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Western Wisconsin bar owner sentenced to 18 years for arson, insurance fraud

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:35:51 GMT

A 71-year-old bar owner in western Wisconsin was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday for setting fire to his own establishment five years ago to collect the insurance money.Following an eight-day trial, Kevin Grant in February was found guilty by a jury of four criminal counts related to intentionally setting fire to the Cubby Hole bar and restaurant in Woodville, including arson of a building with intent to defraud, second-degree reckless endangerment, unsafe burning of one’s own building and fraudulent insurance claims greater than $2,500.Firefighters responding to the fire on Dec. 29, 2018, detected an odor of gasoline and requested the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation, the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to assist in the investigation.The fire resulted in severe damage to the restaurant, for which Grant was paid more than $500,000 through insurance for property damage and losses, according to a sta...

Assemblymember seeking to reinstate Limo Task Force to keep unsafe vehicles off the street

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:35:51 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — More than four years after the Schoharie limo crash, New York State lawmakers continue to work on legislation to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again. Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara said the New York State Stretch Limousine Passenger Safety Task Force finished its study in October, and now their recommendations are being used for a new bill this year to improve driver and passenger safety.“It came from their report, and I think they can continue to rely on that valuable information so that we can do our jobs here,” he said. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! David Brown, CEO and President of Premier Transportation, was a part of the task force, and he says he noticed a significant change since releasing the study.“A lot of what we implemented, a lot of what we pushed forward was better communication between DOT and the DMV, so an accident like this can never happen again,” he said.From the DM...

$100M jury verdict awarded to victim of childhood sexual abuse

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:35:51 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman who was a victim of childhood sexual abuse has been awarded $100 million in a jury verdict, the Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP law office announced Tuesday. The settlement is believed to be the largest in New York State history for a lawsuit filed under the Child Victims Act. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The law office says that the victim is a 26-year-old woman who was sexually abused for four years beginning when she was 12 years old by a man named Joseph King, of Buffalo, now 39. King was a close friend to the victim's family.The jury awarded the $100 million verdict on Monday. It is compromised of $30 million for past damages, $20 million for future damages, and $50 million for punitive damages. "No amount of money will ever be able to give my client back what was taken from her by the despicable acts of this child molester," said attorney Robert Korp, who represented the woman in cour...

Tom Menas agrees in principle to return to Empire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:35:51 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Empire are looking back to move forward. Tom Menas, the former Albany Empire coach, tells NEWS10 Sports Director Griffin Haas he has agreed in principle to return as the team's head coach. Menas won back to back championships for the Empire, but was fired on April 6th, just 10 days before the team's season opener. Menas said at the time that the new owner, former NFL All-Pro Antonio Brown, wanted to go in another direction, but added he only positive interactions with the Brown family. This move comes just one day after interim head coach Damon Ware and six players left the team. Ware told NEWS10 he and the players were not being paid, and they were not given keys to their hotel rooms. Here's another twist: Menas tells me Ware will also return to the team. He will serve as the Empire's offensive head coordinator and assistant head coach. Last year’s MVP Darius Prince, captains Nick Haag, Brandon Sesay, and Dwayne Hollis, quarterback Sam Castranova...

Nolan Arenado after April struggles: 'I expect to fix it'

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:35:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Behind a 10-19 record, the St. Louis Cardinals ended April with the second-worst record in the National League, fifth-worst in Major League Baseball and the franchise's slowest start in half a century. How do they turn it around? There are plenty of theories, but one of the team's biggest bats wants to hold himself accountable. Third baseman Nolan Arenado finished April with a modest .231 batting average, 2 home runs and 11 RBI, well below his monthly norms over his first 10 MLB seasons. During a lengthy West Coast road trip, on in which the Cardinals fared just 2-8, Arenado went just 5-for-42 (.119 batting average) with one RBI and no extra-base hits. RELATED - Cardinals name Stifel as jersey sponsor, patch debuts Tuesday "I think if we were winning, I wouldn't be worried about it so much," said Arenado on Tuesday. "But the fact that we're losing, it feels a lot worse because I'm not playing my part." Arenado says he feels mechanically disconnected and needs to adjus...

Pursuit suspect busted after standoff in Bell Gardens

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:35:51 GMT

A 40-year-old man who was wanted by the United States Marshals is under arrest after a pursuit and standoff Tuesday in Bell Gardens, authorities announced.  The suspect, now identified as Genaro Jacquez, came to the attention of officers with the Bell Garden Police Department a day earlier, on May 1, when they responded to reports of vandalism at a Shell gas station, located at 5970 Florence Avenue.  At that time, police were able to identify Jacquez as one of the suspects involved in the incident. The investigation also revealed that the that the 40-year-old was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service on a no-bail warrant and was believed to be armed and dangerous, authorities said.  On Tuesday, patrol officers spotted Jacquez leaving a residence on Fostoria Street in Bell Gardens. When police attempted a traffic stop, the suspect fled, leading officers on a pursuit into South Gate and then onto the 710 Freeway.  After an approximately 15-mile chase, the 40-year-old ...

Santa Paula man found guilty of 1993 double murder 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:35:51 GMT

A man from Santa Paula was convicted of two first-degree murder counts on Tuesday for the 1993 murders of his estranged wife and her boyfriend. According to a report from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, Everardo Meza Alamillo visited his estranged wife Adriana Meza’s house in Santa Paula on Oct. 13, 1993, because she wanted Alamillo to be a part of their daughter’s life. Alamillo left the house and then returned later that evening armed with a .22-caliber rifle. He entered Meza’s house through a back door and walked into her bedroom, killing her and her boyfriend, Armando Cauich, Jr., while they were lying in bed, authorities said.Alamillo and Meza’s two-year-old daughter was asleep between the two victims when they were killed, the DA’s office said.  34-year-old Fontana cold murder case solved; suspect arrested in Wisconsin Immediately after the murders, Alamillo fled the country, and although he was indicted in 1994 on two counts of murder, he woul...

LASD searching for suspects who stole thousands of dollars worth of fragrance items from Sephora in Calabasas 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:35:51 GMT

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating the suspects that stole thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Sephora in Calabasas. The theft occurred around 6 p.m. on April 26 at the Sephora in the Calabasas Commons in the City of Calabasas. According to LASD, the suspects “selected multiple fragrance items” and then proceeded to leave the store without paying for them. According to LASD, the suspects “selected multiple fragrance items” and then proceeded to leave the store without paying for them.  (LASD) California bill aims to crack down on organized retail theft Sephora reported a total loss of $1,957, LASD said. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective Lopez with the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff Station Detective Bureau at 818-878-1808. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org 

San Jose man arrested in connection with attempted arson

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:35:51 GMT

MILPITAS – A 41-year-old San Jose man has been arrested in connection with an attempted arson at a Milpitas bank last week, police said.The incident was reported around 2:40 p.m. Friday at the Bank of America at 740 East Calaveras Blvd.The suspect placed an incendiary device near the front doors of the bank, lit it on fire and left in a newer maroon Honda Accord, according to the Milpitas Police Department.The flames were extinguished before anyone was injured or property was damaged.Around 10:15 a.m. Monday, detectives arrested the suspect and booked him into Santa Clara County jail on charges of attempted arson and possession of an incendiary device.Police said the suspect is a registered arson offender.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Palo Alto: Teen arrested on suspicion of arson Crime and Public Safety | Santa Clara: Investigation underway into attempted bank robbery Crime and Public Safety | San Jose: Three arrests made in ro...

Athletics’ Brent Rooker among baseball’s top sluggers in early going

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:35:51 GMT

OAKLAND — Brent Rooker has been hitting home runs at a rate that matches or exceeds that of some of the greatest sluggers in Oakland franchise history.Not that he’s spending a lot of time overanalyzing it. Where Rooker is concerned, that’s not part of the process. And process, to Rooker, is everything.“Right now I’m trying to keep the same routine I’ve had going,” Rooker said Tuesday night before the Athletics hosted the Seattle Mariners at the Coliseum. “I’ll keep riding with that. I’ll go back and watch each at-bat for checkpoints I make sure I hit. As long as those things are in place, and I’m in the positions I want, then I think I’ll continue to feel comfortable.”Whether Rooker is simply riding a hot streak and due to fall back to earth or if he’s suddenly blossomed as a major league hitter at age 28 remains to be seen.But it’s been one of the few bright spots in the Athletics 6-23 start.C...