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By Joe Brandt

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    Delaware (KYW) — A Delaware man is in custody and facing federal charges after several guns were found in his home, along with apparent plans to attack the University of Delaware Police Department, prosecutors and federal court documents say.

Luqmaan Khan, 25, was charged last Wednesday with illegally possessing a machine gun, Acting U.S. Attorney Julianne Murray announced in a news release.

Khan, a University of Delaware student, allegedly drew up the layout of a UD police station and made comments to investigators about martyrdom, according to Murray and court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in Wilmington.

Authorities say Khan was stopped by New Castle County police officers late on the night of Monday, Nov. 24. The officers were in Canby Park West when they spotted a white Toyota Tacoma truck and stopped the vehicle.

Khan was inside the truck and did not comply with officers’ orders to exit the truck. He was then taken into custody for resisting arrest, Murray said.

“This is a very shocking stop. This is not a routine stop,” Newcastle County Police Master Cpl. Richard Chambers said. “This is a classic example of ‘what they thought was just a person in the park after dark’, which we deal with a lot, and this so happened to be a possible shooter of some sort.”

Inside the truck, officers found a .357 Glock handgun with a stabilizing brace kit attached, along with more magazines and an armored ballistic plate, and a composition notebook.

In the notebook, there were notes about more weapons and how they could be used to attack the University of Delaware Police Department.

“The notebook referenced a member of the University of Delaware’s Police Department by name, and included a layout of a building with entry and exit points under which the words ‘UD Police Station’ were printed,” Murray said.

Khan also referenced “martyrdom” in the notebook and stated in an interview with police following his arrest that being a martyr is “one of the greatest things you can do,” and was a goal of his, the affidavit alleges.

University of Delaware Interim President Laura Carlson addressed the charges against Khan in a statement to the university community Tuesday.

Carlson identified Khan as an undergraduate student and said he has been temporarily separated from the university and banned from campus until his legal matters are resolved.

“There are no known or immediate threats to the University of Delaware community. However, the press release describes evidence of a plan that targeted the University of Delaware Police Department (UDPD). This is frightening to all of us,” Carlson wrote. “The press release contains relevant information about the timeline and the actions of the New Castle County Police, the FBI, the Department of Justice and UDPD. I am incredibly grateful to these teams for their diligent investigation and coordination.”

The FBI and New Castle County police obtained a search warrant and searched Khan’s home in Wilmington on Nov. 25. The search turned up another Glock handgun, which was equipped with a “switch,” also referred to as a “Glock switch.”

This is a modification that can turn a standard semi-automatic handgun into a fully automatic one, according to CBS News Philadelphia’s previous reporting. The court documents referred to the Glock with the switch as a “machine gun.”

A rifle was also found in the home, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in court. There are no weapons registered to Khan in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, the document says.

According to the document, Khan is an American citizen who was born in Pakistan. He has no prior convictions on his record.

Khan is being represented by a federal public defender. Court records show he is in custody pending a detention hearing on Dec. 11, at which time a judge could rule whether to release him on certain conditions or keep him incarcerated until the case is resolved.

CBS News Philadelphia reached out to Khan’s public defender. We have not heard back.

Ross DiMattei contributed to this report.

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KYW

By Joe Brandt

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    Delaware (KYW) — A Delaware man is in custody and facing federal charges after several guns were found in his home, along with apparent plans to attack the University of Delaware Police Department, prosecutors and federal court documents say.

Luqmaan Khan, 25, was charged last Wednesday with illegally possessing a machine gun, Acting U.S. Attorney Julianne Murray announced in a news release.

Khan, a University of Delaware student, allegedly drew up the layout of a UD police station and made comments to investigators about martyrdom, according to Murray and court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in Wilmington.

Authorities say Khan was stopped by New Castle County police officers late on the night of Monday, Nov. 24. The officers were in Canby Park West when they spotted a white Toyota Tacoma truck and stopped the vehicle.

Khan was inside the truck and did not comply with officers’ orders to exit the truck. He was then taken into custody for resisting arrest, Murray said.

“This is a very shocking stop. This is not a routine stop,” Newcastle County Police Master Cpl. Richard Chambers said. “This is a classic example of ‘what they thought was just a person in the park after dark’, which we deal with a lot, and this so happened to be a possible shooter of some sort.”

Inside the truck, officers found a .357 Glock handgun with a stabilizing brace kit attached, along with more magazines and an armored ballistic plate, and a composition notebook.

In the notebook, there were notes about more weapons and how they could be used to attack the University of Delaware Police Department.

“The notebook referenced a member of the University of Delaware’s Police Department by name, and included a layout of a building with entry and exit points under which the words ‘UD Police Station’ were printed,” Murray said.

Khan also referenced “martyrdom” in the notebook and stated in an interview with police following his arrest that being a martyr is “one of the greatest things you can do,” and was a goal of his, the affidavit alleges.

University of Delaware Interim President Laura Carlson addressed the charges against Khan in a statement to the university community Tuesday.

Carlson identified Khan as an undergraduate student and said he has been temporarily separated from the university and banned from campus until his legal matters are resolved.

“There are no known or immediate threats to the University of Delaware community. However, the press release describes evidence of a plan that targeted the University of Delaware Police Department (UDPD). This is frightening to all of us,” Carlson wrote. “The press release contains relevant information about the timeline and the actions of the New Castle County Police, the FBI, the Department of Justice and UDPD. I am incredibly grateful to these teams for their diligent investigation and coordination.”

The FBI and New Castle County police obtained a search warrant and searched Khan’s home in Wilmington on Nov. 25. The search turned up another Glock handgun, which was equipped with a “switch,” also referred to as a “Glock switch.”

This is a modification that can turn a standard semi-automatic handgun into a fully automatic one, according to CBS News Philadelphia’s previous reporting. The court documents referred to the Glock with the switch as a “machine gun.”

A rifle was also found in the home, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in court. There are no weapons registered to Khan in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, the document says.

According to the document, Khan is an American citizen who was born in Pakistan. He has no prior convictions on his record.

Khan is being represented by a federal public defender. Court records show he is in custody pending a detention hearing on Dec. 11, at which time a judge could rule whether to release him on certain conditions or keep him incarcerated until the case is resolved.

CBS News Philadelphia reached out to Khan’s public defender. We have not heard back.

Ross DiMattei contributed to this report.

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By Shelley Bortz

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    ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Residents of Rankin woke up on Tuesday to the first snow of the season and the news that the borough has one public works employee who is not certified to operate a snowplow.

Residents said the borough handled the weather better than expected despite the challenges.

“They didn’t do too bad,” resident Marcus Clay said. “It’s better than it was last year. It was a little worse than this last year. They’re trying at least.”

KDKA drove across Rankin to see what the road conditions were like and found roads that were plowed and easy to navigate.

“This is just a little bit of adversity that we’re dealing with, and we’re working through it,” borough council member Walter Sewell said. “We subcontracted to some local businesses so that way we’re able to get the snow removal done quickly and appropriately.”

On some streets, neighbors pitched in by shoveling and salting their own blocks. In a post on Facebook, Mayor Joelisa McDonald acknowledged the staffing issue and assured residents that the borough is looking to secure help.

“We are a small community working with limited resources, and every decision being made is rooted in responsibility, safety, and transparency,” McDonald said. “If you have questions, concerns, or need clarity please reach out directly to your elected council person.”

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KDKA

By Shelley Bortz

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    ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Residents of Rankin woke up on Tuesday to the first snow of the season and the news that the borough has one public works employee who is not certified to operate a snowplow.

Residents said the borough handled the weather better than expected despite the challenges.

“They didn’t do too bad,” resident Marcus Clay said. “It’s better than it was last year. It was a little worse than this last year. They’re trying at least.”

KDKA drove across Rankin to see what the road conditions were like and found roads that were plowed and easy to navigate.

“This is just a little bit of adversity that we’re dealing with, and we’re working through it,” borough council member Walter Sewell said. “We subcontracted to some local businesses so that way we’re able to get the snow removal done quickly and appropriately.”

On some streets, neighbors pitched in by shoveling and salting their own blocks. In a post on Facebook, Mayor Joelisa McDonald acknowledged the staffing issue and assured residents that the borough is looking to secure help.

“We are a small community working with limited resources, and every decision being made is rooted in responsibility, safety, and transparency,” McDonald said. “If you have questions, concerns, or need clarity please reach out directly to your elected council person.”

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By Rob McMillan

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    SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) — Ten years after a mass shooting in San Bernardino that left 14 people dead and 22 others wounded, there’s still pain and emptiness for family members of the victims.

“We sure miss him. That’s a given. We miss him a lot,” said Mark Sandefur said of his son, Daniel Kaufman, who was one of the people killed on Dec. 2, 2015.

He and his wife, Julie, often come to the memorial for their son.

“It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years,” Sandefur said. “It doesn’t make for good feelings this time of year.”

The deadly attack happened just before 11 a.m. that day. The suspects stormed into the Inland Region Center and opened fire on a group of employees with the San Bernardino County Department of Public health who were gathered for a holiday event.

The county will hold a moment of remembrance Tuesday morning to mark the somber date and honor the lives lost. In addition, all flags will be flown at half-mast at city and county buildings.

“I’ve seen a lot in my career. I’ve seen a lot of gunshots, I’ve seen a lot of just terrible crime scenes. That would rank up there with about as gruesome as anything I had seen,” said Jarrod Burguan, retired San Bernardino police chief.

Burguan says he distinctly remembers coming across one of the department’s detectives as he arrived on scene.

“I remember looking at him and I’m like ‘What do we have in there?’ and he goes ‘Oh, it’s pretty bad’ and I’m like ‘What does bad mean?’… Does bad mean, 2, 10? He’s like ‘more’.”

Not only was there a massive crime scene to investigate, but the shooters had gotten away. But several tips helped law enforcement identify them. After a short pursuit, a shootout broke out between the suspects and police about a mile and a half from the original scene.

By the time it was over, the suspects had fired more than 80 rounds, and law enforcement officers had fired more than 440.

Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik were dead. So were 14 innocent victims – so many lives shattered forever.

“I would like to see this process continue to focus on the people who were most impacted by it,” Burguan said.

People like the Sandefurs, who are still struggling with the impact of their son’s death a decade later.

“We never get over it, you just get used to it,” Sandefur said.

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By Ryan Yamamoto

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    OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Since 2007, Oakland resident Frances Moore, better known as Aunti Frances, has devoted her life to a simple motto of taking care of her community.

“We don’t just feed the homeless, we feed the hungry,” Frances said proudly.

Four days a week, she turns Jasper P. Driver Plaza in North Oakland into a food pantry and kitchen, becoming a place where people can receive fresh produce and groceries, and a hot meal on Tuesday afternoons.

“17 years ago, this place was a hot mess here, and then I realized food is something we all need,” said Frances. “I learned how to use food as a tool to organize the community.”

The Self Help Hunger Program is rooted in the legacy of the Black Panther Party, which helped shape and raise her when she was a young cub.

“I joined because I was a young girl in a foster home, and I had no place to go,” she said.

Today, she feeds more than 2,500 people a month, while finding inspiration in the Black Panthers’ food giveaways and free breakfast programs of the past.

“So, providing those needs of our people, instead of waiting for something to drop out of the sky, we do it,” said Frances. “And so, when you say all power to the people, this is evident that there is power in people.”

Cali Joy Sanchez, a community organizer and board member of the Self Help Hunger Program, says Aunti Frances’s work is vital to the neighborhood and keeping the spirit of the party alive.

“I call myself a revolutionary, and that is what Aunti Frances is, a revolutionary,” said Sanchez. “She is a powerful movement. She is fierce. She is a hurricane. If you see her, she doesn’t stop.”

A woman who is always on the move, providing more than just food, but also health and wellness resources, from massage therapy and medical services meant to heal the body and the soul.

“It’s like medicine, because at the end of the day I could say, ‘What did you do today?'” said Frances. “I could say, ‘We fed the people,’ and that’s my medicine.”

A remedy she hopes will one day provide a permanent cure for her community.

The Self Help Hunger Program relies on community donations.

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By Ryan Yamamoto

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    OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Since 2007, Oakland resident Frances Moore, better known as Aunti Frances, has devoted her life to a simple motto of taking care of her community.

“We don’t just feed the homeless, we feed the hungry,” Frances said proudly.

Four days a week, she turns Jasper P. Driver Plaza in North Oakland into a food pantry and kitchen, becoming a place where people can receive fresh produce and groceries, and a hot meal on Tuesday afternoons.

“17 years ago, this place was a hot mess here, and then I realized food is something we all need,” said Frances. “I learned how to use food as a tool to organize the community.”

The Self Help Hunger Program is rooted in the legacy of the Black Panther Party, which helped shape and raise her when she was a young cub.

“I joined because I was a young girl in a foster home, and I had no place to go,” she said.

Today, she feeds more than 2,500 people a month, while finding inspiration in the Black Panthers’ food giveaways and free breakfast programs of the past.

“So, providing those needs of our people, instead of waiting for something to drop out of the sky, we do it,” said Frances. “And so, when you say all power to the people, this is evident that there is power in people.”

Cali Joy Sanchez, a community organizer and board member of the Self Help Hunger Program, says Aunti Frances’s work is vital to the neighborhood and keeping the spirit of the party alive.

“I call myself a revolutionary, and that is what Aunti Frances is, a revolutionary,” said Sanchez. “She is a powerful movement. She is fierce. She is a hurricane. If you see her, she doesn’t stop.”

A woman who is always on the move, providing more than just food, but also health and wellness resources, from massage therapy and medical services meant to heal the body and the soul.

“It’s like medicine, because at the end of the day I could say, ‘What did you do today?'” said Frances. “I could say, ‘We fed the people,’ and that’s my medicine.”

A remedy she hopes will one day provide a permanent cure for her community.

The Self Help Hunger Program relies on community donations.

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