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A Miami hotel employee accused of fatally shooting a beloved neighborhood stray cat with a crossbow has been arrested — as the community continues to reel the animal’s death. Georgios Lollias, 36, admitted he shot Strushie the cat in the head twice with a crossbow outside the Franklin Hotel on April 26, the Miami Herald reported. Police charged him with animal cruelty and tampering with evidence on Wednesday. “It is a great relief that we have found some level of justice for Strushie,” Miami Beach Police Chief Daniel Oates said. “This was a horrific act of animal cruelty. New York Daily News>>>>>

ALLIANCE, Ohio - An Alliance woman is demanding answers after an officer shot and killed her pit bull. Police received a call Friday afternoon of three dogs were on the loose. They say an officer located the dogs a few streets over, but opened fire when one of the dogs charged at him. But Morgan Furry, the owner of the dogs, says she sees it differently. She says the dog was playful, not aggressive. The body camera footage shows Alliance police officer Josh Tenney’s point of view - the moment he located the three dogs reported on the loose. "Come here, puppy, come here,” Tenney whistles. Furry says her fiancee Mark let the dogs, two pit bulls and one rottweiller, out into the backyard. They escaped by going under their fence. “He immediately got in the car and went to go look for them,” Furry said. Source

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — A valet is battling serious injuries after police say he was punched by a customer outside of a Florida resort earlier this week. Surveillance video captured the whole incident on camera outside the Ocean Sky Hotel and Resort in Fort Lauderdale. Hotel guest John Henry Kiernan can be seen talking to the valet, Rudolph Rodriguez. Suddenly, Kiernan punches Rodriguez in the face and knocks him to the ground. Both of the men said the dispute stemmed from a parking charge. Kiernan told our NBC affiliate in the area that Rodriguez was disrespectful and wanted to fight. According to NBC Miami, Kiernan told police he was a former officer and said he felt in danger for his safety and struck first. Kiernan was not arrested, and he has not been charged. Police say they will wait for the State Attorney’s Office to pursue charges. Rodriguez suffered serious injuries, but is expected to fully recover. The hotel manager says he wants Kiernan arrested.Source

PHOENIX — Sheriff’s deputies in northern Arizona released Friday body camera footage of a deadly shootout following a domestic violence call. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said the exchange of gunfire happened on July 21. It said deputies were asked to assist the Chino Valley Police Department on a call in the Paulden area that a man, later identified as Martin Louis Avena, had attacked his wife. Paulden is about 50 miles southwest of Flagstaff. Avena, 70, was pulled over a short distance away from his home and pulled out a rifle during the traffic stop. The footage showed that many shots were exchanged between law enforcement and Avena. After the gunfire died down, officers can be heard saying, “He’s not moving.” Source

A Metropolitan Police Department field training officer and his trainee fired 26 shots during a shootout in a North Las Vegas residential neighborhood. William Alfredo Chafoya, 37, was struck by 19 shots fired by the officers in the Monday confrontation. Ashley Elizabeth Olivetti, 31, who was with Chafoya, was struck in the arm by an officer’s round during the crossfire, Assistant Sheriff Todd Fasulo said at a briefing Thursday. Initial reports said she was shot by Chafoya. Fasulo said Chafoya fired five shots during the encounter — at least one into the air and then in the direction of the officers. The assistant sheriff said the officers’ use of lethal force was a split-second decision necessitated by the presence of two bystanders in front of the home on the 4600 block of N. Goldfield Street, near Lone Mountain Road. “The people who were in the front of that house could have been shot,” Fasulo said. Source

Saudi Arabia appears to be deploying Canadian-made armoured vehicles against its own citizens Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s department says she is “deeply concerned” about how the rulers of Saudi Arabia appear to be deploying Canadian-made armoured vehicles in an escalating conflict with Saudi citizens. Ms. Freeland has asked officials to investigate the matter. The Trudeau government on Thursday released a statement criticizing how the Saudis were handling an intensifying showdown in the Mid-East country’s Eastern Province with minority Shia militants. Global Affairs released a statement Friday afternoon shortly after The Globe and Mail reported on the apparent use of Canadian-made armoured vehicles This is the first time that video footage has surfaced on various social media websites, allegedly showing the Islamic kingdom using Canadian weaponized equipment against its Saudi civilians – a development that spurred calls Friday for the Liberal government to halt defen…

Police say not terror related? - meaning a MUSLIM rammed his car into a group of people killing one
One person has died with several more injured after a man drove a vehicle into a crowd in the Finnish capital of Helsinki. Police say they have arrested the driver, who is in his 50s and appeared to be intoxicated. It is believed the vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the centre of the city and four people have been taken to hospital. Several others were treated at the scene which was briefly sealed off by the authorities. Police confirmed that the incident is not terror related. Daily Mail>>>>>

After attending Friday Mosque Prayers a Muslim goes on a stabbing spree at a Supermarket in Germany:
A machete-wielding man has killed one and injured several others after going on the rampage through a German supermarket this afternoon. The attacker, who reportedly screamed Allahu Akbar, ran into an Edeka shop in the northern city of Hamburg and knifed a customer to death before slashing at four others as he fled. He ran off but was pursued by passers-by who wrestled him to the ground and called police who made an arrest. Heavily armed officers have locked the area down and police helicopters have been seen above the crime scene. A motive for the knifing has not yet been established. Daily Mail>>>>>

An 18-year-old man has died and at least seven other people aged 13 to 41 are injured, some critically, following a disaster aboard the Fire Ball “thrill ride” at the Ohio State Fair. As many as five of the injured are in critical condition, according to local media. Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin confirmed that the deceased victim was thrown from the ride, Fox News reported. He was 18 years old and died on impact 50 feet from the ride after being thrown into the air at about 7:20pm Eastern on Wednesday, according to the Columbus Dispatch. The fire department confirmed that an 18-year-old was killed, WTTE reported. RT>>>>>

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (WXYZ) - New surveillance video has revealed what really happened minutes before the massive fire at Buff Whelan in Sterling Heights.What the cleaner said to a 911 operator isn’t adding up to what was caught on camera. The car dealership decided to release this video Friday saying, “the video speaks for itself.” Caller: I was scrubbing the floor and I don't know something was leaking gas and it caught fire. I have severe burns on my arm. Operator: Is the fire still burning? Caller: I believe so, yes I ran out of the building. There's a car in the shop on fire. Sh** is blowing up I need people here now.Operator: What exactly were you doing when it caught fire, you said something about the floors? Caller: I was scrubbing the shop floors and I think there's a gas tank on the ground and I think there was fuel leaking out of it. When I went over it exploded. I didn't mean to go over it cause I knew there was gas. I tried going around it and I m…

His last meal was a toasted bagel with jelly. Dante Lekarius was sitting on a red crate outside a Brooklyn deli, nibbling on the bagel and tea biscuits around 6:15 a.m. Thursday. A heavily tattooed man, who was wearing blue shorts and a black tank-top with “Obey” on it, walked up to him and casually unfolded a knife. Within seconds, Lekarius lay mortally wounded on a Brighton Beach street after his attacker whispered something to him and then jammed the blade into his chest. Lekarius dropped his food, stood up and stumbled away, yelling at his assailant, Ernest Dubinsky. NY Daily News>>>>>

To the Somali community: I want you to know that you are a valued and appreciated part of Minneapolis. I stand with you and support you. The strength and beauty of the Somali and East African communities are a vital part of what makes Minneapolis so strong and beautiful. I am grateful to be your neighbor. This week a Somali police officer, Officer Mohamed Noor, shot and killed a woman under circumstances we don’t yet comprehend. Justine Damond’s death was tragic and awful for everyone. And I want to be very clear that Officer Noor, a fully trained officer in the Minneapolis Police Department, won’t be treated differently than any other officer. Justine’s death is a tragedy for our city. We cannot compound that tragedy by turning to racism, xenophobia, and Islamophobia. It is unjust and ridiculous to assert that an entire community be held responsible for the actions of one person. That will not be tolerated in Minneapolis. If you are experiencing discrimination, you can file a compla…

At least the MUSLIM cop didn't shoot her dog to death! Disturbing video shows police officer violently wrestle 52-year-old California woman to the ground for 'selling flowers at a high school graduation without a permit' A California woman found herself subject to a brutal takedown by a police officer who spotted her attempting to sell flowers without a permit. Juanita Mendez-Medrano, 52, was arrested after working a sidewalk in Perris near to where a high school graduation ceremony was being held last month. In an unsettling cell phone video, which surfaced on Monday, Mendez-Medrano is seen holding the flowers in her hands just before an officer is seen grabbing her by the arms, grasping her neck and tackling her to the ground in the violent arrest. The woman can be heard shouting as she is held on the ground and appears to be in some discomfort. Daily Mail Read More>>>>>

Abdul El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan. His family reflects the diversity of our state, including immigrants who left Egypt in pursuit of greater opportunity in America, and farmers, teachers, and small-business owners who have lived in Gratiot County, Michigan for generations. Abdul is a product of Michigan public schools. He captained his high-school football, wrestling, and lacrosse teams, and went on to play lacrosse for the University of Michigan. He graduated in 2007, where he was honored to deliver the student commencement speech alongside President Bill Clinton.
Abdul went on to become a Rhodes Scholar, earning a doctorate from Oxford University and a medical degree from Columbia University. As a public health professor, Abdul became an internationally recognized expert in health policy and health inequalities.
At 30, Abdul became the youngest health official of a major American city when he was brought home by Mayor Mike Duggan to rebuild Detroit's Health Departm…

A Jihadist attempted to flee Mosul in a disguise similar to a pantomime dame, but was caught when he forgot to shave off his beard and moustache. The ISIS fighter was trying to get away from the former militant stronghold as the city was recaptured, but didn't quite get his escape plan right. Dressed in women's clothes and with elaborate make-up, the bearded man forgot to get rid of his facial hair. Daily Mail>>>>>>

In the next two weeks, the city of Boston will hang 50 posters to address public harassment and Islamophobia. The posters present "A bystander's guide to helping a person who is being targeted," with the title "ISLAMOPHOBIC HARASSMENT" in bold, capital letters on top. Illustrations depict a woman sitting on a bus or train wearing a hijab, and an angry man yelling at her. A woman intervenes, conversing with the victim until the attacker walks away. The artist employs shades of purple and blues for the drawings, making the race of the illustrated characters unclear, though the intervening bystander appears to be white. Source

Dramatic pictures have emerged showing the moment two passengers were rescued from inside a car flattened by a shipping container, with the driver escaping with just minor injuries. The incident occurred when a truck carrying the container swerved to avoid colliding with a vehicle in the city of Qingdao, eastern China, causing it to topple from the lorry and land directly on top of the car. Emergency services called to the scene said they were convinced no-one could not have survived being crushed by such a huge weight, until they heard a woman’s voice emerging from the squashed vehicle. The fire brigade spokesman Chi Tang was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying: "We had a call about the accident to say that a lorry had fallen onto a car. We didn't expect anybody to be alive but then we heard a woman's voice and realised that actually somebody had survived." Independent

An Australian woman was dressed in her pyjamas when American police gunned her down, harrowing new details surrounding her death have revealed. Justine Damond, who also uses the name Justine Ruszczyk, was at home on Saturday night when she called 911 to report a noise and a possible assault in an alley in South Minneapolis, Minnesota. While police did not have body cameras switched on during the shooting, sources with knowledge of the incident claim the officers arrived at the alley at 11.30pm on Saturday night. Ms Damond reportedly walked up to the car and began talking to the driver when an officer in the passenger seat pulled a gun and shot her through the drivers side door. No weapon was discovered at the scene, the Star Tribune reports. The 40-year-old was originally from Sydney but had been living in the US for three years and was due to marry American businessman Don Damond, 50, in August.  Daily Mail>>>>>>>

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A man is accused of fatally shooting a service technician from the American Automobile Association after he became irate about the response time for service on his dead car battery. Jesus Esquivel, 63, from Miami, Florida, reportedly shot Magdiel Hernandez, 38, multiple times on Tuesday afternoon. Esquivel, a disabled Navy SEAL veteran, got into an argument over the phone with a service technician about the length of time it would take for him to get a new car battery for his 2003 Cadillac Escalade, the arrest report says. He threatened the driver, who then asked his bosses to have another driver sent to Esquivel's house.  Daily Mail >>>>>>