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Woman arrested after early-morning stabbing in Oakland

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:16:45 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman was arrested in connection to a stabbing that happened on Saturday morning, the Oakland Police Department confirmed to KRON4. Santa Rosa mother arrested after her toddler overdoses on fentanyl OPD received a call around 7:30 a.m. that a person had been stabbed in the 3700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Officers at the scene found a person suffering with injuries "consistent with a sharp object," police said. Emergency medical crews arrived on the scene and took the victim to a local hospital. The victim is now listed in stable condition. Police say a woman from Oakland has been arrested after the alleged assault with a deadly weapon, but OPD is still investigating. Anyone with further information about the incident is asked to reach out to the Felony Assault Unit at 510-238-3426.

DC property manager accused of pepper spraying resident over apartment complaints

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:16:45 GMT

Man holding pepper spray (tear gas) in his hand. Self-defense. Blur background, close up.(Getty Images/iStockphoto/Vector DSGNR) Man holding pepper spray (tear gas) in his hand. Self-defense. Blur background, close up.(Getty Images/iStockphoto/Vector DSGNR) A District woman said she was pepper sprayed by a property manager at her apartment complex Friday morning.It happened at the 1841 Columbia Road apartment building in the Adams Morgan neighborhood in Northwest D.C.According to the police report, the man ran away and the victim, Christine Corbin, was taken to the hospital.“I could not open my eyes for two hours,” Corbin told NBC Washington. “I got hauled off in an ambulance and I was in Georgetown Hospital for t...

Key suspect in Natalee Holloway’s case moved to new prison ahead of extradition to US

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:16:45 GMT

By MAURICIO MUÑOZ and GABRIELA MOLINA (Associated Press)LIMA, Peru (AP) — The chief suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway is being transferred to a prison near Peru’s capital ahead of his pending extradition to the United States to face charges linked to her vanishing, officials said Saturday. The government of Peru, where Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot was serving a 28-year sentence for the murder of a Peruvian woman, authorized his extradition to the U.S. in May. Máximo Altez, van der Sloot’s lawyer, said is client was being taken by land from the Challapalca prison in Peru’s southern Andes to the Piedras Gordas prison on the outskirts of Lima.“In the coming days, the INPE (National Penitentiary Institute) will hand over the condemned man to Interpol Peru with the goal of handing him over to U.S. authorities from the FBI,” said a statement from the INPE released Saturday. Altez said that onc...

5 arrested at DUI checkpoint in Poway

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:16:45 GMT

POWAY, Calif. -- Five people were arrested at a driving under the influence (DUI)/Driver’s License Checkpoint in Poway Friday night, authorities said.The San Diego County Sheriff's office said deputies from the Poway Sheriff's Station conducted the checkpoint in the 12100 block of Poway Road from 8 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday. 15 arrested at Pacific Beach DUI checkpoint During that time, five drivers were arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, authorities confirmed. The identities of those arrested during this operation have not been released.According to the sheriff's office, 1,939 vehicles traveled through the overnight checkpoint and 507 of them were screened by deputies. In addition to these arrests, authorities say two drivers were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license. Two vehicles were also towed, the sheriff's office confirmed.These types of checkpoints, according to authorit...

Protesters back on the streets of Belgrade as president ignores calls to stand down

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:16:45 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Saturday for a fifth time in a month, following two mass shootings that shook the nation, even as the country’s populist president rejected any responsibility for the crisis and ignored the protesters’ demands to step down.The crowd, chanting slogans against President Aleksandar Vucic, marched through the capital, Belgrade, to gather in front of his downtown headquarters. They released a large balloon with the inscription “Vucic Go Away.”University students led the march, holding a banner that read “Serbia against violence!”The opposition protesters have been demanding the resignations of senior government officials and the revocation of broadcasting licenses for TV networks which, they say, promote violence and glorify crime figures.The protest on Saturday was somewhat different from the ones before. Independent journalists covering the march saw right-wing groups infiltrating the march to promote thei...

Israelis rally against proposed judiciary overhaul continue for 22nd week

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:16:45 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered Saturday to protest judicial overhaul plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition, the most hard-line in Israel’s history.The weekly protests, now in their 22nd week, continue despite Netanyahu’s March announcement that the contentious legal proposals were put on hold.Several rallies were held across Israel, with the main protest drawing tens of thousands in the central city of Tel Aviv.The protesters waved Israel’s flags, lit torches, and beat drums.The plan would weaken the judiciary and limit judicial oversight on laws and government decisions, what critics say poses a direct threat to civil rights and the rights of minorities and marginalized groups.Protests have continued even though the government and opposition are in talks to find a compromise on the plan.The government says the judicial plan is meant to rein in what it says is an overly interventionist Supreme Court and restore power to elected...

CPD officer charged for possession of cocaine in squad car: court

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:16:45 GMT

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer has been charged in possession of cocaine in squad car Norwood Park early Friday morning. Antrinuis Andrews, 38, was charged with felonies of possession of a control substance and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to his court hearing held Saturday. According to bond court, Andrews was seen leaving a CPD vehicle, not in gear, walking into a bar in Norwood Park near the 7100 block of Higgins Avenue around 4:00 a.m. Upon a call of suspicion, a CPD officer arrived at the scene and approached Andrews, detecting odor of alcohol. Police also observed a clear plastic bag containing white residue and another bag containing a 'rock-like' substance. Boy, 16, charged for attempted murder in shooting on South Side Open bottles of alcohol were also found in the squad car. Andrews' FOID and CCL cards have been surrendered. His firearm has been turned into the Chicago Police Department.There is no additional information on th...

What is a 'Yellowhammer' cookie? Nutty treat becomes Alabama's newest state symbol

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:16:45 GMT

ALABAMA (WHNT) – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 421 (HB421) into law Friday, making the "Yellowhammer Cookie" the official state cookie. "Sweet Home Alabama just officially got a little sweeter!" Ivey said after signing the bill into law.The cookie, which was invented by Montgomery fourth-grader Mary Claire Cook, contains pecans and peanuts — both of which are recognized as crops of "historical and agricultural significance" in Alabama," according to the bill. The peanut is designated as the state legume and pecans, which are native to Alabama, are the official state nut.The cookie also contains other state-affiliated ingredients like oats and honey. How much does a wedding cost in your state? Cook collaborated with her grandmother to create the Yellowhammer cookie, after her class at Trinity Presbyterian School began studying state symbols, AL.com reported. The fourth graders realized the state didn't have an officially named cookie, so they all endeavored to make one....

Biden signs debt ceiling bill with just days to spare

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:16:45 GMT

(NewsNation) — With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt.The White House announced the signing, done in private at the White House, in an emailed statement in which Biden thanked congressional leaders for their partnership.Biden on Friday celebrated a “crisis averted" in his first address since the deal's passage, saying, “No one got everything they wanted, but the American people got what they needed.”The deal will suspend the debt limit for two years, while also putting in new work requirements for older Americans receiving food assistance. It also boosts funding for veterans and defense and approves a natural gas pipeline going from West Virginia to Virginia. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the plan cuts the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next decade.  Biden highlighted the “compromise and consensus” in the deal. “...

APD searching for 3 men in connection with March shooting that injured 1

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:16:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said it was searching for three men in connection with a shooting that injured a man in March.Detectives said the shooting occurred March 8 at 1:14 a.m. in the 3400 block of North Interstate 35 Frontage Road heading northbound.APD officers and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services arrived at the scene and found a man with a gunshot wound in one leg. APD said the man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Detectives with APD's Aggravated Assault Unit said they believed the victim and another man were walking when one of three suspects, unknown to the victims, shot at them.Police said the suspects were traveling in a Chevrolet Silverado 2500 that was last seen heading north on the frontage road.Austin Police provided the suspect descriptions below.Images of three suspects (APD photos)According to police, the first suspect was described as a heavy-set Hispanic man that is approximately 30 years old. Police sai...