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City manager made decision to pay police chief $175,000 to retire, Amarillo mayor says<\/h3>\n

Taxpayers are upset about the city’s decision to pay former Amarillo Police Chief Martin Birkenfeld $175,000 to retire after supporting a convicted child predator.<\/p>\n

The controversy began after ABC 7 News broke the story Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Residents expressed their frustration on our Facebook page.<\/p>\n

“You paid him my tax money. Unreal,” said Andrew Trevino.<\/p>\n

Becky Breckenridge questioned, “Accountability???”<\/p>\n

ABC 7 News contacted Mayor Cole Stanley about the controversial payout.<\/p>\n

“The chief of police works directly underneath our city manager and deputy manager,” said Stanley. “Councils’ role in this was to support the decision fully that was made by staff in separating with Chief Birkenfeld.”<\/p>\n

Since Stanley pointed the finger at the city manager, we reached out to Grayson Path for comment on Thursday and Friday. But a city spokesperson resent the statement the city released on Feb. 21 which indicates part of the reason was to avoid a potential lawsuit from Birkenfeld.<\/p>\n

“After careful consideration and discussions, this decision was made with the intent to provide finality, avoid potential civil service proceedings, and move the department and community forward as quickly as possible.”<\/p>\n

The city said the issue is a personnel matter and declined additional comment.<\/p>\n

Birkenfeld was suspended on Feb. 17 for writing a letter in support of former Perryton football coach Cole Underwood. The letter was read in federal court before Underwood was sentenced to 30 years in prison for having an illicit relationship with a student.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; ABC 7 Amarillo<\/a><\/p>\n

Police: Florida Substitute Teacher Urged Children to Beat Up Classmate<\/h3>\n

A substitute teacher in Jacksonville, Florida, is accused of encouraging students to violently gang up on a classmate.<\/p>\n

The suspect, identified as Geanene White, who allegedly urged students to beat up another child, is also accused of assaulting the victim in the case, First Coast News reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n

An image shows the suspect:<\/p>\n

The incident happened on February 12 at the YMCA Tiger Academy on Bagley Road which serves pre-k through fifth grade students.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement records said an officer responded to the school about an alleged child abuse incident and learned that White was accused of inciting the students to target their classmate, the First Coast News article continued:<\/p>\n

The report said White had initially asked the student to join a small group, but when he refused, she became frustrated and asked the class, \u201cWho in here can beat him up?\u201dThat\u2019s when JSO said four students raised their hands, and White called on them to fight the victim while she watched, then the students hit the victim multiple times on his head and body.<\/p>\n

Following the beating, White allegedly pushed the child who hit his head on a desk. The substitute teacher called in two teachers for help and police said she told them the children needed \u201cbehavior intervention.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, White allegedly did not report the fight to them or say anything about the victim being hurt when he hit his head on the desk.<\/p>\n

The victim reportedly suffered a small laceration behind his ear and some bruises. \u201cOne student told police that he would not have fought the victim \u2018but the teacher told him to do it,’\u201d the First Coast News article said.<\/p>\n

The suspect is said to have denied being involved in the fight, claiming she merely tried to help the victim up off the ground after the others allegedly targeted him, Action News Jax reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n

In a statement, First Coast YMCA said:<\/p>\n

The First Coast YMCA was made aware of an incident at Tiger Academy involving a student and a substitute teacher who had been properly vetted by both the First Coast YMCA and Duval County Public Schools. The safety and well-being of our scholars and staff have been and will always be our top priority, and as such, we investigated the matter immediately according to protocol. Upon completion of the internal investigation, we terminated the substitute teacher\u2019s employment. We immediately reported the incident to the Department of Children and Families, who are conducting an ongoing investigation in collaboration with the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office. All further inquiries about the incident should be directed to them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After she was arrested, White was charged with child abuse and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; Breitbart<\/a><\/p>\n

Memphis man in bed with lady friend shot in leg \u2014 and claims dog pulled trigger<\/h3>\n

Right….<\/p>\n

This dirty dog was one man\u2019s best fiend.<\/p>\n

A Memphis man was shot in the leg while canoodling in bed with a lady friend \u2014 and he claims his pet pooch is the one who pulled the trigger.<\/p>\n

The unidentified man was lying in bed with a female friend \u201crelaxing\/talking\u201d around 4 a.m. Monday, an incident report from the Memphis Police Department said.<\/p>\n

That was when his dog supposedly jumped up to join them \u2014 and things got hairy when Oreo, a 1-year-old pit bull, stepped on a gun, WREG reported and identified the man as Jerald Kirkwood.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe victim\u2019s dog jumped on the bed and got his paw stuck in the trigger guard,\u201d the police report said.<\/p>\n

Oreo\u2019s paw \u201cended up hitting the trigger,\u201d discharging the weapon and shooting Kirkwood in the leg.<\/p>\n

He was left with a graze wound on the left thigh and was treated at the scene by responding paramedics.<\/p>\n

But before they arrived, the man\u2019s gal pal lit out and took the gun with her.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen officers asked the victim where the weapon was, he advised that the female friend took it when she left,\u201d the report read.<\/p>\n

One shell casing was recovered at the scene.<\/p>\n

Police filed the incident as an \u201caccidental injury.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; NY Post<\/a><\/p>\n

Excavator on Trailer Decimates Highway Overpass at Interstate Speeds<\/h3>\n

I am short. I never have to think or worry about hitting my head on anything. Not even the underside of airplane overhead bins (feel free to hate me if you didn\u2019t already). In Lordsburg, New Mexico, a transporter must\u2019ve spaced out on their taller-than-average vehicle height because they failed to clear an overpass, leaving the bridge\u2019s now-crumpled underbelly exposed in construction morbidity.<\/p>\n

The Hidalgo County Fire Rescue District 1 reported that Exit 24 on Interstate 10 westbound was critically damaged due to a commercial vehicle hauling an excavator on a trailer. Not only did it not meet the height clearance, but the load was oversized. Fire officials say there were no fatalities but they must mean of the human kind. Both the excavator and the bridge are dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

The damage to the excavator is apparent. Colliding into the overpass at highway speeds (75 mph in this area), the mangled vehicle is a total loss. The bridge doesn\u2019t look great, either. The structure is bowing, for goodness sake. But is it repairable? In addition to not being tall enough for most rides, I also do not have an engineering degree. So, I called someone who does.<\/p>\n

According to my contact, a principal engineer licensed in California and Nevada, the I-10 overpass is a post-tension bridge. In official engineering speak, the bridge would be deemed \u201ccatastrophically damaged; unrepairable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those dangling cables seen in the images are high-strength steel \u201ctendons\u201d laid out before the concrete is poured. When the concrete is cured, the cables are tensioned (pulled), and then anchored. This creates an internal compressive stress that counters the external stress (e.g., the repetitive load of moving vehicles). Because the cables here are ripped apart, there\u2019s little tension and structural support. The girders, which are responsible for most of the bridge\u2019s stress support, are also beyond saving.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m surprised it\u2019s still standing, to be honest,\u201d he said. When I asked if retrofitting was possible, he quickly shut down that idea. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t. I wouldn\u2019t touch that with a 10-foot pole.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the interstate highway system was constructed, the minimum vertical height clearance was 14 feet, per the U.S. Department of Transportation. However, in later years, the U.S. Department of Defense recommended a 17-foot clearance to accommodate larger military equipment that couldn\u2019t be transported via rail, such as the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile. The compromise was 16 feet, but clearances can be higher. The New Mexico overpass is cleared for vehicles up to 16 feet and 9 inches. So, this wasn\u2019t a case of low bridge-high truck.<\/p>\n

There aren\u2019t enough poop emoji to describe how deep in it the driver is. The transport company shouldn\u2019t be absolved of the bridge destruction, either. Although the overpass didn\u2019t collapse and potentially injure others traveling along the interstate, the structure will have to be demolished and rebuilt. The construction will take more than a year (think plural), with costs in the millions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; The Drive<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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