Concerned citizens showed up for an impromptu town hall meeting after ten arrests and hundreds of unruly kids caused a scary scene at Malco Paradiso last Saturday. Tillman station Commander Col. Jeff Clark discussed police response and explained how a local flyer, unrelated to Malco, promoted a big R-rated movie night to teens, many who were under 18. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WHBQ FOX 13 Memphis, TN]
For those who do not live in the Rio Grande valley, the river with the same name, is just a water barrier with Mexico; but for small town police officers like Joe Cantu of La Joya, Texas, the Rio Grande is also a last line of protection. [www.clipsyndicate.com | FOX KRIV Houston, TX]
FOX 2 and Crime Stoppers are working to solve a murder and give a devastated family some closure. A 17-year-old girl was shot and left to die in the street. Her killer is still out there. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WJBK FOX 2 Detroit, MI]
There is no relief in sight for the overcrowded Valencia County jail. Voters have shot down a tax extension, which would have been used to fund expansions at the facility. Now officials are considering raiding the budgets of other county services. The Valencia County jail is so full that inmates are stacked three bunks high. The jail has to pay other facilities as far away as Grants and Santa Fe to house overflow inmates. "I think that the expansion of the jail is going to have to occur, and the funds are going to have to come from some source,” said Valencia County Commission Chairman Pedro Rael. The funds would have come from the renewal of an eighth-of-a-cent gross receipts tax. But it failed on the ballot nearly two-to-one. "It wouldn't have impacted them any different than what's going on right now,” said Kenneth Griego, Valencia County’s business manager. County officials say they still need to find nearly $5.5 million to expand the jail and relieve overcrowding. So, come the start of the next fiscal year in 2010 cuts will have to be made countywide. "The realization that we have is that it's going to cost us a lot more later on,” said Griego. The county will look at the 2010 general fund for cuts. It won’t be easy, considering Valencia County is already expecting a 5-7 percent shortfall. First on the chopping block are county services. "We have an animal control shelter. We have about 259 employees in a number of departments, code enforcement. We have the sheriff's office,” said Rael. As a last resort, the county will consider cutting employee pay. If that’s not enough, jobs could follow. County officials say they may try to bring back the gross receipts tax, but they have to wait a year to do so. So it’s possible voters could see it on a ballot a year from now. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KOB Albuquerque]
A woman is accused of abducting a 10-month-old baby from her Wauwatosa home and abandoning her in the front yard in West Allis, according to Wauwatosa police. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WISN ABC 12 Milwaukee WI]
Many drivers are now using the website Trapster.com to help find and avoid speed traps. The program can also be downloaded to a mobile phone. FOX 7's Crystal Cotti reports that Travis County Sheriff's deputies are even adding their locations in an effort to slow drivers down. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KTBC FOX 7 Austin, TX]
A man is breaking into offices in Downtown Austin and stealing electronics. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXAN NBC 36 Austin]
Thanksgiving Eve is one of the biggest bar nights of the year. In Royal Oak, police and bars are preparing for the big crowds. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WJBK FOX 2 Detroit, MI]
Police say two freshmen at Norwich University are facing charges related to a brutal attack on another student. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WPTZ NBC 5 Burlington VT]
carjacking victim [www.clipsyndicate.com | WALA FOX 10 Mobile, AL]
Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi is Durham's closest political connection. Brizzi acknowledges his friendship, though he won't comment on the FBI raid. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WISH CBS 8 Indianapolis]
Jail fights cost county money [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTHI CBS 10 Terre Haute]
ridebuzz.org [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
30-year-old Samuel Hiatt is accused of molesting a 3-year-old girl. A plea deal is on the table that could cut his sentence to 7 and a half years with good behavior. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WANE CBS 14 Fort Wayne]
News 4 has preliminary reports a suspects shot at a police officer. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
Police are on the lookout for two gunmen who robbed a Guaranty Bank in east Fort Worth then wrecked their car just a few blocks away. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KDFW FOX4 Dallas-Ft Worth]
Attorney Robert Turner confirmed the Marion County Prosecutor's Office dropped charges against Candi Perry who had recently been indicted by a grand jury. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WISH CBS 8 Indianapolis]
Shoppers are gobbling up their last minute items for the perfect Thanksgiving meal. Big Y expects to sell some 100-thousand turkeys this Thanksgiving [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
A dramatic scene played out a few hours earlier on the 190 near the Route 5 exit. State police say 25-year-old Robert Avery opened the passenger door and jumped from a car that was going more than 50 miles an hour. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
Virginia Beach plane crashes in S.C. 25nov [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAVY NBC 10 Norfolk]
It's happened again. A notorious spot for traffic accidents was once again the scene of a traffic nightmare for motorists. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
News 4 has preliminary reports a suspects shot at a police officer. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
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