CA Officer Killed, Suspect in Custody: A California sheriff's deputy was fatally shot in the head "execution style" over the weekend, and the suspect was captured and taken into custody. Devon Armijo of KCRA reports that Stanislaus County Deputy Dennis Wallace, 53, a 20-year veteran of the department, arrived at a fishing access on Sunday morning to investigate a report of a suspicious vehicle and person. After finding that the vehicle was reported stolen, he requested backup. When backup arrived they discovered Deputy Wallace dead from two gunshot wounds to the back of the head. The suspected gunman, David Machado, had a felony warrant at the time of the stop and was apprehended by police later in the day after attempting to steal a woman's purse. The charges Machado will face have yet to be released.
CA Cop Killer Faces Capital Murder Charges: A California parolee is facing capital a murder charge for fatally shooting a sheriff's sergeant last month, and could face a possible death sentence. Debbie L. Skylar of My News LA reports that Trenton Trevon Lovell, 27, is charged with the early October killing of Lancaster Sheriff's Sergeant Steve Owen, 53, a 29-year veteran of the department, who was responding to a burglary call. Lovell was on parole at the time of the shooting and had been convicted of robbery as a juvenile in 2006 and again in 2009 as an adult. Lovell faces a murder charge with special circumstance allegations of murdering a peace officer in performance of their duties and committing a murder to avoid a lawful arrest. Prosecutors have yet to decide whether to seek the death penalty.
Border Apprehensions Surge at Start of FY: Border apprehensions are already record high in the first month of FY2017, says Customs and Border Protection. Brittany M. Hughes of MRCTV reports that in October, the first month of the new fiscal year, 46,197 illegal immigrants were apprehended at the southwest U.S. border, including 13,124 members of family units -- 118% higher compared to October 2015 -- and 6,754 unaccompanied minors. Last month's apprehensions exceeded the heaviest month in FY2016, May, when 40,337 illegal immigrants were caught. Many of the illegal immigrants who are apprehended will be released into U.S. communities with an order to appear before an immigration judge, though more than half will fail to show up and disappear into the shadows.
CA Cop Killer Faces Capital Murder Charges: A California parolee is facing capital a murder charge for fatally shooting a sheriff's sergeant last month, and could face a possible death sentence. Debbie L. Skylar of My News LA reports that Trenton Trevon Lovell, 27, is charged with the early October killing of Lancaster Sheriff's Sergeant Steve Owen, 53, a 29-year veteran of the department, who was responding to a burglary call. Lovell was on parole at the time of the shooting and had been convicted of robbery as a juvenile in 2006 and again in 2009 as an adult. Lovell faces a murder charge with special circumstance allegations of murdering a peace officer in performance of their duties and committing a murder to avoid a lawful arrest. Prosecutors have yet to decide whether to seek the death penalty.
Border Apprehensions Surge at Start of FY: Border apprehensions are already record high in the first month of FY2017, says Customs and Border Protection. Brittany M. Hughes of MRCTV reports that in October, the first month of the new fiscal year, 46,197 illegal immigrants were apprehended at the southwest U.S. border, including 13,124 members of family units -- 118% higher compared to October 2015 -- and 6,754 unaccompanied minors. Last month's apprehensions exceeded the heaviest month in FY2016, May, when 40,337 illegal immigrants were caught. Many of the illegal immigrants who are apprehended will be released into U.S. communities with an order to appear before an immigration judge, though more than half will fail to show up and disappear into the shadows.
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