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Former Denver Health paramedic sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for tampering with fentanyl

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

A former Denver Health paramedic has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for tampering with fentanyl intended for patient use.Christopher Robert Pattinson, 41, of Commerce City, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado, news release.Pattinson, a former paramedic field lieutenant supervisor, stole about 1,900 vials of fentanyl from his department over a four-year period for his personal use, the release said.In the last few months of his employment Pattinson, who concealed his crimes by altering hospital narcotics logs and making false entries in the hospital records, tampered with fentanyl vials intended for patient use. Pattinson tampered with the narcotics, removing fentanyl vials from a locked narcotics supply cabinet, and replacing the drug with a clear liquid believed to be saline, according to the release. He then returned tampered fentanyl vials to the locked narcot...

'Chucky,' 'Spaceballs' actor admits on video to trying to meet minors for sex

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

A Southern California-based child advocacy group has released video of 59-year-old Ed Gale, the actor who played Chucky in the 1988 horror film “Child’s Play,” admitting to engaging in sexually explicit online conversations with a boy he thought was 14 with the aim of having a physical encounter.The group behind the video sting, Creep Catchers Unit, confronted Gale at his Hollywood apartment with printouts of the online conversations. “Did you try to solicit child pornography from him,” the founder of the CC Unit, who goes by the name Ghost, can be seen asking the actor. “I tried to get him...a naked picture from him, yes,” Gale replies. Ed Gale, seen next to Ghost, Creep Catchers Unit founder, who showed up to the actors apartment with printouts of sexually explicit conversations the actor allegedly had with someone posing as a 14-year-old boy. (CC Unit)Officers with LAPD seen showing up at Ed Gale's apartment, where they reportedly seized electronic devices from the acto...

San Jacinto man charged with wife's murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

A San Jacinto man was arrested for murder following a domestic violence incident involving his wife on Thursday. Deputies with the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Department responded to an assault with a deadly weapon in the 1700 block of South Santa Fe Avenue around 7:35 a.m. When they arrived, they found a woman dead with multiple sharp injuries inside an apartment, according to a press release. After securing the area as a crime scene and beginning an investigation, authorities with the Central Homicide Unit determined the case as a domestic violence incident.  Major San Bernardino Mountain road under emergency repair due to winter storm The woman was identified as 71-year-old Ruth Liera of San Jacinto.The suspect, Lorenzo Liera, 70, was identified as the woman’s husband. He was arrested for murder and booked at the Cois Byrd Correctional Facility.The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who has information regarding this investigation is encouraged to call Investigator T. Gonzale...

Clark County official on A’s ask for millions in public funds: ‘You don’t always get what you want’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada legislative leaders said Thursday that they had little information about plans by the Oakland A’s to move to Las Vegas, beyond that a land purchase deal is in place, a funding bill is coming and there is no timeline for action.The Major League Baseball team announced late Wednesday it signed a binding agreement to purchase vacant property just off the Las Vegas Strip owned by Red Rock Resorts for a new retractable roof ballpark, ending discussion about the team staying in the Bay Area.The purchase now sets up a patchwork of public-private funding mechanisms that needs approval from state lawmakers as well as local officials.The stadium and other developments are projected to cost about $1.5 billion, per The Nevada Independent, while the A’s are asking for $500 million in public assistance, said Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, who has been in talks with A’s leadership and whose district includes the potential stadium site.“That’s something that they...

Sale closed in Saratoga: $4.2 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

20289 Glen Brae Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 20200 block of Glen Brae Drive in Saratoga was sold on March 28, 2023 for $4,150,000, or $1,721 per square foot. The house, built in 1964, has an interior space of 2,411 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, three baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 0.3-acre lot.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Kilbride Drive, Saratoga, in September 2022, a 2,308-square-foot home was sold for $3,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,690. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,862-square-foot home on Chalet Lane in Saratoga sold for $3,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,310. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 3,181-square-foot home on the 13500 block of Mandarin Way in Saratoga sold in August 2022, for $5,055,000, a price per square foot of $1,589. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

AG Rob Bonta calls for recall of Kias and Hyundais over thefts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) – California’s attorney general was in Berkeley on Thursday calling on federal regulators to recall Kia and Hyundai vehicles because they don’t have standard anti-theft devices. This, coupled with viral how-to-steal-a-Kia videos, have made them easy targets for theft, and law enforcement says the carmakers are doing little on their own to correct the problem.Rob Bonta says he and the attorney generals of 17 other states have formed a coalition calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a mandatory recall of Hyundai and Kia vehicles that are prone to theft. Woman arrested for stealing nearly $4K worth of sunglasses in Palo Alto, backing into patrol car: police “Hyundai and Kia violated federal regulations by producing cars with deficiencies in their starting systems and as a result, sold cars that are extremely vulnerable to theft, including sidestepping anti-theft safety standards that require the key to be present in ...

Woman arrested for stealing nearly $4K worth of sunglasses in Palo Alto, backing into patrol car: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman stole $3,900 worth of sunglasses on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Palo Alto Police Department. Around 10:40 a.m., nine pairs of sunglasses were reported stolen from Macy's at Stanford Shopping Center.A suspect linked to the theft was arrested, the release said. San Francisco woman Francesca Marie Maufas, 35, was arrested and taken to Santa Clara County Main Jail. She was also charged with resisting arrest. In trying to escape the officers after fleeing the department store, Maufas disregarded police commands during a traffic stop, according to Palo Alto police. The woman then backed into and hit a patrol car. Arrest made in SF Muni egg hate crime attack caught on video Maufas then drove forward over a curb on a grassy lawn and continued to drive at a high rate of speed, police said. After a chase, the suspect vehicle was driving 50 mph and hit a curb. The car rolled over once.The suspect then got out of the car and started to run away, ignoring t...

AHL Playoff Glance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

All Times EDTx-if necessaryDIVISION FIRST ROUND(Best-of-3)EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic DivisionLehigh Valley 1, Charlotte 1Tuesday, April 18: Lehigh Valley 4, Charlotte 3Thursday, April 20: Charlotte 5, Lehigh Valley 4, 2OTx-Friday, April 21: Lehigh Valley at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Hartford 1, Springfield 0Wednesday, April 19: Hartford 6, Springfield 1Friday, April 21: Springfield at Hartford, 7:05 p.m.x-Saturday, April 22: Hartford at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.North DivisionUtica 1, Laval 0Wednesday, April 19: Utica 4, Laval 0Friday, April 21: Laval at Utica, 7 p.m.x-Saturday, April 22: Laval at Utica, 7 p.m.WESTERN CONFERENCECentral DivisionRockford 1, Iowa 0Wednesday, April 19: Rockford 3, Iowa 2, OTFriday, April 21: Rockford at Iowa, 7 p.m.x-Sunday, April 23: Rockford at Iowa, 3 p.m.Pacific DivisionCoachella Valley 1, Tucson 0Wednesday, April 19: Coachella Valley 5, Tucson 1Friday, April 21: Tucson at Coachella Valley, 7 p.m.x-Sunday, April 23: Tucson at Coachella Valley, 3 p.m.Colorado 1, ...

Los suicidios e intentos de suicidio por envenenamiento entre niños y adolescentes se dispararon durante la pandemia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

(CNN) —  La tasa de aparentes suicidios e intentos de suicidio por envenenamiento entre niños y adolescentes se disparó durante la pandemia, según un nuevo estudio. Entre los niños de 10 a 12 años, la tasa aumentó más del 70% de 2019 a 2021.El nuevo análisis, que se publicó este jueves en el Informe Semanal de Morbilidad y Mortalidad de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), detalló lo que el Sistema Nacional de Datos de Envenenamiento categorizó como “presuntos suicidios” por autoenvenenamiento para 2021 entre personas de 10 a 19 años.  Los registros incluyeron tanto intentos de suicidio como muertes por suicidio.Los datos mostraron que los intentos de suicidio y los suicidios por envenenamiento aumentaron un 30% en 2021 en comparación con 2019, antes de la pandemia de covid-19.Por qué los expertos temen que TikTok agrave la crisis de salud mental entre los adolescentesLos niños más pequeños, de 10 a ...

Dodgers activate OF Mookie Betts from paternity list

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers activated outfielder Mookie Betts from the paternity list Thursday and recalled right-hander Andre Jackson from Triple-A Oklahoma City.Right-hander Evan Phillips was placed on the paternity list, and infielder Yonny Hernández was optioned to the team’s top farm club.Betts’ wife gave birth to their second child Tuesday. He missed two games before rejoining the Dodgers ahead of a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.With infielders Miguel Rojas and Chris Taylor hampered by injuries, manager Dave Roberts put Betts at shortstop after he reached on a pinch-hit single in the top of the seventh. It was the first career appearance at the position for the 30-year-old Betts, a six-time Gold Glove winner in right field.Luke Williams started at shortstop for Los Angeles. Williams was promoted Tuesday and made his third career start at shortstop in a 5-3 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday.Michael Grove was on the mound ...