Local GOP office in North Carolina firebombed
"The flammable substance appears to have ignited inside the building, burned some furniture and damaged the building's interior before going out. The substance was housed in a bottle thrown through one of the building's front windows," according to a statement by the town of Hillsborough.A bottle of flammable liquid was thrown through the Orange County Republican headquarters, police said."This highly disturbing act goes far beyond vandalizing property; it willfully threatens our community's saf..>> view originalFBI director: Stats don't back up claims about police shooting epidemic
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It was shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday when Fernando Lucero felt the breeze from an airborne pickup truck rocket past his right shoulder.The 20-year-old was celebrating at an annual festival at Chicano Park when a GMC truck driven by a suspected drunken driver flew off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and landed in the park. Four people were killed and at least nine others were injured. “It sounded like a bomb, or a torpedo hitting the water,” Lucero said.His first move was to run over to protect ..>> view originalSuspect who shot officer then took off in police car, still on the run
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