Monthly Archives: January 2014

Coconino Sheriff’s seek missing person

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trudy-lawsonFLAGSTAFF—The Coconino County Sheriff’s office is seeking information on 51-year-old Trudy Fay Lawson missing since Saturday.

Trudy was last seen at around 10 am on the 18th at her home in the Doney Park area. She made two phone calls about 2 pm in which she indicated that she might be traveling to Phoenix. She may be driving a gray 2004 GMC Yukon with Arizona plates 576KWX.

She has not been in contact with family members since the last phone call and family and friends are worried about her welfare.

Trudy is 5′ 3″, about 140 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information should call the Coconino County Sheriff at 928-774-4523 or 1-800-338-7888. You can also call Silent Witness at 928-774-6111 or local police.

3 Bodies Found at Fort Hood (2 Children)

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(CNN)—The bodies of three people, two of them children, were discovered at an on-base residence in Fort Hood, Texas, the Army said in a news release.

The bodies — one man and two children — were found about 8:15 a.m. ET, and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command has launched a probe, according to the release.

No further details were available, and the identifications of the deceased won’t be released until the next of kin is notified, the Army said.

Chris Grey, spokesman for the criminal investigation command, could not provide further details but said, “We do not believe there is any further threat to the community at this time.”

2 arrested at Texas border linked to Target breach, credit card fraud

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McALLEN, Texas—Police in South Texas arrested two people trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico who may be connected to the massive data breach at Target.

27-year-old Mary Carmen Garcia and 28-year-old Daniel Guardiola Dominguez, both of Monterrey, Mexico, were arrested Sunday at the Anzalduas International Bridge on fraud charges. The duo had 96 fraudulent credit cards with them when they tried to re-enter the U.S., according to officials.

Police said the cards the two possessed bore the names of Mexican banks, but the numbers matched account information of South Texas residents affected by the Target data breach. Police said many of the cards had been used to buy tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise from national retail outlets in the area, including Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Toys ‘R’ Us.

Investigators are working to determine whether Garcia and Dominguez are involved in organized crime in Mexico, but McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez let slip that they appeared to have been dealing directly with the hackers and that the stolen account information appears to have been divvied up and sold off regionally — right down to the ZIP code.

KMSP-TV

More at KMSP Fox 9

Homeland Security secretary to visit Arizona border

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Jeh_Johnson_official_DHS_portrait TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will be visiting border operations in Arizona this week.

Jeh Johnson is expected to visit Douglas and Tucson on Wednesday.

According to his office, he will receive briefings on efforts to secure the border at the Tucson Sector headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Johnson will also meet with state and local law enforcement officials.

Arizona is one stop on a trip that will also include a visit to McAllen, Texas, on Tuesday.

Obama Urges Marijuana Legalization While American Support at an All-time High

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obama-weedNEW YORK (MainStreet) — Admitting that he “smoked pot as a kid,” in an interview with the New Yorker magazine published this weekend, President Barack Obama urged the legalization of marijuana.

“I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk of my adult life,” Obama said. “I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol.”

With recreational retail sales of marijuana already allowed in Colorado – and soon in Washington state – public favor for legalization is growing.

In October, a Gallup survey reported a majority of Americans (58%) favored legalization of grass, while more than one-third (38%) admitted having tried it.

“With Americans’ support for legalization quadrupling since 1969, and localities on the East Coast such as Portland, Maine, considering a symbolic referendum to legalize marijuana, it is clear that interest in this drug and these issues will remain elevated in the foreseeable future,” the Gallup report said.

Read more at Rolladailynews.com

See Also: Obama: Pot is not more dangerous than alcohol (Boston.com)

Enticement, harassment charges dropped against foreign military officers

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Two foreign military officers who were training at Fort Leonard Wood and charged in October of last year with enticement of a child and harassment had their charges dropped, Pulaski County Prosecuting attorney Kevin Hillman said Friday.

WAYNESVILLE, Mo.—Two foreign military officers who were training at Fort Leonard Wood and charged in October of last year with enticement of a child and harassment had their charges dropped, Pulaski County Prosecuting attorney Kevin Hillman said Friday.

“The victim’s family and I discussed the situation, and they did not want her to go through the further traumatization of two trials,” Hillman said.

The two foreign officers charged were Mohammed Mahmoud Omar Mefleh, of Jordan, and Antoine Chela, of Lebanon.

Hillman said the pair had the charges dropped as part of an agreement which required them to remain in jail for 90 days and pay for their incarceration costs, which were over $3,000 each.

“Right after the charges were dropped, the men were taken by Fort Leonard Wood officials and have to leave the country within 10 days. I expect them to be gone by Monday,” Hillman said.

“They can have no contact with minors and will not be allowed back in the country. The Department of Homeland Security will be tracking and monitoring the men until they leave the country.”

Read more at TheRollaDailyNews.com

See Also:
1. Grand Jury indicts two foreign military officers for attempted child abduction
2. Foreign military officers plead not guilty in attempted child abduction case
3. Two men arrested for attempted child abduction

Briar Patch flower shop opens today

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20130119-01WILLIAMS—Just in time to get those Valentine’s Day gifts and flowers reserved (guys!), Carl and Mariah Funderburg opens the Briar Patch today. The Briar Patch Florist and Gift Shop is located at 226 W. Route 66, next to Circle K.

The shop will provide flowers, plants, balloons, cards and gifts for a variety of occasions. They plan to deliver to Ash Fork, the Grand Canyon and to Flagstaff. The phone number to the store is (928)635-5366.

In addition they offer custom woodwork, restoring and building custom furniture and even refinishing rifle stocks.

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Is mainstream media keeping you from the “real” story?

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alg-conan-reaction-jpgBenghazi. NSA spying. IRS targeting. Fast and Furious. Now Bridgegate.

For years “conspiracy theorists” have warned that the media has been pumping out stories in an effort to draw your attention away from other stories that we should be paying attention to?

Could that be true?

Late night investigator Conan O’Brien takes a look at several unrehearsed and unscripted news reports on a story that might have escaped your attention.