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Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Man jailed in Luzerne County is charged in Christmas Eve fatal shooting in Connecticut
Mar. 27—WILKES-BARRE — A man accused of fleeing Butler Township police and initiating a dangerous pursuit that involved a carjacking, a home invasion and shots fired at a motorist was charged with a fatal shooting in Connecticut. Isaac D. Cintron, 32, addresses listed as Chicago, Ill., and New Haven, Conn., was charged by New Haven police this week with fatally shooting Heriberto Cotto, 43, on Dec. 24, 2024. The State of Connecticut Superior Court on March 12 issued an arrest warrant charging Cintron with murder, criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, according to court records. Police in New Haven allege Cintron and Cotto were engaged in an argument prior to the shooting. Cotto died at New Haven Medical Center upon arrival, police in New Haven reported. Cintron has been jailed without bail at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility since his arrest near Barnsville, Schuylkill County, following a pursuit that began outside a Dunkin Donuts store on North Hunter Highway in Butler Township, Luzerne County, on Dec. 30. Court records say Butler Township police encountered a Ford Explorer reported stolen by the Fairlawn, New Jersey, police department parked outside the Dunkin Donuts. Cintron fled the scene and traveled east in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 where he struck another vehicle, court records say. Court records allege Cintron abandoned the Ford, walked toward a stopped vehicle and fired two shots at the driver, who reversed his vehicle. After firing the shots, court records say, Cintron ran into the Sand Springs housing community, where he entered a residence on Refuge Circle by climbing through an open first-floor window. Once inside the house, Cintron allegedly threatened the homeowner with a firearm and demanded keys to their vehicle, but was not able to start. Cintron fled the house and allegedly carjacked a woman's Toyota Rav4 at gunpoint at Refuge Circle and Long Run Road, telling the woman to take her 3-year-old son with her. State police troopers spotted Cintron and initiated a second pursuit on Interstate 80 and onto Route 54 where he was apprehended near Barnsville. Cintron is facing 39 criminal offenses in Luzerne County Court, including criminal attempt to commit criminal homicide, aggravated assault, robbery, reckless endangerment and theft. A search of the stolen Ford recovered numerous drug-related items, Cintron's Social Security card and a Chicago homeless card, a Connecticut identification card belonging to another person, numerous clothing items and a ski mask, according to the search warrant inventory receipt. The search warrant affidavit says Cintron was "homeless" in New Haven, Conn., but due to an undisclosed incident, he left New Haven with intentions to visit a girlfriend in Chicago and stole the Ford while traveling through New Jersey. Although Cintron is being held without bail on the charges in Luzerne County, his bail set in Connecticut for the fatal shooting is listed as $3 million, court records say.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged with attempted homicide during pursuit accused in Christmas Eve fatal shooting in Connecticut
Mar. 27—WILKES-BARRE — A man accused of fleeing Butler Township police and initiating a dangerous pursuit that involved a carjacking, a home invasion and shots fired at a motorist is scheduled for an extradition hearing in Luzerne County Court on a murder warrant from Connecticut. Isaac D. Cintron, 32, addresses listed as Chicago, Ill., and New Haven, Conn., was charged by New Haven police this week with fatally shooting Heriberto Cotto, 43, on Dec. 24, 2024. Police in New Haven allege Cintron and Cotto were engaged in an argument prior to the shooting. Cotto died at New Haven Medical Center upon arrival, police in New Haven reported. Cintron has been jailed without bail at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility since his arrest near Barnsville, Schuylkill County, following a pursuit that began outside a Dunkin Donuts store on North Hunter Highway in Butler Township, Luzerne County, on Dec. 30. Court records say Butler Township police encountered a Ford Explorer reported stolen by the Fairlawn, New Jersey, police department parked outside the Dunkin Donuts. Cintron fled the scene and traveled east in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 where he struck another vehicle, court records say. Court records allege Cintron abandoned the Ford, walked toward a stopped vehicle and fired two shots at the driver, who reversed his vehicle. After firing the shots, court records say, Cintron ran into the Sand Springs housing community where he entered a residence on Refuge Circle by climbing through an open first floor window. Once inside the house, Cintron allegedly threatened the homeowner with a firearm and demanded keys to their vehicle but was not able to start. Cintron fled the house and allegedly carjacked a woman's Toyota Rav4 at gunpoint at Refuge Circle and Long Run Road, telling the woman to take her 3-year-old son with her. State police troopers spotted Cintron and initiated a second pursuit on Interstate 80 and onto Route 54 where he was apprehended near Barnsville. Cintron is facing 39 criminal offenses in Luzerne County Court including criminal attempt to commit criminal homicide, aggravated assault, robbery, reckless endangerment and theft. A search of the stolen Ford recovered numerous drug related items, Cintron's Social Security card and a Chicago homeless card, a Connecticut identification card belonging to another person, numerous clothing items and a ski mask, according to the search warrant inventory receipt. The search warrant affidavit says Cintron was "homeless" in New Haven, Conn., but due to an undisclosed incident, he left New Haven with intentions to visit a girlfriend in Chicago and stole the Ford while traveling through New Jersey.
CBS News
21-02-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
U.S. Air Force hurricane hunters being used to study atmospheric rivers in California
YUBA COUNTY – The Yuba Water Agency is partnering with the Scripps Institute of Oceanography to collect data on atmospheric rivers through weather balloons. Now, part of that research includes heavy-duty hurricane aircraft. Researchers are using a U.S. Air Force WC-130 J Hurricane Hunter to study atmospheric rivers. "We do have our hurricane season and we do fly hurricanes in tropical systems. But we also, in the winter time, fly winter storms and now we're also a part of atmospheric rivers," said U.S. Air Force Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Officer Amaryllis Cotto. A partnership spanning several agencies—Yuba Water, the Department of Water Resources, the U.S. Air Force, and Scripps Institute of Oceanography—is working to better understand atmospheric rivers. "The one thing with California is that it's really the land of extremes, it's either feast or famine. The variability from year to year, in terms of the amount of precipitation that falls, is the most varied compared to anywhere else in the United States," said research and operations meteorologist for the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes Chad Hecht. Too many or too few atmospheric rivers can be a determining factor of flood or drought. So researchers are learning more about them to help with the forecast and optimize water management. "This place is a very good location for us because of, one, the proximity of the atmospheric rivers for us and, two, just how the weather is here we can easily come in and come out," Cotto said. Atmospheric river research flights are typically done from January through March. Teams are flying out from Mather Air Base to the Pacific Ocean. "The Pacific Ocean is very data smart and these are really the best ways to go out and observe these storms. And if these forecast models don't know what's going on over the Pacific Ocean, they're not going to forecast them well as they make landfall over California," Hecht said. "They're looking at how the storm is developing as it comes closer to the shore, to the west coast," Cotto said. During a typical mission, there are about 25 drop sondes that are dropped out of the plane to collect data. "It has a parachute on it and as it drops through the storm it collects data that allows them to draw a vertical map of the storm," said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Douglas. "If we've had a couple atmospheric rivers that aren't really producing a lot of rain then they try to conserve more water in certain areas. But if it is going to be a heavy rainfall event, they might be talking about releasing the water from the dams," Cotto said. All of this data collected from the flights are sent back to weather centers to compile and compare, ultimately improving storm predictability and forecasting. "In a warming climate, we're seeing that variability is becoming even more so and California is becoming even more dependent on these atmospheric rivers to provide the water necessary for agriculture and drinking and other uses across the state," Hecht said. While atmospheric rivers have been around throughout history, they were only given a name in the 1990s. Researchers say understanding them could play a key role in California's water management going forward.
