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A disturbing fentanyl case out of Santa Cruz is putting a spotlight on the fentanyl crisis on the Central Coast. The case involves the overdose of a 12-year-old girl who police say actively went out and bought it. “A 12-year-old getting in possession of fentanyl is definitely a rare occurrence for us,” said Jon Bush, deputy chief with Santa Cruz police. Police say the young girl bought fentanyl from a downtown street dealer and then went to Depot Park where she smoked it and overdosed. The girl regained consciousness after being administered Narcan. “It definitely could have had a different...

Florida gang members have supposedly been hosting massive parties at vacation rental homes with the hopes of spreading the coronavirus, according to officials. Osceola County Sherriff Russ Gibson reported that the sheriff’s office has received more than 600 noise complaints, many related to what Gibson referred to as “COVID-19 parties.” Gibson advised that over the coming weekend, his deputies plan to step up patrols in areas where the parties have been known to happen. “They’re being referred to, from what I’m being told, as COVID-19 parties where they’re actually getting together and they’re trying to mingle to potentially spread the...

Residents Cash In Guns for Peace of Mind District Police Host Buyback to Get Firearms Out of Homes and Off the Streets Francinina Jones grabbed her husband's long shotgun, the one he became attached to during years of hunting, and marched straight to the police station in Southeast D.C. "I wanted the gun out of the house," said Jones, 55, who lives in Southeast and traded the firearm for a $50 payment from the city. "There's too much killing, all these young people have guns." Jones and hundreds of others got cash for guns as part of the police department's...

BAGHDAD , Iraq – Multi-National Forces – Baghdad Soldiers reported an audible explosion in southern Baghdad March 23. Upon arrival, Soldiers from 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, found remains of a man approximately 50 meters from emplaced mortar shells. After an initial investigation, officials concluded the victim was possibly killed by a roadside bomb he was emplacing in a hole. Soldiers also reported 15 holes lined up in a row, approximately two feet wide and six feet apart. An explosive ordnance disposal unit was called to clear the area of other possible improvised-explosive devices....

<p>ORANGE PARK -- Two Jacksonville teens are being questioned today after authorities caught them pulling a stunt and videotaping it on the roof of the Orange Park Mall Sunday evening.</p> <p>At about 7 p.m., a15-year-old set fire to his 16-year-old friend, who donned multiple layers of clothing and drenched himself in lighter fluid, said Clay County sheriff's spokeswoman Mary Justino.</p>

NEW YORK -- A 14-year-old boy who was "surfing" on the roof of a subway train was killed when his head struck an overhead beam and he fell to the tracks. Eric Alvarez of Harlem was found dead on the tracks between two stations in lower Manhattan at about 4:45 p.m. Monday, said Detective Carolyn Chew. While Alvarez was riding home from school, his friends dared him to climb to the top of the train, a practice known as "subway surfing," said Marisa Balde, a spokeswoman for New York City Transit. He apparently had climbed the rear of a car...

MADRID (Reuters) - A lioness in a Spanish animal sanctuary ripped the right arm off a British tourist after the 54-year old woman clambered up a barrier and stuck her fingers inside the cage, local media reported. "The lady climbed up the three-meter high barrier...She climbed to the top and stuck her fingers inside the enclosure. Then Martha, one of the lionesses, grabbed her fingers, tugged her in and ripped her arm off," Serafin Domenech, owner of El Arca sanctuary near Alicante in southeast Spain, told state television Wednesday. Local media said the woman, who had been at the park...

'Human shields' head for Iraq Paul Harris Sunday December 29, 2002 The Observer A convoy of anti-war activists, likely to include dozens of British volunteers, will leave London next month to act as human shields protecting strategic sites in Iraq. The convoy to Baghdad is being organised by former US marine Kenneth Nichols, who served in the first Gulf war and won a combat medal but has now become a vociferous opponent of another Gulf conflict. British protesters are also heading for the country in advance of any Anglo-American bombing. Nichols, 33, aims to gather scores of volunteers together in...