Woman Robbed at Gunpoint During Cell Phone Sale

A Houston woman was robbed at gunpoint after deciding to buy a cell phone on the app OfferUp.

Janezia Collins said she agreed to meet the seller at town homes on Montgomery Road in northwest Harris County. Collins said the person on the other end of the online conversation turned out to be a crook. He and at least 6 accomplices grabbed her, held her at gunpoint and stole two hundred dollars.

“I feel violated in a way that I can’t describe,” said Collins. “Every time I close my eyes, I see the gun in my face and the guy. That’s all I see.”

The Harris County’s Sheriff Office (HCSO) is investigating the robbery. So far, they haven’t made any arrests.
OfferUp provided this comment to abc13 and directed us to a safety section on their website:

“Providing a trusted experience for our users is a primary focus for OfferUp, and we do not tolerate criminal activity. We are offering assistance to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office [HCSO] for its investigation.”

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Officals ID Student Whose Body Was Found on Campus

The University of Texas (UT) has identified a student whose body was found on campus on Tuesday as Haruka Weiser.

Weiser was a dance major from Portland, Oregon.
Weiser’s body was found on a popular walking at the UT campus in Austin. Her death has since been ruled a homicide.

The university says they are working closely with Austin police to identify a possible suspect or suspects in Weiser’s death.

Weiser was a well-known student on campus.

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Austin Officer Shot, Seriously Wounded

 

Courtesy Mandy Rowden / via KVUE Scene where an Austin police officer was shot and wounded on April 3, 2016

 
An Austin police officer was shot and wounded near the intersection of West 6th Street and West Avenue in downtown Austin on Sunday April 3, 2016.

Authorities confirmto that the officer who was shot was seriously injured. The suspect in the shooting was shot and killed during the exchange of gunfire.

Police Chief Art Acevedo said the unnamed officer was in “stable condition.”

The incident started in the parking lot of Frank & Angie’s Pizzeria.

 

Map shows where an Austin police officer was shot and wounded on April 3, 2016.

 
The officer was inside the restaurant having lunch when he responded to a disturbance call in the parking lot of the restaurant and at that time is when he was shot; the officer was immediately taken to the hospital after the shooting.

 

Frank & Angie’s Pizzeria

 
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Tense Protest at South Dallas Mosque

If you believe in The First Amendment (Freedom of Speech) and peaceful protests, here’s a story for you.
A tense, armed protest in front of a South Dallas Nation of Islam mosque had police out in force Saturday afternoon.

Anti-Muslim demonstrators, dressed in fatigues and masks and most of them armed, were easily outnumbered approximately 10 to 1 by the mosque supporters, some of whom were also armed.

Dozens of police officers stood in between the two groups and also perched on rooftops to ensure nothing more than verbal jabs were exchanged.

In a statement released before the protest, the Dallas Police Department said, “The department is committed to protecting the Constitutional rights of all citizens and will make every effort to keep this protest peaceful.”

On the bright side, there was no violence and no arrests.

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Father Fatally Shot Son for Being Gay

Prosecutors say Amir Issa, 29, (left), was shot and killed by his father outside their North Hills home for being gay. (www.facebook.com/rocky.issa.5)

A 69-year-old man has been charged with one count of premeditated murder as a hate crime after prosecutors say he shot his son to death outside their southern California home for being gay.

Shehada Khalil Issa was arrested Tuesday after Los Angeles police officers found his son’s body outside the home. Issa’s wife, later identified as 68-year-old Rabihah Issa, was found stabbed to death inside the residence.

The suspect told police he shot his son Amir in self-defense after he discovered his wife’s body in their house. An investigation into Issa’s wife’s death is ongoing.
Issa is being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned at L.A. County Superior Court on April 11.

If convicted as charged, he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. The case remains under investigation by the LAPD.
 

Angeles police investigate a fatal shooting and stabbing in North Hills Tuesday, March 29, 2016. (David Crane/ Los Angeles Daily News)

 

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Police Responsed to Shooting in Richmond, VA Greyhound Station

More than 30 police cars are seen here lined up in front of the Greyhound station in Richmond, Va., March 31, 2016.

Two Virginia State Police troopers and a woman were rushed to a hospital for treatment after a shooting at a Greyhound Bus Station in Richmond, Virginia, according to law enforcement.

Police said the shooting suspect is in custody and the incident remains under investigation.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said he is monitoring the situation and is prepared to offer Richmond, “whatever state resources may be necessary to respond to this situation.”

Huge crowds of people being evacuated outside of the Greyhound bus station in Richmond, Va.

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