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Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Dog called Buddy's incredible act of loyalty after his master suffered horrific accident while hunting
A loyal dog guided his owner to safety after the hunter suffered horrific injuries from a crash. Jacob Schmitt, 34, was deer hunting with his six-year-old dog named Buddy in Utah 's Uinta Mountains on July 20 when his side-by-side utility vehicle lost control and rolled off a cliff. 'Immediately I realized it was going over like a capsizing ship,' Schmitt said told KSTU. 'The machine flipped probably 15-20 times by the end of it, but I would say best of my recollection, probably the second or third flip is when it kind of sort of rag-dolled me out.' Buddy was safely secured in a kennel in the back of the utility vehicle, but Schmitt sustained a broken leg, fractured ankles and broken ribs from the crash. 'When I came to and stuff and started to do kind of damage control, [Buddy] was sort of just there staring at me without a scratch, which almost makes me emotional, but it's unreal,' Schmitt said. After assessing his injuries, the lifelong outdoorsman realized he lost his cell phone and radio in the crash. 'When you see your other leg is hanging there, I'm not going to be looking around for stuff,' he said. Schmitt decided to splint his own leg using a small roll of duct tape, a belt and stick, according to WIVB. Then he was able use the light on Buddy's collar to guide him while he crawled down the mountain for 11 hours. 'I would catch up to him, and then I would nudge him with my face, and he would get up and he would take another break,' he said. 'And now I kind of realized it wasn't really him falling asleep, it was him kind of just giving me, giving me a place to go.' Once he made it through the treacherous journey crawling down the mountain and found his car, he drove to Oakley Diner and asked the woman working outside to call for help. 'He was like, "Can you call 911 please?"' And my heart kind of dropped,' that worker, Yenni Saiz told the local news station. 'I knew something was bad because of the scratches, and I can just tell he was in pain. 'He was the most respectful person I've ever met. I mean, he was being really respectful. Even though he was through all this pain and everything.' Schmitt was rushed to Park City Hospital and the Oakley Fire Station took care of Buddy and his truck until his family could be contacted, according to his GoFundMe. 'A couple broken ribs on this side, a broken right ankle, I believe, left ankle, and then left tibia and fibula, and then about a bruise everywhere you can have it,' said Schmitt. Buddy was able to visit Schmitt in the hospital where the two had an emotional reunion. 'The thing that loves you unconditionally is just there, essentially. And he keeps checking on you. It's like the biggest spirit jump,' Schmitt said. 'I had my best friend to crawl out with me, essentially, so it was unreal.' Loved ones of Schmitt, who is originally from Buffalo, New York and now lives in Utah, launched a fundraiser to help support him while he recovers. 'If you know Jake, you know he would never ask for help. But community means showing up for one another when life takes an unexpected turn,' the GoFundMe said. 'Jake is the guy who's always there when you need him — whether helping a fellow hunter, welding something back together for a neighbor, or lending a hand with zero hesitation.'
Miami Herald
26-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Teen held captive after sexual assault, UT cops say. Then police track his phone
A phone app helped track down a teenager who was being held captive, Utah officials said. On June 24, a dad reported his 15-year-old son missing, according to a Facebook post by the Vernal Police Department. After using a tracking app, police were able to learn the teen's location and made their way to an apartment complex in the city, officers said. When the search began, the teen's mom started getting text messages from the boy saying 'he was being held against his will by a man he didn't know,' officers told KSTU. The teen heard his father yelling for him and decided to escape the apartment with police eventually finding him, officers told KUTV. The teen told police he was going for a walk when 34-year-old Jose Torres grabbed him and took him to the apartment, officers told KUTV. It was there the man sexually assaulted him, police said. Torres was arrested and booked into jail on charges of sodomy, kidnapping, obstruction of justice and providing false personal information to the police, officers said. Vernal is about a 170-mile drive southeast from Salt Lake City.
The Advertiser
15-06-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Millions march in anti-Trump 'No-Kings' protests
Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the US to condemn President Donald Trump as authoritarian and dictator-like. Organisers of the "No Kings" demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the US had urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence, while some mobilised the National Guard ahead of marchers gathering. Confrontations were isolated. But police in Los Angeles, where protests over federal immigration enforcement raids erupted a week earlier and sparked demonstrations across the country, used tear gas and crowd-control munitions to clear out protesters after the formal event ended. In Salt Lake City, Utah, police said they are investigating a shooting "possibly associated" with a march through downtown that left a person with life-threatening injuries. A person of interest was in custody, police said. The march of several thousand people has just passed the downtown federal building before people started running, and responding officers told people to immediately take shelter, KSTU reported. Huge, boisterous crowds marched, danced, drummed, and chanted shoulder-to-shoulder in New York, Denver, Chicago, Austin and Los Angeles. Atlanta's 5,000-capacity event quickly reached its limit, with thousands more gathered outside barriers to hear speakers in front of the state Capitol. Trump was in Washington for a military parade marking the Army's 250th anniversary that coincides with the president's birthday. About 200 protesters assembled in northwest Washington's Logan Circle and chanted "Trump must go now" before erupting in cheers. In Culpepper, Virginia, police said one person was struck by an SUV when a 21-year-old driver intentionally accelerated his SUV into the crowd as protesters were leaving a rally. The driver was charged with reckless driving. "Today, across red states and blue, rural towns and major cities, Americans stood in peaceful unity and made it clear: we don't do kings," the No Kings Coalition said in a statement Saturday afternoon after many events had ended. In Los Angeles, as protesters passed National Guard troops or US Marines stationed at various buildings, most interactions were friendly, with demonstrators giving fist bumps or posing for selfies. But others chanted "shame" or "go home" at the troops. A few blocks from City Hall, protesters gathered in front of the downtown federal detention centre being guarded by a line of Marines and other law enforcement. It was the first time that the Marines, in combat gear and holding rifles, have appeared at a demonstration since they were deployed to city on Friday with the stated mission of defending federal property. The demonstration turned confrontational as police on horseback moved into the crowd and struck some people with wood rods and batons as they cleared the street in front of the federal building. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and law enforcement encouraged people not to attend rallies "out of an abundance of caution" following the shootings of two Democratic state lawmakers. Tens of thousands still turned out for demonstrations in Duluth, Rochester and St. Paul, which included a march to the state Capitol. Walz cancelled his scheduled appearance at the St. Paul event. Authorities said the suspect in the Minneapolis shootings had "No Kings" flyers in his car and writings mentioning the names of the victims as well as other lawmakers and officials, though they could not say if he had any other specific targets. A rally at the Texas Capitol in Austin went off as planned despite state police briefly shutting down the building and the surrounding grounds after authorities said they received a "credible threat" to Democratic state lawmakers who were to attend. Dozens of state troopers swarmed through the grounds about four hours before the event, but the area was later opened and the rally started on time. The building remained closed. The Department of Public Safety later said one person was taken into custody "after a traffic stop in La Grange, Texas, about 105 kilometres east of Austin. Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the US to condemn President Donald Trump as authoritarian and dictator-like. Organisers of the "No Kings" demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the US had urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence, while some mobilised the National Guard ahead of marchers gathering. Confrontations were isolated. But police in Los Angeles, where protests over federal immigration enforcement raids erupted a week earlier and sparked demonstrations across the country, used tear gas and crowd-control munitions to clear out protesters after the formal event ended. In Salt Lake City, Utah, police said they are investigating a shooting "possibly associated" with a march through downtown that left a person with life-threatening injuries. A person of interest was in custody, police said. The march of several thousand people has just passed the downtown federal building before people started running, and responding officers told people to immediately take shelter, KSTU reported. Huge, boisterous crowds marched, danced, drummed, and chanted shoulder-to-shoulder in New York, Denver, Chicago, Austin and Los Angeles. Atlanta's 5,000-capacity event quickly reached its limit, with thousands more gathered outside barriers to hear speakers in front of the state Capitol. Trump was in Washington for a military parade marking the Army's 250th anniversary that coincides with the president's birthday. About 200 protesters assembled in northwest Washington's Logan Circle and chanted "Trump must go now" before erupting in cheers. In Culpepper, Virginia, police said one person was struck by an SUV when a 21-year-old driver intentionally accelerated his SUV into the crowd as protesters were leaving a rally. The driver was charged with reckless driving. "Today, across red states and blue, rural towns and major cities, Americans stood in peaceful unity and made it clear: we don't do kings," the No Kings Coalition said in a statement Saturday afternoon after many events had ended. In Los Angeles, as protesters passed National Guard troops or US Marines stationed at various buildings, most interactions were friendly, with demonstrators giving fist bumps or posing for selfies. But others chanted "shame" or "go home" at the troops. A few blocks from City Hall, protesters gathered in front of the downtown federal detention centre being guarded by a line of Marines and other law enforcement. It was the first time that the Marines, in combat gear and holding rifles, have appeared at a demonstration since they were deployed to city on Friday with the stated mission of defending federal property. The demonstration turned confrontational as police on horseback moved into the crowd and struck some people with wood rods and batons as they cleared the street in front of the federal building. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and law enforcement encouraged people not to attend rallies "out of an abundance of caution" following the shootings of two Democratic state lawmakers. Tens of thousands still turned out for demonstrations in Duluth, Rochester and St. Paul, which included a march to the state Capitol. Walz cancelled his scheduled appearance at the St. Paul event. Authorities said the suspect in the Minneapolis shootings had "No Kings" flyers in his car and writings mentioning the names of the victims as well as other lawmakers and officials, though they could not say if he had any other specific targets. A rally at the Texas Capitol in Austin went off as planned despite state police briefly shutting down the building and the surrounding grounds after authorities said they received a "credible threat" to Democratic state lawmakers who were to attend. Dozens of state troopers swarmed through the grounds about four hours before the event, but the area was later opened and the rally started on time. The building remained closed. The Department of Public Safety later said one person was taken into custody "after a traffic stop in La Grange, Texas, about 105 kilometres east of Austin. Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the US to condemn President Donald Trump as authoritarian and dictator-like. Organisers of the "No Kings" demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the US had urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence, while some mobilised the National Guard ahead of marchers gathering. Confrontations were isolated. But police in Los Angeles, where protests over federal immigration enforcement raids erupted a week earlier and sparked demonstrations across the country, used tear gas and crowd-control munitions to clear out protesters after the formal event ended. In Salt Lake City, Utah, police said they are investigating a shooting "possibly associated" with a march through downtown that left a person with life-threatening injuries. A person of interest was in custody, police said. The march of several thousand people has just passed the downtown federal building before people started running, and responding officers told people to immediately take shelter, KSTU reported. Huge, boisterous crowds marched, danced, drummed, and chanted shoulder-to-shoulder in New York, Denver, Chicago, Austin and Los Angeles. Atlanta's 5,000-capacity event quickly reached its limit, with thousands more gathered outside barriers to hear speakers in front of the state Capitol. Trump was in Washington for a military parade marking the Army's 250th anniversary that coincides with the president's birthday. About 200 protesters assembled in northwest Washington's Logan Circle and chanted "Trump must go now" before erupting in cheers. In Culpepper, Virginia, police said one person was struck by an SUV when a 21-year-old driver intentionally accelerated his SUV into the crowd as protesters were leaving a rally. The driver was charged with reckless driving. "Today, across red states and blue, rural towns and major cities, Americans stood in peaceful unity and made it clear: we don't do kings," the No Kings Coalition said in a statement Saturday afternoon after many events had ended. In Los Angeles, as protesters passed National Guard troops or US Marines stationed at various buildings, most interactions were friendly, with demonstrators giving fist bumps or posing for selfies. But others chanted "shame" or "go home" at the troops. A few blocks from City Hall, protesters gathered in front of the downtown federal detention centre being guarded by a line of Marines and other law enforcement. It was the first time that the Marines, in combat gear and holding rifles, have appeared at a demonstration since they were deployed to city on Friday with the stated mission of defending federal property. The demonstration turned confrontational as police on horseback moved into the crowd and struck some people with wood rods and batons as they cleared the street in front of the federal building. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and law enforcement encouraged people not to attend rallies "out of an abundance of caution" following the shootings of two Democratic state lawmakers. Tens of thousands still turned out for demonstrations in Duluth, Rochester and St. Paul, which included a march to the state Capitol. Walz cancelled his scheduled appearance at the St. Paul event. Authorities said the suspect in the Minneapolis shootings had "No Kings" flyers in his car and writings mentioning the names of the victims as well as other lawmakers and officials, though they could not say if he had any other specific targets. A rally at the Texas Capitol in Austin went off as planned despite state police briefly shutting down the building and the surrounding grounds after authorities said they received a "credible threat" to Democratic state lawmakers who were to attend. Dozens of state troopers swarmed through the grounds about four hours before the event, but the area was later opened and the rally started on time. The building remained closed. The Department of Public Safety later said one person was taken into custody "after a traffic stop in La Grange, Texas, about 105 kilometres east of Austin. Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the US to condemn President Donald Trump as authoritarian and dictator-like. Organisers of the "No Kings" demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the US had urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence, while some mobilised the National Guard ahead of marchers gathering. Confrontations were isolated. But police in Los Angeles, where protests over federal immigration enforcement raids erupted a week earlier and sparked demonstrations across the country, used tear gas and crowd-control munitions to clear out protesters after the formal event ended. In Salt Lake City, Utah, police said they are investigating a shooting "possibly associated" with a march through downtown that left a person with life-threatening injuries. A person of interest was in custody, police said. The march of several thousand people has just passed the downtown federal building before people started running, and responding officers told people to immediately take shelter, KSTU reported. Huge, boisterous crowds marched, danced, drummed, and chanted shoulder-to-shoulder in New York, Denver, Chicago, Austin and Los Angeles. Atlanta's 5,000-capacity event quickly reached its limit, with thousands more gathered outside barriers to hear speakers in front of the state Capitol. Trump was in Washington for a military parade marking the Army's 250th anniversary that coincides with the president's birthday. About 200 protesters assembled in northwest Washington's Logan Circle and chanted "Trump must go now" before erupting in cheers. In Culpepper, Virginia, police said one person was struck by an SUV when a 21-year-old driver intentionally accelerated his SUV into the crowd as protesters were leaving a rally. The driver was charged with reckless driving. "Today, across red states and blue, rural towns and major cities, Americans stood in peaceful unity and made it clear: we don't do kings," the No Kings Coalition said in a statement Saturday afternoon after many events had ended. In Los Angeles, as protesters passed National Guard troops or US Marines stationed at various buildings, most interactions were friendly, with demonstrators giving fist bumps or posing for selfies. But others chanted "shame" or "go home" at the troops. A few blocks from City Hall, protesters gathered in front of the downtown federal detention centre being guarded by a line of Marines and other law enforcement. It was the first time that the Marines, in combat gear and holding rifles, have appeared at a demonstration since they were deployed to city on Friday with the stated mission of defending federal property. The demonstration turned confrontational as police on horseback moved into the crowd and struck some people with wood rods and batons as they cleared the street in front of the federal building. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and law enforcement encouraged people not to attend rallies "out of an abundance of caution" following the shootings of two Democratic state lawmakers. Tens of thousands still turned out for demonstrations in Duluth, Rochester and St. Paul, which included a march to the state Capitol. Walz cancelled his scheduled appearance at the St. Paul event. Authorities said the suspect in the Minneapolis shootings had "No Kings" flyers in his car and writings mentioning the names of the victims as well as other lawmakers and officials, though they could not say if he had any other specific targets. A rally at the Texas Capitol in Austin went off as planned despite state police briefly shutting down the building and the surrounding grounds after authorities said they received a "credible threat" to Democratic state lawmakers who were to attend. Dozens of state troopers swarmed through the grounds about four hours before the event, but the area was later opened and the rally started on time. The building remained closed. The Department of Public Safety later said one person was taken into custody "after a traffic stop in La Grange, Texas, about 105 kilometres east of Austin.
Perth Now
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Millions march in anti-Trump 'No-Kings' protests
Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the US to condemn President Donald Trump as authoritarian and dictator-like. Organisers of the "No Kings" demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the US had urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence, while some mobilised the National Guard ahead of marchers gathering. Confrontations were isolated. But police in Los Angeles, where protests over federal immigration enforcement raids erupted a week earlier and sparked demonstrations across the country, used tear gas and crowd-control munitions to clear out protesters after the formal event ended. In Salt Lake City, Utah, police said they are investigating a shooting "possibly associated" with a march through downtown that left a person with life-threatening injuries. A person of interest was in custody, police said. The march of several thousand people has just passed the downtown federal building before people started running, and responding officers told people to immediately take shelter, KSTU reported. Huge, boisterous crowds marched, danced, drummed, and chanted shoulder-to-shoulder in New York, Denver, Chicago, Austin and Los Angeles. Atlanta's 5,000-capacity event quickly reached its limit, with thousands more gathered outside barriers to hear speakers in front of the state Capitol. Trump was in Washington for a military parade marking the Army's 250th anniversary that coincides with the president's birthday. About 200 protesters assembled in northwest Washington's Logan Circle and chanted "Trump must go now" before erupting in cheers. In Culpepper, Virginia, police said one person was struck by an SUV when a 21-year-old driver intentionally accelerated his SUV into the crowd as protesters were leaving a rally. The driver was charged with reckless driving. "Today, across red states and blue, rural towns and major cities, Americans stood in peaceful unity and made it clear: we don't do kings," the No Kings Coalition said in a statement Saturday afternoon after many events had ended. In Los Angeles, as protesters passed National Guard troops or US Marines stationed at various buildings, most interactions were friendly, with demonstrators giving fist bumps or posing for selfies. But others chanted "shame" or "go home" at the troops. A few blocks from City Hall, protesters gathered in front of the downtown federal detention centre being guarded by a line of Marines and other law enforcement. It was the first time that the Marines, in combat gear and holding rifles, have appeared at a demonstration since they were deployed to city on Friday with the stated mission of defending federal property. The demonstration turned confrontational as police on horseback moved into the crowd and struck some people with wood rods and batons as they cleared the street in front of the federal building. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and law enforcement encouraged people not to attend rallies "out of an abundance of caution" following the shootings of two Democratic state lawmakers. Tens of thousands still turned out for demonstrations in Duluth, Rochester and St. Paul, which included a march to the state Capitol. Walz cancelled his scheduled appearance at the St. Paul event. Authorities said the suspect in the Minneapolis shootings had "No Kings" flyers in his car and writings mentioning the names of the victims as well as other lawmakers and officials, though they could not say if he had any other specific targets. A rally at the Texas Capitol in Austin went off as planned despite state police briefly shutting down the building and the surrounding grounds after authorities said they received a "credible threat" to Democratic state lawmakers who were to attend. Dozens of state troopers swarmed through the grounds about four hours before the event, but the area was later opened and the rally started on time. The building remained closed. The Department of Public Safety later said one person was taken into custody "after a traffic stop in La Grange, Texas, about 105 kilometres east of Austin.
Miami Herald
02-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Officer stalked his ex after breakup using 10 different numbers, UT police say
An officer is accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend using 10 phone numbers after she ended their relationship, Utah police told news outlets. The former girlfriend told Sandy City officers she broke up with Todd Douglas Goodsell of the Salt Lake City Police Department in November but he continued trying to contact her, police told KSTU. He tried contacting her 52 times after she asked him to stop, police told KUTV. 'There is clear and convincing evidence that [Goodsell] is a danger to the victim. This case involves stalking of a former partner where [Goodsell] refused to cease contacting the alleged victim after she requested several times to stop,' the charging documents obtained by KUTV read. The woman told officers she moved and changed her number along with her email address, police told KSL. He also tried getting ahold of her through Instagram and Venmo and would make a new account after she'd block him, police told KSTU. Goodsell started working as a patrol officer in 2019 and was put on paid administrative leave, Salt Lake City Police Department spokesman Brent Weisberg told the outlet. Although the woman said Goodsell was never violent, officers told KUTV 'stalking can increase the risk of intimate partner homicide by three times.' Goodsell, 40, was arrested on May 23 and charged with stalking a 'current or former cohabitant,' officers told KSL. Sandy City is about a 20-mile drive southeast from Salt Lake City.
