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A train engineer was arrested after he deliberately ran his train off the tracks in an effort to crash into the US Navy’s hospital ship (USNS) Mercy on Tuesday.   According to the report filed by ABC in Los Angles reporter Eileen Frere, the USNS Mercy was docked in San Pedro at the Port of Los Angeles when a train engineer for the Pacific Harbor Train Line attempted to hit...

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a man who escaped arrest for trying to run over a deputy with his pickup truck in Wildomar.  KTLA in Los Angeles reports that authorities are looking for 35-year-old Joe Sanchez of Lake Elsinore after he allegedly attempted to use his pickup truck to run over a deputy. A spokesperson for the RCSD said in a statement that the incident happened 33700...

The Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol is taking precautions to keep fuel from flowing into Dana Point Harbor as a tall ship belonging to the Ocean Institute sinks into the water. The Orange County Register reports that at approximately 5:15 a.m., the institute’s iconic vessel The Pilgrim, which had served as a well-loved educational tool for decades,  had heeled in the slip overnight.  The Harbor Patrol placed a yellow hazmat...

A tanker carrying some 6,000 gallons of crude oil crashed in Santa Barbara County earlier this month, spilling an estimated 4,500 gallons of the load into the Cuyama River.  Crews from the state, local, and national agencies continue to work on cleanup of the spill. The Santa Maria Times reports that the crash happened along U.S. Highway 166 on Saturday, March 21st.  The California Highway Patrol said that the collision...

KTLA in Los Angeles recently reported that a Pennsylvania grocer had to discard more than $35,000 worth of food after a woman purposefully coughed on groceries throughout the store. The woman is now facing criminal charges. One serious charge against her includes making a terrorist threat. According to a statement made by a spokesperson for the Howard Township Police Department,  the unidentified woman entered Gerrity’s Supermarket located in Howard Township,...

A two-vehicle crash in Orange County on Friday afternoon has left two people dead and sent another three people to the hospital.  According to The Orange County Register, the crash happened in Anaheim at the intersection of Belinda Circle and Lincoln Avenue a little before 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20th. Sgt. Shane Carringer, the spokesperson for the Anaheim Police Department, said in a statement that a white Dodge Charger...

Last week, automaker, Volvo announced a worldwide recall of more 736,000 vehicles. The recall stems from a defect in the vehicle’s automatic braking system, which may not detect objects and stop vehicles as it was designed to do. NBC in Los Angeles reported that the recall was announced on Wednesday, March 18th, and involves its  S60, V60, S90L, and V90 models for model years 2019 and 2020.  According to documents...

A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Chatsworth earlier this month. Authorities say that wet pavement may have played a role in the fatal crash. The Los Angeles Daily News reported on its website that the accident happened on Tuesday, March 10th, just after 9:30 P.M. at the intersection of Devonshire Street and Mason Avenue. According to the Los Angeles Police Department's s spokesperson, Sgt. Kurt Smith, the...

Getting into an accident can be frightening enough, especially when you realize you are seriously injured. However, getting into an accident where the other driver involved has fled the scene can add feelings of frustration and anger to both you and your loved ones. Fox 5 In San Diego reports that there was a car accident in the 1900 block of Rainbow Valley Boulevard east of Interstate 15, on Wednesday,...

Commercial trucks are a vital component that contributes to the economic health of our country. However, the significant loads that these big rigs carry can sometimes pose a danger to others driving on the road. At any given moment, large loads can shift and even cause these large vehicles to overturn, spilling their load onto the roadway.  According to a story appearing on the Mercury News website, a similar accident...