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New York Post
6 days ago
- New York Post
SUV slams cop cruiser in three-car pileup, leaving two NYPD officers and two others hurt
An SUV slammed into an NYPD cruiser in a three-car smash-up in Brooklyn early Sunday, sending two cops and two other people to the hospital and landing a person in custody, according to authorities. A 24-year-old man was driving the 2024 black Chevy Suburban north on Coney Island Avenue in Sheepshead Bay when he struck a 2024 Volvo traveling west on Avenue U, cops said. An SUV's collision with a Volvo sent the bigger car careening into an NYPD vehicle heading south on Coney Island Avenue early Sunday, police said. The collision sent the Chevy careening into a police car heading south on Coney Island Avenue, police said. A 911 call at 2:11 am alerted police to the wreck at the intersection of the two avenues, cops said. Images from the scene showed the cop car with a completely smashed front and the decimated SUV. Medics rushed two passengers from the SUV and two cops to a local hospital in stable condition, according to authorities. One person has been taken into custody, but no charges have been filed, police said. LoudlabsNYC One person has been taken into custody, but no charges have been filed, police said. The investigation remains ongoing.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Thief had ‘enough copper wire to rewire small building': deputies
(KRON) — Deputies said a 31-year-old man faces several charges after he was caught with a bunch of stolen copper wire and piping in his vehicle following a traffic stop, said the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office. Serial shoplifter robbed same store 16 straight times: SFPD SCCSO said the driver of a Chevy Suburban was pulled over for its license plates not matching the car. The arresting deputy soon discovered the plates were stolen from a Jeep in Oakland, and the vehicle was reported stolen in San Jose. 'Inside the SUV was enough copper wire and piping to rewire a small building,' said the sheriff's office. 'The driver, 31-year-old Andrew Reyes, was already on Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) and gave a questionable explanation. To make matters worse, he tried to smuggle drugs into the Santa Clara County Main Jail!' The sheriff's office did not disclose the time and location of the incident. Reyes' list of charges includes auto theft, possession of stolen property, copper theft, drug paraphernalia possession, attempting to bring contraband into a jail, and violating PRCS terms, confirmed SCCSO. The sheriff's office said the recovered Chevy Suburban has been reunited with its owner. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Iowa law would ground Trump's donated jet with a thud
Air Force One flies over Mount Rushmore. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force) Last week, the Pentagon accepted the emir of Qatar's gift of a Boeing 747, a $400 million bauble donated for our president to enjoy by a monarch whose family has ruled the tiny Mideast nation for more than a century. Our commander in chief said the United States would be stupid to reject the donation — a present he hopes to use as a temporary replacement for Air Force One. The key word there: a temporary replacement. Controversy clouds this gift for a couple of reasons. And Iowa's public gift law — which deals with freebies much less ostentatious than the Qatari jet — provides important context on the controversy. First, the Boeing 747 is far from being free. The United States government will need to spend upwards of $1 billion, according to Business Insider magazine, before the president can climb aboard what has been described as a sky palace considering its opulent use of marble and polished wood. U.S. experts first must inspect the jet to confirm Qatar did not hide any devices that might jeopardize the president's safety or security. Then the Pentagon needs to retrofit the aircraft with advanced, military-grade communications, security and defensive gear so the new version of Air Force One can serve as an aerial command post during a time of war. At the conclusion of Donald Trump's presidency in January 2029, the White House and Pentagon leaders said ownership of the jet will pass to his presidential library foundation — where the plane could become a museum relic or remain in service for Citizen Trump's personal travel. That arrangement leaves some of my Iowa government friends incredulous. Even those who are retired can still quote chapter and verse from Iowa's state government ethics laws that impose no-nonsense restrictions on the acceptance of gifts by public officials and employees. For example, state government cannot accept a donated $75,000 Chevy Suburban for use by Gov. Kim Reynolds while she is in office and then hand her its keys when her term ends in January 2027. The fact is, officials in Iowa can accept gifts worth only $3 or less. You read that correctly — $3, not $3 million, and certainly not $300 million. When The Des Moines Register employed me, I would lunch periodically with state employees. They always paid their tab and I paid mine. They feared even an appearance that they might owe me or my employer a favor in the future if I bought their meal. With state employees so concerned about such an appearance involving a ham on rye, it is logical to worry about a conflict of interests with Qatar for the rest of the Trump presidency and beyond. There's more to this Qatar gift that should raise the eyebrows of Jane and Joe Taxpayer, good-government advocates and Iowans serving in Congress — especially when White House representatives are running chainsaws through the federal budget. The cost to U.S. taxpayers to prepare the Qatar 747 for the president should cause political heartburn for Republicans in Congress. The optics are terrible. Two similar 747s — adorned with 'United States of America' across their fuselages — are fueled and ready to fly the president anywhere, anytime. The president and the Republican majorities in Congress talk about out-of-control federal spending. They want to pare government safety net programs for the poor, like SNAP and Medicaid. They want to reign in FEMA, the federal disaster recovery agency, and reduce the National Weather Service budget. They want to cut funding for national parks, medical research, food safety inspections and the arts. But little comment has arisen about the eye-popping price of retrofitting the Qatar jet for the president's use for the next 36 months and then to remove the secret weaponry and communications gear before the plane sets course for the departing president's library or personal airstrip. The federal government already is spending $4 billion for two new Air Force One 747s that now are in production. The Qatar jet will not save a nickel on that contract. The House last week approved a budget proposal from the White House and Republican leaders that the Congressional Budget Office says will add $2 trillion, with a 't,' to the $36 trillion national debt over the next 10 years. At the same time, the White House and Pentagon are getting ready for a huge military parade in Washington next month costing an estimated $45 million. There is one more reason the optics of the Qatar gift are so embarrassing. President Trump's tariffs on imported products are expected to raise U.S. consumer prices. The president has lectured Americans on their need to make do with less in the near term for the good of the U.S. economy. You know, two dolls instead of 30, five pencils, not 250. Members of Iowa's delegation in Congress ought to use one of their pencils to scratch a note to the president and attach a copy of Iowa's government gift law. The Iowa Code provisions limiting gifts to $3 or less could provide him good airplane reading the next time Air Force One flies over our state. Plus, a little prairie common sense would teach him that for the good of the federal budget, even presidents can make do with less — specifically, a Qatar 747. Two, not three planes, will work just fine. Randy Evans is a member of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative and his columns may be found on his blog, Stray Thoughts. Editor's note: Please consider subscribing to the collaborative and the authors' blogs to support their work.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Alcohol may be factor in high speed crash in Oildale that injured adult, child; More questions remain
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The remnants of a chaotic scene were left following a high-speed crash at an Oildale intersection on Tuesday evening. Discarded gloves, medical equipment, even a whole bumper with a license plate still on were there on Wednesday. 'A gray Honda Accord was traveling southbound on Manor Street, the white Chevy Suburban was traveling eastbound on China Grade Loop,' said Sgt. Brandon Richards with the California Highway Patrol. Man drove onto Lerdo Jail, crashed into vehicle containing 7 on China Grade Loop: KCSO The Kern County Sheriff's Office said late Wednesday afternoon the driver drove through the main gate arm at the Lerdo Detentions Facility then sped off, eventually making it to the Bakersfield area. The driver ran a red light and hit the Chevy Suburban, according to the Highway Patrol. The SUV had two adults and five children between 1 and 10 years old. An adult and child traveling in the SUV suffered major injuries. The Honda driver also suffered severe injuries. Alcohol is being considered as a factor in the crash. 'One of the involved drivers may have been intoxicated,' Richards said. Gang member stabbed 2 people near Kern County Fairgrounds, led police on chase: BPD The driver of the Honda was not an inmate at the jail, officials said. 'We're unaware of what he was doing at Lerdo,' said Sgt. Richards. On Wednesday, 17 News visited the Lerdo Jail facilities, where it is seen that the barrier gate is only in use for entry, and not for exiting vehicles. Authorities have not confirmed the identities of the suspect or the people in the SUV, nor why the man was fleeing from Lerdo. The crash is under investigation by CHP, and the incident at Lerdo is under investigation by KCSO. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man gets 6 years, 8 months for Stella's Sandtrap crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who led police on a brief, high-speed chase that ended with a vehicle crashing through the wall of east Bakersfield bar Stella's Sandtrap was sentenced to prison Wednesday morning, according to court records. Manuel Gonzalez, 23, was sentenced to six years and eight months after pleading no contest to charges of drunken driving and evading a peace officer causing injury. The crash occurred shortly after midnight on June 16, 2024, after police tried to pull over an Audi A4 in the 2000 block of Niles Street for illegally tinted windows. The Audi sped off and a chase ensued that reached speeds of more than 80 mph, according to court documents. The Audi's lights turned off as it entered the intersection of Niles and Oswell streets on a red light, police said. It hit a Chevy Suburban traveling north then careened into the parking lot of Stella's Sandtrap — barreling into a parked car and knocking it through a wall. Multiple patrons were injured, none seriously. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
