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'The case of JonBenet Ramsey': Investigators agree on theory of brother Burke Ramsey

Ryan Parker
The Hollywood Reporter
Mon, 19 Sep 2016 09:04 UTC
Jon Benet
© CBS'The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey
"In my opinion, the Ramsey family did not want law enforcement to solve this case, and that's why it remains unsolved," says retired FBI profiler Jim Clemente.

After going through the evidence and conducting interviews with some of the those involved in the case, a panel of law enforcement specialists all agreed on the theory that Burke Ramsey killed his sister, JonBenet, during Christmas 1996.

Retired FBI profiler Jim Clemente and former Scotland Yard criminal behavior expert Laura Richards worked with specialists for the CBS two-part special, The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey. The series premiered Sunday night.

The panel of investigators included forensic linguistics expert James Fitzgerald, famed criminologist Werner Spitz, former Boulder Country District Attorney's Office investigator James Kolar, statement analyst Stan Burke and forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee.

Comment: See recent videos for more on the death of JonBenet with Former New York City prosecutor, retired FBI supervisory special agent and profiler, Jim Clemente.

Update: It seems the two videos of Jim Clemente have been taken down on youtube. Here are a couple more videos of Jim Clemente analyzing the 911 call and recent investigation into the death of JonBenet Ramsey.







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Raging fire at power plant causes total blackout in Puerto Rico


RT
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00 UTC
power plant in Puerto Rico
© E Cortes / YouTube
A massive blaze at a power plant in Puerto Rico has left around 1.5 million islanders without electricity. The causes of the fire remain unknown.

The fire has damaged the two main transmission lines of 230,000 volts, according to a local power company, Electric Power Authority (EPA). An investigation by the company is under way, while no injuries have been reported.
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Pistol

Another Black Victim: Police shooting of Terence Crutcher prompts federal investigation


RT
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 06:18 UTC
Oklahoma black shooting
© Tulsa Police Department / ReutersA still image captured from a dashcam video from Tulsa Police Department shows Terence Crutcher seen with his hands in the air followed by police officers during a police shooting incident in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. on September 16, 2016. Video taken September 16, 2016.
Following the killing of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher by Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby, the US Department of Justice is opening an investigation into whether Crutcher's civil rights were violated.

The video of Crutcher's death released Monday was quickly shared around social media. In a press conference that day, Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan called it "very difficult to watch," and "disturbing."

Jordan also announced that the Department of Justice would conduct an impartial probe into the shooting, which was confirmed on Tuesday.

"The Justice Department is committed to investigating allegations of excessive force by law enforcement officers, and will devote whatever resources necessary to ensure that all allegations of civil-rights violations are fully and completely investigated," US Attorney Danny Williams, Sr. told the Wall Street Journal.
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Attention

Teenagers dressed as clowns arrested in Louisiana for threatening to abduct children

Victor Skinner
EAG News.org
Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00 UTC
clown threats
LaGrange police are not clowning around.

Lt. Dale Strickland told WXIA police arrested four teens on Friday for creating a fake Facebook page, where they made threats to dress like a creepy clown and abduct children with a white van. Last week, police allege, the teens made the threats against students at Callaway Elementary, Franklin Forest Elementary, Callaway Middle School, Troup High School and Callaway High School.

Police charged Steven Goddard Jr., 18, Zaria Dallas, 18, and Tristian Bonner, 17, with making terroristic threats. Goddard and Dallas are from Georgia, while Bonner is from Alabama. Police charged an unnamed 16-year-old with both making terroristic threats and disrupting public schools, according to the news site.

"We have received numerous Facebook messages about the possible criminal activity involving individuals dressed as clowns. On Monday, September 12, 2016, LaGrange Police began an investigation into threats made by several individuals via Facebook to commit violent crimes at three different schools in LaGrange," the department posted to its Facebook page.

"The suspects indicated that they would be dressed as 'creepy clowns' and would be driving a white van. After the posts were made and shared thousands of times officers with the department responded to numerous calls of 'creepy clowns' driving in different areas of the city. There were no individuals located and several of the calls were believed to be false," it continued.

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Attention

More than 800 immigrants mistakenly granted US citizenship


Yahoo News
Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:24 UTC
Homeland security
© AP Photo/Susan Walsh
The U.S. government has mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud who had pending deportation orders, according to an internal Homeland Security audit released Monday.

The Homeland Security Department's inspector general found that the immigrants used different names or birthdates to apply for citizenship with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and such discrepancies weren't caught because their fingerprints were missing from government databases.

DHS said in an emailed statement that an initial review of these cases suggest that some of the individuals may have ultimately qualified for citizenship, and that the lack of digital fingerprint records does not necessarily mean they committed fraud.

The report does not identify any of the immigrants by name, but Inspector General John Roth's auditors said they were all from "special interest countries" — those that present a national security concern for the United States — or neighboring countries with high rates of immigration fraud. The report did not identify those countries.
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Attention

Massachusetts supreme court rules black men have legitimate reason to run from police


RT
Wed, 21 Sep 2016 21:06 UTC
Boston police arrest
© Brian Snyder / Reuters
Based on the disproportionate number of police stops of black males in Boston and a state law that does not require individuals to speak to police or remain in their presence, Massachusetts' highest court ruled that a black man had reason to flee police.

The case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court was based on the gun conviction of Jimmy Warren, who was arrested in December 2011 while Roxbury police investigated a break-in. Based on a description of "dark clothing," police approached Warren and another man. The pair ran from the cops, but were later searched and arrested. Warren was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm even though he was not armed at the time of his arrest. An unlicensed gun had been recovered by police in a nearby yard, WBUR reported, and Warren was eventually convicted.
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Info

Hoax? 'Suspicious' duffel bag outside Los Angeles federal building prompts bomb squad, street closures

Matt Hamilton
Los Angeles Times
Wed, 21 Sep 2016 21:00 UTC
A Los Angeles police officer keeps watch at Temple and Los Angeles streets
© Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles TimesA Los Angeles police officer keeps watch at Temple and Los Angeles streets, near where a suspicious package forced the evacuation of a downtown federal building.
A suspicious duffel bag left outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles prompted the arrival of a police bomb squad and the closure of some downtown streets, authorities said.

An unidentified man was seen dropping off a duffel bag about 8:15 p.m. outside the building, which houses a federal courthouse and offices for the U.S. Marshals, among other agencies, according to Officer Jenny Houser of the Los Angeles Police Department.

The LAPD's bomb squad was called to the building in the 200 block of East Temple Street, and found the bag did not pose a threat.

The bag contained personal items, police said.
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Church, parents fail to report Colorado pastor's pedophilia because 'biblical counseling' would solve problem

Brad Reed
Raw Story
Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:06 UTC
Robert Wyatt
© KDVRPastor Robert Wyatt
A church in Thornton, Colorado has come under fire after court documents revealed this week that it failed to report a pastor's sexual abuse to police because it believed the problem could be solved with "biblical counseling."

Local news station KDVR reports that Pastor Robert Wyatt repeatedly had sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl who was parishioner at the Agape Bible Church in Thornton. What's even more disturbing about this case, however, is the fact that court documents show church officials knew about Wyatt's sexual abuse and did nothing.

According to an arrest affidavit for Wyatt, both head pastor Darrell Ferguson and the 12-year-old girl's adoptive parents agreed that it would be best to not go to the police because they were concerned about what would happen to Wyatt.

Instead, the affidavit claims, the church and the parents agreed that "biblical counseling they would receive through the church was sufficient" to fixing the problem.

The officer who interviewed the girl's adoptive father said that the man "made it clear his interest was in protecting the church and its reputation more than protecting his daughter."

Police only learned about the pastor's abuse because another parishioner told them about it after being disgusted by the church's inaction.
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Cell Phone

Shades of Fahrenheit 451: Did NYC's mass-text manhunt set a precedent?

Russell Brandom and Adi Robertson
The Verge
Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:10 UTC
NYC cops
© Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Yesterday morning, millions of phones across New York City's five boroughs blared with a siren-like alarm and an ominous message. "Wanted: Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28-yr-old male. See media for pic," it said. "Call 9-1-1 if seen." Though the text didn't mention it, Rahami was wanted for questioning over a Saturday bombing in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea — hours later, he would be arrested in Linden, New Jersey, where he was found sleeping in the doorway of a bar.

At a press conference after Rahami was apprehended, newly sworn NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said the phone alert had given police a pivotal advantage. "It gets everybody involved. It's that sense of shared responsibility," said O'Neill. "If we can get everybody in the city engaged in helping us keep it safe, I think this is the way to go. This is the future."

Comment: What a way to ramp up the fear and immediately plant thoughts into the minds of millions of people. Once can only expect more government mass texts in the future.

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'I came here to die': Israeli guards shoot unarmed 13yo Palestinian girl at West Bank checkpoint


RT
Wed, 21 Sep 2016 19:41 UTC
Israel checkpoint
© Amir Cohen / Reuters
Israeli guards have shot and injured an unarmed 13-year-old Palestinian girl after she refused to stop at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. The area has seen a recent spike in violence with shootings and stabbing attacks occurring in the past few days.

The incident took place at a crossing near the settlement of Alfei Menashe and the Palestinian town of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.

The teenager was carrying a bag, which raised suspicion from Israeli guards. She approached the checkpoint on foot, Israel's Defense Ministry said. The checkpoint is a car-only crossing and does not allow pedestrians to walk through it.
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