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Wales Online
9 hours ago
- Wales Online
Dog returned from snaffle in undergrowth with bag jammed with thousands of pounds
Dog returned from snaffle in undergrowth with bag jammed with thousands of pounds The black satchel had over £2,000 inside Scout made the unlikely discovery in the Pentwyn area of Cardiff (Image: South Wales Police ) While most dogs return from a snuffle in the undergrowth with a stick or having rolled in something they shouldn't, Scout found something much more intriguing. Rather than retrieving something unwanted, the brown-haired spaniel, came back with £2,200 in cash and 97g of cannabis after rummaging around in the Pentwyn area of Cardiff. Both the large wad of notes and green plastic bags of cannabis were being stored in a satchel bag which was hidden by undergrowth. The discovery comes in the same week where five deal-sized bags of Class A drugs were also discovered in undergrowth in Pentwyn. South Wales Police was conducting a search of the area with police dog Scout after reports of drug dealing in the Pentwyn area. Never miss a Cardiff story by signing up to our daily newsletter here Police searched an area of undergrowth in Pentwyn (Image: South Wales Police ) South Wales Police wrote on social media: "Ok, ok, it was us who let the dogs out... on this occasion PD Scout. "Following information received around drug dealing in the #Pentwyn area, proactive patrols have been - and will continue to be - carried out around hot spot locations. "During a recent search, PD Scout alerted to a satchel bag concealed in undergrowth - this bag containing over £2,200 in cash and 97g of cannabis. The satchel contained almost 100g of cannabis (Image: South Wales Police ) The bag was stuffed with £2,200 in notes (Image: South Wales Police ) "Earlier in the week, five deal-size bags of believed Class A drugs were also recovered after being hidden amongst undergrowth. All have now been taken off the streets of Pentwyn. "We can, and as shown here, regularly act upon the information provided to us by the public, so please keep it coming and continue to work with us." More than 300 impressed dog owners flocked to the comments section on the Facebook post. One wrote: "My spaniels have never found anything on a walk except for fox poo and bread! Well done Scout." Someone else commented, "Why do I never find 2k in a bush?", and another joked: "Money does grow on trees! My mam lied to me!!" Article continues below
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Suffolk Police Department mourns loss of K9 Scout
SUFFOLK, Va.(WAVY)– The Suffolk Police Department announced Tuesday afternoon the death of K9 Scout. Scout was a four-year-old Bloodhound who was trained and certified as a working dog. He was taken to a local veterinarian hospital for a medical emergency early Tuesday morning where he later died. He joined the police department in May 2021 as the first Bloodhound for the department in almost 50 years. Scout, along with his dedicated handler, Master Police Officer S. Powell, completed training and were certified through the Virginia Work Dog Association for Trailing. In 2023, they both received an Award of Merit from the Virginia Police Work Dog Association for multiple finds. During his time in the department, Scout received two Departmental Commendations and three Departmental Noteworthy Performance Awards. 'The Suffolk Police Department extend our condolences to K9 Scout's handler MPO Powell, members of the Suffolk Police Department's Canine Unit, and the community as a whole. K9 Scout was a dedicated member of our team that served the citizens of Suffolk well for several years.' says Suffolk Police Chief J. Buie. Chief J. Buie also thanks the staff at Tidewater Animal Clinic as well as The Cove for their dedication and tireless efforts regarding K9 Scout. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Editorial: Money talks with Florida's new attorney general
Tallahassee's dealership-driven car sales legislation made Tesla a winner in 2023 by allowing it to bypass dealerships and sell cars directly to Floridians, even while banning the practice for others. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier intends to make another automotive startup, Scout Motors, a loser for just thinking about it. That's no surprise. Since Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed his ex-chief of staff to the state's top legal post, Uthmeier has repeatedly flexed state power to choose winners and losers while winking at fairness and accountability. When it comes to cars, Uthmeier is with wealthy dealers — not cost-conscious car buyers. In this case, Scout Motors plans to revive the discontinued but popular Scout truck brand, with electric vehicles. The U.S. subsidiary of Volkswagen bought billboard space in Miami and Fort Lauderdale and invited people to pay a reservation fee of $100. The money secures the right to buy a truck or SUV directly from Scout. Buying cars directly from manufacturers instead of through dealers is a boon for buyers. No dealer haggling. No murky pricing. Dealers hate it, of course. They argue consumers are best served by the middleman system of dealerships started in 1889. Years of research poke holes in that idea, and buyers navigating a thicket of add-on dealer costs would disagree. Scout trucks won't roll off an assembly line before 2027. Dealers aren't waiting. Several sued Scout Motors in Miami-Dade, citing Florida's ban on almost all direct sales. Dealers also asked the judge to let them rifle through Scout's business records. They want to find out how many Floridians paid $100 reservation fees. Independent Florida journalist Jason Garcia revealed that Uthmeier's office wrote to Scout, asking how many Florida consumers paid $100 reservation fees and how much money Scout raised. Uthmeier then hopped onto the Attorney General's X account to warn that Scout is hiding the fact that it will not sell cars in Florida. Directly below it was a link to an opinion piece, announcing dealerships are best suited to sell Scout vehicles. The post is inexplicably misleading. Scout hasn't finalized its distribution plan, but it absolutely intends to sell and transport cars directly to Floridians. That's what the dealerships hope to stop. This is not happening in a political vacuum. The unelected, unknown Uthmeier must face voters next year as he'll be up for election. As Garcia details, Uthmeier's office started quizzing Scout Motors after Miami dealership mogul Norman Braman and his wife donated $25,000 to Uthmeier's political committee. Braman Automotive is at the top of the Miami lawsuit. In total, dealerships and their lobbyists have chipped in almost $90,000 to keep Uthmeier in office, according to the Orlando Sentinel. In this case, Scout Motors is the hand-picked loser: It will have to defend itself in the Miami dealership case and answer to the A.G.'s office. But Uthmeier's picks aren't confined to dealerships. Target's Pride Month started a decade ago. Company stock fluctuated both before and after its 2023 promotion turned political. That didn't stop Uthmeier from filing a class action lawsuit, alleging that Target should have signaled that consumer backlash would undercut its stock, devaluing shares held by the state's retirement fund. That fund also owns more than two million shares of Tesla. Its stock price fell sharply this year in large part because Elon Musk's politics hurt the brand. No one is talking about suing Tesla over how the entirely predictable political backlash hurt shareholders. Tesla wins, but Target loses. Then there's the Snapchat lawsuit. The harmful impact of social media on mental health is real. But Uthmeier zeroed in on a business with $5.3 billion in revenue while disregarding social media businesses whose collective revenue is measured in the hundreds of billions, and whose platforms share several problems outlined in the Snapchat suit. Instagram and Twitter have been used to sell drugs. WhatsApp uses disappearing messages. Facebook addiction research is mounting. All platforms manipulate users to keep them scrolling. Uthmeier has spent just over 70 days picking winners and losers. If elected in 2026, he could have eight years to do the same. That's eight banner years for the attorney general's deep-pocketed donors — less so for people who just wanted to buy a new Scout. The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board includes Executive Editor Roger Simmons, Opinion Editor Krys Fluker and Viewpoints Editor Jay Reddick. The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Executive Editor Gretchen Day-Bryant, Editorial Page Editor Steve Bousquet, Deputy Editorial Page Editor Dan Sweeney and editorial writers Pat Beall and Martin Dyckman. Send letters to insight@
Leader Live
21 hours ago
- General
- Leader Live
10 photos from the Wrexham and Flintshire Leader archive
Do you recognise yourself in any of today's photos? Don't forget to tag friends or family if you spot them. Do you have photos from the past you would like to share? Old school class pictures, maybe your Scout, Brownies or sports group, a village carnival or special celebration. Did you miss? Perhaps you have team photos from your own days of sporting glory. If you have any photos or memories to share, you can let us know here or email To see more nostalgia and galleries from the Leader archives, visit our Local Bygones section. For more pictures and chat from the past in Wrexham and Flintshire, then join our 'Local Bygones' Facebook group.
India Today
3 days ago
- Business
- India Today
Hawk-eyed, hackproof: Made-in-India drones by Army during Op Sindoor
Drones that were made in India played a pivotal role in surveillance operations during the recent Operation Sindoor. The Zuppa company's Hawk, Scout, and Eagle drones were deployed by the Indian defence forces as part of early warning systems to detect enemy troop movement and calculate potential ground located in Guindy, has developed these drones entirely in India — from the chipset to the airframe — with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity. The drones are certified with OWASP 4.0, making them hackproof even under battlefield conditions. 'We designed our chipsets in-house to ensure complete cyber security and operational independence,' said company founder Venkatesh to Sai, the Hawk drone was instrumental during Operation Sindoor, giving Indian troops the advantage of surveillance up to 2 km inside enemy territory from within the Line of Control (LoC). Operation Sindoor also offered critical insights into modern electronic warfare. Pakistani forces used high-energy blanket GPS jamming across a 150 km radius, rendering L-band signals unusable. 'They jammed up to 500 meters using a Gypsy-mounted jammer. In response, our forces increased drone altitude to 1.5 km. The enemy then switched to directional jamming, targeting drones with antenna-based interference,' said Geo Navigation has supplied 150 drones to the Indian defence dorces so far and is currently developing kamikaze drones and payload-drop variants, building on the operational success seen during Operation Sindoor. advertisement
