Rental car company Hertz has agreed to pay almost $170 million in settlements over claims of false robbery with its customers. 
The company <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/12/05/hertz-settlement-false-arrests-customers/10838055002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a press release that it had settled 364 claims, which resolves over 95% of all of the claims. It will pay around $168 million by the end of the year and said it &#8220;expects to recover a meaningful portion of the settlement amount from its insurance carriers.”
Customers of the car company have argued that they were pulled over, arrested, and put in <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/business/hertz-lawsuit-settlement/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">jail</a> and prosecuted for stealing vehicles. In reality, they claimed, Hertz just couldn’t find the cars after they were turned back in. Some customers have taken issue with other frustrations with their rentals.
One of the lawsuits <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/15/business/hertz-rental-arrests/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">involved</a> 47 customers and claimed the company didn’t keep track of rental extensions and incorrectly said customers hadn’t issued payments. The suit also said that Hertz didn’t keep track of its cars and also didn’t rectify false reports that had been made to law enforcement. 
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Some of the people who have sued Hertz said police held them at gunpoint over the mixups. 
“We are reviewing and considering each claim brought against Hertz on its individual merits,” Hertz spokesman Jonathan Stern said at the time. “We have begun extending settlement offers to dozens of claimants and will continue to do so on a case by case basis.”
Hertz CEO Steven Scherr <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/12/05/hertz-settlement-false-arrests-customers/10838055002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrived</a> at the company in February and promised to fix the problem. 
&#8220;As I have said since joining Hertz earlier this year, my intention is to lead a company that puts the customer first. In resolving these claims, we are holding ourselves to that objective,&#8221; Scherr said.
&#8220;While we will not always be perfect, the professionals at Hertz will continue to work every day to provide best-in-class service to the tens of millions of people we serve each year. Moving forward, it is our intention to reshape the future of our company through electrification, shared mobility and a great digital-first customer experience,” he added. 
In June, Hertz distributed its initial grouping of settlement offers. Prior to the settlements, the lawyers for the plaintiffs guessed that the total amount of money in damages would be over $960 million, but Hertz acknowledged that the company felt as if that figure was exaggerated. 
Hertz also <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/hertz-pay-168-million-theft-arrest-problems" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the settlement money will probably not have a &#8220;material impact on its capital allocation plans for the balance of 2022 and 2023.&#8221;

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Hertz To Pay $168 Million In Settlements Over Arrest, Theft Claims

Hertz Car Rental Company To Pay $168 Million In Settlements Over Arrest, Theft Claims

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Crime

U.S.

New NYPD <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/p00070/nypd-citywide-crime-statistics-november-2022">statistics</a> show murder rates and other major crimes increased across New York City in November despite authorities claiming the overall index crime decreased by just over 1% compared to the same time last year.
While the report details crimes like burglary, grand larceny, and cases of rape dropped as much as 14%, other stats show felony assaults were up 3%, robberies jumped by 3.6%, and car thefts jacked up to 9.4%. However, most notably, the police report showed 30 homicides occurred in the city during November, up from 25 in the same month during 2021.
Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/p00070/nypd-citywide-crime-statistics-november-2022">said</a> of the report the department has seen &#8220;substantial, tangible progress toward our public-safety goals.&#8221;
&#8220;The women and men of the NYPD have continued to reduce shootings, take illegal guns off our streets, increase arrests to bring justice for crime victims, and improve police-community relationships in every New York City neighborhood,&#8221; Sewell said.
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The 20% rise in homicide comes as city authorities and officials continue to focus on combatting gun violence, leading to nearly 33% fewer shooting incidents in the Big Apple. Authorities have also cracked down on the proliferation of illegal guns on the streets, leading to gun arrests in New York City hitting a 27-year high, resulting in 6,638 guns seized citywide in 2022.
A law enforcement source told <a href="https://archive.ph/LQruH#selection-1023.3-1023.58">the New York Post</a> that NYPD officials are &#8220;throwing everything it has at the crime problem&#8221; in the city while stating the link between the gun arrests and fewer shootings is &#8220;not coincidental.&#8221;
&#8220;The question remains — what happens to the shooters? There has to be accountability — the rest of the criminal justice system has to do its job.&#8221;
The department said it has focused on the nexus of gang/crew violence, illegal guns, and illicit drugs, leading to a gang takedown in the confines of the Brooklyn neighborhood, which resulted in the indictments of 32 alleged members of two rival street gangs that included charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, weapons possession, and others.
And just below street level in New York City&#8217;s subway system, authorities said the department saw approximately a 13% reduction in major crime inside the transit stations and trains for November compared to last year.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently said his &#8220;blue surge,&#8221; meaning he supplied the city&#8217;s subway system with more NYPD officers to patrol the transit areas. Yet, crime figures reported by <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11479129/NYC-Mayor-Eric-Adams-says-blue-surge-NYPD-officers-subways-working-crimes-surging-40.html">the Daily Mail</a> between January and October showed at least 2,096 felony crimes were reported — which shows a 34% increase from last year.
Adams said Sunday that the city is &#8220;laser-focused&#8221; on fighting crime.
&#8220;Reducing crime in the city was never going to happen overnight, but thanks to the NYPD&#8217;s efforts, major crimes were down in November, and shootings continue to see double-digit decreases,&#8221; Adams said.
Adams said his office has begun taking major actions the city hasn&#8217;t seen in years to protect residents&#8221; until every New Yorker is safe.&#8221;
&#8220;We will never stop fighting to protect the residents of this city,&#8221; Adams added.
Former New York Governor David Paterson, a Democrat who served the state from 2008 to 2010, recently said during a radio show that he&#8217;s &#8220;never felt as unsafe&#8221; when walking around New York City.
&#8220;For the first time in my life, even in the late &#8217;80s and &#8217;90s when the crime rate was killing 2,000 people a year, I never felt as unsafe as I do now just walking around,&#8221; Paterson told the WABC, according to <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-city-most-dangerous-year-crime-1990-compared-2022-1750454">Newsweek</a>.
Adam&#8217;s comments come after a summer of crime waves spurring through the city neighborhoods like the West Village and Greenwich Village, where business owners and residents aired their frustrations over the lack of law and order in a neighborhood that draws celebrity sitings, historic brownstones, and gentrified taquerias on roofs amid the fashion and arts scene.
Crime <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-nypd-statistics-show-spike-in-crime-across-upscale-neighborhoods">statistics</a> published by NYPD officials in August compared to the same year&#8217;s crime stats, which said Manhattan&#8217;s 6th Precinct saw an 80% increase in overall significant crimes, with burglaries up 119% and grand larcenies up more than 100%.

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NYPD Crime Stats Show Murder Rate Increases As Overall Crime Drops In November

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Police in Moscow, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/idaho">Idaho</a>, have discovered an incident that they believe could be what led to one of the four murdered students at the University of Idaho telling her parents that she believed that she had a stalker.
It’s been more than two weeks since Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Madison Mogen, 21, were murdered in their off-campus residence — and police still have not named any suspects or found the murder weapon.
NewsNation Senior National Correspondent Brian Entin reported Monday that police say an incident at a local business may have led Goncalves to tell her parents that she had a stalker.
&#8220;Police say in mid-October, two males were seen inside a local business; they parted ways, and one male appeared to follow Kaylee inside the business and as she exited to walk toward her car,&#8221; Entin said. &#8220;The male turned away, and it did not appear he made any contact with her.&#8221;
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&#8220;Detectives contacted both males and learned the two were attempting to meet women at the business, this was corroborated through additional investigation,&#8221; Entin continued. &#8220;Based on available information, detectives believe this was an isolated incident and not an ongoing pattern of stalking.&#8221;
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Entin added that police indicated that they do not have any evidence connecting the two men to the murders.
Authorities have also said they do not believe that the two surviving roommates — who apparently did not hear the murders take place — are involved in the crimes. They also do not believe a man observed in surveillance video outside a food truck visited by Goncalves and Mogen the night of the murders was involved, nor was a driver who drove the women home.
One week after the slayings, law enforcement provided more information and <a href="https://www.ci.moscow.id.us/DocumentCenter/View/24745/11-20-2022-Moscow-Homicide-Update">asked the public</a> for “context to the events and people involved in these murders.”
“Anyone who observed notable behavior, has video surveillance, or can provide relevant information is asked to call the Tip Line,” the police said in a press release.
Police are looking for any outside surveillance video taken between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. on November 13 — the morning of the murders — from local businesses and residences in the area. They’ve requested all videos, even if there doesn’t appear to be any motion in them. Police are also asking for any tips or surveillance video about “any observed suspicious behavior” on the night of the murders, particularly in the areas where the students had been.
Police <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/idaho-police-further-clarify-what-they-mean-by-targeted-attack-in-murder-of-four-university-of-idaho-students">still contend</a> that the attack was “targeted” but do not know whether “the target was the residence or if it was the occupants.”
Ashe Schow contributed to this report.

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Police Uncover Incident That May Involve The Stalker One Of Idaho Murder Victims Told Her Parents About

Idaho

Murder

U.S. Secret Service officials confirmed an exclusive report Monday alleging prolific cybercriminal hackers tied to the Chinese Communist Party have stolen nearly $20 million worth of COVID pandemic relief benefits.
Secret Service officials did not comment further upon corroborating the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/chinese-hackers-covid-fraud-millions-rcna59636">NBC News</a> report. However, U.S. law enforcement officials and cybersecurity experts, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the pandemic fraud instance is the first publicly acknowledged example of theft linked to foreign and state-sponsored cybercriminals.
Officials said the hacker group in question is APT41, which they described as a “Chinese state-sponsored, cyber threat group that is highly adept at conducting espionage missions and financial crimes for personal gain” that operates out of the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu.
APT41 — also known as Winnti, Barium, and Wicked Panda — allegedly began stealing COVID relief money in mid-2020 from approximately 2,000 accounts associated with more than 40,000 financial transactions, including Small Business Administration loans and unemployment insurance funds in more than at least a dozen states.
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“It would be crazy to think this group didn’t target all 50 states,” Roy Dotson, the national pandemic fraud recovery coordinator for the Secret Service, told NBC.
Billions of dollars in pandemic relief money have reportedly been stolen through the Paycheck Protection Program or unemployment insurance since 2020.
The Hill <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/3761964-chinese-linked-hackers-stole-millions-in-covid-19-relief-benefits-secret-service/">reports</a> Secret Service said last August that $286 million in stolen pandemic relief money had been recovered.
According to the NBC News report, Justice Department officials familiar with the group said members use hacking methods on software to further weaponize against users, businesses, and governments, which also involves tracking public disclosures about security flaws. The group also collects information and data from American citizens, institutions, and businesses for Chinese espionage purposes.
A senior Justice Department official described APT41 as “dangerous,” adding the group presents “serious national security implications.&#8221;
John Hultquist is the head of intelligence analysis at the cybersecurity firm Mandiant, which is contractually linked to approximately 75 state and local government organizations and agencies. He said he had never seen the group target government money before, which he added would be “an escalation.”
Another federal law enforcement official familiar with investigations involving Chinese-based hackers said the agency would “never” be able to indict and locate such criminals because “with the internet and the dark web, it’s borderless.”
Officials said more than 1,000 other investigations of foreign and domestic criminals stealing public benefits are underway.
Chinese Embassy officials in Washington have not responded to requests for comment.

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Chinese Cybercriminal Hacker Group Stole $20 Million In COVID Relief Funds, Secret Service Says

$20 Million In Pandemic Relief Money Stolen By Chinese-Cybercriminal Hacker Group, Officials say

Chinese Communist Party

COVID-19

Cybersecurity

Hackers

World

A police chief in Florida has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/us/tampa-police-chief-mary-oconnor-resigns/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resigned</a> after showing her badge and requesting to be let go from a traffic stop, according to Tampa authorities. 
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor “has requested and received the resignation of Police Chief Mary O&#8217;Connor, following the completion of an Internal Affairs investigation into a recent traffic stop involving O’Connor,” <a href="https://www.tampa.gov/news/mayor-jane-castor-accepts-resignation-tpd-chief-mary-o-connor-111406" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a statement from the mayor&#8217;s office issued on Monday. 
“It is unacceptable for any public employee, and especially the city&#8217;s top law enforcement leader, to ask for special treatment because of their position. Public trust in Tampa&#8217;s police department is paramount to our success as a city and community,” Castor said.
O’Connor was the passenger in a golf cart driven by her husband, a former Tampa police officer who is retired. The golf cart had no license plate displayed, and a Pinellas County Sheriff&#8217;s deputy pulled the couple over. In body cam footage, O&#8217;Connor showed deputy Larry Jacoby her badge, and he said she looked familiar.
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“I’m hoping that you’ll just let us go tonight,” she said before apologizing and giving the deputy her card.
“If you ever need anything, call me. Serious,” O’Connor <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/us/tampa-police-chief-mary-oconnor-resigns/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
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In 1995, O’Connor was fired from the police department after she was <a href="https://www.wfla.com/8-on-your-side/1995-arrest-of-tampas-new-police-chief-expunged-by-court/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> in a separate traffic stop for battery on a law enforcement officer. The following year, however, she was put back on the force and “reinstated as a police officer,” serving for a year as a “probationary employee.” Mayor Castor alluded to the previous incident in her statement about the resignation. 
“This is especially disappointing because I gave Mary O’Connor a second chance, as I believe in second chances for people. Which is one of the reasons that the disappointment today runs so deep. I had high hope for Chief O’Connor, as she was off to such a strong start by reducing violent gun crime, proactively engaging with our community and focusing on officer wellness. But these accomplishments pale in comparison to the priority I place on integrity,” Castor noted. 
In her resignation <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pKpoM8XJpbP1vuRhrHpaxwbTt73ywXAA/view" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a>, O’Connor <a href="https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/tampa-police-chief-mary-oconnor-resigns/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “I would never want my personal mistake to stand in the way of the progress I have made in mending relationships between the police department and the community, so for that reason, I am resigning.”
After the most recent incident, Castor <a href="https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/courts-law/2022-12-05/tampa-police-chief-oconnor-resigns-after-probe-into-golf-card-traffic-stop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> that O’Connor had used “poor judgment” and could be disciplined. In a statement, O’Connor reportedly said she “expressed great remorse” and noted that “no one is above the law.&#8221; She said she “personally called the Pinellas County Sheriff offering to pay for any potential citation.&#8221;

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Tampa Police Chief Resigns After Showing Badge At Traffic Stop

Mary O'Connor Tampa Police Chief Resigns After Showing Badge At Traffic Stop

Florida

Police

Sheriff

Police in Moscow, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/idaho">Idaho</a>, have hired a private security company to protect the crime scene where four University of Idaho <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/students">students</a> were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/homicide">murdered</a> in mid-November.
In <a href="https://www.ci.moscow.id.us/DocumentCenter/View/24812/12-02-2022-Moscow-Homicide-Update?bidId=">a press release</a> on Saturday, the Moscow Police Department said that it had contracted the private security company “to provide scene security to free up patrol resources,” adding that the “scene remains under police control.”
The police department also dispelled additional speculation that arose during the investigation, including the existence of a sixth person on the lease of the home where the four students were murdered. That person was confirmed to have moved out before the school year started and wasn’t in the home when the murders occurred. Police also stated they do not believe this individual was involved in the crime.
Police further dismissed an incident that occurred in the town the same night as the murders, saying this was an alcohol offense and not related to the killings.
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It’s been more than two weeks since Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Madison Mogen, 21, were murdered in their off-campus residence – and police still have not named any suspects or found the murder weapon.
Authorities have also said they do not believe that the two surviving roommates – who apparently did not hear the murders take place – are involved in the crimes. They also do not believe a man observed in surveillance video outside a food truck visited by Goncalves and Mogen the night of the murders was involved, nor was a driver who drove the women home.
One week after the slayings, law enforcement provided more information and <a href="https://www.ci.moscow.id.us/DocumentCenter/View/24745/11-20-2022-Moscow-Homicide-Update">asked the public</a> for “context to the events and people involved in these murders.”
“Anyone who observed notable behavior, has video surveillance, or can provide relevant information is asked to call the Tip Line,” the police said in a press release.
Police are looking for any outside surveillance video taken between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. on November 13 – the morning of the murders – from local businesses and residences in the area. They’ve requested all videos, even if there doesn’t appear to be any motion in them. Police are also asking for any tips or surveillance video about “any observed suspicious behavior” on the night of the murders, particularly in the areas where the students had been.
Police <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/idaho-police-further-clarify-what-they-mean-by-targeted-attack-in-murder-of-four-university-of-idaho-students">still contend</a> that the attack was “targeted” but do not know whether “the target was the residence or if it was the occupants.”

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Idaho Police Hire Private Security To Protect University Of Idaho Slayings Crime Scene

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Students

An Arizona-based <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/former-child-member-sex-cult-telling-her-horrific-hank-berrien/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cult leader</a> stands accused of having at least 20 wives, according to an affidavit — and in addition to many of them being under 15 years of age, and he is suspected to have attempted to marry his own daughter.
According to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/04/polygamous-leader-samuel-bateman-had-20-wives-most-under-age-15/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">affidavit</a>, filed Friday by the FBI in Spokane, Washington, Samuel Rappylee Bateman, 46, is accused of marrying more than 20 women and girls — the youngest of whom was just nine years old. Bateman was the leader of a small sect of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints that embraced <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/push-polygamy-begins-amanda-prestigiacomo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polygamy</a>.
The Salt Lake Tribune obtained the affidavit and <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/12/03/polygamous-leader-samuel-bateman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published it</a> on Saturday, revealing that Bateman and several co-conspirators had been accused of a litany of sex crimes against minors as well as tampering with evidence and attempting to obstruct the investigation into their conduct.
Bateman, according to the affidavit, felt &#8220;prompted&#8221; to marry his own teenaged daughter in 2019. His wife and daughter left the home following that revelation, but he and several followers began collecting girls in the months that followed. He is accused of both directing and participating in a number of sex acts with the girls.
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In one instance, Bateman allegedly gave three of the girls — one of whom was just 12 at the time —to three adult male followers, claiming that they had &#8220;sacrificed their virtue for the Lord.&#8221; He then reportedly claimed, &#8220;God will fix their bodies and put the membrane back in their body. I’ve never had more confidence in doing his will. It’s all out of love.&#8221;
The saga <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/12/02/officials-took-girls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">began in September</a>, when officials first raided Bateman&#8217;s home in Colorado City, Arizona, after which the state&#8217;s Department of Child Safety (DCS) removed nine girls — aged 11 to 16 — from the group&#8217;s followers. The girls were placed in group homes near Phoenix, but eight of them went missing on the same day in late November.
A Spokane County Sheriff&#8217;s Deputy found all of the girls on Thursday, after they traced the credit card information from an Airbnb rental, and the 19-year-old driving the vehicle — identified as Moretta Rose Johnson — was accused in the complaint of kidnapping.
Another of Bateman&#8217;s followers, a 24-year-old woman, was also arrested in Colorado City on Thursday, after a phone call from Bateman in jail linked her to the plot to kidnap the girls from the group homes. She was booked at Mohave County jail for a number of charges ranging from kidnapping and resisting arrest to obstructing a criminal investigation.

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A reported attack on several electrical substations in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina">North Carolina</a> has left over 40,000 customers without power in Moore County.
Local authorities are investigating the incident that began Saturday night — approximately 70 miles southwest of Raleigh — as a criminal act.
&#8220;Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields reports that the mass power outage across the county is being investigated as a criminal occurrence,&#8221; the Moore County Sheriff Department&#8217;s Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MCSheriffOffice/posts/pfbid0g5iWaV6DrimDxiMhb9oQ4qcNqUJsxsSKP9ycWDG84DxbXQnKhNUmHCKeMYCzypd1l">post</a> said.
&#8220;Just after 7 pm on Saturday evening, December 3, 2022, several different communities across Moore County began experiencing power outages,&#8221; it added. &#8220;As utility companies began responding to the different substations, evidence was discovered that indicated that intentional vandalism had occurred at multiple sites.&#8221;
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The number of people without power included 60% of the county, leading officials to declare a state of emergency. The county has also declared a 9 p.m. Eastern Time curfew. Schools are closed on Monday.
A press conference held on Sunday afternoon noted that firearms were used to shoot and damage equipment at two substations.
“The NC Department of Public Safety is working with our local and federal law enforcement partners and will provide the appropriate state resources needed to assist in this investigation,” North Caroline Department of Public Safety Secretary Eddie Buffaloe, Jr. said during the press conference, <a href="https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/intentional-vandalism-leaves-38000-customers-without-power-moore-county-sheriffs-office-says/SNCENVLP5NH5VCBOEI4G2G5CZY/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> WSOC-TV.
Gov. Roy Cooper (D) tweeted concerning the issue after talking with leaders at Duke Energy, the area&#8217;s power company.
&#8220;I appreciate the swift response from local and state emergency responders in Moore County to protect public safety and work with Duke Energy to restore power,&#8221; he wrote.
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&#8220;An attack like this on critical infrastructure is a serious, intentional crime and I expect state and federal authorities to thoroughly investigate and bring those responsible to justice,&#8221; Cooper added. &#8220;Moore County has strong, vibrant communities and the state will continue to provide transportation and public safety assistance.&#8221;
Duke Energy spokesman Jeff Brooks said in a <a href="https://katv.com/news/nation-world/sheriff-criminal-vandalism-cuts-power-across-north-carolina-county-gunfire-gunshots-gun-vandal-power-outage-sabotage-electricity-moore-county-duke-energy-ronnie-fields-sheriff-southern-pines-mike-cameron#:~:text=Duke%20Energy%20spokesman%20Jeff%20Brooks,be%20restored%20by%20Sunday%20evening." target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to KATV-TV that the company experienced “multiple equipment failures” at substations. The power company was “investigating signs of potential vandalism related to the outages,&#8221; according to the statement. Power may be out in some areas until at least Monday, according to the latest updates.
US Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC), whose district includes Moore County, released a <a href="https://hudson.house.gov/press-releases/hudson-releases-statement-on-moore-county-power-outage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Sunday regarding the attacks.
&#8220;Last night, unknown individuals vandalized at least two substations in Moore County with criminal intent,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Motive for this crime remains unknown. Many Moore County residents remain without power. I want to thank Sheriff Ronnie Fields and all local law enforcement as well as the SBI and FBI for their quick action to respond to the incident. I have also been in contact with Duke Energy and know they are working on all options to restore power as quickly as possible.&#8221;
The congressman&#8217;s statement said the Southern Pines Police Department has opened its community room to the public for charging electronic devices.
The outage also impacted Moore Regional Hospital, forcing the facility to switch to generator power, <a href="https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article269579392.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The News &amp; Observer</a> reported.
“The Moore campus is safely operating on backup generator power and we have not experienced any issues or concerns,” spokesperson Gretchen Kelly said, according to the outlet.
A previous version of this story reported that the power outages occurred in Monroe County. The power outages affected Moore County.

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Intentional Attack Takes Down Power For 40K People In North Carolina

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/secret-service" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Secret Service</a> found more than 100 records that may be responsive to a lawsuit seeking details about an investigation into a gun-related incident involving <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hunter-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter Biden</a>, according to a recent court filing.
The disclosure marks a turn in the long-running Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case brought by Judicial Watch after the Secret Service previously walked back a statement that said it had found potentially responsive documents about communications regarding the discovery of a firearm owned by Biden that was found in a Delaware dumpster several years ago.
Although Judicial Watch is casting the fresh development as evidence of the Secret Service being unable to get its story straight about the records, the joint filing between the conservative watchdog group and Homeland Security Department, which is the parent agency of the Secret Service, states that the two parties held consultations that led to further clarity on the scope of the request.
&#8220;USSS initially responded to Judicial Watch on April 2, 2021, that it had located potentially responsive records and would process them in accordance with FOIA, but this response was sent in error. On October 13, 2022, USSS sent an updated letter to Judicial Watch to inform it that USSS had actually never located any records responsive to Plaintiff’s request after conducting a search and, thus, should have sent a no-records response on April 2, 2021 instead,&#8221; the filing says.
&#8220;Since the Complaint was filed, the Parties have conferred about the intended scope of Judicial Watch’s FOIA request and, in response, USSS has run supplemental searches and located over 100 records, totaling over 400 pages, potentially responsive to Judicial Watch’s request under the clarified understanding of that request,&#8221; the filing adds.
<a href="https://www.judicialwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/JW-v-DOJ-Hunter-Biden-Gun-records-02821.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The joint filing</a>, which was submitted last month in Washington, D.C., federal court, was published by Judicial Watch on Thursday.
Judicial Watch initially filed its FOIA request after the Blaze <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/source-hunter-bidens-gun-was-taken-by-hallie-biden-in-2018-thrown-into-a-supermarket-garbage-can-went-missing-and-no-arrests-were-made" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported a source</a> who claimed Hallie Biden, the widow of then-presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son Beau, took a handgun owned by Hunter and placed it into a trash can outside of a Delaware supermarket in October 2018. Hallie and Hunter, who was her brother-in-law, were dating at the time. At the behest of Hunter, after he had been informed of what she did, Hallie went to retrieve the firearm, but she found it missing, according to a <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/sources-secret-service-inserted-itself-into-case-of-hunter-bidens-gun-477879?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=0000014e-f10e-dd93-ad7f-f90fd0fe0001&amp;nlid=630318" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police report obtained by Politico</a>. Sources told the news outlet that the gun was returned days later by a man who regularly rummages through the grocery store&#8217;s garbage seeking recyclables.
In text messages between the pair <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/texts-reveal-hunter-biden-meltdown-discarded-gun-incident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported by the Washington Examiner</a>, Hallie said she was worried Hunter would &#8220;use&#8221; the firearm. Hunter complained how he did not believe he would &#8220;ever recover from all of this,&#8221; noting that Hallie&#8217;s actions made it appear he had &#8220;threatened you and your family with a gun.&#8221; No arrests were made nor charges filed in connection with the incident, but there remains an air of mystery about the role played by the Secret Service, which was not providing protection to now-President Joe Biden at the time.
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/sources-secret-service-inserted-itself-into-case-of-hunter-bidens-gun-477879?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=0000014e-f10e-dd93-ad7f-f90fd0fe0001&amp;nlid=630318" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sources told Politico</a> that Secret Service agents asked the owner of the store where Hunter purchased the gun, seeking paperwork about the sale, but the owner refused under suspicions that they wanted to conceal his ownership of the firearm. The Secret Service <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/texts-reveal-hunter-biden-meltdown-discarded-gun-incident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the Washington Examiner</a> last year it had &#8220;no involvement in this incident.&#8221; Hunter, who has struggled with drug addiction over the years, said &#8220;no&#8221; when asked if he was &#8220;an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance,&#8221; <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/sources-secret-service-inserted-itself-into-case-of-hunter-bidens-gun-477879?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=0000014e-f10e-dd93-ad7f-f90fd0fe0001&amp;nlid=630318" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to paperwork associated</a> with the gun purchase.
The Secret Service will complete its initial processing of records in the FOIA lawsuit by January 9, 2023, at which time the agency will give any responsive, non-exempt records to Judicial Watch, the November joint filing says. The Secret Service will continue to do so on a rolling, monthly basis as consultations with other Executive Branch entities take place, the filing adds.
Upon publishing the filing to the group&#8217;s website, Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton <a href="https://www.judicialwatch.org/hunter-biden-gun-records/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released a statement</a> that said, “The Secret Service’s changing story on records raises additional questions about its role in the Hunter Biden gun incident. One thing is clear, Judicial Watch’s persistence means the public may get records that the Secret Service suggested didn’t exist.&#8221;

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Secret Service Finds Records In Hunter Biden Gun Case After ‘Error’

Secret Service Finds Records In Hunter Biden Gun Case After 'Error'

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Judicial Watch

Secret Service

A FedEx driver is under arrest and a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas community</a> heartbroken after the body of a 7-year-old girl was found two days after she vanished.
Athena Strand disappeared from her Paradise home Wednesday, sparking a frantic hunt that ended in tragedy. Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, a contract driver for FedEx who had delivered a package to the home, confessed after being charged kidnapping and killing the child, police said.
“We&#8217;re just sad it didn&#8217;t end the way that we hoped that it would end,” Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said at a Friday night news conference.
Authorities believe Athena was killed within an hour of her abduction.
Horner was charged with aggravated kidnapping and capital murder and held on $1.5 million bond. Police believe Horner had no connection to the family and the horrific crime appears to be random.
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Akin said Athena was dropped off her home after school at around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. She had what was described as an argument with her stepmother and came outside, where investigators believe she was abducted from her family’s driveway. Her stepmother reported her missing at 6:40 p.m. after she couldn’t find her.
Athena&#8217;s father was away on a hunting trip, <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/athena-strand-7-found-dead-after-authorities-say-delivery-driver-abducted-her/ar-AA14QQuL" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Dallas Morning News</a>.
Wise County Sheriff’s officers worked with Texas Rangers, and FBI agents, quickly zeroing in on Horner following a tip, Akin said. Athena’s body was found about 10 miles from the home after hundreds of volunteers joined the effort.
“It&#8217;s one of the toughest investigations that I&#8217;ve been involved in,” Akin said. “Anytime there’s a child that dies, it just hits you in your heart,” the sheriff said. “You compare that child to your own children when they were that age, and it just takes the wind out of your sails.”
Horner has been an Uber driver, is a musician, and graduated from Azle High School, <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/who-is-tanner-horner-suspect-in-kidnapping-murder-of-texas-7-year-old-athena-strand/ar-AA14R0kJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram</a>. It does not appear that he had a prior criminal record. Initial reports said he lives in Lake Worth, but that community’s police chief, J.T. Manoushagian, said property records show the suspect lives inside the Fort Worth city limits.
In a statement released Friday night, FedEx expressed sorrow and shock over the unspeakable crime.
“Words cannot describe our shock at the reports surrounding this tragic event,” read the statement. “First and foremost, our thoughts are with the family during this most difficult time.”

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FedEx Driver Charged With Murder After Body Of Missing Texas Girl, 7, Found

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/florida" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida</a> man allegedly killed his own mother because she never &#8220;pushed&#8221; him to &#8220;be a man.&#8221;
The Osceola County, Florida, Sheriff&#8217;s Department responded to a report of a possible stabbing in the city of Kissimmee just after 4 p.m. local time on Tuesday. Upon arriving at the residence, police found a woman dead, and another woman with severe lacerations on her hands. Police later arrested the suspect, who confessed to stabbing his mother to death.
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&#8220;On November 29, 2022, at approximately 4:13 PM, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible stabbing at a residence in Kissimmee,&#8221; the sheriff&#8217;s office wrote in a statement on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/osceolasheriff/posts/pfbid0zWmoyvuqzHXMHv3wqW1ZYauy1mw6rKue7sDPygs7MKBtipNEkPYnDG3cNeCvKoUhl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a>. &#8220;Upon arrival, it was determined that one female was deceased, and another female had severe lacerations to her hands.&#8221;
A motion for pre-trial detention from Florida&#8217;s Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, obtained by <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-man-confesses-killing-mom-never-pushed-man-authorities-say-rcna59820" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a>, revealed that the suspect&#8217;s sister was the one who was injured.
“The victim heard their mother screaming for her life,&#8221; the documents stated. &#8220;When the victim came out of her room, she observed the defendant stabbing their mother multiple times with a kitchen knife,” the motion said. “The victim attempted to intervene and sustained multiple deep lacerations to her hands from the defendant cutting her.”
Shortly after police arrived on the scene, they located the suspect, identified as Matthew Stewart Sisley, a short distance away from the home. The suspect was taken to the Sheriff&#8217;s Office, where he confessed to intentionally stabbing his mother and accidentally stabbing his sister.
The sheriff&#8217;s office released a partial transcript of the interview:
<blockquote>Detective: “Do you think your mom deserved to get stabbed?”
Suspect: “Yes.”
Detective: “Why?”
Suspect: “Because she never pushed me to be a man.”
Detective: “Do you regret doing it?”
Suspect: “No. I would do it again.”</blockquote>
Police went on to state that the suspect had been booked into the Osceola County Jail on the charge of domestic aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Additional charges would follow.
NBC News reported that as of Friday, the suspect was still in jail; an additional charge of premeditated murder had been added to his record. The suspect&#8217;s bond was set at $0; prosecutors in the motion for pre-trial detention had asked the court to hold the suspect without bail, NBC News added.
Elsewhere in Florida, a Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s Officer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-release-footage-of-florida-cop-who-cant-swim-saving-infant-from-drowning" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saved the life</a> of an infant drowning in a retention pond in June. Video posted by the JSO on Facebook showed Officer Me’Atia Sanderson rushing to help the child, pulling him out of the water, then performing CPR until paramedics arrived.
“As a patrol officer in Zone 4 (Westside), Ofc. Sanderson was working on June 9th of this year when JSO and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to an infant drowning in a retention pond,&#8221; the office captioned the video. &#8220;Sanderson was the first to arrive on scene and was alerted that the infant was still in the water. Ofc. Sanderson, who does not know how to swim herself, without a second’s hesitation, entered the pond to retrieve the child and performed CPR until she was relieved by other responding officers. Her actions, while putting her own life at risk, undoubtedly saved the child’s life.”
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Florida Man Stabs His Own Mother To Death ‘Because She Never Pushed Me To Be A Man’

Florida Man Stabs His Own Mother To Death 'Because She Never Pushed Me To Be A Man'

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House Republican Conference Chairwoman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elise-stefanik" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elise Stefanik</a> alleged Friday that Post Office workers stole as much as $20,000 in donations to her campaign.
In a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, lawyers for Stefanik claimed that postal workers ripped open and stole the contents of multiple packages containing donations for Stefanik&#8217;s re-election campaign. The mailings were allegedly stolen on four separate occasions, and three of the incidents happened in the span of a week. Not only were thousands of dollars allegedly stolen, the lawyers allege that the thefts have exposed campaign donors to identity theft and fraud.
&#8220;On four separate occasions between June 2022 and November 2022, packages sent by Elise for Congress containing campaign contributions were ripped open and the contents stolen while in the custody of USPS or its contractors,&#8221; the lawyers alleged in the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E4oEQQGeFo9U0l4Ko3HsZBQMRhVmLPG1/view" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a>. &#8220;Three of these incidents occurred in a single week.&#8221;
The lawyers allege that the packages were damaged in transit by a USPS employee or contractor. &#8220;These repeated security failures by USPS have not only resulted in the loss of nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions, but also—and more alarmingly—have exposed hundreds of Congresswoman Stefanik’s campaign supporters to potential identity theft or financial fraud.&#8221;
Stefanik&#8217;s campaign team provided photographic evidence of the thefts to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/02/ny-gop-rep-stefanik-postal-service-stole-20k-in-donor-checks-from-mail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>. One image showed a piece of mail torn completely in half, instead of peeled from the corner like the package instructs. A second photo shows two pieces of mail; one is torn open in the middle, and the other in the bottom left corner. Included with the two mails are a check torn in half, and two letters bearing U.S. Postal Inspection Service letterheads.
The lawyers went on to complain that the U.S. Postal Inspection Service has not returned calls from Stefanik&#8217;s team. According to the lawyers, the USPIS is investigating, but claimed it would be hard to track down the postal workers who allegedly stole the mailings unless and until one or more of Stefanik&#8217;s donors became the victims of identity theft or financial fraud. Furthermore, the team has not received a report from the USPIS Inspector General, and recently learned that it has not even been finalized or sent.
“It is unacceptable that USPS has repeatedly allowed these targeted thefts to occur and cannot identify who committed the thefts, let alone where or how the thefts occurred,&#8221; the lawyers wrote. They then demanded that DeJoy provide them with a list of concrete actions to investigate the thefts, and specific actions the USPS will take to protect against future mail theft, both for Stefanik and her campaign specifically, and for the American public at large.
&#8220;We hope that you and USPS are taking these systemic issues as seriously as they deserve to be taken. Our clients look forward to receiving the information from USPS specified above and continuing to work with both you and the relevant investigative authorities to ensure the scourge of mail theft is adequately addressed.&#8221;
Incidents of mail theft have spiked in recent months; the large blue mailboxes used at post offices have been especially targeted by identity thieves, so much so that the USPS has <a href="https://www.al.com/news/2022/10/heres-when-you-shouldnt-use-post-office-drop-boxes-according-to-usps.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">instructed</a> the public to avoid depositing mail into those boxes after working hours or on Sundays or holidays when there is no mail collection.

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USPS Workers Destroyed Elise Stefanik’s Campaign Mail, Stole $20,000 Worth Of Donations, Lawyers Allege

USPS Workers Destroyed Elise Stefanik's Campaign Mail, Stole $20,000 Worth Of Donations, Lawyers Allege

2022 Election

Fraud

Theft

United States Postal Service (USPS)

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