Prisoner steals fire engine to flee San Diego County
An inmate identified as 51 year old Thomas Kelley escaped Donovan State Prison on New Year’s Day by stealing the fire engine. He had been jailed in November for a parole violation and worked as a prison firefighter. A chase followed as deputies spotted the vehicle in Spring Valley and found it abandoned.
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Mount Rainier suspect dead after chase ends in creek
An armed Iraq War veteran suspected in the Mount Rainier National Park ranger killing was found dead in icy waters after eluding snowshoe SWAT teams and dogs for about a day. Benjamin Colton Barnes, 24, had been linked to a New Year’s shooting near Seattle and faced mental health and domestic issues.
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German man arrested in Los Angeles car arsons
German national Harry Burkhart, 24, was arrested in Los Angeles in connection with more than 50 arson fires that damaged cars and buildings over New Year weekend. He was booked on arson of an inhabited dwelling and held without bail as investigators pursue leads in Hollywood West Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.
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Syria observers see concessions as killings persist
Arab League head says observers won concessions from Damascus such as withdrawal of heavy weapons, yet security forces continue to kill protesters amid a 9 month uprising. Opposition groups warn observers are being manipulated and unable to act independently. U.N. estimates over 5,000 killed since mid March.
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Supreme Court to hear EPA case over Idaho property
Mike Sackett recalls fearing daily fines exceeding 30000 from the EPA for filling a 0.63 acre Idaho lot near Priest Lake. The Sacketts contest the wetlands designation and seek to challenge EPA compliance orders, with Monday arguments shaping limits on who can challenge such orders and when.
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