Federal agent throws tear gas canister from SUV on busy Chicago street

CNN Newsource on October 4, 2025

By Charlie De Mar, Todd Feurer

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    CHICAGO (WBBM) — Federal agents threw a tear gas canister at people on a busy street in the Logan Square neighborhood on Friday outside a grocery store and near an elementary school.

Cell phone video shows what appears to be uniformed federal immigration agents throwing a tear gas canister from their SUV just before noon near the Rico Fresh supermarket in Logan Square. A person on a scooter was stopped in front of the SUV at the time.

Surveillance video showing an overhead view of what happened shows the street filling with tear gas clouds and people starting to disperse.

“I felt tear gas immediately hit my eyes and nose,” witness Albany Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez works nearby and recorded video of the incident.

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Federal agents threw a tear gas canister at people on a busy street in the Logan Square neighborhood on Friday outside a grocery store and near an elementary school.

Cell phone video shows what appears to be uniformed federal immigration agents throwing a tear gas canister from their SUV just before noon near the Rico Fresh supermarket in Logan Square. A person on a scooter was stopped in front of the SUV at the time.

Surveillance video showing an overhead view of what happened shows the street filling with tear gas clouds and people starting to disperse.

“I felt tear gas immediately hit my eyes and nose,” witness Albany Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez works nearby and recorded video of the incident.

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“I just think these tactics are disgusting and they’re inhumane,” she said.

After throwing the tear gas canister, the agents left the scene.

Neighbors were outraged that the incident happened in front of Funston Elementary School. Volunteers arrived at the school ahead of dismissal to make sure kids got home safely.

“There was a call put out to help protect kids as they try to walk home and not have to deal with this violence,” volunteer Tania Kadakia said. “I can’t believe this is the United States of America.”

Fellow volunteer Kari Solberg said she witnessed the incident, and was a victim of the tear gas.

“I don’t know if it was tear gas or smoke bombs or what the proper terminology is, but those went off, and as soon as it hit my face and hit my eyes, I knew that I couldn’t be out in it, so I just ran back and got in my car,” she said. “I don’t feel safe. I feel sad for my neighbors. I feel anxious about the future.”

In a letter to parents, Funston principal Sarah Trevino-Terronez said, while the incident didn’t happen on school grounds, the school held recess indoors for the remainder of the day as a precaution.

“Our school operations were not otherwise impacted, and all of our students and staff members are safe,” she wrote. “I want to emphasize that school is the best and safest place for our students. Our staff is well-versed in the proper protocols for keeping our students and school community safe in case federal law enforcement representatives attempt to enter school property or interact with students or staff.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson condemned the agents’ actions in a statement posted on social media.

“ICE’s abusive tactics have no place in our city, and our elected officials will continue to stand with residents against this attempt to stoke fear and intimidation,” he wrote.

CBS News Chicago legal analyst Irv Miller said someone should file a police report about the incident with the Chicago Police Department.

Miller said, while the agent’s actions might be justified if he was in fear for his safety when he threw the tear gas canister, if not he could potentially face criminal charges.

“The problem is, we don’t know what was happening to him at the moment he did that. Was he in fear of his own safety at the time and had to do it, or was he just seeing this motorcycle in front of him that wouldn’t move, and he just decided to throw it for no apparent reason?” Miller said. “One, it’s a violation of law if he didn’t have a legitimate reason – being in fear of his own safety – but the other is you can’t do it for no reason. You’re committing an assault.”

Miller said he expects anyone who might have been affected by the tear gas, or parents of children at the nearby school might seek to file a police report over the incident.

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Westmoreland County woman kidnapped by her husband found in Kentucky, man taken into custody

CNN Newsource on October 4, 2025

By Patrick Damp

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    Westmoreland County (KDKA) — Lydia Prince, the woman who ran into a police station after she escaped being kidnapped and held at gunpoint, only to be reported missing again, has been found.

The 48-year-old Prince earlier this week ran into the police station after her husband kidnapped her and held her at gunpoint. Days later, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office said she had been missing since Thursday afternoon. The Scottdale Police Department added that they believed she was in a red Subaru with Pennsylvania license plates.

On Saturday morning, the Scottdale Police Department said that Prince and her husband, Shawn Prince, were found in Kentucky.

“On the evening of October 3, into the early morning hours of October 4, officers were alerted to the vehicle being seen by a roadside camera in Morehead, Kentucky,” Scottsdale police said in a release. “The officers immediately began calling as many agencies as possible in the area to obtain direction of travel, possible destinations, and getting Kentucky and Tennessee police officers to possible locations that the pair may be heading.”

Ultimately, the couple was found to be in the parking lot of a hotel in Maysville, Kentucky. Police in Maysville, along with Kentucky State Police, were able to take Shawn Prince into custody.

He is now awaiting extradition to Westmoreland County.

Woman goes missing just days after escaping kidnapping On Thursday, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office said they were charging 29-year-old Shawn Prince with kidnapping, simple assault, terroristic threats, and harassment in connection with Lydia Prince’s kidnapping.

Lydia Prince’s family contacted the Scottsdale police on Wednesday after not hearing from her in days. Police went to the home, which was empty, but while they visited the home, they learned Lydia had gone to the police station.

She told police that after an earlier domestic incident, Shawn had kidnapped her, and he threatened to cut the throat of her friend’s child if she did not go with him.

He then took her to a wooded area and put a gun to her head. They stayed in the wooded area until Wednesday morning, and after that, Shawn allowed Lydia to drive, and recognizing where she was, she went to the Scottsdale Police Department.

“He told her to take over driving,” Mike Whipkey, police chief in Scottdale, said. “At that point, she noticed she was in the Ohiopyle area. So, she got her bearings and was able to come back to Scottdale.”

On Thursday, she was reported missing once again.

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2 teens dead in possible subway surfing incident in Brooklyn, police sources say

CNN Newsource on October 4, 2025

By John Dias, Mark Prussin

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    New York (WCBS) — Two teenagers were found dead in what New York City police are investigating as a possible subway surfing incident, sources tell CBS News New York.

The girls, between the ages of 15 and 18, were found unresponsive at the Marcy Avenue station in Brooklyn overnight, the sources said Saturday.

The teens were pronounced dead at the subway stop in the Williamsburg neighborhood at around 3 a.m., shortly after officers arrived.

Their names were not immediately released by officials.

Investigators also did not say where at the station the bodies were found, if they were on the tracks or on a train.

The station at the corner of Marcy Ave. and Broadway was shut down and J and M trains were bypassing the stop while first responders were on the scene.

Service has since resumed, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Subway surfing a deadly danger in NYC Sixteen people were killed and 21 were injured from subway surfing in the city over the past three years, according to NYPD data provided in September.

In June, a teen was critically injured riding on top of a 5 train in the Bronx. The boy suffered head and wrist injuries as the subway pulled into the Baychester Avenue station. A police source at the time said the boy fell onto the track bed and made contact with the train.

Last October, a 13-year-old girl was fatally struck by a 7 train in Queens after she fell onto the tracks while subway surfing and was struck, according to NYPD.

Days after the girl’s death, the NYPD and Mayor Eric Adams touted a drone program to spot people taking part in the dangerous and illegal activity and get officers along the route as soon as possible. At the time, police said 900 drone flights saved the lives of 114 people, from 9-33 years old.

The MTA also rolled out the “Ride Inside, Stay Alive” campaign in September 2023, which is aimed at discouraging subway surfing, especially among younger New Yorkers who may be influenced by social media.

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South Floridians urge peace, hostage release on Israel-Hamas war’s two-year mark

CNN Newsource on October 4, 2025

By Steve Maugeri

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    MIAMI (WFOR) — Nearly two years after Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups launched a surprise attack on Israel, members of South Florida’s Jewish and Palestinian communities are sharing their hopes that peace talks can move forward—but only after hostages are released.

Local voices react to war’s anniversary Audra Berg said she has traveled to Israel several times since fighting broke out in Gaza. On one visit, she got close to an area that had been attacked near the Gaza Strip.

“It’s frightening to see in real life what really happened there,” Berg said.

The expressed cautious optimism now that Hamas has agreed to be part of a peace proposal with Israel, a deal that involves releasing all hostages held by both Hamas and Israel.

“There can be no concessions without seeing our hostages who are currently still alive returning,” Berg said.

A Palestinian family’s concern Zaki Dakkak, who is Palestinian and has family in Lebanon, said they have not been directly caught in combat but he has worried about them throughout the conflict.

“I mean, I’d sleep much better. I’m very close with my family. Obviously we’re not there, they’re obviously suffering from the situation more. But it’s definitely taking a toll,” he said.

Dakkak said the decades-long conflict has strained his family for generations. Despite the history of violence, he believes this moment could mark a shift.

“I think that’s the biggest thing in this conflict is looking to the future,” Dakkak said. “We’re keep looking to the past and bringing generational hatred into conflict when we should be looking to the future.”

Jewish Federation plans ceremony The Jewish Federation of Broward County will hold a special ceremony Sunday to honor victims of the October 7 attack.

Both sides told CBS News Miami they remain skeptical of the proposed deal until they see the hostages released.

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10-year-old forced to hand over money from piggy bank by knife-wielding thief, police say

CNN Newsource on October 3, 2025

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    CROWN HEIGHTS, New York (WABC) — A 10-year-old boy was walking home from school on Wednesday when he was approached by a man with a knife who demanded money.

“And I said I don’t have any money and he said I know you have money and I said OK I’m going to give you the money so then I started walking and I went into my house and I turned back to look at him, hoping he would just knock it off and go away,” Amir Nur said.

Nur was walking home on Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights when he says a man approached him, pointed a knife at him and demanded cash.

Nur said he would get the money at home, so the man followed him and waited.

Nur gave the man $20 out of his piggy bank and thankfully, he left.

“That’s why I complied. Because if they have a knife on them, I don’t have anything for me. And he’s bigger than me and he’s taller than me and he has a weapon,” Nur said.

As the NYPD began the investigation, Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry decided to step in to replenish Nur’s piggy bank, but also gifted him an iPad from the city, as a thank you for his bravery.

“He made the right decision. He was calm under pressure, as you can see, he said he wasn’t scared, but he’s ten. I’m sure he was a little nervous. I’m just taking an educated guess here that this individual probably has some mental health issues, I would say, because what type of person are you to go and rob a ten-year-old?” Daughtry said.

Nur’s mom is also proud of her son, who turns 11 in a few months, but says she’s on edge.

“Now I’m just a little hesitant of allowing him to go back and forth unless I’m like right here with him, you know, watching him,” the mother of the victim, Nicole Edite, said.

Police are still looking for the suspect.

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Mariachi music school in Anaheim receives donation from Honda as part of Hispanic Heritage Month

CNN Newsource on October 3, 2025

By Rob McMillan

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    ANAHEIM, California (KABC) — For nearly 30 years, boys and girls in Orange County have learned the traditions and practiced the sounds of mariachi music, at the Rhythmo Mariachi Academy in Anaheim.

As those students and their parents celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, friends from Helpful Honda of Southern California surprised them with dozens of items, including microphones, speakers, music stands, strings and other equipment.

“We are actually celebrating Hispanic heritage month,” said Monica Noriega, the regional manager for Helpful Honda of Southern California. “We’re giving back to those who are contributing to the communities so that’s why they’re here. We like to help those who are helpful to the community.”

Rhythmo Mariachi Academy was founded in 1996 by Gabriel Zavala, whose son Oliver Zavala currently runs the academy.

“My father has been a musician all his life,” he said. “Through his artistic talents and skills, he wanted to somehow give back to his community because he saw a lot of kids getting into music that he would consider not our music.”

Oliver’s father passed away from complications due to COVID-19. During the pandemic, the academy also struggled.

“We had about 60 students in our heyday, but with the pandemic, basically we started from scratch, we had zero students, and we’re like do we close, do we keep going?” Zavala said.

Today, they have more than two dozen students learning the art of mariachi music. Zavala said the donation from Helpful Honda is even more meaningful as they celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

“This is more about coming to share our culture, share our music, and be part of the great tapestry of what the United States is,” he said.

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NOAA backtracks on alleged sea lion decapitation at beach

CNN Newsource on October 3, 2025

By Tim Fang

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    SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — Federal authorities have issued an update regarding the reported decapitation of a sea lion at a Monterey County beach, clarifying that “no marine mammal parts were removed from the beach.”

The NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Law Enforcement released a statement Monday about the incident, which they said took place at Point Pinos Beach in Pacific Grove on July 27.

Officials said at the time a man was seen using a hunting knife to remove the head of the sea lion before placing the head in a bag and leaving the scene in a SUV. The office also posted a picture of a suspect and announced a $20,000 reward.

NOAA officials now say no mammal parts were taken and removed the photo.

“The individual has been located, and it was determined that no marine mammal parts were removed from the beach. We thank the public for their help and concern in this matter,” the agency said in its update.

Jason Bietz of Hanford, who said he was the man in the photo, told the Los Angeles Times that he reached out to NOAA investigators on Monday to clear his name. Bietz told the newspaper that he did not decapitate the animal.

Rashelle Diaz of Monterey, who reported the incident to authorities, told the Times that he had confronted Bietz and his daughter, saying she saw him leaning over the animal and prodding it with a knife.

Bietz also denied accusations that he was carrying a knife on the beach.

CBS News Bay Area reached out to the NOAA spokesperson, who was unavailable for comment due to the ongoing government shutdown.

According to the agency, harassing, harming, killing or feeding sea lions is prohibited under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, along with collecting parts of protected marine mammal species. Civil prosecution may result of fines up to $36,498 per violation, while criminal violations are punishable up to a year in jail and a $100,000 in fines.

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OC Fire Authority arson detection K-9 retires after 7 hard-working years of service

CNN Newsource on October 3, 2025

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    ORANGE COUNTY, California (KABC) — A hard-working member of the Orange County Fire Authority is ready for retirement.

Freedom, the department’s arson detection K-9, served the department for seven years. And yes, that’s seven human years!

During that time, the yellow lab responded to more than 200 calls here in California and around the country.

Freedom isn’t going far. He’ll be spending retirement with his handler Capt. Shawn Miller and “spend his days playing fetch, napping, and soaking up all the love,” the OCFA said.

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Colorado State University launches first honeybee veterinary science course

CNN Newsource on October 3, 2025

By Dillon Thomas

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    FORT COLLINS, Colorado (KCNC) — Colorado State University is recognized as one of the top veterinary science schools in the United States, and now the university has added a course for studying honeybees for the first time.

The course was created after national regulations shifted in 2017, requiring beekeepers to have their hives medically treated by veterinarians.

“When we were first charged with taking care of bees, not a lot of veterinarians had experience with bees,” said Amy Franklin, a veterinarian and educator at CSU.

This year CSU launched their honeybee veterinary sciences course, helping students looking to be vets become more educated on honeybees and the threats that surround them.

“I’ve been very enamored by bees my entire life,” said Hannah Badenhop, a junior at CSU.

The students and staff come together for hands-on learning at CSU’s apiary, located south of the main campus in Fort Collins.

“Honeybee health is in decline,” Franklin said.

Badenhop is the president of the campus’s honeybee medicine club. She said she used to be scared of bees as a child but has now come to love them.

“I got stung (while studying the bees) and I barely noticed it,” Badenhop said.

The group is studying varroa mites and their impact on honeybees and their viability. The mites can be easily transferred to hives by flowers which bees are traveling back and forth from. The mites can cause the bees to lose their wings and even die.

To test their hive for the mites, the group of students suited up in protective outfits and pulled some of the bees out of their hives. Some were scooped into testing kits.

“I am taking a sample of bees we have collected. They are in rubbing alcohol, so we give them a bit of a shake here. What we are looking for are varroa mites,” Badenhop said. “If you look under here, these little red dots here are the mites which we are looking like for our honeybees.”

Badenhop said there should only be a couple mites in their sample, given the amount of bees she was testing. However, at the bottom of the testing kit appeared to be at least a dozen mites.

“For the amount of bees we have, these are way too many mites for these guys. So, they will need some treatment,” Badenhop said. Franklin said she has come to love teaching how to care for honeybees.

“When you’re working in a hive you have to be in the present moment. You have to have your eyes on the bees, listening to the bees humming and watching them. It is really special to see,” Franklin said. “This is a livestock animal that is critically important to our agriculture and to our food security.”

Badenhop said she hopes other students will see the work being done to study and care for honeybees and consider learning about them as well.

“I think they are amazing creatures. I think the more you understand them the more you can’t help but to love them,” Badenhop said.

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Shaq restores Kobe Bryant’s family car with help from auto shop

CNN Newsource on October 3, 2025

By Leticia Juarez

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    RIVERSIDE, California (KABC) — A 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser once driven by the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has been given new life, thanks to a heartfelt tribute organized by his former teammate, Shaquille O’Neal.

Anthony C. Hall, a longtime friend of O’Neal, said the vehicle was an old family car shared by Bryant’s parents and sisters.

“It was an old family vehicle that everyone tended to drive – Kobe’s sisters, Kobe, mom, dad, everyone drove this vehicle,” Hall said.

Over the years, the SUV fell into rough shape, taking a beating in Philadelphia winters where Bryant once lived and later baking under the Las Vegas sun. The vehicle was rusty, the seats were broken, the doors barely opened and it had no air conditioning.

O’Neal wanted to return the Land Cruiser to the Bryant family as a surprise tribute. To do it, he enlisted Riverside-based Effortless Motors, a dealership specializing in custom and exotic vehicles.

Daniel Ubario, co-owner of Effortless Motors, still recalls the moment they got the call.

“Getting that phone call still feels like we’re dreaming,” Ubario said.

His business partner, Ahmad Abdelrahman, said learning the car belonged to Kobe left him shaken.

“When he told me that was the car Kobe drove in high school, I was in shock. I was literally almost in tears,” Abdelrahman said.

O’Neal requested that the restoration be faithful to the original, no flashy upgrades, just the way Bryant drove it in 1996. But there was one more condition: the work had to be finished in just 90 days.

The deadline was timed to what would have been Bryant’s 47th birthday in August.

“He just wanted to have that day to give the family vehicle back to mom Bryant,” Hall said.

Despite the tight timeline, Effortless Motors delivered. The restored SUV was presented in person to Kobe’s mother, Pam Bryant, on her late son’s birthday.

“She was very happy that we even brought the car looking exactly the way he drove it back in high school,” Ubario said.

What was once just a family car now carries a mother’s love, a teammate’s devotion and a tribute to Kobe Bryant’s enduring legacy.

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