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Former LASD deputy sentenced for falsely detaining man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:57 GMT

A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to two years in prison after he falsely imprisoned a victim and attempted to cover up his crime. On April 13, 2020, Miguel Angel Vega, 33, of Corona, and his then-partner, Christopher Blair Hernandez, 38, approached two young Black males in Wilson Park in Compton and demanded to search them for firearms. An additional victim, identified in court documents as “J.A.”, began yelling at the officers to release the young men and soon after, Vega and Hernandez unlawfully arrested him, without informing him of his rights, or securing his seatbelt in the LASD SUV.While still detained, J.A. suffered a cut above his eye after Vega crashed into a wall while pursuing another young male on a bicycle whom he believed possessed a firearm. He then instructed J.A. to run away. When responding officers arrived, Vega initially told them that no one else was in the patrol car during the crash. He later switched his story and told offi...

Investigation underway into Castro Valley road-rage shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:57 GMT

CASTRO VALLEY – Authorities on Monday were investigating a road-rage shooting in Castro Valley.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Oakland: Shooting near Castlemont High triggers lockdown Crime and Public Safety | Motorist arrested on suspicion of DUI after Brentwood crash Crime and Public Safety | Pleasant Hill leaders defend police decision to ‘disengage’ with barricaded ex-detective Crime and Public Safety | Security guard slain at Oakland convenience store is remembered; suspect still sought Crime and Public Safety | Driver arrested after a three-county chase across the Bay Bridge The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said the 70-year-old victim and his dog were not injured.The incident began around 12:40 p.m. Monday when the suspect tried to pass the victim near Foothill Boulevard and Castro Valley Boulevard, according to the sheriff’s office. It continued onto eastbound Castro Valle...

Man's truck shot twice in East Bay road rage incident

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:57 GMT

(KRON) -- A vehicle was struck twice by gunfire on Monday in what the Alameda County Sheriff's Office called a road range shooting. ACSO said a 70-year-old man and his dog were riding in a pickup truck when the truck was passed by another vehicle in the area of Foothill Boulevard and Castro Valley Boulevard. One dead in SF crash at Folsom Street parking lot The suspect shot the pickup truck twice, ACSO said. A photo from the Castro Valley News showed two apparent bullet holes on the truck's bed. Police did not release additional details surrounding the shooting. The victim pulled over to a CHP station on Redwood Road. He was unharmed. No suspect is in custody. The suspect was driving a white or light-colored sedan, ACSO said. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call ACSO at (510) 667-7721.

Luka Doncic scores 35 points, Mavericks beat Grizzlies 120-113 for 3rd straight win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:57 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 35 points, Dereck Lively II added 16 points and 16 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 120-113 on Monday night.Jaden Hardy scored 19 points off the Dallas bench and Dante Exum had 16 points for the Mavericks, who have won three straight. The win came despite the Mavericks being short a handful of players due to injuries, including Kyrie Irving, the team’s second-leading scorer.“Obviously, we had a lot of people out,” Doncic said. “I said before the game: ‘Everybody be ready.’ The trust factor was huge this game.”Hardy’s night included 7 of 15 from the floor, and 5 of 7 from outside the arc. Hardy said it was a matter of confidence to convert from distance.“When I’m out there and the ball is finding me, it’s just being ready to shoot,” Hardy said. “I feel like if I’m open, I feel like it is going to go in every time I shoot. Just having the confidence when I’m out there.”Jaren Jacks...

Live updates | Israel says it’s ready to fight for months to defeat Hamas as deaths surpass 17,700

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:57 GMT

Israel says it’s prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat Gaza’s Hamas rulers, as its ground offense intensifies with more airstrikes and artillery fire.Israel faces international outrage after its military offensive has killed more than 17,700 Palestinians in Gaza, around two-thirds of them women and children, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory. About 90% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been displaced within the besieged territory, where United Nations agencies say there is no safe place to flee. With only a trickle of humanitarian aid reaching a small portion of Gaza, residents face severe shortages of food, water and other basic goods. Some observers worry that Palestinians will be forced out of Gaza altogether.Israel says 97 of its soldiers have died in its ground offensive after Hamas raided southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking about 240 hostages. Qatar, which has played a key m...

DeVito leads clutch drive to Bullock’s winning kick as New York Giants top Green Bay Packers 24-22

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:57 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tommy DeVito threw a 32-yard pass to Wan’Dale Robinson to set up Randy Bullock’s 37-yard field goal as time expired, and the New York Giants beat Green Bay 24-22 on Monday night to hand the Packers their first December loss since Matt LaFleur took over as coach in 2019.The Giants went 57 yards in eight plays after Jordan Love threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Malik Heath with 1:33 to play. Green Bay then tried a 2-point conversion but Jayden Reed was stopped by linebacker Bobby Okereke. The go-ahead drive was set up by a Saquon Barkley fumble.DeVito rushed for 71 yards in the third straight win for the Giants (5-8). He threw an 8-yard TD pass to Isaiah Hodgins while leading four scoring drives, two of them capped by Barkley runs of 5 and 1 yards. The Giants defense forced three turnovers.Reed scored on a 16-yard run and Anders Carlson kicked field goals of 36, 32 and 48 yards for the Packers (6-7), who had won three in a row. Green Bay dropped...

Miramar Police and Target gift teenagers $100 shopping spree

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:57 GMT

Miramar Police officers treated teenagers to a shopping spree.Twenty-seven deserving kids and officers went down the aisles of the Target on Miramar Parkway. The teens were chosen by Target’s Heroes and Helpers program and were given $100.“They get to further their character, helping people,” said Miramar Police Sgt. Oscar Mendoza They’re doing it right now with their family. They’re bringing presents home for their family and it’s going to be a really amazing holiday season for them.”“I didn’t get nothing for myself,” said a teenager. “I just rather spread love towards the people I love instead of getting myself something, so that’s why I didn’t get anything for myself.”The program has provided holiday shopping experiences to over 100,000 children.

As COP28 negotiators wrestle with fossil fuels, activists urge them to remember what’s at stake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:57 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In the bustling halls where global climate talks are being held, onetime farmer Joseph Kenson Sakala of Malawi is sharing the story of how fossil fuel development upended his life — and hoping that negotiators listen to many such stories and then move decisively to cut use of the coal, oil and gas warming the planet.Sakala grew maize and produced enough to sustain his family and to help feed his broader community of Mchinji. But he was forced out by water and soil pollution from coal mining in his East Africa nation, he said, and Sakala now helps lead a non-governmental organization, Youth for Environment and Sustainable Development, that helps farmers adapt to climate change.“Climate crisis and damages because of fossil fuel extraction destroyed me,” Sakala said. “Now in Malawi, there are just a few rich people who are making money at the expense of so many people like us who are suffering.”At the COP28 talks in Dubai, the 34-year-old Sakala...

Australia credits improving relations with Beijing after China lifts some meat export bans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:57 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China has lifted import bans on three Australian meat suppliers in another sign of improving trade relations between the two countries, Australian officials said Tuesday.China’s customs agency announced overnight it was removing bans on imports of beef and mutton from Australian plants of JBS, a global foods company, and from the Australian Lamb Company, both in Victoria state. Also from Teys Australia in South Australia state, a government statement said.China had banned imports of red meats from 11 Australian abattoirs since 2020, citing cases of COVID-19 among staff and incorrectly labeled products. The bans were seen as part of various official and unofficial trade barriers China imposed to punish Australia over policies that included calling for an independent inquiry into the origins of and responses to the pandemic.China still bans meat from the other eight Australian slaughter houses. Australian officials were working toward resolving “technical im...

Malaysian leader appoints technocrat as second finance minister in Cabinet shuffle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:57 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim appointed a technocrat as second finance minister on Tuesday in a Cabinet shuffle aimed at strengthening his administration and winning public trust a year after taking power.The shuffle was widely expected and expanded the number of portfolios with the appointment of five new ministers. Anwar said the changes were needed to meet current demands and cope with global trends, including the growing impact of artificial intelligence.Anwar, who appointed himself as finance minister after taking office last year, revived the post of second finance minister and named the head of the country’s largest pension fund, Amir Hamzah Azizan, to the portfolio in a move that could ease criticism of the prime minister.While he still heads the Finance Ministry, Anwar said having a professional team will ensure “we are on right track and can focus on the economy.”Several key ministers swapped portfolios. Mohamad Hasan, dep...