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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Tri-agency traffic enforcement targets excessive speeding on I-565
MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Multiple department came together to crack down on people driving too fast along I-565 in Madison County. The Huntsville Police Department (HPD), Madison Police Department (MPD) and the Madison County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) carried out a targeted split radar operation on Monday, July 14, along the I-565 corridor. 'This isn't just about speeding – it's about the very real consequences of reckless driving,' HPD Chief Kirk Giles said. 'Through our Summer Slowdown initiative and this collaboration, we're reminding drivers that speed kills. Enforcement is just one piece of the puzzle. The real goal is changing behavior before a tragedy happens.' From 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., officers and deputies from the three agencies monitored I-565 from Wall Triana Highway to Chapman Mountain and focused on aggressive drivers going well beyond the speed limit. According to authorities, more that 140 vehicles were stopped in just over six hours. Officers issued 104 citations and 79 written warnings. Authorities said that one driver was clocked at 97 miles per hour. 'In the spirit of inter-agency cooperation, this joint enforcement event highlights law enforcement's commitment to public safety in general and traffic safety in particular,' MPD Chief Johnny Gandy said. 'Each of the major law enforcement agencies in Madison County came together with a common goal to ensure safe roads for the motoring public and to reduce senseless speed related crashes that, far too often, result in serious injuries or death.' 'We've seen firsthand how lives can change in an instant because of reckless speeding,' MCSO Sheriff Kevin Turner said. 'Our goal isn't to write tickets, it's to save lives. When agencies come together like this, it sends a clear message: slow down, drive responsibly, and help us keep our roads safe.' The joint enforcement effort is part of a broader commitment by local law enforcement to prioritize roadway safety and reduce speed-related crashes as traffic increases throughout the summer. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Woman cut outside Mobile business: police say
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers are investigating after a woman was cut outside of a restaurant Friday, July 11. Alabama firefighters update Texas relief effort According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the Wild Wing Station in the 3900 block of Government Street around 3:15 p.m. for a report of an assault. Officers said when they arrived they found that two women had been involved in an argument when one of them cut the other. Dauphin Island hosts 67th Roy Martin Young Anglers Tournament The woman had minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Who is Omar Fateh? Minneapolis' 'Zohran Mamdani' running for mayor
Omar Fateh, a Somali-American state senator running for mayor of Minneapolis, has become the latest target of racist trolling after unveiling his progressive campaign platform online. The 34-year-old Democrat, who announced his candidacy in December, laid out a bold vision to increase the city's minimum wage to $20 by 2028, freeze rents, and block police cooperation with federal immigration authorities. But his policy proposals and Somali heritage quickly became the focus of online hate, with conservative commentators branding him 'a terrorist' and a 'lite version of Zohran Mamdani,' referencing the New York lawmaker known for his socialist platform. Among the vitriol, Fateh was told to 'go back to Mogadishu' and mocked for his appearance. 'I can tell by the shape of his head he's a Somalian… He should run for Mayor in Mogadishu,' wrote conservative political strategist Joey Mannarino. Others falsely questioned his citizenship and made derogatory references to Somalia, despite Fateh being born in Washington D.C. and having served in the Minnesota legislature since 2021. Unfazed, Fateh responded by focusing on the stakes of the upcoming election. 'Protecting all of our communities from Donald Trump means not letting MPD interact with ICE… Our residents deserve a mayor who will stand up to Donald Trump and say, 'no, not in our community,'' he said in a campaign video posted to X. He argued that nearly half of the city's police calls could be handled without an officer and called for investment in alternative public safety responses. Fateh's campaign has drawn comparisons to that of Zohran Mamdani in New York, whose similar policies have sparked fierce backlash from right-wing commentators. 'The phenomenon of Multi-Cultural Marxist Mayors is spreading throughout the USA,' one critic posted, warning of the rise of left-wing candidates from immigrant communities. Who is Omar Fateh? Currently serves as Minnesota State Senator for District 62, elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2022. First Somali-American and first Muslim to serve in the Minnesota Senate. Born in Washington D.C. to Somali immigrant parents. Holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from George Mason University. Worked as a community specialist in Minneapolis and as a coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Also served at the Department of Revenue and worked as a business analyst at the University of Minnesota. Authored 54 bills in the 2021–2022 legislative session, including one decriminalising fentanyl test strips. Chairs the Senate's Higher Education Committee and vice-chairs the Human Services Committee. Advocates for environmental and racial justice, including reparative urban planning for Black neighbourhoods. Lives in Stevens Square with his wife and is expecting a child.
Asahi Shimbun
7 days ago
- Asahi Shimbun
Phone scammer, posing as police officer, grills reporter in call
The reporter received this phone call, in a likely fraud scam, from a number that begins with the plus sign, which shows the call is international, and ends with 110, the emergency number for police in Japan. (Ryuta Sometaya) Slightly past 9 a.m. on a recent weekday in mid-May, an Asahi Shimbun reporter was getting ready at his home to go to work when his smartphone rang. He answered the call right away without checking where the call was coming from. 'This is Matsuoka from the Metropolitan Police Department's No. 2 investigation division,' a man on the other side of the line said. 'Is this the correct number for Mr. Ryuta Somedaya?' The caller sounded in his 20s or 30s. He spoke politely. The reporter's family name should have been pronounced Sometaya, but is often incorrectly pronounced when the spelling is rendered only in kanji. 'The Aichi prefectural police are investigating a case of large-scale money laundering by Takuya Higuchi,' the caller said. The reporter knew that a suspect who goes by that name had been arrested jointly by the Aichi prefectural police and the MPD on suspicion of fraud in April, even though the reporter had not personally covered the case. 'And a cash card under the name of Mr. Ryuta Somedaya has been discovered during the investigation,' the man told the reporter. He went on to ask: 'Could you confirm the domicile registered with it?' and he read aloud a Tokyo address. Both the name and the address were certainly the reporter's. 'The card has been used in money laundering,' the man said. 'We suspect you are involved in the case in some way or another, Mr. Somedaya.' The reporter abruptly realized he was under suspicion himself. 'You are currently under two 'kengi' (suspicion),' the man said, adding: 'It's not 'yogi' (suspicion), but only kengi.' The reporter didn't quite feel convinced. He had covered criminal cases and was, until three years ago, the chief beat reporter covering the Osaka prefectural police. A suspect is commonly referred to as a 'yogi-sha' in Japanese, but the term is part of the news media jargon. The reporter knew that police never use the terms 'yogi' and 'kengi' to refer to different degrees of suspicion. 'You will have to undergo questioning--well, that will be voluntary--at what is called a 'detention room' with the Aichi prefectural police,' the man said. Detention rooms are there for suspects to be detained in so they will not flee or cause harm. Police are not entitled to take anybody there in the voluntary questioning stage. The reporter had felt that something wasn't quite right. That intuition turned into a certainty in the reporter's mind. 'Could you speak to the Aichi prefectural police detective in charge of the case?' the man asked, and the phone line fell silent. The reporter looked at his smartphone screen and learned that the call was coming from a number that begins with a plus sign, which means the call was emanating from abroad. As the reporter found out later, no country in the world has the code number +42 or +425, with which the number on the screen began. 'This is Koki Saito from the Aichi prefectural police No. 2 investigation division,' a voice said at the other end of the line after two or three minutes. 'I am now opening official questioning,' the voice said. How could there be police 'questioning' by phone, with none of the parties really knowing who he was speaking to? 'Are you using social media?' the voice asked. 'Are you using Signal or Telegram?' 'As a reporter, I sometimes use them as part of interviews with sources overseas,' the reporter said. Whereupon the caller changed the tone of his voice, or so it seemed to the reporter. 'Oh, you are a reporter,' he said. 'Could you wait a little while?' And the phone line went dead. The reporter called back, but the call was never answered. He found himself psychologically more shaken, than he had ever thought possible, by being told that he was 'under investigation,' even though so many things about the allegation sounded suspicious. The reporter visited a police station near where he lives on another day. A male official who attended to the reporter asserted the call was undoubtedly a fraud scam and continued: 'Various scenarios have been used. In fact, police often learn about new tactics only when they are told about them by victims.' SCAMS GROWING MORE INGENIOUS Victims across Japan were found to have incurred losses in a provisional total of 2,905 cases of fraud scams, during the first four months of this year, by those pretending to be police officers, with a total loss of 24.73 billion yen ($171 million), according to National Police Agency statistics. In many of the cases, the callers present themselves as police officers and tell the victims, for example, that their accounts have been used in crimes, and demand money from them, ostensibly for proof that they are innocent. The schemes continue to evolve and are growing ever more ingenious. NPA officials are alerting the public to the danger of similar scams, saying that police never demand money or goods. Among the fraud scams by those pretending to be police officers, there has been a sharp rise, since the beginning of this year, in the number of those that fraudulently display the phone number of a police station or other establishment on the screen of a smartphone or other devices of the target. There were only several cases of the sort per month at the beginning of last year, but the monthly count exceeded 100 in July last year and rose to 1,177 in January, 2,239 in February, 3,600 in March and 3,824 in April this year. When money or goods were demanded, the targets have not always been induced into transferring cash. Some victims were cajoled into buying gold bullion, which was then swindled from them. In some cases, con artists sent the uniform resource locator (URL) of a fake MPD website through a social media platform to a victim. The trick is so designed that, when a 'receipt number' cited by the con artists is entered on the fake website, the image of an arrest warrant carrying the victim's name is shown on the screen, officials said. Fake websites of the Osaka prefectural police department have also been found. NPA officials are calling on the public to contact police when they have received any suspicious phone call. 'By no means do police ever demand money in exchange for exempting a suspect from an arrest,' the officials say. [Consult the police if any of the following applies] - The caller tells you by phone that you are under investigation - The caller induces you to use a messaging app - The caller sends you images of a police officer's ID notebook or an arrest warrant - The caller demands money or goods from you - The caller makes a video call to your personal smartphone - A caller, posing as a police officer, contacts you from an international call number that begins with the plus (+) sign (This article was written by Ryuta Sometaya and Daichi Itakura.)
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Yahoo
Milwaukee police arrest three men at addresses tied to abduction of 7-year-old boy
Milwaukee police have arrested three men at homes tied to the abduction of 7-year-old Jamal White, who was taken at gunpoint Friday by a masked man, police arrest logs showed on Sunday, June 13. Jamal was found safe Saturday evening. A 25-year-old was arrested at the home where Jamal was discovered, while police also made arrests of two people at the home from which White was abducted. The person arrested where White was found, in the 2000 block of N. 39th St., was arrested July 12 at 5:45 p.m. and is in custody for a probation violation. One of the two people arrested at the home from which White was taken was being held on tentative charges of resisting and obstructing, and the other was being held on a tentative charge of 2nd degree recklessly endangering safety. Both are 27 years old. It was unclear Sunday if the charges were related to the abduction. Police have not released any details since Jamal was found. White was abducted outside his home July 11 in the 6200 block of West Hustis Street on the city's northwest side and put into a white Jeep Renegade by an unknown man in a black face mask. He was found close to 24 hours later around six and a half miles away near 39th and Lloyd. "Jamal has a been located and is safe," Milwaukee police said in a statement at 6:36 p.m. July 12. "The Milwaukee Police Department would like to thank everyone for their assistance in this matter." Nikki Harrington, one of White's cousins, told the Journal Sentinel she was excited and relieved when she found out White was found alive. Madeline Heim contributed to this report. This story has been updated to add video. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Police arrest three people at addresses tied to abducted child
