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Parole denied for man who 'slaughtered' his family as a teen in Monterey County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:23 GMT

(KRON) -- The California Board of Parole denied granting freedom for a Monterey County man who "slaughtered" four family members when he was 19-years-old, prosecutors said. Harold Bicknell stabbed his grandmother, his 6-year-old cousin, and two more cousins to death on August 9, 1977. His killing spree was triggered when family members found out that he had impregnated an underage girl, prosecutors said. Bicknell's parole was denied Wednesday.Monterey County District Attorney's Office wrote, "Despite multiple confessions, in varying environments ... Mr. Bicknell claims to be innocent. The parole commissioners found the denial implausible."The quadruple killing happened inside Bicknell's grandmother's house in Seaside. On August 9, 1977, Bicknell arrived at the house with his pregnant 14-year-old girlfriend, identified by prosecutors as "Terri M."Bicknell’s grandmother, Josephine Smith, lived in the Seaside house with her 28-year-old daughter, Suzanne Harris, her 15-year-old granddau...

Suspect who inappropriately touched teen girl wanted by Mountain View PD

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:23 GMT

(KRON) -- Police in Mountain View are looking for a man accused of inappropriately touching a teenage girl on a trail on Wednesday. The victim, a 17-year-old Palo Alto resident, was jogging on the Bay Trail around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday when the suspect approached her, according to the Mountain View Police Department.The suspect, a man walking a bicycle, approached the girl and asked if she spoke Spanish. He then asked her if she knew how to get back to a hotel but never said which hotel, police said. SF woman swept over Lake Tahoe waterfall; Oakland man dies on hike The man then asked the girl to show him a map for how to get to the hotel on her cell phone. It was at that point that the man grabbed the girl, pulled her toward him and touched her inappropriately.The teen pushed the suspect away and ran away. She was able to flag down a woman walking by who walked her to her car, police said.The girl arrived at the Mountain View police station the next day to report the incident. S...

$139K of sunglasses stolen in series of retail thefts across Bay Area; suspect arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:23 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was arrested in connection to a series of retail thefts across the Bay Area, the Santa Clara Police Department announced Friday on social media. Approximately $139,000 worth of sunglasses were stolen. These major retailers in downtown SF have closed their doors for good The suspect was apprehended on June 20 at the Westfield Valley Fair Mall where he was caught stealing merchandise from Macy's, according to police. Most of the stolen merchandise was "high-end designer" sunglasses.Earlier that month, the same suspect stole $7,851 worth of sunglasses from the Macy's men's store. The aforementioned total amount was across two thefts one day apart, police said.Police said the suspect was involved in similar thefts across Macy's stores in counties such as Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and potentially Santa Cruz. The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has filed 17 documented cases of grand theft against the suspect, which led to the $200K arrest warrant to ...

Jay Monahan to return to PGA Tour commissioner role after month break

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:23 GMT

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is returning to work just over a month after he stepped away for a “medical situation,” saying a two-year battle that ended in a surprise agreement with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf had been “grueling for all of us.”Monahan informed the PGA Tour’s policy board, players and staff Friday evening that he will return to his role on July 17, the week of the British Open.He said June 13 he was turning over day-to-day duties to two of his executives, just one week after announcing the commercial agreement with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund.Seven weeks of private meetings preceded the agreement, and the following week was spent trying to meet with players and explain to them why the tour went from battling the Saudi league to becoming its partner.“I am deeply sorry that I haven’t been able to be with you during this time,” Monahan wrote. “The last two years have been grueling for us all. I experienced that toll personally in the days following ...

Athletics place major league steals leader Esteury Ruiz on the 10-day injured list

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:23 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The Oakland Athletics placed major league steals leader Esteury Ruiz on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a right shoulder injury.The roster move, retroactive to Thursday, was one of several the Athletics announced Friday before opening a three-game series against the Red Sox.Ruiz is batting .257 with 43 stolen bases. The Athletics said the outfielder has a shoulder subluxation.Oakland also called up right-hander Angel Felipe and outfielder Cody Thomas from Triple-A Las Vegas and designated right-handed pitcher Rico Garcia for assignment.The Athletics have used 47 players this season, not including the additions to the roster made Friday. Oakland used 64 players last year.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

A company targeted in a former Delaware trooper’s theft scheme is suing him and the police agency.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:23 GMT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A package reshipping company targeted in a theft scheme by a former Delaware State Police trooper has filed a lawsuit against him and the police agency.TotalTransLogistics LLC said in a complaint filed this week in Superior Court that it is seeking to recover damages for harm caused by Jamal Merrell while he was employed as a trooper. The company also said the state police agency was liable because of “wanton and grossly negligent failure to supervise Merrell.”Merrell was sentenced in January to six months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of deprivation of rights under color of law. The offense involved Merrell using his law enforcement position to deprive someone else of a right or privilege. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons website indicates Merrell, 33, was released from custody on June 16.According to federal court documents, Merrell stole various electronic items while on duty from TotalTransLogistics, an international reshipping compa...

Sentencian a adolescente a cadena perpetua por el homicidio de su profesora de español

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:23 GMT

(CNN) — Un adolescente de Iowa que mató a su profesora de Español fue condenado a cadena perpetua este jueves, según muestran documentos judiciales.Willard Noble Chaiden Miller y Jeremy Goodale tenían 16 años cuando mataron a Nohema Graber en 2021.Ambos se declararon culpables de homicidio premeditado.Profesora de Uvalde se había resignado a la idea de que iba a morir, dice abogadoMiller fue sentenciado después de una audiencia de siete horas, según el fiscal del condado Jefferson, Chauncey Moulding.“Creo que la sentencia fue justa y apropiada dadas las horripilantes y espantosas circunstancias de este caso, y siento que se hizo justicia”, dijo Moulding a CNN en un correo electrónico. “Creo que este sentimiento es compartido en general por la familia Graber y la comunidad de Fairfield”.Nohema GraberMiller podrá optar a la libertad condicional después de 35 años, dicen los documentos judiciales.La sentencia de Jeremy Goodale está prevista para el 23 de a...

Police release photos of person linked to Catholic University shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:23 GMT

D.C. police are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a person linked to the fatal shooting on Catholic University’s campus this week.Police released the following photo of the person that was captured by surveillance cameras:D.C. police are asking for help identifying the person seen in this surveillance footage, a person they said is linked to the fatal shooting that happened at Catholic University on July 5. (Courtesy D.C. police)When responding to a shooting in the 600 block of Alumni Lane in Northeast D.C. shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, D.C. police officers found a wounded man, 25-year-old Maxwell Emerson, of Crestwood, Kentucky.Emerson was taken to the hospital, where police said he died from a gunshot wound, despite lifesaving efforts.Family members told NBC Washington that Emerson was in D.C. with family for the July 4 holiday and was going to attend a professional development workshop at the Library of Congress. Emerson was a high school s...

$4K reward offered after 13-year-old's murder in Aurora

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:23 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A $4,000 reward is being offered for information involving the murder of a 13-year-old boy in Aurora earlier this year.Phoenix Day was shot and killed in the Dillard's parking lot at the Town Center at Aurora mall on March 25. Grieving mother opens up about 13-year-old son’s killing People might have critical information and not think they do, but it could be the one lead investigators need to identify the shooter, Major Crimes and Homicide Detective Nicholas Lenansky said.Investigators said in a news conference Friday that they have spoken to some witnesses, but believe there were other people in the area who might have information and haven't come forward yet.His mom, Tabatha Denney, also spoke at the news conference and pleaded for people to come forward, that no details are too small.Phoenix had moved from Arizona to live with his mother and her husband shortly before he was killed. She said he was trying to fit in and make friends and was working with ...

Foolish mortals beware: ‘Haunted Mansion’ stars share spooky details about new film based on beloved Disney ride

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:23 GMT

A beloved and spooky Disney attraction is about to get the movie treatment — again!You might remember the Eddie Murphy-led comedy from the year 2003, but two decades later, more fools have moved into the Haunted Mansion … and they may never move out.But the real question: Is this room actually stretching? Or am I just sinking into my chair?Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion.Jared Leto (as Hat-Box Ghost, voice) “This house is dripping with souls.”Not the ride, the new movie!Owen Wilson (as Father Kent): We’re in a fight, whether we like it or not.”Danny DeVito (as College History Professor): “Or else we’re stuck here for eternity.”I’m your reporter, your ghost reporter, and I need a break from this voice.In the spooky comedy, Rosario Dawson plays a single mom who moves into a beautiful new home.Rosario Dawson: “She bought the mansion sight unseen on Zillow, and there’s a warning for that.”And ...