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Sup. Canepa proposes new retail theft task force

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

SAN MATEO, Calif. (KRON) – Retail theft has grown into a major problem plaguing the Bay Area, from big box stores to mom-and-pop shops. So a San Mateo County board supervisor is calling on more help to hold criminals accountable.Retail theft has cost California stores tens of millions of dollars in stolen merchandise in just the last year, according to the Gov. Newsom. That’s why David Canepa proposed a local task force. He stood in front of Hillsdale Mall in San Mateo where he says stores like Sephora have been hit up by thieves. Canepa said he wants to form a local task force by inviting the police chief, sheriff, and chamber of commerce to take part so they can together come up with a plan.  1 arrested in connection to viral photo of woman flashing AK-47 He would like to call on state lawmakers to reconsider some California laws that he says are not working, like potentially lowering the dollar amount that it takes for theft to be considered a felony. Right now, that is $9...

Alleged Target shoplifter in jail after citing supposed new law that prohibits her arrest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- Chico Police Department arrested a woman under suspicion of shoplifting after she allegedly cited a new law that prohibited against theft arrests, law enforcement reported.Chico Police Officers said they responded to Target on E. 20th Str., Chico, on Aug. 20 after they received a call from employees that a theft occurred. Amazon truck stolen in Sacramento County; officials search for several suspects According to reports, Target’s loss prevention team said they observed a female, later identified as Maria Ponce-Romero, 50, of Oroville, who loaded a cart with merchandise, pushed it out of the store and loaded it into a vehicle. Ponce-Romero then returned to the store to fill up another cart.Police say that as Ponce-Romero attempted to leave the store a second time with a cart full of unpaid merchandise, she was contacted by Chico Police Officers. Ponce-Romero was allegedly in possession of around $1,200 worth of merchandise. Officials search for missing Turlock te...

Mariners drop into tie for AL West lead with 3-1 loss to A’s as Rodriguez, Kirby scratched

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners’ two-day stay alone atop the AL West ended with a 3-1 loss Tuesday night to the major league-worst Oakland Athletics, who built an early lead on home runs by Seth Brown and Shea Langeliers.Star outfielder Julio Rodríguez was scratched of a pinched nerve in his left foot that left him day to day, and starting pitcher George Kirby was scratched before the game because of illness and replaced by Luke Weaver (2-5). First baseman Ty France left after two innings with a bruised left thumb sustained on a pickoff.“Stuff happens,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “We play so many games. We’ve been on such a hot streak where everything kind of has gone our way. So (there’s) gonna be a little bump in the road, a little adversity.”Seattle had won 12 of its previous 13 games, turning a 7 1/2-game deficit into a one-game lead over Texas. The Rangers won 2-1 at the New York Mets, matching the Mariners at 75-57. Houston is a percentage point back at 76-58.Josh...

Amnistía Internacional exige a Venezuela la liberación de personas detenidas “arbitrariamente” por el gobierno

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

(CNN) — Amnistía Internacional exigió al gobierno venezolano que libere a todas las personas que fueron “detenidas arbitrariamente por razones políticas” bajo “la persistente política de represión del gobierno de Nicolás Maduro”, dijo el organismo de control de derechos humanos en un informe este martes.“La evidencia muestra que la política de represión del gobierno de Nicolás Maduro y la crisis de derechos humanos continúan poniendo en peligro los derechos a la vida, la libertad y la protección contra daños en Venezuela”, afirmó Amnistía Internacional.“Nuestro informe no sólo documenta la detención injusta de docentes, sindicalistas y defensores de los derechos humanos en el país, sino también la naturaleza arbitraria del sistema de justicia, las condiciones de detención inhumanas y el impacto en la vida de las personas que quedan impunes. Las detenciones arbitrarias no pueden seguir siendo una herramienta de represión y control socia...

Los Ángeles Azules actuarán y serán galardonados en los Premios Billboard 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

MIAMI – La agrupación mexicana de cumbia Los Ángeles Azules recibirá el Premio Billboard Trayectoria Artística durante la ceremonia de entrega de los Premios Billboard de la Música Latina 2023, que tendrá lugar el próximo de octubre en Coral Gables, ciudad vecina a Miami.Los Ángeles Azules, que serán distinguidos “por una trayectoria profesional excepcional, que ha llevado a la música latina a otro nivel en la esfera mundial”, actuarán en la gala junto a otros grandes de la música latina, según informaron la organización Billboard y la cadena Telemundo.“Nos sentimos muy honrados de recibir este premio. Es un reconocimiento a nuestra música, la cual hemos compartido con el público a lo largo de todos estos años”, dijeron en un comunicado los hermanos Mejía-Avante, integrantes de Los Ángeles Azules. Peso Pluma y Karol G, entre los finalistas de los Premios Billboard de la Música Latina 2023 Llegan a Telemundo los p...

Military officers on Gabon state TV say they are seizing power days after the country voted in presidential elections

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Military officers on Gabon state TV say they are seizing power days after the country voted in presidential elections.Source

Military officers in Gabon claim they have taken power

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

Military officers in Gabon have appeared on television in the country to say they have seized power in an attempted coup. Earlier, official results showed President Ali Bongo won a third term in office following the country’s election on Saturday. But on Wednesday, soldiers announced a cancellation of the result, and the dissolution of the country’s institutions, amid reports of gunfire in the capital Libreville. “We are putting an end to the current regime,” the soldiers said, according to AFP.Earlier, the country’s electoral commission said that Bongo won Saturday’s election with over 64 percent of the vote. Bongo’s family have held power in Gabon for 56 years. Concerns had been raised about the fairness of the election, after the government cut internet access and imposed a nighttime curfew after the vote.On Wednesday, 12 soldiers appeared on TV channel Gabon 24 and said the election result had been annulled, and the country’s institutions w...

Brother of Encanto shooting suspect talks to FOX 5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A 78-year-old woman, dog and gunman are all dead after an Encanto shootout that forced a neighborhood evacuation.Police responded to the 515 block of Iona Drive after neighbors say a 43-year-old son killed his mom on Monday evening. The brother of the shooting suspect has now identified the man as Jesse Nelson. Police say the shooter has had a long history with violent crime, but it’s the motive in this mayhem that is puzzling family members and investigators. The brother of the shooter told FOX 5 he and Jesse spent Monday night playing pool and drinking beers at Gilly’s, a bar in North Park. The brothers had a wonderful time and Jesse even told his brother he loved him. As the two drove home separately Jesse's brother says he pulled up to the house to see his mother shot by his brother, a dead dog and then Jesse shot at his brother. Neighbors say they were running for cover from the bullets. Suspect shot, killed mom and 2 dogs before standoff in Encanto house: SDPD ...

Gabon military officers say they’re seizing power just days after the presidential election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were overturning the results of a presidential election that was to extend the Bongo family’s 55-year hold on power.The central African country’s election committee announced that President Ali Bongo Ondimba, 64, had won the election with 64% of the vote early Wednesday morning. Within minutes, gunfire was heard in the center of the capital, Libreville.A dozen uniformed soldiers appeared on state television later the same morning and announced that they had seized power.The soldiers intended to “dissolve all institutions of the republic,” said a spokesman for the group, whose members were drawn from the gendarme, the republican guard and other elements of the security forces.The coup attempt came about one month after mutinous soldiers in Niger seized power from the democratically elected government, and is the latest in a series of coups that have challenged governments with ties to France, the region&...

Britain’s top diplomat visits China for the first time in 5 years, hoping to stabilize ties

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat, James Cleverly, began a long-awaited visit to China on Wednesday as the two countries attempt to stabilize bilateral ties that have frayed badly in recent years. The trip is the first by a United Kingdom foreign secretary to China in more than five years, underscoring the downturn in relations over Beijing’s curbing of civil liberties in Hong Kong, a former British colony, abuses against Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region, China’s support for Russia and Britain’s close security ties with the United States. Cleverly met first with Vice President Han Zheng, who said the visit will “further promote the sound and stable development of bilateral relations.” Cleverly will meet later in the day with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, who is both the ruling Communist Party’s top official for foreign affairs and recently resumed his former post as foreign minister after the still-unexplained disappearance of his predecessor, Qin Gang. On Tues...