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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Yahoo
Police seeking man who dragged officer with car while fleeing
SOMERS, Conn. (WTNH) — State Police are looking for a Somers man after he allegedly dragged a Somers Police officer with his car during a wellness check on Monday night. According to State Police, officers from Troop C in Tolland and Somers Police officers responded to a residence on School Street for the wellness check. When officers arrived, a man identified as Joshua Waite, 36, allegedly attempted to flee the scene. CSP investigating alleged shooting incident on I-95 in New Haven During the course of fleeing, Waite got into a vehicle, a silver Toyota Corolla, and allegedly dragged the Somers Police officer a few feet. The officer was not injured. Police are looking for Waite, who was last seen driving the Corolla with a Connecticut registration of AW61278. State Police are asking anyone with information to call 860-896-3200. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Post
6 days ago
- General
- New York Post
Indiana man, 77, calmly calls cops to report he had just killed his wife, mother-in-law and stepson and injured 4th victim: ‘I shot them all'
A 77-year-old Indiana man calmly called police moments after he allegedly shot his wife, mother-in-law and two stepsons — killing three of them — to report the horrific crime. Patrick Waite is facing three counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of his wife, mother-in-law and stepson and one count of attempted murder for gravely wounding his other stepson, according to a police affidavit and reports. Waite is accused of methodically shooting his 61-year-old wife Alma and her family, going from room to room to blast each victim in the Haubstadt home they shared, police said. Patrick Waite is facing three counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of his wife, mother-in-law and stepson Gibson County Sheriff After he opened fire on all four victims, Waite called 911 to explain what he had done, where he would be when officers arrived and where investigators could find the .45-caliber Smith & Wesson he used to gun down his relatives, according to reports. 'I shot them all. I'm certainly not proud of that fact,' he said in a chilling but casual confession, according to an affidavit acquired by the Courier & Press. In addition to his wife Alma, Waite allegedly killed her 81-year-old mother Gloria Tapia and her 39-year-old son Fernando Tapia Ramirez Sr. He allegedly shot Alma's other son, 44-year-old Juan Tapia Ramirez, in the neck and chest. 'There have been multiple individuals shot at this time,' a 911 operator can be heard relaying to officers. 'I believe it's four individuals. This is still an active situation. We are talking to the shooter now.' Waite reportedly hurried the 911 operator off the phone so that he would have enough time to call his children and 'tell them what he did' before the cops arrived to arrest him, Det. Jennifer Loesch wrote in the affidavit. The alleged killer surrendered peacefully, according to reports. Four other people were in the home when he went on his murderous rampage and survived the shooting unharmed, including a child, The Herald reported. Waite had gone out to shoot a watersnake near a lake on his 1.5-acre property that afternoon, and when he came back inside the house, he had his gun in his back pocket, officials said. That's when an ongoing and wide-ranging argument between him and his wife – who had recently been asking for a divorce – reignited, authorities said. Waite said his wife of two years told him 'he needed to leave' because he brought a gun into the house, detectives wrote. Initially, the disagreement was about his attendance at bible study, then how he was neglecting his bedridden mother-in-law, and finally it became about who owned the home, according to reports. 'Patrick Waite said Alma Waite told him she filed a quitclaim deed and put their home in her daughter's name,' the affidavit states. 'Patrick Waite stated he told her he wouldn't leave the house because he had lived there for 27 years.' That's when Waite started shooting. He told investigators that he knew what he did was wrong and that God would never forgive him, according to reports. 'I'm as guilty as guilty can be,' he reportedly said. Veronica Valenzuela, a cousin of the victims, told Bakersfield Now that she was shocked by the murders, and added that Waite had always seemed like a kind person. She and her family spent a month in the house with them in the last year. Patrick Waite, 77, surrendered to police peacefully after calling 911 to tell them that he had shot four people — killing three — in the house where they lived together, police said. Christopher Sadowski 'He catered to us,' she said of Waite. 'He wouldn't let us get up to get a cup of coffee. He took us out to dinner. He took us out to casinos.' 'He was, I can't lie. Man was a very nice person, but never imagined something like this to happen. Alma was his world,' she added. Her aunt Gloria, Alma's mother, had recently suffered a stroke and was in her medical bed when Waite shot her, Valenzuela said. The surviving stepson, Juan Ramirez, remains sedated in critical condition, Valenzuela told Bakersfield Now. Valenzuela started a GoFundMe to help with the funeral costs. Waite made his first appearance in court Monday morning by video at the Gibson County jail. Waite, who has no prior arrests or criminal convictions listed in Indiana court records, is being held without bond, according to reports. He pleaded not guilty to all the counts. His attorney, Scott Danks, told local news outlets that he had no comment.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
City Council approves $40K Liquor Commission settlement
Litigation involving the Honolulu Liquor Commission and one of its former investigators who claimed discrimination, harassment and a hostile work environment based on his sexual orientation while working for the agency has advanced toward a settlement. Without discussion or public comment, the Honolulu City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt the city's request to authorize the agreement for Jhumar Ray Waite, with the city agency solely charged with the power and authority to grant licenses for the manufacture, import or sale of liquor within the city and county. James DiPasquale, Waite's attorney, told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser his client will receive $40, 000 from the city as part of the agreement. 'It just resolves this simple case, ' he added. The mayor's office also confirmed the Waite settlement. 'The city determined that the settlement amount was reasonable when compared to the anticipated costs of continued litigation, ' Ian Scheuring, the mayor's deputy communications director, told the Star-Advertiser. 'In exchange for the monetary settlement, the plaintiff agreed to release and dismiss with prejudice all claims against the City and the Hono lulu Liquor Commission.' Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii in 2023, Waite's complaint had named HLC investigators Jacob Fears, Catherine Fontaine and Glen Nishigata as defendants in the case. The litigation alleged the trio, in their official and individual capacities, violated portions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as well as state laws related to discrimination against Waite. Waite—who had worked as a Honolulu liquor investigator starting in 2022 but later resigned—is gay and Filipino, the complaint stated. 'I think it is an appropriate agreement under the circumstances, ' DiPasquale said, adding that his client wanted to settle the case out of court. 'I think he was actually tired of the media. I think he was tired of the attention. He was very stressed. He wanted this to go away.' Meanwhile, the city's prior legal battle against Waite had amassed more legal fees for its hired law firm. In October the city requested the Council adopt Resolution 249, which sought an additional $115, 000 be appropriated to pay Kobayashi Sugita &Goda LLC to defend the city against the Waite civil lawsuit. On Oct. 9 the Council unanimously granted the city's funding request. The trial for Waite's civil litigation was set to begin in April, city officials said. Waite's jettisoned lawsuit follows a related 2021 federal complaint by a Chinatown nightclub and a guide to the islands catering to the LGBTQ + community that also led to a final settlement with the city in December, also involving DiPasquale as the plaintiff's attorney. That settlement agreement saw plaintiffs Scarlet Honolulu Inc. and Gay Island Guide LLC—who alleged anti -gay discrimination by investigators working for the HLC—receive $670, 000, and require mandated federal court oversight, among other reforms. Originally, the complaint had named two liquor commission investigators—Fears and Fontaine—who, along with other investigators working for the city, allegedly engaged in an 'ongoing campaign of unlawful, unconstitutional, and highly discriminatory anti-gay harassment of Scarlet, Gay Island Guide, and generally, the Honolulu LGBTQ + community ' that lasted more than six years, according to the complaint and attorney DiPasquale. After the city sought a motion to dismiss the Scarlet case in 2024, Chief U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson on Aug. 3, 2023, issued a 38-page order allowing the case to proceed to a bench trial. But the judge's prior ruling dismissed all claims against the two investigators, Fears and Fontaine, in their official capacities. Terms of the agreement involved changes to how Liquor Commission investigators operate as well as quarterly monitoring and reporting required to the court to oversee the status of implementation of those changes. This week, DiPasquale said his clients in the Scarlet case were also monitoring HLC and its supposed reforms. 'They got an opportunity to work with the new commissioner on a number of different things, ' he added, 'and they're happy with what they view as a legitimate desire to move things in the right direction.' Previously, Liquor Commission Administrator Sal Petilos told the Star -Advertiser his agency's reform efforts included a reorganization of the HLC's field services branch, increased and enhanced training for staff, and more funding for new applications and technologies to create the 'randomization of routine inspection and geolocation history data ' to deter bias among HLC investigators tasked with inspecting liquor-licensed businesses on Oahu. And as of May 1, HLC initiated a body-worn camera pilot program as a trial to document investigators' interactions with the licensed community, according to an agency news release. 'The intent is to increase transparency and accountability while building public trust and confidence in the Honolulu Liquor Commission, ' the April 17 release states. 'For the duration of the pilot program, no information collected will be used to issue warnings, violations, or any type of regulatory response.'
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pears shine with ball against Essex at Chelmsford
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford (day one) Essex 179: Cox 32; Duffy 4-39, Waite 3-47 Worcestershire 98-4: Hose 39*, D'Oliveira 31*; Snater 2-31 Worcesteshire (3 pts) trail Essex (1 pt) by 81 runs Match scorecard Jacob Duffy and Matthew Waite took advantage of a seam-friendly pitch to skittle Essex for 179 at Chelmsford. New Zealand's Duffy led the way with a fine display of fast, accurate bowling that was rewarded with figures of 4-39 while Waite took out three middle-order wickets as Essex were dismissed inside 59 overs. Only Simon Harmer's innings lasted more than 47 balls and 68 minutes. The South African spinner's obdurate 77-ball 28 spanned nearly two hours – as no one got to grips with a hybrid pitch that had plenty of grass on it and provided extra lift, carry and lateral movement. The toss was crucial and Brett D'Oliveira won it for Worcestershire. Not that the visitors fared much better when it was their turn to bat. Although Essex were without England pace prospect Sam Cook, on instruction from the ECB, who had asked for him to be rested pending a potential call-up, they still managed to reduce Worcestershire to 22-4. Jake Libby pushed a delivery from Snater into Matt Critchley's right hand at third slip and Gareth Roderick fell to the same combination. Then Essex's debutant overseas bowler Kasun Rajitha had his first wicket when Rob Jones was caught behind and Jamie Porter had Kashif Ali taken at fourth slip to make But Adam Hose and visiting skipper Brett D'Oliveira, who had been a big doubt for the game with a thumb injury, then stepped up, piecing together the biggest partnership of the match so far. They added an unbeaten 76 added for the fifth wicket as the Pears revived to 98-4 when bad light ended play with nine overs remaining. Worcestershire are looking for a second successive Championship win at Chelmsford, last season's victory in September, their third straight four-day win of 2024, and a massive stride towards securing their place in the top flight following promotion in 2023. ECB Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Yahoo
NYSP investigator honored by Victims Assistance Center's Child Advocacy Center
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. (WWTI) – A north country New York State Police Investigator has been honored by a local organization. On April 5, Investigator Ryan Waite of the New York State Police based in Lowville, was honored by the Victims Assistance Center's Child Advocacy Center of Northern New York at its 7th Annual Night of Heroes Masquerade Ball, held in Alexandria Bay. Flower Memorial Library provides tablets for the Safe Shelter Project Investigator Waite earned the award for his work and dedication to child abuse investigations. During the presentation, he was praised as an accomplished and compassionate investigator who is deeply respected by his peers. The center highlighted his reliability, empathy, and steadfast commitment to seeking justice for vulnerable victims. Investigator Waite began his career with the state police in 2008 and was promoted to his current role in 2018. The NYSP 'proudly congratulates Investigator Waite on this well-deserved recognition and thanks him for his continued service to the people of New York.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
