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A juvenile was shot and killed in East Oakland in the early hours of Friday morning, police said. Oakland police said that officers responded to reports of a shooting at the 8000 block of Dowling Street around 1:30 a.m. At the scene, they found a juvenile Oakland resident with gunshot wounds. He died at the scene. Oakland police did not immediately respond to questions about the boy’s age or about whether they had a suspect. They are not releasing the name of the victim until next of kin are notified of the death. Oakland police said they are investigating the incident, and asked anyone with information to contact the Homicide Section at (510) 238-3821 or the tip line at 238-7950. Danielle Echeverria is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @DanielleEchev … [Read more...] about Juvenile killed in East Oakland shooting

When the video of Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating by Memphis police was released to the public a week ago, many—including Nichols’ family—applauded Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis’ swift action in firing the officers involved in his beating, calling it a blueprint for police accountability moving forward. Davis had recently been seen as a figure willing to speak out for police reform, even to the Senate , following the murder of George Floyd and as a president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. But to some Atlantans, the beating of Nichols by members of Davis’ newly created (and now disbanded) SCORPION unit in Memphis reminded them of their own violent experience at the hands of another unit Davis commanded in the early 2000’s: the REDDOGs. And others have questioned whether she had learned from past mistakes when she created the SCORPION unit in Memphis to crack down on violence. “She took that same intent down… there and created a whole … [Read more...] about Black Atlantans Terrorized by Memphis PD Chief’s Old Unit Speak Out: ‘They’d Beat Your Ass’

Correction Appended "THEY keep finding new ways to celebrate mediocrity," grumbles Bob Parr, once known as Mr. Incredible, the patriarch of a superhero family languishing in middle-class suburban exile. He is referring to a pointless ceremony at his son's school, but his complaint is much more general, and it is one that animates "The Incredibles," giving it an edge of intellectual indignation unusual in a family-friendly cartoon blockbuster. Because it is so visually splendid and ethically serious, the movie raises hopes it cannot quite satisfy. It comes tantalizingly close to greatness, but seems content, in the end, to fight mediocrity to a draw. By "they" Bob means the various do-gooders, meddlers and bureaucrats -- schoolteachers, lawyers, politicians, insurance executives -- who have driven the world's once-admired superheroes underground, into lives of bland split-level normalcy. "The Incredibles," written and directed by Brad Bird and released under the mighty Pixar brand, … [Read more...] about Being Super in Suburbia Is No Picnic

Billy Summers had only known Kent Hovind a couple days when Hovind told him about the convicted child sex offender who sometimes visited Hovind’s Christian amusement park. They were in Hovind’s car, picking up supplies for Dinosaur Adventure Land, the creationist theme park that Hovind operates in a quiet pocket of Alabama. Hovind spoke about a longtime friend who had done time for battery and committing lewd acts on children under the age of 14. Hovind claimed the conviction was a sham, and that the friend was actually being persecuted for his work exposing the New World Order . But Summers was alarmed. “In my head, I was like, ‘well, I’m stuck out in the middle of Alabama right now, riding along with him, so I can’t say nothing,’” Summers told The Daily Beast. In interviews with former workers, and recordings from internal Dinosaur Adventure Land (DAL) meetings, people close to the theme park expressed concerns about Hovind’s cavalier attitude toward crime on the compound. … [Read more...] about Preacher Accused of Enabling Pedophile at Creationist ‘Dino’ Theme Park

LONDON — The former glam rock singer Gary Glitter has been released from prison after serving half of a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three young girls decades ago, Britain’s Ministry of Justice said on Friday. The singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, will serve the remainder of his sentence under probation, a common arrangement in Britain. Mr. Gadd will be fitted with a GPS tag and will face other restrictions, the ministry said in a statement. “If the offender breaches these conditions at any point, they can go back behind bars,” it noted. The 78-year-old former star rose to fame in the 1970s after a string of hits, including “Rock and Roll Part 2,” which has been widely featured in films and at sporting events in the United States. Mr. Gadd was arrested in 2012 as part of an inquiry set up to investigate accusations of sexual abuse against Jimmy Savile, a longtime BBC host. That arrest led to Mr. Gadd’s conviction on one count of attempted rape, four … [Read more...] about Gary Glitter Is Released From Prison After Serving Half of His Sentence

close Video California community in a 'state of shock' after entire family brutally killed: Mike Boudreaux Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss new details emerging within the investigation into an 'execution-style' massacre of an entire California family. Two gang members have been arrested in connection with the massacre of six people, including a baby, inside a California home , one after a gunfight with authorities. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said Noah David Beard, 25, was taken into custody without incident and Angel "Nanu" Uriarte, 35, was wounded in the shootout with federal agents and was undergoing surgery. He was expected to survive. "I’m happy we were able to put these two men behind bars," Boudreaux said. The suspects and the members of the family have a history of gang violence but a motive for the killings were still unknown, the sheriff said, FOX San Francisco reported. … [Read more...] about California sheriff says 2 gang members arrested in execution-style killing of 6 relatives, including baby