By Erika Aguilar |Staff Writer| 11/20 San Bernardino Police Seek Man Who Kidnapped Woman Police are investigating a carjacking and kidnapping of a woman that begun at the St. Bernardino's Medical Center parking lot. After finishing her shift at the medical center, the woman was approached by a man who was carrying a knife and forced her to get inside the car with him, according to authorities. The suspect then dropped off the woman at IHOP in Rancho Cucamonga with no injuries and police were able to find her car yet it is unclear weather the suspect was arrested. Man Falls While Hanging Christmas Lights A 51-year-old Victorville resident man fell from his roof Sunday … [Read more...] about CC Briefs
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Death by airbag
By Tricia Kang |Staff Writer| At least 16 deaths are now linked to the defect in Honda and Acura safety features of air bags deploying. Resulting in the recall of nearly 100 million air bags worldwide by more than a dozen automakers around the world and as close as Riverside County. As of last month, 11 people have died and more than 100 have been injured due to the malfunction. The airbags in a car collision are known to explode on impact. Instead of modifying the impact of the crash, these recalled airbags contain a propellant that causes them to inflate in a crash but when exposed with high impact can blow apart a metal canister or debris bursting towards the driver or … [Read more...] about Death by airbag
CSUSB graduate student killed by campus police
By Koby Heramil |News Editor| CSUSB graduate student Batholomew Williams was shot and killed by university campus police Saturday Dec. 8, after a call was made about a disturbance. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. at the University Village apartments, where three campus police met Williams in the hallway. It was reported that Williams displayed "superhuman strength" during an ensuing altercation with police. Williams reportedly used the police's own pepper spray against the officers and grabbed for one of their batons. He then allegedly began wrestling with one of the officers and started kicking him in the head and torso. The two other officers at this time opened fire … [Read more...] about CSUSB graduate student killed by campus police
Neo-Nazi killed by son, CSUSB professor consulted
By Omar Guzman |Staff Writer| A neo-Nazi leader is said to have been killed by his 10-year-old son, on May 1, in a Riverside home in the 5400 block of Lauder Court. The boy, who is not being identified because of his age, told detectives that he admitted to shooting his father, 32-year-old Jeffrey Hall. A Riverside Court Document stated that the boy, “went downstairs with the gun, pulled the hammer back, aimed the gun at his dad’s ear while he was asleep and shot him.” According to the Los Angeles Times, Hall was the former director of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement in the Western United States, which is known as the largest National Socialist Party in the … [Read more...] about Neo-Nazi killed by son, CSUSB professor consulted