"Operation Cross Country" against Sex Trafficking: FBI targets pimps, rescues 168 children

WASHINGTON (Tuesday, June 24) - Reported by madn3wz

In an annual nationwide crackdown dubbed as "Operation Cross Country" 168 children were rescued after the joint operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),  state, and local law enforcement agencies, the FBI announced Monday.

FBI Director James Comey Reveals Outcomes of  "Operation Cross Country" 

More than 280 pimps were also nabbed during the crackdown carried over in 106 cities. More than two dozen children were rescued and 38 pimps arrested in California alone. The pimps face state and federal charges.

Many of rescued children had never been reported missing, the FBI report revealed.

"These are not faraway kids in faraway lands," FBI Director James Comey said in announcing the annual enforcement push known as Operation Cross Country. Instead, he added, "These are America's children."

FBI's report reveal that the child sex traffickers "use fear and force and treat children as commodities of sex."

“Targeting and harming America’s children through commercial sex trafficking is a heinous crime, with serious consequences,” Comey said further. “Every child deserves to be safe and sound. Through targeted measures like Operation Cross Country, we can end the cycle of victimization.”

It was the 8th annual operation of it's type in which law enforcement agencies along side Feds targeted areas like truck stops, casinos, websites that advertise escort services and even some streets. From there, intelligence is collected and arrests often unfold systematized efforts to prostitute and exploit women and children.

The FBI says nearly 3,600 children have so far been recovered from the streets in such operations over the years the operations have resulted in over 1,450 felony convictions and confiscation of close to $3.1 million in property and cash.

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CBS News

The Christian Science Monitor

Tech Times

It's Not FIFA World Cup -- U.S. vs. Germany: American student rescued from big German vagina

Tübingen, Germany (Tuesday, June 24, 2014) – Reported by madn3wz

More than 20 fire-fighters rescued a young American exchange student who was trapped inside a 6-foot stone sculptured vagina in front of Tübingen University’s Institute for Microbiology and Virology.

American student rescued from big German vagina

According to details; the bizarre incident happened last Friday when an unnamed undergraduate found himself in awkward situation while trying to make a selfie to impress his friends back home. He got struck inside the 32-ton Veronese marble artwork by the Peruvian artist Fernando de la Jara.

German newspaper Süddeutsche reports; Tübingen police responded to an absurd emergency call on Friday afternoon informing that "a person is trapped in a stone-vulva".

The student was rescued by 22 fire-fighters after the successful efforts of half-an-hour without using any tools.

"We were able to pull the victim out with our bare hands after about 30 minutes," a local fire department squad leader told NBC News.

The giant Vagina statue by Fernando de la Jara has been erected outside Tübingen University since 2001 dubbed as 'Chacán-Pi (Making Love)' is meant to signify "the gateway to the world", reported Süddeutsche.

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Times

The Guardian

Santa Barbara Rampage: 7 Killed, 7 Injured (Watch Sheriff's News Briefing)

SANTA BARBARA, CA. (Saturday, May 24) – Reported by madn3wz

At least seven people were killed, including the suspect, Friday night by a drive-by shooter who went on a "mass murder" rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus, authorities said Saturday.

Santa Barbara Shooting Claimed Seven Lives

Seven other were also reported injured in the tragic shooting spree which is dubbed as "premeditated mass murder" by police after an initial analysis of written and videotaped evidence. The County Sheriff Bill Brown also called the shooter as "severely mentally disturbed."

"We have obtained and are currently analyzing videotaped evidence that suggests that this atrocity was a premeditated mass murder," Sheriff Brown told reporters.

The gunman got into two gun battles with deputies in the beachside community of Isla Vista before crashing his black BMW into a parked car, Brown told further. The suspect was found dead with a gun shot in his head but it wasn't immediately clear whether he was killed by gunfire or if he committed suicide, he said.

Watch Bill Brown News Briefing and Continue Reading HERE.

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Small Plane Crash Killed All Three On Board at Lanseria airport, South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Mon, Feb. 03) – Reported by madn3wz

All three people on board killed in a small plane crash at Lanseria airport, the second-largest airport in South Africa on Monday morning. The bad weather is believed to be the primary on as it was heavily raining when the plane went down.

Small Plane Crash Killed All Three On Board at Lanseria airport, South Africa

According to details; Beechcraft King Air BE90, carrying one passenger and two crew members, crashed while trying to land at Lanseria airport, northwest of Johannesburg. 

It is reported that the crash happened because pilot was trying to avoid hitting the building opposite to the runway, which couldn't be seen easily due to heavy rain around.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman Funeral: Westboro Baptists Church Plan to Picket

New York City, NY (Sun, Feb. 02) – Reported by madn3wz

Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) plans to picket Philip Seymour Hoffman’s funeral. 

Westboro Baptists Church to Picket Philip Seymour Hoffman Funeral

The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is an American unaffiliated Baptist church known for its extreme ideologies, especially those against gay people but in recent past WBC has also involved in picketing the funerals of celebrities.

Oscar-winning actor Hoffman found dead Sunday morning in his Manhattan apartment, according to NYC police. He was 46. The apparent cause of the death is reported to be the overdose of drugs.

Hoffman's body was discovered by one of his personal assistants at about 11:35 am Sunday in the bathroom of his apartment. Apparently the cause of the death is drug overdose as his body was found with a hypodermic needle still in his arm.

Police also found three empty packets of heroin in Hoffman’s apartment.

Statement from the family of the deceased actor:

“We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil and appreciated the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone. This is a tragic and sudden loss and we ask that you respect our privacy during this time of grieving. Please keep Phil in your thoughts and prayers.”

Oscar-Winning Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in NYC apartment aged 46

New York City, NY (Sun, Feb. 02) – Reported by madn3wz

Academy award winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in his Manhattan apartment, according to NYC police. He was 46.

Oscar-Winning Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in NYC apartment aged 46

According to further details; Hoffman's body was discovered by one of his personal assistants at about 11:35 am Sunday in the bathroom of his apartment. Apparently the cause of the death is drug overdose as his body was found with a hypodermic needle still in his arm.

Police found what they believe to be heroin inside the apartment, a source told CNN.

Read the statement from the family of the deceased actor .... HERE

High-ranked German Among 14 Killed in Kabul Cafe Attack Carried Out by Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan (Fri, Jan 17, 2014) – Reported by madn3wz

Foreigners are among the 14 killed as a result of suicide attack and heavy gunfire at a popular restaurant in the center of Kabul on Friday evening, local media reported.

Suicide bomber kills at least 13 in Kabul restaurant attack

Gunfire was heard for more than 20 minutes after the huge explosion, an eyewitness told BBC News.

According to details; a suicide bomber blew himself up at about 7:30 p.m. (local time) at the entrance of the Taverna du Liban restaurant, very popular among expats living in the capital city, followed by two armed men vivid shooting spree inside the restaurant. The Lebanese restaurant was full of diners, mostly foreigners, at the time of attack.

Taliban has claimed responsibility of the attack in the Wazir Akbar Khan district, where many embassies and restaurants are serving the foreigners, saying it had been deliberately targeting foreign officials.

Taliban claimed the responsibility through an email to reporters saying it had targeted “a foreign restaurant where foreign invaders were having dinner.” They further claimed that a high-ranked German official is killed in the attack; but the German foreign ministry said it could not confirm that Germans were involved.

The gunmen were killed by Afghan security forces, CNN reported. Gen. Zaher Zaher, the police chief, confirmed the death toll at 14.