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☆ Driver of Tesla Cybertruck that exploded was a US Army special-ops soldier: reports
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-02 | by ( Theron Mohamed | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside a Trump hotel has been identified. Livelsberger had been an active-duty Army servicemember for nearly two decades, the US Army told BI. In addition, you accept Insider's Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyThe driver of the Tesla Cybertruck who died when it exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday has been identified as an active-duty US Army servicemember, according to media reports. Livelsberger was a master sergeant who served as a special operations soldier, a US Army spokesperson said. "US Army Special Operations Command can confirm Livelsberger was assigned to the command and on approved leave at the time of his death," the Army spokesperson said.

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"For decades, communities in Kansas City, Kansas — particularly minority and immigrant communities — have been subjected to an alarming pattern of abuse and other serious misconduct by the KCKPD," according to the suit, which was first obtained by NBC News. The complaint against the Kansas City Police Department and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, alleges they have "stonewalled" the plaintiffs for almost a year. Kansas City police and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about the lawsuit. The state's public records law does maintain that certain documents are exempt from public review, including personnel information of public employees and criminal investigation records. Meanwhile, attention on Kansas City, Kansas, police is expected to return next month, when Golubski's trial is scheduled to begin.

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☆ A woman was found living inside a grocery store's rooftop sign for a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA woman spent about a year living inside the rooftop sign of a grocery store in Midland, Michigan, police say. "It's a story that makes you scratch your head, just somebody living up in a sign." However, he said that once on the roof she was able to enter the inside of the sign using a 3'x4' access door. Little is known about the woman, including what led her to living on the rooftop.

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☆ A man was arrested after Mint Butterfield, whose dad cofounded Slack and mom cofounded Flickr, was found in the back of a van
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Butterfield's parents cofounded Flickr, and their father later cofounded Slack. Their parents, Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield, cofounded Flickr in 2004, and Stewart Butterfield went on to cofound Slack. Their disappearance resulted in an extensive search effort in Tenderloin, an area in San Francisco known for homelessness, crime, and drugs. Butterfield's parents, Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, were married from 2001 until 2007, the New York Post reported. Stewart Butterfield cofounded Slack in 2013 with Cal Henderson.

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☆ Miss USA Cheslie Kryst's mother said police informed the media about her daughter's death before her own family
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst's new memoir, "By the Time You Read This," was released Tuesday. Simpkins wrote that she found out about her daughter's suicide note in a news article. AdvertisementOn the morning of January 30, 2022, April Simpkins received one last text from her daughter, former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst. It's a message Simpkins shares in Kryst's memoir, "By the Time You Read This," which she helped finish following her 30-year-old daughter's death by suicide. AdvertisementKryst won Miss USA in May 2019.

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☆ An airline passenger in Germany joked he was carrying 3 grenades because airport security lines were taking too long, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An airline passenger frustrated by a long security line joked he was carrying grenades, German police said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe German Federal Police are investigating a man who joked that he was carrying grenades at an airport because the security check was taking too long. He then told officers he wasn't actually carrying any weapons and he was just frustrated with the long wait. "Ultimately, additional checks revealed that the 37-year-old man was not carrying any hand grenades," the police said.

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☆ 'American Nightmare' couple Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn don't think kidnapper Matthew Muller acted alone
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn don't think kidnapper Matthew Muller worked alone. AdvertisementDenise Huskins and Aaron Quinn don't think that kidnapper Matthew Muller worked alone when he forcibly took Huskins from Quinn's Mare Island, California home in the middle of the night on March 23, 2015. Netflix's hit true crime docuseries "American Nightmare," released in January, examines the bizarre kidnapping case using interviews with the victims, police officers, and lawyers involved. Muller took Huskins to a property in South Lake Tahoe, where she says he sexually assaulted her. Quinn pointed out that his car was also stolen from the property, but Muller took Huskins away in a Mustang.

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A jury of 12 people and five alternates was seated for the trial of Adam Montgomery, 34, in Manchester. His daughter, Harmony Montgomery, disappeared in 2019, but police didn't know she was missing until two years later. Adam Montgomery pleaded not guilty in 2022 to charges of second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsifying physical evidence, assault and witness tampering. For the next three months, investigators allege, Adam moved the body from container to container and place to place. Investigators allege that Adam Montgomery disposed of the body in March 2020 using a rented moving truck.

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☆ A pigeon detained for 8 months on suspicion of spying for China has finally been set free
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A pigeon detained in India for eight months was released on Tuesday after police cleared it of suspicions that it was a spy bird for China, the news agency Press Trust of India reported. It was taken to the Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals because police suspected it was used for spying, per the outlet. Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsPETA contacted police and obtained a certificate for the bird's release, the organization said. The pigeon was later discovered to be a racing bird from Taiwan that escaped and flew to India, according to the AP. Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsIndian authorities have detained other pigeons on similar suspicions before.

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He said shots suddenly hit the back of the truck, striking Abdel Jabbar. Hafeth Abdel Jabbar said that when he arrived, he found his son’s lifeless body in the pickup, amid shattered glass and blood stains. They jumped in the family truck and headed out, he said, but realized they'd forgotten charcoal. Later Tuesday, investigators took the truck, Abdel Jabbar said. Also Tuesday, Abdel Jabbar said, he accompanied Salameh to provide witness testimony to Israeli investigators.

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas couple has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $215,000 in retirement benefits on behalf of a dead relative while they concealed his body inside their home for six years. Prosecutors say Lynn Ritter and Kirk Ritter, both 61, continued depositing and spending from Carroll's bank account even while his body became “mummified” on a bed in the home he owned. Lynn Ritter is Carroll's daughter. The couple is due to appear in federal court to face several charges on Feb. 2. But bank records from that time showed checks being written from his bank account and cashed by Lynn and Kirk Ritter.

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☆ A Spanish man faces 20 years in prison for teaching North Korea how to evade US sanctions using cryptocurrencies
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Spanish man faces 20 years in prison for teaching North Korea cryptocurrency, according to police. Alejandro Cao de Benós is wanted by the FBI for helping North Korea evade US sanctions. He was arrested at a Madrid train station last week, Spanish police said. AdvertisementA Spanish man is facing 20 years in prison in the US for teaching North Koreans how to evade US sanctions using cryptocurrencies, according to Spain's National Police . And hackers with ties to North Korea stole $630 million in crypto last year, their biggest haul ever, Reuters reported in February, citing a confidential UN report.

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What’s clear is that a less than lethal weaponry like a Taser, when used in the wrong hands, is indeed lethal,” Douglas told the commissioners. He was visiting family members in Los Angeles when he was stopped on suspicion of causing a hit-and-run traffic accident in the Venice area, police said. An officer found Anderson “running in the middle of the street and exhibiting erratic behavior,” according to a police account. At one point, officers pressed on his windpipe and one officer used a stun gun on him six times, according to Moore's report. That of course, when you steal life, it should be out of policy," said Melina Abdullah, co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter.

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BOSTON (AP) — Police in Massachusetts said Thursday that they are pursuing assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges against three Rhode Island men in the recent death of a fan at a New England Patriots game. Police didn't name the men or say when a probable cause hearing about the charges might happen. The final cause of death remains undetermined, pending additional tests by the chief medical examiner's office. Joey Kilmartin, who was at the game, said he saw Mooney, a Patriots fan, jawing with another fan. Mooney walked over to the fan and they began to tussle.

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☆ Elon Musk's Tesla almost ran a red light during a FSD demo, video shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's Tesla almost ran a red light at a Palo Alto intersection while demoing FSD software. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk's Tesla almost ran a red light at a Palo Alto intersection during a live demo of an unreleased version of Tesla's Full Self-Driving software. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe video demonstrated v12 of Tesla's FSD technology, which has not yet been released to consumers. The software's beta version was released to some Tesla owners in 2020 and is now available to anyone who pays for it. During the video, the Tesla CEO may have violated California law by holding his phone during the live-streamed drive.

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☆ A Delta flight made an unscheduled landing after an 'unruly' passenger was reportedly restrained by other travelers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Delta flight had to divert to Canada after a passenger became unruly on the flight, the airline said. An airport official told WXYZ Detroit the passenger broke free of his restraints before the plane landed. A Delta flight made an unscheduled landing on Friday after a passenger reportedly became unruly and "broke free" of his restraints. "Delta has zero tolerance for unruly behavior, especially when it potentially compromises the safety of our customers and flight crew. Dena Haddad, a passenger on the flight, told WXYZ that the arrested man had been "violent and they wouldn't calm down."

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☆ A Lego Crime, a YouTube Rivalry, and the End of a Star Wars Friendship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

Those who are into Lego Star Wars are among the most popular. It was at an informal contest where Louis met Victor, a fellow Lego Star Wars fanatic. Soon they ranked among the most popular Lego Star Wars YouTubers in France, known for the size and scope of their MOCs. The two friends no longer fit with that satisfying click that comes from snapping together two Lego bricks. Though it must have taken a truck to haul away all of Louis' Lego, no neighbor reported seeing anything suspicious.

☆ Australian police searched pilot's home for China fighter jet records
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Kirsty Needham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SYDNEY, May 2 (Reuters) - Australian police searched the home of a British former test pilot for documents related to China's J-16 strike fighter, Australia's intelligence partners, and China's biggest aviation company, a court judgment shows. The search in November was part of an investigation into Western military pilots training China's military at a time of growing tension between China and the United States and its allies. Federal police searched Hartley's home on suspicion he had broken the law by providing military style training directed or funded by China between 2018 and 2022, the Federal Court heard. The judgement shows police had searched for documents and digital records including emails and encrypted messages relating to TFASA, the PLA, four models of PLA fighter jets and fighter training aircraft including the J-16 strike fighter and J-11 fighter, AVIC and two individuals whose names were redacted. It states conduct capable of constituting an offence, and it does so with a reasonable degree of precision," she wrote.

There are "continued calls for violence directed at U.S. critical infrastructure," the agency warned last February, "as a means to create chaos and advance ideological goals." Law enforcement and utility companies, though, say they're working to resolve the open cases and prevent future attacks. Members of accelerationist groups have been charged with several plots in recent years to attack critical infrastructure. "The critical infrastructure element has become one of the core components of neo-fascist accelerationist movements in the US. "They don't really care who is doing the violence, who's doing the critical infrastructure attacks, Lewis said.

☆ Federal agencies had intel that could have prevented Jan. 6 attack but they failed to act on it, committee investigator tells NBC
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Law enforcement agencies could have prevented the Jan. 6 attack, a committee investigator said. Tim Heaphy told NBC News that the FBI and DHS had important intel but failed to act on it. The committee encountered "numerous" examples of legitimate intelligence that were either ignored or downplayed ahead of the attack, Heaphy said. "There's no question that this was relatively unprecedented," Heaphy told NBC. "That said, there were plenty of indications that there could be violence, and law enforcement could have and should have done a better job of anticipating that."

☆ Authorities blame 'human error' for hiring of ex-trooper accused of 'catfishing' teen and killing her family
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Authorities in Virginia said Wednesday that “human error” led to the hiring of a former state trooper accused of killing a California family after he "catfished” their teenage relative. In a statement, Virginia State Police said an administrative review found "human error resulted in an incomplete database query" during the hiring process for Austin Edwards, 28. “The department is also proactively auditing existing personnel records and practices.”The statement added that Edwards didn't disclose anything that would have disqualified him from the job. NBC News has not confirmed the details of the report, and Wednesday’s police statement didn't address the matter. Virginia State Police previously said a background check found no “indicators of concern” when Edwards was hired.

Aaron Brink told the news station that he had mourned the loss of his child and had gone through a meltdown. Aldrich's mother, Laura Voepel, was also living in Texas. Brink told KFMB that he was the one who taught his child to fight. Law enforcement personnel stand outside Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sunday, following a fatal mass shooting. Brink told KFMB that he loved Aldrich "no matter what" and asked people to “please forgive” his child.

☆ A Texas doctor investigating if any of the 21 victims in Uvalde shooting could have lived if police didn't wait
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas doctor said Thursday he is working with state police to determine whether any of the 21 people killed in the Uvalde school shooting could have been saved had medical help arrived sooner. The Texas Department of Public Safety did not immediately return a message seeking comment Thursday. Four other physicians who are EMS and trauma specialists, along with other expert advisors, will also help in the review, Escott said. He said the review will look at autopsy reports and medical records from hospitals and paramedics who treated the victims. McCraw told families of the children killed in the shooting that the Texas Department of Public Safety “did not fail” Uvalde during the response amid escalating scrutiny over the department’s actions.

☆ Paul Pelosi secretly called 911 while in front of the intruder and spoke in 'code' to dispatcher to convey what was happening: 'Why are you here? What are you going to do to me?'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The 911 dispatcher knew something was wrong based on what she could overhear and alerted police. Sources told the Los Angeles Times Paul Pelosi told the intruder he needed to use the bathroom and called 911 after stepping away, leaving the line open. The Times reported dispatcher Heather Grimes overheard Paul Pelosi and the intruder talking and alerted police to the situation. John Miller, the outlet's chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst, said Paul Pelosi secretly called 911 somehow and left the line open. "Paul Pelosi is basically trying to tell her in code what's going on: 'Why are you here?

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