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Dangers linger at abandoned Workhouse jail, city mulls future plans

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Last week, FOX 2 exposed dangers at the former St. Louis Medium Security Institution (MSI) Jail, also known as the Workhouse. The city's top public safety official now calls the issues there “eye-opening" and says he’s looking into changes to alleviate growing safety concerns. Recently, three young men got into the facility through holes in the fencing and unintentionally locked themselves into an old cell. It’s been three weeks since that incident. Though it may seem humorous, police say it’s no laughing matter.   A spokesman told FOX 2 that city staff had been requested to repair the fencing last week. The same holes in the fences remain.    Highway with ‘Loneliest Road in America’ also runs through St. Louis region “That triggers some concerns for me,” said Alderman Tom Oldenburg of the incident, during Thursday’s meeting with the aldermanic Public Safety Committee.   He asked the Public Safety Director, Charles Coyle, what was being done about those concerns.Closi...

Police saving lives unseen: Behind the scenes in mental health responses

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - For every police case that leads to criminal charges, there are many others that never make the news.Like a recent scene in Maryland Heights that shut down an entire street but did not lead to criminal charges.Maryland Height Police Lt. Rich Wagner said, “We were able to get the area cleared and allow that individual to come down on his own.” Alderman proposes open-carry trigger law in St. Louis Lt. Wagner says Crisis Intervention Team training, also known as CIT, prevented a possible tragedy.“Social work is a part of our trade,” Wagner added.There are other examples, like this past Tuesday, when FOX 2 captured video of a St. Charles Police negotiation with a man in a Walgreens parking lot. It also ended peacefully, with no criminal charges.Last year, we featured a dramatic North County scene in which a woman stole a police car and crashed it.You could hear officers on the bodycam footage we obtained say, “It could've been worse. She could have hit somebody...

Violent crime spike has L.A. police chief concerned

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:21 GMT

While there appears to have been a reduction in all categories of violent crime in Los Angeles, Police Chief Michel Moore expressed serious concern earlier this week about the number of recent shootings and homicides.Moore’s comments came during the Dec. 5 meeting of the L.A. Board of Police Commissioners, the civilian-run body that oversees the department.  “After some eight-plus months of being in the negative on both [shootings and homicides], we saw that trend begin to change in September, October and November,” the police chief said, adding that both of those categories of violent crime were higher this November compared to the same time in 2022. Moore referenced some of the recent violent crime that has occurred, specifically calling out a Granda Hills home invasion on Dec. 2 where the homeowner shot and killed one of four suspects who broke into his family’s house at gunpoint.  The other three suspects fled the scene, though police believe at least one of them was injure...

‘The Finals’ is a chaotic take on the arena shooter and it’s out now

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:21 GMT

When Embark Studios began working on “The Finals,” executive producer Rob Runesson wanted to create a game that allowed his team to say “yes” more than “no.” Can they set it in different locales? Yup. Can they have people dressed as pandas? Why not. What if UFO suddenly invade the area? That’s a bit crazy but OK.That’s how you end up with a game like “The Finals,” which announced that it’s launching today during The Game Awards. It’s a free-to-play team-based arena shooter for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S. It’s a title that’s built on the premise that players are contestants in the ultimate combat entertainment game.They can choose from a light, medium or heavy character. Each one has a distinct playstyle, weapons, gadgets and special abilities. Light characters are quick, and deal damage with weapons such as SMGs but have low health. Medium characters attack from the midrange wit...

‘The First Descendant’ set to launch this summer on consoles and PC

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:21 GMT

In a trailer revealed at The Game Awards, Nexon has announced that it’s releasing “The First Descendant” in summer 2024. The four-player cooperative third-person shooter has built some buzz after its reveal and subsequent crossplay open beta on PC and consoles in September.Built on Unreal 5.2, the game puts players in the role of a Descendant who has to fend off the Vulgus, alien invaders who crossed dimensions and brought colossi and destruction to the continent of Ingris. The Descendants are essentially hero characters that each have their own abilities. The new trailer shows two playable Descendants — Valby and Viessa — along with a mysterious third face.The story-driven game has several elements going for it that makes it stand out from the free-to-play crowd.First, it’s focused on co-op gameplay with a heavy dose of role-playing game elements as players defeat enemies and gather loot. It’s essentially a looter shooter. Second, it featur...

SF commissioner says business was vandalized, 'targeted'

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Entertainment Commissioner Cyn Wang's business was vandalized Wednesday night, the public official told KRON4. Wang said the suspect caused damage to the business around 11 p.m.Surveillance video (above) shows the suspect using a device to smash the windows of Wang Insurance, located in the Sunset District. Wang said nothing from the business was stolen, but all the windows were broken. ‘Large’ quantity of merchandise stolen from LensCrafters in downtown SF KRON On is streaming live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }According to the surveillance video, the suspect was dressed in an all-white outfit. Wang said the vandalism appears to be a "very premeditated, malicious, and targeted attack."Wang adds that she called the San Fra...

Residents in Pleasant Hill neighborhood advised to stay inside

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:21 GMT

(KRON) -- People who live near 227 Cleopatra Drive in Pleasant Hill are advised by the city's police department to stay inside on Thursday evening.An alert was sent out by police at 7:33 p.m. Police said the notice to stay inside was due to police activity, but they did not elaborate on the nature of the police activity.All inbound and outbound traffic from the Sherman Acres neighborhood is closed, police said. Monument Boulevard near city limits is closed as well. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Ryan McDonagh, Roman Josi lead Predators past Lightning, 5-1

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:21 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan McDonagh and Roman Josi each had a goal and an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Thursday night.Juuso Parssinen, Filip Forsberg and Yakov Trenin also scored and Juuse Saros made 32 saves for Nashville, which has won three straight and nine of 11.Alex Barré-Boulet scored and Jonas Johansson made 25 saves for the Lightning, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.Nashville went 2-for-3 on the power play while holding the Lightning scoreless on their four chances with the man advantage. It was the first multiple power-play goal game for Nashville in more than a month. Tampa Bay entered Thursday with the NHL’s second-best power play success rate at 31.9%.Barré-Boulet scored the game’s first goal with 6:28 remaining in the opening period on a one-timer from the right circle.Parssinen tied it 1-1 with 2:46 left in the first on the power play. McDonagh’s shot from the right point hit Philip Tomasino in the slot and th...

Sabres snap 4-game skid with a 3-1 win over Atlantic Division-leading Bruins

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:21 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — JJ Peterka, Tage Thompson and Victor Olofsson scored and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.Devon Levi made 30 saves for Buffalo, which beat the Atlantic Division-leading Bruins for the first time in nearly a calendar year. The Bruins had won three straight against Buffalo. The Sabres last beat Boston on Dec. 31, 2022.“Just focusing on stepping over the boards and winning your shift and beating the guy across from you,” Thompson said. “From there, you get time and space to make plays.”Brad Marchand scored for Boston, which had its four-game winning streak halted. Marchand also recorded the 1,000th penalty of his career.“This game will humble you quickly and we saw that tonight,” Marchand said. “It’s about making sure you play hard and make life difficult on the other team.”Linus Ullmark finished with 33 saves, and the Bruins were outshot 35-29.“We just didn’t have any energy or life to us,” said ...

Sharks rally to spoil Patrick Kane’s Detroit debut, beating Red Wings 6-5 in OT

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:21 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Mikael Granlund scored 37 seconds into overtime and the San Jose Sharks spoiled Patrick Kane’s Detroit debut, overcoming a four-goal deficit to beat the Red Wings 6-5 in overtime Thursday night.Nico Sturm and Tomas Hertl each scored twice for San Jose. Hertl, who has five goals in the last two games, and Fabian Zetterlund had the Sharks’ first two short-handed goals of the season. Hertl tied it with 1:29 left on a rebound after San Jose pulled its goaltender for an extra skater.The 35-year-old Kane, a nine-time All-Star who signed a one-year contract with Detroit on Nov. 28, didn’t record a point. He hit the post early in the third period. Kane had his right hip surgically repaired six months ago.Michael Rasmussen scored two goals in a 13-second span for Detroit. Klim Kostin, Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin also scored.KINGS 4, CANADIENS 0MONTREAL (AP) — Quinton Byfield had two goals and an assist, Cam Talbot made 24 sabes and Los Angeles beat Montreal for its NHL-reco...