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Austin police, safety commission discuss communication with families after police shootings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:46:54 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Monday, the Austin Public Safety Commission asked the Austin Police Department questions about protocols and procedures surrounding the department's communication with families after officer-involved shootings.Assistant Chief James Mason said the department gets members of the Victims Services Department to family members of those hurt or killed by police officers as soon as possible. The goal of these representatives is to "respond to crime victim's psychological and emotional needs," according to the website. During Monday's meeting, the department explained such services are also provided to family members of officer-involved shootings. APD said the Victim Services Department speaks directly with one point of contact for the family members to streamline communication throughout the investigatory process. Interim Chief Robin Henderson said it's difficult to have specific protocol regarding how and when victim services personnel respond because these situations...

John Shipley: Twins’ most crucial question entering playoffs: Will they have Royce Lewis?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:46:54 GMT

The big question during Monday’s workout day at Target Field, at least among the fourth estate in the Twins’ clubhouse, was whether Royce Lewis would be available for the team’s first-round playoff series against the Toronto Blue Jays.The rookie infielder is on the 15-day injured list with a strained left hamstring and hasn’t played in a game since he was pulled in the middle of an at-bat during a 7-0 victory at Cincinnati on Sept. 19.Will he be in the lineup for Game 1 on Tuesday?“I don’t want to push something and make it worse and also be out for the entire playoffs,” he said.Prudent, to be sure, and entirely out of character. Lewis tends to approach injuries with optimism worthy of Candide, even in the face of knee surgeries that essentially robbed the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 amateur draft of two full seasons of professional baseball.Is Lewis laying in the weeds, ready to pop into action on Tuesday afternoon?This is an important question because the Twins are riding...

‘She should be here for their milestones,’ mother of slain St. Paul woman says after shooter pleads guilty

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:46:54 GMT

Debbie Dehoyos says the admission of guilt by the man who killed her pregnant daughter in March “hasn’t really hit me yet.”She says it will likely come at next month’s sentencing of Paul Dwayne Harris, who pleaded guilty Sept. 21 to second-degree murder while committing a drive-by shooting in the death of Gabriella Dehoyos, a mother of three young children and who was seven weeks pregnant. Her fetus also later died at the hospital.Gabriella Dehoyos (Courtesy photo)The 21-year-old, of St. Paul, was riding in her boyfriend’s car with her children in the city’s Summit-University neighborhood when a single shot fired by Harris struck her in the back of the head.“For me, for (the plea) to sink in, I think it’s going to take being in court and seeing this person face to face and telling him how we feel,” Dehoyos said in an interview. “And asking him, Why? Why did you have to do it that day? Why did you even have to have a gun in your car? Why? You didn’t even care who you hit....

Russell Sage College president to retire in June

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:46:54 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Russell Sage College will soon need a new president. The college said current president Christopher Ames will retire at the end of June. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Ames served for seven years and made several changes, including merging the all-women's college in Troy with the co-educational college in Troy.He also developed six new graduate programs and added six athletic teams. His last day in June 30.

Autopsy reveals inmate's cause of death at St. Louis Justice Center

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:46:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - An autopsy reveals a man found dead at the St. Louis City Justice Center in August died due to a lack of insulin and dehydration.Carlton Bernard of Jennings was found dead on the morning of Aug. 20. He was 32.According to court records, Bernard had been locked up since June on a third-degree assault charge.The St. Louis Medical Examiner's Office conducted the autopsy the following day, finding no evidence of wrongdoing and no fractures or contusions."St. Louis City jail failed to treat my son Cartlon's diabetes. The jail and medical staff knew Carlton had diabetes, but without treatment, he suffered, fell into a diabetic coma, and died," Shantae Winston, Bernard's mother, said in a statement. New charges for Missouri inmate who escaped Mercy South Hospital "They left my son in that cell to die. Carlton didn’t deserve this. He was only 32 years old and had his whole life in front of him. Learning Carlton's death was completely preventable brings pain. I will never hear ...

Keeler: Denver hoops icon Chauncey Billups says only one team can keep Nuggets from repeating as NBA champs. And that’s the Nuggets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:46:54 GMT

Chauncey Billups knows: The cliche is crapola. The harder part is faking it after you’ve made it.“The biggest thing, and me being in that position and having been there before, the biggest thing is just — don’t get bored, man,” Billups, the Denver hoops icon, former Nuggets point guard and current Trail Blazers coach, told me recently when our convo turned to the reigning NBA champs.“That playoff run is so intense and every game is just incredible. And you come back to a regular season where it’s just like, ‘Oh, here we go, (these are) regular season games. I want that fire and intensity.’ Well, you won’t get that again until the playoffs.”The summit smells of cigar and champagne. The climb smells of stale Auntie Anne’s airport pretzels between back-to-backs at Brooklyn and Charlotte.Mr. Big Shot’s Detroit Pistons won it all in 2004. The next fall, they opened up with a record of 7-7 after 14 games. They w...

12 cities take L.A. County's no-bail policy to court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:46:54 GMT

A new zero-bail policy has taken effect in Los Angeles County, and now a dozen cities have taken legal action against it, arguing that it will lead to repeat offenders. The no-bail policy allows suspects arrested for what are known as "non-violent, non-serious" crimes, like retail and car theft, will no longer have to post cash bail to be released from jail. Instead, some could be cited and released right after arrest, while others could be taken to a magistrate where conditions would be set."I don't think the public understands that the differential about whether or not you got out of jail was not based upon your risk to the community or the risk to the victim or the risk of failure to appear," said David Slayton, the Executive Officer of the LA County Superior Court. "The differential about whether or not you got out was based upon whether or not you had money."Slayton says the new rules went into effect on Sunday."The money is not going to make the difference between someone bein...

Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer claims rape accuser was after his money

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:46:54 GMT

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer and Lindsey Hill, the woman who accused him of sexual assault, have settled their dueling defamation lawsuits."Mr. Bauer did not make – and never has made – any payments to Ms. Hill, including to resolve their litigation. With this matter now at rest, Mr. Bauer can focus completely on baseball." Bauer's attorneys, Shawn Holley and Jon Fetterolf, said in a statement sent to TMZ Monday.Hill’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, told TMZ that Hill is also not paying Bauer to settle his lawsuit, but instead is receiving $300,000 from her insurance company.Bauer, who is currently pitching for the Yokohama DeNA Baystars in Japan, posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday to share purported evidence bolstering his claim that Hill’s entire accusation was a setup to take his money.In the post, Bauer showed a selfie video of Hill smiling in his bed. It was purportedly recorded the morning after she says he raped her at his Pasadena home in 202...

Man allegedly shoots at a driver over a parking space in Buena Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:46:54 GMT

A man was arrested after he allegedly shot at another person following an altercation over a parking spot on Sunday in Buena Park.At 6:01 p.m., Buena Park police responded to a report of a shooting in the parking lot of Porto’s Bakery and Café, located at 7640 Beach Boulevard. When officers arrived, they arrested a potential suspect, 54-year-old Wei Chen of Chino Hills, who was sitting inside his car. According to a Buena Park Police Department news release, Chen fired two shots at another driver after an altercation over a parking space. Chen was charged with attempted murder and booked at the Orange County Jail. The condition of the victim(s) is unclear at this time. Authorities believe this was an isolated incident and there is no ongoing threat to the public at that location. 

Los Angeles Kings unveil first jersey patch sponsor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:46:54 GMT

The Los Angeles Kings will have a somewhat new look this upcoming NHL season.The Kings announced Monday the team has partnered with Mercury Insurance for its first-ever jersey patch sponsorship.Mercury has been a partner of the Kings since 2008, and the two entities have just expanded that partnership and secured a renewed agreement, the company said.Beginning in the upcoming NHL season, the Kings will wear jerseys emblazoned with the Mercury logo in the upper right torso.The LA Kings have partnered with Mercury Insurance for the team's first jersey patch deal. (Mercury Insurance/LA Kings)It's the first time the Kings have worn a sponsor patch since the NHL began allowing uniform sponsorships in the 2020-21 season. Erik Thompson, vice president and chief marketing officer at Mercury Insurance, said the company was honored to be chosen as the team's first jersey patch sponsor, saying both the Kings and the insurance company were "born and raised" in L.A.“We share a deep commitme...