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Stephen Paddock on Sunday, while the officers who raided his hotel room door the night of the shooting gave a harrowing account of a barricaded door they had to bust through and the booby-traps they feared they’d find.The search of Paddock’s three-bedroom house on a cul-de-sac in a retirement community in Mesquite, Nevada, was for “re-documenting and rechecking,” said local police Chief Troy Tanner, who accompanied FBI agents as they served the search warrant.“I don’t think they are after anything specific,” Tanner told The Associated Press. “They’re going through everything and photographing everything again.”The home was first searched Monday by Las Vegas police, who said they found 19 guns and several pounds of potentially explosive materials at the house that Paddock bought in early 2015.The search came exactly a week after Paddock opened fire on a country music crowd, killing 58 and injuring nearly 500.Meanwhile, the … [Read more...] about FBI Searches Las Vegas Gunman’s House Again

On April 17th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that JCPenney in Shawnee, Oklahoma, placed sixth in the fourth-annual Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. Teams from more than 3,000 buildings across the country spent the past year competing to see which one could reduce their buildings’ energy use the most. The store cut its energy use by one-third.In support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which calls for buildings to cut waste and become at least 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020, the competition targeted wasted energy in buildings and motivated building owners and occupants to improve energy efficiency, reduce harmful carbon pollution, and save money.“Businesses everywhere can benefit from the example of Shawnee’s JCPenney store,” said EPA Regional Administrator Ron Curry. “Becoming more energy efficient not only helps fight climate change, it also increases the bottom line by … [Read more...] about Shawnee, OK, JCPenney Store Places Sixth in EPA’s National Energy Star Competition – Environmental Protection Agency

A drug possession trial in Los Angeles ended abruptly after dramatic courtroom developments. When a surprise videotape of the defendant’s arrest was played in court Friday by the defense, it contradicted the testimony of two arresting police officers, who are now the focus of a new investigation.On Monday, after prosecutors had a chance to review the videotape, which was taken by a surveillance camera at a nearby building, they acknowledged it was not consistent with the officers’ sworn testimony, the Los Angeles Times reports. Superior Court Judge Monica Bachner then dismissed the cocaine possession case against Guillermo Alarcon Jr., 29, who works at a grocery store.A police internal affairs investigation has now been launched against the two officers, who reportedly said in testimony that they chased Alarcon into an alley by his Hollywood apartment building and saw him throw away an object that turned out to be cocaine. However, the videotape shows it took a team of … [Read more...] about Perry Mason Moment in LA Trial: Surprise Video Exonerates Defendant

A TEENAGE gunman shot a woman dead and took hostages at an LA supermarket after a dramatic police chase. The man in his late teens was being chased over the shooting of his girlfriend and his grandmother before he blasted into a branch of Trader Joe's in Silver Lake, near Hollywood. One woman, believed to be an employee, was killed inside the shop, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said. Cops later stormed the supermarket and arrested him, telling reporters: ""We have successfully taken the suspect into custody without incident." The gunman ran into the store after his 2015 Toyota Camry, crashed into a pole outside. Cops and the suspect exchanged shots before he went inside. Staff and customers could be seen running from the store and jumping out of windows, and down ladders to escape, according to NBC. A female staff member was reportedly shot in the arm amid the chaos, before being led to the safety of the police barricade outside. The man is believed to have shot his grandma … [Read more...] about Gunman takes hostages at Trader Joe’s in LA and shoots woman dead as terrified shoppers climb out windows

A suspect is arrested after evading police and holding dozens of people hostage inside a Trader Joe's supermarket, Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Los Angeles. He has been identified as Gene Evin Atkins, 28, and is facing murder charges. (Christian Monterrosa via AP)Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, center, and Police Chief Michel Moore, right, brief the media at a news conference after a gunman held dozens of people hostage inside a Trader Joe's supermarket before surrendering to police in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Los Angeles Police SWAT officers escort a group of people who were held for their safety by police across businesses surrounding a Trader Joe's supermarket, after a gunman held dozens of people hostage inside the store before surrendering to police in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 21, 2018. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)A Trader Joe's employee is distraught as he recounts his experience just outside the Trader Joe's supermarket where a man held … [Read more...] about Gunman held on murder charge in LA supermarket shootout