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Boulder police deploy live-video calling technology

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

Boulder Police and Fire communication has announced dispatchers now have the ability to accept live streaming video from callers.According to a news release, Prepared 911 allows dispatchers to text a link to the caller’s phone. The caller can then press approve to give the dispatcher permission to see and hear live streamed video from their phone.“Though Dispatch will be able to switch between the front and back facing cameras as well as turn the screen dark so no one can see it’s recording, they will not have the ability to see or do anything else on a person’s phone. The caller can also end the livestreaming at any time,” the release read.“Callers giving dispatchers the ability to actually see what they’re seeing in real time will help us better describe suspects, locations and what’s going on as police, fire and EMS are actively responding to the scene,” Police Communications Manager Brad Riggin stated in the release.Boulder is one of the first in the state to have this new tech...

SWAT helicopter lands on La Brea Avenue amid assault investigation in West Hollywood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

Authorities responding to an assault investigation in West Hollywood Friday morning have landed a helicopter in the middle of La Brea Avenue. The incident was reported about 8:15 a.m. in the 7100 block of Santa Monica Boulevard and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a noise complaint, officials said. An assault victim was eventually transported to a hospital, but it is unclear how that person was injured and what the extent of their injuries is.The area is being evacuated, though it is unknown if anyone has been taken into custody.Amid the response, a Sheriff’s Department SWAT helicopter landed on La Brea Avenue, blocking traffic in the area, aerial video from Sky5 showed.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Dump truck driver injured in Brentwood crash; power lines downed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

A dump truck driver had to be rescued by the Los Angeles Fire Department and is in serious condition after a crash in Brentwood Friday morning.The collision at 701 N. Tigertail Road occurred just after 9 a.m., when firefighters extricated the dump truck driver after his vehicle collided with multiple parked cars, the LAFD said in a news alert. The driver, a man, was taken to a local hospital in serious condition. The other vehicles were all unoccupied, according to Nicholas Prange of the LAFD.The crash also took down "a series of power poles," the department added. "There may be extended power outages in the area. Motorists, seek alternate routes," the LAFD said.Nidia Becerra contributed to this report.

Ireland Rolon Pronounced Dead after Motorcycle Crash on Highway 99 [Keyes, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

24-Year-Old Female Rider Dies in Deadly Collision near Keyes RoadKEYES, CA (April 7, 2023) – Tuesday morning, police responded to a motorcycle crash on Highway 99 that claimed the life of Ireland Rolon.It happened on April 4th just before 8:00 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Highway 99, just north of Keyes Road.According to the police, the incident involved multiple vehicles including a female rider identified as 24-year-old Rolon.Investigation showed that Rolon, riding a 2023 Kawasaki motorcycle at a high rate of speed, collided with the side of a Kia Soul.Furthermore, the impact caused Rolon to be ejected from her motorcycle and crash into the rear of a Ford Fusion.Unfortunately, Rolon died at the scene by responding deputies. Moreover, a large portion of the roadway was temporarily shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.At this time, it was unknown if alcohol or drugs played a role in the incident. Further investigations are still ongoing.In this sorrowful ti...

Ramon Aaknes Dead, Man Arrested after DUI Collision on 7th Avenue [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

31-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead after DUI Accident near Indian School RoadPHOENIX, AZ (April 7, 2023) – Late Thursday night, Ramon Aaknes was killed in a DUI collision on 7th Avenue.Police responded to the scene around 11:20 p.m., near Indian School Road after receiving multiple dispatch calls in the area.According to reports, Aaknes crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a truck. Upon impact, the driver and passenger inside the truck immediately fled the scene on foot.Medical personnel arrived and transported 31-year-old Aaknes to a nearby hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.Following preliminary duties, officers were able to locate the two suspects inside the truck who fled the scene. Crews then took the truck driver to a nearby hospital for further treatment. Officers will eventually book him into the Maricopa County Jail for DUI charges causing death.At this time, an active investigation is still currently underway. Once available, further details wi...

Apple doubles down on Cupertino again, eyes big new office building

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

CUPERTINO — Apple is eyeing a brand-new Cupertino office building that would replace an older office at that site, a fresh indication of the tech titan’s commitment to expansions and its foothold in Silicon Valley.The iPhone creator wants to develop a four-story modern office building that would total 282,300 square feet, a project that would sprout on a 7.9-acre site at the corner of Vallco Parkway and North Tantau Avenue next to Interstate 280, according to documents on file with Cupertino city planners.Apple intends to replace an existing building that totals 141,000 square feet, according to the project proposal filing.The new development would consist of 280,000 square feet of offices and 2,300 square feet of retail or restaurant space, the planning files show.Apple office building at 19191 Vallco Parkway, totaling four stories and 282,300 square feet, street-level view, concept. (Studios Architecture)“Currently, the project site, located at 19191 Vallco ...

Israel strikes Lebanon, Gaza; 2 killed in West Bank

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

By Isabel Debre | Associated PressJERUSALEM — Israel unleashed rare airstrikes on Lebanon and bombarded the Gaza Strip on Friday, an escalation that sparked fears of a broader conflict after days of violence over Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.Later in the day, there were signs that both sides were trying to keep the hostilities in check. Fighting on Israel’s northern and southern borders subsided after dawn, and midday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem passed peacefully. But a Palestinian shooting attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank killed two Israeli sisters just hours later — a grim reminder of the combustible situation.The early morning Israeli strikes followed an unusually large rocket barrage fired at Israel from southern Lebanon — some of the heaviest and most serious cross-border violence since Israel’s 2006 war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants.The violence erupted after Israeli police raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem earli...

Oakland man charged with firing shots after women asked him to stop publicly displaying genitals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

OAKLAND — Prosecutors have charged a man with firing shots into the air at an Oakland homeless camp, allegedly after two women told him to put his genitals back into his trousers and go away.The suspect, a 22-year-old Oakland resident, has been charged with four felonies, including negligently shooting a gun and carrying a gun without a serial number in public. He was also arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.Police say that at around 10:45 p.m. on March 28, the man approached two women at a camp at 45th Avenue and Bond Street, asked to have sex with them and then began exposing himself. When they told him “no” and asked him to leave, he allegedly produced a pistol and fired at least three to five shots.Two women alleged that the man aimed the gun at them, while a third eyewitness told police that he fired into the air, authorities say.Officers responding to a gunfire detection alert saw the man riding...

Justice Thomas says he didn’t have to report lavish trips

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

By Mark Sherman | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he was not required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.Describing Crow and his wife, Kathy, as “among our dearest friends,” Thomas said in a statement that he was advised by colleagues on the nation’s highest court and others in the federal judiciary that “this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends, who did not have business before the Court, was not reportable.” Thomas did not name the other justices or those in the judiciary with whom he had consulted.The nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica reported Thursday that Thomas, who has been a justice for more than 31 years, has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips from Crow nearly every year.Thomas, 74, and his wife, Virginia, have traveled on Crow’s yacht and private jet as well as staye...

Brad Pitt swaps LA mansions with Getty heiress as Carmel becomes ‘main’ home, reports say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:48 GMT

The latest chapter in Brad Pitt’s real estate wheeling and dealing is coming to a close with a report that the actor has engaged in a rich people’s version of a “Trading Spaces”-style home swap with Getty Oil heiress Aileen Getty.Pitt has purchased Getty’s three-bedroom, midcentury-modern home in Los Feliz for $5.5 million, after she bought his $33 million estate in the same Los Angeles neighborhood, the website Dirt reported this week. For Pitt, buying Getty’s elegantly sleek, 2,000-square-foot home is his version of “downsizing,” Architectural Digest also reported.Brad Pitt Buys Aileen Getty’s Glassy Midcentury Modern House in Los Felizhttps://t.co/xNkDRjLQDh— Tommy Lightfoot Garrett (@LightfootInHwd) April 6, 2023Getty’s property should allow the movie star to have a more modest home base in Los Angeles while he reportedly makes his $39 million clifftop estate in Carmel Highlands his main residence.TMZ reported last mont...