicle collision in Lawrence. The crash happened around 3 a.m. Sunday in the 7800 block of East 46th Street, police said. According to Deputy Chief Gary Woodruff of the Lawrence Police Department,
8. 02/04/2018  Wrong-Way Driver Kills Motorcyclist in Head-On Crash Suspected Drunk (was it deliberate attack or just drunk?) NBC Southern California A pickup truck traveling northbound on the southbound lanes of the 405 hit the motorcyclist head-on, he said. The motorcyclist, identified as a man in his 50s or 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup truck driver, identified as a 22-year-old man, ended up pinned inside the vehicle before .. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Wrong-Way-Driver-Kills-Motorcyclist-in-Head-On-Crash-472607393.html
9. 02/04/2018  CMPD: Alcohol suspected to be factor in deadly head-on crash WSOC Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Police are investigating a two-vehicle head-on crash that killed one man and injured three other people early Sunday in east Charlotte. Officials with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said the crash happened just before 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Milton Road
10. 02/04/2018  THP: One person charged with DUI after head-on collision in Carter Co. Saturday WJHL CARTER COUNTY, TN (WJHL)- A Virginia man is facing a DUI charge after a head-on crash that happened Saturday afternoon in Carter County. According to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 52-year-old Marvin Crosby Jr. of Front Royal, VA was driving on Watauga Road when he
11. 02/04/2018  Head-on suspected drunk head-on collision after Super Bowl kills man in Shelby Township  Fox 2 Detroit SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJBK) - Officers are investigating after a 23-year-old man died from injuries sustained in a head-on collision with a woman who is suspected of driving drunk. Shelby Township police officers witnessed the crash while on patrol late Super Bowl Sunday. http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/fatal-head-on-collision-kills-man-in-shelby-township
12. 02/04/2018  Three high school students among 4 dead in head-on crash crosses line into oncoming car KWTX  LAURENS, S.C. (AP) Three high school students were among four people killed when their pickup truck hit an oncoming car head-on in South Carolina. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said it happened around 11:30 a.m. Sunday on U.S. 221 in Laurens County. Patrol Cpl. Bill Rhyne said the teens were in a pickup truck that crossed the centerline and hit a car...http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Three-high-school-students-among-4-dead-in-head-on-crash-472811823.html

crash: object

1. 02/04/2018  Ludlow road partially closed after driver strikes tree, utility pole, mailboxes MassLive.com She came to a stop on the front lawn of a home, just missing cars parked in the driveway, Valadas said. The utility pole was badly damaged and electric crews are now working to replace it. Residents did not lose power due to the crash but one lane of the street has been closed for more than five hours  http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/02/ludlow_road_partially_closed_a.html  lost control of her car and struck a tree, a utility pole and two mailboxes before coming to a stop on the lawn of a local home Sunday morning.
2. 02/05/2018  Suspected drunk driver crashes into power pole in Ballantyne WSOC Charlotte The crash happened around 2:45 a.m. on Ballantyne Commons Parkway near Quail Acres Road and police blocked the lanes in each direction. The road reopened around 5:45 a.m.. At the scene, Channel 9 reporter Mark Barber could see the pole that was smashed into and power lines draped across ...said they got out of super bowl party
3. 02/04/2018 Driver flees West Valley City police for driving uninsured car, crashes into power poleGephardt Daily he refused to pull over for a traffic stop and led police on a brief chase that ended when he crashed the vehicle into a power pole.
4. 02/04/2018 crash: medical event Man suffers fatal heart attack while driving church van in Brooklyn New York Daily News The 64-year-old man was behind the wheel of a Gethsemane Temple vehicle outside Kings County Hospital on Clarkson Ave. near E. 37th St. in East Flatbush when he went into cardiac arrest about 5:30 a.m., authorities said. He struck a white Volvo SUV and a light pole before the van came to a stop. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/man-suffers-fatal-heart-attack-driving-church-van-article-1.3798327
5. 02/04/2018  crash: medical event Pickup Truck Driver Shears Power Pole Near North Oakes Street San Angelo LIVE! SAN ANGELO, TX — A man suffering from what police termed a medical issue knocked out an electricity utility pole near 29th St. and N. Oakes Sunday morning. Police said witnesses observed the driver, described as a man in his late 50s, driving south on N. Chadbourne St. in the northbound lanes.
6. 02/04/2018  Dump truck raised bed  causes 16-hour traffic nightmare in Destin happened The Northwest Florida Daily News According to Florida Department of Transportation spokesman Ian Satter, a dump truck with a lifted bed backed into a power line in a construction area of U.S. Highway 98 in Destin just after 11 p.m. Sunday night. The force of the power line snapping caused its accompanying power pole to collapse,

Date: February 5, 2018

Mexico special agents found dead after cartel kidnapping - BBC News 2/19/2018  www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-43112150   Forensic experts in Mexico say human remains found last week are those of two specialagents kidnapped by armed men earlier this month. Octavio Martínez and Alfonso Hernández were members of Mexico's Criminal Investigation Agency, a unit created in 2013 to fight organised crime. Bodies found in Mexico belong to 2 kidnapped federal agents Washington Post   two bodies found in a car have been confirmed to be those of two prosecution agents kidnapped Feb. 5 and forced to appear on a video by a drug gang. The office called it “a terrible act,” but didn't release details Sunday on how they died.

02/05/2018  Two walk away from head-on collision in Harrison County WTOV Steubenville Two people walked away from a head-on collision in Harrison County on Monday morning without injuries. AA ... The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a vehicle was traveling south on State Route 9 near the airport in Cadiz when the driver went left of center and struck a northbound vehicle head-on.

02/05/2018  Dump Truck downed power lines in Destin snarl traffic on US 98 Walton Sun DESTIN — Downed power lines forced the closure of all four lanes of U.S. Highway 98 Sunday evening into Monday, snarling Monday morning traffic as vehicles were being diverted to back roads. Jeff Rogers, spokesman for Gulf Power, said a dump truck with a raised bed crashed into a power

Date: February 7, 2018 Wednesday


02/07/2018   10 injured in Malibu crash caused by driver asleep at the wheel ...http://www.dailynews.com/2018/02/07/9-injured-in-malibu-crash-involving-multiple-vehicles/

Feb 7, 2018 - Nine people were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash Wednesday on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu injured nine people. Paramedics were sent to the 20100 block of Pacific Coast Highway near Big Rock Drive at 1:22 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. (Photo by Mike Roberto, ...Sleep 

Date: February 8, 2018 Thursday

02/08/2018  OPD investigating deadly shooting on Edmon Ave.  WTVM  8, around 11:15 p.m. police responded to a shooting on Edmon Avenue. 19-year-old Jabbar Combs, Jr., of Tuskegee, AL died as a result of his injuries Sunday, Feb. 11

Date: February 9, 2018 Friday


02/09/2018  Driver that crashed left-of-center head-on into ambulance to face citation Dayton Daily News Five people were injured in a head-on crash involving an ambulance transporting a patient in on Ohio 122 in Warren County on Friday. LEBANON. The Lebanon man driving the truck that crashed head-on into an ambulance on Friday in Warren County is to face a driving-left-of-center citation,

Daily Misfortune Saturday February 10, 2018 --- 

Date: February 10, 2018 Saturday

1. February 2018 Israel–Syria incident The Israeli Army says that it shot down a Syrian UAV manufactured in Iran and, in response, it bombed the Tiyas Military Airbase in Homs Governorate, Syria, where it was launched from. (Reuters)
2. The Syrian Air Defense Force shoots down an Israeli F-16 over the Golan Heights after it fired on alleged Iranian targets inside Syria. Both pilots parachute to safety. (BBC) (RFERL) Syrian state media cite a military source saying that the Syrian air defences hit "more than one plane" at dawn. (Reuters)
3. Turkish military operation in Afrin The Kurdish YPG shoots down a Turkish Air Force T129 ATAK helicopter over Syria's Afrin District, killing both pilots. (Al Jazeera)
4. A Papillon Tours helicopter crashes in the Grand Canyon in the Southwestern United States, killing three people and injuring the other four on board. The six passengers were all British citizens. (AP/CBS News) (ABC News)
5. 02/10/2018 Nine killed as gun battle rages in army camp in Indian-administered KashmirReuters 

crime: shooting

1. Crime in Ohio Two officers of the Westerville, Ohio Police Department are shot and killed (one died immediately, one later at the hospital) in an ambush-type attack which had begun as a domestic dispute hang-up 911 call between the male perpetrator, who was wounded during the incident, and his wife. (CNN) 02/10/2018 
2. ​Brady Allan Adrian seizes and fires stun gun at officer before shot by police in MN
3. Man killed in shooting at Fort Lauderdale park, police say WPLG 
4. Baby is in critical condition after shooting by another motorist on Interstate 40 Interstate 40 near Austin Peay TN
5. Five killed, including gunman, in shooting spree in Kentucky: police near Paintsville

crash: bus

1. 2018 Hong Kong bus accident A double-decker bus overturns near Tai Po in Hong Kong, killing at least 19 people. (The Guardian) 
2. A bus carrying local tourists crashes in West Java, Indonesia, killing at least 27 people. (AP via ABC News)

crash:

1. 2/10/2018 Cyclist killed, 2 others injured in Tour de Palm Springs by 100mph car USA TODAY  Ronnie R. Huerta Jr. arrested faces vehicular manslaughter 
2. 02/10/2018 Couple's domestic violence incident turns deadly for man killed in fatal wreckWGXA  MACON, Ga.

crash: head-on 

1. Head On Collision Near Chatfield MN
2. 2 Killed in Head-On Collision on Highway 20 FOX40 Yuba City CA
3. Injuries reported in head-on crash in Fairfield CT 
4. Two women injured in  cross center head-on crash in Carver MA
5. Head on crash in Greeley kills 1, sends 4 to hospital FOX31 Denver

crash: pedestrian

1. 16-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed, Another Injured In Needham Crash MA 

political correctness

1. 02/10/2018 California school science project that connected race and IQ is pulled after complaints concluded that racial disproportionality is justified

Daily Misfortune Sunday February 11, 2018 ---

terrorist

1. Churchgoers slashed with sword during prayers in muslim Indonesia, report says CNN  injuring an elderly German priest and three other people before officers shot and subdued him, police said.
2. 02/11/2019  Egypt army says it killed 16 jihadists in Sinai BBC News after a gun and bomb attack on a mosque killed more than 300 people.

attacks: police target

1. 02/11/2018 attack on police Baton Rouge police officer wounded in shooting into police car; injuries not life threatening,9c97-03bbf145cf1f.html
2. 02/11/2018 Man dead after police-involved shooting on I-89 Burlington VT
3. 02/11/2018 Standoff ends: Gunman, 3 others dead, 3 officers wounded Detroit

attacks: criminal 

1. Police: 3 men wounded in shooting in Southeast DC 
2. Standoff ends after nearly five hours at Rockland hotel Maine
3. CPD investigating shooting before S. Seminole Drive "accidental" crash into 2 homes Man "accidentally" crashes into two homes after shooting his stepfather. Case of domestic violence to mask terrorist damage spree? Chattanooga TN 
4. NY: Rochester man to spend 16 years in prison after multiple armed robberies  WHAM Wednesday, November 28th 2018  30-year-old Fred Swan was convicted on multiple robberies spanning from February 11 to March 24 in 2017. ...robbed four different businesses in Rochester at gunpoint...include China Star on West Main Street, Alice's Market on South Avenue, Mobil quick Mart on Mount Home Avenue, and Fast Mart Inc. at the Valero gas station on South Clinton Avenue. (black suspect)  Man, woman charged with Rochester gas station & market robberies Rochester man pleads guilty to string of store, restaurant robberies
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attacks: government

1. 02/11/2018  Sudanese government demolishes church after Sunday service https://www.premier.org.uk  According to religious freedom charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), authorities targeted Sudanese Evangelical Presbyterian Church (SEPC) in El Haj Yousif, Khartoum North. Witnesses reported that at least three police trucks arrived at the church without notice moments after the service had ... 
1. Sudan government demolishes church despite pending appeal ... https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2018/02/sudan-government-demolishes-church-despite-pending-appeal/  police arrived with three lorries shortly after the Sunday morning service and confiscated furniture, Bibles and musical instruments, before knocking down the 29-year-old building.  The demolition went ahead despite a pending legal appeal.
2. Sudanese authorities demolish Evangelical church in Khartoum ... sudantribune.com/spip.php?article64728  February 13, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese authorities Sunday demolished a Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Khartoum suburb of Hajj Yousef, said a (...) ... The Sudanese government at the time stopped the demolition of a number of churches considered as illegal by the state authorities.

crash: utility pole or object 5 

1. CT Car vs. utility pole in Milford caused power outages in the area..
2. CT Car Fleeing Police Crashes into Pole in Norwich: Ledyard Police - NBC  arrested a driver accused of fleeing from police in Ledyard and crashing into a pole in Norwich outaged 900 Customers
3. OK Car crash knocks out power in South Tulsa 1,000 homes were without power
4. PA Crash Knocks out Power in Taylor PA Hundreds of homes and business lost power 
5. WV Truck takes out power pole in Boone County, W. Va. 1,273 customers are without power
6. TN Chattanooga  CPD investigating shooting father in law before S. Seminole Drive "accidental" crash into 2 homes   car crash driver of the car is a suspect in shooting wet roads and speed are believed to be what caused the crash.

crash: head-on 4 

1. 02/11/2018 Child among two dead in Fort Collins head-on crash crossed into pickup
2. 02/11/2018 Head-on collision in Crystal Lake lands two in hospital Sunday morning Northwest Herald 
3. 02/11/2018 Three people recovering after head-on crash in Lexington 
4. 02/11/2018 Winnipeg man dead after head-on failed passing crash on Highway 9 

Date: February 12, 2018 Monday

1. Drone strikes in Pakistan Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirms its deputy leader Khalid Mehsud has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan, near the border with Afghanistan. (BBC)
2. 2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season Tonga is directly hit by Cyclone Gita, causing heavy damage to the country. Gita is the strongest storm to hit Tonga in its history. (1 News)
3. Tonga's 100 year old Parliament building is destroyed by Cyclone Gita. (BBC News)
4. Mass shootings in the United States, Crime in Detroit 49-year-old Lance Smith who has no criminal history, got into ... A gunman kills three civilians and wounds three police officers and another civilian, then kills himself, in a standoff in Detroit. (The Detroit News) mystery deepened with the identity of the alleged gunman, Lance Smith, 49, of Detroit. Neighbors said Smith could be a little strange but never showed signs of violence. They said he and his live-in girlfriend, who was one of the women killed, seemed to get along. [Domestic violence terrorist spree]
1. 'Hearts broken': 4 dead after lengthy Detroit standoff - Detroit News www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/.../detroit...shot.../110333092/Feb 11, 2018 - Detroit — Police and neighbors don't know why the shooting began but, ... with the identity of the alleged gunman, Lance Smith, 49, of Detroit.
2. Detroit family devastated after 3 women killed in shooting https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2018/02/.../336304002/ Feb 14, 2018 - Police said Lance Smith, 49, of Detroit shot and killed the three women and shot and injured three police officers during a 14-hour standoff on ...
3. Hourslong standoff with gunman in Detroit ends; 3 women... https://www.clickondetroit.com/.../hourslong-standoff-with-gunman-in-detroit-ends-Feb 12, 2018 - The suspect had shot and killed the women, shot the DPSPD officer and then started ... Craig identified the suspect as 49-year-old Lance Smith.
4. Detroit standoff: How 3 family members [girlfriend, her mother and aunt]were killed by gunman https://www.clickondetroit.com/.../detroit-standoff-how-3-family-members-were-kille... Feb 13, 2018 - Police said Cynthia's boyfriend Lance Smith grabbed a gun during a ... Patricia's husband and two Detroit police officers were shot in the leg. Cynthia Williams, her mother Barbara Williams and Cynthia's aunt, Patricia Williams, all were shot and killed Sunday night.  nvestigation reveals Smith first killed Cynthia before shooting and killing her mother and aunt outside the home.  Police said Cynthia's boyfriend Lance Smith grabbed a gun during a heated argument. Cynthia called her mother, who lived nextdoor, for help. Mother Barbara told her sister Patricia. Patricia's husband stayed across the street. off-duty Detroit Public Schools police officer. He covered his shot  wife while dialing 911. That prompted a standoff that lasted more than 12 hours. Patricia's husband and two Detroit police officers were shot in the leg. They all are expected to be OK.  Smith ended up taking his own life. Police found him and Cynthia dead inside the home.
5. 3 killed, 3 police officers shot before barricaded gunman ... - FOX Detroit Feb 12, 2018 - Three women killed, three police officers shot by suspect who then ... Sources say 49-year-old Lance Smith who has no criminal history, got into ...

Date:  February 13, 2018  Tuesday

Attacks and plots

1. Feb 13, 2018 arrest Joshua Alexander O'Connor Alleged Everett School Atttack Plot  Everett Washington (north of Seattle) Day before Parkland attack O’Connor had gone over plans to assemble pressure cookers into makeshift explosives to bomb Kamiak High School, a campus O’Connor had attended before enrolling at ACES,  thwarted school shooting plot. He  allegedly tried to recruit a fellow Snohomish County Jail inmate to attack local schools. He  purchased a Hi-Point 9mm carbine rifle, a style of weapon used by the Columbine shooters. He also spent a day at his high school in January costumed as mass murderer Eric Harris in acting class, Grandmother, 68, contacted police to report she’d found entries in his journal detailing plans to kill classmates. Her search of his room at their home also turned up the military-style rifle in a guitar case and apparent explosives. Day before he armed robbery in mask with accomplaice $100 to pay for guns. 

Date: February 14, 2018, Wednesday

• Wednesday Feb 14, 2018 Black SUV is fired on by NSA gate guards before crashing into barrier. Authorities find no link to terrorism, might be wrong exit. 
• NSA shooting: 3 in custody, officer injured after SUV stopped at Fort Meade security gate Baltimore Sun 
• NSA shooting does not appear to be terrorism, but motive remains mystery NBCNews.com
• Security breach at Fort Meade NSA gate leaves 3 people injured, car of 3 men in custody
• KMSP-TV
• NSA shooting: 3 in custody, officer injured after SUV stopped at Fort ... www.baltimoresun.com/news/.../bs-md-fort-meade-shooting-20180214-story.html Hours after a black SUV attempted to access the NSA campus at Fort Meade, prompting police to fire on the vehicle before it struck a concrete barrier, federal officials said they are still working to determine what led to the incident at the Anne Arundel County installation. A spokesman for the FBI, which is ...
• NSA shooting does not appear to be terrorism, but motive remains ... https://www.nbcnews.com/.../nsa-shooting-fbi-responds-incident-agency-s-maryland-... Three people were injured Wednesday when intruders in an SUV tried to ram through a barrier at the Maryland military base where the National Security Agency is headquartered — and gunfire broke out, officials said. But the motive for the incident at Fort Meade, which erupted around 7 a.m. ET, remains a ...
• Security breach at Fort Meade NSA gate leaves 3 people injured, car ... www.fox9.com/news/breaking-reports-of-possible-shooting-at-fort-meade  The FBI says  hree men in an SUV breached a gate that leads into the National Security Agency ...
• Suspect in custody after shooting outside NSA campus | New York Post https://nypost.com/2018/02/14/shooting-outside-nsa-campus-leaves-several-injured/ A law enforcement officer was injured and a suspect was arrested Wednesday after anSUV ran into a barrier outside the National Security Agency in Maryland amid gunfire, officials said. The officer was taken to a hospital, Fort Meade police spokesman Larry Whitley told the Washington Post. Details about ...
• Vehicle attempts to enter National Security Agency campus; several ... www.foxnews.com/.../shots-fired-outside-national-security-agency-suspect-in-custody-re...16 hours ago - Several people were taken to the hospital after the vehicle tried to enter the campus onFort Meade just after 7 a.m., the NSA said in a statement. The conditions of the injured were unknown. NSA 1. A shooting was reported outside the National Security Agency in Maryland early Wednesday morning.
• Wrong turn? Authorities try to narrow causes of NSA security scare at ... WTOP confusing traffic, FBI is not discounting the idea that the driver of the black SUV just made a wrong turn and then panicked as he approached armed guards outside the secure NSA gate. That is certainly one of the theories  shooting left three people with injuries, including the driver of an SUV that crashed into a barrier with  nothing to indicate what happened had any roots in terrorism, and further investigation into the three people inside the SUV has failed to turn up any terrorism connections.  fact that someone opened fire on the rented SUV, exit designated for NSA employees. usually follow the orders of heavily armed federal officers and turn around without getting into further trouble.  2015, two people were shot by NSA police when they disobeyed orders outside the heavily secured campus. One driver died at the scene after NSA police opened fire
• 2015 attack not connected: 1 killed 2 injured March 30, 2015 Stolen SUV Rams Fort Meade NSA Gate 2nd Shooting in Month Two men dressed as women in a stolen Ford Escape rammed a gate and police car at Fort Meade in Maryland, home of NSA intelligence agency. There was a shooting, killing one resulting in a shooting, The FBI immediately declared there was no connection to terrorism and it was a local criminal matter as one of the suspects had a criminal history. It was just a joyride and they never intended to attack the NSA (really??) . Many netizens are convinced it was a terrorist attack, RT asks expert who compares it to domestic terrorism, and notes it's not connected to previous shooting spree by former prison guard Hong Young, 35 who shot in five locations at cars, malls and hit a NSA building for which there was no known motive.

02/14/2018 heriff: Driver falls asleep, hits oncoming car head-on ... kttc the two car crash happened at Winona County road 17 and Cobblestone lane southeast of Winona, around 11:30 last night. It appears that it was a head-on crash. Some time after the crash, one of the vehicles caught fire, and made the vehicle unrecognizable. Injuries are ... Sleep 

Daily Misfortune Thursday February 15, 2018 ---

Date: February 15, 2018 Thursday

Daily Misfortune Friday February 16, 2018
Date: February 16, 2018 Friday

1. 02/16/2018 Rochester police investigating fatal stabbing on Oriole Street  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle  A Rochester man is dead following a stabbing near Lexington Avenue on Friday night, according to the Rochester Police Department. Officers responded to the area of 181 Oriole St. at 7:48 p.m. for the report of a stabbing, according to Rochester Police Capt. Michael Callari.
2. 02/16/2018  At least four dead after head-on highway wreck: unknown cause  New York Post  https://nypost.com/2018/02/17/at-least-four-dead-after-head-on-highway-wreck/ Police say a tractor-trailer plowed through the center divider of a Southern California freeway and rammed head-on into traffic. At least four people were killed in the fiery crash. California Highway Patrol Officer Brian Alvarez says a drilling or cement pumping truck was heading west on Interstate 10 in ...   The San Luis Obispo Tribune  At Least Five Killed in Fiery Crash on 10 Freeway in Rialto - NBC Southern California
3. 02/16/2018  Head-on crash due to snow kills one in St. Charles MO KMOV.com http://www.kmov.com/story/37530226/head-on-crash-due-to-snow-kills-one-in-st-charles Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) said a car traveling southbound crossed over into the northbound lanes and hit another car head-on. The driver who crossed into the wrong lanes died in the crash. The driver who was ran into was taken to the hospital for minor to moderate injuries. MSHP said the ...
4. 02/16/2018  Two people taken to hospital in Warwick head-on crash  WJAR Two people were hurt in a head-on crash in Warwick Friday night, according to authorities.Police said two cars collided on Warwick Avenue around 8:30 p.m.A photo taken at the scene shows extensive damage to the front-end of both cars.Authorities said both.
5. 02/16/2018  Car crashes through power pole in Aldergrove  Aldergrove Star  Traffic on 272 Street at 35A Avenue area is one-way as directed by emergency responders after a northbound car slid through a power pole on the west wide of 272 Street.
6. 02/16/2018 sentence 03/20/2016 murder  They both left Richland to study at UW. Now he's going to prison for killing her LSD rage   Tri-City Herald  A Richland High School graduate is going to prison for pummeling to death his 22-year-old girlfriend in an LSD-fueled rage. Casey S. ... The defense pointed out Henderson's youth and lack of criminal history, and the fact that his paranoia in the violent attack was induced by LSD.  http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article200670039.html Casey S. Henderson, 23, was sentenced Friday in a King County courtroom to 18 years and four months in prison. Henderson told police he became paranoid after taking LSD and repeatedly punched and kicked Katy on Sunday afternoon, according to court documents in the case http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article68063232.html told detectives the couple bought the powerful hallucinogen the day before and and took the drug together, court document said. He said they stayed up through the night and on the afternoon of the attack he started to believe Katy was “plotting against him.” no evidence they took lsd Casey S. Henderson, 21, also a UW student from Richland, has been charged with first-degree murder. ...Prosecutors claim he is a serious flight risk considering his parents live in Korea and he was apparently dating another woman who lives out of the country
7. 02/16/2018  Power restored to most customers in downtown Tulsa  kjrh.com  TULSA -- Crews have largely restored power to downtown Tulsa customers on Friday night. PSO officials said a vehicle hit a power pole at 2nd and Brady Street, which caused the outage. About 1,079 customers were without power for 41 minutes.

Daily Misfortune Saturday February 17, 2018 ---

Daily Misfortune Monday February 19, 2018 ---

1. Syrian Civil War Ahead of an expected ground offensive, Syrian Air Force strikes on rebel-held eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, kill at least 44 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (France 24)
2. An attacker stabs three people at a Tim Hortons in Montreal, Canada. (CTV news) 
3. A collapse at a garbage dump in Mozambique kills at least 17 people. (BBC)
4. United Kingdom football sexual abuse scandal Former coach Barry Bennell is sentenced to 31 years in prison for 50 offences against 12 boys between 1979 and 1990. (The Guardian)
5. Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom A court sentences Matthew Falder, convicted on 137 charges, to 32 years in jail after confessing to blackmailing numerous teenagers into performing sexual acts. (The Guardian)
6.  Rochester MN Gamestop Store Worker Hit Over the Head Unconscious with a Hammer Robbery - KROC-AM Ali Joshua Jalil Robida, 19, pleaded guilty May 9 Teenager was arrested while playing video game he and friend stole

Daily Misfortune Tuesday February 20, 2018 ---

Daily Misfortune Wednesday February 21, 2018 ---

Daily Misfortune Thursday February 22, 2018 ---

Attack

1. Not-a-terrorist February 23, 2018 Jessica R. Ford Crashes White House Barrier With Gun Jessica R. Ford  La Vergne, Tennessee was  driving a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier near the White House, and was arrested found with a gun in her hand .  has encountered the Secret Service near the White House on multiple occasions, which has resulted in numerous arrests for a variety of criminal violations.  According to D.C. Superior Court records, for instance, a Jessica R. Ford was charged with unlawful entry on April 17. She was sentenced ...Ms Ford was arrested while attempting to climb the White House fence in spring last year, according to the Washington Post. No officials were injured and US Secret Service officers arrested 35-year-old Jessica Ford of La Vergne, Tennessee, US media report. Mental health issues reportedly may have played a factor in ...

Daily Misfortune Saturday February 24, 2018 --- ===


*Details

1. 02/24/2018 Jeffrey Yao Alleged Winchester Library Stabbing Two stabbed, one fatally at Winchester Massachusetts library. Deane Kenny Stryker was sitting at a table in a reading room at the WinchesterP ublic Library when mentally ill Jeffrey Yao allegedly started stabbing her from behind with a 10-inch hunting knife, killing her and then stabbed 77-year-old Lester Taber who yelled to stop. Yao's lawyer says his client is mentally ill and that the attack was random, pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and armed assault with intent to murder. 
2. February 2018 Mogadishu attack Two car bombings near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, kill at least 38 people. Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for the attacks. (BBC)
3. Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Islamist car suicide bombers and gunmen tried to storm the headquarters of a counter-terrorism unit in the southern port city of Aden, killing at least 14 people and wounding 40 others. (Reuters)
4. War in Afghanistan (2001–present) A series of militant attacks in Afghanistan kill more than 20 people. (Reuters)
5. Terrorism in Myanmar Three bombs explode in Sittwe, the capital of Myanmar's Rakhine State, slightly injuring a police officer. Three other unexploded bombs are defused around the city. It is unclear who was behind the bombs, but most of them were placed next to government-related buildings. (BBC), (Voice of America News)
6. Man arrested after stabbing argument at Seattle's Westlake Station The Seattle Times king5.com | Man stabbed in Seattle bus tunnel, suspect in custody  A man was critically injured after he was stabbed in Seattle's bus tunnel Saturday afternoon. Police responded to reports of a disturbance at the bus tunnel at 3rd Avenue and Pike Street around 2:15 p.m.. When officers arrived, they found a man on the ground with a stab wound to the chest.  two men were having an argument just before the stabbing.

Daily Misfortune Sunday February 25, 2018

Date: February 26, 2018 Monday

Date: February 27, 2018 Tuesday
02/27/2018 Police name man injured in Elkhart Walmart parking lot shooting WSBT  Police have released the name of the man shot outside an Elkhart Walmart store.That is the Walmart in the 170 block of County Road 6 West. The shooting happened around 10:37 p.m. Tuesday. Investigators say 36-year-old David Holland was shot while arguing.

Date: February 28, 2018 Wednesday

02/28/2018 OSHP: Man killed in Warren County head-on crash passing WLWT Cincinnati  He was trying to pass another vehicle when he was struck head-on by a Honda Accord. Police said Price was ejected from his vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Honda was taken to Atrium Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. http://www.wlwt.com/article/oshp-man-killed-in-warren-county-head-on-crash/18932103

02/28/2018  Wrong-way elderly driver crashes head-on with car on Legacy Parkway KUTV 2News n elderly driver traveling on Legacy Parkway was involved in a head-on collision that sent two people to the hospital in critical condition. ... A short distance later, the man's Volvo S80 collided head-on with a Chrysler 300 3 seriously injured  http://kutv.com/news/local/wrong-way-elderly-driver-crashes-head-on-with-car-on-legacy-parkway

02/28/2018 1 killed, 1 injured in head-on passing collision in Turtlecreek Twp., Warren County Dayton Daily News  A Morrow man has been killed in a head-on collision on state Route 123, Ohio State Highway Patrol officials said. Harold Price, 57, was headed southeast on SR 123 when he tried to pass another vehicle and was struck head-on by a third vehicle. Price, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected  https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/killed-injured-head-collision-turtlecreek-twp-warren-county/al1t7CbzxuvGxqjHkdkBuO/

02/28/2018 Driver killed in Brookfield head-on crash involving three vehicles Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The driver, a 57-year-old man, was traveling southbound on Springdale Road about 3:50 p.m. when he crossed into the northbound lane as he approached Green Blvd. and hit a vehicle head on, according to a City of Brookfield police news release. A third vehicle then rear-ended the second vehicle. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2018/02/28/driver-killed-brookfield-crash-involving-three-vehicles/383936002/

02/28/2018  Driver strikes utility pole, knocks out power to over 200 south Charlotte residents
WBTV A driver struck a utility pole in south Charlotte Wednesday night, causing outages in the area. According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, the incident happened around 11:30 p.m. on Tyvola Road near Flagstaff Drive. Police don't believe anyone was injured in the wreck. 

02/28/2018 Man charged with Sydney stabbing murder 9news.com.au  A man has been charged with murder after a 22-year-old man was dropped off by a cab at a western Sydney hospital with stab wounds to his torso and head. The victim arrived at Mount Druitt Hospital about 5pm on Wednesday and died a short time later despite the efforts of medical staff. Police set up a ...

02/28/2018 Two die in head-on Legacy Highway crash Deseret News  Two people who suffered life-threatening injuries from a head-on crash on the Legacy Highway Wednesday afternoon have died. Related Link. Head-on crash with wrong-way driver injures 3 on Legacy. FARMINGTON — Two people who suffered life-threatening injuries from a head-on crash on the ... Two dead after elderly wrong-way driver hits vehicle head-on - Good4Utah

02/28/2018  Drowsy teen driver causes large power 2500 outaged after crash  Good4Utah WEST VALLEY CITY (News4Utah)- Nearly 1,000 Rocky Mountain Power customers are without power Wednesday morning after officials say a teen driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a power pole. Police say around 8:20 a.m. the 17-year-old driver fell asleep while driving near 4100   West Valley City car crash leaves 2500 without power fox13now.com  WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – Power is being restored after a 17-year-old teen fell asleep and crashed his car into a power pole in West Valley City Wednesday. West Valley City Police said the teen crashed near 6400 W. 4100 S. before 9 a.m.. The crash left about 2,500 without power in Salt 

02/28/2018 Drivers in head‑on Highway 1 coast crash avoid major injury north of Bodega Bay Santa Rosa Press Democrat Two cars crashed head on Wednesday afternoon along Highway 1, north of Bodega Bay, according to the California Highway Patrol, causing initial concerns of major injuries. The 3:10 p.m. collision between two sedans occurred at the entrance to Wright's Beach, with both cars coming to a stop off the ...