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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
LASD leans on each other for healing and rebuilding after Eaton Fire
The man tasked with helping Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies cope with tough situations is now needing support himself after losing his home in the Eaton Fire.
Wall Street Journal
6 days ago
- General
- Wall Street Journal
The Punch That Launched Trump's War on American Universities
Harmeet Dhillon, head of the civil-rights division at the Justice Department, wakes up around 6 a.m. and begins her workday scrolling through X, searching for claims of discrimination. A lot of them, Dhillon said, regard universities. After spotting 'a list of new horrors,' she said,' I text my deputies, and we assign cases, and we get cranking.'
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Deputies fatally shoot Florida man who survived apparent gator attack and tried to steal their gun, sheriff says
A Florida man who was apparently bitten while swimming in alligator-infested waters Monday morning was fatally shot after, officials said, he emerged from the lake and charged at sheriff's deputies with garden shears. Two deputies, including a trainee, opened fire on Timothy Schulz, 42, after they deployed a stun gun that appeared to have no effect and after Schulz tried to remove a firearm from their patrol cruiser, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told reporters. 'The fact that he was bitten by an alligator and still continued his rampage is shocking,' Judd said. Authorities first responded to a call involving Schulz at 5:56 a.m., when he appeared at a racetrack shaking and asking to call his son, Judd said. Deputies who responded to the area could not find him, the sheriff said. Nearly two hours later, a witness spotted Schulz in Lakeland, south of Orlando, and reported that the man was in a lake with 'a lot' of alligators, Judd said. 'A witness actually took a life vest and tried to give it to him,' he said. 'He wouldn't take it.' Another witness told authorities that Schulz growled when the person tried talking to him. The witnesses reported that Schulz was treading water and that they could see only his head. At one point, an alligator appeared to bite his right arm, Judd said. After he emerged from the lake, Schulz was seen walking between houses in a residential area, carrying a pair of garden shears. At one point he threw a brick at a truck, Judd said. As deputies arrived, Judd said, they saw Schulz apparently trying to break into a vehicle and quickly got out of their cruiser. When Schulz charged at them with the shears, Judd said, they ordered him to drop the tool, then deployed the stun gun when he did not. Schulz climbed into the passenger side of the deputies' patrol vehicle and appeared to try and remove a rifle or shotgun, Judd said. "At that time our deputies shot multiple times," Judd said. "As a result, Timothy is deceased." He said the deputies will remain on administrative leave while the state's attorney's office reviews the shooting, per department policy. Judd said Schulz has faced several methamphetamine charges and was released from county jail most recently on May 20. An affidavit in that case says a deputy found a glass pipe in a backpack Schulz was carrying that tested positive for the drug. This article was originally published on
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Volusia deputies: Overnight shootings send teen to hospital
Volusia deputies are investigating two late night shootings, one of which sent a 16-year-old to the hospital, authorities said Sunday. The first shooting took place just before midnight Saturday at a house on Kings Ridge Terrace in Deltona, deputies stated. According to a sheriff's office Facebook post, a resident said he was outside his house when he was approached by a subject with a gun. The resident fled into the house and locked the door. The Facebook posts states a second subject reportedly fired at least one shot at the residence from the street before both suspects left the scene. No injuries were reported, deputies stated. The second shooting occurred around 12:30 a.m. Sunday in the 1700 block of North Woodland Boulevard in DeLand, according to the Facebook post. A passing driver reported hearing several gunshots, followed by the shattering of his vehicle's rear window. A 16-year-old passenger in the back seat realized he had been grazed in the head and was transported to the hospital, where he was later listed in stable condition with minor injuries, according to deputies. An initial investigation by deputies indicates that the shot came from two people on foot in a nearby parking lot along North Woodland. The Facebook post goes on to say that deputies are pursuing leads. This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Deputies say separate shootings in Deltona, DeLand injure teen
CBS News
17-05-2025
- CBS News
Pursuit of stolen car ends with suspect crashing in North Highlands
NORTH HIGHLANDS — A suspect accused of stealing a car was hospitalized after leading Sacramento deputies on a chase that ended in a crash in North Highlands, authorities said Friday night. Deputies used spikes to bring the driver to a stop, causing the vehicle to crash in the area of Cantel Way and Elkhorn Boulevard, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said. The chase started just before 10 p.m. near San Juan and Madison avenues. The extent of the suspect's injuries was not yet known. The individual was only described as an adult man. No deputies were injured and no weapons were located, the sheriff's office said.
