Ford did not factor-in drug war when they moved factories to Mexico

In 2006, Ford Motor Corp. announced that it would close seven plants across the country by 2008. Ford plans to lay-off 34,000 workers by 2012.

Shortly after the devastating announcement was made, The Detroit Free Press discovered documents which detailed Ford's plans to invest $9.2 billion in Mexico, which includes a new 280,000 square foot assembly plant. Ford already produced a large portion of their vehicles in Mexico and with their plans to expand existing plants and using local suppliers, Ford is now well on their way to creating another 37,420 jobs in Mexico.

Ford is not only replacing all of their laid-off American workers with Mexicans, they are adding another 3,420 employees south of the border.

One of those factories re-located to Mexico was the century-old Norfolk Ford Truck Assembly Plant, where the F-150 was built by generations of Ford families.

However, while Ford certainly saw the potential for soaring profits by basically eliminating their payroll costs in Mexico where the daily minimum wage is about $4.50 a day, they did not count on their business plan becoming another casualty in Mexico’s raging drug war.

Sales of Ford’s Lobo pick-up truck are falling sharply with Mexican consumers because as it turns out, the truck is a favorite of cartel hitmen and drug runners. Drivers are now afraid to drive the truck out of fear for being mistaken by cartel gunmen as a rival.

Gabriel Lopez, the president of Ford in Mexico, recently said: “It's a vehicle that is in high demand for committing crimes. There's plenty of space in the pick-up's cabin for more weapons.”

Lopez continued: “The [sale] of big pick-ups for personal use has fallen because of insecurity. It is the only segment that has.”

Slumping sales of the F-Series pick-ups has pushed Ford’s market share in Mexico down to 10.7 percent from a high of 16 percent just a few years ago.

The well-armed gang members often steal pick-up trucks when they are preparing for attacks on rivals cartels or Mexican police forces.

As a direct result of the war between the cartels, Ford's overall sales in Mexico have fallen 7.1 percent from a year earlier.

In October, the U.S. State Department released a the results of a survey of 220 U.S. private companies which showed 15 percent of them have postponed investments or expansion plans in Mexico due to the violence now paralyzing that country.  

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ODU students fed up with crime, start a petition to allow concealed carry on campus

Amid a rash of violent crimes on and around campus, a group of students at Old Dominion University in Norfolk has begun a petition asking the school’s administration to change the on-campus gun ban, so that students and faculty alike can defend themselves without fear of expulsion or termination.

The ODU College Republicans are sponsoring the petition and have a page on Facebook entitled “Students for a Safer Campus,” asking for signatures. Club member Tyler Spires told WAVY-10: “If they have their concealed weapons permit to be able to carry their weapons on campus, they're already law abiding students, they have the right to carry it on campus.”

The university is located in the city and much of the campus borders on crime-ridden neighborhoods, long the domain of violent drug dealers. In fact, ODU students have been the target of many rapes, assaults and robberies for the last 30 years, when the school began its encroachment into the surrounding neighborhoods.

Break-ins are common in homes and apartments around the school, frequently rented by ODU students.

Contrary to school policy, the following examples show the merits of allowing students and staff to carry concealed weapons on campus:

-In 1997, Mississippi teenager Luke Woodham killed his mother and then drove to Pearl High School where he killed two students and wounded seven more. Assistant Principal Joel Myrick ran a quarter of a mile to his vehicle and returned with his .45 pistol. Myrick confronted the teenaged killer and detained him while waiting for police to arrive. Woodham was attempting to leave the high school and planned to drive to the local middle school and continue his killing. Myrick's actions undoubtedly saved the lives of many children that day.

- In 2002, a Nigerian student named Peter Odighizuwa shot and killed three people at the Appalachian School of Law in rural Virginia. His shooting spree was ended when fellow students Todd Ross and Ted Bessen went to their cars and retrieved their own guns. The pair returned and ordered Odighizuwa to drop his weapon and held him until police arrived.

-In February 2007, at a Salt Lake City mall, an armed off-duty police officer shot and killed a young Muslim named Sulejman Talovic. The officer (Ken Hammond), prevented a massacre as Talovic was found with a backpack full of ammunition, a shotgun, and a pistol. Before Officer Hammond ended the shooting spree, Talovic murdered five people.

Currently, Utah and Oregon are the only states in the union which allow teachers and staff to carry weapons in their schools. It is no coincidence that there has never been a school shooting spree unleashed in either of those states.

-In April 2007, a shooting spree at Virginia Tech carried out by Seung Hui Cho resulted in the loss of 32 innocent lives. Regardless of his motive or grim determination, had one or two students or teachers been armed--his murderous attack in Tech's Norris Hall could have been stopped.

In 2006, a Va. Tech student was disciplined for carrying a gun on campus, even though he possessed a concealed weapons permit. Va. Tech officials were quick to point out that their school was a "gun free zone." That assertion has not only proven to be naive but deadly as well.

In January 2006, House Bill 1572 was introduced in the Virginia General assembly. The legislation would have allowed students who possess a concealed weapons permit to carry their guns anywhere on campus. Most schools in Virginia have policies against students and faculty carrying guns on campus, Va. Tech is of course one of those schools. The bill failed to pass through the Committee on Militia, Police, and Public Safety.

Va. Tech Vice President Larry Hincker gave the following statement shortly after the aforementioned measure died in committee: "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty, and visitors feel safe on our campus."

I wonder if Mr. Hincker has the courage to sit down with every family who lost a son or daughter in the 2007 attack and explain that statement?

Florida State University professor and ACLU member Dr. Gary Kleck conducted a 1993 nationwide study, in which he concluded that U.S. citizens use guns to successfully defend themselves 500,000 times a year, outside of the home. A 1996 University of Chicago study found that states which passed concealed carry handgun laws experienced an 8.5 percent drop in murders, a 5 percent drop in rapes, and a 7 percent drop in aggravated assaults.

It is simply impossible for the police to defend us 24 hours a day. Nor can they somehow pre-empt crime. It is the responsibility of every citizen to defend himself. However, if governments create laws which make the possession of firearms illegal, the lawful citizen becomes nothing more than a target for the lawless.

Unfortunately, what anti-2nd Amendment activists deem a 'gun free zone,' is actually seen by violent criminals as a 'free fire zone.' Criminals are always encouraged by gun control laws.

You can sign the petition at the following link: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/Old-Dominion-Concealed-Carry-Safe/  

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Jury gives Stephen Hayes death penalty

Convicted murderer Stephen Hayes has just been sentenced to death by a Connecticut jury for the horrific home invasion that he and his accomplice Joshua Komisarjevsky committed a little more than three years ago.

On July 24, 2007, school nurse Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 48, was raped and strangled to death, her two daughters Haley, 17, and Michaela, 11, were also sexually assaulted and died of smoke inhalation as their assailants attempted to burn the crime scene to the ground. The lone survivor of the attack, William Petit was badly beaten and required a lengthy stay in the hospital. The ordeal lasted for more than six hours.

Joshua Komisarjevsky, 26 and Steven Hayes, 44 were arrested for the brutal crimes after hitting several police cars in their attempt to escape in the Petit’s car. Both were on parole and have extensive rap sheets, including more than 20 burglaries between them.

These two human predators met in 2006, while living in a drug treatment center in Hartford, Conn. The two also confessed to two other neighborhood break-ins the night before breaking into the Petit‘s home.

Though in 2002, a Bristol Superior Court Judge called Komisarjevsky “a cold calculating predator,” he was allowed to prowl the community once again. Presumably, he will now be dealt with harshly and never harm another family...Too bad for the Petit family that did not happen sooner.

Connecticut last carried out an execution in 2005.

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Norfolk man arrested for raping a child

On Tuesday, Virginia Beach Police announced the arrest of Marvin Page Snyder Jr., 27, of Norfolk. Snyder has been charged with six counts of rape and six counts of forcible sodomy on a child.

According to police, Snyder knew his victim and assaulted the young girl on multiple occasions.

Snyder is currently being held in the Virginia Beach Correctional Center without bond.

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Amazon.com selling a book promoting child molestation

The online retailer Amazon.com is selling a book which defends the act of pedophilia and advises molesters on how to protect themselves from prosecution.

The electronic book, "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover's Code of Conduct" was written by Philip R. Greaves II and is available for Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle e-reader.and can be purchased for $4.79.

The book’s description, written by the author, reads: “This is my attempt to make pedophile situations safer for those juveniles that find themselves involved in them, by establishing certain rules for these adults to follow. I hope to achieve this by appealing to the better nature of pedosexuals, with hope that their doing so will result in less hatred and perhaps liter sentences should they ever be caught.”

One angry reviewer left the following comment: “As a mother of a child who has been molested, shame on Amazon for allowing such garbage to be sold on it's site. The author of this book is a predator and should never have been allowed to write or promote this trash that is called a book of information. How many children will be assaulted because of this. Amazon-take it off your site.”

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Jury gives Stephen Hayes death penalty

Convicted murderer Stephen Hayes has just been sentenced to death by a Connecticut jury for the horrific home invasion that he and his accomplice Joshua Komisarjevsky committed a little more than three years ago.

On July 24, 2007, school nurse Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 48, was raped and strangled to death, her two daughters Haley, 17, and Michaela, 11, were also sexually assaulted and died of smoke inhalation as their assailants attempted to burn the crime scene to the ground. The lone survivor of the attack, William Petit was badly beaten and required a lengthy stay in the hospital. The ordeal lasted for more than six hours.

Joshua Komisarjevsky, 26 and Steven Hayes, 44 were arrested for the brutal crimes after hitting several police cars in their attempt to escape in the Petit’s car. Both were on parole and have extensive rap sheets, including more than 20 burglaries between them.

These two human predators met in 2006, while living in a drug treatment center in Hartford, Conn. The two also confessed to two other neighborhood break-ins the night before breaking into the Petit‘s home.

Though in 2002, a Bristol Superior Court Judge called Komisarjevsky “a cold calculating predator,” he was allowed to prowl the community once again. Presumably, he will now be dealt with harshly and never harm another family...Too bad for the Petit family that did not happen sooner.

Connecticut last carried out an execution in 2005.

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ODU students fed up with crime, start a petition to allow concealed carry on campus

Amid a rash of violent crimes on and around campus, a group of students at Old Dominion University in Norfolk has begun a petition asking the school’s administration to change the on-campus gun ban, so that students and faculty alike can defend themselves without fear of expulsion or termination.

The ODU College Republicans are sponsoring the petition and have a page on Facebook entitled “Students for a Safer Campus,” asking for signatures. Club member Tyler Spires told WAVY-10: “If they have their concealed weapons permit to be able to carry their weapons on campus, they're already law abiding students, they have the right to carry it on campus.”

The university is located in the city and much of the campus borders on crime-ridden neighborhoods, long the domain of violent drug dealers. In fact, ODU students have been the target of many rapes, assaults and robberies for the last 30 years, when the school began its encroachment into the surrounding neighborhoods.

Break-ins are common in homes and apartments around the school, frequently rented by ODU students.

Contrary to school policy, the following examples show the merits of allowing students and staff to carry concealed weapons on campus:

-In 1997, Mississippi teenager Luke Woodham killed his mother and then drove to Pearl High School where he killed two students and wounded seven more. Assistant Principal Joel Myrick ran a quarter of a mile to his vehicle and returned with his .45 pistol. Myrick confronted the teenaged killer and detained him while waiting for police to arrive. Woodham was attempting to leave the high school and planned to drive to the local middle school and continue his killing. Myrick's actions undoubtedly saved the lives of many children that day.

- In 2002, a Nigerian student named Peter Odighizuwa shot and killed three people at the Appalachian School of Law in rural Virginia. His shooting spree was ended when fellow students Todd Ross and Ted Bessen went to their cars and retrieved their own guns. The pair returned and ordered Odighizuwa to drop his weapon and held him until police arrived.

-In February 2007, at a Salt Lake City mall, an armed off-duty police officer shot and killed a young Muslim named Sulejman Talovic. The officer (Ken Hammond), prevented a massacre as Talovic was found with a backpack full of ammunition, a shotgun, and a pistol. Before Officer Hammond ended the shooting spree, Talovic murdered five people.

Currently, Utah and Oregon are the only states in the union which allow teachers and staff to carry weapons in their schools. It is no coincidence that there has never been a school shooting spree unleashed in either of those states.

-In April 2007, a shooting spree at Virginia Tech carried out by Seung Hui Cho resulted in the loss of 32 innocent lives. Regardless of his motive or grim determination, had one or two students or teachers been armed--his murderous attack in Tech's Norris Hall could have been stopped.

In 2006, a Va. Tech student was disciplined for carrying a gun on campus, even though he possessed a concealed weapons permit. Va. Tech officials were quick to point out that their school was a "gun free zone." That assertion has not only proven to be naive but deadly as well.

In January 2006, House Bill 1572 was introduced in the Virginia General assembly. The legislation would have allowed students who possess a concealed weapons permit to carry their guns anywhere on campus. Most schools in Virginia have policies against students and faculty carrying guns on campus, Va. Tech is of course one of those schools. The bill failed to pass through the Committee on Militia, Police, and Public Safety.

Va. Tech Vice President Larry Hincker gave the following statement shortly after the aforementioned measure died in committee: "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty, and visitors feel safe on our campus."

I wonder if Mr. Hincker has the courage to sit down with every family who lost a son or daughter in the 2007 attack and explain that statement?

Florida State University professor and ACLU member Dr. Gary Kleck conducted a 1993 nationwide study, in which he concluded that U.S. citizens use guns to successfully defend themselves 500,000 times a year, outside of the home. A 1996 University of Chicago study found that states which passed concealed carry handgun laws experienced an 8.5 percent drop in murders, a 5 percent drop in rapes, and a 7 percent drop in aggravated assaults.

It is simply impossible for the police to defend us 24 hours a day. Nor can they somehow pre-empt crime. It is the responsibility of every citizen to defend himself. However, if governments create laws which make the possession of firearms illegal, the lawful citizen becomes nothing more than a target for the lawless.

Unfortunately, what anti-2nd Amendment activists deem a 'gun free zone,' is actually seen by violent criminals as a 'free fire zone.' Criminals are always encouraged by gun control laws.

You can sign the petition at the following link: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/Old-Dominion-Concealed-Carry-Safe/  

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Two Norfolk police officers charged with manslaughter

On Wednesday, a grand jury indicted two Norfolk police officers on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving. The charges stem from an early morning crash in July that resulted in the death of Donnell Worsley who was riding his bicycle on Brambleton Avenue.

The officers were allegedly speeding.

The officers charged are Derek Folston, 34, and Joey Bennett, 25, both work in the first patrol division and have been reassigned to administrative duties pending the outcome of their trial.

Around 1:30 a.m., on July 25, Worsley was riding his bicycle in the 1600 block of Brambleton Ave. when he was hit by a police vehicle. Worsley was taken to the hospital and remained in serious condition until September 24, when he died.

According to his obituary, Worsley had a degree in massage therapy and was employed at Atlantic Dominion.

Folston has been a Norfolk police officer since September 2007, and Bennett joined the force in June 2008.

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Prosthetic leg found by police belonged to missing N.C. girl

Police have determined that a prosthetic leg found in western North Carolina belonged to Zahra Baker, 10, who is now believed to be dead. Her father and stepmother reported her missing on October 9.

According to Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal, the leg was discovered at a home where Zahra's stepmother once lived. A scanner was used to read the electronic serial number inside the leg, which was matched to the girl’s medical records.

Zahra lost her own leg during her bout with bone cancer.

Zahra's father reported her missing Oct. 9. Authorities believe she is dead.

Elisa Baker, 42, was arrested a few days after she told police that her stepdaughter had disappeared from her Hickory, North Carolina home in the middle of the night. She was charged with obstruction of justice, after admitting that she wrote the bogus ransom note found at the scene, as well as several other unrelated charges.

An Amber Alert was originally issued for Zahra, but the investigation soon shifted from a missing person’s case to that of a homicide.

Police continue to question the parents and look for Zahra’s remains.  

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Another attack on a military facility in Virginia

Shots were fired overnight at a Coast Guard recruiting station on Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge.

Prince William County Police Department spokeswoman, Sgt. Kim Chinn, spokeswoman said that multiple shots were fired into the building.

No one was injured.

This latest shooting marks the fifth such incident in Virginia in recent days.

Since October 17, two separate shootings took place at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va.; another was reported at the Pentagon; and another shooting incident took place at a Marine recruiting center in Chantilly, Va.

All four of the previous shootings took place in the middle of the night, and as police have recently determinedâ€"the shots were all fired from the same weapon.

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Bomb set-off at Scott Rigell for Congress rally

A chemical bottle bomb went off at a rally for Republican congressional candidate Scott Rigell, at Mount Trashmore this morning.

According to Virginia Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Ken Pravetz, an explosive device was tossed into a crowd of people.

Fortunately, someone spotted it and tossed it into a trash can where it exploded.

A second bottle bomb went off close to a playground.

No one was injured in either incident.

No arrests have been made at this time.

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Missing N.C. girl's stepmother: dad did something "kinda horrifying"

The owner of a crime memorabilia web business known as Serial Killers Ink, has gone public with letters he says were written by the stepmother of missing North Carolina girl, Zahra Baker. Eric Gein began corresponding with Elisa Baker shortly after she was arrested on unrelated charges.

What follows is an excerpt from one of those letters: “We really didn't kill her, but what he did after the fact is kinda horrifying,” wrote Elisa Baker.

On Wednesday, the Hickory Police Department announced that they have discovered a bone that may be the remains of the missing 10-year-old girl. The bone, which was discovered in a house in Caldwell County, where the Bakers lived until mid-September was sent to the Medical Examiner's office in Chapel Hill for examination.

A few days ago, police determined that a prosthetic leg found in western North Carolina belonged to Zahra.

According to Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal, the leg was discovered at a home where Zahra's stepmother once lived. A scanner was used to read the electronic serial number inside the leg, which was matched to the girl’s medical records.

Zahra lost her own leg during her bout with bone cancer.

Elisa Baker was arrested a few days after she told police that her stepdaughter had disappeared from her Hickory, North Carolina home in the middle of the night. She was charged with obstruction of justice, after admitting that she wrote the bogus ransom note found at the scene, as well as several other unrelated charges.

An Amber Alert was originally issued for Zahra, but the investigation soon shifted from a missing person’s case to that of a homicide.

 

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What role did fraud play in the midterm elections?

It is certain that fraud plays a role in every election, but last week’s midterms may prove to be the most fraudulent yet, or at least, the election in which fraud has been the most widely reported.

More than likely, in most races, the results were not close enough for voter fraud to have actually decided an election. However, in a few, either the final vote total was so close, or the reports of abuse and outright fraud were so widespread that some of those returning to Congress in Januaryâ€"may be doing so thanks to erroneous measures.

The following is a list of reports of alleged fraud committed during the 2010 elections:

-The Lexington Herald-Reader reported that Kentucky election officials received more than 100 calls to a voter fraud hotline from 46 counties by early Tuesday afternoon. The calls included accounts of electioneering, general fraud, broken voting machines, possible political operatives disrupting the polls and more. Four counties even had allegations of vote buying.

-On Election Day, many Nevada voters were outraged to discover that even before they had cast their vote, the machines were showing the box already checked for Harry Reid. While election officials publicly acknowledged the issue, they simply dismissed it as 'operator error.’

-According to the Associated Press, Republican Party lawyers have filed a complaint alleging that voter logs in at least two Nevada counties showed the number of ballots cast as larger than the number of voters who actually signed the election registers.

-For weeks, there have been reports that the Reid campaign along with Democratic union bosses were illegally buying votes with food and Starbucks gift cards.

-The Angle campaign has now filed a complaint with the Justice Department citing reports that casino executives unduly pressured their union employees to vote for Reid.

-Evidence was uncovered that a get-out-the vote organization tried to have recorded, 23,000 phony voter registrations in Harris County, Texas, including one woman who registered six times in the same day, registrations from illegal aliens and 1,597 duplicate registrations but with different signatures.

-In North Carolina, a federal judge ordered notices be placed on voting machines after it was verified that voting machines were switching straight-ticket Republican votes to straight-ticket Democrat votes.

-In Pennsylvania, the Bucks County Democratic Party was erroneously warning voters by mail that they may not be allowed to vote unless they sent their absentee ballots into a Democratic Party post office box, instead of the county voter registration office.

-A report in the Greeley Gazette detailed how a Democratic volunteer in Colorado offered to pay postage on voters’ absentee ballots which is a violation of state law.

-There have been numerous reports of Democratic Party volunteers filling out ballots for unresponsive patients in nursing homes in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

-On Thursday, two days after the election, Republican Party officials in Connecticut were notified by their Democratic counterparts that a bag of uncounted ballots had just been “discovered” in Bridgeport.

The questionable votes could possibly make the difference in the state’s very tight, still undecided gubernatorial election between Republican Tom Foley and Democrat Dan Malloy.

Read this writer’s eyewitness account of election improprieties and how the local press refused to report on it: http://www.examiner.com/crime-in-norfolk/why-did-the-press-ignore-an-eyewitness-account-of-election-fraud

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Prosthetic leg found by police belonged to missing N.C. girl

Police have determined that a prosthetic leg found in western North Carolina belonged to Zahra Baker, 10, who is now believed to be dead. Her father and stepmother reported her missing on October 9.

According to Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal, the leg was discovered at a home where Zahra's stepmother once lived. A scanner was used to read the electronic serial number inside the leg, which was matched to the girl’s medical records.

Zahra lost her own leg during her bout with bone cancer.

Zahra's father reported her missing Oct. 9. Authorities believe she is dead.

Elisa Baker, 42, was arrested a few days after she told police that her stepdaughter had disappeared from her Hickory, North Carolina home in the middle of the night. She was charged with obstruction of justice, after admitting that she wrote the bogus ransom note found at the scene, as well as several other unrelated charges.

An Amber Alert was originally issued for Zahra, but the investigation soon shifted from a missing person’s case to that of a homicide.

Police continue to question the parents and look for Zahra’s remains.  

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Another attack on a military facility in Virginia

Shots were fired overnight at a Coast Guard recruiting station on Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge.

Prince William County Police Department spokeswoman, Sgt. Kim Chinn, spokeswoman said that multiple shots were fired into the building.

No one was injured.

This latest shooting marks the fifth such incident in Virginia in recent days.

Since October 17, two separate shootings took place at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va.; another was reported at the Pentagon; and another shooting incident took place at a Marine recruiting center in Chantilly, Va.

All four of the previous shootings took place in the middle of the night, and as police have recently determinedâ€"the shots were all fired from the same weapon.

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Bomb set-off at Scott Rigell for Congress rally

A chemical bottle bomb went off at a rally for Republican congressional candidate Scott Rigell, at Mount Trashmore this morning.

According to Virginia Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Ken Pravetz, an explosive device was tossed into a crowd of people.

Fortunately, someone spotted it and tossed it into a trash can where it exploded.

A second bottle bomb went off close to a playground.

No one was injured in either incident.

No arrests have been made at this time.

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Missing N.C. girl's stepmother: dad did something "kinda horrifying"

The owner of a crime memorabilia web business known as Serial Killers Ink, has gone public with letters he says were written by the stepmother of missing North Carolina girl, Zahra Baker. Eric Gein began corresponding with Elisa Baker shortly after she was arrested on unrelated charges.

What follows is an excerpt from one of those letters: “We really didn't kill her, but what he did after the fact is kinda horrifying,” wrote Elisa Baker.

On Wednesday, the Hickory Police Department announced that they have discovered a bone that may be the remains of the missing 10-year-old girl. The bone, which was discovered in a house in Caldwell County, where the Bakers lived until mid-September was sent to the Medical Examiner's office in Chapel Hill for examination.

A few days ago, police determined that a prosthetic leg found in western North Carolina belonged to Zahra.

According to Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal, the leg was discovered at a home where Zahra's stepmother once lived. A scanner was used to read the electronic serial number inside the leg, which was matched to the girl’s medical records.

Zahra lost her own leg during her bout with bone cancer.

Elisa Baker was arrested a few days after she told police that her stepdaughter had disappeared from her Hickory, North Carolina home in the middle of the night. She was charged with obstruction of justice, after admitting that she wrote the bogus ransom note found at the scene, as well as several other unrelated charges.

An Amber Alert was originally issued for Zahra, but the investigation soon shifted from a missing person’s case to that of a homicide.

 

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Two Norfolk police officers charged with manslaughter

On Wednesday, a grand jury indicted two Norfolk police officers on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving. The charges stem from an early morning crash in July that resulted in the death of Donnell Worsley who was riding his bicycle on Brambleton Avenue.

The officers were allegedly speeding.

The officers charged are Derek Folston, 34, and Joey Bennett, 25, both work in the first patrol division and have been reassigned to administrative duties pending the outcome of their trial.

Around 1:30 a.m., on July 25, Worsley was riding his bicycle in the 1600 block of Brambleton Ave. when he was hit by a police vehicle. Worsley was taken to the hospital and remained in serious condition until September 24, when he died.

According to his obituary, Worsley had a degree in massage therapy and was employed at Atlantic Dominion.

Folston has been a Norfolk police officer since September 2007, and Bennett joined the force in June 2008.

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Bomb set-off at Scott Rigell for Congress rally

A chemical bottle bomb went off at a rally for Republican congressional candidate Scott Rigell, at Mount Trashmore this morning.

According to Virginia Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Ken Pravetz, an explosive device was tossed into a crowd of people.

Fortunately, someone spotted it and tossed it into a trash can where it exploded.

A second bottle bomb went off close to a playground.

No one was injured in either incident.

No arrests have been made at this time.

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Another attack on a military facility in Virginia

Shots were fired overnight at a Coast Guard recruiting station on Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge.

Prince William County Police Department spokeswoman, Sgt. Kim Chinn, spokeswoman said that multiple shots were fired into the building.

No one was injured.

This latest shooting marks the fifth such incident in Virginia in recent days.

Since October 17, two separate shootings took place at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va.; another was reported at the Pentagon; and another shooting incident took place at a Marine recruiting center in Chantilly, Va.

All four of the previous shootings took place in the middle of the night, and as police have recently determinedâ€"the shots were all fired from the same weapon.

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Missing N.C. girl's stepmother: dad did something "kinda horrifying"

The owner of a crime memorabilia web business known as Serial Killers Ink, has gone public with letters he says were written by the stepmother of missing North Carolina girl, Zahra Baker. Eric Gein began corresponding with Elisa Baker shortly after she was arrested on unrelated charges.

What follows is an excerpt from one of those letters: “We really didn't kill her, but what he did after the fact is kinda horrifying,” wrote Elisa Baker.

On Wednesday, the Hickory Police Department announced that they have discovered a bone that may be the remains of the missing 10-year-old girl. The bone, which was discovered in a house in Caldwell County, where the Bakers lived until mid-September was sent to the Medical Examiner's office in Chapel Hill for examination.

A few days ago, police determined that a prosthetic leg found in western North Carolina belonged to Zahra.

According to Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal, the leg was discovered at a home where Zahra's stepmother once lived. A scanner was used to read the electronic serial number inside the leg, which was matched to the girl’s medical records.

Zahra lost her own leg during her bout with bone cancer.

Elisa Baker was arrested a few days after she told police that her stepdaughter had disappeared from her Hickory, North Carolina home in the middle of the night. She was charged with obstruction of justice, after admitting that she wrote the bogus ransom note found at the scene, as well as several other unrelated charges.

An Amber Alert was originally issued for Zahra, but the investigation soon shifted from a missing person’s case to that of a homicide.

 

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Prosthetic leg found by police belonged to missing N.C. girl

Police have determined that a prosthetic leg found in western North Carolina belonged to Zahra Baker, 10, who is now believed to be dead. Her father and stepmother reported her missing on October 9.

According to Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal, the leg was discovered at a home where Zahra's stepmother once lived. A scanner was used to read the electronic serial number inside the leg, which was matched to the girl’s medical records.

Zahra lost her own leg during her bout with bone cancer.

Zahra's father reported her missing Oct. 9. Authorities believe she is dead.

Elisa Baker, 42, was arrested a few days after she told police that her stepdaughter had disappeared from her Hickory, North Carolina home in the middle of the night. She was charged with obstruction of justice, after admitting that she wrote the bogus ransom note found at the scene, as well as several other unrelated charges.

An Amber Alert was originally issued for Zahra, but the investigation soon shifted from a missing person’s case to that of a homicide.

Police continue to question the parents and look for Zahra’s remains.  

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Two Norfolk police officers charged with manslaughter

On Wednesday, a grand jury indicted two Norfolk police officers on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving. The charges stem from an early morning crash in July that resulted in the death of Donnell Worsley who was riding his bicycle on Brambleton Avenue.

The officers were allegedly speeding.

The officers charged are Derek Folston, 34, and Joey Bennett, 25, both work in the first patrol division and have been reassigned to administrative duties pending the outcome of their trial.

Around 1:30 a.m., on July 25, Worsley was riding his bicycle in the 1600 block of Brambleton Ave. when he was hit by a police vehicle. Worsley was taken to the hospital and remained in serious condition until September 24, when he died.

According to his obituary, Worsley had a degree in massage therapy and was employed at Atlantic Dominion.

Folston has been a Norfolk police officer since September 2007, and Bennett joined the force in June 2008.

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Prosthetic leg found by police belonged to missing N.C. girl

Police have determined that a prosthetic leg found in western North Carolina belonged to Zahra Baker, 10, who is now believed to be dead. Her father and stepmother reported her missing on October 9.

According to Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal, the leg was discovered at a home where Zahra's stepmother once lived. A scanner was used to read the electronic serial number inside the leg, which was matched to the girl’s medical records.

Zahra lost her own leg during her bout with bone cancer.

Zahra's father reported her missing Oct. 9. Authorities believe she is dead.

Elisa Baker, 42, was arrested a few days after she told police that her stepdaughter had disappeared from her Hickory, North Carolina home in the middle of the night. She was charged with obstruction of justice, after admitting that she wrote the bogus ransom note found at the scene, as well as several other unrelated charges.

An Amber Alert was originally issued for Zahra, but the investigation soon shifted from a missing person’s case to that of a homicide.

Police continue to question the parents and look for Zahra’s remains.  

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Another attack on a military facility in Virginia

Shots were fired overnight at a Coast Guard recruiting station on Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge.

Prince William County Police Department spokeswoman, Sgt. Kim Chinn, spokeswoman said that multiple shots were fired into the building.

No one was injured.

This latest shooting marks the fifth such incident in Virginia in recent days.

Since October 17, two separate shootings took place at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va.; another was reported at the Pentagon; and another shooting incident took place at a Marine recruiting center in Chantilly, Va.

All four of the previous shootings took place in the middle of the night, and as police have recently determinedâ€"the shots were all fired from the same weapon.

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Bomb set-off at Scott Rigell for Congress rally

A chemical bottle bomb went off at a rally for Republican congressional candidate Scott Rigell, at Mount Trashmore this morning.

According to Virginia Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Ken Pravetz, an explosive device was tossed into a crowd of people.

Fortunately, someone spotted it and tossed it into a trash can where it exploded.

A second bottle bomb went off close to a playground.

No one was injured in either incident.

No arrests have been made at this time.

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Prosthetic leg found by police belonged to missing N.C. girl

Police have determined that a prosthetic leg found in western North Carolina belonged to Zahra Baker, 10, who is now believed to be dead. Her father and stepmother reported her missing on October 9.

According to Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal, the leg was discovered at a home where Zahra's stepmother once lived. A scanner was used to read the electronic serial number inside the leg, which was matched to the girl’s medical records.

Zahra lost her own leg during her bout with bone cancer.

Zahra's father reported her missing Oct. 9. Authorities believe she is dead.

Elisa Baker, 42, was arrested a few days after she told police that her stepdaughter had disappeared from her Hickory, North Carolina home in the middle of the night. She was charged with obstruction of justice, after admitting that she wrote the bogus ransom note found at the scene, as well as several other unrelated charges.

An Amber Alert was originally issued for Zahra, but the investigation soon shifted from a missing person’s case to that of a homicide.

Police continue to question the parents and look for Zahra’s remains.  

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Bomb set-off at Scott Rigell for Congress rally

A chemical bottle bomb went off at a rally for Republican congressional candidate Scott Rigell, at Mount Trashmore this morning.

According to Virginia Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Ken Pravetz, an explosive device was tossed into a crowd of people.

Fortunately, someone spotted it and tossed it into a trash can where it exploded.

A second bottle bomb went off close to a playground.

No one was injured in either incident.

No arrests have been made at this time.

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Virginia Supreme Court hearing Ryan Frederick appeal

Today, Eric Korslund, the attorney for Ryan Frederick who was convicted of killing a Chespaeake police detective during a controversial raid by SWAT officers, began arguing his client’s appeal before the Virginia Supreme Court. Korslund maintains that the jury should not have been given the option of voluntary manslaughter because the facts did not support that charge.

In May, the Virginia Court of Appeals refused to hear the case.

Frederick has claimed self-defense against unknown attackers to explain why he fired a shot as police broke into his South Norfolk home in January 2008. Det. Jarrod Shivers, 34, was fatally wounded in the chaos.

The case drew national attention, and brought a great deal of criticism over the use of police informants, as well as questioning the use of no-knock warrants.

Frederick’s attorney, Eric Korslund said he would continue trying to win a new trial for his client. Korslund said: “Unfortunately, we’re not shocked by the decision by the Court of Appeals. This definitely isn’t over by any means.”

On the night of January 17, 2008, a police SWAT team surrounded Ryan Frederick´s home in Chesapeake, Va., to serve a drug warrant based on a tip from a criminal informant.

As usual, 28 year-old Ryan Frederick had gone to sleep early in order to leave the house before dawn for his job with a soda distributor. He awoke to a commotion of screams and the distinct sound of someone breaking down his front door.

Frederick´s house had been broken into a few days earlier, being a slight man of only a little over 100 pounds, Frederick feared for his safety. After the break-in, he purchased a firearm.

Understandably frightened, Frederick grabbed his gun and when he got to the front of his house, he saw a man trying to crawl through the bottom portion of his door. Terrified that the intruders had returned, he fired.

The man he shot was not an aggressive burglar, nor a drug-crazed murderer, he was Det. Jarrod Shivers. The police detective and military veteran died almost immediately. Frederick was quickly charged with first-degree murder.

As for the pot-growing operation for which police were looking, nothing was found. Only a very small amount of marijuana was discovered on the Frederick property, only enough to charge him with misdemeanor possession. Frederick admitted that he uses marijuana occasionally, but claims he has never been involved with producing or selling the drug.

Ryan Frederick has no prior history of violence, nor any criminal history whatsoever. He took care of his grandmother until her death in 2007, had a full-time job, and was engaged. In his spare time, he worked in his yard and tended to his Koi pond…Not quite the typical behavior of a drug dealer.

However, based solely on the word of a criminal informant, police obtained a warrant and stormed into Frederick’s house in the dark of night. The information turned out to be false, a police officer and father of three is dead, and a decent young man sits in prison--forever branded a cop-killer..

Frederick was eventually convicted of voluntary manslaughter and is now serving a 10-year prison sentence.

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Allegation of rape will always follow Bill Clinton...Part I

As Bill Clinton travels the country in an attempt to rally Democratic voters to the polls next week, many people do not see him so much as a former president, but rather as an accused rapist.

In 2005, the ugly specter of rape was once again associated with Bill Clinton, in Ed Kline's book "The Truth About Hillary." While the political left was quick to dismiss the accusations or simply ignore them completely--Clinton's undeniable past made his allegation worthy at least of examination.

Author Ed Kline could hardly be described as a conservative, nor as the leader of a "vast right-wing conspiracy." Kline once served as both the foreign editor of Newsweek as well as the editor-in-chief of New York Times Magazine. He held each post for 12 years. Both publications could be generously described as left-of-center, and even more accurately as outright liberal propaganda.

In "The Truth About Hillary," Kline cites a source who was vacationing with the Clintons in Bermuda, as hearing Bill declare: "I'm going back to my cottage to rape my wife."

According to Kline, that same source reported as to having discussed Hillary's pregnancy with the former President. Apparently, he was not surprised to first hear news of the impending birth in the Arkansas Gazette, rather than hearing the news straight from his wife.

Bill reportedly said that conception had taken place on the night of the alleged rape in Bermuda. Upon learning of the pregnancy, Clinton supposedly said: "Do you know what night that happened? It was Bermuda!"

Of course, Clinton was accused of exposing himself to Paula Jones in an Arkansas hotel room, and then trying to force himself on her. Her fight against him was the beginning of his legal troubles, and Jones later received a settlement, reportedly worth millions.

Several years ago, Juanita Broadrick claimed that before becoming President--Bill Clinton had in fact raped her. Her allegations have never been disproved.

While President, Clinton received a visit from Kathleen Willey whose husband was an old Clinton friend and was currently serving a prison sentence. Distraught and financially ruined, Mrs. Willey came to President Clinton seeking help. Several witnesses saw her running from the Oval Office, soon after she entered. Her clothes were disheveled, her hair was mussed, and she was obviously upset. She later claimed that Clinton had fondled her and tried to force himself on her.

Given the evidence which for years, continued to mount against him, many Americans see the 42nd President as a sexual predator. Also, given the evidence, it is a troubling possibility worthy of investigation.

Tomorrow…Juanita Broadrick’s story

 

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Criminal alien sex offender arrested in Virginia Beach

Earlier this month, Gov. Bob McDonnell and Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of 15 illegal alien sex offenders in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and the identification of another 365 already in jail for other offenses. The five day effort was part of Operation SOAR (Sexual Offender Alien Removal).

One of those arrested was a 40-year old Philippine national living in Virginia Beach who was previously convicted of aggravated sexual battery on a victim under the age of 13.

Also arrested in Virginia were:

- A 40-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Henrico County. He was previously convicted of two counts of sexual battery on a minor.

-A 31-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Reston for immigration violations and failing to register as a sex offender. He was previously convicted of carnal knowledge of a child, 13 to 15 years old.

Governor McDonnell issued the following statement on the arrests: "We are committed to keeping Virginians safe and secure. No criminal alien sex offenders should be allowed to remain in our communities. Operation SOAR has identified and removed more criminal alien sex offenders. It builds on the success of our first operation which removed 171 convicted criminal alien sex offenders from the Commonwealth in 2008. This initiative is another example of how multi-agency collaboration safeguards our communities. We will remain diligent and determined in using all available resources to advance public safety in Virginia."

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Series of robberies taking place at ATMs throughout Newport News

 

Since early April, seven robberies have occurred at banks throughout Newport News, as the victims either made drop-offs in the night deposit slot or used an outside ATM.

The latest robbery took place last week at the Bank of America on Warwick Boulevard. The suspect approached a woman making a night deposit, pointed a gun at her and demanded the money. He then fled the scene on foot.

The robberies have taken place at the following locations and times:

April 9, 9:15 p.m. â€" Towne Bank, 1 Old Oyster Point Road (Night Deposit) April 23, 9:15 p.m. â€" Towne Bank, 1 Old Oyster Point Road (Night Deposit) June 11, 9:35 p.m. â€" Bank of America, 14346 Warwick Boulevard (Night Deposit) July 15, 11:15 p.m. â€" Bayport Credit Union, 3711 Huntington Avenue (ATM) July 24, 12:45 a.m. â€" Bayport Credit Union, 3711 Huntington Avenue (ATM) Sept. 6, 9:25 p.m. â€" Wachovia, 600 Thimble Shoals Boulevard (Night Deposit) Oct. 15, 9:00 p.m. at the Bank of America, 10500 Warwick Boulevard (Night Deposit)

In every case, the victims describe the assailant as a black male, but the height varies from 5'6" to 5'11", the weight varies from 140 to 180 pounds and the age varies from 18-24 to 30-40. In the April 23 robbery, the victim reported two suspects with one being described as 18-24 years of age, 5'8"-5'9" and weighing 140-150 pounds, the other robber was approximately 6' tall and weighed about 155 pounds.

Anyone with information on the suspect(s) responsible for these robberies is asked to call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

 

 

 

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Allegation of rape will always follow Bill Clinton...Part II (w/video interview)

Juanita Broaddrick alleges that Clinton raped her in April 1978, while she was attending a nursing home seminar at the Camelot Hotel in Little Rock. Since going public with her story, she has been audited by the IRS, her house has been broken into, and she claims she was followed constantly during Clinton’s impeachment trial.

Of course, Clinton has denied her allegations and that he was even in the hotel on the day of the alleged rape.

An investigation by NBC News confirmed that the event was held in the Camelot Hotel on April 25, 1978, and that then-Arkansas Attorney General Bill Clinton had no official appointments on that date.

According Broaddrick, Clinton came to her hotel room for a meeting. At the time she was working on Clinton’s gubernatorial campaign. He said that he threw her onto the bed, held her down and violently raped her.

Broaddrick claims to have begged him to stop, as he bit her lips and tore her clothing.

Afterwards, he allegedly told her not to worry about getting pregnant because a bout with mumps had left him sterile.

In 1999, Broaddrick told her story to the Wall Street Journal, saying that after the attack: “he … put on his sun glasses and walked out the door.”

She said that her friend, Norma Rogers, saw her right after the rape, and "that, I was sitting there crying and so upset at the time… I felt like the next person coming through the door to get rid of the body. I absolutely couldn't believe what had happened to me."

Rogers later confirmed the story saying she found Broaddrick in hock, her lip swollen and bruised, and her pantyhose torn.

Watch Broaddrick tell her story of threats and intimidation in the video below:

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Entire police force quits in Mexican town after drug cartel attack

On Monday night, police headquarters in Los Ramones in the state of Nuevo Leon was hit with more than 1,000 bullets and six grenades. The attack lasted a harrowing 20 minutes. Incredibly, no officers were injured in the assault.

Los Ramones Mayor Santos Salinas told the Noroeste newspaper: “Fortunately, those who were inside the building threw themselves on the ground and nobody was hurt.”

However, the attack resulted in the resignation of the town’s entire 14-member police force.

The new headquarters had been opened only three days earlier. Nuevo Leon, has been devastated by the ongoing war between the Gulf and Zetas drug cartels, and Monday’s attack was the second on a police station in the region in less than a week.

In 2008, Villa Ahumada Police Chief Jesus Blanco Cano was shot to death after only one day on the job. The town is located in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua which is the territory of the very violent and powerful Juarez drug cartel.

The town had been without a police chief for months, after a band of 70 gunmen raided the town and murdered the previous chief, along with two of his officers as well as several civilians. After the attack, the rest of the town´s 20-officer police force resigned.

 

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Virginia Supreme Court hearing Ryan Frederick appeal

Today, Eric Korslund, the attorney for Ryan Frederick who was convicted of killing a Chespaeake police detective during a controversial raid by SWAT officers, began arguing his client’s appeal before the Virginia Supreme Court. Korslund maintains that the jury should not have been given the option of voluntary manslaughter because the facts did not support that charge.

In May, the Virginia Court of Appeals refused to hear the case.

Frederick has claimed self-defense against unknown attackers to explain why he fired a shot as police broke into his South Norfolk home in January 2008. Det. Jarrod Shivers, 34, was fatally wounded in the chaos.

The case drew national attention, and brought a great deal of criticism over the use of police informants, as well as questioning the use of no-knock warrants.

Frederick’s attorney, Eric Korslund said he would continue trying to win a new trial for his client. Korslund said: “Unfortunately, we’re not shocked by the decision by the Court of Appeals. This definitely isn’t over by any means.”

On the night of January 17, 2008, a police SWAT team surrounded Ryan Frederick´s home in Chesapeake, Va., to serve a drug warrant based on a tip from a criminal informant.

As usual, 28 year-old Ryan Frederick had gone to sleep early in order to leave the house before dawn for his job with a soda distributor. He awoke to a commotion of screams and the distinct sound of someone breaking down his front door.

Frederick´s house had been broken into a few days earlier, being a slight man of only a little over 100 pounds, Frederick feared for his safety. After the break-in, he purchased a firearm.

Understandably frightened, Frederick grabbed his gun and when he got to the front of his house, he saw a man trying to crawl through the bottom portion of his door. Terrified that the intruders had returned, he fired.

The man he shot was not an aggressive burglar, nor a drug-crazed murderer, he was Det. Jarrod Shivers. The police detective and military veteran died almost immediately. Frederick was quickly charged with first-degree murder.

As for the pot-growing operation for which police were looking, nothing was found. Only a very small amount of marijuana was discovered on the Frederick property, only enough to charge him with misdemeanor possession. Frederick admitted that he uses marijuana occasionally, but claims he has never been involved with producing or selling the drug.

Ryan Frederick has no prior history of violence, nor any criminal history whatsoever. He took care of his grandmother until her death in 2007, had a full-time job, and was engaged. In his spare time, he worked in his yard and tended to his Koi pond…Not quite the typical behavior of a drug dealer.

However, based solely on the word of a criminal informant, police obtained a warrant and stormed into Frederick’s house in the dark of night. The information turned out to be false, a police officer and father of three is dead, and a decent young man sits in prison--forever branded a cop-killer..

Frederick was eventually convicted of voluntary manslaughter and is now serving a 10-year prison sentence.

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Criminal alien sex offender arrested in Virginia Beach

Earlier this month, Gov. Bob McDonnell and Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of 15 illegal alien sex offenders in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and the identification of another 365 already in jail for other offenses. The five day effort was part of Operation SOAR (Sexual Offender Alien Removal).

One of those arrested was a 40-year old Philippine national living in Virginia Beach who was previously convicted of aggravated sexual battery on a victim under the age of 13.

Also arrested in Virginia were:

- A 40-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Henrico County. He was previously convicted of two counts of sexual battery on a minor.

-A 31-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Reston for immigration violations and failing to register as a sex offender. He was previously convicted of carnal knowledge of a child, 13 to 15 years old.

Governor McDonnell issued the following statement on the arrests: "We are committed to keeping Virginians safe and secure. No criminal alien sex offenders should be allowed to remain in our communities. Operation SOAR has identified and removed more criminal alien sex offenders. It builds on the success of our first operation which removed 171 convicted criminal alien sex offenders from the Commonwealth in 2008. This initiative is another example of how multi-agency collaboration safeguards our communities. We will remain diligent and determined in using all available resources to advance public safety in Virginia."

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Series of robberies taking place at ATMs throughout Newport News

 

Since early April, seven robberies have occurred at banks throughout Newport News, as the victims either made drop-offs in the night deposit slot or used an outside ATM.

The latest robbery took place last week at the Bank of America on Warwick Boulevard. The suspect approached a woman making a night deposit, pointed a gun at her and demanded the money. He then fled the scene on foot.

The robberies have taken place at the following locations and times:

April 9, 9:15 p.m. â€" Towne Bank, 1 Old Oyster Point Road (Night Deposit) April 23, 9:15 p.m. â€" Towne Bank, 1 Old Oyster Point Road (Night Deposit) June 11, 9:35 p.m. â€" Bank of America, 14346 Warwick Boulevard (Night Deposit) July 15, 11:15 p.m. â€" Bayport Credit Union, 3711 Huntington Avenue (ATM) July 24, 12:45 a.m. â€" Bayport Credit Union, 3711 Huntington Avenue (ATM) Sept. 6, 9:25 p.m. â€" Wachovia, 600 Thimble Shoals Boulevard (Night Deposit) Oct. 15, 9:00 p.m. at the Bank of America, 10500 Warwick Boulevard (Night Deposit)

In every case, the victims describe the assailant as a black male, but the height varies from 5'6" to 5'11", the weight varies from 140 to 180 pounds and the age varies from 18-24 to 30-40. In the April 23 robbery, the victim reported two suspects with one being described as 18-24 years of age, 5'8"-5'9" and weighing 140-150 pounds, the other robber was approximately 6' tall and weighed about 155 pounds.

Anyone with information on the suspect(s) responsible for these robberies is asked to call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

 

 

 

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Criminal alien sex offender arrested in Virginia Beach

Earlier this month, Gov. Bob McDonnell and Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of 15 illegal alien sex offenders in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and the identification of another 365 already in jail for other offenses. The five day effort was part of Operation SOAR (Sexual Offender Alien Removal).

One of those arrested was a 40-year old Philippine national living in Virginia Beach who was previously convicted of aggravated sexual battery on a victim under the age of 13.

Also arrested in Virginia were:

- A 40-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Henrico County. He was previously convicted of two counts of sexual battery on a minor.

-A 31-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Reston for immigration violations and failing to register as a sex offender. He was previously convicted of carnal knowledge of a child, 13 to 15 years old.

Governor McDonnell issued the following statement on the arrests: "We are committed to keeping Virginians safe and secure. No criminal alien sex offenders should be allowed to remain in our communities. Operation SOAR has identified and removed more criminal alien sex offenders. It builds on the success of our first operation which removed 171 convicted criminal alien sex offenders from the Commonwealth in 2008. This initiative is another example of how multi-agency collaboration safeguards our communities. We will remain diligent and determined in using all available resources to advance public safety in Virginia."

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Virginia Supreme Court hearing Ryan Frederick appeal

Today, Eric Korslund, the attorney for Ryan Frederick who was convicted of killing a Chespaeake police detective during a controversial raid by SWAT officers, began arguing his client’s appeal before the Virginia Supreme Court. Korslund maintains that the jury should not have been given the option of voluntary manslaughter because the facts did not support that charge.

In May, the Virginia Court of Appeals refused to hear the case.

Frederick has claimed self-defense against unknown attackers to explain why he fired a shot as police broke into his South Norfolk home in January 2008. Det. Jarrod Shivers, 34, was fatally wounded in the chaos.

The case drew national attention, and brought a great deal of criticism over the use of police informants, as well as questioning the use of no-knock warrants.

Frederick’s attorney, Eric Korslund said he would continue trying to win a new trial for his client. Korslund said: “Unfortunately, we’re not shocked by the decision by the Court of Appeals. This definitely isn’t over by any means.”

On the night of January 17, 2008, a police SWAT team surrounded Ryan Frederick´s home in Chesapeake, Va., to serve a drug warrant based on a tip from a criminal informant.

As usual, 28 year-old Ryan Frederick had gone to sleep early in order to leave the house before dawn for his job with a soda distributor. He awoke to a commotion of screams and the distinct sound of someone breaking down his front door.

Frederick´s house had been broken into a few days earlier, being a slight man of only a little over 100 pounds, Frederick feared for his safety. After the break-in, he purchased a firearm.

Understandably frightened, Frederick grabbed his gun and when he got to the front of his house, he saw a man trying to crawl through the bottom portion of his door. Terrified that the intruders had returned, he fired.

The man he shot was not an aggressive burglar, nor a drug-crazed murderer, he was Det. Jarrod Shivers. The police detective and military veteran died almost immediately. Frederick was quickly charged with first-degree murder.

As for the pot-growing operation for which police were looking, nothing was found. Only a very small amount of marijuana was discovered on the Frederick property, only enough to charge him with misdemeanor possession. Frederick admitted that he uses marijuana occasionally, but claims he has never been involved with producing or selling the drug.

Ryan Frederick has no prior history of violence, nor any criminal history whatsoever. He took care of his grandmother until her death in 2007, had a full-time job, and was engaged. In his spare time, he worked in his yard and tended to his Koi pond…Not quite the typical behavior of a drug dealer.

However, based solely on the word of a criminal informant, police obtained a warrant and stormed into Frederick’s house in the dark of night. The information turned out to be false, a police officer and father of three is dead, and a decent young man sits in prison--forever branded a cop-killer..

Frederick was eventually convicted of voluntary manslaughter and is now serving a 10-year prison sentence.

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Criminal alien sex offender arrested in Virginia Beach

Earlier this month, Gov. Bob McDonnell and Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of 15 illegal alien sex offenders in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and the identification of another 365 already in jail for other offenses. The five day effort was part of Operation SOAR (Sexual Offender Alien Removal).

One of those arrested was a 40-year old Philippine national living in Virginia Beach who was previously convicted of aggravated sexual battery on a victim under the age of 13.

Also arrested in Virginia were:

- A 40-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Henrico County. He was previously convicted of two counts of sexual battery on a minor.

-A 31-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Reston for immigration violations and failing to register as a sex offender. He was previously convicted of carnal knowledge of a child, 13 to 15 years old.

Governor McDonnell issued the following statement on the arrests: "We are committed to keeping Virginians safe and secure. No criminal alien sex offenders should be allowed to remain in our communities. Operation SOAR has identified and removed more criminal alien sex offenders. It builds on the success of our first operation which removed 171 convicted criminal alien sex offenders from the Commonwealth in 2008. This initiative is another example of how multi-agency collaboration safeguards our communities. We will remain diligent and determined in using all available resources to advance public safety in Virginia."

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Virginia Supreme Court hearing Ryan Frederick appeal

Today, Eric Korslund, the attorney for Ryan Frederick who was convicted of killing a Chespaeake police detective during a controversial raid by SWAT officers, began arguing his client’s appeal before the Virginia Supreme Court. Korslund maintains that the jury should not have been given the option of voluntary manslaughter because the facts did not support that charge.

In May, the Virginia Court of Appeals refused to hear the case.

Frederick has claimed self-defense against unknown attackers to explain why he fired a shot as police broke into his South Norfolk home in January 2008. Det. Jarrod Shivers, 34, was fatally wounded in the chaos.

The case drew national attention, and brought a great deal of criticism over the use of police informants, as well as questioning the use of no-knock warrants.

Frederick’s attorney, Eric Korslund said he would continue trying to win a new trial for his client. Korslund said: “Unfortunately, we’re not shocked by the decision by the Court of Appeals. This definitely isn’t over by any means.”

On the night of January 17, 2008, a police SWAT team surrounded Ryan Frederick´s home in Chesapeake, Va., to serve a drug warrant based on a tip from a criminal informant.

As usual, 28 year-old Ryan Frederick had gone to sleep early in order to leave the house before dawn for his job with a soda distributor. He awoke to a commotion of screams and the distinct sound of someone breaking down his front door.

Frederick´s house had been broken into a few days earlier, being a slight man of only a little over 100 pounds, Frederick feared for his safety. After the break-in, he purchased a firearm.

Understandably frightened, Frederick grabbed his gun and when he got to the front of his house, he saw a man trying to crawl through the bottom portion of his door. Terrified that the intruders had returned, he fired.

The man he shot was not an aggressive burglar, nor a drug-crazed murderer, he was Det. Jarrod Shivers. The police detective and military veteran died almost immediately. Frederick was quickly charged with first-degree murder.

As for the pot-growing operation for which police were looking, nothing was found. Only a very small amount of marijuana was discovered on the Frederick property, only enough to charge him with misdemeanor possession. Frederick admitted that he uses marijuana occasionally, but claims he has never been involved with producing or selling the drug.

Ryan Frederick has no prior history of violence, nor any criminal history whatsoever. He took care of his grandmother until her death in 2007, had a full-time job, and was engaged. In his spare time, he worked in his yard and tended to his Koi pond…Not quite the typical behavior of a drug dealer.

However, based solely on the word of a criminal informant, police obtained a warrant and stormed into Frederick’s house in the dark of night. The information turned out to be false, a police officer and father of three is dead, and a decent young man sits in prison--forever branded a cop-killer..

Frederick was eventually convicted of voluntary manslaughter and is now serving a 10-year prison sentence.

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Criminal alien sex offender arrested in Virginia Beach

Earlier this month, Gov. Bob McDonnell and Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of 15 illegal alien sex offenders in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and the identification of another 365 already in jail for other offenses. The five day effort was part of Operation SOAR (Sexual Offender Alien Removal).

One of those arrested was a 40-year old Philippine national living in Virginia Beach who was previously convicted of aggravated sexual battery on a victim under the age of 13.

Also arrested in Virginia were:

- A 40-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Henrico County. He was previously convicted of two counts of sexual battery on a minor.

-A 31-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Reston for immigration violations and failing to register as a sex offender. He was previously convicted of carnal knowledge of a child, 13 to 15 years old.

Governor McDonnell issued the following statement on the arrests: "We are committed to keeping Virginians safe and secure. No criminal alien sex offenders should be allowed to remain in our communities. Operation SOAR has identified and removed more criminal alien sex offenders. It builds on the success of our first operation which removed 171 convicted criminal alien sex offenders from the Commonwealth in 2008. This initiative is another example of how multi-agency collaboration safeguards our communities. We will remain diligent and determined in using all available resources to advance public safety in Virginia."

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Virginia Supreme Court hearing Ryan Frederick appeal

Today, Eric Korslund, the attorney for Ryan Frederick who was convicted of killing a Chespaeake police detective during a controversial raid by SWAT officers, began arguing his client’s appeal before the Virginia Supreme Court. Korslund maintains that the jury should not have been given the option of voluntary manslaughter because the facts did not support that charge.

In May, the Virginia Court of Appeals refused to hear the case.

Frederick has claimed self-defense against unknown attackers to explain why he fired a shot as police broke into his South Norfolk home in January 2008. Det. Jarrod Shivers, 34, was fatally wounded in the chaos.

The case drew national attention, and brought a great deal of criticism over the use of police informants, as well as questioning the use of no-knock warrants.

Frederick’s attorney, Eric Korslund said he would continue trying to win a new trial for his client. Korslund said: “Unfortunately, we’re not shocked by the decision by the Court of Appeals. This definitely isn’t over by any means.”

On the night of January 17, 2008, a police SWAT team surrounded Ryan Frederick´s home in Chesapeake, Va., to serve a drug warrant based on a tip from a criminal informant.

As usual, 28 year-old Ryan Frederick had gone to sleep early in order to leave the house before dawn for his job with a soda distributor. He awoke to a commotion of screams and the distinct sound of someone breaking down his front door.

Frederick´s house had been broken into a few days earlier, being a slight man of only a little over 100 pounds, Frederick feared for his safety. After the break-in, he purchased a firearm.

Understandably frightened, Frederick grabbed his gun and when he got to the front of his house, he saw a man trying to crawl through the bottom portion of his door. Terrified that the intruders had returned, he fired.

The man he shot was not an aggressive burglar, nor a drug-crazed murderer, he was Det. Jarrod Shivers. The police detective and military veteran died almost immediately. Frederick was quickly charged with first-degree murder.

As for the pot-growing operation for which police were looking, nothing was found. Only a very small amount of marijuana was discovered on the Frederick property, only enough to charge him with misdemeanor possession. Frederick admitted that he uses marijuana occasionally, but claims he has never been involved with producing or selling the drug.

Ryan Frederick has no prior history of violence, nor any criminal history whatsoever. He took care of his grandmother until her death in 2007, had a full-time job, and was engaged. In his spare time, he worked in his yard and tended to his Koi pond…Not quite the typical behavior of a drug dealer.

However, based solely on the word of a criminal informant, police obtained a warrant and stormed into Frederick’s house in the dark of night. The information turned out to be false, a police officer and father of three is dead, and a decent young man sits in prison--forever branded a cop-killer..

Frederick was eventually convicted of voluntary manslaughter and is now serving a 10-year prison sentence.

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Criminal alien sex offender arrested in Virginia Beach

Earlier this month, Gov. Bob McDonnell and Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of 15 illegal alien sex offenders in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and the identification of another 365 already in jail for other offenses. The five day effort was part of Operation SOAR (Sexual Offender Alien Removal).

One of those arrested was a 40-year old Philippine national living in Virginia Beach who was previously convicted of aggravated sexual battery on a victim under the age of 13.

Also arrested in Virginia were:

- A 40-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Henrico County. He was previously convicted of two counts of sexual battery on a minor.

-A 31-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested in Reston for immigration violations and failing to register as a sex offender. He was previously convicted of carnal knowledge of a child, 13 to 15 years old.

Governor McDonnell issued the following statement on the arrests: "We are committed to keeping Virginians safe and secure. No criminal alien sex offenders should be allowed to remain in our communities. Operation SOAR has identified and removed more criminal alien sex offenders. It builds on the success of our first operation which removed 171 convicted criminal alien sex offenders from the Commonwealth in 2008. This initiative is another example of how multi-agency collaboration safeguards our communities. We will remain diligent and determined in using all available resources to advance public safety in Virginia."

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10 years after the USS Cole attack...Obama delaying prosecution of terror mastermind

On October 12, 2000, while the USS Cole was anchored off the port of Aden, Yemen, when a small boat filled with explosives pulled alongside the ship and the terrorists aboard, detonated their charges. The explosion ripped open a 40-by-40-foot hole in the ship's port side, killing 17 sailors and injuring another 39.

10 years later, the Obama administration has now set aside the prosecution of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged mastermind behind the suicide attack on the USS Cole.

In late August, the Justice Department filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, stating that "no charges are either pending or contemplated with respect to al-Nashiri in the near future."

The statement was quietly hidden in a motion to dismiss a petition by Nashiri's attorneys, and of course, all but completely ignored by the mainstream press.

The move by the Obama administration to at least temporarily delay trial is a puzzling one since military prosecutors have been prepared to try Nashiri for months, and had planned to do so this past summer.

On June 30, 2008, Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Hartmann announced charges against Nashiri for “organizing and directing” the bombing plot, and that the Defense Department would seek the death penalty against the Saudi national.

Nashiri has been held at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay since 2006.

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Police arrest stepmother of missing N.C. girl

On Sunday, police arrested Elisa Baker, the stepmother of Zahra Clare Baker who went missing over the weekend from her home in Hickory, North Carolina.

Baker is facing over a dozen charges unrelated to Zahra’s disappearance. The charges include communicating threats and writing bad checks.

On Saturday, an Amber Alert was issued for the 10-year-old girl. Her parents claim they last saw her sleeping in her bed around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

Baker is white, 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 85 pounds. She is hearing impaired and wears a prosthesis below her left knee.

According to Clyde Deal, deputy chief of the Hickory Police Department, Zahra was last seen wearing a camouflage T-shirt and black knee-length tights.

Chief Deal told reporters: “We are conducting interviews now and following up on the leads we have so far. As of right now, we haven't ruled anything out. We're exploring all possibilities.”

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of this girl should call Hickory police at 828-328-5551 or simply dial 911.

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Illegal alien pleads guilty to carnal knowledge of VA girl

On Monday, Yoar Antonio Mendoza Jaco, 22, pleaded guilty in a Warren County courtroom to carnally knowing a 14-year-old girl. The illegal alien has been living in Front Royal.

The incidents occurred between Dec. 26, 2009, and March 11, 2010.

Jaco was sentenced to five years in prison, but had all but his time served suspended. The Salvadoran national is also being held on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer.

It is not clear yet whether or not Jaco will be deported. If he is allowed to stay in the U.S., he will be placed on three years of supervised probation, and cannot have any contact with his victim.  

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Amber Alert issued for disabled North Carolina girl

Police in Hickory, North Carolina have issued an Amber Alert for 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker, who was last seen sleeping in her bed around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

Baker is white, 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 85 pounds. She is hearing impaired and wears a prosthesis below her left knee.

According to Clyde Deal, deputy chief of the Hickory Police Department, Zahra was last seen wearing a camouflage T-shirt and black knee-length tights.

Chief Deal told reporters: “We are conducting interviews now and following up on the leads we have so far. As of right now, we haven't ruled anything out. We're exploring all possibilities.”

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of this girl should call Hickory police at 828-328-5551 or simply dial 911.

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Police believe missing North Carolina girl was murdered, stepmother admits to writing ransom note

At a Tuesday morning press conference, Hickory Police Chief Tom Adkins announced that the Amber Alert issued over the weekend for 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker has been dropped, and the case has shifted to a homicide investigation.

Chief Adkins said that Elisa Baker, the girl's stepmother has confessed to writing a ransom note found at the girl’s home, she has been charged with felony obstruction of justice in the case.

While the girl’s parents claimed to have seen her sleeping in her bed hours before she disappeared, police cannot find anyone who has seen Zahra in over a month.

Adkins told reporters: “We understand the public wants to help find Zahra. The problem is we cannot confirm with any confidence how long Zahra has been missing. Without this information, we cannot positively select the area to search for her.”

The girl’s father, Adam Baker, is cooperating with police and has reportedly said he believes it is possible that his wife is responsible.

Family members are now alleging that Elisa Baker frequently abused her stepdaughter, who lost her leg to bone cancer and used hearing aids.

Read more about this tragic case: http://www.examiner.com/crime-in-norfolk/police-arrest-stepmother-of-missing-n-c-girl

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Another William and Mary student commits suicide...third this year

On Friday morning, the body of William and Mary sophomore Whitney L. Mayer, of Plano, Texas, was discovered in the Lake Matoaka area.

In a campus-wide email, Vice President for Student Affairs Ginger Ambler said: “Whitney was a Sharpe Scholar who had tremendous academic talent. Her faculty have described her as having a particular passion for biodiversity and for exploring the relationship between the environment and quality of life issues.”

Ambler continued: "She also had a keen sense of community and gave of herself to others. Although Whitney had yet to declare a major, much of her coursework reflected that commitment to the environment. She was also learning to play the mandolin.”

No further details about the student’s death have been released.

Mayer is the third William and Mary student to have committed suicide in 2010. In April, Ian Kramer Smith-Christmas was found dead inside his car in a Virginia Beach parking lot; and in February, Dominique T. Chandler was found dead in her dorm room.

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Virginia high school student gunned down in Honduras

Less than two weeks ago, Jimmy Gerardo Portillo Oliva, 18, who attended Heritage High School in Leesburg was shot to death in Honduras. He had returned to his native country to fulfill his visa requirements.

Oliva, along with several friends were returning from home when he was shot by four masked men. None of the gunmen have been caught.

Four others, including Oliva’s cousin, William Alexander Oliva Cortez, 16, were also killed.

Oliva’s mother and stepfather, traveled from Leesburg to Honduras for their son’s funeral.

“This is just an awful, very sad incident,” said Heritage principal Margaret Huckaby.

Heritage High School principal Margaret Huckaby told the Loudoun-Times Mirror: “Jimmy was a great kid. He was a good student and he played on our JV soccer team last year. He was an all-around great young man.”

Huckaby was in the United States as a legal resident, and returned to Honduras after turning 18, to obtain his own visa. He had been in the Central American nation for two months when he was murdered.

Huckaby said: “He was following the rules. He was doing things the way they are supposed to be done.”

The Honduran newspaper La Prensa, reported that local police believe the gunmen were targeting the survivor of another massacre four months earlier. It was apparently a case of mistaken identity.

Choloma, where Oliva was killed, has become overrun with violence from organized crime.

Honduras is home to the notoriously violent street gang, known as MS-13. The gang engages in kidnapping, drug distribution, and murder-for-hire.

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Amber Alert issued for disabled North Carolina girl

Police in Hickory, North Carolina have issued an Amber Alert for 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker, who was last seen sleeping in her bed around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

Baker is white, 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 85 pounds. She is hearing impaired and wears a prosthesis below her left knee.

According to Clyde Deal, deputy chief of the Hickory Police Department, Zahra was last seen wearing a camouflage T-shirt and black knee-length tights.

Chief Deal told reporters: “We are conducting interviews now and following up on the leads we have so far. As of right now, we haven't ruled anything out. We're exploring all possibilities.”

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of this girl should call Hickory police at 828-328-5551 or simply dial 911.

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10 years after the USS Cole attack...Obama delaying prosecution of terror mastermind

On October 12, 2000, while the USS Cole was anchored off the port of Aden, Yemen, when a small boat filled with explosives pulled alongside the ship and the terrorists aboard, detonated their charges. The explosion ripped open a 40-by-40-foot hole in the ship's port side, killing 17 sailors and injuring another 39.

10 years later, the Obama administration has now set aside the prosecution of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged mastermind behind the suicide attack on the USS Cole.

In late August, the Justice Department filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, stating that "no charges are either pending or contemplated with respect to al-Nashiri in the near future."

The statement was quietly hidden in a motion to dismiss a petition by Nashiri's attorneys, and of course, all but completely ignored by the mainstream press.

The move by the Obama administration to at least temporarily delay trial is a puzzling one since military prosecutors have been prepared to try Nashiri for months, and had planned to do so this past summer.

On June 30, 2008, Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Hartmann announced charges against Nashiri for “organizing and directing” the bombing plot, and that the Defense Department would seek the death penalty against the Saudi national.

Nashiri has been held at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay since 2006.

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Police arrest stepmother of missing N.C. girl

On Sunday, police arrested Elisa Baker, the stepmother of Zahra Clare Baker who went missing over the weekend from her home in Hickory, North Carolina.

Baker is facing over a dozen charges unrelated to Zahra’s disappearance. The charges include communicating threats and writing bad checks.

On Saturday, an Amber Alert was issued for the 10-year-old girl. Her parents claim they last saw her sleeping in her bed around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

Baker is white, 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 85 pounds. She is hearing impaired and wears a prosthesis below her left knee.

According to Clyde Deal, deputy chief of the Hickory Police Department, Zahra was last seen wearing a camouflage T-shirt and black knee-length tights.

Chief Deal told reporters: “We are conducting interviews now and following up on the leads we have so far. As of right now, we haven't ruled anything out. We're exploring all possibilities.”

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of this girl should call Hickory police at 828-328-5551 or simply dial 911.

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Police believe missing North Carolina girl was murdered, stepmother admits to writing ransom note

At a Tuesday morning press conference, Hickory Police Chief Tom Adkins announced that the Amber Alert issued over the weekend for 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker has been dropped, and the case has shifted to a homicide investigation.

Chief Adkins said that Elisa Baker, the girl's stepmother has confessed to writing a ransom note found at the girl’s home, she has been charged with felony obstruction of justice in the case.

While the girl’s parents claimed to have seen her sleeping in her bed hours before she disappeared, police cannot find anyone who has seen Zahra in over a month.

Adkins told reporters: “We understand the public wants to help find Zahra. The problem is we cannot confirm with any confidence how long Zahra has been missing. Without this information, we cannot positively select the area to search for her.”

The girl’s father, Adam Baker, is cooperating with police and has reportedly said he believes it is possible that his wife is responsible.

Family members are now alleging that Elisa Baker frequently abused her stepdaughter, who lost her leg to bone cancer and used hearing aids.

Read more about this tragic case: http://www.examiner.com/crime-in-norfolk/police-arrest-stepmother-of-missing-n-c-girl

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