There’s still seven months remaining for NFL fans to bask in the glory of Super Bowl LI. In what turned out to be one of the most exciting Super Bowls of all-time, the New England Patriots roared back from a 28-3 deficit midway through the third quarter to win the game 34-28 in the first […]
Virtual kidnapping gaining favor among criminals
The following comes from a press release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding a phenomena called: “Virtual Kidnapping” (or “Virtual Kidnappers”). Its something that beginning to trend more and more often in the press I’m noticing. Unlike traditional abductions, virtual kidnappers do not intend to physically detain their victims. Instead, through various deceptions and […]
Mexican Bus Ends US Abduction Saga
When Lonnie Ramos, 46, stepped in front of a bus in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on Sunday, he ended a saga that had begun five days previously when he shot his estranged wife and abducted his nine-year-old son. The story began on Wednesday in southern California. Gynnae Ramos pulled up to Lonnie’s home to pick up […]
What’s Worth More, a Smuggled Illegal Immigrant or a Pound of Marijuana?
You’d be surprised. This story’s about a week old, but I like it because it sums up nicely just how entrepreneurial migrant smuggling has become on the U.S.-Mexico border. An anonymous tipster notified Sonoran state police about Rita Lugo who was holding four migrant kids in a Nogales, Mexico, stash house. Happens all the time […]
Dog Meat Shortage Affects Restaurants in the Uplands
Restaurants in the City of Pines and Benguet Province traditionally serving dog meat menus are having difficulties maintaining their businesses after authorities and animal rights groups continuously intensified their operations against dog traders and haulers coming from the lowlands especially in southern Tagalog Region near Metro Manila. The authorities concerned and animal rights advocates had […]