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Amber Alert: Boy Believed in Grave Danger

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 18 Desember 2012 | 23.47

WOAI-TV, San Antonio Police Department

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A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for an 11-month-old boy out of San Antonio who police say was taken by his own father.

San Antonio police are searching for Jonathan Jose Guillen Jr., a Hispanic male who stands 2 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 25 pounds.  He has brown hair, hazel eyes and was last seen wearing blue jeans and a red hooded sweatshirt.

Police are searching for the boy's father, Jonathan Guillen Sr., who is described as 23 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing approximately 185 lbs.  He has brown hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a white muscle T-shirt with black or red shorts.

WOAI-TV in San Antonio reports the boy was taken after his father killed his mother's estranged boyfriend last Thursday.

Guillen is believed to be driving a black 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer with Texas plate 7CZTJ.

Texas law enforcement officials believe the child to be in grave or immediate danger.

Anyone who spots Guillen or their car is asked to call 911.

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DPD Says "No" to Driving-Policy Changes

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A search of Dallas police records has revealed a series of car crashes caused by officers using in-car computers while driving. But despite those incidents, Dallas Police Chief David Brown has decided not to implement a written policy to prohibit officers from typing while driving.

Through an open records request, the NBC 5 Investigates team found Dallas police officers in two years caused 168 crashes that the department classified as "preventable." Thirteen of those crashes involved distractions in a police car, while eight of those 13 crashes involved officers typing on computers, according to police records.

Police department videos obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show some officers driving off of roadways and damaging their cars while using computers. In one video, an officer rear ends another driver at a stoplight while typing a message.

In June top Dallas police commander Deputy Chief Rick Watson said the department was "looking at revising" its policy on computer use while driving in hopes of preventing crashes.

A Dallas police spokesman now says those changes are not going to happen.

"We train our officers on the danger of distracted driving," said Lt. Paul Stokes. "We believe if we train officers well, they will use good judgment."

Other police departments in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex have created tough new policies to prevent distracted driving crashes since NBC 5 began investigating the issue last summer.

Fort Worth Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead decided that training officers to manage distractions was not enough. He has issued a strict new order -- do not type while the patrol car is moving.

"They will not divert their attention directly to typing and getting more information while the vehicle is in motion. We are mandating that they do this when the vehicle is stopped," Halstead said.

Fort Worth police are also considering the use of a new device called Archangel II, which shuts down many of a computer's functions if the car exceeds a certain speed.

Tech Solution Could Prevent Crashes Highlighted by NBC 5 Investigation

Fort Worth police plan to test a new device that limits an officer's ability to use a computer while a police car is moving. A five-month investigation by NBC 5 uncovered dozens of crashes in North Texas involving officers distracted by computers.

FWPD Implements Distracted-Driving Policy

Fort Worth police have developed a distracted-driving policy that tells officers not to type on their dashboard-mounted computers while driving.

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NBC 5 Investigates wanted to ask Brown why he's not going to implement tougher policies or technology to keep officers and other drivers safe, but a department representative said the chief would not answer questions and that there would be no more discussion about the issue.

Because Brown is a public official, NBC 5 Investigates told the department that if the chief would not meet, the team planned to approach him at a public event to ask him about this issue. NBC 5 Investigates did so at a police department graduation.

At first, Brown said he would answer the question, but then accused NBC 5 Investigates of ambushing him, being disrespectful to him and his staff and insulting people in the room by showing up to talk with him at a public event that the media was invited to. He suggested that NBC 5 has treated him differently than previous police chiefs.

"There's a level of respect that I've seen in my 30 years as a police officer here that predecessors of mine hadn't received from your station, and so my big question is, why are you treating my administration differently with the ambush here today at a police graduation?" Brown said.

Brown said if NBC 5 Investigates doesn't like the statements his staff gives, NBC 5 cannot approach or "ambush," him to ask him questions.

"I'm ashamed for your station, and that's my statement, and I'm not going to give an interview. Thank you," Brown said.

Kim Schlau said she believes police departments that don't take a tougher stand on distracted driving are bound to repeat tragedies such as the one that devastated her family.

"Something is going to happen. It's inevitable," Schlau said.

In 2007, her daughters, Jessica and Kelli Uhl, were killed by an Illinois state trooper. The trooper was driving more than 100 mph while responding to a call and admitted he was talking on a cellphone and emailing on his police computer moments before the crash.

"I don't want anyone else to go through what we went through as a family, telling us our children weren't coming home," Schlau said.

After her daughters died, the Illinois state police implemented new policies.

Schlau said she believes too many departments wait until after a tragedy and fail to see the warning signs in minor crashes.

"You bang into, you know, a curb today; it's a tree tomorrow; it's a person the next day. You can't let that pattern go on," Schlau said.

Today, Schlau speaks to police officers all over the country in hopes the memory of her daughters will remind them to avoid distractions. She spoke to Dallas police cadets earlier this year.

This summer, DPD's top driving instructor told NBC 5 Investigates he supports policies that tell officers not to type and drive because most officers follow policy and it could help keep them safe.

But right now, Dallas police still have a gap between what officers are told in training about the dangers and what the written policy says for officers on the street.

Arlington police have just closed a similar gap.

They just issued a new policy that says in part: "The driver of a police vehicle can use the mobile dashboard computer only minimally, such as one-button functions, when the vehicle is moving."

NBC 5 Investigates uncovered 18 crashes involving officers using computers in Arlington in a three-year period of time.

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Heightened Security in Arlington ISD After Alleged Threat

Mark Schnyder, NBC 5 News

Arlington police say someone found a threatening note on the Young Junior High School campus over the weekend. The Arlington Independent School District increased security procedures within the district Monday morning after the alleged threat.

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Some Arlington schools will have heightened security following an alleged threat to the district over the weekend.

Police found a threatening note on the Young Junior High School campus on Sunday. The alleged threats were directed at some teachers and staff at Young Junior High and Miller Elementary Schools.

Arlington police say there is no imminent threat to students or staff and there is no reason to keep your children at home.

 The Arlington Independent School District sent a letter to parents Monday stating:

"Enhanced security procedures with additional police and school district security personnel were put into place this morning. The APD is still investigating to identify the person responsible for making this threat...we have daily security measures and plans in place for emergency situations."

Police are investigating the incident to identify the person responsible for making this threat.

NBC 5 News will stay in touch with the Arlington Police Department and Arlington ISD leaders to bring you the latest on this situation.

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Manhunt Over, Lock Down Lifted in Ferris

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A manhunt for an escaped prisoner is over and school lock downs have been lifted Tuesday morning in the Ellis County town of Ferris.

According to Ferris Chief of Police Sam Love, a handcuffed 24-year-old man who had been arrested for burglary and assault managed to escape from a patrol car at about 6:20 a.m.

The man, still handcuffed, fled on foot.

Love said the man, whose name has not yet been released, is a lifelong resident of Ferris and that officials were concerned the man may try to hide in a nearby school.  As a precaution, both Ferris High School and Ferris Junior High School were placed on lock down.

The man was apprehended at about 8:20 a.m. after a resident spotted the man hiding in the back yard.  Once back in custody, the lock downs were lifted.

The man was found only two blocks away from where he escaped nearly two hours before.

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Instagram Can Sell Your Photos Under New Policy

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Instagram's new terms of service give the company the right to license your shared photos to other companies and not pay or notify you for them.

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If the picture in that ad looks familiar, that soon could be because it's one you took and shared on Instagram.

With its sweeping new terms of service, the photo sharing app claims the right to use and license any photos posted by users, without notifying them or paying them a cent.

The new policy, which takes effect Jan. 16, would let Instagram use photos posted on its platform in its own advertisements and would also let it license them to companies or any other organization, including for their own ads.

There's no way to opt out of the policy, short of deleting one's account before Jan. 16.

It applies to underage users as well as adults, with teens certifying parental consent when they sign up. It could also affect people who don't even use Instagram; they could show up in ads if their friends photograph them and share the pictures on the app, The New York Times noted.

The new policy has already raised the hackles of plenty of users, as well as plenty of questions about how it will be put into effect.

CNET wrote that the policy would effectively make Instagram a massive stock photo agency — one that bypasses paying its photographers. It also questioned whether Instagram would still reserve the right to use past photos posted by users who delete their accounts after Jan. 16.

Instagram's terms of service update follows a similar one last week by Facebook, which bought it for $1 billion in April, Politico reported.

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#26Acts of Kindness for Newtown

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A sign at a makeshift shrine to the victims of a elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 16, 2012. A young gunman slaughtered 20 small children and six teachers on December 14,2012 after walking into a school in an idyllic Connecticut town wielding at least two sophisticated firearms. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

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In response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, people are using social media to pledge to commit acts of kindness in honor of the shooting victims.

It started with a Tweet from Ann Curry, of NBC News:  "Imagine if all of us committed to 20 acts of kindness to honor each child lost in Newtown. I'm in. If you are RT. #20Acts."

Curry wrote about the movement on NBCNews.com and said tens of thousands of people responded on Facebook and Twitter. The pledge has since increased to 26 acts to also include the six adult women who were killed inside the school on Friday.

The response has global, including in Connecticut, where residents from each corner of the state are in mourning.

Schaghticoke Middle School in New Milford put out the call on Twitter.


It is also taking off at New Milford High School.


A man in Ontario placed a call to a Newtown restaurant and paid for meals, according to one Tweet.

One woman decided to buy a cup of tea for the police officer behind her in line at the drive-through in Danbury.


Some have tweeted that they are sending cards to soldiers, in memory of the young victims. Others are making donations to help children overseas.

While there are many public pledges, others are no doubt being done privately and quietly by people who just have the desire to bring a smile to someone's face after so much sadness. 

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Car Backfire Mistaken for Gunshot, Lock Down Lifted

Mark Schnyder, NBC 5 News

Birdville Elementary in Haltom City.

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Birdville Elementary School in Haltom City is no longer on lock down.

The campus was placed on lock down Tuesday morning due to police activity in the area.

According to police dispatchers, officers were called to the area after someone reported hearing a gunshot near the campus along the 3100-block of Bewley Street.

According to police, it now appears the gunshot was actually the sound of a car backfiring. The report of that sound led to the lock down, which was lifted at about 9 a.m.

All of the children at the school are OK.

Parents told NBC 5 that while they were pleased with the swift action by law enforcement, they were frustrated that the situation took place at all in light of the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school last week. 

Some of those parents, including David Braziell, removed their children from class Tuesday over concern for their welfare.

"This is crazy after the things that happened over in Connecticut," said Braziell.  "Everybody's going to be on scare [sic] right now, which is understandable."

NBC 5's Mark Schnyder contributed to this report.

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