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Many U.S. police departments, including the LAPD, discourage officers from shooting at moving vehicles due to the high risk of stray gunfire. Recent ICE shootings in Portland and Minneapolis have reignited debate over when deadly force against motorists is justified or necessary. Since January 2015, LAPD officers have fired their weapons at least 36 times at vehicles, killing seven motorists or passengers and wounding 12 others.

Mateo Ventura, 21, was arrested and charged in a complaint on June 8, 2023, and pleaded guilty to one count of concealment of financing of terrorism on Oct. 15. Ventura was convicted of providing multiple electronic gift cards to an individual he believed was an ISIS operative, intending that they be sold on the dark web for under face value with the profits being used to support ISIS.

A 51-year-old San Jose man wanted for five years for failing to register as a sex offender was finally arrested Tuesday in Sacramento, according to authorities. In November, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office shared information about the man as part of its Wanted Wednesday campaign, which in turn generated an anonymous tip with crucial details about his whereabouts, the sheriff's office said in a news release.

Gogic, 46, who remains held without bail at MDC Brooklyn, was set to stand trial on charges in November that he played a key role in an operation that trafficked more than 20 tons of cocaine through U.S. ports. A day before opening statements, though, the trial was thrown into chaos, when prosecutors said they'd learned of a plot to offer a $100,000 bribe to a juror.

Customs and Border Patrol agents shot and injured two people in Portland, Ore., on Thursday, one day after an Immigrations Custom and Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. Reactions to the shootings, from public protests to online arguments, reflect a deep divide in how they're seen as tragic abuses of power or law enforcement officers acting in self-defense.

A Massachusetts man was sentenced in federal court Thursday for his role in creating and distributing videos "depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against animals," officials said. Garrett Fitzgerald, of Scituate, was sentenced to 30 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty to conspiring to create and distribute the so-called "animal crush videos," federal authorities said.

He said, 'Linda, there's a green Army helicopter landed on your place, picking up elk antlers,'

Just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, the FBI's National Threat Operation Center contacted the Dalton Police Department about a man who called the center and made claims that "sparked mental health concerns," according to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. The man reportedly told the NTOC that he was paranoid that law enforcement were listening to his phone calls, alleged that he and his family were attacked by organized crime groups, and expressed fears about a "machine" in his basement.

MICHAEL GRADY: Let's join our public address announcer Jedidiah Jones. JEDIDIAH JONES: We are saddened by the tragedy that occurred yesterday in our Minneapolis community in the loss of Renee Nicole Good. Our thoughts are with her family and everyone affected, and our hearts are with our community as we hope for healing and unity during this challenging time. Please join us in a moment of silence. Thank you.

The quarterback said Thursday night that he's decided to stay with the Huskies, a decision that capped a tumultuous week in which Williams had signed with Washington, only to announce he was entering the transfer portal just days later. "I am fully committed and focused on contributing to what we are building," he wrote as part of an Instagram post.

The release states that Nunnenman, previously known as "Western Reserve John Doe," was walking on Western Reserve Road in Boardman, Ohio, on Aug. 12, 1982, when he was struck by a car traveling in the same direction. The 18-year-old driver left the scene but later turned herself in. No identification was found on the victim, and the case soon went cold.

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An Irvine woman already accused of intentionally putting Drano in her husband's drink in 2022 is now also facing attempted poisoning charges in a new grand jury indictment that was unsealed on Thursday, Jan. 8. Dr. Yue Emily Yu, who worked as a dermatologist in Mission Viejo, is alleged to have poisoned her husband's tea while the couple was in the midst of a contentious divorce and child custody battle. Yu has previously denied the allegations.

Fire marshals are investigating the cause of a blaze that tore through a three-story private home in East Flatbush, damaging the first and second floors, officials said. The fire broke out at 611 East 57 St. on Thursday, Jan. 8. Crews from Engine Company 310 and Ladder Company 174 were the first to arrive and encountered heavy fire conditions inside the attached dwelling.

Police in Milford posted a video of a pickup truck doing doughnuts in a snowy parking lot, with the vehicle eventually crashing into an adjacent fence. They say the driver - a 20-year-old who lives in town - is now facing charges: negligent operation of a motor vehicle, wanton destruction of property, and leaving the scene of property damage. Police said Parks Department reported the damage to the bike path fence at Fino Field last Friday morning.

Brooks Koepka applied for reinstatement of his PGA Tour membership Friday, sources told ESPN, the first step in the five-time major champion's potential return to the tour. Koepka, 35, left the LIV Golf League on Dec. 23 with one year left on his contract with the Saudi Arabian-financed breakaway circuit. It wasn't immediately clear when Koepka, a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour, will be permitted to return. He didn't renew his membership before the 2022-23 season, sources previously told ESPN.

REMEMBERING JOHN BEAM: Former players and students honor legendary coach in Oakland Loved ones remembered Beam as a larger-than-life personality who helped countless athletes turn their lives around and was a "pillar" in the Oakland community. He was a football legend in the Bay Area and had coached the sport for over 40 years before becoming solely Laney College's athletic director last year.

"I'm done at the end of this contract," Manfred said. "I've told them (the owners) that, and I'm gonna stick to it. I'll be 70. It is enough. ... You have a certain period of time when you have things that you want to accomplish, you take your best shot, you try to get as much done as possible. And then it's sort of time for the next guy with his set of things. And I think that's healthy and good for this."