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Jessica's Law passed in California ... minus one

The "Jessica's Law" Proposition on the California ballot yesterday is the only Proposition I voted yes on. When I saw during the returns last night that it passed with flying colors, I was happy. The next time you hear Nancy Pelosi talk about her "San Francisco Values," stop, think about this:

Is it Really All About the Children, Nancy?

By Kim Priestap on Politics

Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi (ewww) said in her press conference today that the Democrat's win is all about the children. However, her home district doesn't seem to care that much for "the children." Proposition 83, aka Jessica's Law, was passed in California yesterday, without any help whatsoever from San Fransisco, Nancy Pelosi's district, which was the only area in the entire state that did not pass it.

NOTE: The Squiggler's county, Riverside,  down in Southern California, passed this Proposition by 80%.

BREAKING NEWS: Arsonist & murderer responsible for Esperansa Fire arrested and charged

Raymond Lee Oyler, 36, is in custody and being charged with 1st degree arson and murder.

5 counts of murder with special circumstances

11 counts of arson with special circumstances

10 counts of using an incendiary device

Life in prison without parole or death are possible sentences. Feelings of family members will be considered.

POPPET FLAT, Calif. — California authorities have recommended

 Raymond Lee Oyler be charged with murder, arson and other crimes in connection with the Esperanza wildfire that killed five firefighters.

The district attorney supports the decision, police said.

Authorities had earlier vowed to find who was responsible for the deadly fire that was started west of the San Jacinto Mountains and quickly swept through the area, scorching 40,200 acres — or about 60 square miles — and destroying 34 homes before being contained Monday.

Oyler, previously described by authorities as "a person of interest" in the deadly fire, was arrested late Tuesday for investigation of two wildfires set in the region earlier this year.

Oyler, 36, was earlier being held in connection with two June fires in the Banning Pass area, a windy corridor that carries Interstate 10 between mountain ranges west of Palm Springs.

Oyler was expected to appear at his first court hearing on Thursday. The case was still being investigated, said Ingrid Wyatt, a spokeswoman for the district attorney. Oyler remained jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail.

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Our full coverage of the Esperanso California wildfire HERE

BREAKING NEWS: 2 Men Questioned Near Scene of Deadly California Wildfire

Developing story..

       

CABAZON, Calif. —  Investigators swooped down Monday on a home in  Cabazon, Calif. — one-quarter mile from where a deadly arson wildfire was started last week — and took the two residents into custody for questioning, FOX News has learned.

The men were were later returned to the home, accompanied by investigators.

The investigators, including the  Riverside County Sheriff's Department and the California Department of Forestry, entered the house around 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT).    

Neighbors told FOX News one of the men taken into custody and placed in the back of a sheriff's patrol car was named "Jason," and described him as "a skin head."

Investigators have been searching for the arsonists who started the deadly Esperanza wildfire, which killed four firefighters and critically injured another last Thursday. The fire continues to burn, but fire officials say they have contained more than 85 percent of the blaze.

The four firefighters were trapped when a wall of flames engulfed their engine while they were trying to protect a nearby home. Officials immediately declared the fire the work of arsonists, and said that the firefighters' deaths was an act of murder.

More than 225 tips have been received by the Riverside County sheriff's office regarding the arson investigation, said Sheriff Bob Doyle.

Cabazon residents have told investigators that they saw two young men leaving the fire's ignition point.

"We're keeping a real tight lid on the investigation," said Michael Jarvis, a California Department of Forestry spokesman. "We're just asking people to call in with their tips."

The fire, fed by Santa Ana winds, continues to burn and has claimed nearly 42,000 acres, but fire officials said Monday they have it more than 90 percent contained.

More than 2,500 firefighters were involved in battling the blaze, which destroyed 34 homes, 20 out buildings and caused more than $8 million in damage, to date.

Officials are offering $500,000 for information leading to the arrest of the arsonists.

UPDATE:

Riverside County Sheriff's Department spokesman Sgt. Earl Quintana confirmed to FOX News the three — two young men and a young woman — are considered "persons of interest" in connection with their investigation of the Esperansa Fire that killed four firefighters and critically injured another.

"We're trying to work through the leads that we have, and going through the process," Riverside County Sheriff Bob Doyle said.

Doyle cautioned that investigators would be interviewing a number of people in the case. Quintana said there have been no arrests.

Investigators entered the home just after noon PT (3 p.m. ET), and conducted an extensive search for evidence, including dusting for fingerprints, officials said.

Cabazon resident Robert Dunham told the Associated Press that in addition to the residents, sheriff's deputies took three bags of material from the home. The area is a quarter-mile from where the Esperanza fire started.

Updated 1:22 PM Inland Wildfires

Evacuation orders lifted; firefighter remembered All evacuation orders related to the Esparanza Fire have been lifted. Fire officials announced they have the deadly Esperanza Fire 90 percent contained and expect full containment by 6 p.m., due, in part, to a drop in temperatures and winds and increased humidity. Full Story... See Inland Wildfires section for more coverage... Video: Cerda family speaks at press conference Video: Memorial service for fallen firefighters at Shiloh Christian Ministries in Idyllwild Graphic: Fire map - Day 4 Photos: Esperanza Wildfire - Day 5 Your Photos: Submit photos of the Esperanza wildfire Graphic: Hidden perils of a burnt-out forest Your Photos: View submitted photos Survey: How have you been affected by the Esperanza Fire and the deaths of four firefighters?

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"It's totally sick is what it is"

Do you ever see a story in the news that is so vile, so devoid of any human decency, it makes you sick? I've become hardened to most of the news and at my age, it is hard to shock me much anymore. This story not only turned my stomach, it shocks me clear through to the core. It isn't about murder or mayhem, it is about a: 

Teen Arrested for Raping His Mother

Smith says it's hard to wrap your mind around.

Albertville, Ala. -- Police say a Marshall County teen raped his mother to get revenge on his brother.

Police say 19-year-old Gary Helms, Jr., raped his 45-year-old mother this past weekend at Willow Terrace Trailer Park on Doyle Drive in Albertville.   

It's a twisted crime that police say Helms admits.

From what we understand the rape stemmed from an argument between him and his brother. And apparently they were arguing over a girlfriend. And the rape was some sort of retaliation towards his brother," said Sgt. Jamie Smith of the Albertville Police Department.

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Smith is right, how would you get your mind around an act like this?

Vermont coed found, not a happy ending

My prayers go out to the family. Everyone was hoping this would not end this way.

BURLINGTON, Vt. —  Police have found the body of University of Vermont student Michelle Gardner-Quinn, according to local news reports.

Local media outlets cited sources that said Gardner-Quinn's body was found Friday near the Huntington Gorge in Richmond.

Police have scheduled a press conference for 4:30 p.m. Friday.

The search for Gardner-Quinn intensified Friday as police gathered outside a house a few blocks south of where the woman disappeared almost a week ago.

Authorities cordoned off at least half a block in the residential neighborhood and were concentrating on a stately, three-story, red brick home, where there has been construction on an addition.

Click here for more news in FOXNews.com's Crime Center.

Outrageous!!

Daily Pundit says: This is outrageous. We totally agree. In fact, it is more than outrageous, it is evil.

BREAKING NEWS! Missing baby found alive, kidnapper arrested

Fox News is reporting that the family has confirmed that missing Abigail Woods has been found alive and that her kidnapper is in custody. This is really good news.

Have you seen this woman? Have you seen this baby?

A composite sketch has been released of the woman suspected to have kidnapped little Abigail, only 10 days old, at knife point. Here is the Amber Alert:

Amber Alert info

An Amber Alert has been issued in Missouri for week-old Abigale Lynn Woods, who was abducted from her rural Missouri home after her mother was attacked.

Police are looking for a white woman between 30 and 40 years old. The suspect is about 5-feet-8 and weighs 200 pounds. She wore her dark hair under a baseball cap with a worn bill. She was wearing a gray or brown T-shirt and blue jean shorts.

She was armed with a handgun and fillet knife.

Woods weighs almost 6 pounds, has black hair, blue eyes and was wearing a pink dress with a flowered collar when she was taken. Abby has a birthmark between her eyes. She last seen Friday in Lonedell, Missouri, about 45 miles south of St. Louis.

Anyone with information on Woods' whereabouts should contact authorities at (888) 265-8639.

Baby Aigail

AP

Sketch of baby kidnapping suspect released by Franklin County, Mo., police.

Dog arrested ...

 

Dog the Bounty Hunter Arrested, Facing Mexico Extradition

In Crimes in the News

Dog is not exactly my cup of tea. My son and daughter-in-law, on the other hand, are crazy about him. They watch his show every week, they know the names of his kids, know all about his wife and family life, and generally think he is an awesome guy.

Between what they are doing in Congress, and the border patrolman facing 20 years in prison for shooting an illegal alien drug dealer as he tried to escape back across the border, and now Dog being arrested for bringing a rapist and total piece of human waste back to face his prosecution and sentence of 120 years, it all seems sort of hopeless, doesn't it? Somewhere in the p.c. manual, they forgot to include the first and most important factor in living creatures, self preservation and the survival of the fittest. Not the survival of the most p.c. "everyone needs to be reduced to the weakest and most evil among us" in order for there to be equity factor.

I don't agree with Talk Left very often, but in this case I'm with them ... Free the Dog! And lordy, lordy, don't allow him to be extradited.

Cars stolen in U.S. are used in Iraq for car bombs

We spend so much time worrying about what kind of cargo is coming into our ports, but apparently little notice about what is leaving.

US car theft rings probed for ties to Iraq bombings

By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff  |  October 2, 2005

WASHINGTON -- The FBI's counterterrorism unit has launched a broad investigation of US-based theft rings after discovering that some of the vehicles used in deadly car bombings in Iraq, including attacks that killed US troops and Iraqi civilians, were probably stolen in the United States, according to senior government officials.

Inspector John E. Lewis, deputy assistant director of the FBI for counterterrorism, told the Globe that the investigation hasn't yielded any evidence that the vehicles were stolen specifically for car bombings. But there is evidence, he said, that the cars were smuggled from the United States as part of a widespread criminal network that includes terrorists and insurgents.

Cracking the car theft rings and tracing the cars could help identify the leaders of insurgent forces in Iraq and shut down at least one of the means they use to attack the US-led coalition and the Iraqi government, the officials said.

The inquiry began after coalition troops raided a bomb-making factory in Fallujah last November and found a sport utility vehicle registered in Texas that was being prepared for a bombing mission.

Investigators said they are comparing several other cases where vehicles evidently stolen in the United States wound up in Syria or other Middle East countries and ultimately into the hands of Iraqi insurgent groups -- including Al Qaeda in Iraq, led by Jordanian-born Abu Musab Al Zarqawi.

Citing the sensitive nature of the ongoing inquiry, investigators wouldn't say how many specific cases they have found, and FBI spokesman Edwin Cogswell in Washington did not respond to repeated requests for comment. ... Continued

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