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Former Adams County sheriff and senior staff charged with fraud

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- On Wednesday, the former Adams County sheriff and members of the staff at his department were charged with fraud.Former Adams County Sheriff Richard Reigenborn, former Undersheriff Thomas McLallen and former Division Chief Michael Bethel are accused of falsifying records claiming they completed mandatory annual training hours in 2021.According to an arrest affidavit, investigators also claim that Bethel took some of McLallen's training courses on his behalf. Troopers find 290 pounds of cocaine during traffic stop “A foundation of effective policing is reliable and sound training. Well-trained officers build community trust and confidence in law enforcement. We’ll continue to take seriously any allegation of efforts to disregard state-mandated training or submit fraudulent training records to POST,” Attorney General Phil Weiser said in a press release.Officers are required to complete a minimum of 24 hours of annual in-service training, such as training in arr...

Where does Colorado rank in the US for fentanyl deaths?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Over half of the U.S. is seeing an increase in fentanyl deaths in 2023, and Colorado is among those states.Families Against Fentanyl analyzed the newest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which revealed that overdose deaths are at an all-time high. The most recent data was collected from April 2022 to April 2023. Officials warn of powdered fentanyl circulating in Boulder County The national average for fentanyl deaths in 2023 so far is 77,415 people, which went up by 5% from 2022. In the U.S., 22 states ranked above the national average for an increase in fentanyl deaths. Some of the highest increases happened in Oregon, with a 67% increase, and Washington with a 65% increase. States that saw an increase in fentanyl deaths in 2023:Oregon: 67%Washington: 65%Nevada: 58%Oklahoma: 55%Wyoming: 41%Texas: 28%Hawaii: 27%Alabama: 27%Utah: 21%Vermont: 19%Delaware: 19%Alaska: 17%Maine: 16%Kansas: 16%Georgia: 13%Minnesota: 13%California: 10%Idaho: 9...

BSO seeks public’s assistance in identifying juveniles behind violent vandalism spree targeting Parkland home

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:05 GMT

Authorities in Parkland are on the hunt for a group of juveniles who escalated their pattern of vandalism to a dangerous level, as captured on video surveillance.According to Broward Sheriff’s Office Parkland District detectives, the series of incidents began on Saturday, July 2, at around 3 a.m., when the subjects targeted a home along the 10000 block of Majestic Trail in Parkland.Investigators said the juveniles hurled several beer cans into the backyard and swimming pool.When they returned on Friday, July 8, at approximately 11:30 p.m., detectives said, the subjects were seen pelting the same property with multiple eggs before they fled in a golf cart. Lissette Muñoz, the homeowner whose property was targeted, spoke with 7News on Thursday about the incidents.“One of them stays up there, the other one comes to the fence here, and if he saw, because it covers that fourth bar right there, and he has a hard time lighting it,” she said “Once he lights it, it gets th...

7 rescued after yacht takes on water off Miami Beach

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:05 GMT

A yacht that took on water off Miami Beach prompted a quick response by first responders.U.S. Coast Guard and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews arrived at the scene a mile and a half east of Government Cut, Thursday afternoon. According to officials, there were seven people on board the 60-foot vessel.No injuries were reported.

Man taken to hospital after falling off roof in Brighton

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:05 GMT

A man was taken to a hospital Thursday after falling off a roof in Brighton, Boston police said. SKY7-HD was over the scene on Elko Street around 5 p.m. where emergency crews could be seen with police tape in place around a home. Police said an initial call reporting the incident came in around 4:20 p.m. No further information was immediately available. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Judge delays start of Adam Montgomery’s murder trial

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:05 GMT

A judge has delayed the trial of the man accused of killing his five-year-old daughter, Harmony Montgomery, a spokesperson for the New Hampshire state court system said. Adam Montgomery was scheduled to go on trail in November for the alleged murder of Harmony. In a message to 7NEWS on Thursday, though, the court spokesperson said jury selection is now scheduled to begin on Feb. 6 of next year.Harmony Montgomery was last seen in 2019. Police have said they believe Adam Montgomery killed Harmony in December, 2019 by repeatedly hitting her in the head. Harmony’s body has never been recovered.Adam is facing charges of second degree murder, falsifying physical evidence and abuse of a corpse in connection with Harmony’s death. He has pleaded not guilty. 

Westfield woman pleads guilty to Boston Children’s Hospital bomb threat last year

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:05 GMT

A Westfield woman pleaded guilty to threatening to blow up Boston Children’s Hospital last year.“There is a bomb on the way to the hospital, you better evacuate everybody you sickos,” Catherine Leavy allegedly told a hospital phone operator on Aug. 30, 2022, according to an affidavit filed in her case.The hospital and surrounding area were placed in lockdown and a bomb squad was dispatched at taxpayer expense for the false threat, according to the feds.Leavy, 37, of Westfield, on Thursday pleaded guilty to making a false bomb threat and to intentionally conveying false or misleading information that a bomb was on the way to Boston Children’s Hospital.The plea hearing summary on the court docket notes that there was not a plea deal in place, that her court-appointed attorney did not want to be heard and that Leavy had been accepted into a restorative justice program and requested that she be sentenced in March so she will have time to complete the program.The false bomb threat charge...

Brian Bannister — whose father Floyd pitched for the Chicago White Sox — gets started as team’s senior adviser to pitching

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:05 GMT

Brian Bannister joined the Boston Red Sox baseball operation staff before the 2015 season.“They didn’t even know what to call me,” Bannister recalled with a laugh Thursday. “I was pitching them the concept of a director of pitching. At the time, they called me a scout and an analyst, and it evolved over the next couple of years to turn into a director of pitching, VP of pitching.“But really, it’s working in between departments and getting everybody to pull on the rope at the same time and leveraging all the resources and the data and the analytics but ultimately not losing sight of the main thing, which is making your pitchers better, understanding what makes each pitcher at his best and leveraging all your resources to make that happen.”Bannister spent five seasons with the Red Sox (2015-19) and the last four seasons with the San Francisco Giants before being named senior adviser to pitching for the Chicago White Sox last week.ȁ...

Week 4 high school football schedule

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:05 GMT

THURSDAY’S GAMESHopkinton at Dracut/Innovation, 6King Philip at Taunton, 6Lynn Classical at Medford, 6Milford at Attleboro, 6Newton South at Cambridge, 6Roxbury Prep at Weston, 6Hingham at Plymouth North, 7Medway at Westwood, 7FRIDAY’S GAMESRevere at Lynn English, 5Arlington at Lexington, 6Chelmsford at North Andover, 6Chelsea at East Boston, 6Dennis-Yarmouth at Barnstable, 6Holbrook/Avon at Monomoy, 6Holliston at Grafton, 6Manchester-Essex at Nashoba Tech, 6Marshfield at Bridgewater-Raynham, 6Martha’s Vineyard at Carver, 6Minuteman at Bartlett, 6Newton North at Framingham, 6Oakmont vs. Latin Academy, 6 (WS)Quincy at Braintree, 6Somerville at Malden, 6Wachusett at Natick, 6Wakefield at Burlington, 6West Boylston at Blue Hills, 6Abington at Norwell, 6:30Amesbury at Ipswich, 6:30Arlington Catholic at Bishop Stang, 6:30Atlantis Charter/Westport at Cape Cod Tech, 6:30Belmont at Winchester, 6:30Beverly at Masconomet, 6:30Bourne at Fairhaven, 6:30David Prouty at Millis, ...

A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:05 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal spy agencies should be required to get court approval before reviewing the communications of U.S. citizens collected through a secretive foreign surveillance program, a sharply divided privacy oversight board recommended on Thursday.The recommendation came in a report from a three-member Democratic majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent agency within the executive branch, and was made despite the opposition of Biden administration officials who warn that such a requirement could snarl fast-moving terrorism and espionage investigations and weaken national security as a result.The report comes as a White House push to secure the reauthorization of the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is encountering major bipartisan opposition in Congress and during a spate of revelations that FBI employees have periodically mishandled access to a repository of intelligence gathered under the law, v...