Month: November 2025

By Lauren Pozen

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    COVINA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A Covina family is struggling to recover from a Thanksgiving Day tragedy after their home was burglarized and their beloved pet dog Rocky was killed.

“I can’t understand,” said Monica Lopez. “Only cry, cry and cry.”

Lopez’s beloved dog, whom she refers to as her angel with paws, was home when she locked up to meet her family for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. She says that she left him with food and water and told him that she would be back soon.

When she got home at around 10:30 a.m., she instantly knew something was wrong when she saw that the back door was open. She said that her bedroom was ransacked, with drawers and clothing tossed on the floor, along with pieces of glass from the shattered window. She believes that the thieves took her jewelry, including her wedding ring, and cash that she was using to pay her home’s mortgage.

Lopez says that Rocky probably ran after the burglars when they left the back door open. Her son, who rushed to her house after learning of the burglary, found him about 400 feet from the home with severe head trauma. Despite the best efforts of a local veterinarian, Rocky died.

“He is not an animal,” Lopez said. “The animal was the people who come here, and they don’t care.”

Though he’s not sure it’s the same people, Lopez’s son says that in October, a man and woman knocked on the window outside of his mother’s bedroom. That duo ran off when they realized someone was home.

He says that Rocky had been the heart of his mother’s home since her husband passed. Now, he says the empty food and water bowls are a heartbreaking reminder of her angel that is now gone.

“It’s not good. Why kill my dog? Why kill my dog, Rocky?” Lopez said.

The family says that the Thanksgiving holiday delayed the law enforcement investigation, and that detectives said they would be back on Monday to dust for fingerprints and try to collect additional evidence.

Police have not yet told CBS Los Angeles how many suspects they’re looking for, or if they have a description.

As the investigation continues, the family has set up a GoFundMe to help cover the damage to Lopez’s home, the money she lost and other expenses, including security cameras to help with security in the future. The fundraiser can be found by searching for the keywords: “Help Covina widow recover from tragic Thanksgiving burglary.”

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By Terell Bailey

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    DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — The Detroit Police Department confirmed that it responded to a call concerning a baby found on a porch on Thanksgiving night.

Police responded to a home on Cruse Street near Fenkell Avenue. Police said their child abuse unit is investigating.

However, CBS News Detroit spoke with a source who confirmed the child wasn’t left on the porch. A teenage family member at the home, in fact, gave birth to the child, according to the source.

On Friday, a family member told CBS News Detroit that a teenager living at the Cruse Street home was pregnant, and that the family was unaware of the news. When the family initially received the news that a child was on the porch, the police were contacted.

Attorney Jeff Abood with Abood Law believes charges could be forthcoming.

“If somebody were to abandon an infant or child, then they could face criminal charges,” Abood told CBS News Detroit.

In 2001, a safe delivery law was implemented in Michigan. It allows parents to surrender their newborn child, no more than 3 days old, to any uniformed on-duty employee at a hospital, fire department, or police station. State records show nearly 400 babies have been safely surrendered in Michigan.

“You could do that without any sort of criminal responsibility, assuming it was done properly and done right,” Abood said.

With these latest developments, Detroit police haven’t said what will happen next.

According to the family member who talked to CBS News Detroit, the baby and mother are in the hospital and expected to be OK.

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By Frankie McLister

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    Minnesota (WCCO) — Video from Peru shows first responders racing to rescue a Minnesota man after he was killed in a lightning strike. Now, his family is trying to figure out how to get his body home.

“You will be missed greatly by your family and son, especially,” said Brett Skoog, Yuri Botelho’s brother-in-law.

Brett Skoog said if he could tell his brother-in-law one last thing, he’d say, “We know you’re in a better place.”

On Thanksgiving Eve, Botehlo was biking in the mountains of Peru with his friend James and a guide when tragedy hit out of nowhere. A sudden lightning strike killed Yuri and left his friend critically hurt.

“Kelsey was tracking his watch, saw it wasn’t moving,” said Brett Skoog.

Botelho, 36, was on an annual Thanksgiving trip with his beloved wife of three years, Kelsey, and their 15-month-old son, Tyson.

“We’ll make sure we do our part in making sure Tyson knows how much he was loved,” said Mandy Skoog, Botelho’s sister-in-law.

Botelho, a jujitsu-loving Brazilian native, posted about how proud he was to become an American citizen in May on Instagram.

He had recently relocated to Minnesota with his wife and son to be near her family and worked for the city of St. Louis Park.

“If you met Yuri once, you’ll never forget him,” said Mandy Skoog.

When WCCO asked her, “Why?” She responded, “He is just the happiest person I have ever met.”

As of Friday night, his wife and baby boy are in South America, fighting logistics to get his body back home.

“You almost feel helpless, which is why I’m very thankful my brother and Kelsey’s friend pretty much hopped on a plane as soon as they could,” said Brett Skoog.

Mandy Skoog added, “She’s fighting as a spouse trying to get Yuri home and fighting for her son, making sure he has everything he needs. Man, we were lucky to have him”.

The City of St. Louis Park said the following in response to the incident:

“We at the City of St. Louis Park are aware of the very tragic news about Yuri Botelho. This is a tremendous loss for his family, his friends and for all of us as his colleagues. Yuri had only been with the city for a short time but was already a trusted and valued employee and friend. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.”

Financial support and prayers are what the family says they need most. An online fundraiser has raised nearly $30,000.

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By Jeremiah Estrada

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    HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — Another live skunk was captured by agriculture inspectors at Hilo Harbor this month.

Agriculture inspectors from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB) were told that the relative of a stevedore at Hilo Harbor saw a skunk on Thursday morning, Nov. 27, on Kanoelehua Avenue. He tried to run over the skunk but missed.

After the attempt, he said he saw the skunk run under a fence at the Hilo shipyard. Inspectors immediately searched the area where they found the skunk and caught it using a net.

The first incident also at Hilo Harbor took place on Nov. 6 — dockworkers tried to barricade the skunk at Pier 1 near cement pilings, but it was able to escape before inspectors arrived.

According to another report from that incident, a skunk had taken refuge in the undercarriage of a vehicle on the dock. Though the skunk was visible, inspectors were not able to reach it because the vehicle was enclosed in a shipping container.

Traps were set up by inspectors and the following morning, the skunk was found caught in the trap. The area was searched for any more skunks, but none were found. Inspectors set up more traps throughout the container yard for at least a week just in case, but no additional skunks were caught.

Both skunks were humanely euthanized in order to be tested for rabies. The first skunk caught on Nov. 7 tested negative and the results for the most captured are pending.

Skunks are invasive to Hawaii and they frequently arrive in the islands by hitchhiking cargo ships. The origin of these two Hilo skunks is unknown, but it is presumed that they came aboard a cargo ship because they were found near the harbor. It is also unknown whether both skunks arrived together or at separate times.

Previous skunk incidents where they have been captured include Nov. 13, 2025 at Honolulu Harbor, along with June 2025 at Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park, Feb. 2023 from a Hilo resident, Aug. 2022 at Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary on Maui and several other Honolulu Harbor captures at Pier 1 took place in Feb. 2018, Jan. 2021, July 2021 and June 2022.

Skunks are prohibited in Hawaii and are only allowed in a municipal zoo with a research and exhibit permit. The animal is one of the four primary wild carriers of rabies in the United States. Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. and one of the few places in the world without rabies.

Any illegal and invasive species that are spotted or captured should be immediately reported to the state’s Pest Hotline at 808-643-PEST (7378).

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By Ellie Nakamoto-White

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    KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Jourdan Feasby had a happy Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 27, with her three children before she sent them off to visit their dad for the holiday, with whom she shares custody.

She didn’t know that would be the last time she saw Rylee Levi, 10, Connor Liam, 9, and Alena Ellen, 7.

“It just doesn’t seem real yet to me,” Feasby said through tears on Saturday morning, Nov. 29. “And I can’t believe that this is my reality right now.”

Kenosha police responded to a call for an apartment fire on the 5200 block of 43rd Ave. Just before 10:40 p.m. Thanksgiving night.

There, officials were able to get the fire extinguished — but for the three children, it was too late.

Rylee and Connor both died from the fire, and Alena was airlifted to a hospital for treatment but later passed.

“I was so excited for Christmas shopping but now it’s just caskets,” Feasby said. “They brought all of this light that now I don’t have.”

Police said the kids’ father was treated for smoke inhalation, and Feasby added that he’s now with other family members.

“You can sit here and say all you want to that I would’ve done this, this, and this, but when you’re in the situation, it’s completely different,” Feasby said. “But I will tell you that if I was in that situation, without a doubt, my kids would’ve been out or I would’ve been dead with them.”

Officials are still investigating what happened and the cause of the fire.

Feasby said she hopes their results will provide clarity as to the timeline of the situation and how it all unfolded.

“I feel so alone, to go from having my whole world to nothing,” Feasby said. “Hug your babies and enjoy them this Christmas because you could’ve been in my position and you never know when it’s the last day.”

A GoFundMe has been set up to cover the funeral costs.

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By Mike Hellgren

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    BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The daughter of Gregory Turnipseed, a 71-year-old Baltimore City employee, is speaking about the senseless attack on the job that cost him his life.

Turnipseed, a Department of Transportation worker, was trying to assist in a dispute over a parking spot on St. Paul Street when police said Kiannah Bonaparte and her 15-year-old daughter brutally beat him last month.

He died from his injuries the day before Thanksgiving.

Daughter’s heartbreak

Turnipseed’s devastated daughter told WJZ Investigates that justice must be served against the woman and her teenage daughter authorities said attacked him.

“This really puts into perspective maybe how to treat people or react to people out on the street,” Gerri Turnipseed said. “I know sometimes people have road rage or people have tempers or they don’t have patience. We don’t think these things will happen. We think it’s OK to maybe have a back and forth with someone, and you just never know what they’re going through, their intentions, if they’re a good person.”

She is still in shock about the attack that took her father’s life.

The attack happened in the middle of the day October 17th. Charging documents reveal Turnipseed, while on the job for the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, was beaten after he asked a woman whether she was leaving a parking spot as another vehicle was waiting.

“I don’t want to say you should never help out people, but once you see things are getting heated, don’t engage — just leave it alone,” Turnipseed’s daughter said. “I’m taking it moment by moment. It’s very shocking. I thought I had a lot more time left with my dad.”

According to police, a 15-year-old girl in the car “became irate, exited the vehicle, and began punching him in the face several times.”

Turnipseed tried to stop the girl from attacking him. He told police the mother, “jumped on his back, causing him to fall to the ground. [She] then kicked him in the head multiple times, breaking his glasses, and resulting in abrasions and swelling to his head … “

“It seems that a 15-year-old instigated it and felt comfortable doing this in front of their parent,” Gerri Turnipseed said. “It’s very shocking.”

Woman facing charges Bonaparte, 49, is facing assault charges that police said would be upgraded. WJZ has learned she was already on supervised probation for a theft last year.

Police have not commented on the juvenile’s possible punishment.

“Justice would be both of these individuals be prosecuted and not be considered manslaughter,” Turnipseed’s daughter said. “I want this to be a lesson to folks that your actions have consequences and to think before you do things.”

Turnipseed’s grandson said the suspect was halfway in a lane of St. Paul Street and had been arguing with the other driver and called his grandfather disrespectful names.

He said his grandfather was only encouraging her to either get out of the street or fully pull into the spot.

Bonaparte is next set to appear in court December 11th.

A beloved father All Gerri Turnipseed has now are the memories of her father.

“He was very involved. He would take me to my sporting events. He would take me to auditions to be in commercials,” she said. “When I was little, I was in pageants, and he would take me to all my practices. Most people would think the mom would do that, but my dad would do that. He always wanted his children to succeed — and the same thing with my brother.”

She said her dad was a sharp dresser, an engineer who attended Towson University and looked forward to the next chapter in his life.

“You never expect this type of tragedy to happen, and it hurts a lot because I know he has had talks with me and his friends and other family members about being excited for the next chapter in his life after retiring,” she said. “So I know he was looking forward to spending more time with friends and family and possibly moving back to California. It really hurts my heart that that won’t get to happen.”

She thanked the community for the outpouring of support following the news of her father’s death.

“I want my dad to be remembered for being a smart man, being a hardworking man — not a perfect man,” she said. “But he loved his family and he loved his friends very much. So that’s what I want him to be remembered for.”

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    Pennsylvania (KYW) — The search remains for one of three wildcats that escaped from a Berks County, Pennsylvania, wildlife center after a storm knocked a tree onto their pen earlier this month.

Windstorms rolled through Berks County on Nov. 5, damaging several enclosures at the Cricket Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Alburtis. The wildlife center said its African Serval enclosures took the worst damage.

Three African Servals escaped after a tree toppled their pen. According to a social media post on Nov.6, the three wildcats are the wildlife center’s last three from its time doing cat rescue.

The wildlife center said the wildcats are old and are not a danger to humans or pets.

“Please do not harm them,” the wildlife center wrote on Facebook.

Since then, two cats have been caught, but one remains missing. The wildlife center said the latest sighting of the African serval was near the Berks County Memorial Gardens in Fleetwood. She has also been spotted on Maidencreek Road, Pleasant Hill Road, Lake Shore Drive, Water Street, Springfield Drive and walking along 222.

The center said nearby farmers have seen her hunting mice and rats and eating leftover cat food, suggesting she’s in good condition.

The wildlife center is asking anyone in the Alburtis or Berks County area who spots the animal to call them at 717-381-9893.

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    PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A Philadelphia police officer was attacked by a pit bull in the city’s Olney neighborhood on Saturday night.

Investigators said it happened as police responded to a domestic dispute on the 5200 block of Arbor Street around 8:45 p.m.

The dog bit the officer’s upper arm and did not let go, according to police. They described the injury as “significant.”

Police said the officer’s partner shot the pit bull, and it died.

“That officer’s partner discharged at the dog in an effort to save his partner from further injury, and the dog, after being shot, did release the officer’s arm,” Philadelphia police inspector D F Pace said.

The officer was taken to Einstein Medical Center for treatment and is in stable condition. Police said she is expected to be out of commission for a while, as it was a serious bite.

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