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New York Post
6 days ago
- New York Post
Sanctuary state Colorado sues local cop for allegedly helping ICE arrest illegal immigrant student
The sanctuary state of Colorado is suing a local cop who allegedly gave federal immigration agents information on a University of Utah nursing student with an expired visa, leading to her arrest last month. Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy Alexander Zwinck pulled over 19-year-old Caroline Dias Goncalves on June 5 for driving too closely to a semitruck on the highway before he allegedly helped the feds nab the Brazilian citizen. 3 Body camera footage showing Caroline Dias Goncalves during a traffic stop. Mesa County Sheriffâs Office Advertisement Dias Goncalves didn't have a criminal history, but she had a tourist visa that expired 'over a decade ago,' said Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. The college student moved to the US from Brazil with her family in 2012, according to Fox 13. Zwinck allegedly shared Dias Goncalves' driver's license, vehicle registration and insurance information in a Signal group message that included Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Advertisement The deputy stalled the young woman for a few minutes during the traffic stop, asking about her accent and national origin while inside his patrol car, according to the lawsuit. The delay tactic bought the feds some time. 3 Weiser accused the deputy of violating sanctuary laws in the state that prevent local cops from playing ball with the feds. AP While Zwinck let her go with a warning, he provided the immigration officers with a description of her car and told the student to head in a certain direction, where the feds were waiting to arrest her, the suit says. Advertisement Zwinck allegedly congratulated the agents on the arrest, saying 'rgr, nice work.' He was also praised by one fed, who said Zwinck should be tapped as 'interdictor of the year' for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said Zwinck's actions violated the state's sanctuary law that blocks local cops from doing 'the work of the federal government to enforce immigration law.' 'In this case, the driver was detained by immigration authorities because of actions by Colorado law enforcement despite the absence of any criminal activity on her part. Her detention for over two weeks is directly due to this violation of Colorado's laws,' said Weiser. 'Because of this action, we are making clear that Colorado law enforcement's role is to advance public safety, not take on the responsibility of doing the work of federal immigration enforcement,' he added. Advertisement 3 Dias Goncalves was released from a Colorado immigration detention center after 15 days. Dias Goncalves was released from immigration detention after posting bail last week, according to Fox 13. As part of its mass deportation campaign, the Trump administration has pledged to flood sanctuary cities and states with ICE agents. It has also sued Colorado and the city of Denver for 'obstructing' federal law in blocking local cops from playing ball with ICE. 'President Trump and Secretary Noem are committed to restoring integrity to the visa program and ensuring it is not abused to allow aliens a permanent one-way ticket to remain in the U.S,' McLaughlin said in a statement.
New York Post
23-07-2025
- Science
- New York Post
Florida utility crew accidentally unearths massive claw belonging to 11,000-year-old giant ground sloth named by Thomas Jefferson
A utility crew digging a trench in Florida came across a fossilized part of an 11,000-year-old giant ground sloth that was originally named by Thomas Jefferson. The team in Florida's Manatee County was excavating to install a waterline when they encountered what they believed was just an ordinary tool buried in the Earth. 4 A utility crew in Florida found part of a giant ground sloth fossil. Manatee County Government 'They were digging away and found what they thought was an ordinary tool,' Charlie Hunsicker, the director of Manatee County's Natural Resources Department, told Fox 13. The tool turned out to be a fossilized claw from a giant ground sloth, an 800-pound behemoth that lived during the tail end of the Great Ice Age. 4 The claw belonged to a medium-sized Megalonyx jeffersonii. Manatee County Government 'This was a wonderful story of happenstance,' Hunsicker said. The giant ground sloth was given its scientific name, Megalonyx jeffersonii, by Jefferson, the US's third president, in 1797 after some fossils belonging to the extinct beast were found in a cave in West Virginia, according to the Sloth Sanctuary. The ones dubbed by Jefferson are medium-sized compared to other ground sloths, primarily being smaller than the much larger Megatherium, Hunsicker explained. 'When South America and North America joined, those animals migrated up through Texas, Mexico and into the Southeast. All of this was really a tropical jungle and forest at the time,' he told Fox 13. 4 The Megalonyx jeffersonii was named by Thomas Jefferson. auntspray – The largest ground sloths could weigh up to a staggering 8,000 pounds and stand 13 feet tall. The mammal had a blunt snout and a large jaw riddled with peg-like teeth. It was able to stand on its hind legs on occasion to eat high-up plants but could also shred any enemy with its three sharp claws, according to Sloth Sanctuary. The Florida fossil was brought to a nearby science and nature museum to be properly preserved and eventually placed on display. 4 The largest of the ground sloths could weigh up to 8,000 pounds. auntspray – Very few ground sloth fossils have been discovered on the East Coast. The majority are primarily found in states along the Rocky Mountains, bits of the West Coast and even Alaska, according to Sloth Sanctuary. Recently, fossils have turned up in the least expected places. In March, an 'absolutely massive' footprint likely belonging to an Iguanodon was discovered on a coastal town's beach in England. Last June, three tweens found a Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil on a hike in North Dakota and even had their journeys later recounted in a documentary.
New York Post
22-07-2025
- Automotive
- New York Post
800-pound wheel flies off monster truck during rally, careens out of arena and demolishes car in parking lot, wild video shows
Fore!-wheel drive. An 800-pound tire flew off a monster truck performing at a Washington state rally, bounced out of the arena and landed on a patron's car — completely demolishing it, insane video shows. Kitsap County monster truck fans got more than their money's worth this past weekend when the one dirt devil lost a tire while performing a jump at Thunderbird Arena in Bremerton as part of the Malicious Monster Truck Tour. Advertisement Truck 'Veteran' lost its front left wheel while performing a jump at Malicious Monster Truck Tour show in Bremerton, Wa., this past weekend. Instagram/@monstertruckswashington Video shared online showed truck 'Veteran' lose its front shoe after a daring jump — sending the massive left tire careening towards a wall of the arena, according to Fox 13. The tire then bounces over the first wall, then over the arena wall, hits a flag pole and lands in the parking lot — right on top of a parked car. Advertisement 'Holy s–t!,' someone in the crowd said. 'No way.' 'I hope someone's car didn't get totaled.' However, one patron's vehicle was indeed crushed by that 800-pound flying rubber wheel. The tire careened out of the interior track, out of the stadium, and into the parking lot, where it crushed a Kia sedan. Instagram/@monstertruckswashington Advertisement A black Kia sedan had its rear windshield and the rear portion of its roof totally smashed by the impact. No one was hurt by the unlikely event. Last year, spectators at a monster truck show in Maine were electrocuted when a car dubbed 'Crushtation' struck a power line and dragged live wires on top of a crowd.
New York Post
22-07-2025
- New York Post
Florida man arrested for allegedly driving lawn mower drunk down busy highway
Drivers on a busy Florida highway were in for a surprise when police pulled over an intoxicated man behind the wheel — of a lawn mower. Calls began flooding into the Florida Highway Patrol of a man erratically driving a lawn mower down Suncoast Parkway at around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Fox 13 reported. A trooper then arrived on scene about 20 minutes later and found driver Christopher Spain, 38, sitting on the mower on the shoulder of the highway. Advertisement Christopher Spain, 38, was arrested for DUI on a lawn mower. Hernando County Jail The Florida Highway Patrol stated that the trooper immediately observed signs of impairment in Spain, including pinpoint pupils, flushed skin, a dry mouth, and irritation on the inside of his nose. The alleged drunk driver also kept sniffling, spitting and clearing his throat while talking with the officer. Advertisement The trooper then attempted to give him a field sobriety test multiple times, but Spain wasn't having it and became uncooperative after the third attempt. Spain was then arrested and charged with driving under the influence. He was booked into the Hernando County Jail and was released Friday afternoon on $500 bond, Fox 13 reported. Spain isn't the first Floridian to be charged with a DUI while operating a lawn mower. Advertisement Calls began flooding into the Florida Highway Patrol of a man erratically driving a lawn mower down Suncoast Parkway at around 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Florida Highway Patrol Paul Burke was arrested while driving a riding lawn mower in the middle of a highway in Marion County in 2020. A video of the incident shows Burke — who already had three previous DUI convictions — telling a Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy that he has 'no driver's license at all.' He then told the deputy that field sobriety tests wouldn't be necessary because he had been drinking before briefly trying to perform the exercises. Advertisement Burke was arrested for DUI and taken to the Marion County Jail. In 2017, a Port St. Lucie Police officer arrested Kenneth Burton Alleshouse after he was pulled over while riding his red Snapper lawn mower down US Highway 1 while carrying a case of Budweiser beer. The officer who pulled over Alleshouse said they clearly detected the smell of alcohol while speaking with him. Authorities tested the suspect's blood alcohol level, and while they did not release the exact number, they did say it was three times above the legal limit. Alleshouse was arrested for DUI and taken to the St. Lucie County Jail. According to Florida law, a 'vehicle' is 'every device by which a person can be transported or drawn upon a highway,' including lawn mowers, golf carts, ATVs, and bicycles. In Florida, the legal blood alcohol limit is .08% for drivers operating any vehicle as defined by state law — including lawn mowers.
Fox News
17-07-2025
- Fox News
Triple murder suspect dad seen in police footage days before daughters found dead
Newly released police dashcam footage shows the military-trained Washington father accused of murdering his three daughters just days before the girls' bodies were discovered. Travis Decker is wanted for his alleged involvement in the brutal killings of his three daughters – Olivia, 5, Paityn, 9, and Evelyn, 8 – before disappearing into the nearby wilderness, sparking a weekslong manhunt that remains ongoing as authorities search for the father. In the footage obtained by Fox 13, Decker can be seen wearing a blue shirt and shorts, calmly interacting with police after receiving a ticket following a minor car accident. The incident occurred on May 27, three days before the three girls failed to return home to their mother after a court-mandated custody visitation with Decker. An officer from the Wenatchee Police Department arrived on the scene to find Decker and another man – who is not related to the case – standing in a local Safeway parking lot. Decker had rear-ended another vehicle that had slowed for traffic, damaging his truck's front bumper, according to the police report obtained by Fox 13. He was subsequently issued an infraction via mail for driving without insurance and following too closely. The Wenatchee Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. In the video, Decker appears to look relaxed as he leans against the back of his truck while speaking with the officer. Three days later, the father of three was reportedly "quieter than usual," appearing out of character as he met his daughters for the planned visitation, according to the local outlet. Days after Decker's ex-wife reported the three girls missing on the evening they were supposed to return home from their visit, the young children were found asphyxiated to death in a local camping ground just feet away from Decker's abandoned truck. Authorities from local, state and federal agencies – including the U.S. Marshals Service – subsequently launched an extensive manhunt for Decker, who authorities have described as a military-trained survivalist. On July 5, authorities received a tip from a family reporting seeing a man fitting the description of Decker in the Bear Creek area of Idaho's Sawtooth National Forest. However, the lead proved to be false after police announced they located the man believed to be Decker and confirmed the father was not spotted in the wilderness. Officials warn Decker should be considered armed and dangerous, but insist there is no reason to believe he poses a threat to the public. He is charged with three counts of aggravated first-degree murder and kidnapping. The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $20,000 reward for any information leading to Decker's arrest.
