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Police: 2 women injured in shootings in north St. Louis neighborhoods

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:06:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Two women were injured Monday in separate shootings in north St. Louis.According to a spokesperson for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the first shooting occurred at 3:20 p.m. near the intersection of East Grand Boulevard and North 20th Street, in the College Hill neighborhood.The 33-year-old victim told police she was sitting in her parked vehicle when a woman approached her and asked for money. The victim said she did not have any money.The person walked away, but returned moments later and fired a shot at the car. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to her leg and the suspect ran away.EMS took the victim to a local hospital. She's listed in stable condition. Police tie 12-year-old girl to overnight crime spree The second shooting happened at 7 p.m. at a gas station at the corner of Union and Bircher boulevards, in the Mark Twain neighborhood.Officers received a call for a shooting and found the victim, a 26-year-old woman, with a gunshot wound to her b...

Police detain Walmart shopper, kneel on his neck for not showing pizza receipt, video shows: 'I'm just terrified'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:06:27 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WDAF) – Dayton Borisouth said he was trying to do a good deed by helping his uncle jumpstart his car outside a Walmart in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 1. He had no idea it would soon become the worst day of his life.Borisouth, 24, finished helping his uncle and ran inside the Walmart to purchase a frozen pizza to take home to his wife and 2-year-old daughter. It should have been a quick visit, but it turned violent when a off-duty police officer working security approached Borisouth as he was leaving the self-checkout area.“As I get up to the door, I see in the reflection, he’s heading towards me very rapidly," Borisouth told Nexstar's WDAF. "And right as soon as I step through that door, he pins me up against the claw machine and brick wall and he said, ‘You didn’t pay for that.' I said, ‘Yeah, I did. The receipt’s in my pocket.'”Instead of checking his receipt, Borisouth says the officer became aggressive, wrestling him to the ground and slamming his head into t...

Can you be detained for not showing a receipt at stores in Kansas?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:06:27 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department has disciplined two officers for how they handled a situation at the Walmart near the Legends. The department said one officer used a technique not approved nor trained by the department. That raises the question of your rights as a customer.Are you required to show a receipt before you leave a store? Video: Kansas City, Kansas police officer puts knee on man’s neck at Walmart Dayton Borisouth said he bought a $5 pizza at Walmart, but it turned into an attempted arrest. Shoppers screaming, an officer threatening to break Borisouth's nose, before the officer put his knee on Borisouth's neck for seven seconds.Three KCK Police officers, one of them off-duty working security at Walmart thought Borisouth stole the pizza."As I walked past him, he didn't ask me for my receipt or nothing," Borisouth said. "He said, 'Do you have your receipt,' he said, 'Got your receipt?' and I said, 'Yes,' and I continued to walk, as I stepped ...

Pedestrian seriously injured in Denver hit-and-run; police seek suspect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:06:27 GMT

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help in locating a car connected to a hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian in Denver on Monday night.CBI investigators are looking for a white four-door sedan, believed to be a 2004 Acura TL, with Colorado license plate CFHC16 and possible damage to the front passenger side.Please share this Medina alert. If you see this vehicle, please call 9-1-1. pic.twitter.com/abbKq4dloo— CBI (@CBI_Colorado) June 13, 2023The driver of the vehicle, which was reported stolen on Sunday, struck a pedestrian near Fourth Avenue and Broadway just after 9 p.m. Monday and was last seen headed south on Broadway, according to the CBI.Anyone with information regarding the vehicle is asked to call 911 or the Denver Police Department at 720-913-2012.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | PHOTOS: Scene of the mass shooting following Denver Nuggets’ NBA Finals victory Crime and Public Safety | ...

Nuggets’ championship run reveals Nikola Jokic’s greatest gift

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:06:27 GMT

Before the champagne popped and Serbian dance music pumped through the Nuggets’ locker room late Monday night, the most indelible moment from the NBA Finals came with Nikola Jokic on the bench.Time was fading fast on Miami’s season. The Nuggets had already survived their most vulnerable stretch of Game 4, with Jokic in foul trouble, and now the franchise cornerstone was relegated to the sidelines as a defensive strategy. Up 14 with less than 1:30 left in the game, Bruce Brown had Duncan Robinson on an island. He dribbled through his legs three times, crossed over and hopped to left. There were still five seconds on the shot clock.On the far baseline, Jokic leaned back and tossed his hands out in disbelief at the shot. It was the same condemnation he saves for officials. As Brown sank the dagger, holding his stroke as the realization of a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals set in, Jokic excitedly lashed his towel three times at Miami’s hardwood.There’s nothing that brings Jokic joy like seei...

Mikaela Shiffrin, Barack Obama and other celebrities congratulate Denver Nuggets on historic championship

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:06:27 GMT

The Denver Nuggets won their first championship title in franchise history Monday night after defeating the Miami Heat 94 to 89. Celebrities, from a former president to local sports royalty, took to Twitter to congratulate the team on the historic moment following the game.Here are the top tweets lauding the newly crowned NBA Champions.RELATED: Denver Nuggets championship parade details releasedCongrats to the Denver @Nuggets and the remarkable finals MVP Nikola Jokić for bringing home the franchise’s first NBA Championship!— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 13, 2023 HOLY MOLY @nuggets – BROUGHT IT IN! FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP!!! YESSSSSS #BringItIn— Mikaela Shiffrin (@MikaelaShiffrin) June 13, 2023Congrats @nuggets!!! You deserve it. pic.twitter.com/hSEFC55RGZ— Ken Jeong (@kenjeong) June 13, 2023Congrats to the Denver nuggets on an amazing and dominate championship run.— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) June 13, 2023THE @NUGGETS MAKE HISTORY! We’re shinin...

Thomas Harris Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on Pacific Coast Highway [Long Beach, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:06:27 GMT

Four-Vehicle Collision in Long Beach Kills 56-Year-Old DriverLONG BEACH, CA (June 13, 2023) – Thursday evening, Thomas Harris was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Pacific Coast Highway.The collision occurred around 7:06 p.m. at the 2300 block of Pacific Coast Highway, between Raymond and Dawson Avenues.Based on the news report, a 2024 Lexus NX250 crossed the eastbound lines while going westbound at Junipero Avenue.Consequently, the SUV collided with three vehicles all traveling in the opposite direction. Dashcam footage revealed that a dark-colored SUV crashed head-on with a Dodge Challenger. The crash then caused the Dodge to roll over the middle of the roadway and initiated a four-vehicle crash.Despite the life-saving efforts of the paramedics, the driver of the Lexus died at the scene. Later, authorities identified the deceased driver as 56-year-old Thomas Harris.Reports claimed that at least seven people suffered injuries and five people were hospitalized for non-life-th...

Elvis Costello’s Imposters are for Real

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:06:27 GMT

Elvis Costello’s Imposters are for Real: Tickets are starting at $25 for this awesome bill, also featuring Nick Lowe and Los Straightjackets. In this crazy era, that’s a damned bargain. Costello released his 32nd studio album last year, the quite brilliant The Boy Names If. The man has barely put a footy wrong throughout his stellar career, to be fair.“Since returning to the road in the summer of 2021, in the guise of ‘Elvis Costello & The Layabouts,’ E.C. and The Imposters – Steve Nieve, Pete Thomas, Davey Faragher and augmented by Texas guitarist Charlie Sexton – have undertaken three tours in the United States and one in the U.K. and northern Europe,” reads a press release. “Most recently Costello played the highly-acclaimed “100 Songs and More”, a ten-night engagement at the Gramercy Theater, NYC at which he played more than 230 original songs, repeating only three titles. The shows that began in solo performance went on to spr...

Woman with medical condition dies in police custody, according to San Jose authorities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:06:27 GMT

SAN JOSE — A woman died in police custody Saturday after she was rejected by Santa Clara County Main Jail medical staff and sent back to a local hospital, police said.In a statement, San Jose police said the woman was arrested on June 6 for an outstanding arrest warrant. During the initial arrest, she told officers she had a medical condition that required a hospital visit. She remained in Santa Clara Valley Medical Center until June 10, when she was discharged by staff.The woman was transported by a San Jose police officer to the main jail, where she was rejected by the medical staff. She was then brought back to the hospital by ambulance, where she later died.Authorities did not release any more information about why the woman had been rejected by jail staff. The woman was yet to be identified by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner as of Tuesday morning, pending notification of next of kin.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Investigation...

Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie was in labor when she died at home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:06:27 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Olympic champion sprinter Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy report.Bowie, who won three medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, was found dead last month. She was 32.The report from the office of the medical examiner in Orlando, Florida, said Bowie was estimated to be eight months pregnant and showing signs of undergoing labor when she was discovered dead on May 2. It said she was found in bed in a “secured residence” with possible complications including respiratory distress and eclampsia. The autopsy report said “the manner of death is natural.”According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to a home in the area “for a well-being check of a woman in her 30s who had not been seen or heard from in several days.” She was later identified as Frentorish “Tori” Bowie.The toxicology results were negative. The autopsy report listed bipolar disorder in he...