Category: CNN Regional

By Rhondella Richardson, Phil Tenser

Click here for updates on this story

    BOSTON (WCVB) — Video shared by Massachusetts State Police shows a trooper rescuing a man who was experiencing a mental health crisis on the Tobin Bridge.

Chelsea firefighters used a bucket truck to lift Trooper Charles up to where the man was standing, and they talked for a few minutes. Eventually, the trooper saw an opportunity to get the man off the bridge.

With the help of firefighters and secured by a harness, the trooper got the man off the bridge, where he received hugs from emergency medical services.

“Today we’re sharing some of the body-worn camera video to raise awareness of the important issue of mental health,” state police wrote.

This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate partner and does not contain original CNN reporting.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Carson Zorn

Click here for updates on this story

    CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WBBH) — Cape Coral firefighters rescued a cat from a canal on Thursday morning.

According to a Facebook post from the Cape Coral Fire Department, crews from Truck Two rescued a cat that had somehow gotten stuck in a canal.

They wrapped the cat in a towel and took her back to the station, where Lee County Domestic Animal Services picked her up.

CCFD encourages anyone who knows the cat to contact the Lee County shelter. The cat was found in the 1400 block of Southeast 13th Street.

This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate partner and does not contain original CNN reporting.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Rachael Lardani

Click here for updates on this story

    LANCASTER, Pa. (WGAL) — A man was sentenced to up to 12 years in state prison after attacking officers with his own urine and feces in Lancaster County, the district attorney’s office announced in a recent release.

Robinson Pena, 39, pleaded guilty on Nov. 20 to the following charges after “viciously assaulting several city police officers and attempting to disarm one of them,” the district attorney said.

Five counts of aggravated assault Three counts of assault of a law enforcement officer Two counts of institutional vandalism Disarming a law enforcement officer Resisting arrest Disorderly conduct Single summary offense Violent attack On April 4, 2025, Pena was arrested in the first block of East Chestnut Street in Lancaster City after ignoring a crosswalk signal and continuing to shout at people in the area despite officers’ warnings to stop, according to police.

Once he was in his holding cell, Pena smeared his feces on himself as well as the walls, the floor, the door, the intercom system and a camera, according to the district attorney.

When officers attempted to place Pena in handcuffs to stop him, Pena attacked the officers, kicking one of them in the chest and scratching another on the arm, officials said.

“During the struggle, Pena bit one officer’s hand with such force that he broke through a nitrile glove and skin. The same officer was spit on in the face five times during the encounter with Pena,” the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office said. “Pena struggled so much during the incident that he tore apart another officer’s Tyvek suit that was intended to provide protection from Pena’s urine and feces.”

Once Pena was placed in handcuffs, investigators said he continued to struggle by biting, head-butting, kicking and spitting on officers.

According to the district attorney, it took crews more than an hour to clean Pena’s holding cell.

Attempted to disarm officer Pena was taken to Lancaster General Hospital after he fought the officers, according to investigators.

While at the hospital, police said Pena tried to take one of the officer’s handguns with such force that Pena cut his own fingers, causing blood to get into the holster and around the exterior of the firearm.

Sentenced to up to 12 years Pena, an unhoused man, was sentenced to five to 12 years in state prison.

During his sentencing, Pena chuckled at Judge Thomas Sponaugle and said he was “ready to upstate,” according to the district attorney.

Judge Sponaugle told Pena that he behaved “like an animal” and that his actions were “self-evidently despicable,” the district attorney said.

This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate partner and does not contain original CNN reporting.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Don Davis

Click here for updates on this story

    MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — Tucson police and members of the Southern Arizona Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) announced Wednesday that a traffic stop in the I‑10 and Cortaro area resulted in the recovery of what authorities described as more than 1 million fentanyl pills.

In a social media post, the Tucson Police Department said CNA members discovered roughly 245 pounds of fentanyl during a vehicle search — a quantity the department estimated has a street value of about $5.5 million. Police said the defendant in the case has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges.

Officials emphasized that fentanyl remains a significant public‑safety concern for Tucson and that the department and partner agencies are committed to removing the drug from the community. The CNA, which coordinates investigations and interdictions across the region, handled the traffic stop and follow‑up investigation, according to police.

The seizure comes amid a series of fentanyl enforcement actions reported across the region this year. KGUN9 has documented several large busts in 2025: in June, Tucson police said they recovered more than 2,500 fentanyl pills in a Southside drug bust, as well as over 1,000 pills following a Midtown traffic stop.

KGUN9 also reported larger multi‑jurisdictional actions in the state this year — including investigations that led to seizures measured in the hundreds of thousands to millions of pills. In one case, federal authorities seized an estimated 700,000 pills linked to a Phoenix investigation. Also, in January, AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the seizure of over 75 pounds of fentanyl at a residence in the Tucson area.

Public health experts and law enforcement warn that fentanyl — often pressed into counterfeit pills or mixed with other drugs — is highly potent and has been a key driver of overdose deaths nationwide. Police said the latest seizure will be forwarded to prosecutors and investigators for continued work on trafficking networks connected to the case.

Tucson police encouraged anyone with information about fentanyl distribution to contact CrimeStoppers or the department’s narcotics unit.

The Southern Arizona Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) is a multi-agency law enforcement task force that investigates and disrupts illegal drug trafficking operations. It operates as part of the Arizona High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AZHIDTA) program. The CNA is composed of detectives, officers and agents from multiple federal, state and local agencies. Key participating agencies include the Tucson Police Department (TPD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) and Marana Police Department.

This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate partner and does not contain original CNN reporting.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

KCNC

By Jesse Sarles

Click here for updates on this story

    COLORADO (KCNC) — Dozens of cows from Northern Colorado ranches have gone missing and are presumed to be stolen. The cattle have largely gone missing from ranches in Weld County, around the Greeley area.

Three cattleman in Northern Colorado confirmed to CBS News Colorado that they are among the many who have noticed their herd has missing cows of late. Now, law enforcement at the local and state levels are investigating.

Chad Sanger, owner of Turnkey Cattle Company, invited CBS News Colorado to his property where he spoke about how he noticed something was wrong.

“The first week of October we always precondition our calves,” Sanger said, explaining that his calves needed immunizations.

He said all of his herd was accounted for when he administered the first dose of immunizations. However, there is a need for a booster shot. When he returned weeks later to administer the booster shots he noticed that he was missing several cows.

“When we went back 30 days later that is when we started noticing,” Sanger said. “I’ve brought a lot home from the ranch, thinking maybe I have numbers mixed up. But, they are just gone.”

Sanger lets his herd graze on thousands of acres of property, making it difficult to keep an eye on all of the cattle at one time.

He said he scoured the property looking for the missing cows, saying he even considered that they may have been killed by lightning or predators. However, he never found any trace of the missing calves.

That is when he turned to searching the edges of the property to see if there were any holes in the fence or other ways for the cows to escape.

“But there was nothing left open, or fence down, where they could have gotten out,” Sanger said. “I was hoping to find carcasses or something, but it never crossed my mind that someone was taking them.”

Sanger said he ended up asking a neighboring ranch if there was any chance his cows had somehow joined their herd. That is when he learned he was not the only one missing property.

“When they did their full gather, none of mine were with theirs. In fact, they were missing some of their own,” Sanger said. “It hit me at that point, we got something going on here.”

As word spread around about the missing cows, so too did the concern from ranchers. More people started reporting that they were also missing cows.

Sanger noted that all of his missing cows are either cows or heifers, none are steers or bulls. He said that lead him to believe these animals were being taken to breed and not to process for food.

“With the cost of cattle right now, it is not surprising,” Sanger said. “There is money to be made to take them. Those are worth anywhere from $3,000 to $4,200 (each).”

Sanger said the American herd is down more than 38% at the moment, leading not only to spikes in price for beef but also a greater demand for ranchers to increase the size of their herd.

The Weld County Sheriff’s Office is investigating and seeking information as to what happened to the missing cows.

Sanger said he speculates that they were transported out of state to other states like Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

In Colorado it is illegal to transfer, sell or process a cow without certification from the brand inspector. However, Sanger said that states like Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas do not have as strict of supervision, making it easy for people to steal cows and sell them to other ranchers looking to expand their herd.

“It is kind of silly that ranching has changed this much. That you go back 200 years and have to worry about wrestlers again,” Sanger said.

Sanger is among the many ranchers who have recently invested in video surveillance systems which operate off of cellular networks, allowing them to monitor their herd.

This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate partner and does not contain original CNN reporting.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Jesse Sarles

Click here for updates on this story

    COLORADO (KCNC) — Dozens of cows from Northern Colorado ranches have gone missing and are presumed to be stolen. The cattle have largely gone missing from ranches in Weld County, around the Greeley area.

Three cattleman in Northern Colorado confirmed to CBS News Colorado that they are among the many who have noticed their herd has missing cows of late. Now, law enforcement at the local and state levels are investigating.

Chad Sanger, owner of Turnkey Cattle Company, invited CBS News Colorado to his property where he spoke about how he noticed something was wrong.

“The first week of October we always precondition our calves,” Sanger said, explaining that his calves needed immunizations.

He said all of his herd was accounted for when he administered the first dose of immunizations. However, there is a need for a booster shot. When he returned weeks later to administer the booster shots he noticed that he was missing several cows.

“When we went back 30 days later that is when we started noticing,” Sanger said. “I’ve brought a lot home from the ranch, thinking maybe I have numbers mixed up. But, they are just gone.”

Sanger lets his herd graze on thousands of acres of property, making it difficult to keep an eye on all of the cattle at one time.

He said he scoured the property looking for the missing cows, saying he even considered that they may have been killed by lightning or predators. However, he never found any trace of the missing calves.

That is when he turned to searching the edges of the property to see if there were any holes in the fence or other ways for the cows to escape.

“But there was nothing left open, or fence down, where they could have gotten out,” Sanger said. “I was hoping to find carcasses or something, but it never crossed my mind that someone was taking them.”

Sanger said he ended up asking a neighboring ranch if there was any chance his cows had somehow joined their herd. That is when he learned he was not the only one missing property.

“When they did their full gather, none of mine were with theirs. In fact, they were missing some of their own,” Sanger said. “It hit me at that point, we got something going on here.”

As word spread around about the missing cows, so too did the concern from ranchers. More people started reporting that they were also missing cows.

Sanger noted that all of his missing cows are either cows or heifers, none are steers or bulls. He said that lead him to believe these animals were being taken to breed and not to process for food.

“With the cost of cattle right now, it is not surprising,” Sanger said. “There is money to be made to take them. Those are worth anywhere from $3,000 to $4,200 (each).”

Sanger said the American herd is down more than 38% at the moment, leading not only to spikes in price for beef but also a greater demand for ranchers to increase the size of their herd.

The Weld County Sheriff’s Office is investigating and seeking information as to what happened to the missing cows.

Sanger said he speculates that they were transported out of state to other states like Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

In Colorado it is illegal to transfer, sell or process a cow without certification from the brand inspector. However, Sanger said that states like Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas do not have as strict of supervision, making it easy for people to steal cows and sell them to other ranchers looking to expand their herd.

“It is kind of silly that ranching has changed this much. That you go back 200 years and have to worry about wrestlers again,” Sanger said.

Sanger is among the many ranchers who have recently invested in video surveillance systems which operate off of cellular networks, allowing them to monitor their herd.

This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate partner and does not contain original CNN reporting.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.