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    COLUMBINE VALLEY, Colorado (KCNC) — A police sergeant from the Columbine Valley Police Department, who wrongly accused a woman of stealing a package in the southern part of the Denver metro area, will now face disciplinary action. The town’s chief of police sent a letter of reprimand to Sgt. Jamie Milliman this week.

The letter states that Sgt. Milliman was rude, dismissive, and did not de-escalate the situation. Chief Bret Cottrell said in the letter obtained by CBS Colorado, “Such behavior undermines public trust, negatively impacts team morale, and does not reflect the values of integrity, respect, and professionalism that this department holds.”

Milliman will now have to complete a training course.

CBS Colorado has also learned Jamie Milliman, also known as James Milliman, was let go from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in 2013. A spokesperson states that he failed to take reports from citizens as required by policy, failed to read Miranda rights to a juvenile before questioning, and failed to complete paperwork also required by department policy.

The Columbine Valley police chief’s action follows Chrisanna Elser’s story, first shared by CBS Colorado Investigator Karen Morfitt. Eler’s doorbell camera captured the entire exchange with the officer on her porch in which Milliman accused Elser of stealing a package from someone else’s front door. And Elser’s Rivian truck would also later prove her innocence.

“You know why I’m here,” Columbine Valley Police Sgt. Jamie Milliman said to Elser at her front door. She felt she was already guilty in the eyes of the police.

“You know we have cameras in that town,” Milliman said. “You can’t get a breath of fresh air in or out of that place without us knowing, correct?”

It started as an attempt to confirm whether Elser’s truck, a green Rivian, was the same vehicle seen driving through the town of Bow Mar, and quickly escalated.

“It went right into, ‘we have video of you stealing a package,'” Elser said.

Milliman showed her photos of her truck entering and leaving Bow Mar, and that he had video of her committing the theft.

“Can I see the video?” Elser asked.

“If you go to court, you can,” the officer replied. “If you’re going to deny it, I’m not going to extend you any courtesy.”

Elser later found the theft video herself, posted on the social media site Nextdoor.

“When I saw it, I said, ‘sure, it’s far away, somewhat the same silhouette,'” she said. “But nobody hopped into a truck, and I think she was significantly younger than almost 50.”

She said what happened next was even more concerning.

“It became my job to prove my innocence,” Elser said. “And I thought it was supposed to be the other way around.”

On her doorstep, the officer issued a summons, without ever looking at the surveillance video Elser had.

“We can show you exactly where we were,” she told him.

“I already know where you were,” he replied.

Her Rivian — equipped with multiple cameras — had recorded her entire route that day.

“On Sept. 22, I definitely drove through Bow Mar and went to my tailor,” she said.

It took weeks of her collecting her own evidence, building timelines, and submitting videos before someone listened.

Finally, she received an email from the Columbine Valley police chief acknowledging her efforts in an email saying, “nicely done btw (by the way),” and informing her the summons would not be filed.

The Letter of Reprimand was dated Nov. 11. The incident happened on Sept. 27.

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By Tori Apodaca

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    SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Mounds of mail were found in a Rancho Cordova Walmart parking lot this week as the mail theft mayhem continues to plague residents.

All of the mail is now in the hands of the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), but how it got abandoned in the first place is still a mystery.

“On our Nextdoor reports, it seems like it happens every other week,” said Joseph Ramirez, who has had his mail stolen in the past.

His mail was not in the latest mound, but he said he had a new credit card stolen from his mailbox and it took months to get his credit resolved.

“It’s amazing that this has gone on for the past several years and there is still no resolve or solution to it,” Ramirez said.

The woman who reported the stash claims police didn’t help at first, and that 95% of the envelopes were still sealed and many were addressed to the Stone Creek Village neighborhood.

The USPIS is investigating and said the mail did not appear to be destined for addresses in the Rancho Cordova area.

The Rancho Cordova Police Department has been working to crack down on this mail theft.

Back in August, CBS13 went inside their real-time information center, the room where they are tracking down mail thieves with new flock cameras.

Police and the USPIS have been teaming up to catch thieves and are aiming to do the same with this bold case.

Although with copies of master keys that open mailboxes still out there, some residents are worried that their mailboxes could be next.

“We’re just frustrated about the situation,” said Ramirez.

The USPIS said anyone who was a victim in this case will be notified. All the mail that was found and is still deliverable is going out for redelivery.

The USPIS said if residents should see a mail theft in progress, call police immediately, then call Postal Inspectors at 1-877-876-2455.

The USPIS and USPS are working to increase and improve security measures. They urge people to pick up mail promptly, request signature confirmation, inquire about overdue mail, don’t send cash and go straight to the mail stream.

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    NEW JERSEY (WCBS) — A New Jersey man is the first person believed to have died from a so-called meat allergy triggered by a tick bite, researchers say.

The man died in September 2024, but researchers just recently linked the death to the allergy, known as alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS.

According to experts, the bite of a Lone Star tick can lead an individual to develop a sensitivity or allergy to alpha-gal, a sugar found in red meat and dairy products. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says AGS can cause hives, nausea, stomach pain, breathing issues and swelling.

According to researchers, a 47-year-old New Jersey man went on a camping trip with his wife and children in summer 2024, and after spending the day outdoors, they had beef steak for dinner. About four hours later, researchers say the man experienced severe abdominal discomfort, diarrhea and vomiting that lasted about two hours.

The man apparently felt better the following morning, but when discussing what had happened with his family, he allegedly said, “I thought I was going to die.” However, he decided not to consult a doctor about the symptoms, researchers say.

About two weeks later, researchers say the man attended a barbecue where he ate a hamburger. About four hours after eating, the man was found unconscious on the bathroom floor with vomit around him. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead several hours later.

The man’s name was not released, nor was the location he went camping.

Postmortem blood test reveals allergic reaction to alpha-gal The man’s death was ruled a “sudden unexplained death,” but his wife asked a friend in the medical field to review the autopsy report. The doctor contacted researchers in Virginia to look into the possible role of AGS.

Earlier this year, the man’s blood was tested, and researchers say it was determined he had suffered an allergic reaction to alpha-gal consistent with fatal anaphylaxis.

The man’s wife said that earlier in the summer, he had gotten about a dozen bug bites around his ankles believed to be from Lone Star tick larvae.

According to researchers, this is “the first documented anaphylactic death related to AGS where the symptoms started several hours after consuming mammalian meat.”

The researchers argue more public education on AGS is necessary, considering the increased presence of Lone Star ticks in northern states and the fact that abdominal pain is not widely recognized as a possible symptom of an allergic reaction.

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    TIJUANA, Mexico (KABC) — A man has been taken into custody in Mexico after he allegedly killed the mother of his children in Long Beach and crossed the border in an attempt to hide her body in Baja California, where she was found deceased, Mexican prosecutors said.

The victim’s 26-year-old son identified her as Aracely Romero Acevedo in a brief interview with ABC7.

According to the Baja California state attorney general’s office, about 8:30 p.m. Saturday a report was received of a deceased person inside a vehicle in the El Centenario district in La Paz.

Emergency responders confirmed that the victim was found in the passenger seat with no vital signs and with visible indications of violence, including possible strangulation.

A man identified only as “Erik N,” the victim’s alleged romantic partner, was taken into custody at the scene, the attorney general’s office said in a statement. He is suspected of committing the crime in Long Beach and then crossing the border into Tijuana to hide the woman’s body.

“Erik N.” was transferred to the custody of the attorney general’s office as the investigation continued.

Erik Almanza told ABC7 that his father called him Saturday night around 8 p.m. and told him he had killed Erik’s mother. By then, he says, his father was already in Tijuana. According to Almanza, during the phone call the father said he would hide the mother’s remains and turn himself in to authorities.

According to Almanza, his parents had argued that afternoon and his mother was taking his father to work around 3 p.m.

According to preliminary information, the suspect had been living in the U.S. illegally for more than 20 years, prosecutors said. In a statement, the attorney general’s office said it was in contact with authorities in Long Beach, with the aim of gathering additional details that may help clarify the case.

A meeting was also held with FBI agents and Los Angeles Police Department officials to exchange information relevant to the investigation, Mexican authorities said.

“Although the crime was committed on U.S. soil, the State Attorney General’s Office will continue with the corresponding legal actions, as the man has an open investigation file in Tijuana,” Mexican prosecutors said in a news release.

Long Beach police said it is investigating the killing, and detectives are working with Mexican authorities to determine where the murder occurred.

Almanza says his mother was born and raised in Tijuana before moving to the U.S. where she graduated from a trade school to work in medical billing before doing tax-related work.

Almanza says his mother cared about her five children – ages 16 to 26 – and would help pick them up through life’s ups and downs.

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    WATTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — An investigation is underway after someone threw a Molotov cocktail at an apartment door in Watts overnight.

Police responded to an apartment complex on 92nd Street just after 2 a.m. Thursday and managed to extinguish the fire before it spread in the apartment or other units, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Only the apartment door was damaged by the fire. No injuries were reported.

Police could not provide information on a possible suspect or motive behind the incident.

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    SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Louisiana health officials confirmed a new measles case in New Orleans on Monday, marking the state’s third case this year. While that number may not seem significant, neighboring states are seeing far higher activity — Texas has reported more than 700 cases, with 17 in Oklahoma and 8 in Arkansas. Since the start of the year 45 measles outbreaks have been counted in the U.S. Measles can spread through the air and is considered highly contagious, with potential complications that include hospitalization and, in severe cases, death. Dr. Joseph Bocchini with Willis-Knighton Children’s Health says today’s outbreaks are largely preventable. The age group hit hardest in 2025 has been children and teens ages 5 to 19, though Louisiana’s most recent case involved an adult. “We’re seeing more cases this year than we have in the last 30 years, primarily because people are not being immunized. The mortality of measles is very high — about one to two children in every thousand who contract measles will die,” he said. High-risk exposure sites include airports and airplanes.

“With the common circulation on an airplane, if anybody around that person was not immunized there is a reasonable chance they were exposed to the virus,” Bocchini said. Shreveport Regional Airport Director Larry Blackwell says they have not been notified of any cases connected to the facility. “During COVID, standards for custodial sanitary measures were increased greatly at that time and the airport has maintained those standards are exceed the standards over time,” Blackwell said. According to the CDC, the disease lingers in the air up to two hours after the infected person has left. Most common symptoms appear as a fever, rash, cough, runny nose and watery eyes. Experts say the best precaution to stay health is to ensure you are vaccinated with MMR and MMRV. If you don’t know your status, then ask a physician.

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    EWA BEACH, Hawaii (KITV) — Police are investigating an apparent attempted murder incident after a man was dropped off at a hospital with gunshot wounds early Thursday morning.

According to police highlights, on Thursday morning at approximately 2:56 a.m., a 20-year-old man was dropped off at a medical facility with a gunshot wound to his lower extremity.

Currently, the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) doesn’t know how or where the incident occurred due to the complainant being uncooperative.

As a result of the incident, HPD initiated an Attempted Murder in the Second-Degree case.

Police said that the 20-year-old man was last reported to be in good/stable condition.

No arrest has been made at this time, investigation pending.

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