An ominous-looking cloud was spotted in the skies over Wisconsin on Sunday as a storm system brought severe weather, tornado warnings and flash flooding to the Upper Midwest. The National Weather Service's (NWS) Storm Prediction Center (SPC) had issued a tornado watch for parts of Iowa and Minnesota as severe storms developed. In Spring Valley, Wis., located about 60 miles east of Minneapolis, a wall cloud was spotted as severe storms moved through. According to the NWS, wall clouds are normally found on the south or southwest side of a thunderstorm and can range from a fraction of a mile up to nearly 5 miles in diameter. The storms also brought flash flooding in Wisconsin that caused some roads to be closed on Monday, including Highway 29 near Spring Valley. At least five motorists were also rescued from Highway 63 and town roads on Monday after they were found standing on top of their cars.
Police in Portland, Ore., arrested eight protesters Saturday after a demonstration turned violent near the Portland Justice Center, where graffiti calling for the death of cops was scrawled on nearby buildings. Demonstrators started gathering around 7:30 p.m. and used fencing and barricades to block a street, Portland police said in a news release Sunday. A woman on a loudspeaker could be heard calling for violent resistance from the crowd. Authorities warned demonstrators several times not to block the streets, which were open to traffic, but the crowd remained on the roadways. Graffiti calling for the death of cops was also found painted on several buildings in the area, including the Justice Center and the Federal Courthouse. Authorities declared an unlawful assembly shortly before 10:30 p.m. and issued further warnings of arrests, force, or crowd control.
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The Detroit Police Department has launched an investigation after one of its cruisers was caught on video plowing through a crowd of protesters that had surrounded it. Police say the officers in the area were trying to redirect the marching protesters along a faster route back to the park where the rally was held earlier in the day. The scene, they say, escalated after one of the protesters busted out the cruiser’s back window. “There is this loud crash or bang to the rear of the police car. And again in their mind, as according to our investigation, they believed they could be shot at, or were being fired upon and because of that they had to take quick, evasive action,” Police Chief James Craig said Monday. “When you talk about training, if you run into an ambush situation the proper course is to get out for your safety and that is exactly what these officers opted to do.” “We don’t know what broke the window – could have been a skateboard, could have been anything, but whatever it was, it certainly created
A 16-year-old boy has died and a 14-year-old boy has been hospitalized in critical condition Monday following the latest shooting at the Seattle area known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP, police revealed. Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said it marked the second death of an African-American victim in the area. The first death associated with the CHOP came June 20 when 19-year-old Horace Lorenzo Anderson was shot and killed. Monday marked the fourth shooting linked to the CHOP zone. Officials initially said the victims of the latest shooting were "men" before clarifying their ages. Best said multiple 911 callers reported that two males had been shot in a vehicle on 12th Avenue between Pike and Pine early Monday morning, but by the time officers arrived at the scene both were gone. The younger wounded teen arrived at Harborview Medical Center’s Emergency Department at about 3:15 a.m. by private vehicle. He remained in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
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A protester stands behind a barricade holding a handgun during a dispute with another armed man that resolved with no shots fired at the CHOP area (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest), as people continue to occupy space and protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, June 26. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
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The Sacramento Police Department remains committed to transparency and informing our community about our department. Please take a moment to watch this educational video regarding some of the less lethal options available to our officers, and how they have been used in a scenario that occurred during the recent.
An Oklahoma angler may have smashed both a state and world record over the weekend. An Edmond man snagged an enormous paddlefish Sunday while fishing at Keystone Lake in the Sooner State, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation posted on its Facebook page. James Lukehart landed the possible world-breaking catch weighing 146 pounds, 11 ounces, and measuring 70.5 inches with a 45-inch girth, after quite a fight he told Tulsa World. The paddlefish was certified as Oklahoma’s newest rod-and-reel-state record by Paddlefish Research Center and Northeast Region Fisheries staff, the state wildlife department wrote. Since paddlefish are not considered “sport fish,” and must be snagged, the International Game Fish Association does not keep records on the catches, Tula World reported. Instead, they are kept by biologists and state departments. #WOW
For the first time, a former police officer pleaded guilty Monday to committing a series of rapes and murders across California in the 1970s and 1980s that were attributed to the elusive “Golden State Killer.” Wearing a clear face shield and an orange jumpsuit, 74-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. was wheeled into a makeshift courtroom Monday where he pleaded guilty to the first of 13 murders. A plea deal will spare DeAngelo any chance of the death penalty for 13 murders and 13 kidnapping-related charges throughout California. In partial return, survivors of the assaults expect him to admit to up to 62 rapes that he could not be criminally charged with because too much time has passed. A guilty plea and life sentence avoids a trial or even the planned weeks-long preliminary hearing.
An Alabama police officer has been fired after he sparked backlash by posting a photo on Facebook that shows a protester in the crosshairs of a rifle scope. Hoover Police Chief Nicholas Derzis said Officer Ryan Snow admitted to sharing the image on his personal social media account in response to protests over the death of Rayshard Brooks, AL com reported. The Facebook post in question involves the image of an armed, Black demonstrator, originally from an article titled “Armed protesters remain at Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed. So what’s next?” Snow shared an edited version of the picture, this one with crosshairs laid over it. “Exhale. Feel. Pause. Press steadily. That’s what’s next,” he wrote in the caption. Derzis said Snow was brought in for questioning as soon as officials were made aware of the “disturbing” post on Wednesday. He was put on leave later the same day, and by Friday he was fired.
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Colt 1877 "Bulldog" Gatling Gun in 45/70
In an Army test of a prototype Bulldog, one fired 1,000 rounds in 79 seconds with 996 hits on target at 500 yards. Today you can find reproductions, however only 50 were produced making them difficult to find and expensive. (Expensive to own too, 1,000 rounds of .45/70 a minute)
In an Army test of a prototype Bulldog, one fired 1,000 rounds in 79 seconds with 996 hits on target at 500 yards. Today you can find reproductions, however only 50 were produced making them difficult to find and expensive. (Expensive to own too, 1,000 rounds of .45/70 a minute)