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Man who forged document accepts plea deal to testify against ex-Hialeah Police officers accused of beating homeless man

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:42 GMT

A South Florida man accepted a plea deal to testify against former officers in exchange for five years of probation. Juan Prieto Confina is accused of notarizing a document that forced the victim of a brutal beating not to press charges against two former Hialeah officers.The victim, Jose Ortega Gutierrez, was seen on video with bruises to his face and claimed Rafael Otano and Lorenzo Orfila allegedly kidnapped and beat him in December of last year.Jury selection began Monday as a judge agreed to let officer Otano stand trial by himself.

Fort Lauderdale woman scammed out of $5,000 after receiving threatening voicemail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:42 GMT

A Fort Lauderdale woman was conned out of $5,000 after she received a threatening voicemail informing her of an active arrest warrant against her.The victim, who spoke to 7News on the condition that she remain anonymous, received the voicemail back on July 18. She saved the voicemail on her iPhone. “Yes, this is Captain William Schultz with Fort Lauderdale Police Department. Please contact me back immediately.” Upon returning the call, the person on the other end identified themselves as Captain William Schultz from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, adding credibility to the ruse, and confirmed the warrant. “He told me that I was subpoenaed on Monday, May 22, to appear in court as a main witness for a trial involving juveniles. I informed him that that was not me. I had never signed a subpoena,” said the woman. “Then he informed me that the warrants for my arrest totaled $10,000, post bond $5,000, Florida statute 84301 failure to show.”The im...

Parents of Parkland school shooting victims claim reenactment suggests former deputy heard gunshots

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:42 GMT

Families of the victims killed at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School back in 2018 say a reenactment of the shooting clearly demonstrated that a former school resource officer could have heard and determined the origins of the gunshots. On Friday, gunfire erupted again at the school as part of the reenactment by ballistics experts of the massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead.The reenactment was part of a civil lawsuit by the victims’ families and the wounded that accuses the Broward County deputy assigned to the school, Scot Peterson, of failing in his duty to protect them and their loved ones. Peterson, who was acquitted at a criminal trial in June, has said that because of echoes he could not pinpoint the shooter’s location.However, David Brill, an attorney representing the families, said the reenactment debunks that notion.“There is no dispute, none, zero, that the shots were clearly audible to Peterson,” sai...

Crews battle fire across three triple-deckers in Dorchester

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:42 GMT

Three firefighters were taken to the hospital and 30 people were displaced after a fire spread through three triple-decker homes in Dorchester Monday afternoon, officials said. The fire started shortly before 2:30 p.m. Later speaking with reporters, Boston’s fire commissioner said the fire appeared to have started in a basement area of a building at 20 Irma Street before rising through the back of the structure, punching through the roof and spreading to two neighboring buildings. All three buildings were a total loss, the commissioner said. SKY7-HD was over the scene shortly before 3 p.m., showing a large plume of smoke over the area. Numerous fire crews were also spotted pouring water on some of the flames.While heavy fire conditions had been knocked down as of 3:05 p.m., the Boston Fire Department said crews were continuing to chase hot spots.Of the three firefighters who were hurt, officials said one suffered burns while two others were taken to hospitals with orthoped...

Tim Anderson suspended 6 games as MLB hands out discipline for the Chicago White Sox-Cleveland Guardians brawl

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:42 GMT

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson received a six-game suspension as Major League Baseball announced discipline Monday for a brawl two days earlier between the Sox and Cleveland Guardians.Anderson’s suspension was the longest of the six handed out. Guardians third baseman José Ramírez got three games, while four people received one-game bans: Sox manager Pedro Grifol, Guardians manager Terry Francona, Guardians third base coach Mike Sarbaugh and Guardians reliever Emmanuel Clase.All six also received undisclosed fines, as did Sox pitcher Michael Kopech and Guardians outfielder Gabriel Arias.Anderson and Ramírez will appeal their suspensions, according to MLB’s announcement. Clase chose not to appeal and will serve his suspension Monday night.Grifol and Francona must serve their suspensions Monday night, while Sarbaugh will serve his on Tuesday. The Sox host the New York Yankees on Monday, and the Guardians host the Toronto Blue Jays.The fight broke o...

Mac Jones backs offensive line amid growing depth, injury concerns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:42 GMT

FOXBORO — It’s been impossible to fully assess the quality of the Patriots’ offensive line through nearly two weeks of training camp simply because most of the starters aren’t able to be on the field.It’s created a situation in practice where starting quarterback Mac Jones is having trouble getting rid of the ball quickly enough without there being pressure in his face from the stout Patriots pass rush.Left tackle Trent Brown has been limited through most of training camp. On Monday, he laughed off the idea that his practice status is tied to a contract dispute and said he’s dealing with an injury.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots extra points: N’Keal Harry gets a new team, Devin McCourty co-hosting preseason broadcast New England Patriots | Patriots training camp Day 12: Matt Judon returns with 3 sacks, Bill Belichick’s defense strikes back New England Patriots | What Patriots teammate told Jack Jones before...

Ticker: Gas prices continue climb; Simon & Schuster sold to private equity firm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:42 GMT

Gas prices in Massachusetts continued their climb over the past week, tacking on 7 cents to land at $3.74 a gallon in the latest survey by AAA.Last week’s climb comes on top of the 10 cent jump the week before.Gas on Monday was running 19 cents higher than the price a month ago, though that was still 64 cents lower than a year ago when the price at the pump was $.38 a gallon.“Last month’s extreme heat played a role in the recent spike in gas prices due to some refineries pulling back, but now operations are getting back to normal,” said Mark Schieldrop, Public Affairs Specialist for AAA Northeast. “Coupled with tepid demand and oil prices trending somewhat lower, this may help take the steam out of the tight supply price jolts we’ve seen lately.”Gas in Massachusetts is running lower than the national average, which hit $3.82 in AAA’s most recent survey.Simon & Schuster sold to private equity firmSimon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a fe...

Birds of prey grab breakfast in Falmouth

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:42 GMT

With piercing chirps, two ospreys circled high in the sky and then dove for their breakfast.It was a majestic air show on Great Pond in Falmouth that stopped joggers mid-stride.“What a sight!” one runner declared as one raptor hit the surface of the water in a splash that sounded as if a kid was diving in for a morning dip.The sleek bird, a member of the hawk clan, powered up its wings towing a heavy fish in its talons as it headed for home.Photographer John McCosh of South Boston captured it all from a small dock Monday. Osprey, he said, are our summer neighbors who return to South America in September. It’s a nearly 3,000-mile trek with stops along the way. For now, they are enjoying their Cape escape.An Osprey, a member of the raptor family, claims its hard-earned breakfast in Great Pond in Falmouth Monday. (John McCosh/LightFlex Studios)The osprey peers at onlookers admiring its fishing prowess in Falmouth’s Great Pond. (John McCosh/LightFlex Studios)The ...

Indiana teacher with ‘kill list’ of students, staff sentenced to 2½ years on probation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:42 GMT

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A former fifth-grade teacher in northwestern Indiana who was charged with felony intimidation after authorities say she told a student she had a “kill list” of students and staff has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years on probation.Angelica Carrasquillo, 25, of Griffith pleaded guilty Friday to an intimidation charge in Lake County Superior Court, court records show.The terms of a plea bargain bar Carrasquillo from working at a school or daycare while on probation. It also requires court-monitored mental health treatment, and she is barred from contacting victims in the case, news outlets reported.If she successfully completes probation, she can petition to reduce the conviction to a misdemeanor, under terms of the plea bargain.Court documents say Carrasquillo communicated “a threat to commit murder” on Oct. 12.Once officials at the school where she was employed, St. Stanislaus in East Chicago, learned of the threat, they immediately confronted her and escorted he...

Father of missing girl Harmony Montgomery insists he didn’t kill his daughter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:42 GMT

A New Hampshire father proclaimed his innocence in the murder of Harmony Montgomery, his 5-year-old daughter who vanished in 2019 after he was awarded custody and is presumed dead.Adam Montgomery, 33, spoke before being sentenced Monday on unrelated gun charges. Harmony was reported missing in November 2021, nearly two years after investigators say her father killed her. The body has not been found, but Harmony’s stepmother has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.Dressed in an orange prisoner jumpsuit, Montgomery acknowledged that a jury had found him guilty of possessing weapons despite his previous felony convictions. But he asked the judge not to consider his daughter’s murder case when sentencing him.“I did not kill my daughter Harmony and I look forward to my upcoming trial to refute those offensive claims,” he said, acknowledging that he was an addict and would use his time in prison to “change things about myself”“I could have had a meaningful life but I blew tha...