Southwest
Teens rescued from abandoned Colorado missile silo; 1 injured, another facing charges
One teen was critically hurt and another was charged with trespassing after first responders rescued them and another from an abandoned missile silo in Colorado.
Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said an 18-year-old male fell about 30 feet inside the underground silo near the town of Deer Trail around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The high schooler and his friends gained access by crawling through a broken gate at the entrance of the silo, according to a press release.
Around 6 a.m., two uninjured friends of the victim who were staying with him until help arrived were rescued from the silo. Thirty minutes later, rescue crews reached the injured victim. He was removed from the silo at 8:30 a.m. and taken by Airlife Denver to a hospital with “serious injuries.”
Along with the three teens inside the underground silo, when rescue crews arrived, five juveniles were contacted above ground. The group consisted of both boys and girls. Of them, one 18-year-old male who was inside the silo received a summons for third degree criminal trespass. The injured victim who is expected to survive may also face charges.
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Authorities released the other teens to their parents, but they too could potentially face trespassing charges. Investigators say all involved attend Cherry Creek Schools high schools, which is in the Denver metro area.
Local TV station FOX31 Denver learned the silo had been abandoned since the 1960s. Rescuers described the silo as a “mess” with “twisted metal, collapsed floors, concrete pieces everywhere.”
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There was no cellphone reception in the silo, and a rescuer told FOX31 the injured teen is “lucky to be alive.”
Firefighters from Sable Altura Fire, Bennett-Watkins Fire, South Metro Fire Rescue, Agate Fire Rescue and Deer Trail Fire Rescue also responded to the scene to assist in the rescue.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Hidden cameras found surveilling more Southern California homes sparks concern
Another hidden camera aimed at a home, this time in Garden Grove, has residents on edge, with many homeowners wondering if the unsettling surveillance has anything to do with burglary tourism rings that have been making headlines in Southern California.
The camera was found in the bushes and was camouflaged to prevent it from being seen, but who put it there and how long it’s been there is another scary unknown.
For the homeowner whose house was apparently under surveillance, the incident has been unsettling ever since her neighbor discovered the camera on their property.
“She thought that someone had put trash in her bush, so she went to clear it up,” the homeowner, identified only as Lisa, said. “Upon getting closer to the bush, she pulled out a bag and there was a camera with a battery pack.”
She added that the camera was found just a day after she watched KTLA’s report on Glendale Police arresting four men with a similar camera and battery pack camouflaged with leaves.
“That’s what was weird to me and made me want to reach out to you,” Lisa told KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade.
In the Glendale case, the four men arrested were Colombian nationals who authorities believe are burglary tourists.
Burglary tourism involves foreign nationals entering the United States using tourist visas to commit burglaries.
“They’ll commit these crimes, they’ll use different identities, things like that and eventually they’ll go back to their home country,” Glendale PD Sgt. Vahe Abramyan explained.
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released a bulletin warning residents about the South American theft groups after a similar camera and battery pack were discovered in the flower bed of a Calabasas home.
In Chino Hils, residents found a camera and battery pack disguised as a rock that was transmitting to a nearby cell phone tower earlier this month. In that case as well, the camera was pointed at a single home.
Authorities are now recommending people do regular checks around their property to ensure these types of devices are not present.
Southwest
On this day in history, May 28, 1888, Jim Thorpe, 'greatest athlete in the world,' is born
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Pro Football Hall of Fame member James Francis “Jim” Thorpe came into this world on this day in history, May 28, 1888.
Born in a one-room cabin in the geographical area that is now Oklahoma, Thorpe was raised by Hiram and Charlotte Vieux Thorpe on the Sac and Fox reservation, according to the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Thorpe was given the Native American name “Wa-tho-huck,” meaning “Bright Path” in Sac and Fox language.
This name would quickly turn prophetic, as Thorpe would establish himself as one of the athletic superstars of the 20th century.
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In 1903, Thorpe moved from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania to attend the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, said the Oklahoma Historical Society. While at the Carlisle Indian School, Thorpe flourished as an athlete, although his sports career had a rather unorthodox start.
Coached by future College Football Hall of Fame inductee Glenn S. “Pop” Warner, Thorpe joined the school’s track and football teams, said the Oklahoma Historical Society’s website.
Thorpe’s entry into track and field began in 1907, the Smithsonian Magazine notes. While walking across campus, Thorpe saw the track team practicing the high jump.
Thorpe, who was 5’8″ at the time, asked if he could try to jump the bar, which was set at 5’9″, said the Smithsonian Magazine.
Wearing “overalls and a hickory work shirt,” Thorpe cleared the bar — and set the rest of his life in motion.
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The next day, Warner asked to see Thorpe, according to the Smithsonian Magazine. Rather than punish Thorpe, as the young student feared, Warner informed him that he had inadvertently broken the school record in the high jump the day before.
Thorpe quickly became a star, although he dropped out of the school in 1909. He returned to the Carlisle Indian School in 1911, and was named a football first-team All-American selection for 1911 and 1912, said the Smithsonian Institution’s website.
In the 1912 Olympic Games, Thorpe competed in the decathlon and pentathlon, winning both, despite his shoes going missing on the second day of the decathlon. Wearing mismatched shoes, Thorpe’s time in the 1500-meter run would go unbroken for 60 years, noted the Smithsonian Magazine.
King Gustav V of Sweden, the patron of the Games of the V Olympiad, told Thorpe, “You sir, are the greatest athlete in the world.”
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Thorpe replied, “Thanks.”
Shortly after Thorpe’s victories in Stockholm, controversy erupted. It was found that Thorpe had played semi-professional baseball in 1909 and 1910, putting him in violation of the rules regarding amateurism.
Thorpe’s medals were stripped from him in 1913, although he was reinstated as a co-winner of the events in 1982, after he posthumously regained amateur status from the Amateur Athletic Union and the United States Olympic Committee, according to Encyclopedia.com.
In 2022, Thorpe was reinstated as the sole winner of 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon by the International Olympic Committee.
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“We welcome the fact that, thanks to the great engagement of Bright Path Strong, a solution could be found,” said IOC President Thomas Bath in 2022, according to Brightpathstrong.org.
“This is a most exceptional and unique situation, which has been addressed by an extraordinary gesture of fair play from the National Olympic Committees concerned,” Bath continued.
After the Olympics, Thorpe began playing professional baseball and football. He played professional baseball from 1913 until 1919, appearing for the New York Giants, Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, said the website Baseball Reference.
During the baseball offseason, Thorpe played professional football.
In 1915, he was signed to the Canton Bulldogs for $250 per game, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame website.
The “Jim Thorpe Award” has been awarded each year to the top defensive back in college football since 1986.
Thorpe was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
The Canton Bulldogs “claimed unofficial world championships in 1916, 1917 and 1919,” the Pro Football Hall of Fame notes, with Thorpe both playing and coaching.
“His mere presence moved pro football a giant step forward in the public’s estimation,” said the site.
Thorpe was named president of the National Football League in 1920, when the league was first organized, said the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
“He could run with speed as well as bruising power. He could pass and catch passes with the best, punt long distances and kick field goals either by dropkick or placekick,” said the website.
“Often he would demonstrate his kicking prowess during halftimes by placekicking field goals from the 50-yard line, then turning and drop-kicking through the opposite goal post. He blocked with authority and, on defense, was a bone-jarring tackler.”
While Thorpe died in 1953, his legacy and story lives on.
The “Jim Thorpe Award” has been awarded each year to the top defensive back in college football since 1986, according to the Indiana University Athletics website.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Cougars on the prowl in Southern California neighborhood
Residents in a region of San Bernardino County are on high alert after home surveillance cameras have spotted several mountain lions roaming neighborhoods.
One Redlands resident, identified only as Virginia, spotted a lone prowler on her property on Drake Ridge Crest, the big cat strolling across the porch in the evening hours.
“It was obvious it was a mountain lion just the way it walked, like it was king of the roost,” she told KTLA’s Shelby Nelson.
Virginia, who frequently checks her camera footage for a stray cat that she’s been feeding, said the cougar was on her property last Thursday and it was definitely a different cat that she expected to see.
“It kind of made my jaw drop because I’ve never seen a mountain lion before,” she added.
California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife told KTLA that it has received several reports of mountain lions in the area, with many residents posting videos to social media.
Near Hillside Memorial Park, less than three miles from Redlands, one person’s security cameras captured a mountain lion in their backyard.
“Specifically where these reports came from, on the edge of Redlands, adjacent to the San Timoteo Canyon, [this is] where lions – all wildlife really – use that canyon as a migration corridor,” CDFW representative Kevin Howells explained.
These areas, according to Howells, are mountain lion territory and sightings are to be expected, particularly since more people now have cameras.
“People are detecting what has been walking around the entire time,” he explained.
Additionally, Howells said it’s the end of kitten season and mature female cougars have likely already given birth and are stashing their offspring while they go out and hunt for food.
Earlier this month, in Thousand Oaks, a baby mountain lion was captured on home surveillance cameras stalking a house cat.
However, the number one food source for mountain lions are deer, so Howells recommends people deer proof their homes.
“Trim back any excess cover, any vegetation that these animals may use,” he advised.
As for Redlands resident Robert Zielinski, who owns a dog that seems like it might stand a chance with a mountain lion, he says he’s staying prepared.
“We usually lower [our] guard. I don’t panic, but after watching that video, I double check that all the gates are locked, closed, that the doors are closed and windows,” he said.
Wildlife officials couldn’t confirm if all the sightings involve the same cougar, but did warn residents who may come upon a stash of kittens to not approach it because the mother may be nearby and will be returning.
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