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LAKE CITY, Fla. - A man died after being punched several times, according to the Lake City Police Department . Officers responded to Windsong Apartments shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday night after receiving a report of an unresponsive person. When officers arrived, they found Christopher Roy , 39, unconscious. Police identified the suspect as Mario Brinson, 27, who was still in the apartment when officers arrived. Lake City police said Brinson tried several times to get to Roy by forcefully pushing officers aside until he was told to leave the apartment. Witnesses in the apartment told officers that Brinson and Roy had gotten into an argument, then “bowed up” at each other. Brinson then punched Roy once in the face with his fist and Roy spun around and fell face first to the kitchen floor, losing consciousness, according to police. Brinson then got back on top of Roy and struck him several more times while he was unconscious, LCPD said. The two female witnesses were unable to dial 9...

SALT LAKE CITY – A wanted fugitive from Montana is behind bars in Utah after Salt Lake City Police say he went on a carjacking rampage Tuesday . It was an extremely chaotic 15 or 20 minutes for officers who were trying to locate the armed carjacking suspect . The suspect wound up being a Montana man already wanted there for similar crimes. "This whole thing went down so fast and there were so many egregious, felonious events that were taking place right after the other that it was hard to follow what was going on,” said Det. Robert Ungricht of the Salt Lake City Police Department . Things began Tuesday around 3:45 p.m. Detectives say Eddie Sanchez, who had already confronted a woman at knife-point in the area of 1000 South and State Street, then ran to the car washing bay behind Mark Strong Audi and stole an Audi at gunpoint. Moments later he showed up at Mark Miller Toyota , where he attempted to carjack another vehicle. But by then police officers had flooded the area and ...

Torrential rains caused historic flooding in the Kansas City area Tuesday , leaving one man dead in Kansas and others stranded for hours by high water. Water rescues and evacuations kept police and firefighters busy with hundreds of calls after as much as 9 inches of rain fell starting Monday night . Flooding made many roads impassable, trapping people at homes and businesses along the Blue River and Indian Creek, which set a new record of 28.22 feet overnight and topped its banks after record flooding last month. Water spilling out of Indian Creek inundated bridges , businesses, apartments and houses. For just the second time ever, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency alert for the entire Kansas City area . The first time was last August. Johnson County declared a state of local disaster, and an American Red Cross shelter in south Kansas City took in nearly 20 people by Tuesday afternoon , when flood waters started to recede. Early Tuesday in Miami Coun...

Torrential rains caused historic flooding in the Kansas City area Tuesday , leaving one man dead in Kansas and others stranded for hours by high water. Water rescues and evacuations kept police and firefighters busy with hundreds of calls after as much as 9 inches of rain fell starting Monday night . Flooding made many roads impassable, trapping people at homes and businesses along the Blue River and Indian Creek, which set a new record of 28.22 feet overnight and topped its banks after record flooding last month. Water spilling out of Indian Creek inundated bridges , businesses, apartments and houses. For just the second time ever, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency alert for the entire Kansas City area . The first time was last August. Johnson County declared a state of local disaster, and an American Red Cross shelter in south Kansas City took in nearly 20 people by Tuesday afternoon , when flood waters started to recede. Early Tuesday in Miami Coun...

CORAL GABLES, FL — City police were given a photo and description of an alleged Massachusetts murder suspect on Friday who may be hiding in the Coral Gables area . Cornel Bell is believed to be armed and possibly traveling in a stolen dark blue 2005 Ford pickup with Massachusetts plates . The 46-year-old Bell is wanted by Massachusetts State Police in connection with the Aug. 19 slaying of his girlfriend. "We're assisting their agency with whatever resources they need from us because they are a distance away," Officer Kelly Denham of the Coral Gables Police Department told Patch on Friday. "All of our officers have been made aware of the subject. They have his picture. They have the vehicle description and so they are aware of the situation." According to Massachusetts State Police , Bell may be traveling under the names Tony Smith , Mark Simmons, Cornel James, Cornel Carara, Cavin Lebert or Kerrol Florizel Bailey . Police said Bell has three separate Mass...

At its Monday meeting, the Alexandria City Council set a public hearing for Oct. 9 to consider the request. Unique Development LLC is proposing to eventually build four 15,000-square-foot buildings on McKay Avenue, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Each building would house six three-bedroom units, five four-bedrooms and one five-bedroom. The TIF that's being requested is only for the first phase of the project. The total cost of all four phases would amount to $6 million. The apartments would be available for households with incomes that are 60 percent or less than Douglas County's median income. Also, restrictions will be placed on the rents so they won't exceed those allowed by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency , according to Nicole Fernholz, director of the Alexandria Area Economic Development Commission . The property is owned by LifeRight Outreach, a nonprofit organization, and is currently tax-exempt. The development would increase the value of the land and bui...

Captain's Mast The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department . Those who have been arrested or summoned are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. Aug. 9 0121 - The night auditor from the Hotel Seward reported AK/LIC JDV548 with its lights on across the street and wanted to make sure that the vehicle owner was not having a problem. Officer found no one in the car. 0131 - RP reported that subject died at Fifth Avenue. Officer responded and notified the Medical Examiner as there was not a comfort one or advanced directive in place. The medical examiner released the body to the family. Aug. 12 1604 - RP found a wallet containing debit cards, from different people, a social security card and a driver’s license near the Chamber of Commerce. Debit cards belonging to a previous case were logged into that case. 1604 - Items found belonging to a previous lost and found case were logged into safe keeping under that case. 1622 - RP reported subject s...

Suspicious person, two people in alley, both tried to walk away, male stated he was trying to find cigarettes on the ground then going home, Alex. Suspicious vehicle, comp states there is a tan truck with a topper by the cul-de-sac and has been there for two months, Garfield. Theft, theft of a boat motor, Alex. Harassment, caller says that her ex-husband is calling her and won't leave her alone, has been drinking heavily and she is nervous about what he might do, Alex. Harassment, receiving several text messages from a male that she doesn't know, Alex. Suspicious vehicle, vehicle unoccupied , Alex. 911 hangup, comp called screaming , she then hung up, called back, person one tossed the house according to comp, person one went home for the night, Evansville. Saturday, August 12 Suspicious vehicle, out with vehicle on the side of the road, Alex. Suspicious vehicle, Evansville city maintenance reporting green Ford Expedition unoccupied , there is a purse and a gun case inside the...