Gregory Katz, Associated Press Updated 9:43 am CDT, Monday, September 17, 2018 A police officer stands behind a cordon on the High Street in Salisbury, Britain, where police closed roads as a "precautionary measure" after two people were taken ill from the Prezzo restaurant, right in the background, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Police closed roads and called a hazardous response team Sunday night after two people became ill at the restaurant in the English city where a Russian ex-spy and his daughter were poisoned with a chemical nerve agent. The conditions of a man and woman who got sick at the restaurant was under investigation. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP) less A police officer stands behind a cordon on the High Street in Salisbury, Britain, where police closed roads as a "precautionary measure" after two people were taken ill from the Prezzo restaurant, right in the ... more Photo: Jonathan Brady, AP Emergency … [Read more...] about UK police say no Novichok link to Salisbury mystery illness
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US border agent in Texas confesses to 4 killings, police say
Updated 5:44 am PDT, Monday, September 17, 2018 Now Playing: A 10-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol is being held on $2.5 million bond, accused of killing at least four women and injuring a fifth who escaped. (Sept. 16) Media: Associated Press LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor who confessed to killing four women and assaulting a fifth who managed to escape remained in jail Monday, police said in court records. Juan David Ortiz is being held in Laredo on $2.5 million bond on four counts of murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful restraint. According to affidavits , the 35-year-old Ortiz "provided a voluntary verbal confession" early Saturday in the deaths of the women. Ortiz was arrested a day after being found hiding in a truck in a hotel parking lot in Laredo, at about 2 a.m. Saturday, capping what investigators portrayed as a 10-day string of violence. Webb County District Attorney Isidro Alaniz said … [Read more...] about US border agent in Texas confesses to 4 killings, police say
Man Dies After Shark Attack Off Cape Cod, Police Say
Police say a man has died after being attacked by a shark off Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Wellfleet Police Lt. Michael Hurley tells The Associated Press a man in his mid-20s succumbed to his injuries following the attack in the waters off Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet at around noon Saturday. The man was pronounced dead at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. Hurley says state police and the Cape Cod District Attorney's office are handling the investigation. The beach has been closed to swimming. The attack is the first fatal shark attack in Massachusetts since 1936. A New York man was severely injured Aug. 15 after fighting off a shark off Truro, also on Cape Cod. He's currently recovering in a Boston hospital. Copyright Associated Press … [Read more...] about Man Dies After Shark Attack Off Cape Cod, Police Say
German police say anti-coal protester ‘holed up’ in forest
Updated 8:44 am PDT, Saturday, September 15, 2018 Protesters are observed by the Police as they try to enter the Hambach forest in Kerpen, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. German energy company RWE plans clearing and grubbing the forest for their open-pit lignite mine nearby to continue digging for brown coal. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP) less Protesters are observed by the Police as they try to enter the Hambach forest in Kerpen, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. German energy company RWE plans clearing and grubbing the forest for their open-pit ... more Photo: Henning Kaiser, AP Protesters are observed by the Police as they try to enter the Hambach forest in Kerpen, Germany, Satrurday, Sept. 15, 2018. German energy company RWE plans clearing and grubbing the forest for their open-pit lignite mine nearby to continue digging for brown coal. (Jana Bauch/dpa via AP) less Protesters are observed by the … [Read more...] about German police say anti-coal protester ‘holed up’ in forest
Galveston man threatens family and stabs cat 12 times while 4-year-old fires AK-47, police say
GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man was arrested after stabbing a family cat 12 times while a child was firing an AK-47, according to Galveston police.Authorities say the incident happened Monday in the 5700 block of Avenue Q when the girlfriend of Mario Eduardo Salinas, 27, told police he was threatening to kill her and her pets, and take her kids. Shortly after, officers were dispatched to Salinas' residence in reference to gunshots being fired. Salinas was not on location when officers arrived but arrived shortly after.Police say Salinas had blood on his boots and clothing, and an investigation determined Salinas had threatened his girlfriend.According to witnesses, Salinas stabbed the family cat, "Snowflake," to death with a kitchen knife. While he was reportedly attacking the family pet, Salinas's 4- year-old child found an AK-47 rifle and fired it.Investigators say Salinas left the location with the children and disposed of the family cat, then returned to the residence to find … [Read more...] about Galveston man threatens family and stabs cat 12 times while 4-year-old fires AK-47, police say