Officer fired for obscene gesture during canine threat class
Bixby Oklahoma police officer Cory Forister was fired for conduct unbecoming an officer after he gestured obscenely to TV crews during a Humane Society canine threat assessment class. Forister had shot a 6 year old golden retriever named Fluppy on June 5 and euthanized him. Three TV stations aired video of the incident.
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Cory Forister
Anthony Stephens
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Five Die In Kansas Highway Construction Crash
A six vehicle crash in a highway construction zone on US 50 near Peabody Kansas left five dead, following two deaths the day before at the same site. A tractor trailer struck a passenger vehicle that had slowed in the one lane area, as crews repair a 22 mile stretch. The nine mile closure impacted traffic after Tuesday evening's crash. Last month two others died in the same zone when a van was rear-ended by a tractor trailer about 40 miles northeast of Wichita.
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Wichita
Ferry Relaunched After Memorial For Staten Island Crash
The Staten Island ferry, involved in last year’s deadly crash that killed 11 and injured many, was relaunched after 5.8 million dollars in repairs and a memorial plaque listing the victims. The NTSB continues its collision probe amid reports the captain passed out at the controls and questions about crew postings.
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New York
Staten Island
National Transportation Safety Board
Patton dies at 80. son of WWII general mourned in Mass
Maj. Gen. George S. Patton died at age 80 after a battle with Parkinsons disease. A West Point graduate, he served in Korea and Vietnam and commanded the Army second armored division at Fort Hood in 1975. He was wounded in Vietnam and received a Purple Heart before retiring in 1980 and living in Hamilton, Massachusetts.
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Fort Hood
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Hamilton
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28 illegal aliens found in LA hotel
Police found 28 suspected illegal Mexican immigrants held by smugglers at the Polaris Hotel in South Los Angeles. Smugglers fled before police arrival as 25 men, two women, and one child were located in two rooms. An ICE spokeswoman noted the group had recently entered the United States. A tip from a man who paid the smugglers helped locate them.
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Polaris
Michael Parlor
Parlor
United States
Marie Lebrechts
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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