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By AJ Sisson, Gabriel Thomas

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    YORK COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — The search continues for Jeffrey Emlet, a missing 15-year-old boy with autism, who was last seen around 2 p.m. on Monday in Dover Township, York County.

Update — Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 10:50 a.m.

According to Chris Weidenhammer with the York County Office of Emergency Management, the search has been scaled back.

Wiedenhammer said local police and fire personnel will be taking over, with boats searching the banks of the Conewago Creek.

Update — Monday, Aug. 17, at 11:52 p.m. The York County Office of Emergency Management confirmed with WGAL that search operations for Emlet had been suspended for the night. Search teams plan to regroup and resume their efforts Tuesday morning.

Jeffrey Emlet The Northern York County Regional Police Department will remain the lead agency in the search. Authorities reported that teams had searched the surrounding area extensively but had not located Emlet as of Monday night.

Police and assisting agencies used Harmony Grove Community Church as a base of operations for several hours Monday. Authorities in York County are searching for Jeffrey Emlet, a 15-year-old boy with autism.

Emlet was last seen at approximately 2 p.m. Monday near the 4,000 block of Conewago Road and Conewago Creek in Dover Township.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police, Emlet is a White male approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. He has blond hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt featuring an American flag, blue jeans, and sneakers. Authorities have concentrated their search near Conewago Road, Harmony Grove Road, and Conewago Creek in Dover Township. Police indicated that Emlet may be confused or at increased risk of harm or injury.

Emlet’s stepmother, Missy Gulick, told WGAL News 8 that this is the third time he has been reported missing. She encouraged nearby residents to check unlocked garages, sheds, and similar structures where he may be hiding.

Gulick also reported that search teams were using K-9 units, drones, helicopters, and water-rescue boats. She asked residents to review doorbell-camera or security footage and immediately contact police if they see Emlet. The Northern York County Regional Police Department is leading the search, alongside the Dover Township Fire Department, the York County Sheriff’s Department, and York County Search and Rescue.

Anyone who sees Emlet or has information about his location should call 911 immediately.

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By Khiree Stewart

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    BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — Baltimore police are investigating a robbery at a Wells Fargo branch near East Northern Parkway and Loch Raven Boulevard where thieves used construction equipment to steal an ATM early Sunday morning.

Police said they responded to the bank just after 5:30 a.m. following an alarm.

When officers arrived, they found part of the building’s front damaged, the ATM missing, and an abandoned excavator left in the parking lot.

WBAL-TV 11 News contacted a construction company in Prince George’s County that may have owned truck and trailer that was stolen and used to transport the excavator.

A representative from the company could tell us is that they are cooperating with police. Customers expressed shock at the robbery and the method used.

“That’s unbelievable,” one person said.

Another added, “It’s crazy. I’ve never heard of anything like that in my life.”

Some questioned the thieves’ plans after stealing the ATM.

“They’ll go through any lengths to get what they want,” one person said.

Another asked, “What are they going to do with the ATM machine? Once they take it out, how are they going to get into the ATM machine?”

Others noted the rarity of such a crime in the area.

A camera is positioned above the part of the building that was damaged, but police have not yet released any footage it may have captured.

A Wells Fargo representative said the bank will reopen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

Eastern District detectives are currently investigating this incident.

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By Jaysha Patel

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    NEW JERSEY (WABC) — A woman was reunited Monday with a wedding band she lost nearly a month ago in a bathroom aboard an NJ Transit train. A coordinated effort by transit employees helped recover the treasured ring.

Julie Angelicola visited the NJ Transit Customer Service Center at Penn Station to retrieve the ring, which she believed had been flushed down a train toilet while she was washing her hands.

“So I’m kind of meticulously getting all of this soap off of my hands with toilet paper and literally going finger by finger, and crumpling it all up, trying to do it quickly – threw it in the toilet, flushed the toilet, went back to my seat,” Angelicola said.

After returning to her seat, she realized her wedding band was missing and suspected it had been flushed away. She reported the loss to NJ Transit and hoped it would somehow be found.

The ring held special meaning for Angelicola and her husband. The wedding band dates to 1905 and was purchased at an antique shop. Angelicola said the couple was surprised to discover initials engraved inside that matched their nicknames for each other.

Finding the ring required the efforts of multiple NJ Transit teams.

“My superintendent came to me and told me what was going on, and I said, well, we gotta shop the car immediately and get it back to the shop so we can try to see if we can find it,” said David DeGennaro, general superintendent of equipment at the Meadows Maintenance Complex.

According to NJ Transit employees, the train was taken out of service so crews could inspect the toilet system and search for the missing band.

“What we do is put it on the jacks, jack it up, put the toilet tank out. We sent it right to the treatment plant, opened the top of it, and that’s when we saw the ring,” said Eric Sanders, a service and inspection manager.

Employees said that when the tank was opened, the wedding ring was sitting on top.

The ring was ultimately retrieved by employee Sharohn Dixon. On Monday, Angelicola met some of the workers involved in the recovery effort at Penn Station before being reunited with the ring.

“I just could not believe it. I was so excited and felt really lucky that they cared to find it, and now even meeting everyone saying, ‘Oh, we took the train out of service ‘- that’s pretty exceptional,” Angelicola said.

After nearly a month apart, Angelicola left Penn Station with her wedding band back in hand.

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By Dean Fioresi

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    LONG BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — The search is underway for a person who went missing while jet skiing off the Long Beach coast on Sunday night.

Long Beach Fire Department Captain Jack Crabtree told CBS LA that they were contacted at around 10 p.m. upon learning that two members of a large group of people riding jet skis were unaccounted for near the Alamitos Bay Landing.

Crabtree said that by 10:30 p.m., they were being assisted by the U.S. Coast Guard and Long Beach police as they searched for the two missing jet skiers, an unidentified male and female.

The female, who hasn’t been identified, was found on the breakwall, where she was able to flag down some fishermen who contacted LBFD, Crabtree said. She was rescued from the area by firefighters and assessed on their boat. It’s unclear if she required hospitalization.

The second jet skier had not been located as of 11:30 p.m. LBFD officials said that the search will continue throughout the night.

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By Lauren Pozen

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    PASADENA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A Pasadena homeowner came face-to-face with a group of would-be burglars who were trying to break into his home on Friday night.

The homeowner, who wished to remain anonymous, said that his home surveillance cameras captured the group of at least four masked men trying to enter through the back of his home. Despite a series of warnings from the security system, the suspects continued.

“It is unsettling. They were brazen, cavalier,” the man said. “Nothing was going to deter them.”

The cameras captured a car driving up his street in Upper Hastings Ranch before stopping next to his driveway. Minutes later, he got an alert that there was motion on his property.

“When they drove by, the security lights went on. Came back, the security lights went on,” the man said. “They came right through the backyard, your men in masks, fully covered with gloves and marched into my backyard.”

As he watched them getting closer to the sliding glass doors at the back of his home, the security system’s alarm started to go off.

“I ran downstairs. I didn’t know there was four of them,” he said. “When I saw four men in masks with gloves through my window, casing my house, it was a shock.”

The men took off running, at which point the homeowner quickly called 911. Despite their fast response, the suspects had already escaped.

He’s taking the incident as a chance to warn his neighbors to stay alert.

“I want everyone to be vigilant. When the fires came through, we were Pasadena Strong. I want to continue to be Pasadena Strong. I want everyone to know this is happening,” he said.

Even though the group left empty-handed, the homeowner says that they took something far more valuable than one of his belongings.

“You can’t replace the feeling of security at home; our house is our refuge, and if that is taken away, it is taken away for life,” he said.

Pasadena police said that no arrests have been made, but the incident came at a time when they’ve increased patrols in the area.

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By Itay Hod

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    SANN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — After nearly a month in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention, Alevtina Soboleva and her daughter emerged through the doors at San Francisco International Airport Sunday morning.

“It’s been really hard for both of us. I’m glad we made it home,” her daughter, Daria, said.

The 59-year-old Russian asylum-seeker from Sunnyvale arrived in the Bay Area two days after being released from a federal facility in Louisiana.

Soboleva was detained on July 20 at the Buffalo airport as she and her daughter prepared to fly home from a trip to Niagara Falls.

Daria said immigration officers stopped her mother before their flight and took her into custody, despite her asylum application still being under review.

For days, Daria did not know where her mother was. She said Soboleva was held in a cage and denied water and bathroom access.

“She was crying and my heart was breaking because she was very scared,” Daria said.

In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said that Soboleva “is an illegal alien from Russia who was admitted to the United States lawfully in 2021 but failed to depart the country in the required time frame.”

“Any allegations of poor medical care and inability to contact family are false,” the Department of Homeland Security said.

Soboleva came to the U.S. on a visitor visa. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, she applied for asylum.

On Wednesday, she appeared before an immigration judge who set her bond at $10,000.

Bill Hing, professor of law and migration at the University of San Francisco, said Soboleva has a compelling case.

“The rule of law says that if you have a one-in-10 chance of being persecuted, you should be granted asylum. That’s only a 10% chance and so based on that, I believe that she will be granted asylum,” he said.

Soboleva’s detention, he said, should serve as a warning to other immigrants who may be considering air travel, both internationally and domestically.

For Soboleva and her daughter, the immediate focus is much simpler: tea, a warm blanket, and some rest.

“I’m hopeful. I’m very grateful for all the help that we had so far. We have loads of her friends waiting for her,” Daria said.

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By Christa Swanson

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    DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — The Jewish Community Center in Denver is working to help families in need by providing gently used baby items and essential supplies.

Sunday marked the grand opening of the center’s Community Baby Closet, which offers resources such as diapers, wipes, newborn clothing, baby gear and postpartum supplies. It’s open to anyone, and the supplies are free of charge.

Community Baby Closet sponsor Natalie Siegel said, “Having a child is expensive. It’s a lot to consider, and it gets to be a lot for families. So, to be able to come here, get what you need and feel supported in the community is what we’re after.”

Organizers say it’s also a great way to protect the environment.

“The cost of diapers, formula, clothing and other basic baby supplies can place a significant financial burden on families, particularly during the already demanding transition to parenthood. The Community Baby Closet helps ensure local parents experiencing a hardship can access essential items for themselves and their babies at no cost. It also creates a community-based system for sharing usable goods that might otherwise go to waste,” the JCC said.

Families can also give back by donating what they no longer use. The JCC encouraged the community to donate gently used clothing, baby gear, and supplies they have to reduce waste through reuse.

The baby closet is open on:

– Mondays from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. – Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. – Wednesdays from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. and from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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By Julia Avant

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    STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan (WWJ) — What looks like a routine traffic stop is actually part of additional driver training done by police in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

“I really don’t know how to describe it; it’s a dream come true,” said Lucas Crescentini.

Lucas Crescentini is a karate-loving teenager. He just got his driver’s license and saved up his money to buy his first car. But his current new driver fear is a little different, with him having autism.

“Trying to, like, understand what might happen and what’s happening around you because it’s wired differently for me, personally,” said Lucas Crescentini.

“We just have to trust their instinct, trust their intuition and let them explore,” said Lucas’s father, Luciano Crescentini.

That’s why Luciano Crescentini reached out to the Sterling Heights Police Department.

“We have the resources. We have this program, and as you can see, it’s very beneficial,” said Lieutenant Aaron Susalla with the Sterling Heights Police Department.

It’s called the SAVES Project. Through it, police officers create situations to teach those with special needs what to expect if they were to be pulled over.

For Lucas Crescentini, the officer he worked with was his high school resource officer.

Drivers are given a blue envelope to put their insurance and vehicle registration in to alert officers that the driver has special needs, and a bumper sticker that police can spot on the road.

“It makes me feel a little more prepared for the future,” said Lucas Crescentini.

The program has put his parents at ease.

“I definitely feel better and I definitely feel more relieved that he’s going to know what to do. I was nervous that if he got pulled over with his autism that he was going to be nervous and scared, and the police officers wouldn’t understand,” said Luciano Crescentini.

Lieutenant Aaron Susalla wants the community to know their officers are well-trained to recognize these situations on the road.

“What it looks like is the officers can identify that, and they have the ability to safely conduct a traffic stop and bring down the tension in those kinds of situations,” said Susalla.

The police department hopes to host more students through the program. Contact the Sterling Heights Police Department if you are interested.

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By Dawn White

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    DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — You may think of flag football as something for boys, but a former NFL player hosted an all-girls clinic Sunday at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas.

Girlpower Flag Football Dallas is a program for girls ages five through 18. About 100 girls of all experience levels were expected to attend the clinic.

Former St. Louis Rams running back Trey Watts helmed the event, and he hopes to show girls the importance of persevering through struggles. He played as a walk-on at the University of Tulsa.

The Rams signed him as an undrafted free agent, where he had a two-year career in the NFL. Watts has been vocal about being suspended indefinitely from the league for violating the substance-abuse policy. He’s now a motivational speaker and author of “The ALTAR Method: From Broken to Restored.”

He has a five-year-old daughter and plans on giving back to other young girls.

“My daughter is starting kindergarten this year, and part of why this matters so much to me is wanting girls her age to grow up believing they belong in football too,” Watts said.

Girlpower Flag Football Dallas will host clinics in the fall and in the spring of 2027. Click here for more information.

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By S.E. Jenkins, Briseida Holguin, CBS Texas Staff

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    HOOD COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Hood County has shut down and covered Flock automated license plate reader cameras after county commissioners and residents raised concerns about privacy and mass surveillance, officials said.

Flock cameras, the automated license plate readers, are used by law enforcement across the country. They say the data helps them quickly track down missing people or dangerous criminals — but not more in Hood County.

On Saturday, Hood County Constable John Shirley shared photos of Flock cameras being covered.

He said this weekend, the work of shutting down and covering Flock cameras in the county is done, following a request from county commissioners and residents who expressed concerns about privacy and mass surveillance.

Shirley captioned the photos, “These cameras were constantly scanning and recording regular folks just going about their day. That kind of permanent, warrantless tracking doesn’t belong in a free society.” He went on to add, “To Flock safety systems: come get your garbage out of my county.”

Flock CEO Garrett Langley sat down with CBS News last week. He acknowledged the potential for misuse and said new safety measures are coming, including cutting data storage and audits to flag possible exploitation of the technology.

Flock CEO apologizes for cases where surveillance technology was abused This comes after a Washington Post report that police officers were accused in 46 cases of improperly using access to Flock’s license plate camera network, in some instances allegedly stalking women.

“Hindsight tends to be very clear,” Langley said. “And I think, of course, we could have done more earlier, and we listen, and we learn, and we’ll continue to move forward because until everyone has an equal level of safety in this country, we have work to do.”

Langley defended his company and the service it provides law enforcement agencies with its network of 120,000 cameras around the country that record license plate numbers and other details from passing vehicles.

“It gets to this issue that when you are given power, which many people are, particularly in law enforcement, you should have higher standards of accountability,” Langley said. “And so, I don’t think that Flock created police abuse. I think we’re the first company to ever shine a light on it and build the tools to find it.”

Among the changes the company announced Thursday, Flock is reducing the default period of time data will be retained from 30 days to seven days. However, if data is tied to an investigation that needs more time, it can be preserved in a setting it calls “Evidence Mode.” The company also said every search of its data will now require a case code to be entered beforehand. But that can be overridden in an emergency, like if a child goes missing.

The American Civil Liberties Union has criticized Flock, accusing the company of violating people’s privacy rights. In a statement Thursday, the ACLU said the company’s plan to reduce how long data is retained “may be a step in the right direction.”

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