The attempt to recall Los Angeles District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-gascon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Gascón</a> has <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/08/los-angeles-district-attorney-george-gascon-revises-crime-politicies-1234957233/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">failed</a> to secure enough valid signatures to take the decision to the ballot, according to the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. 
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan said his office had finished the examination and verification of the 715,833 petition signatures sent in to recall the controversial progressive DA. 
&#8220;Based on the examination and verification, which conducted in compliance with the statutory and regulatory requirements of the California Government Code, Elections Code, and Code of Regulations, 520,050 signatures were found to be valid and 195,783 were found to be invalid,&#8221; Logan’s office <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/los-angeles-county-da-george-gascon-recall-petition-found-insufficient-qualify-ballot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a news release.
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BREAKING: The effort to recall L.A. DA <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgeGascon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GeorgeGascon</a> has FAILED to qualify for the ballot. The Registrar-Recorders office announced only 520,050 of the 715k+ signatures it collected were valid. It needed 566,857. Details below. <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/uoEo473QBO">pic.twitter.com/uoEo473QBO</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1559283188064722946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In order to qualify for the recall to be taken to the ballot, there needed to be 566,857 valid petition signatures.
&#8220;[T]herefore, the petition has failed to meet the sufficiency requirements and no further action shall be taken on the petition,&#8221; the release said.
The invalid signatures included 88,464 that were not registered, 43,593 duplicates, 32,187 had a different address, 9,490 had a mismatched signature, 7,344 were canceled, 5,374 were out of county addresses, and 9,331 were labeled as “Other.”
The recall effort now has 21 days to start examining the signatures if they wish to do so. 
Gascón has repeatedly been criticized for implementing policies that don’t properly punish criminals, which opponents argue have made <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> more dangerous. 
“As soon as he was sworn into office, District Attorney George Gascon began issuing directives to his prosecutors, instructing them to go soft on crime, coddle criminals, and trample upon the dignity and rights of crime victims,” the Recall DA George Gascon website <a href="https://www.recalldageorgegascon.com/why-recall-da-george-gascon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">states</a>. “To keep our communities safe, to mete out just punishment to those who break our laws, and to provide justice to crime victims throughout Los Angles County, we must recall District Attorney George Gascon.”
Gascón <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-county-da-george-gascon-faces-blowback-in-first-months-of-launching-ambitious-slate-toward-criminal-justice-reform/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">campaigned</a> on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/George_Gasc%C3%B3n_recall,_Los_Angeles_County,_California_(2021-2022)#cite_note-addtlinfo-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policies</a> he later implemented, such as not pursuing the death penalty, not prosecuting minors as adults, and stopping cash bails for certain crimes. 
In June of last year, Gascón <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-county-da-george-gascon-addresses-opposition-to-his-reforms-amid-recall-effort/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">addressed</a> the uptick in crime. 
“The reality is crime has been going up, in fact, in L.A. County we had a 25% increase in violent crime over the last seven years because we continue to do the same things over and over again, expecting different results,” Gascón said. “What I am doing is, I am revamping the way that we address violence by using science, using data, taking a public health lens approach with the way that we deal with crime.”
San Francisco District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chesa-boudin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chesa Boudin</a> was recently successfully recalled after facing similar criticism. 
The Daily Wire has reached out to the Recall DA George Gascon campaign for comment.

&lt;&gt; on May 5, 2010 in San Francisco, California.

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Progressive Los Angeles DA George Gascón Recall Effort Fails To Gain Enough Valid Petition Signatures

Crime

George Gascon

Los Angeles

A <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/watch-hit-and-run-driver-who-ran-over-mom-and-baby-gets-5-7-months-in-juvie-camp/">hit-and-run</a> crash sent bodies flying — and ultimately left several dead — in <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/illegal-drag-race-ends-with-thugs-attacking-chicago-cops-throwing-live-fireworks-into-vehicle/">Chicago</a> early Sunday morning, and the worst of the incident was captured on a video that had begun circulating on Twitter by later that afternoon.
A tweet from @CWBChicago — which shares public safety information pertaining to the city&#8217;s north side — included the graphic video along with the caption, &#8220;Warning: Graphic video. 3 dead, 1 injured after a driver appears to intentionally strike a group of men in the street near 71st and Jeffery in #Chicago around 5 a.m. Sunday. Offender remains at large.&#8221;
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3 dead, 1 injured after a driver appears to intentionally strike a group of men in the street near 71st and Jeffery in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chicago</a> around 5 a.m. Sunday. Offender remains at large. <a href="https://t.co/wa2ZNFW1FB">pic.twitter.com/wa2ZNFW1FB</a>
&mdash; CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) <a href="https://twitter.com/CWBChicago/status/1558855196435963906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The video showed the car barreling toward the group of men, who were reportedly fighting in the street. The vehicle, driving down the wrong side of the road, appeared to swerve to avoid several people before plowing into the group. The car did not slow down as it struck several of them and sent them flying into the street.
A second video, shot from the dash-cam of a nearby vehicle, showed the horrific crash from another angle.
&#8220;Dash cam footage of hit &amp; run in the Jackson Park Highlands neighborhood that occurred at about 5 a.m. this morning,&#8221; @ChicagoCritter tweeted.
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Dash cam footage of hit &amp; run in the Jackson Park Highlands neighborhood that occurred at about 5 a.m this morning. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#chicago</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chicagosscanner?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#chicagosscanner</a> <a href="https://t.co/dnH5XSyI72">pic.twitter.com/dnH5XSyI72</a>
&mdash; CHICAGO CRITTER (@ChicagoCritter) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChicagoCritter/status/1558826857629458787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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According to CWB Chicago&#8217;s <a href="https://cwbchicago.com/2022/08/3-dead-1-injured-by-high-speed-driver-outside-jeffery-pub-horrific-video-shows.html">report</a>, the Cook County medical examiner has identified two of the three who were killed as Devonta K. Vivetter, 27, and Donald Huey, 25. The ME&#8217;s office has not released the identity of the third victim.
&#8220;This happened outside Jeffery Pub, one of the city&#8217;s longest-running LGBTQ bars,&#8221; the following tweet from @CWBChicago <a href="https://twitter.com/CWBChicago/status/1558868540240846848">added</a>.
&#8220;A very unfortunate tragic event occurred early this morning after closing,&#8221; Jeffery Pub posted to its Facebook page on Sunday morning. &#8220;A small group of people were in the street and an unidentified vehicle drove past at a very high rate of speed injuring several people and some deceased. Our hearts heavy this morning that such tragic event has occurred. We always encourage everyone to leave and go to your vehicles right away to make it home safe. And tonight this happened. And to those that lost a loved one or friend we stand with you. If anyone has any information to assist in finding out who did this, please contact us immediately and you will remain anonymous.&#8221;
&#8220;This is still under investigation and our condolences are with the families of those affected. The entire Jeffery Pub is stunned and overwhelmed by this tragedy. So please allow us time to grieve and understand what really happened,&#8221; Jeffery Pub owner Jamal Junior told <a href="https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/Three-men-hit-by-car-and-killed-near-Jeffery-Pub-/73768.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">The Windy City Times</a>.

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GRAPHIC VIDEO: Bodies Fly As Hit-And-Run Vehicle Plows Into Crowd, Leaving Victims For Dead

Bodies Fly As Hit-And-Run Vehicle Plows Into Crowd, Leaving Victims For Dead

Chicago

Violent Crime

The lawyer for a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california">California</a> dermatologist accused of poisoning her husband with drain cleaner said this week that the claims made by the husband are &#8220;defamatory.&#8221;
In an interview with <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/attorney-explains-why-the-irvine-doctor-accused-of-poisoning-her-husband-poured-drano-into-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS Los Angeles</a> Wednesday, David Wohl, the attorney for Dr. Yue &#8220;Emily&#8221; Yu, said that while Yu was using Drano drain cleaner in the kitchen, she was not using it in an attempt to poison him. Wohl said that the allegations made by Yu&#8217;s husband, Dr. Jack Chen, are &#8220;absurd&#8221; and &#8220;defamatory,&#8221; and part of a &#8220;desparate&#8221; ploy to retain custody of their children as part of a divorce.
&#8220;The idea that my client, who is a 45-year-old well-respected dermatologist in Orange County, would destroy her life, destroy her children&#8217;s life, and try to kill her husband is just completely absurd and untrue — and for that matter defamatory,&#8221; Wohl told CBS Los Angeles.
Wohl said that the family was dealing with plumbing issues, and any time his client was pouring the drain cleaner into a cup, it was to deal with those plumbing issues, and she poured the cleaner into a cup so that it would not splash. &#8220;Any time that she poured Drano into a cup, it was completely empty,&#8221; Wohl claimed. &#8220;It was for facilitating use in the sink or any other particular part of her house that was clogged as far as the drainage goes, but she never poured any Drano or any chemical into any drink that the father or her husband used or was drinking, ever. That’s completely untrue.&#8221;
The lawyer said he did not know if Chen ingested drain cleaner, and if so, how. &#8220;But we do know that he was desperate for a divorce filing,&#8221; Wohl said. &#8220;He was desperate to have reasons to gain custody of the children. And we believe completely that these claims that he has made are all part and parcel of that effort.&#8221;
Yu was arrested by Irvine police last week after her husband brought images of Yu allegedly pouring drain cleaner into his lemonade to police, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-dermatologist-arrested-after-husband-gives-police-compelling-video-evidence-she-was-poisoning-him" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported Tuesday. In court documents obtained by the New York Post, Chen alleged that Yu had put drain cleaner in his lemonade on at least three occasions in July. According to his lawyer, via CBS Los Angeles, Chen told police that he&#8217;d been noticing a chemical taste in his lemonade and had been sick for months.
He was diagnosed with stomach ulcers, gastritis, and inflammation of the esophagus. Suspecting his wife, Chen installed a &#8220;nanny cam&#8221; in their kitchen, court documents showed. Footage from the camera allegedly shows Yu pouring the drain cleaner into a cup, which Chen then drinks from. Chen then provide the footage to police.
“He became ill and his condition worsened over the past month and as a result of him examining his routine he grew suspicious of his wife and placed a video camera in the home they shared and discovered evidence he believes supports the fact that she was poisoning him,” Irvine police Lt. Bill Bingham told Fox News. Bingham said that police found the video footage he provided “to be compelling.”
Yu has been suspended from work, but was bailed out of jail and has not been charged as of Wednesday, CBS Los Angeles reported.

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‘Desperate For A Divorce Filing’: Lawyer For California Doctor Calls Husband’s Poisoning Allegations ‘Defamatory’

'Desperate For A Divorce Filing': Lawyer For California Doctor Calls Husband's Poisoning Allegations 'Defamatory'

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi">FBI</a>’s use of confidential human sources is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/attorneys-fbi-sources-plied-men-with-drugs-orchestrated-alleged-whitmer-kidnapping-plot">again a centerpiece</a> of a second trial of two men accused of conspiring to kidnap the governor of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan">Michigan</a>.
A jury <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-whitmer-plot-jury-refuses-to-convict-on-conspiracy-charges">hung</a> on federal conspiracy charges against Adam Fox and Barry Croft in April while acquitting two other men charged in the conspiracy. Two more men pleaded guilty to the charge before the first trial began in March.
After the government failed to secure a conviction on a single charge in April, federal prosecutors chose to pursue the case against Fox and Croft again. The FBI arrested the two men in October 2020 after a seven-month investigation into a conspiracy to kidnap and potentially assassinate Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
While the men made violent statements against Whitmer and concocted plots, sometimes extravagant, against the governor over her COVID regulations and other actions, the defendants’ attorneys have argued that their clients were just venting. The attorneys further argued that the investigation, which involved dozens of FBI agents and informants, amounted to entrapment.
Prosecutors have said that the defendants were part of a dangerous and radical group that took concrete steps to carry out kidnapping and potentially killing the governor. Those steps included several training camps and two trips to survey the governor’s vacation cottage.
Like the first trial, a key part of Fox and Croft’s legal defense is the behavior of the FBI’s confidential human sources. In testimony on Friday, defense attorneys focused on the relationships that two informants, Jenny Plunk and Steve Robeson, had with the defendants. Both informants smoked marijuana, a federal crime, with Croft. At one point, Plunk also shared a hotel room with the defendant, according to <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/alleged-rogue-juror-under-investigation-145706119.html">Yahoo News</a>.
“Does the FBI have a policy about opposite-gender sources sleeping in the same room?” Croft attorney Joshua Blanchard asked FBI Special Agent Christopher Long. Croft then asked if Long had ever been a part of a case in which an informant was sleeping in the same room as someone under investigation. Long replied that he had not.
Long also faced questions over a text he sent to Plunk during the investigation when a group of militia members wanted to distance themselves from Croft. Long pushed Plunk to keep the group together: “You just have to find common ground &#8230; Show them the good ideas Croft brought, and show them what’s workable and not. A compromise may be needed on both sides,” he said according to <a href="https://www.fox17online.com/news/governor-kidnapping-plot/undercover-fbi-agent-testifies-on-day-4-of-governor-whitmer-kidnap-plot-trial">FOX 17</a>.
Robeson’s conflicts during the investigation ran so deep that he was later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/men-accused-of-plot-to-kidnap-mi-governor-trashed-tyrant-b-talked-abduction-plans">accused</a> by the federal government of being a “double agent” for the alleged conspirators.

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marco-rubio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marco Rubio</a> (R-FL) accused leftists of showing a double standard with regard to threats of violence toward members of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI</a>.
The Florida Republican condemned <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/08/11/fbi-chief-threats-law-enforcement-trump-search" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threats of violence</a> against any members of the bureau, saying that those who threatened &#8220;violence over the Mar-A- Lago raid should be arrested.&#8221;
&#8220;But where was the outrage &amp; condemnation from the left &amp; many in the media when the threats were against Supreme Court justices over the abortion ruling?&#8221; Rubio asked.
The senator was referring to the repeated threats of violence against the Supreme Court justices, accompanied by protesting outside the justices’ homes and acts of vandalism against pro-life centers and churches.
These escalated into one man crossing the country and allegedly attempting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Anyone threatening violence over the Mar-A- Lago raid should be arrested 
But where was the outrage &amp; condemnation from the left &amp; many in the media when the threats were against Supreme Court justices over the abortion ruling?
&mdash; Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1558183007072165889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Twenty-six-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/armed-man-found-near-kavanaugh-home-pleads-not-guilty-to-attempted-murder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicholas Roske</a><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/armed-man-found-near-kavanaugh-home-pleads-not-guilty-to-attempted-murder/">,</a> who has been charged with attempted murder, ultimately turned himself in to authorities, telling them that he was motivated to attempt to kill Kavanaugh by the leak of a draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
The incident dominated national news and prompted sharp calls to action from conservative lawmakers, but the close call apparently did not convince authorities to crack down on the protesting outside the justices’ homes.
On Monday, Rubio also criticized the FBI for the bureau&#8217;s handling of the attacks on churches and pro-life groups (at least <a href="https://catholicvote.org/tracker-church-attacks/">66</a> Catholic churches and <a href="https://catholicvote.org/pregnancy-center-attack-tracker/">63</a> pro-life groups and pregnancy centers, according to CatholicVote trackers).
&#8220;The FBI isn’t doing anything about the groups vandalizing Catholic Churches, firebombing Pro-Life groups or threatening Supreme Court justices,&#8221; he said in a tweet. &#8220;But they find time to raid Mar A Lago.&#8221;
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The FBI isn’t doing anything about the groups vandalizing Catholic Churches, firebombing Pro-Life groups or threatening Supreme Court justices 
But they find time to raid Mar A Lago
&mdash; Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1556800977541423105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The FBI previously told The Daily Wire that while it would not comment on specific groups, the bureau is “investigating a series of attacks and threats targeting pregnancy resource centers and faith-based organizations across the country.”
On Wednesday, the bureau added, “The incidents are being investigated as potential acts of domestic violent extremism, FACE Act violations, or violent crime matters, depending on the facts of each case.”

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‘Where Was The Outrage’: Rubio Slams Leftists For Double Standards On Threats Of Violence To FBI Versus Supreme Court

Sen. Marco Rubio Accuses Leftists Of Double Standards On Threats Of Violence

Mar-a-Lago

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Supreme Court

A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/florida" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida</a> sheriff is slamming a woman who allegedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a> her pet Chihuahua by drowning the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/animal-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dog</a> in her pool last October.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey recently posted a video to social media of a woman holding her dog underwater. Ivey cut the video of the incident, which occurred last fall, but included a clip of him walking suspect Erica Black into jail on charges of animal cruelty. The 32-year-old woman was already being held in jail on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly stabbing a 68-year-old man twice, SpaceCoastDaily.com <a href="https://spacecoastdaily.com/2022/08/watch-brevard-sheriff-ivey-jails-most-despicable-excuse-for-a-human-being-ive-ever-seen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“This woman, Erica Black, is without question the most despicable excuse for a human being I’ve ever seen in my life,” Ivey <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EML9Mc-xMEM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in the video.
“The video of her drowning her chihuahua is the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” he added.
Ivey also pledged to keep Black in his jail for the rest of her life.
“I’m not going to show you the entire video because it is so graphic and so disgusting, it makes me sick,&#8221; Ivey added in the video. &#8220;There’s a special place in hell for this woman, and until she gets there, she’s going to rot in our jail.”
The sheriff even ended his video with a message targeted specifically at Black.
“You know, usually when I’m walking people in, I have something to say to them,&#8221; he said. “I’m disgusted by you.&#8221;
The sheriff&#8217;s office also warned that other potential animal killers will also be taken to the slammer should they attempt to kill their pet on Ivey&#8217;s turf.
&#8220;IF YOU DROWN YOUR DOG IN A POOL SHERIFF IVEY IS GOING TO PERSONALLY WALK YOUR BUTT INTO JAIL!!&#8221; the Brevard County Sheriff&#8217;s office <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=477960094153221&amp;ref=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a Facebook video post.
Florida sheriffs have recently built quite a reputation for themselves as being straight-talking no-nonsense enforcers of the law.
In May, Sheriff Grady Judd in Polk County, Florida, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-are-going-to-shoot-you-graveyard-dead-florida-sheriff-lays-the-hammer-down-on-potential-school-shooters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters, “If you come to a school in this county, armed, we’re going to do our best through either our guardians, our school resource officers, or our school resource deputy sheriffs to eliminate the threat outside of the school before they ever get to the children. We’re trained to do that.”
“This is the last thing you’ll see before we put a bullet through your head if you’re trying to hurt our children,” Judd <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-are-going-to-shoot-you-graveyard-dead-florida-sheriff-lays-the-hammer-down-on-potential-school-shooters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, while holding a picture of two police officers carrying firearms. “We are going to shoot you graveyard dead if you come onto a campus, with a gun, threatening our children or shooting at us.”
Ivey&#8217;s video message can be seen here:
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‘Special Place In Hell For This Woman’: Florida Sheriff Furious After ‘Despicable Excuse For A Human’ Drowns Chihuahua

Florida Sheriff Furious After 'Despicable Excuse For A Human' Drowns Chihuahua

Animals

Dogs

Florida

A routine traffic stop in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city">New York City</a> took a horrific turn when the driver sped through a crosswalk to evade police, injuring three.
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Yesterday during a routine traffic stop by the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYPD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYPD</a> a car took off on NYPD officers and ran over a woman with had a baby in a carriage. I&#39;m unclear where this happened. I&#39;m working on that now <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/news?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#news</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/thursday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#thursday</a> <a href="https://t.co/RCN7NfjO5i">pic.twitter.com/RCN7NfjO5i</a>
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Police <a href="https://abc7ny.com/nyc-pedestrians-struck-hit-and-run-queens/12115626/">say</a> the incident took place on Wednesday in Queens around 5 p.m. The suspect was pulled over because of his loud exhaust, and the police discovered that his license was suspended. When the officers asked him to exit the vehicle so he could be placed under arrest, the driver gunned it, fleeing the scene and clipping a young mother pushing her toddler in a stroller.
The driver appeared to be swerving to avoid a parked truck, although he hit the 35-year-old man unloading it.
The 28-year-old mother and her two-year-old daughter sustained only minor injuries — bruising to the knees and wrists. The man was not so lucky, and suffered a compound fracture in his leg. The mother and daughter were quickly treated and released, while the man was admitted to Wyckoff hospital.
Police did not chase the suspect and remained on the scene to help the victims. The suspect’s car was discovered in Brooklyn an hour later, abandoned.
The suspect remains at large.

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New York City

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A famed 26-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/onlyfans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OnlyFans</a> model and social media influencer with more than two million followers has been arrested and charged with second-degree <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">murder</a> in connection to the death of her boyfriend.
Christian &#8220;Toby&#8221; Obumseli, 27, was found stabbed inside a luxury condo in Miami on April 3. His girlfriend, Courtney Clenney, was found with Obumseli.
According to authorities, the &#8220;preliminary investigation determined that both Mr. Obumseli and the female had been involved in a physical altercation.&#8221;
Clenney later ended up in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hawaii">Hawaii</a>, allegedly seeking rehabilitation services for substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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On Wednesday, the Hawaii Police Department assisted in taking Clenney into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service.
The model, who goes by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/courtneytailor/">Courtney Tailor</a> online, was &#8220;arrested on the strength of an arrest warrant issued by Miami-Dade County, Florida, for the offense of murder in the second-degree with a deadly weapon,&#8221; a press release from the department <a href="https://www.hawaiipolice.com/8-10-22-social-media-model-courtney-clenney-arrested">said</a>.
&#8220;Clenney is being held at the Hawai’i Police Department’s East Hawai’i Detention Center pending her initial court appearance in Hilo District Court, tentatively scheduled for Thursday, August 11, 2022,&#8221; authorities added. &#8220;She will eventually be extradited to Florida.&#8221;
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The Florida State Attorney&#8217;s Office on Thursday released elevator surveillance footage of Clenney and Obumseli about a month before the fatal incident.
In the footage, both Clenney and Obumseli put their hands on each other. Clenney, in the clip provided, starts the physical altercation inside the elevator.
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Through her attorney, Frank Prieto, Clenney has claimed she was acting in self-defense during the fatal incident.
&#8220;I&#8217;m completely shocked, especially since we were cooperating with the investigation and offered to voluntarily surrender her if she were charged,&#8221; Prieto <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article264361166.html">told</a> the Miami Herald. &#8220;We look forward to clearing her name in court.&#8221;
The attorney <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/courtney-clenney-murdered-christian-obumseli-domestic-violence-1395922/">told</a> Rolling Stone magazine on Wednesday that “Obumseli attacked her and choked her that evening,&#8221; and that his client &#8220;had no choice but to meet force with force.&#8221;
Clenney was heard on the 911 call saying, “I’m so sorry, baby,&#8221; while Obumseli said he felt like he was dying and was losing feeling in his arms.
Obumseli&#8217;s family says Clenney was not acting in self-defense, denying any allegation that the 27-year-old was violent with his girlfriend of two years.
&#8220;We have no cause to believe that this was a case of self-defense,&#8221; said Karen Egbuna, Obumseli&#8217;s cousin. &#8220;Toby was raised by a very strong family with strong morals, strong values, he does not come from that.&#8221;
Larry Handfield, a lawyer repressing the Obumseli family, has claimed the delay in Clenney&#8217;s arrest is about race.
“We believe it is white privilege, because any other person would’ve been arrested,” Handfield told Rolling Stone in April.
Authorities this week responded to the delay, saying they had to get the evidence in order, and only have one shot to get the case right.

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After a long standoff, officials announced that law enforcement had shot and killed the armed suspect Thursday who attempted to break into the FBI headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Authorities have identified the suspect as 42-year-old Ricky Shiffer.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/11/us/fbi-cincinnati-shooting-news">reports</a> Lt. Nathan Dennis of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said law enforcement officers tried negotiating with the suspect before attempting to take him into custody with “less-than-lethal tactics.”
However, the suspect allegedly raised his gun, prompting officers to fatally shoot him.
Schiffer reportedly flashed an AR-15-style rifle and fired a nail gun into the FBI building Thursday morning.
He would later flee the scene, causing multiple law enforcement agencies to engage in pursuit.
Authorities set up closures on Interstate 71 and State Route 73 as the suspect apparently headed toward the state capital of Columbus.
“At approximately 9 AM this morning an armed subject attempted to breach the Visitor Screening Facility at #FBI Cincinnati,” the local FBI office shared on Twitter. “After an alarm and a response by FBI special agents, the subject fled north onto Interstate 71.”
The incident at FBI headquarters was linked a short time later to a lockdown in nearby Clinton County, where residents were advised to stay inside and lock their doors.
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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/virginia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia</a> government is taking an out-of-the-box approach to solving <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">homicide</a> cases by placing victims&#8217; information and faces on playing cards and distributing them to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inmates</a>, hoping that one will recognize the deceased person and offer details that could help complete the murder investigation.
A press release from Virginia&#8217;s Attorney General&#8217;s office <a href="https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/2424-august-11-2022-virginia-launches-playing-cards-designed-to-solve-cold-cases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">states</a> that the playing cards have &#8220;been distributed to inmates within the Richmond City Justice Center for recreational use.&#8221; If the information provided by the inmates leads to solving the case, that individual will receive a reward.
“The loss of a murdered loved one is devastating. Not receiving justice makes it even worse. I’m hopeful that this creative tool will help law enforcement provide answers and justice to these families,” Attorney General Jason Miyares said in a press release.
“Families of loved ones who were taken from our community deserve closure and we’ve seen this be an effective resource in other jurisdictions,” Richmond Chief of Police Gerald Smith added. &#8220;We are proud to participate in this endeavor as this is a creative method for generating interest and information on pending cases that could help generate new leads.”
The idea has previously been attempted in a dozen states with some success.
&#8220;In July 2007, approximately 100,000 decks of cold case playing cards were distributed to inmates in the state’s prisons. The two editions featured 104 unsolved cases from across Florida,&#8221; the Florida Department of Law Enforcement previously <a href="http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/OSI/Cold-Case-Playing-Cards/Cold-Case-Playing-Cards.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a>.
Two cases were solved from that effort.
In Kansas, authorities recently distributed cold case cards to inmates.
&#8220;Not every tip received leads to resolution of a case, but someone usually knows something,&#8221; state Secretary of Corrections Jeff Zmuda said in a press release. &#8220;Within Kansas correctional facilities and jails, we have segments of our population who want to do something good, perhaps atone for past mistakes, and they may have information about unsolved cases.&#8221;
A Florida non-profit is also reviving a similar effort, distributing 750 playing cards around the state.
&#8220;We had people from the poker room come and get decks of cards, people from tattoo parlors come and get decks of cards and people from craft breweries got cards so that just everyday people that are out and about living their daily lives have an opportunity to view these cases, see these victims,&#8221; Ryan Backmann, who started the non-profit recently told the media.
Backmann&#8217;s father was murdered &#8220;in 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida, and his case quickly went cold,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.fox13news.com/news/deck-of-playing-cards-helps-shine-light-on-52-unsolved-florida-homicides" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a> to the media.
&#8220;A lot of times families start to feel like their loved one is forgotten and that no one else cares. And that&#8217;s a really, really bad and sad place to be while you&#8217;re grieving,&#8221; Backmann explained.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california">California</a> lawmakers are considering a proposal that would get rid of lengthy solitary confinement practices in prisons and other detention facilities.
The measure, called the <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2632">California Mandela Act</a>, would end solitary confinement periods “for more than 15 consecutive days” and not allow over 45 days in total over a period of 180 days. The bill would also make it so that a facility cannot put a person in solitary confinement if they are part of a “special population,” which includes certain people who are 25 years old or younger, those who are at least 60 years old, pregnant, recently postpartum, “or has recently suffered a miscarriage or terminated a pregnancy.” The specification also applies to people who have a physical or mental disability.
The bill must be passed by the state Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday for it to continue. A potential drawback of the measure could be its price tag. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reportedly estimated that it would cost the state over $1 billion to follow the law due to the new requirements. However, the proposal’s supporters released a <a href="https://imadvocates.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Solitary-Cost-Report-AB2632.pdf">report</a> saying the bill would save the state at least $60 million per year because it would cut down on solitary confinement costs.
“Solitary confinement is torture,” Hamid Yazdan Panah, advocacy director for Immigrant Defense Advocates, which is in favor of the bill, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/us/california-solitary-confinement.html">told</a> The New York Times. “If we a long time ago accepted that torture is unacceptable in our jails and prisons, then we really have to take this issue seriously.”
Employees at the facility would also be required to check in on the person in solitary confinement at least twice each hour, and more often if the person appears to be suicidal or “is demonstrating unusual behavior.” Mental health or medical personnel would be required to examine the person every 24 hours, and a mental health professional would also need to examine the person every 48 hours for continuing solitary confinement.
The bill would also change the traditional structure of solitary confinement by requiring the person who is in solitary confinement to be given out-of-cell programming for at least four hours each day, with at least one recreational hour.
Yazdan Panah told the Times that around 4,000 people are in solitary confinement at any period of time, and these new guidelines would bring that amount down by 70%.
“We’re housing individuals in a cell the size of a parking stall, with no real outlet, with no interaction with other people for extended periods of time,” Assemblyman Chris Holden, who introduced the bill, told the Times. “It’s just unacceptable.”

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Five students from Texas Christian University have been charged after allegedly lying to police about what happened to 19-year-old Jack Elliott on October 14, 2019.
On that fateful day, Elliott fell off of a boat the students were using on Lake Travis outside of Austin, Texas, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-college-students-charged-tragic-boating-accident-leaves-friend-dead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The students had been boating when they heard a commotion and realized Elliott was not on the boat. They felt a bump and could not see Elliot in the water, turning the boat around to look for him before returning to shore.
The students reportedly tossed the alcohol they had on board before docking and calling the police. Elle Weber, who had been driving the boat when Elliott fell, called police and identified herself as “Elle Macpherson,” later saying in a sworn deposition she didn’t know the name she had given belonged to a supermodel.
Two months after the incident, Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden Ben Echelson released a report detailing what happened to Elliott. Echelson’s report noted that Delaney Brennan, who had been on the boat and flirting with Elliott, had pushed him “playfully,” causing him to fall overboard.
&#8220;Jack Elliott was pushed by Delaney Brennan from the front of a wakeboard boat … operated by Elle Weber under the supervision of Carson Neel,&#8221; the report said, <a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/07/what-happened-to-jack-mystery-over-texas-boating-death-of-oc-teen-finally-unravels-years-later" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Orange County Register</a>. After Elliott was pushed and fell into the water, he “was struck by the propeller multiple times and was killed … the alcohol on board was thrown overboard,” the report added.
The report further noted that some students on the boat gave false statements to police “concerning the events preceding the push and the manner in which Jack Elliott fell into the water.&#8221;
In 2020, Elliott’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit to try and figure out what really happened to their son. In a sworn statement, Weber, the driver of the boat, said that Brennan had pushed Elliott, causing him to fall off the boat.
&#8220;Delaney and Jack were at the front of the boat, flirting and kissing. She gave Jack a ‘playful little shove’ and he fell off the boat,&#8221; Weber wrote.
Another person wrote in their affidavit that Brennan repeatedly said: &#8220;He fell. I didn’t mean to push him.&#8221;
One person on the boat noted in an affidavit that the students only spent about five minutes looking for Elliott before returning to shore.
Police records indicated that the students “hatched a plan to hide the truth from authorities and even Jack&#8217;s family in Newport Beach,” the Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11099453/College-freshman-19-pushed-overboard-boat-lake-girlfriend-drowned.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Part of that plan included convincing Anthony Salazar, who didn’t drink that day, to say he had been driving the boat when Elliott fell off.
Brennan was indicted in late 2021 for felony tampering with evidence, after she allegedly helped delete cell phone video from the boat that day. Salazar was indicted on a misdemeanor perjury charge for allegedly lying about driving the boat, while Weber was indicted on a misdemeanor charge of providing false information to police.
Carson Neel was indicted on a felony charge of tampering with physical evidence for allegedly dumping the alcohol off the boat, and Joshua Evans was indicted on a misdemeanor charge for allegedly providing alcohol to a minor.

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