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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Mounties say impaired drivers caught doing burnouts in B.C. mall parking lot
A statement from the West Shore RCMP says officers responded to a report of two pickup trucks driving erratically and doing tire burnouts in a parking lot at 3005 Merchant Way in Langford. (Handout) Mounties on Vancouver Island say two 19-year-old impaired drivers were handed driving prohibitions and their vehicles were impounded after they were caught spinning their wheels in a shopping mall parking lot. A statement from the West Shore RCMP says officers responded to a report of two pickup trucks driving erratically and doing tire burnouts in a parking lot at 3005 Merchant Way in Langford. Police arrived shortly before midnight on Tuesday to find a grey Ford F350 and a red Dodge Ram still in the parking lot. 'Both drivers were exhibiting symptoms of alcohol impairment and were investigated for impaired driving,' the statement said. The Dodge Ram driver, identified as a 19-year-old man, was issued a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition and his truck was impounded for 30 days. The Ford F350 driver, who police also identified as a 19-year-old man, was handed three-day immediate roadside prohibition and his truck was also impounded for 30 days, police said. Cpl. Mike Jacobson of the West Shore RCMP's traffic unit said officers were able to respond to the scene quickly due to the actions of the complainant who reported the incident 'as it was unfolding.' 'Road safety is a priority for West Shore RCMP,' Jacobsen added. 'If you see dangerous driving behaviour and/or suspect impaired driving, please report it to police right away.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Police ID man killed in 2-vehicle crash in Amarillo early Wednesday
This story has been updated with additional information. One person died and another was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash early Wednesday in Amarillo. The Amarillo Police Department said in an 11:39 a.m. update that Amarillo officers were sent to the intersection of Southeast 10th Avenue and Pierce Street on reports of a major crash at about 6:41 a.m. June 25. Police said officers found that a blue 2019 Chevrolet Malibu had been traveling east on SE 10th, approaching Pierce Street, when a 2023 Blue Dodge Ram pickup was traveling south on Pierce and crossing SE 10th. Police said the driver of the Malibu disregarded the red light at Pierce Street and crashed into the pickup. The driver of the Malibu, identified as Orelvis Perez Rodriguez, 54, died at the scene from injuries sustained in the crash. His family has been notified. The driver of the Dodge suffered minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital. Potter County Justice of the Peace Debbie Horn was contacted and ordered an autopsy. Speed is considered a factor in this crash, and the police department's Traffic Investigation Squad is investigating the incident. The Amarillo Fire Department had crews sent to the scene of the crash at about 6:46 a.m., and the area was closed while police investigated the crash. This is a developing story; more information will be added as it becomes released. This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: 1 dead, 1 in hospital after crash at SE 10th and Pierce in Amarillo
CBS News
3 days ago
- CBS News
3 killed, 1 seriously hurt in 3 crashes in 12 hours in McHenry County, Illinois
Three people were killed – including an 11-year-old child – and one person was seriously injured in three separate crashes in a span of about 12 hours in McHenry County, Illinois. Around 6:40 p.m. Monday, McHenry County Sheriff's deputies and several local fire departments responded to a crash at the intersection of Kishwaukee Valley Road and Deerpass Road in unincorporated Marengo. Sheriff's officials said a 2016 Ford Transit Van was headed north on Deerpass Road, when the driver ran a stop sign at Kishwaukee Valley Road, and hit a 2012 Audi Q5 SUV. A 29-year-old man from Wonder Lake who was driving the Audi was seriously injured, and an 11-year-old child in the Audi was killed. Sheriff's officials said the cause of the crash remains under investigation. Shortly before 6 a.m. Tuesday, a 2011 Dodge Ram was headed east on Kishwaukee Valley Road near Hughes Road in unincorporated Woodstock, when it crossed into oncoming traffic, and hit a westbound 2023 Mack semi-trailer truck. The driver of the Dodge, 50-year-old Donald Markham, of Belvidere, was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi driver was not injured. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday, a 1997 GMC Sierra was headed east on Hebron Road east of U.S. Route 13 in unincorporated Harvard, when the SUV left the road and hit a utility pole, then flipped onto its roof, according to the sheriff's office. The driver, 35-year-old Omar Estrada-Escobar, of Harvard, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the McHenry County Coroner's office. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Calgary Herald
4 days ago
- Calgary Herald
In Calgary courts: Crown's case against suspect in 'savage' killing of sex-trade worker isn't sufficient, lawyer says
Police worked 'backwards' in looking for evidence to show previously convicted killer Christopher Ward Dunlop was responsible for the 'savage' killing of a sex-trade worker, his lawyer argued Monday. Article content Defence counsel Allan Fay said detailed video the Crown says tracks both the movements of murder victim Judy Maerz and his client the morning she was repeatedly stabbed in the Deerfoot Athletic Park don't paint that picture. Article content Article content Article content 'There is not a single shred of video presented for which this court can be satisfied, beyond a reasonable doubt, that that video places Judy Maerz in the company of Chris Dunlop,' Fay told Justice Colin Feasby. Article content Article content It's the theory of prosecutors Greg Piper and Hyatt Mograbee that Dunlop picked up Maerz on the Forest Lawn 'stroll' in the early morning hours of Feb. 16, 2023, and drove her to the park adjacent to the busy Deerfoot Trail, arriving at 3:03 a.m. Article content Video from a security camera at a home on the opposite side of the freeway captured headlights entering the park at that time and leaving nine minutes later. Article content Fay conceded Maerz was the victim of murder, as opposed to manslaughter, but there was insufficient evidence to place his client 'in that nine-minute window at Deerfoot Athletic Park.' Article content Article content Calgary police civilian employee Mark Ruggieri was able to put together a PowerPoint presentation that showed an orange pickup truck attending the parking lot of the Peter Lougheed Centre, where Dunlop's wife worked, and its driver leaving in her SUV. Article content That same vehicle returned and the driver switched vehicles a second time, leaving in the pickup. Article content At the time Dunlop was driving an orange Dodge Ram. Article content Dunlop was handed the equivalent of a 13-year prison term after pleading guilty in 2015 to manslaughter and causing an indignity to a corpse, in connection with the Aug. 25, 2009, killing of Laura Ferlan, whose body he dumped in Fish Creek Park.
Chicago Tribune
18-06-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Down to Business: Relief on a customer's face the fun part for Naperville junk removal company owner
Business: The Junk Removal Dudes Address: Naperville Phone/website: 331-444-7070; Owner: Alex Broches, 37, of Sycamore Years in business: 12 What does your business do? 'We are the Dumpster alternative. We do all the work. You point. Before you can blink, the dump truck is gone with all the stuff. You don't have a Dumpster sitting outside for a week,' Broches said. Why did you start this company? 'I started the business as a way to make extra money. I graduated from (Northern Illinois Unversity), had an incredibly hard time finding a job. I was a geography major, which has nothing to do with anything I'm doing now. I was delivering pizzas, doing landscaping, some Internet businesses. 'I borrowed my grandpa's SUV. It was a busted-up Ford Explorer, on its last legs. I gave him my old SUV because it couldn't handle a trailer and his was more durable. I told him, 'I have this idea, I know it sounds weird, but I'd pick up junk for extra money.' He said, 'Yes,' because in his retirement years he had fun Dumpster diving. … I made a wooden trailer with my own hands. Started off, here and there, a part-time thing. 'It was me and a friend. The first month we made a couple hundred bucks. … My grandfather (the late Chris Deligiannis) was the only person in my friends and family who didn't laugh at me. He encouraged me.' When did you know you made the right move? 'The game-changer was I had a customer in Naperville. It looked like a barn, out by Costco. A gentleman called me, he saw my little sign on the corner that read 'junk removal.' … I threw him a number, $6,000. He jumped at it. I know now that should have been a $10,000 job. After several days of back-breaking work, I was thinking, 'I'm getting the hang of it.'' How big is your fleet? 'We have three new Dodge Ram trucks to do estimates. We have four dump trucks we use with a fifth on the way.' How many employees do you have? 'Twelve. Once we get that fifth truck, it will go up to 17. I was on the truck seven days a week the first 10 years. … I have destroyed both my ankles. My lower left back is messed up. I've had a hernia. … Now, I'm off the truck.' How does it work with a new client? 'They send us photos or a video. One of our managers gets back to them with an estimate. If it's a hoarding situation or commercial, we send someone out to quote it. A couple things in your garage, it's pretty quick.' What's your area? 'Rockford. Crystal Lake. Schaumburg. DeKalb County. McHenry County. … Ninety percent of our business is Naperville and Aurora. … When I started, it was two to three (jobs) a month. Now, 300 to 400 a month. … We can get it bigger. It's just getting warmed up.' What do you like about your work? 'I enjoy seeing the relief on customers' faces. Financially, it's better than what I was doing before. I have met so many wonderful, great clients, many I'm friends with. A lot of employees, I've seen them get married, have kids, buy their first houses. That, to me, is so special.' Can you walk me through a job? 'We call you an hour before we show up. They're ready. … We do everything. Fridge? Gone. Pool table? Gone. Crawlspace with 80 years of stuff? Emptied. … We sweep up, leave things spotless. … One thing I'm proud of is our reviews on Google. People say how crazy it is, how everything is done the next day.' Any memorable stories? 'Moving couches, sometimes mystery cell phones fall out. … Our workers have dumped boxes at the landfill, a bunch of guns and drugs fell out. … We once cleaned up an island in the Fox River for the Fox Valley Park District. There were hundreds of shopping carts. Homeless people who lived there had moved. … A fun job was 700 to 800 basketballs. The workers would shoot them into the truck.' Any competition? 'There's quite a bit. … It forces me to step up my game.' Where do items go? 'Goodwill. Salvation Army. Churches. What we don't donate goes to a landfill.' What's your advice for someone starting a business? 'You have to figure out how to bring so much value to the customer to the point where they tell everybody. If you do that, you're going to be successful. Stop focusing on being rich right away. That does not work.'
