Suspect in 5 Homicides Believed to Have Killed Toddler:  Police in Northern California say that a suspect in the murders of five people whose bodies were found in a Modesto home over the weekend is also believed to be responsible for the death of a two-year-old left in his care last year.  The AP reports that Martin "Marty" Martinez had been under investigation for the toddler's death since October 2014, and was being sought by law enforcement for arrest this weekend when the bodies of Martinez's mother and daughter, an unidentified five-year-old girl and the mother of the toddler he killed last year were discovered in his home.  Martinez was taken into custody early Sunday morning, and authorities are preparing to formally charge him with five homicides.

New Bill Would Withhold Federal Funds from Sanctuary Cities:  New legislation to be voted on this week by the House would punish sanctuary cities by withholding federal funds, in an effort to incentivize them to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.  Stephen Dinan of the Washington Times reports that according to the Migration Policy Institute, more than 350 jurisdictions across the U.S. have some sort of sanctuary policy limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.  The issue has heated up quickly since the July 1 shooting death of Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco by a five-time deported criminal alien, who admittedly chose San Francisco due to their sanctuary status and lenient policies that allowed him to remain in the country without fear of deportation.  Steinle's father testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in support of the bill.  See this post earlier today.

Teenager Latest Unintended Victim of Tulsa's Gang Violence:  A 16-year-old girl was shot and killed in the passenger seat of her boyfriend's vehicle by gang members who were attempting to aim at her boyfriend but killed her instead, making the teen the third unintended victim of gang violence in recent weeks around Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Lori Fullbright of News on 6 reports that Deouijanae Terry was inadvertently thrust into the middle of a gang rivalry, as Tulsa's largest gang, the Hoover Crips, continue to fight with three smaller gangs that have teamed up against them.  Terry's killer is still at large, and very likely may remain that way, since witnesses have a tendency to withhold valuable information regarding gang crimes, "which leads to more shootings, and the cycle continues."

The Revolving Door of Deportation:  Hillary Chabot of the Boston Herald highlights the latest deportation order failure and its revolving door effect in this piece, regarding two illegal immigrants who are currently under investigation in the shooting death of a Massachusetts grandmother on July 4.  Wilton Lara-Calmona and Jose M. Lara-Mejia, both Dominican Republic nationals, shot and killed 41-year-old nurse Mirta Rivera while she slept in her bed, after a bullet fired through the ceiling from the upstairs apartment where the men lived.  Both of the men were previously ordered deported, but remained in the country illegally.  Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies with the Center for Immigration Studies, says that considering the lax immigration enforcement on part of the Obama administration, "Basically, we're hanging a 'welcome back' sign" for illegal immigrants.  Lara-Calmona and Lara-Mejia have been charged with trafficking heroin and cocaine, and are the prime suspects in the death of Rivera, which authorities are still investigating.

Convicted CA Murderer Eligible for Parole:  A California man convicted murdering a Stanislaus County couple over three decades ago is now eligible for parole.  Rina Nakano of Fox 40 reports that in 1979, Jeffrey Allen Maria, just shy of his 18^th birthday, and three accomplices knocked on the door of Phil and Kathy Ronzo's home and lied about their car being out of gas, then murdered Phil with a baseball bat and axe, and raped and killed Kathy.  Maria's parole eligibility resulted from Senate Bill 260, in effect since January of 2014, which gives relief to juvenile offenders charged with adult sentences.  The Parole Board has 120 days to review Maria's case, after which Gov. Jerry Brown will have up to 30 days to decide whether to uphold, deny or take no action.HaveH