'Forgotten' toddler dies in hot car
'Forgotten' toddler dies in hot car
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PHOENIX -- A woman who found her 17-month-old son dead in her hot, stuffy car after she worked her seven-hour shift as a Hooters waitress has been arrested, police said Wednesday.
Ashly Duchene, 22, was booked into Maricopa County jail on a felony count of negligent homicide, police said.
Duchene usually dropped the boy off at a day-care center on her way to work, but for unknown reasons failed to do so Tuesday, police Sgt. Joel Tranter.
Instead, she left her son, Ryan Gallagher, in the car when she arrived at the north Phoenix restaurant at about 10 a.m., police said. When she returned after her shift at nearly 5 p.m., he was dead.
Efforts to revive the boy by witnesses, officers and firefighters were unsuccessful. Temperatures hit nearly 90 degrees Tuesday, but it would have been more than 100 degrees inside the car, Tranter said.
Duchene told police she walked to her car, unlocked the driver's door, sat in the vehicle and immediately realized she had forgotten she had left Ryan in the back seat.
Officials believe the boy, who was in a car seat, was invisible to people going in and out of the restaurant and a nearby car wash because the car has tinted windows.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
The Associated Press: Officials: Boy With Matches Started Fire
The Associated Press: Officials: Boy With Matches Started Fire
Officials: Boy With Matches Started Fire
By DAISY NGUYEN – 2 hours ago
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a boy playing with matches, and said they would ask a prosecutor to consider the case.
The boy, whose name and age were not released, admitted to sparking the fire on Oct. 21, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Diane Hecht said Tuesday. Ferocious winds helped it quickly spread.
"He admitted to playing with matches and accidentally starting the fire," Hecht said in a statement.
The boy was released to his parents, and the case will be presented to the district attorney's office, Hecht said. It was not clear if he had been arrested or cited by detectives.
The fire began in an area near Agua Dulce and quickly spread. It was among 15 or so major wildfires that destroyed some 2,100 homes and blackened 809 square miles from Los Angeles to the Mexican border last week. Seven deaths were blamed directly on the fires, six evacuees died of natural causes and one person died of a fall.
Authorities arrested five people for arson during that period, but none have been linked to any of the major blazes.
All but four of the blazes are now fully contained. Firefighters on Wednesday continued to cut lines around the remaining fires and kept a close eye on the weather.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Deputy Maribel Rizo said prosecutors were yet to determine if the boy's parents would be held accountable for any financial losses caused by the fire. Rizo did not know when prosecutors would be given the case.
Forecasters have said moderate Santa Ana winds could pick up later in the week.
Investigators have blamed an arsonist for setting a destructive wildfire in Orange County that blackened 28,500 acres and destroyed 16 homes.
Authorities were seeking the driver of a white Ford F-150 pickup truck spotted in a canyon area around the time the fire broke out. They said they wanted to talk to the driver, but stopped short of calling the person a suspect.
Officials offered a $285,000 reward to anyone with information that will lead to an arrest and conviction.
Officials: Boy With Matches Started Fire
By DAISY NGUYEN – 2 hours ago
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a boy playing with matches, and said they would ask a prosecutor to consider the case.
The boy, whose name and age were not released, admitted to sparking the fire on Oct. 21, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Diane Hecht said Tuesday. Ferocious winds helped it quickly spread.
"He admitted to playing with matches and accidentally starting the fire," Hecht said in a statement.
The boy was released to his parents, and the case will be presented to the district attorney's office, Hecht said. It was not clear if he had been arrested or cited by detectives.
The fire began in an area near Agua Dulce and quickly spread. It was among 15 or so major wildfires that destroyed some 2,100 homes and blackened 809 square miles from Los Angeles to the Mexican border last week. Seven deaths were blamed directly on the fires, six evacuees died of natural causes and one person died of a fall.
Authorities arrested five people for arson during that period, but none have been linked to any of the major blazes.
All but four of the blazes are now fully contained. Firefighters on Wednesday continued to cut lines around the remaining fires and kept a close eye on the weather.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Deputy Maribel Rizo said prosecutors were yet to determine if the boy's parents would be held accountable for any financial losses caused by the fire. Rizo did not know when prosecutors would be given the case.
Forecasters have said moderate Santa Ana winds could pick up later in the week.
Investigators have blamed an arsonist for setting a destructive wildfire in Orange County that blackened 28,500 acres and destroyed 16 homes.
Authorities were seeking the driver of a white Ford F-150 pickup truck spotted in a canyon area around the time the fire broke out. They said they wanted to talk to the driver, but stopped short of calling the person a suspect.
Officials offered a $285,000 reward to anyone with information that will lead to an arrest and conviction.
N.J. man pleads guilty to weapons charges in Fort Dix plot
N.J. man pleads guilty to weapons charges in Fort Dix plot
A New Jersey man man pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing weapons to a group of foreign-born Muslims accused of plotting an assault on Fort Dix.
Agron Abdullahu, a 25-year-old bakery worker, pleaded guilty to weapons charges in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J. He faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced Feb. 6.
Abdullahu, who was born in the province of Kosovo in what is now Serbia, was among six men arrested in May in the case.
Investigators said he played the smallest role in the alleged plot. At one time he warned the others that it would be against Islam to kill civilians and that it would be "crazy" to attack the Army base, authorities said.
Prosecutors said the plot was uncovered when a Circuit City clerk told authorities that a man had asked him to dub a videotape onto a DVD. That tape showed 10 men shooting weapons at a firing range and calling for jihad, authorities said.
Also arrested were Shain and Eljivir Duka, brothers from the former Yugoslavia; Serder Tatar, who was born in Turkey; and Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, a Jordanian immigrant.
They are all charged with conspiring to kill military personnel, an offense punishable by life in prison.
A New Jersey man man pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing weapons to a group of foreign-born Muslims accused of plotting an assault on Fort Dix.
Agron Abdullahu, a 25-year-old bakery worker, pleaded guilty to weapons charges in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J. He faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced Feb. 6.
Abdullahu, who was born in the province of Kosovo in what is now Serbia, was among six men arrested in May in the case.
Investigators said he played the smallest role in the alleged plot. At one time he warned the others that it would be against Islam to kill civilians and that it would be "crazy" to attack the Army base, authorities said.
Prosecutors said the plot was uncovered when a Circuit City clerk told authorities that a man had asked him to dub a videotape onto a DVD. That tape showed 10 men shooting weapons at a firing range and calling for jihad, authorities said.
Also arrested were Shain and Eljivir Duka, brothers from the former Yugoslavia; Serder Tatar, who was born in Turkey; and Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, a Jordanian immigrant.
They are all charged with conspiring to kill military personnel, an offense punishable by life in prison.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Redlands Daily Facts - Bishop from Uganda visits local congregation
Redlands Daily Facts - Bishop from Uganda visits local congregation
HIGHLAND - Anglican Bishop Evans Kisekka of Uganda led services for Christ's Church in Highland on Sunday, Oct. 14.
He conducted confirmations, preached and celebrated the Eucharist at a 1 p.m. service, which was followed by a reception.
Kisekka presides over the diocese of Luweero, Anglican Province of Uganda.
Those receiving confirmation from Bishop Kisekka were Amanda Gray, Matt Perkins, Morgan Priestley, Barbara Smith, Judy Wipf, Carole Wormser and Ron Wormser.
Those reaffirming their baptismal vows were:
Doris Beckwith
Ted Beckwith
Cathy Cooper
Roger Cooper
Diana DiMaggio
Ev Foster
Jenny Foster
Dick Haug
Kay Haug
Ken Mann
Mary Mann
Andy Masley
Norma Jean Masley
Mary Ann Mallory
Leslie Murad
Marilyn Murad
John Priestley
Kim Priestley
Alex Ranciglio
E.J. Ranciglio
Frank Rich
Sandy Rich
Carolyn Stefani
Mario Stefani
Ronald Stumpf
Bob Utterback
Bob Wessman
Donna Wessman
Kathy Wheeler
Jan Wilkin
Tom Wilkin
Patty Williams
Jan Young
Lee Young.
Brian Schulz, pastor of Christ's Church, was ordained as a priest by Kisekka at St. James Anglican Church in Newport Beach on Saturday, Oct. 13. Schulz previously served Christ's Church as a deacon.
Christ's Church meets at Highland Congregational Church, 3606 E. Atlantic Ave. in Highland. Worship is at 11:30 a.m. Sundays. Information: (909)790-4985.
HIGHLAND - Anglican Bishop Evans Kisekka of Uganda led services for Christ's Church in Highland on Sunday, Oct. 14.
He conducted confirmations, preached and celebrated the Eucharist at a 1 p.m. service, which was followed by a reception.
Kisekka presides over the diocese of Luweero, Anglican Province of Uganda.
Those receiving confirmation from Bishop Kisekka were Amanda Gray, Matt Perkins, Morgan Priestley, Barbara Smith, Judy Wipf, Carole Wormser and Ron Wormser.
Those reaffirming their baptismal vows were:
Doris Beckwith
Ted Beckwith
Cathy Cooper
Roger Cooper
Diana DiMaggio
Ev Foster
Jenny Foster
Dick Haug
Kay Haug
Ken Mann
Mary Mann
Andy Masley
Norma Jean Masley
Mary Ann Mallory
Leslie Murad
Marilyn Murad
John Priestley
Kim Priestley
Alex Ranciglio
E.J. Ranciglio
Frank Rich
Sandy Rich
Carolyn Stefani
Mario Stefani
Ronald Stumpf
Bob Utterback
Bob Wessman
Donna Wessman
Kathy Wheeler
Jan Wilkin
Tom Wilkin
Patty Williams
Jan Young
Lee Young.
Brian Schulz, pastor of Christ's Church, was ordained as a priest by Kisekka at St. James Anglican Church in Newport Beach on Saturday, Oct. 13. Schulz previously served Christ's Church as a deacon.
Christ's Church meets at Highland Congregational Church, 3606 E. Atlantic Ave. in Highland. Worship is at 11:30 a.m. Sundays. Information: (909)790-4985.
FEMA Aide Loses New Job Over Fake News Conference - New York Times
About time - Take responsibility for your actions!!!!
FEMA Aide Loses New Job Over Fake News Conference - New York Times
FEMA Aide Loses New Job Over Fake News Conference - New York Times
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Lawmaker shows nude photo to students - Yahoo! News
Lawmaker shows nude photo to students - Yahoo! News
Honest - I don't know where these photos came from. Dumb shit - must think we are all stupid!!
Lawmaker shows nude photo to students
Wed Oct 3, 9:10 AM ET
NORWALK, Ohio - A state legislator surprised a high school class when the computer he was using projected a photo of a nude woman during a lecture on how a bill becomes a law.
State Rep. Matthew Barrett was giving a civics lesson Tuesday when he inserted a data memory stick into the school computer and the projected image of a topless woman appeared instead of the graphics presentation he had downloaded.
Police interviewed Barrett and school officials and seized the data memory stick and the computer to determine where the image came from, a state highway patrol spokesman said.
Barrett said there were a few snickers from the approximately 20 students in the senior government class at Norwalk High School when the image appeared. He said he immediately pulled the memory stick out of the computer.
The legislator said he finished his lecture using printouts and then met with the school's principal and technology staff, who examined the stick. He said the school's technology director determined the stick had a directory of nude images in addition to Barrett's presentation on civics lessons.
"I have no idea where these came from," the Democrat said.
Barrett said the data memory stick was a gift he received about three weeks ago from a legislative liaison from the state Library of Ohio.
Honest - I don't know where these photos came from. Dumb shit - must think we are all stupid!!
Lawmaker shows nude photo to students
Wed Oct 3, 9:10 AM ET
NORWALK, Ohio - A state legislator surprised a high school class when the computer he was using projected a photo of a nude woman during a lecture on how a bill becomes a law.
State Rep. Matthew Barrett was giving a civics lesson Tuesday when he inserted a data memory stick into the school computer and the projected image of a topless woman appeared instead of the graphics presentation he had downloaded.
Police interviewed Barrett and school officials and seized the data memory stick and the computer to determine where the image came from, a state highway patrol spokesman said.
Barrett said there were a few snickers from the approximately 20 students in the senior government class at Norwalk High School when the image appeared. He said he immediately pulled the memory stick out of the computer.
The legislator said he finished his lecture using printouts and then met with the school's principal and technology staff, who examined the stick. He said the school's technology director determined the stick had a directory of nude images in addition to Barrett's presentation on civics lessons.
"I have no idea where these came from," the Democrat said.
Barrett said the data memory stick was a gift he received about three weeks ago from a legislative liaison from the state Library of Ohio.
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