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Missing Texas teens sold for sex in Missouri

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Underage teens being sold for sex out of a room in a St. Louis County Renaissance Hotel, turned out to be missing juveniles from Texas.Court records indicate the 16 and 17 year old victims are wards of the Texas Department of Children and Family Services, which had reported them missing from the Dallas area.The girls were rescued in February by U.S. Marshals and a special regional St. Louis County Police Task Force.“Unfortunately, there are opportunities for traffickers, considering the I-70 corridor and proximity to the airport, that sexual traffickers can take advantage of,” St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell said. Top Story: Severe storms possible Thursday afternoon and evening Bell’s office charged Joemarius Green and Green’s girlfriend, Chantel Robinson, with sex trafficking the girls.“When you’re dealing with children and seniors, yeah, that’s going to grind your gears even more, if you will, and this is no exception to that,” Bell said.Court rec...

2 retired cops from different worlds reunite for an important cause

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Retired cops, one American and one British have been reunited in St. Louis.Bob Perry has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. He’s on a mission that’s brought him to the hometown of a friend he hasn’t seen for a long time.Perry is attending the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF) conference at the Ballpark Hilton in downtown St. Louis this weekend. IWMF is an organization for patients with a very rare form of cancer called Waldstom macroglobulinemia.The organization is holding a forum this weekend. It’s bringing together people from around the world, including retired St. Louis Police Lieutenant Jim Whyte and Perry, a retired British detective. They met in 2009 as police mentors for the U.S. military in Iraq.“We hit it off straight away, and we kind of became inseparable for the six months we were together,” Perry said. Top Story: Severe storms possible Thursday afternoon and evening Now, they meet again for a reason neither could have...

 2nd annual Variety Unbound event empowers special needs children 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - About 30 kids with special needs hit the stage Thursday night at The Factory in Chesterfield to perform during the second annual Variety Unbound: An Evening of Empowerment event.The event raises money for Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis which helps special needs children with medical equipment, programs, and therapy.“It’s been exciting to see the kids,” said Brian Roy, the charity’s executive director. “We get inspiration from them.”This year's event features America's Got Talent finalist and deaf singer Mandy Harvey. Top Story: Severe storms possible Thursday afternoon and evening “This is something I’ve been looking forward to for months,” Harvey said.Harvey will perform original songs with her ukulele. Harvey said she gets as much inspiration from the children as they do from her.“Everybody gets something out of it,” she said.Harvey lost her hearing at 18 due to a connective tissue disorder. She performs at similar concerts benefiting children wi...

St. Louis kicks off Cannabis Crawl in honor of 4/20

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A new community festival kicked off on Cherokee Street Thursday in the Green Light District in honor of 4/20, the unofficial marijuana holiday. The three-day-long Cannabis Crawl has events happening throughout the weekend."We have discounts on retail, on restaurants, on even tattoos," said Brennan England, the founder of Cannabis Crawl. "People can get just for being a part of our event for the weekend, and we're offering all types of entertainment."He said this is an event he's excited to share with the community."Looking at how cannabis tourism is really going to be one of the most potent pieces of how cannabis helps with commerce and economic development, and community centers," England said. Top Story: Severe storms possible Thursday afternoon and evening The lineup of events has everything from discounts at stores and restaurants to painting events and live music."A lot of our artists have a really strong following and folks that are really dedicated and excited t...

PHOTOS: Colorado Avalanche take on Seattle Kraken in Game 2 of NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

The Colorado Avalanche host the Seattle Kraken at Denver’s Ball Arena for Game 2 of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs on April 20, 2023.

Former Denver Health paramedic sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for tampering with fentanyl

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

A former Denver Health paramedic has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for tampering with fentanyl intended for patient use.Christopher Robert Pattinson, 41, of Commerce City, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado, news release.Pattinson, a former paramedic field lieutenant supervisor, stole about 1,900 vials of fentanyl from his department over a four-year period for his personal use, the release said.In the last few months of his employment Pattinson, who concealed his crimes by altering hospital narcotics logs and making false entries in the hospital records, tampered with fentanyl vials intended for patient use. Pattinson tampered with the narcotics, removing fentanyl vials from a locked narcotics supply cabinet, and replacing the drug with a clear liquid believed to be saline, according to the release. He then returned tampered fentanyl vials to the locked narcot...

'Chucky,' 'Spaceballs' actor admits on video to trying to meet minors for sex

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

A Southern California-based child advocacy group has released video of 59-year-old Ed Gale, the actor who played Chucky in the 1988 horror film “Child’s Play,” admitting to engaging in sexually explicit online conversations with a boy he thought was 14 with the aim of having a physical encounter.The group behind the video sting, Creep Catchers Unit, confronted Gale at his Hollywood apartment with printouts of the online conversations. “Did you try to solicit child pornography from him,” the founder of the CC Unit, who goes by the name Ghost, can be seen asking the actor. “I tried to get him...a naked picture from him, yes,” Gale replies. Ed Gale, seen next to Ghost, Creep Catchers Unit founder, who showed up to the actors apartment with printouts of sexually explicit conversations the actor allegedly had with someone posing as a 14-year-old boy. (CC Unit)Officers with LAPD seen showing up at Ed Gale's apartment, where they reportedly seized electronic devices from the acto...

San Jacinto man charged with wife's murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

A San Jacinto man was arrested for murder following a domestic violence incident involving his wife on Thursday. Deputies with the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Department responded to an assault with a deadly weapon in the 1700 block of South Santa Fe Avenue around 7:35 a.m. When they arrived, they found a woman dead with multiple sharp injuries inside an apartment, according to a press release. After securing the area as a crime scene and beginning an investigation, authorities with the Central Homicide Unit determined the case as a domestic violence incident.  Major San Bernardino Mountain road under emergency repair due to winter storm The woman was identified as 71-year-old Ruth Liera of San Jacinto.The suspect, Lorenzo Liera, 70, was identified as the woman’s husband. He was arrested for murder and booked at the Cois Byrd Correctional Facility.The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who has information regarding this investigation is encouraged to call Investigator T. Gonzale...

Clark County official on A’s ask for millions in public funds: ‘You don’t always get what you want’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada legislative leaders said Thursday that they had little information about plans by the Oakland A’s to move to Las Vegas, beyond that a land purchase deal is in place, a funding bill is coming and there is no timeline for action.The Major League Baseball team announced late Wednesday it signed a binding agreement to purchase vacant property just off the Las Vegas Strip owned by Red Rock Resorts for a new retractable roof ballpark, ending discussion about the team staying in the Bay Area.The purchase now sets up a patchwork of public-private funding mechanisms that needs approval from state lawmakers as well as local officials.The stadium and other developments are projected to cost about $1.5 billion, per The Nevada Independent, while the A’s are asking for $500 million in public assistance, said Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, who has been in talks with A’s leadership and whose district includes the potential stadium site.“That’s something that they...

Sale closed in Saratoga: $4.2 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:09 GMT

20289 Glen Brae Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 20200 block of Glen Brae Drive in Saratoga was sold on March 28, 2023 for $4,150,000, or $1,721 per square foot. The house, built in 1964, has an interior space of 2,411 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, three baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 0.3-acre lot.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Kilbride Drive, Saratoga, in September 2022, a 2,308-square-foot home was sold for $3,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,690. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,862-square-foot home on Chalet Lane in Saratoga sold for $3,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,310. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 3,181-square-foot home on the 13500 block of Mandarin Way in Saratoga sold in August 2022, for $5,055,000, a price per square foot of $1,589. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.