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Police offer warning after burglars break into South Side businesses through roof

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:26 GMT

CHICAGO — Police are offering a warning to businesses on the city's South Side after several burglaries involving thieves who broke in through the roof. According to Chicago police, the burglaries happened in the early morning hours, between Aug. 25 and Nov. 9, in the city's Roseland and Pullman neighborhoods.  West Side shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 critically injured Officers say during each burglary, the thieves gained entry to the businesses by breaking in through the roof before taking property from inside. Police did not say how many people were involved in the break-ins but said those who did take are believed to have been wearing hooded sweatshirts with masks, and gloves.Chicago police provided the following timeline of the burglaries that took place on the South Side between 8/25/23 and 9/9/23:11400 block of South Michigan Avenue on Aug. 25, at 5 a.m. 11100 block of South Michigan Avenue on Aug. 30, at 6:02m a.m.400 block of East 111th Street on Nov. 9, at...

Burglar uses grinder to open safe at Memphis Taco Bell

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:26 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Police in Memphis, Tennessee, are looking for a masked man who jumped through a Taco Bell drive-thru window and used a metal grinder to break into a safe.Memphis Police haven't said how much cash the thief got from the safe under the front counter at Taco Bell on Estate Drive but said he was able to cut holes into the safe and remove the money.Taco Bell in 900 block of Estate Drive. (Courtesy of Memphis PD)Taco Bell in 900 block of Estate Drive. (Courtesy of Memphis PD)Taco Bell in 900 block of Estate Drive. (Courtesy of Memphis PD)This is the third Taco Bell targeted by criminals over the last month, and each time, the thieves entered the fast food restaurant through the drive-thru window.On Oct. 24, two men and a woman robbed the Taco Bell in the 2700 block of Perkins at gunpoint. According to MPD, a woman driving a silver Infiniti SUV placed an order at the drive-thru and then went around to the window. As the employee opene...

Major traffic backups near Jefferson Barracks Bridge in south St. Louis County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A crash has led to major traffic backups in south St. Louis County on Interstate 255 just before the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. MoDOT says backups begin at I-255 near Koch Road, just before the bridge and the Missouri-Illinois state line. Traffic cameras show authorities responding to the area. Drivers are believed to be backed up for several miles. Anyone driving around the area should anticipate delays or consider using alternate routes. This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available. Check FOX 2's traffic map for real-time updates.

With prime-time matchup vs. Buffalo looming, Broncos paint Bills’ logo on practice field, play MNF theme song

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:26 GMT

Head coach Sean Payton is willing to do whatever it takes to get the Broncos in the right mindset ahead of their Monday Night Football matchup against the Buffalo Bills.It started when he had the field crew paint the Bills’ logo at the 50-yard line of both practice fields. On Saturday afternoon, the Monday Night Football theme blasted through the speakers while players were stretching.“If I could put us 50 feet below sea level, I’ll do it,” Payton said. “Every detail matters.”Payton’s methods might seem different, but this is how he gets in the zone. He said he did it all the time in New Orleans, but this was the first time the opponents’ logo was on Denver’s practice field. Payton admitted that it had slipped his mind in previous weeks.From burning candles while watching film in his office to wanting to know how high the sun sits in the sky on game day, Payton has a litany of unique coaching tactics.He expects to play the Sunday Night Football theme song at practice next week...

Local teacher seeking answers after son’s abrupt disappearance 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:26 GMT

A local teacher is fearing for her son’s safety and pleading for answers after he disappeared without a trace nearly three weeks ago. Evan Ochoa, 23, who suffers from severe schizophrenia, was last seen on Oct. 22 at his home in Oxnard.  According to family members, he left abruptly and without any access to money, taking only a skateboard and a backpack with him. After experiencing periods of homelessness and checking into a drug rehabilitation facility, Evan began to develop “peculiar tendencies,” which included repeating bizarre phrases, talking to himself, and explaining “outlandish” ideas he had, according to his mother, Valarie Ulrich. Evan eventually landed in jail in 2020 for threatening a former friend’s father, Ulrich told KTLA. “He spent the next year in jail as the courts tried to get him sane enough to stand trial,” she said. “COVID issues didn’t help. The court was trying to send him to a state hospital for help with his obvious mental health issue,...

Kern Valley State Prison inmate death being investigated as homicide: CDCR

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:26 GMT

Officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are investigating the death of an inmate at Kern Valley State Prison as a homicide, the department announced Saturday.According to a CDCR release, two prisoners allegedly attacked another prisoner, identified as 41-year-old Isaac Duran, with an inmate-manufactured weapon at 2:55 p.m. on Oct. 14. Duran sustained multiple stab wounds and was transported to an outside medical center for a higher level of care. He eventually succumbed to his wounds on Nov. 9 while under the care of staff at Kern Medical Center, CDCR said.Duran, who was received from Tulare County on April 17, 2003, had been serving life with the possibility of parole for two counts of first degree attempted murder with enhancement of intentional discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and street gang activity.Isaac Duran as seen in a booking photo. (CDCR)While incarcerated, Duran was sentenced in ...

Chuck E. Cheese is getting rid of its animatronic band, except here

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:26 GMT

Chuck E. Cheese has announced that it will be removing its iconic animatronic bands from all locations, except for one in Los Angeles.That one restaurant -- located in Northridge -- is where Munch's Make Believe Band will be taking up a "permanent residency," according to an official Chuck E. Cheese release.  Classes on celebrities like Taylor Swift and Rick Ross are engaging a new generation of law students A re-opening party was held at the Northridge Chuck E. Cheese on Friday evening, where participants were able to win exclusive prizes and enjoy a special appearance by Atari, Inc. and Chuck E. Cheese founder Nolan Bushnell. While they charmed and entertained kids for decades, the animatronics have apparently run their course as the “Pizza Time Theatre” will give way to new, high-tech features at restaurants across the nation.“New enhancements include a new state-of-the-art dance floor, a giant video wall and screens, the most popular kid-focused arcade games and new ...

McKenzie’s 3rd TD run lifts Rhode Island past North Carolina A&T, 31-24

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:26 GMT

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Ja’Den McKenzie rushed for 233 yards and powered in from 4 yards out for his third touchdown with just under three minutes left to give Rhode Island a 31-24 win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday.Rhode Island held a 24-10 lead through three quarters, but the Aggies rallied with two fourth-quarter touchdowns to tie the game with 6:15 left. The Rams grabbed the early lead when Kasim Hill connected with Kahtero Summers for a 34-yard touchdown to open the game. NC A&T answered with Eli Brickhandler’s 7-yard TD pass to Amonte Jones and an Owen Daffer 28-yard field goal for a 10-7 lead with 14:16 left in the first half. McKenzie scored his first touchdown on a 39-yard run to put the Rams back in front and they held a 17-10 lead at intermission. McKenzie broke free from 30-yards out with 38 seconds left in the third quarter to put Rhode Island up 24-10, but the Aggies answered with a 1-yard TD run by Kenji Christian and a 14-yard scoring dash by B...

Joey Aguilar passes for 3 TDs in Appalachian State’s 42-14 victory over Georgia State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:26 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Joey Aguilar passed for 255 yards and three touchdowns, Makai Jackson and Dalton Stroman each had 90-plus yards receiving with a touchdown, and Appalachian State beat Georgia State 42-14 on Saturday.Appalachian State (6-4, 4-2 Sun Belt) has won three straight games to become bowl eligible. App State led 21-0 at halftime, sealed by Trenton Alan Yowe’s interception in the end zone with 1:17 left. The Mountaineers scored on the first play of the second half when Aguilar connected with Dalton Stroman from 77-yards out for the team’s longest pass play of the season.Nate Noel and Kanye Roberts each rushed for 75-plus yards and a touchdown for Appalachian State. Noel opened the scoring with a 61-yard touchdown. Roberts followed a 26-yard gain with a 20-yard score to extend the lead to 42-7. Anderson Castle, after missing the first eight games recovering from injury, powered into the end zone for a 9-yard score to make it 35-0. Marcus Carroll rushed for 113 yards ...

Peevy scores 3 times, Mercer holds off Samford 28-21

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:26 GMT

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Carter Peevy rushed for three touchdowns and Mercer held off Samford 28-21 on Saturday.Peevy, who threw for 137 yards and rushed for 45, scored after long drives on runs 5, 6 and 1 yards, the final score coming with 8:11 remaining for a 28-14 lead. Devron Harper had the other Mercer (8-3, 6-2 Southern) touchdown on a 23-yard run. The four scoring drives ranged from 75 to 90 yards.Cody Jantzen threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Rias with 4:35 remaining to get the Bulldogs (5-5, 4-4) within seven and the Bears went three-and-out. But Lance Wise intercepted Jantzen two plays later.Samford got one last chance with 33 seconds left but ran out of time with Jantzen sacked on the final play at the Bulldogs 31.Samford led 7-6 at halftime with Mercer taking a 21-14 lead after three quarters.Jantzen threw for 210 yards and two scores along with the interception.Mercer had five sacks, two from Solomon Zubairu.___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the seaso...