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Officer stops moving stolen car after suspects flee in San Jose

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:44 GMT

(KRON) -- Three people were recently arrested after fleeing from officers in a stolen car, according to San Jose Police Department Assistant Chief Paul Joseph.Automated license plate readers alerted SJPD of a stolen car. The suspects were followed by Air 3, a San Jose police helicopter, during their attempt to flee from officers. Photo: SJPDPhoto: SJPDThe car thieves exited the moving car, which was driving towards an intersection at the time. In fear of a possible collision, an officer jumped into the moving stolen car and stopped it, Joseph said.All three suspects are now in custody.

Meronk using pain of Ryder Cup omission to fuel title run at BMW PGA Championship

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:44 GMT

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Adrian Meronk is using the pain of his Ryder Cup omission to underpin a run for the most prestigious title on the European tour.The Polish player was in a three-way share of the lead midway through the second round of the BMW PGA Championship after shooting 4-under 68 on Friday.Europe’s entire Ryder Cup team is in the field at Wentworth and all 12 of the players heading for Italy are behind Meronk, who feels aggrieved at not being one of Luke Donald’s captain’s picks after winning three European tour events since last July.“I am very motivated,” he said. “I am trying to turn that disappointment and anger into fuel. I have a great team around me. We just keep going.”Meronk was tied for the lead at 9-under par with Thomas Detry of Belgium (68) and Masahiro Kawamura of Japan (65) at the tour’s flagship event.The closest challenger from the Ryder Cup dozen is Tyrrell Hatton, who was two strokes back after shooting 69.A shot further ...

“Siri, tengo que hacer CPR”: Asisten a motociclista que fue impactado por un rayo en la I-66

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:44 GMT

Un hombre de Virginia regresó a su casa el jueves luego de haber sido hospitalizado tras sobrevivir a la caída de un rayo en la Interestatal 66 el sábado.Noah Fowler, de 20 años, sabe que tiene suerte de estar vivo luego de que un rayo lo impactara mientras conducía su motocicleta Harley-Davidson durante una tormenta el sábado por la tarde. Había estado tomando fotografías con su novia en Skyline Drive cuando llegó la tormenta.Mientras regresaba a casa, empezó a llover y la visibilidad era escasa.“Estaba como a 2 millas de mi casa, así que pensé: ‘Ah, puedo llegar a casa; Sé adónde voy’”, dijo Fowler. “Y lo siguiente que sé es que me despierto en el suelo con unas 20 personas a mi alrededor”.El rayo atravesó su casco y bajó por su cuerpo, quemando su cadena de plata en su piel, prendiendo fuego a su bicicleta y enviándolo a volar.La buena samaritana Erica Sutherland y su prometido, que trabaja en el campo médico, iban en dirección contraria por la I-66 y pasaron por la d...

Spanish judge hears allegations of Franco-era police torture in a case rights groups say is a 1st

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:44 GMT

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge heard evidence Friday of alleged torture during the rule of the country’s late dictator Francisco Franco, in what rights groups said was the first case of its kind to be accepted for legal review.The hearing at a Madrid courthouse involved allegations against five former police officers. The lead witness, Julio Pacheco, told reporters outside that he had recounted to a judge how he was tortured by police in 1975, when he was a 19-year-old student. Pacheco said he hoped his testimony was a step toward “starting to break down the wall of silence and impunity” regarding abuses during Franco’s rule. His wife also testified.Previously, judges have refused to hear such cases because of a 1977 amnesty law that blocked the prosecution of Franco-era crimes. The law was part of Spain’s effort to put that period behind it and strengthen its fledgling democracy following Franco’s death two years earlier.With victims and human rights groups arguing that ...

Police arrest suspect in shooting death of Prince George’s Co. high school student

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:44 GMT

Police in Prince George’s County have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl outside of DuVal High School in Lanham on Monday.Update: PGPD’s Homicide Unit arrested a juvenile male for Jayda’s murder. Details will be released later today at a news conference. Approx time 12:30 pm. https://t.co/U6LzyHH2PX— PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) September 15, 2023Police have only described the suspect as a juvenile male and said more details would be released at a news conference Friday afternoon.Jayda Medrano-Moore, of Greenbelt, was walking on Palamar Drive after she left the school when there was a dispute between two groups of people. It was there were she was shot and later taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.This story will be updated. Stay with WTOP for the latest.Source

Remains exhumed from a Tulsa cemetery as the search for 1921 Race Massacre victims has resumed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:44 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Archaeologists have exhumed the remains of one person and plan to exhume a second set as the search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre resumes in a Tulsa cemetery. The remains are among 22 sets found during the current search in Oaklawn Cemetery, but are the only ones found in simple, wooden caskets as described by newspaper articles, death certificates and funeral home records, Oklahoma state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said Thursday.“That basically suggests that we had a number of adult male individuals that were supposed to be buried in simple, wood coffins,” Stackelbeck said.One set was taken to an onsite forensics laboratory Thursday and the second is to be excavated on Friday, Stackelbeck said. Both are of adults although the gender was not immediately known.The latest search began Sept. 5 and is the third such excavation in the search for remains of the estimated 75 to 300 Black people killed during the 1921 massacre at the hands of a white mo...

Top-rated Denver football snacks to bring to the watch party

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Need a fan-favorite dish to bring to a football watch party? Not every city is the same when it comes to football food. Denver is a particularly quirky city when it comes to football fans because many people come from all over the country. Poll: What is your favorite football snack? FOX31 asked viewers about their favorite football snack. As of Friday morning, 134 viewers chose between 14 of the most Google-searched football snacks in Colorado based on Google Trends. Here are the results.Top-rated football snacks1. Buffalo wingsUnsurprisingly, Buffalo wings are the fan favorite among Coloradans. Wings take up almost half the vote with 38% choosing the tangy treat over any other football snack.2. Loaded nachos OR chips and queso, salsa, guac, black beanBuffalo wings may already be taken for the potluck. If you're looking for the second-best option, try loaded nachos. Boulder, Fort Collins mayors bet beer on CU vs. CSU game You could also put together chips and di...

Caught on camera: Boca Raton Police officer saves choking man’s life

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:44 GMT

On Thursday, a Boca Raton Police officer sprang into action to rescue a choking man at a local car wash.According to a social media post, the incident unfolded during the victim’s lunch break when he began choking and rushed to Boca Raton Police Officer Bissoon for assistance. The officer quickly administered the Heimlich maneuver, saving the man’s life.The grateful gentleman expressed his profound appreciation for Officer Bissoon’s heroic intervention during his moment of dire need.

Florida man’s wild excavator joyride ends in Walmart wreck

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:44 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a massive construction excavator and wreaking havoc in Gainesville. Police said 47-year-old Jesse Charles Smith hot-wired the excavator before embarking on a destructive journey that included knocking down power poles and plowing through the front of a Walmart store. Smith’s escapade of destruction caused $2 million in damages. Authorities said he was armed with a machete during his rampage but thankfully, no one was injured during the incident. Smith now faces many charges, including grand theft, trespassing, property damage, and criminal mischief. He now resides behind bars at the Alachua County jail.

‘Love at First Sight’ adds up to Netflix’s latest easy-to-like (not love) romance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:44 GMT

(CNN) — Netflix spends a lot of money on prestigious Oscar bait, but its subscriber/viewership numbers probably owe as much to the light romances that the service spits out with regularity. Add “Love at First Sight” to that column, playing like a slightly darker fairy tale – rom without much com – about the odds against finding your soulmate, filtered through one of the young lovers’ preoccupation with math.The meet-very-cute premise involves Hadley (Haley Lu Richardson, fresh off her stay at “The White Lotus”) missing her flight from New York to London, leaving her with some time to kill in the airport when she meets Oliver (Ben Hardy, whose credits include “Bohemian Rhapsody”), also bound for the UK.While she’s heading not very enthusiastically to the wedding of her dad (Rob Delaney, in a role that ill fits him), he’s bound for a different kind of family gathering, the details of which he’s not eager to share.The improbabilities that go into meeting Mr. or Ms. Right, and being in ...