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Fake cop who pulled over a real cop sentenced to one year in jail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:30 GMT

A Macomb Township man who posed as a Detroit cop and pulled over an off-duty police officer in Oakland County was recently sentenced for the crime.At a June 22 sentencing hearing, 52-3 District Judge Lisa Asadoorian ordered Christian Katan Mansoor, 18, to spend a year in the Oakland County Jail and fined him $1,825 for the April 3 incident in Rochester Hills. Mansoor pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge in May.Christian Mansoor (Oakland County Jail photo) According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the case unfolded near M-59 and Crooks Road in Rochester Hills, where sheriff’s deputies were dispatched after the Waterford Township cop reported someone in a silver BMW with red and blue lights drove up behind her and tried to pull her over.After the alleged phony cop — later identified as Mansoor — passed the Waterford officer near Dequindre and Hamlin roads, she reportedly followed him to confront him, the sheriff’s office said.She identified herself as a police officer...

San Jose airport passenger trips rise ahead of summer travel season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:30 GMT

SAN JOSE — San Jose International Airport zoomed to higher levels of passenger trips in May, a hopeful sign ahead of summer travel season — yet the Silicon Valley aviation hub remains below its pre-COVID record heights.The South Bay airport accommodated slightly fewer than 1.06 passenger trips during May, San Jose officials reported Tuesday.“We couldn’t be more pleased to see passenger traffic continue to move in this direction,” said Keonnis Taylor, a spokesperson for San Jose International Airport.Among the encouraging long-term trends at San Jose airport: Over the most recent one-year period that ended in May, the travel complex averaged 1.01 million passengers a month, this news organization’s analysis of the airport’s flight statistics shows.During the 12 months that ended in May, San Jose International Airport accommodated 12.08 million passenger trips.Even so, the airport still faces a lengthy convalescence to fully recover from its coronav...

Five-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $2.7 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:30 GMT

6258 Calle Bonita – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 6200 block of Calle Bonita in San Jose has new owners. The 3,297-square-foot property, built in 1973, was sold on June 9, 2023. The $2,731,000 purchase price works out to $828 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a garage. There’s also a pool in the backyard and two parking spaces. The unit sits on an 8,325-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:In November 2022, a 2,727-square-foot home on Balderstone Drive in San Jose sold for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $733. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,710-square-foot home on the 1400 block of Corte de Rosa in San Jose sold in May 2023, for $1,785,000, a price per square foot of $1,044. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Via del Los Grande, San Jose, in April 2023, a 1,796-square-foot home was sold for $1,822,000, a price per square foot of $1,014. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 ba...

After California watchdog finds no violation, civil grand jury says Alameda County prosecutors violated policies during 2018 election

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:30 GMT

OAKLAND — A month after an elections watchdog found no violation of the state’s political reform act, the Alameda County grand jury has concluded that several District Attorney employees, including prosecutors, violated local policies by using work emails to support of their boss in the 2018 election.The report, released last week, found that DA staff “violated county policies regarding the use of county computers and the use of county time” by coordinating efforts to help former DA Nancy O’Malley defeat Pamela Price in the 2018 election. Price lost the 2018 race against O’Malley — though the final tally was much closer than many expected — then went on to beat Terry Wiley in the 2022 election.“Despite knowing that District Attorney’s Office employees acted in violation of County policies, there were no immediate consequences for their behavior,” the report concluded.  “This unfortunate situation was driven by staff f...

The 10 best and worst US airports for flight disruptions this summer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:30 GMT

By Lebawit Lily Girma | BloombergIf you’re excited about summer travel yet dreading the crowded airport experience, you’re right to be anxious. More than 24 million Americans will depart from US airports during the July 4 holiday period alone, according to travel booking app Hopper, nearly double the amount projected for the same period in 2022. The number of American travelers flying this summer is also predicted to surpass pre-pandemic levels.This means knowing how US airports rank on flight disruptions comes in handy, even if you’ve already chosen your destination. For starters: Las Vegas took the national crown for the most flight disruptions in May, according to new data from air passenger rights—and reimbursement—company AirHelp Inc.AirHelp looked at just more than 673,000 international and domestic flights from the 672 US airports servicing more than 5,000 flights in May.Harry Reid International Airport had 35% of its flights disrupted, the data shows. Closely following for d...

California's new budget includes $5 billion for transit funding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:30 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrats who control the state Legislature agreed late Monday on how to spend $310.8 billion over the next year, endorsing a plan that covers a nearly $32 billion budget deficit without raiding the state's savings account.The nation's most populous state has had combined budget surpluses of well over $100 billion in the past few years, using that money to greatly expand government.But this year, revenues slowed as inflation soared and the stock market struggled. California gets most of its revenue from taxes paid by the wealthy, making it more vulnerable to changes in the economy than other states. Last month, the Newsom administration estimated the state's spending would exceed revenues by over $30 billion. How median price for a 1-bedroom apartment in SF compares to national average The budget, which lawmakers are scheduled to vote on this week, covers that deficit by cutting some spending — abou...

One dead after North San Jose motorcycle crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:30 GMT

(KRON) -- A motorcycle rider who crashed in North San Jose on June 15 has died from injuries he suffered in the crash, according to the San Jose Police Department. How a median price for a 1-bedroom apartment in SF compares to the national average Police say that the man on the motorcycle was heading east on Montague Expressway from southbound Trimble Road when he reportedly lost control of the motorcycle. He crashed as he attempted to enter a a parking lot. The Santa Clara County Coroner's Office will release the identity of the man after notifying his next of kin. Anyone with more information about this crash is asked to reach out to Detective Aldinger #4183 of the SJPD Traffic Investigations Unit at [email protected] or 408-277-4654.The man was taken to a local hospital and stabilized. However, on June 24 he died of his injuries. SJPD says this is the 22nd fatal crash and the 23rd person to die in a traffic accident in the city so far this year.

Kazakhstan Is Abusing Former Guantánamo Detainees, U.N. Report Warns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:30 GMT

The United Nation’s special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, published an exhaustive investigation this week into human rights abuses at Guantánamo Bay. Following a historic visit to the detention center and interviews with current and former detainees, victims of the 9/11 attacks, and human rights lawyers, the report details delayed justice for the victims of terrorist attacks and ongoing injustice for the victims of torture.At the core of the report is the problem of inexplicable indefinite detention. “Arbitrariness pervades the entirety of the Guantánamo detention infrastructure — rendering detainees vulnerable to human rights abuse and contributing to conditions, practices, or circumstances that lead to arbitrary detention,” the report says. Life beyond Guantánamo, for some men, is just another Guantánamo. Those who cannot be repatriated are instead sent to a “third” country like Kazakhstan, where former detainees have been met with more arbi...

More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 pandemic-relief programs, new watchdog report says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:30 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 pandemic-relief programs, new watchdog report says.Source

‘Like watching a whole movie’: Bacharach & David songs celebrated at Birchmere

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:30 GMT

In the early 1960s, pop radio and music charts were dominated by the British Invasion and Motown.“But every now and then, these great, catchy songs would sneak in there, and invariably, they were written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David,” said Ron Newmyer, who will host a concert paying tribute to two of America’s greatest songwriters this Friday.“Burt Bacharach and Hal David were songsmiths that worked out of the Brill Building — essentially a songwriting factory in New York City — alongside other great songwriters like Carole King and Gerry Goffin,” said Newmyer.His concert production company is presenting “The Songs of Burt Bacharach & Hal David,” Friday, at The Birchmere, in Alexandria, Virginia.With Bacharach’s music and David’s lyrics, “They managed to write these two-and-a-half or three-minute songs that felt like you’d watched a whole movie, with the emotion that coursed through every one of their songs,...