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Idaho man accused of killing two firefighters once aspired to be one
A 20-year-old man's life appeared to have begun to unravel in the months before authorities say he fatally shot two firefighters and severely wounded a third as they responded to a wildfire near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Wess Roley was living out of his vehicle and his former roommate, T.J. Franks Jr., said he shaved off his long hair and started to "kind of go downhill'. The two lived together for about six months in Sandpoint, Idaho, until Roley moved out in January, Franks said today. Roley, who authorities say took his own life after yesterday's shootings, is suspected of killing two battalion chiefs whose firefighting carriers in Idaho spanned nearly half a century combined. The deaths of Frank Harwood, 42, with Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, and John Morrison, 52, with the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department, have left their colleagues reeling, resulting in their departments adding law enforcement to every call, no matter how routine. 'I don't know that we're ever going to be able to guarantee people's peace of mind, at least for a while after an incident like this,' Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Christopher Way said. 'But we are taking every measure we can to ensure safety of our responders.' Roley had set a fire using flint at Canfield Mountain, a popular recreation area, according to authorities. The firefighters who rushed to the scene found themselves under fire and took cover behind fire trucks. ADVERTISEMENT 'There was an interaction with the firefighters,' Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said. 'It has something to do with his vehicle being parked where it was.' Smoke rises from a fire near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where responding firefighters were shot and killed by sniper fire. (Source: Associated Press) Two helicopters converged on the area, armed with snipers ready to take out the suspect if needed, while the FBI used his cellphone data to track him and the sheriff ordered residents to shelter in place. They eventually found Roley's body in the mountains, his firearm beside him. He had killed himself, the sheriff said. Roley had once aspired to be a firefighter and had only a handful of minor contacts with area police, Norris said. A motive was still unknown, he said. He had ties to California and Arizona and was living in Idaho 'for the better part of 2024', although it was unclear why he was there, Norris said. When Roley was living with Franks, his apartment cameras caught Roley throwing gang signs at them, which worried Franks to the point that he called police. The landlord also called Franks one morning because neighbours reported that Roley's vehicle had been left running for about 12 hours. Franks said Roley was asleep in his room and said he forgot about the vehicle. ADVERTISEMENT Hours after the shooting, people gathered along Interstate 90 holding American flags to pay their respects as the two fallen firefighters' bodies were taken to the medical examiner's office in Spokane, Washington, about 56 kilometres from Coeur d'Alene. A procession from Kootenai Health headed to Spokane after two firefighters were killed when they were ambushed by sniper fire in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (Source: Bill Buley/Coeur D'Alene Press via AP) Governor Brad Little ordered US and Idaho state flags to be lowered to half-staff to honour the firefighters until the day after their memorial service. 'All our public safety officers, especially our firefighters, bravely confront danger on a daily basis but we have never seen a heinous act of violence like this on our firefighters before,' he said in a statement. Harwood, one of the victims of the shooting, had been with the county fire department for 17 years, Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Christopher Way said during a news conference today. Harwood was married and had two children, and he also was a veteran of the Army National Guard. Morrison, who was also killed, started his career with the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department in 1996 and had also worked as a paramedic. Coeur d'Alene Fire Department fire engineer David Tysdal, 47, sustained gunshot wounds and was in critical condition. Authorities said he had two successful surgeries. 'We still are in shock and are struggling to understand why someone would target unarmed, selfless public servants,' said Coeur d'Alene Mayor Woody McEvers. By this afternoon, the fire was 'reasonably contained", and responders had 'stopped significant forward progress", Way said. The Idaho Department of Lands said it had burned about 10.5ha.
RNZ News
6 hours ago
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One flown to hospital in serious condition following Southbridge incident
Photo: A person has been flown to hospital in a serious condition after an incident in Southbridge, south of Christchurch, on Wednesday evening. Emergency services were called to the scene on Hastings Street just before 8.30pm. A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said an ambulance and first response unit responded, and one patient was flown to Christchurch hospital by helicopter. Police have been approached for comment. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Scoop
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Opposition Reacts To Shoplifting Crackdown As Retailers Celebrate Overdue Changes
But retailers say the changes are overdue, with those caught stealing lower-value goods facing fines up to $500 under the proposed law. Finn Blackwell, Reporter Retailers say the government's crackdown on shoplifters is overdue, despite the opposition blasting the law as confused. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith announced instant fines and tougher sentences for shoplifting offences. It's the latest in a slew of changes to the justice system, this time an instant ticket of up to a $1000 for those caught shoplifting. Under the proposed law, shoplifters caught stealing lower-value goods could be stung for up to $500. The maximum punishment for theft would go up to a year in prison for goods worth $2000 or less, or seven years for more serious cases. On Auckland's Queen Street, Queens Arcade property manager Ian Wright said it was a positive change. 'These recent initiatives that the government's bringing in are what we've been asking for for a long time, and certainly was missing in the last regime,' he said. 'It's exciting, it's all about holding people to account, and this is just another step in the right direction.' He had seen his share of crime in the area. 'There are these recidivist offenders, and I think some of these new initiatives are really going to make the difference where, if you can clamp down on those are remove those from our communities, it's going to make the whole place a lot safer and the crime will drop.' Labour Justice spokesperson Duncan Webb was unconvinced. 'I just think it's hotchpotch and confused,' he said. 'I just don't think it's effective. It's making noises and saying 'we're doing something' when, in fact, you've still got to have the police to attend and enforce, we're not seeing that.' Webb thought the government was posturing. 'They're sort of lording it as 'oh, we're going to get tougher on shoplifters,' in fact, between one and two thousand dollar offences, the penalty is going down,' he said. 'That's what I mean, it's confused.' Webb said under the new regime, the government had taken what was three bands of offending and turned it into two. 'In doing that, the band between $1000-$2000, which currently is seven years imprisonment maximum, now becomes one year imprisonment maximum.' He said resourcing the police force was vital. 'We need more cops on the street, but also better resourced cops,' Webb said. 'It's no good them sitting at their desks, doing emails and filling forms, they've got to be freed up from that so that they can actually do frontline police work.' Police faced a backlash earlier this year after RNZ revealed an internal memo suggesting lower-level retail crime – like shoplifting – would not be investigated. The new regime added an aggravating factor for high-value theft carried out in an 'offensive, threatening, insulting, or disorderly' manner. Sandringham Business Association chair Jithin Chittibomma said the fines would make offenders think twice. 'Yes, surely there will be people that don't care,' he said. 'But I'm sure there will be people that do care about their future, and even if it is a 10, 20 percent reduction, I'll take that too.' Legislation for the new infringement regime was expected to be introduced in the next few months.
