Bid to arrest MILF ‘rejects’ leads to clash, escape of suspects

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:35:23 +0000

Bid to arrest MILF ‘rejects’ leads to clash, escape of suspects

ILIGAN CITY—A group of soldiers and policemen clashed with at least 12 armed men at the outskirts of Sapad town of Lanao del Norte when the lawmen tried to arrest the leader of an alleged crime group composed of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rejects. Lt. Col. Rolando Orenga, head of the 5th Mehanized Infantry Battalion, […]

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New York City subway scare suspect taken into police custody

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 02:53:11 +0000

FILE - This photo released by NYPD shows a person of interest wanted for questioning in regard to the suspicious items placed inside the Fulton Street subway station in Lower Manhattan on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 in New York. Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea tweeted Saturday, Aug. 17, that the man seen holding one of the rice cookers in surveillance video was taken into custody. The discovery of the cookers Friday led to an evacuation and roiled the morning commute. (NYPD via AP, File)

NEW YORK — A homeless man from West Virginia faced charges Saturday for allegedly placing two devices that looked like pressure cookers in a New York City subway station, forcing an evacuation and snarling the morning commute, police said. Larry Kenton Griffin II, of Bruno, West Virginia, was awaiting arraignment late Saturday in Manhattan’s central […]

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At least 13 people arrested at Portland, Oregon protest

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 02:30:01 +0000

Members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing demonstrators march across the Hawthorne Bridge during an "End Domestic Terrorism" rally in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. The group includes organizer Joe Biggs, in green hat, and Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio, holding megaphone. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

PORTLAND, Ore.  — Police arrested at least 13 people and seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon. Authorities closed bridges and streets to try to keep the rival groups apart. They were largely successful. “This was a dynamic event with demonstrators […]

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NBI arrests De Lima’s ‘nephew,’ co-accused in drug case

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 01:36:51 +0000

Cops nab PACC exec for threatening security guard with loaded gun

MANILA, Philippines–The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Friday morning arrested an alleged nephew of Senator Leila De Lima in connection with a drug case the detained senator is now facing. Jose Adrian Dera or Jad was arrested in Angeles City, Pampanga at 5:30 Friday morning, his lawyer Atty. Raymond Palad said. NBI Spokesman Ferdinand […]

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