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“This is called sextortion, and it’s a growing problem in our society that every family should be aware of,” Police Chief Jason Arres said.
“On February 16, 2025, a tree fell on our house during a freak storm and my dad was crushed underneath it,” his daughter wrote.
Transportation Security Administration officers found the gun Sunday and alerted police, authorities said.
Officer Robert Fryc, 43, had worked for the Glenview Police Department since 2007.
A man was also shot and suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, according to police.
Two people fell in the water Saturday night at Pier 32, authorities said.
The girl's mother had obtained multiple domestic violence restraining orders against the child's father, reports said.
Nearly 40 percent of the construction workforce are immigrants, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, citing a 2024 market report.
Immigration lawyer Kim Luu-Ng told the Los Angeles Times that restaurants make for “super easy targets.”
Yelp recently released its Top 100 U.S. Restaurants of 2025, with three Chicago-area spots making the list.
Massey, a Black woman with a history of mental illness, was fatally shot in her own home by a sheriff's deputy, as captured on body camera.
The first four struck just over a mile east of Hayward, while the fifth was west of Pleasant Hill.
Holbox has a Michelin star and is located in a food hall in South Central Los Angeles.
Metal frontman Vince Neil was not on board when the plane crashed, according to a statement from his representative.
Chicago Cafe in downtown Woodland has been feeding customers for well over 100 years.
The cause of the derailment was under investigation, according to BNSF Railway.
The moves come as President Donald Trump has made his opposition to DEI efforts a central talking point during his first weeks in office.
He hired dozens of gunmen to protect the sons of "El Chapo," and imported fentanyl, heroin and other drugs to the U.S., authorities said.
The teen made over 375 calls in under two years, threatening bombs and mass shootings at religious institutions and schools, officials said.
The man was seen downloading and distributing child sex abuse material, police said.
