Steve Nedved
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Apr 21
Leader of armed militia that held migrants arrested on weapons charges
Sherry Smith/iStock(SUNLAND PARK, N.M.) — The leader of a militia operating along the southern border has been arrested by the FBI days after the armed group detained over 200 migrants who had just illegally crossed into New Mexico. Larry Mitchell Hopkins, 69, of Flora Vista, New Mexico, was arrested Saturday on charges of being a …
Apr 21
California authorities searching for suspect after LAPD officer shot during traffic stop
KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — An LAPD officer was shot and injured while exchanging gunfire with a suspect in South Los Angeles Saturday night. The officer, a gang officer in the Newton area, was conducting a traffic stop near Long Beach Avenue and 52nd Street when the driver got out and fled, according to the LAPD. The …
Apr 21
Sri Lanka bombings: 207 dead, hundreds injured in church, hotel explosions on Easter Sunday
Stringer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka when attackers unleashed an apparently coordinated series of bombings that simultaneously targeted Christian churches and luxury hotels, and sent a wave a terror across the globe. The explosions took place miles apart, and the targets …
Apr 21
Flood Warning issued April 21 at 10:02AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…and Minnesota… Lake Francis Case At Chamberlain Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield James River At Huron
Apr 21
Sri Lanka bombings: World leaders, prominent figures condemn Easter Sunday bombings
Chamila Karunarathne/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — From the White House to the Vatican, world leaders condemned the string of bombings that killed more than 200 people in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday as many of the victims were in churches celebrating one of most important holidays in the Christian faith. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan …
Apr 20
Texas mom reported missing after not showing up to daughter’s babysitter
iStock/Chalabala(MESQUITE, Texas) — A 26-year-old Mesquite, Texas, mom was scheduled to pick up her child from the babysitter on Wednesday night, but she never showed up. Prisma Denisse Peralta Reyes was reported missing to the police after friends and family made several attempts to reach her by phone. Reyes’ 2017 Jeep Wrangler was found abandoned …
Apr 20
Authorities seize $20 million worth of marijuana from illegal grow operation
iStock/Nastasic(RIVERSIDE, Calif.) — An anonymous tipster led California police to uncover one of the largest marijuana farms ever found in the city of Riverside, officials said on Friday. Authorities in Riverside, California, were called to a 10-acre property on McAllister Street in the Greenbelt neighborhood on Thursday where they found more than 40,000 marijuana plants …
Apr 20
Cops find car connected to missing teen, Los Angeles homicide
iStock/aijohn784(LOS ANGELES) — Police found a car near the Mexican border on Friday that had been connected to a missing teen and a Los Angeles-area homicide investigation. The 2013 white BMW with Nevada plates was recovered unoccupied on Friday by San Diego Police near the San Ysidro border of Mexico, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s …
Apr 20
$200k worth of jewelry gone in 30 seconds by a duo of Georgia mall thieves
Gwinnett County Police Department(ATLANTA) — Two men allegedly used a hammer to smash through a glass display inside a Georgia jewelry store and got away with $200,000 worth of diamond rings, according to police reports. On April 15, one of the suspects walked into the Crescent Jewelers inside the Sugarloaf Mills Mall and expressed interest …
Apr 20
Tiger attacks keeper at Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center
iStock/Yurikr(TOPEKA, Kansas) — A tiger attacked a zookeeper Saturday morning at a zoo in Topeka, Kansas, according to a city spokeswoman. The tiger, named Sanjiv, and the zookeeper were in the “same place” Saturday when he attacked her, said Molly Hadfield, a spokeswoman for the City of Topeka. “A few people did see the attack,” …