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Man faces judge after running over Hialeah Police officer with stolen motorcycle

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:40:32 GMT

A Hialeah Police officer was struck by a stolen motorcycle during a traffic stop and as the officer recovers from a surgery that was accomplished on Sunday, the man who intentionally ran him over was in court the following day.Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy Glazer set Roberto Ortiz’s bond at $30,000 on Monday after he was arrested for eluding and fleeing.Officials said Officer Delgado went to pull Ortiz near East Fourth Avenue and 49th Street in Hialeah, but when Ortiz tried to evade the officer grabbed Ortiz by the shoulder.Moments after, Ortiz accelerated and dragged Delgado into the police car.Delgado was rushed to the hospital requiring surgery for fractures and torn ligaments in his knee.Back at the scene, Ortiz reportedly ran away, but police eventually caught up with him. He was out on felony bond from another case at the time and is now back behind bars.“The allegations are the defendant was on a stolen motorcycle and he has an open case for grand theft aut...

Shark attacks kayak off Kualoa, caught on camera

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:40:32 GMT

HAWAII (KITV) — For many fishermen, there’s a tale of the one that got away. In this case, Scott Haraguchi is glad this one got away.He was out on his kayak fishing over a mile offshore from Kualoa in Windward Oahu. He happened to accidentally leave his GoPro turned on after catching a fish. That GoPro then captured harrowing moments that happened next.“I heard a whooshing sound that sounded like a boat heading towards me without the motor and I looked up and I saw this big brown thing my brain thought it was a turtle but then I got slammed by it and realized that it was a tiger shark,” Haraguchi explains.Haraguchi says he was able to kick the shark away from his kayak and keep fishing. He was running on adrenaline at the time, but it wasn’t until he got home and looked at his video that he realized the magnitude of what had happened.He’s not sure what prompted the shark attack, but says shortly after, he noticed what appeared to be a wounded seal...

Woman caught trafficking cocaine in fake pregnant stomach

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:40:32 GMT

A routine traffic stop in South Carolina turned into an extraordinary discovery as law enforcement officials uncovered a suspect attempting to conceal drugs in a rubber pregnancy belly.The incident unfolded when members of the Special Investigation Division and Directed Patrol Unit initiated a traffic stop involving two individuals, Anthony Miller and Cemeka Mitchem.During the encounter, law enforcement officials grew suspicious when the duo gave conflicting information regarding Mitchem’s reported due date. As deputies pressed for more details, Mitchem abruptly fled the scene, prompting a pursuit by the authorities.As Mitchem made her escape attempt, the rubber pregnancy belly she was wearing dislodged, causing drugs to spill onto the ground. In total, the seized contraband amounted to over 1500 grams of cocaine, according to officials. Both Miller and Mitchem now face charges of trafficking cocaine.

Unlikely nationalist kingmaker sees his moment in Turkey election runoff

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:40:32 GMT

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s presidential candidates suddenly want to talk to Sinan Oğan, a little-known nationalist politician who came third in Sunday’s election and has turned into a potential kingmaker overnight.Ahead of a second round on May 28, Oğan wants to secure a ministry, while President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu want the backing of his 2.8 million voters, who made up about 5.2 percent of Sunday’s vote. Kılıçdaroğlu’s team said Monday their early talks with Oğan suggested there was room to cooperate. Islamist populist Erdoğan won the first round of Turkey’s election on Sunday with 49.5 percent (27.1 million votes) but the race will now head into a runoff because he failed to secure the 50 percent needed for outright victory. His main rival Kılıçdaroğlu, who will face him in two weeks, won 44.9 percent (24.6 million).   This impending showdown has given a strong hand to Oğan and his “Ancestral Alliance,” as both Erdoğan and Kı...

‘Please help’: Search continues for missing 4-year-old boy on Castle Island as dive teams scour surrounding waters

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:40:32 GMT

A massive search operation resumed on Castle Island Monday morning as authorities continued to search for a missing 4-year-old South Boston boy, who officials say has autism and is nonverbal.The distraught mother of Mohamed Abou Fofana (initially reported by authorities as “Mohemed Fofena”) made a desperate plea to anyone who may know where her son is, who was last seen playing at a park on Castle Island Sunday evening around 7 p.m.“Please help me,” Matenjay Fofana said to the media members gathered as police officers nearby prepared to resume their search.“My father called me he said, … ‘I’m not seeing Mohamed, I checked everywhere, I’m not seeing Mohamed,'” she said while recalling the moment her father called her at work, telling her that he had lost sight of the 4 year old and was calling 911 for help.Mohamed was last seen wearing blue shoes, blue pants, and a gray hooded sweatshirt, according to Massachusetts...

Son of former Mass. Governor Charlie Baker faces OUI charge, appears in court after weekend arrest

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:40:32 GMT

The son of former Governor Charlie Baker is facing an OUI charge after being accused of driving drunk over the weekend.Andrew ‘A.J.’ Baker, 29, appeared before a judge in Peabody District Court Monday morning, where a “not guilty” plea was entered.Baker was answering to a drunk driving charge following his arrest by Massachusetts State Police on Route 128 in Lynnfield early Saturday night.Prosecutors say Baker told police he was driving home from Salem, where he had been golfing and drinking. He later underwent a field sobriety test in a breakdown lane and was then arrested.https://twitter.com/scooperon7/status/1658133673135276034?s=20Peabody police initially pulled the 29 year old over after their department received reports that he had been driving erratically. Police said they have obtained dash cam video of Baker behind the wheel before he was stopped, as well.According to a police report, Baker’s blood alcohol content was .15 – nearly t...

Turkey’s longtime president to face down main rival in runoff as uncertainty looms

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:40:32 GMT

By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY (Associated Press)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Conservative Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a runoff with his main rival in two weeks that will decide who leads a country struggling with sky-high inflation and hosting Syrian refugees as it plays a key role in the Middle East and in NATO expansion.Election officials said Monday that the May 28 second round will allow Turks to decide if their nation remains under the increasingly authoritarian president’s firm grip for a third decade, or if it can embark on the more democratic course that Kemal Kilicdaroglu has claimed he can deliver.The vote shows how Turkey has become extremely polarized, some voters commented. “I am not happy at all,” voter Suzan Devletsah said. “I worry about the future of Turkey.” Erdogan faced electoral headwinds due to a cost-of-living crisis and criticism over the government’s response to a devastating February earthquake. But...

What to watch: Clues about voter sentiment could emerge from Kentucky, Pennsylvania primaries

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:40:32 GMT

By Bruce Schreiner, Associated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Off-year elections on Tuesday in Kentucky and Pennsylvania could send early signals about the mood of voters ahead of next year’s races for the White House and Congress.The Kentucky governor’s race is a table-setter for what should be a bruising general election contest. Republican voters will settle on a nominee to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who has enjoyed high approval ratings but will have to fend off a GOP challenge in a state Republicans usually dominate. Two candidates with ties to former President Donald Trump are contenders in a 12-candidate field.A special legislative race in the Philadelphia suburbs could determine whether Democrats retain a one-vote majority in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives, and the outcome could demonstrate how voters are feeling in a crucial region of a swing presidential state. Both parties will choose nominees for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and Philadelph...

Elementary teachers union says violence ‘normalized’ in schools, blames Ford government

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:40:32 GMT

The union representing elementary school teachers in Ontario says violence is being “normalized” in schools and it’s not shy about playing the blame game — pointing the finger directly at Doug Ford’s government for the deteriorating situation.That message from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) came on the heels of a disturbing survey released Monday that revealed 77 per cent of ETFO members have experienced or witnessed violence against another staff member.The survey was conducted in February and March, 2023.According to ETFO, the escalating violence is a direct result of chronic underfunding by the Ford government.“Learning is being disrupted and violence is being normalized in schools because the Ford government refuses to adequately invest in public education,” ETFO President Karen Brown said in a release.“The system is suffering from chronic underfunding, under-resourcing, and understaffing, creating environmen...

Sheriff: 2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Georgia motorcycle club event

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:40:32 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Two people were killed and four were injured when more than 150 shots were fired in a gun fight between rival motorcycle clubs in a Georgia city, a sheriff said Monday.The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office charged 12 people with murder and aggravated assault in the gunfight in Augusta on Saturday night, including the four injured people, Sheriff Richard Roundtree said.The violence erupted at a clubhouse of one of the motorcycle groups in a largely residential area, the sheriff said. Deputies recovered more than 150 spent shell casings, he said, some of them found a block away.“With the amount of firepower and carnage we saw at the scene, this could have been a much more horrific event,” Roundtree said during a news conference Monday.Investigators believe the gunfight stemmed from a prior confrontation between members of the two rival clubs in Florida, said Roundtree, who declined to provide details.Of the 12 people arrested, he said, 11 came from out o...