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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Tasers can't stop man after assaulting woman holding child, officers then use deadly force
An intense domestic situation with a man attacking a pregnant woman trying to shield her child led to officers using their Tasers several times and finally shooting and killing him, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Officers were called about 11:20 p.m. on July 15 to assist fire-rescue personnel in the 12500 block of Brahma Bull Circle near New Berlin Road. The family members who called 911 were already out of the house, but the officers could hear loud, frantic screaming from a man and woman inside. They kicked in a bedroom door and saw the room all disheveled and the man on top of the woman pulling her hair with the child in her arms, the Sheriff's Office said. He refused several commands to release her and back away, but continued to aggressively attack her, the Sheriff's Office said. "From behind the lady, he's holding her by the hair, just yelling and screaming ... not letting her go," Chief Alan Parker said. "She's holding onto a young child. We find out later that she is currently pregnant with that gentleman's baby it sounds like. Meanwhile, they're trying to separate them, so they end up tasing him. They're able to get her separated at that point." The officers backed off and began communicating with the suspect for about 30 minutes to get him to come out and surrender. When he finally came out, he remained combative. The Sheriff's Office noted he was a large man and had to be tased several more times. He fought through the tasings and attacked the officers. "He knocks one over and into a table and drives the other one all the way into the kitchen," Parker said. Three officers then shoot him. He died and one of the officers was treated for minor injuries while another "was a little banged up." The Sheriff's Office didn't say whether the woman suffered any injuries. The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Amir Bradsher. He has no local criminal history, according to Duval County court records, and appears to be from North Carolina. "Throughout this whole thing ... whatever he was saying they couldn't really make sense of, he's continuing to eat this lady's hair that he had ripped out during the fight inside the room. So there's this whole interaction and he's chewing on her hair and everything, so we don't know what he was going through." Sheriff T.K. Waters said it's a difficult situation. "You're there, you're trying to bring the situation to a close safely," Waters said. "But you walk in, you see a lady on the ground, he's literally pulling her hair and not letting her go." The Sheriff's Office identified the officers involved as Lucas Robinson, Kamau Richardson and Harold Taylor Jr. For Officers Robinson and Richardson, it was the first police shooting in two and five yeas with the force, respectively. For Sgt. Taylor a 16-year-veteran, it was his second. This marks the 11th police shooting this year in Jacksonville and seventh fatal. For all of last year there were eight with three fatal, according to Times-Union records. (This story has been updated with the officers' full names.) This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Police shoot, kill man chewing woman's hair during domestic assault
New York Post
10 hours ago
- New York Post
Cop threatened colleague with Taser before bashing bunny to death
A heartless New Mexico cop who belly laughed after slamming a baby bunny against the side of a police car has been arrested for animal cruelty and placed on paid leave — but his attorney believes he did nothing wrong. Bodycam footage from Aug. 16, 2024, caught the moment Grant County Sheriff's Deputy Alejandro Gomez demanded another deputy hand over a small rabbit that was found on a dirt road outside Hachita, a town just miles from the Mexican border, reported the Albuquerque Journal. The deputy who found and was holding the animal believed Gomez would kill it, and only handed it over after Gomez threatened him with a Taser gun. Supervisors were also present at the time of the incident. Advertisement 4 Deputy Alejandro Gomez of the Grant County Sheriff's Office promised the helpless animal would be safe. Renee Pena Truitt / Facebook In the video, Gomez, 27, swears on the life of his children he won't throw or kill the bunny. But just moments after he's handed the animal, he smiles at the camera and then flings it at the vehicle with the force of a fastball. Advertisement The other deputy told New Mexico State police the bunny was clinging to life after the throw, and that he had to kill the animal to end its suffering. 4 Gomez grinned as he readied himself to throw the animal. Renee Pena Truitt / Facebook The diabolical deputy has been charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon upon a peace officer and one count of extreme cruelty to animals, according to the Journal. He will remain on paid leave until his criminal case is resolved. The supervisors are not facing disciplinary action. Advertisement 4 The callous cop has been charged with five criminal counts. Renee Pena Truitt / Facebook 'We don't think he did anything wrong, obviously,' Gary Mitchell, Gomez's attorney, told the Journal, calling it 'an inner-office situation that should not have turned into a criminal case.' The attorney added that he was 'waiting to see what evidence the state has.' Advertisement The Journal reports Grant County Sheriff's Office Internal Affairs investigators looked into the matter, with 'little or no action being taken against the deputies or supervisors involved.' 4 How low can one man get? Renee Pena Truitt / Facebook Days before the bunny was found, Gomez allegedly pointed his Taser at the same deputy following a disagreement over a cell phone, according to the outlet. After the bunny died, Gomez was standing behind the same deputy when he allegedly pointed his service weapon at the officer's back. When questioned about the threatening move, he told other colleagues he was 'only testing his duty-mounted light.'
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
News briefs for Friday, July 18, 2025
A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Friday, July 18, 2025 9:39 PM Stonewall RCMP are searching for a 69-year-old man, last seen Tuesday at approximately 3:30 a.m. near Stonewall. Stewart Campbell may be confused and disoriented and the RCMP is concerned for his well-being. Stewart is approximately 5'8' tall, 110 pounds with grey shaggy hair, blue eyes and clean shaven. He was last seen wearing a burgundy sweatshirt, light coloured blue jeans and black work boots. Stewart is possibly driving a grey 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix with Manitoba license plate HET 278. Anyone with information is asked to call please call 911, the Stonewall RCMP at 204-467-5015, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online at 3:42 PM The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms on a six-year extension with restricted free agent forward Gabe Vilardi. It's a six-year deal with an average annual value of $7.5 million. The 25-year-old from Kingston, Ont., is coming off a career season that included 27 goals, 34 assists and 61 points in 71 games. The Jets also agreed to terms with forward Parker Ford on a two-year contract Friday, With the two signings, the Jets lone restricted free agent is defenceman Dylan Samberg. 3:27 PM The Winnipeg Police Service is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 27-year-old man. Hendrix Ojo was last heard from at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on the 600 block of Denson Place. He is described as 6-2 in height, with a thin build, black hair and brown eyes. Ojo was last seen wearing grey dress pants and a white T-shirt. The WPS asked anyone with any information regarding Ojo's whereabouts to call its missing persons unit at 204-986-6250 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 (TIPS). SUPPLIED Hendrix Ojo, 27 1:13 PM A man is charged with assaulting a police officer after an incident in Dauphin. RCMP were contacted about an unwanted person reportedly breaching release conditions inside a William Street home at about 12:15 a.m. Friday. The female resident was alone and uninjured when officers arrived. Police found the man the female identified, but he fled on foot. Officers used a drone to find the man in a back lane. A Mountie fired a Taser at the man after he charged at the officer, RCMP said in a news release Friday. A short struggle ensued. No one was injured. The 33-year-old man has also been charged with resisting a peace officer and four counts of failing to comply with a release order. 12:17 PM A man has been charged after he allegedly exposed himself near a playground and wading pool area in Elmwood on Wednesday. Police were sent to the Elmwood Winter Club at 75 Brazier St. at 10:43 a.m. The site includes a nursery and a community resource centre. Police arrested a man in the area and determined he was wanted on three outstanding arrest warrants. Lee Irwin Ledoux, 52, is charged with committing an indecent act in connection with Wednesday's incident. He is also charged with failing to comply with an appearance notice, failing to comply with an undertaking and failing to keep the peace. He was detained in custody. Ledoux was charged in July 2024 with one count each of committing an indecent act in public, voyeurism and trespassing. The charges were stayed this May after he agreed to enter a one-year peace bond. 10:53 AM A missing woman who had last been seen in The Pas has been found and is safe. Rayna Custer, 27, was reported missing to The Pas RCMP on Monday afternoon. She was last seen leaving a home in The Pas on July 11, saying she was going to Winnipeg and that she would return Monday. RCMP asked for the public's help in finding her Friday morning and announced that afternoon that she had been found. 10:06 AM Police are searching for a man who failed to appear in court last fall after being charged with fleeing a traffic stop. The Manitoba First Nations Police was doing traffic enforcement in Opaskwayak Cree Nation on July 20, 2024, when a vehicle sped off. Officers did not pursue the vehicle because of safety concerns. The vehicle was found abandoned a short time later, and a police dog tracked a suspect. Police arrested a man, who was charged with dangerous driving, flight from a peace officer, resisting or obstructing a police officer and driving while disqualified. The latter is a Highway Traffic Act offence. William Alexander Buck, 36, was later released, with a scheduled court appearance in October. A warrant for his arrest was issued after he failed to appear in court. Police have not been able to find him since. The MFNPS asked anyone who knows where Buck is to contact its Opaskwayak detachment at 204-623-8200 or the tips line anonymously at 1-833-978-0048 or TIPS@ SUPPLIED William Alexander Buck, 36
Tom's Guide
a day ago
- Business
- Tom's Guide
Ring backtracks, lets cops once again request video from your doorbell and security cameras
A year after removing the ability to police to request security camera and doorbell footage from Ring owners, Ring is backtracking partially due to a new partnership. Earlier this year, Axon, the maker of Taser, announced (spotted by Business Insider) that it was partnering with Ring to allow customers to share "relevant video with law enforcement to help solve crimes faster and safeguard neighborhoods. This will affect all of the best Ring video doorbells. It's a reversal of the video sharing policy introduced in January of 2024 when Ring removed the "Request for Assistance" button from the Neighbors app. This meant that public agencies could no longer request and receive video directly in the app except in emergencies. It was another step in scaling back law enforcement involvement by Ring due to privacy concerns. With the Axon partnership, police can now request footage from Ring users via Axon's digital evidence management system. As of this writing, it's unclear if police solicitations will appear in the Neighbors app. Tom's Guide has reached out to Ring for clarification on the Axon partnership and how new law enforcement requests will appear for customers. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. According to Axon, the once a request is made, Ring owners can decide to to send the footage or not. If they do it will be 'encrypted and securely added to the case file." This year, former CEO and founder of Ring, Jamie Siminoff, returned to Amazon, taking over Ring and several other smart home companies within Amazon's umbrella. Business Insider reports that he has made sweeping changes across the company with a desire to have Ring return "to its founding identity as a crime-prevention tool." Emails to employees read that Siminoff wants to return Blink to its original goal of making neighborhoods safer. Ring is not without controversy. In 2023, the FTC sued the company after reports that it enabled workers and hackers to spy on customers, as reported by The Verge. Motherboard reported in 2019 that the company was coaching police on how to get footage without a warrant from users. Currently, Ring has partnerships with over 2,000 police and fire departments across the country. Ring has partnerships with over 2,000 police and fire departments across every U.S. state. The last official number we could find came from a letter Ring sent to Senator Markey (via Wired) in 2022, which noted 2,161 partner "law enforcement agencies" and 455 fire departments. The company has an "Active Agency Map," which Ring claims is regularly updated. From that, we were able to find 113 "local government agencies," mostly animal services and emergency management, 2,678 "local law enforcement," and 622 fire departments. An additional 517 and 167 police and fire departments have been added since 2022. Ring makes some of the best video doorbells, and even takes up multiple slots in our picks. However, if the sudden turn to more of a law enforcement-enabling company makes you uncomfortable, there are alternatives, including the Eufy Video Doorbell Dual and the Nest doorbell. Again, this won't necessarily stop company's from sharing videos with cops without your consent, but other doorbells don't have quite the same privacy controversies as Ring. It should be noted that Siminoff is not only in charge of Ring but also the Amazon-owned company, Blink, which makes one of the best home security cameras in the Blink Outdoor 4. The Ring founder has combined teams for Ring, Blink, Key, and Amazon Sidewalk, but it's unclear if this Axon partnership will remain exclusive to Ring devices. But just in case, you could try alternatives like the Wyze Cam v4 and Arlo Ultra 2, both excellent choices.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
13 arrested after tense confrontation between protesters, police on Roebling Bridge
Original coverage: Thirteen people were arrested following a tense confrontation between protesters and officers on the Roebling Suspension Bridge on Thursday, July 17, Covington police said in a news release. Police said officers responded to the bridge between Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky at approximately 8:15 p.m. for a protest that "obstructed traffic and created safety concerns for both demonstrators and the public." The protest was held in support of Imam Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian immigrant and former Cincinnati Children's chaplain who U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained July 9. More: Former Cincinnati Children's chaplain detained by ICE A large group of protesters crossed the Roebling Bridge shortly after 8 p.m., starting from the Cincinnati side and heading toward Covington, according to web camera footage of the bridge. A few minutes later, nine Covington police squad cars drove onto the bridge and confronted the crowd. Videos circulating on social media show officers subduing multiple people to the ground during the protest. One video shows an officer striking a man on the head with his fists and another shows multiple officers taking down a woman while shocking her with a Taser. One person who marched on the bridge, Gracie Shanklin, said she thought the organizers had a permit to march on the roadway. Within seconds of police arriving and ordering the crowd to disperse onto the sidewalks, she realized that was not the case. Shanklin, 23, of Norwood, said she saw Covington officers deploy Tasers on people who were making their way toward the sidewalk. "We were peacefully marching," Shanklin said. "The police started the violence." The protest was organized by Ignite Peace, Ohio Poor People's Campaign and SURJ Cincinnati (Showing Up for Racial Justice), according to a press release. It began by the "Sing the Queen City" sign at The Banks before the crowd moved across the Roebling Bridge around 8 p.m. Covington police said in the release officers initially attempted to connect with the protest's organizer but were "met with open hostility and threatening behavior." "While the department supports the public's right to peaceful assembly and expression, threatening officers and blocking critical infrastructure, such as a major bridge, presents a danger to all involved," the release said. After warnings were issued to the group to disperse, several people were taken into custody. Charges include rioting, unlawful assembly, failure to disperse, obstructing a highway, obstructing emergency responders, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. A small group of about a dozen protestors later assembled outside the Covington Police Department and Kenton County jail. The groups were mostly quiet, at times chanting for police to drop the charges. Arraignments were scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Friday, July 18 at the Kenton County Justice Center. Among those arrested was CityBeat reporter Madeline Fening, who posted about the protest on her Instagram page Thursday evening. It's unclear what lead to her arrest, but she was charged with failure to disperse, obstructing a highway, obstructing emergency response violations, disorderly conduct and unlawful assembly. The Enquirer has reached out to the publisher and editor-in-chief of CityBeat for more information. 'We respect everyone's right to protest, but when demonstrations jeopardize public safety and violate the law, our officers must take appropriate action,' Police Chief Brian Valenti said in the release. Dozens of officers from agencies across Kenton and Campbell counties responded. By 8:30 p.m., there were 15 squad cars and the crowd had largely dispersed onto the Ohio side of the bridge. Officers cleared the bridge around 8:45 p.m. The bridge was temporarily closed during the incident but has since been reopened. Cincinnati police said they were not involved in the incident, a department spokesman told The Enquirer. Most of the bridge is within Kentucky state lines. This story was updated with new information about the protest's organizers. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Covington police arrest 13 after protest on Roebling Suspension Bridge
