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Man who threatened Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold found guilty of retaliation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:39 GMT

A Denver jury this week convicted Kirk Wertz of retaliation against an elected official for making a threatening phone call to the Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.Wertz, 52, had called the Secretary of State’s Office on the morning of June 30 and said, “Hey, I’ve got a message for the secretary and want you to pass it along: The angel of death is coming for her in the name of Jesus Christ,” according to a probable cause statement.A Colorado state trooper contacted Wertz that day and Wertz yelled during the phone exchange about the First Amendment, saying, “She’s going to burn in hell,” according to the statement. He also said he’s an “Oath Taker and an Oath Keeper.”He didn’t admit to making the initial call before hanging up, and the secretary of state had to change safety procedures for fear of what could happen.On July 6, troopers contacted Wertz in person in Littleton and he admitted to placing the call b...

Letecia Stauch murder trial: Brother doubts insanity claim, prosecutors focus on stepmother’s lies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:39 GMT

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children via APGannon StauchSix days after 11-year-old Gannon Stauch disappeared from his family’s Colorado Springs home in January 2020, his stepmother Letecia Stauch loaded her belongings into a rented cargo van to move across the country.As authorities scoured the boy’s neighborhood and prepared for extensive searches with drones, sonar, dog teams and volunteers, his stepmother struggled to move a heavy suitcase into a van behind a Budget Truck Rental location, her half-brother, Dakota Lowery, testified this week at Letecia Stauch’s murder trial.She wouldn’t let him help her with the suitcase, he said on the stand. When he asked what was inside, she told him it was softball gear.“I didn’t feel right about it,” he said softly, becoming emotional. “I just felt like it was too heavy for her.”Weeks later, construction workers discovered Gannon’s body in that same suitcase, under a hi...

Disneyland to host its first-ever After Dark Pride event

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:39 GMT

Disneyland will host its first-ever After Dark Pride event in June, Disneyland officials announced on Thursday.The new after-dark event will occur on June 13 and 15 from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. A three-hour pre-party will begin at 6 p.m on each night.The event will celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and allies and will include entertainment, photo opportunities, specialty food items, event merchandise and more. Disneyland announces closure date for Splash Mountain ahead of ‘Princess and the Frog’ re-imagining Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle, Donald, Daisy and Goofy will participate in a Pride Nite Calvacade down Main Street U.S.A. while showing off their special outfits designed for the event.Guests can also:Dance the night away with Stitch at the Ohana Dance Party located on the Tomorrowland TerraceListen to music and dance under the stars during the Pride Nite Dance Club, which will be located along the Rivers of AmericaTry their hand at country line dancing at the Golden Horse...

1 Injured in Dump Truck Accident on North Tigertail Road [Brentwood, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:39 GMT

Dump Truck Driver Injured after an Accident on North Tigertail RoadBRENTWOOD, CA (April 13, 2023) – Friday morning, police responded to a dump truck accident on the 700 block of North Tigertail Road.The incident happened on April 7th, at around 9:00 a.m., just north of Sunset Boulevard.According to reports, a dump truck crashed into multiple parked vehicles before it struck a power pole. The impact of the collision left the dump truck driver trapped inside of the vehicle with serious injuries.Emergency crews arrived shortly after and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment.Following the collision, officials closed down the areas of the road surrounding the collision. Crews were then dispatched to the scene to repair the damaged pole. At this time, an active investigation into the dump truck accident on North Tigertail Road is underway.Accidents often happen when we least expect them. It is important to be aware of the conditions of the road when operating larg...

Mary Quant dies at 93; ‘trailblazing’ designer revolutionized fashion in the 1960s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:39 GMT

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless | Associated PressLONDON — Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture around the world, has died. She was 93.Quant’s family said she died “peacefully at home” in Surrey, southern England, on Thursday.Quant helped popularize the miniskirt — some credit her with inventing it — and the innovative tights and accessories that were an integral part of the look. She also created dresses and other simple mix-and-match garments that had an element of whimsy.Some compared her impact on the fashion world with The Beatles’ impact on pop music.“I think it was a happy confluence of events, which is really what fashion is so often all about,” said Hamish Bowles, international editor at large for American Vogue magazine. “She was the right person with the right sensibility in the right place at the right time. She appeared on the scen...

New text messages show Antioch gang unit boasted about injuring suspects, kicking heads like a ‘field goal’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:39 GMT

ANTIOCH — A gang unit detective sent racist and homophobic text messages to fellow officers and boasted about shooting Black men with rubber bullets and kicking one man’s head like a “field goal,” according to a trove of new text messages obtained by this news organization.Officer Eric Rombough also shared pictures of two men bruised in hospital beds after violent arrests — including one he was thankful happened “in a backyard with no cameras lol,” the texts show.The text messages obtained Thursday, whose existence became known last month as part of a wide-ranging FBI and District Attorney’s investigation into East Bay officers — including Rombaugh — adds volumes to an already damning public portrayal of Antioch’s police department, where about 20 percent of the force is now suspended.The latest messages represent the second of two known batches of racist and homophobic texts shared between Antioch officers. Already, the messages have ...

Bob Lee stabbing suspect's company website goes offline in wake of arrest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:39 GMT

(KRON) -- The website for the company owned by the suspect arrested in connection to the stabbing death of tech mogul Bob Lee appears to have been taken offline as of Thursday morning. Nima Momeni, a 38-year-old Emeryville resident, was arrested and charged with one count of murder Thursday morning, jail records confirm. Critics call for Alameda County District Attorney Price to face recall Initial reports have tied him to last week's fatal stabbing of Lee, which took place in the early hours of Tuesday, April 4, in or around San Francisco's Rincon Hill neighborhood. According to his LinkedIn profile, Momeni is the owner of tech consulting firm Expand It, which is also based in Emeryville. What we know about the alleged killer of Cash App founder Bob Lee On his LinkedIn profile, Momeni describes Expand IT as a "group of local expert enterprise IT professionals dedicated to providing solid, reliable and efficient technology solutions & cost effective support services to our v...

Bob Lee timeline: Cash App founder's trip to San Francisco, death, and arrest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The violent death of Cash App founder and tech mogul Bob Lee sent shockwaves through the tech-centric city of San Francisco.Lee, 43, made desperate attempts to flag down passing cars while he was bleeding to death in the Rincon Hill neighborhood on April 4, surveillance camera footage shows. But no one helped him. Lee called 911, staggered in front of a luxury apartment building, and collapsed to the ground clutching his wounded torso. Police found the father of two bleeding on Main Street at 2:35 a.m., but it was too late. San Francisco police were tight-lipped about their investigation until Thursday, when a murder arrest was made. Homicide detectives and the San Francisco District Attorney are holding a news conference at 12:30 p.m. to release more details on the high-profile case. KRON4 will be streaming it live. Bob LeeBob Lee Murder TimelineApril 1, 2023Lee, the chief product officer of MobileCoin and creator of Cash App, traveled to San Francisco for a...

Police search for suspect connected to Capitol threats and shootings in Roseville and Citrus Heights

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:39 GMT

(KTXL) -- A suspect is being searched for in connection with a shooting in Roseville, a prior shooting in Citrus Heights and for making "credible threats" against the California State Capitol on Thursday, according to multiple law enforcement agencies. On Thursday, the Roseville Police Department identified the possible suspect as Jackson Pinney, 30, of Hayward. Police are still looking for Pinney and say he was last seen driving a gold 2002 Ford F150. Pinney is also said to be associated with a white 1996 Acura Integra, according to the California Highway Patrol. Teenager killed, another injured in shooting near Stockton park On Thursday, Roseville police confirmed that Pinney is believed to be involved in a shooting just before 9 p.m. along Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights that resulted in no injuries or buildings being struck. Pinney is then reported to have continued driving into Roseville around 9 p.m., where he fired an unknown amount of shots near the intersection of Do...

Philadelphia truck break-in ends in parking lot dime heist

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:39 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thieves may not have been counting on finding a mountain of change when they broke into a truck filled with $750,000 in dimes, but they still made off with a chunk of the cargo and left coins scattered around a Philadelphia parking lot, authorities said.Authorities say the thieves apparently fled with at least $100,000. It’s not yet known how they carted off the mounds of dimes.The theft was reported around 6 a.m. Thursday. The tractor-trailer driver had picked up the dimes from the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday, authorities said, and was planning to transport them to Florida on Thursday.It’s not clear how many people may have been involved in the theft or if they knew what the truck contained. Responding police officers found hundreds of dimes scattered all over the parking lot, and authorities were still trying to determine how much money was stolen.No arrests have been made.Source