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License plate reader leads to arrests in stolen identity ring

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:45 GMT

WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. – Two women are in custody in Webster Groves, accused of being part of a national stolen identity ring.An automated license plate reader alerted Webster Groves police that a 2023 Hyundai Tucson was in the area. Police arrested Darlene Fernandez from Florida and Jamie Vega from Oklahoma. Both are connected to a fraud investigation in Indiana."Officers in the area started doing area canvases and were actually able to locate that vehicle, occupied, right across from our police department at a church," Lt. Jillian McCoy, Webster Groves Police Department, said. "From the time we put that into our system at approximately (7 a.m.), we were alerted at approximately 1:30 (p.m.) that that particular vehicle with that license plate was in the area."Police pulled the car over for a traffic violation. Fernandez was driving the car and consented to a search. Police: DWI, hit-and-run suspect caught by his own Tesla cameras Police claim the women had stolen identification and ...

Campus fights prompt attendance restrictions at Alton High School football game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:45 GMT

ALTON, Ill. – There will be restrictions on who can go to Friday night's football game at Alton High School after several reported fights on campus. School officials canceled classes on Thursday due to the number of fights the day prior.The Madison County Sheriff's Department was summoned to the school to help security break up the fights. Authorities are reviewing videos of the fights from Wednesday. Meanwhile, many parents are very concerned about their student's safety.“I don't feel safe sending our children to that school because if they don't know what's going on, it’s supposed to be cameras around the whole school,” said one parent, who asked not to be identified.At least one video of a fight was shared numerous times on social media, though it’s unclear who filmed it. Police: DWI, hit-and-run suspect caught by his own Tesla cameras “It was more than 10 (fights). They don't make anyone feel safe. They have no control,” the parent said. “The call we received yesterday, they s...

Idalia brings storm surge, damaging winds to the Carolinas, Virginia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:45 GMT

Tropical Storm Idalia is moving away from the East Coast over the Atlantic but has left its mark across the southeast.Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning in Florida’s Big Bend region as a category 3 storm, then weakened as it quickly moved northeast and impacted the Carolinas and Virginia coastline as a tropical storm, bringing heavy rain, dangerous storm surge, damaging winds, and even tornadoes as it moved through.In South Carolina, one driver on the highway caught video of another car being flipped into the air by a tornado. Authorities say the accident caused minor injuries.In downtown Charleston, a man got stuck at a friend’s house overnight because of the rising waters coinciding with high tide.“I thought by 10 or 11, the tide would kind of come down, and I’d be able to get out. The water was up to like the door, and by like one o'clock, I still couldn’t leave,” said Sean Fitzgerald. Circle K stations offering 30 cents off per gallon Thursday: Here’s where In nearby Folly...

Second jail death at Justice Center in less than two weeks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Another St. Louis jail death brings a response from a special police investigation unit.This is the second reported death at the St. Louis Justice Center in less than two weeks. As families went to visit their loved ones this morning, they were alarmed to learn about this latest incident.“Is it my son?” Natalie Springfield said. “Because I haven’t spoken to him. Saturday will be two weeks.”Springfield says it scares her that she has no way of finding out and that she was just turned away for a visit.“They won’t let me in to see him,” she said. “I can’t speak to him. I can’t visually see him, and for all I know, he may not even exist anymore.” Police: DWI, hit-and-run suspect caught by his own Tesla cameras An hour before this interview—9:30 a.m. Thursday—the St. Louis Justice Center put out a call for service for a sudden death, and the Department of Public Safety announced that the St. Louis Police Force Investigative Unit was requested to assist the Medical Examiner....

CSP planning crack down on impaired drivers in Denver metro for Labor Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:45 GMT

Colorado State Patrol officials are reminding Labor Day revelers to find a sober ride as they plan a crackdown on impaired drivers this weekend.CSP data from 2022 showed Labor Day tied with the Fourth of July and St. Patrick’s Day as the top holiday for impaired-driving crashes.“Most people worry about impaired drivers on New Year’s Eve or St. Patrick’s Day, but the truth is all holidays bring people together and they often celebrate with impairing substances,” Col. Matthew C. Packard, chief of the Colorado State Patrol, said in a news release. “We have to get to the place as a community where we value human life as much as our good time. Call a rideshare, plan on staying the night, make a plan to do anything but drive after drinking or using drugs.”The Colorado State Patrol and Adams County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting increased patrols of major traffic arteries throughout Adams County on the evenings of Friday and Saturday according to the news release.The two a...

Broncos undrafted rookie Thomas Incoom didn’t eat the morning of roster cuts. Even after making the team, he remains hungry.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:45 GMT

On Tuesday morning when countless pink slips were handed out to players across the NFL, edge rusher Thomas Incoom lost his appetite.As an undrafted rookie, Incoom’s odds of making Denver’s 53-man roster were low. His nerves were at an all-time high, so much so that he skipped breakfast and practiced on an empty stomach.Incoom did everything he could to make an NFL roster. He said it was up to the man upstairs to answer his prayers. If that was indeed the case, consider his prayers were answered. Incoom was named to the active roster, joining an outside linebacker room that features Randy Gregory, Frank Clark, Nik Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper.“It’s surreal,” he said after Thursday’s practice. “I just kept playing and hoping for a shot. When I got the opportunity, I was so happy.”Like many undrafted free agents, Incoom’s journey wasn’t easy. As a two-star recruit out of Stone Mountain High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Incoom didn’t have a Division I offer, so he elected to ...

These Coloradans sought out psilocybin-assisted therapy before it was legal. Here’s why.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:45 GMT

In the fall of 2021, John Bigley was sitting on the floor of an apartment in downtown Denver. He held a cup of psilocybin mushroom tea, trying to calm his nerves.For more than 30 years, he’d kept the sexual abuse he experienced as a child a secret, buried in the back of his mind where the abusers couldn’t hurt him. That’s also where he relegated the grief about his father, who died when Bigley was just 13.He’d kicked an alcohol addiction and tried counseling, but nothing restored his sense of self. In an effort to save himself and his marriage, Bigley hired a life coach to help him prepare for a different kind of treatment.“I want to find the freedom to feel again,” Bigley, 42, recalled saying in that apartment as he sat in a circle with about 10 other people, plus four sober facilitators assigned to offer support. They discussed their hopes for the impending journey.Then, Bigley and the others drank the tea dosed with three grams of dried mushrooms containing the psycho...

California has the highest level of 'cancel culture' in America, study finds 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:45 GMT

With more celebrities than any other state, it might not be surprising to hear that Californians "cancel" more celebrities on social media as well, according to a new study.According to Merriam-Webster, cancel culture is defined as “the practice or tendency of engaging in mass canceling as a way of expressing disapproval and exerting social pressure.” A recent study by OnlineCasinos.com found that Californians are the quickest to “cancel” a star out of anyone in the country. The Golden State also had the highest unfollow rate of canceled celebrities, the study found, with 59% of those surveyed saying that they would unfollow someone who had been canceled – the highest in the nation – with the main reason being for “inappropriate social media actions.” California had the highest weighted score for overall cancel culture, the study found, with a score of 100. Golden State-based respondents also said that it would take them over a year to re-follow a canceled celebrity....

Jandon Briscoe Injured in Hit-and-Run on Beaver Street [Santa Rosa, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:45 GMT

24-Year-Old Man Hurt in Pedestrian Crash Near College AvenueSANTA ROSA, CA (August 31, 2023) – Early Saturday evening, a hit-and-run collision on Beaver Street left Jandon Briscoe hospitalized.Officers responded to reports of the pedestrian accident around 5:55 p.m. at Beaver Street and College Avenue.Upon arrival, the police located a man lying in the middle of the road. Witnesses at the scene claimed that a white SUV hit the man walking his dog and crossing the street.However, the SUV driver did not pull over and continued driving. One of the residents also managed to locate the dog after it ran away from the scene.Responding paramedics rushed the man to a local hospital for treatment of major injuries. Authorities identified the victim as 24-year-old Jandon Briscoe of Santa Rosa.At around 8:40 p.m., a man contacted 9-1-1 and claimed that he “may have hit someone” while driving. In the end, police located the driver –65-year-old Eriberto Morales– and arrested him for two DUI...

Get Circle K Gas For 30 Cents Off Per Gallon Thursday Night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:45 GMT

Circle K fuel stations will be offering a 30-cent per gallon discount Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in celebration of Circle K Day.Previously known as Circle K’s “Fuel Day,” the discounts will be applied at the pump at nearly 5,000 of its nationwide stores.They’re will also be 50% discounts at Circle K car washes, as well as discounted food and drinks until 4 p.m.The price at the pump will reflect the discounted price until it’s 7 p.m. expiration, local time.                                   Advertising disclosure: We may receive compensation for some of the links in our stories. Thank you for supporting LA Weekly and our advertisers.The post Get Circle K Gas For 30 Cents Off Per Gallon Thursday Night appeared first on LA Weekly.