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Police provide update on handling of missing persons cases two years after critical report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

It’s been two years since the release of an independent review into the Toronto police’s handling of missing person cases. On Saturday, a community engagement event held at City Hall provided an update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Missing and Missed Report and the plan going forward. In 2018, the Toronto Police Services Board commissioned an independent review to evaluate how the police service conducted missing person investigations, particularly in relation to 2SLGBTQ+ and vulnerable or marginalized communities. On April 13, 2021, an independent review found serious instances of systemic discrimination and flaws in how the police service investigated disappearances, including the case of serial killer Bruce McArthur who preyed on men in the city’s gay village for close to a decade. The report made 151 recommendations, including the creation of the Missing and Missed Implementation Team (MMIT) which is using a modernized community-centri...

Fire in Dubai kills 16, injures 9 in apartment building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire swept through an apartment building in an older neighborhood of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 16 people and injuring another nine, authorities said Sunday.The state-linked newspaper The National cited a statement from Dubai Civil Defense provided by the city-state’s Dubai Media Office for the death toll. It said the blaze happened Saturday in Dubai’s Al Ras neighborhood, a tightly knit warren of streets and alleys home to one of its oldest neighborhoods.Al Ras is also home to the Dubai Spice Market, a major tourist attraction near the Dubai Creek.Authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.The government statement did not offer a cause, but appeared to hint at a problem in the five-story apartment building leading to the deaths.Civil Defense “stressed the importance of residential and commercial building owners and residents fully complying with security and saf...

Shots fired in the Loop as hundreds of teens gather

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

CHICAGO — There is a heavy presence of Chicago police officers Saturday evening in the Loop as large crowds of teens are creating disturbances.WGN-TV News crews heard shots fired. It's not yet known if anyone was injured.A car was damaged on Saturday in the Loop.Cars were damaged after reports of teens jumping on cars. The CTA is reporting service disruptions on the Pink Line due to the ongoing police activity in the Loop.This is the second night in a row Chicago police officers responded to reports of teens creating disturbances. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the left thigh around 8:50 p.m. Friday near the 31st Street beach. 4 teens shot, 1 fatally, in overnight shootings in Chicago Several other teens were wounded and one teen was killed in an overnight shooting.

Motorcyclist dies, 2 injured after crash in Joliet

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

JOLIET, Ill. — A 20-year-old man was killed Friday night after he was riding a motorcycle and crashed into a car in Joliet, according to police.Joliet police said the man was north on Northeast Frontage Road near Pandola Avenue around 11 p.m. when he struck the passenger side of a car turning east on Pandola Avenue from south on Northeast Frontage Road. Joliet police: Officers shoot man firing handgun near apartment building According to the Will County Coroner's Office, Tyler Gallo, 20, of Willow Springs, died in the crash.There were four people in the car Gallo hit, according to a news release from the Joliet Police Department. Two female passengers were taken to a hospital, police said. One woman had life-threatening injuries.The driver, a 69-year-old man and another man in the car weren't injured, police said.The police department's traffic unit is still investigating the crash.

AFD: Roads reopen after 'fully involved' car fire on I-35 frontage road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Roads are reopened after a car fire on Interstate 35 in south Austin caused some earlier road closures. The car fire was on southbound I-35 frontage road near Stassney Lane.There were no injuries in the fire, AFD said. The department also said the car was not a Tesla. Earlier, AFD said the "fully involved vehicle fire" closed the Stassney Lane exit and frontage road.

Minnesota United off to worst home start with 2-1 loss to Orlando City

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

Minnesota United has taken a lead in each of its three home matches this season, but the Loons have given away all three at Allianz Field.After the Loons settled for 1-1 draws in the first two home games, Orlando City erased MNUFC’s 1-0 lead in the 66th minute and scored the winner in the 88th minute for a 2-1 victory Saturday.Minnesota United forward Sang Bin Jeong (11) makes a tackle on Orlando City forward Gastón González (22) in the first half of a MLS game at Allianz Field in St. Paul on Saturday, April 15, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)The Loons have now dropped seven points from leading positions at home this season, and their two total points is a franchise worst start through three matches since the club joined MLS in 2017. They had three points in 2021.After a five-game unbeaten start, Minnesota (3-2-2) has dropped two straight. Orlando City improved to 2-2-2.Bongi Hlongwane put MNUFC up in the 58th minute when he finished inches from goal after Robin Lod and Hassani D...

Indianapolis snaps Saints’ four-game win streak

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

Swing and a miss.The St. Paul Saints did a whole lot of that Saturday night at Victory Field in Indianapolis. They fanned 16 times — the second most in franchise history — while the Indianapolis Indians powered their way to a 9-2 victory, snapping the Saints’ four-game winning streak.Chavez Young hit a double and drove in a trio of runs and Miguel Andujar connected on three hits while driving in another pair for the Indians (6-8), who got to Saints starter Simeon Woods Richardson early.The Twins’ No. 8 prospect per MLB.com allowed 10 hits and five runs in 3 1/3 innings of work, taking his second loss of the season. Woods Richardson did strike out three while walking just one. The Indians got three runs off him in the second thanks to Young’s double, which drove in the first two, and Nick Gonzales’s triple, which brought home Young.Unfortunately for the Saints (8-5), they didn’t get much better from the bullpen. Randy Dobnak allowed six hits ...

NY Missing Persons Day honored in Albany

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

The Missing Person Remembrance site in Albany brought people together to shine hope on many ongoing searches for missing persons. A number that according to DNA Investigations founder and president, Tobi Kirschmann, keeps growing. "Every year in just the state of New York there are thousands of people who go missing. A lot of them are found, but some of them are not," stated Kirschmann.Kirschmann's organization helps to bring warmth to cold cases that have gone unsolved for years. "We can take DNA samples and build family trees from them. Which can help identify people that were unknown," explained Kirschmann. Skidmore resident assistants rally to unionize When it comes to preventing missing persons cases from going cold, 911Missing plans to create an app to keep the community alert. "When somebody goes missing we can simultaneously reach out to law enforcement, families, and the neighborhood on where that person was last seen," described Rose Cobo, mother of missing person, Chels...

NBA playoffs live updates: Steph pushes Warriors back ahead of Kings in fourth quarter of Game 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

To view the live updates on your mobile device click here.GAME ESSENTIALS: Warriors (44-38) at Kings (48-34) at Golden1 Center, at 5:30 p.m. (PT). TV: ABC. Announcers: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Doris Burke (color commentary), Malika Andrews (sideline reporting).ODDS: Kings -1.5. OVER/UNDER: 237.5.SEASON SERIES: Warriors went 3-1 against the Kings in the regular season. ALL-TIME SERIES: Warriors lead 215-193. PLAYOFF HISTORY: None.For the first time since the Kings franchise moved to Sacramento in 1985, the Golden State Warriors and the Kings will face off in an all-Northern California playoff series.The Warriors and Kings will kick off the first round series on Saturday evening up in Sacramento, which has left the region palpably excited. Interestingly, it’s the defending champion Warriors who enter the series as favorites to win, despite Sacramento being the better team in the regular season and the favorite on Saturday.For Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson (an...

NASCAR-Xfinity Call811.com Before You Dig. 250 Results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

SaturdayAt Martinsville SpeedwayRidgeway, Va.Lap length: 0.53 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (2) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 250 laps, 60 points.2. (7) Sammy Smith, Toyota, 250, 51.3. (1) Cole Custer, Ford, 250, 50.4. (6) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 250, 42.5. (10) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 250, 38.6. (8) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 250, 36.7. (13) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 250, 40.8. (12) Derek Kraus, Chevrolet, 250, 30.9. (16) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 250, 28.10. (11) Chandler Smith, Chevrolet, 250, 32.11. (4) Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 250, 28.12. (14) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 250, 29.13. (23) Blaine Perkins, Chevrolet, 250, 24.14. (31) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 250, 23.15. (19) Kaz Grala, Toyota, 250, 22.16. (15) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 250, 21.17. (21) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 250, 20.18. (17) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 250, 19.19. (20) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 250, 18.20. (25) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 250, 17.21. (36) Patrick Emerling, Ford, 250, 16.22. (26) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 250, ...