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Car thieves in Thousand Oaks caught on camera

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:27 GMT

A dozen vehicles were broken into in a Thousand Oaks neighborhood over the weekend, with the thieves even stealing one to use a getaway car.  Cameras captured at least one of burglaries as a gang of crooks terrorized an upscale neighborhood, breaking into not just cars, but homes as well.  “Alarms were going off in people’s houses and the police ended up coming a little while after,” resident Alisa Bertram told KTLA’s Jennifer McGraw. "They took all their stolen merchandise and put it into my car and then drove away with my car.”   Man arrested after stripping naked, disrupting iconic Disneyland ride: video Bertram said all of the burglaries happened the night after Thanksgiving and that the thieves likely assumed that many of the residents would likely be out of town.  Surveillance captured thieves ransacking vehicles in a Thousand Oaks neighborhood on Nov. 24, 2023. Neighbors in the area believe that these thieves have been targeting them for some time, with one even chasin...

Giant tumbleweed seen blowing across Southern California road

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:27 GMT

An enormous tumbleweed was captured on video rolling across a road in Southern California last week. Video circulating on X, formerly Twitter, shows the massive tumbleweed rolling over one span of the road, over the median and on to the other side of the road in the direction of traffic. The National Weather Service even reposted the video, saying that a gargantuan tumbleweed was spotted in Simi Valley the day before.  California’s top cheeseburger joint is in L.A., according to Yelp Preliminary reports indicated that the video was taken in Simi Valley, but further investigation revealed that the actual location of the video was near Fairview Park on Placentia Avenue in Costa Mesa. Video circulating on X, formerly Twitter, shows the massive tumbleweed roll over one span of the roadway, over the median and on to the other side of the road in the direction of traffic. (X/@gunsnrosesgirl3 via @tuidelescribano)Many were quick to comment on the colossal tumbleweed, ...

Smith scores 21, sparks Charleston to 84-78 victory over Kent State

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:27 GMT

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Reyne Smith sank five 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures and help Charleston defeat Kent State 84-78 on Sunday.Smith made 8 of 14 shots, including 5 of 8 from distance, for the Cougars (3-3). Frankie Policelli hit four 3-pointers and scored 16. Bryce Butler totaled 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while fellow reserve Jordan Crawford scored 10. Ben Burnham had 11 points and six rebounds.Jalen Sullinger scored 23 points to lead the Golden Flashes (4-3), who took a 41-35 lead into halftime. Sullinger made three 3-pointers, all eight of his foul shots and added seven rebounds. Voncameron Davis came off the bench to score 19 on 9-for-12 shooting.Kent State will host Shawnee State on Thursday. Charleston will host Liberty on Friday.___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com...

Jalen Hurts runs for OT winner among 5 total TDs as Eagles beat Bills 37-34

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:27 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts scored the winning touchdown on a quarterback draw with 2:37 left in overtime, and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Buffalo Bills 37-34 on a cold, rainy Sunday.Hurts threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, and he outdueled Buffalo’s Josh Allen while rallying the Eagles from a 17-7 halftime deficit for the second straight game.Philadelphia’s Jake Elliott tied the game with a 59-yard field goal with 20 seconds remaining. After the Bills went ahead with a field goal on the first possession of OT, Hurts ran virtually untouched for the 12-yard score that made the Eagles the only 10-1 team in the NFL.Allen threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two scores for the Bills (6-6), who are in danger of missing the playoffs after winning the AFC East the past three years. But he was intercepted in the fourth quarter by James Bradbury, setting up Hurts’ 29-yard TD pass to Olamide Zaccheaus for a 28-24 Philly lead.Hurts finished 18 of 31 for 200...

US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker. Missiles from rebel-controlled Yemen follow

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:27 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Armed assailants seized and later let go of a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday before being apprehended by the United States Navy, officials said. Two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen then landed near a U.S. warship aiding the tanker in the Gulf of Aden, raising the stakes amid a series of ship attacks linked to the Israel-Hamas war.Yemen’s internationally recognized government blamed the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels for the attack, though the rebels in control of the capital, Sanaa, did not acknowledge either the seizure or the missile attack. The attackers seized the Liberian-flagged Central Park, managed by Zodiac Maritime, in the Gulf of Aden, the company, the U.S. and British militaries and private intelligence firm Ambrey said. The U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement early Monday that its forces and allies, including the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Mason, responded...

Hallums helps Pacific edge Mississippi Valley State 68-65 in OT

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:27 GMT

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Lesown Hallums Jr. scored 15 points to lead Pacific to a 68-65 overtime victory over Mississippi Valley State on Sunday night.Hallums had the first basket in OT for the Tigers (4-3) after Donovan Sanders sank a 3-pointer for the Delta Devils (0-7) with 55 seconds left in regulation to force the extra period tied at 58-all. Cam Denson’s layup with 42 seconds left gave Pacific a 66-65 lead and Moe Odum added two free throws with nine seconds to go. Rayquan Brown missed a tying 3-pointer and Denson grabbed the rebound to wrap up the win.Denson had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Tigers. Judson Martindale also scored 12. Brown led the Delta Devils with 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting. Sanders scored 15 with five steals. Arecko Gipson came off the bench to contribute 12 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists.___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/...

Recuerdan a dos niños mortalmente arrollados cerca de escuela de Maryland

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:27 GMT

Estudiantes y familias en el condado Prince George’s se unieron la noche del sábado para llorar la pérdida de dos niños que murieron arrollados en camino a la escuela. La multitud en Riverdale, Maryland, sostenían velas en solidaridad con los seres queridos de Sky Sosa de 5 años y Shalom Mbah de 10 años. “Ha sido un tiempo difícil no solo por las familias sino por todos los que estaban ahí”, dijo una mujer durante la vigilia. Una mujer que manejaba una van impactó a los dos niños y el padre de Sosa, Franklin Sosa, mientras cruzaban Riverdale Road en un cruce peatonal afuera de Riverdale Elementary el lunes, según la policía del condado Prince George’s. Oficiales de Prince George’s y la policía de Riverdale Park respondieron sobre las 8 a.m. e intentaron salvar a los pequeños. Fueron llevados de urgencia a un hospital, donde fallecieron. Franklin Sosa sufrió heridas en sus piernas y cuello. La conductora de la van no fue lesionada. Las autoridades confir...

‘It’s very traumatizing’: DC woman’s French Bulldog puppy stolen months after losing another pup in District Dogs flood

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:27 GMT

Hendrix, a six-month-old French Bulldog, was stolen from his owner in the Brookland area of NE DC, Saturday afternoon. (Courtesy Teffiney Worthy)A woman who lost one dog earlier this year in the tragic flooding at District Dogs is asking for help after an armed robber stole her new puppy Saturday afternoon.“It’s very traumatizing, you know. For this to happen, for someone to just take my dog, where I stay, it’s overwhelming,” Teffiney Worthy of Northeast, D.C., said.Worthy said her 6-month-old French bulldog, Hendrix, was forcibly taken Saturday at around 4 p.m. by a person she thought she saw at a nearby gas station.“That’s when I first noticed the suspect. I [thought] nothing of it, other than he had on a mask. But, you know, it was cold that day,” Worthy told WTOP. “So, I thought nothing of it.”Worthy said, as she neared the entrance to her home, a suspect approached her and threatened “to end my life with a weapon in ha...

Roman Josi has goal and 2 assists, Predators beat Jets 3-2 for 5th straight victory

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:27 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Roman Josi had a goal and two assists to help Nashville beat Winnipeg 3-2 on Sunday night, extending the Predators’ winning streak to five and ending the Jets’ run at five.Yakov Trenin and Gustav Nyquist also scored and Juuse Saros made 33 saves.“We’re capable of winning these tough games,” Saros said. “It’s a good sign for the whole team.”Josh Morrissey and Cole Perfetti scored for Winnipeg. Laurent Brossoit made 24 saves.“We had some great chances, we had some good looks,” Winnipeg coach Rick Bowness said. “Saros made some timely saves.”Trenin opened the scoring with 19.4 seconds remaining in the opening period. Josi carried the puck into the Winnipeg zone on the left side and his shot from the circle was kicked away by Brossoit. The rebound landed right on Trenin’s stick and he had a tap-in for his fourth goal in his last five games.“I was trying just to join the rush and find the open area where it can be either pass or a rebound for me,” Trenin said. “Th...

Angels sign veteran reliever Adam Kolarek to a 1-year deal

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:27 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have signed veteran left-handed reliever Adam Kolarek to a one-year, $900,000 deal. The Angels announced the deal Sunday night for Kolarek, who made five total major league appearances for the Dodgers and the Mets last season before finishing the year in the Atlanta Braves’ minor league system.The 34-year-old Kolarek spent his first 2 1/2 major league seasons with Tampa Bay before getting traded to the Dodgers in 2019 and winning a World Series ring in 2020. He spent the next two years in Oakland before rejoining the Dodgers last season.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLBSource