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Month: July 2014

Public Input on Nebraska Revised English Standards

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nebraska-department-of-educationLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Board of Education and Education Department are seeking the public’s input on newly revised state English language arts standards.

Public comment will be accepted on Tuesday at public sessions at seven sites across the state: Ainsworth, Kearney, Lincoln, North Platte, Omaha, Scottsbluff and Wakefield.

Educators, parents and others are encouraged to weigh in on the draft standards, available at https://www.education.ne.gov/StandardsSurvey/index.html .

Comments also may be submitted via email to nde.standardsinput@nebraska.gov .

The standards are intended meet rigorous K-12 academic standards to prepare Nebraska students for college and careers.

NP Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Girlfriend’s Daughter

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Christopher Taylor
Christopher Taylor

A North Platte man has been charged after he allegedly sexually assaulted a female juvenile.

On July 30, officers with the North Platte Police Department responded to the 2200 block of West 17th Street on the report of a prior sexual assault.

Officers met with a female juvenile and her mother.

It was reported that the mother’s boyfriend, Christopher Taylor, had sexually penetrated the victim on July 29, 2014.

According to Investigator John Deal, the victim is under the age of 16, the age of consent in Nebraska, and did not consent to the sex act.

The victim was then interviewed at the Bridge of Hope Child Advocacy Center, and police determined that there was probable cause to arrest Taylor and charge him with 1st degree sexual assault of a child.

Taylor was contacted on July 31 and placed under arrest.

He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

New Hampshire Man Gets 2-4 Years in Nebraska Pot Case

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Ryan Quirion
Ryan Quirion

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 30-year-old New Hampshire man caught hauling marijuana through Nebraska has been given two to four years in prison.

Online court records say Ryan Quirion, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was sentenced on Tuesday in Lancaster County District Court in Lincoln. He’d pleaded guilty to possession for sale.

Records say a Nebraska state trooper stopped Quirion on Dec. 12, 2013, for a traffic violation on Interstate 80 near the Lincoln Airport exit. The trooper noticed Quirion driving erratically as he left the scene, so the trooper notified Lancaster County authorities.

A deputy who found Quirion parked at a grocery store had a drug dog taken to the scene, and the dog alerted to the presence of drugs in Quirion’s vehicle. Nearly 65 pounds of pot was found in a hidden compartment.

Huskers Ranked 22nd in Preseason Coaches Poll

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nebraska_helmetLincoln — On the eve of fall practice, the Nebraska football team was ranked 22nd in the initial Amway Coaches Poll released Thursday morning. The Huskers received 228 points in a poll of 62 FBS head coaches.

Nebraska returns 14 starters, including All-America candidates Ameer Abdullah and Randy Gregory, and 45 letterwinners from a team that went 9-4 and capped the year with a Gator Bowl victory over Georgia.

Nebraska is one of four Big Ten teams in the top 25, joining Ohio State (sixth), Michigan State (eighth) and Wisconsin (14th). In addition, five other 2014 opponents – Iowa, Miami (Fla.), Minnesota, Northwestern and Fresno State – were among the teams also receiving votes.

Fans will have their first chance to see the 2014 Huskers on Friday, as the Huskers will host Nebraska Football Fan Day presented by U.S. Cellular. Fan Day will run from 2 to 3:30 p.m. inside Memorial Stadium with all Husker players and coaches that will be part of fall camp in attendance and available to the fans.

·         Amway Coaches Poll Link: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/polls/

Chiefs Safety Berry Leaves Practice with Injury

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Eric Berry
Eric Berry

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Eric Berry left Chiefs practice on Thursday after hurting his lower right leg, the second injury that the Pro Bowl safety has sustained so far in training camp.

Berry missed some time earlier with a dislocated finger.

It was unclear what happened to Berry during one of the early sessions of practice at Missouri Western. He was checked by trainers in the injury tent next to the field, then talked with other team officials on the sideline before leaving the field on a cart.

Berry was able to put weight on the leg, but was noticeably limping. Chiefs coach Andy Reid was expected to discuss the nature and severity of the injury after practice.

NP Man Charged with Felony Theft After Using Girlfriend’s Debit Card

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Jason Snodgrass
Jason Snodgrass

A North Platte man is facing a felony theft charge after he allegedly used his girlfriend’s debit card without permission.

On July 28, North Platte Police began investigating unauthorized charges on a female’s debit card.

The victim told officers that she suspected her boyfriend, Jason Snodgrass, of using her debit card to make over $500 worth of unauthorized transactions.

Following further investigation, officers determined that there was probable cause to arrest Snodgrass, and charge him with felony theft by deception.

Snodgrass was contacted on July 30, and placed under arrest.

He was processed and released from the Lincoln County Detention Center.

NPPD Crime Log (7/30-7/31)

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Courtesy of the North Platte Police Department

07/30/2014 00:01:31 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT
LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 00:25:30 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 00:33:21 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 W PHILIP AV /S SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 01:00:32 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 500 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 01:08:30 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS E 4TH ST /N POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 01:13:06 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 500 S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 01:50:28 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING E 5TH ST /N DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 02:27:48 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 3100 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 02:54:27 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 4000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 03:59:43 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 04:30:41 FAILURE TO SIGNAL TURN W 10TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 05:15:42 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING 1000 W 18TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 06:15:59 CITIZEN ASSIST 4000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 07:03:18 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 300 W 8TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 07:06:34 BURGLARY 800 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 07:10:24 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
North Platte, NE 69103
07/30/2014 07:16:38 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 07:55:20 ESCORT – CARPENTERS 100 MCDONALD RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 08:10:50 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 1500 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 11:08:23 FOUND PROPERTY 2400 W 15TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 11:17:17 FOUND PROPERTY W G ST /S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 11:36:06 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 1000 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 12:08:47 CITIZEN ASSIST 200 E 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 12:28:23 ANIMAL ABUSE E FRANCIS ST /S COTTONWOOD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 12:42:02 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC 2400 SUNSET DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 13:10:53 WATCH FOR/INFORMATION N WILLOW ST / RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 13:38:55 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 500 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 13:47:10 OTHER DISTURBANCE 800 E 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 14:11:16 FAILURE TO YIELD ROW N WILLOW /W PHILIP
North Platte, NE 69101
07/30/2014 14:10:05 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER 500 S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 14:19:13 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 200 S SILBER AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 14:23:55 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 400 N DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 14:28:44 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 14:36:42 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT 100 RODEO RD
North Platte, NE 69101
07/30/2014 14:49:49 WELFARE CHECK NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 15:32:42 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC 800 W E ST
North Platte, NE 69101
07/30/2014 15:50:39 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT 200 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 15:58:32 OTHER DISTURBANCE 100 PLATTE OASIS PKWY
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 16:05:02 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 500 N PACIFIC ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 16:13:35 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 600 E C ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 16:41:53 MOTORIST ASSIST W Leota ST /S Jeffers ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 16:48:07 CITIZEN ASSIST E 6TH ST /N CHESTNUT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 16:48:15 FOUND PROPERTY 800 S MAPLE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 18:13:26 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT 1000 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 18:50:50 ALARM – OTHER 200 MCNEEL LN
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 19:09:48 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 300 N MAPLE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 20:20:21 PREF RIGHT OF WAY-STOP AND YIELD SIGNS W A ST / MCDONALD RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 20:24:34 CITIZEN ASSIST NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 21:56:06 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 700 W 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 22:04:07 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 1000 N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 22:09:10 CITIZEN ASSIST E E ST E /S BICENTENNIAL AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 22:26:42 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- FROM MOTOR VEHICLE N JEFFERS ST /W 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 22:40:28 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 1400 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/30/2014 22:42:02 ILLEGAL TURN Dewey ST /E Philip ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
07/30/2014 23:32:33 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/31/2014 00:14:18 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING DOWNTOWN NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/31/2014 00:26:28 LOOSE ANIMALS E 6TH ST /N BICENTENIAL
North Platte, NE 69101
07/31/2014 01:30:06 STANDBY TO PREV VIOLENCE 800 E 8TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/31/2014 02:05:41 DOMEST ASSAULT-MISD 800 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/31/2014 02:16:59 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 1100 E 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/31/2014 03:00:48 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
07/31/2014 08:15:01 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION 2600 W 20TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

Man on FBI’s Most Wanted List in Custody

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Jose Manuel Garcia Guevara
Jose Manuel Garcia Guevara

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in connection with a 2008 rape and homicide has been captured and brought to Louisiana, where the crime took place.

The FBI reports on its website that Jose Manuel Garcia Guevara surrendered to authorities in Mexico and was returned to Lake Charles, Louisiana, Wednesday morning.

Guevara is accused of breaking into 26-year-old Wanda Barton’s home in Lake Charles on Feb. 19, 2008, raping her and then stabbing her to death in the presence of her then-4-year-old stepson.

Guevara was placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year. His was the 499th name to be added to the list, which was started in 1950.

State authorities in 2008 charged Guevara with second-degree murder, aggravated rape, and aggravated burglary.

Man Sentenced to Life for Omaha Shooting Death

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avery-tylerOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of another man outside a west Omaha nightclub.

A Douglas County District judge sentenced 25-year-old Avery Tyler on Wednesday to life for first-degree murder. Tyler — a former Bellevue University basketball standout — was also sentenced to 20 to 30 years for a gun charge.

The sentence comes after Tyler’s first trial ended in mistrial in January, when a juror made inappropriate comments about the case. Tyler was convicted on retrial.

Investigators say Tyler retrieved a gun and shot Delayno Wright outside the Halo Ultra Lounge on Sept. 3, 2012, as the two men argued.

US Judge Slaps $1.3B Fine on Bank of America

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bank-of-americaNEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge imposed a $1.3 billion civil penalty against Bank of America on Wednesday for its role in selling risky mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that were advertised as safe investments.

The fine was against Countrywide Financial, which Bank of America purchased in 2008 as the financial crisis was unfolding. It is the latest legal ruling against Wall Street.

A jury found in October 2013 that BofA was liable for Countrywide’s role in selling risky loans to the government housing agencies through a program nicknamed the “Hustle” from August 2007 to May 2008. The jury found that Countrywide executives deliberately misrepresented the quality of mortgages being sold.

In his blunt ruling, Judge Jed Rakoff said the program was “driven by a hunger for profits and oblivious to the harms thereby visited, not just on the immediate victims but also on the financial system as a whole.”

This is the first time a bank or its executives have been found liable under federal law for mortgage fraud leading up to the financial crisis, said Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, in a statement. It is also the first time civil penalties have been imposed on a bank or its executives for mortgage fraud.

“(It is) clear that mortgage fraud cannot be viewed as simply another cost of doing business in the financial world,” Bharara said.

A spokesman for Bank of America, which is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said the bank is exploring its legal options following Rakoff’s decision, including an appeal.

“We believe (the penalty) simply bares no relation to a limited Countrywide program that lasted several months and ended before Bank of America’s acquisition of the company,” BofA spokesman Larry Grayson said.

Countrywide was one of many mortgage companies that sold risky mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac leading up to the housing bubble popping and subsequent financial crisis.

Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other big Wall Street banks have paid out billions of dollars in legal settlements for their roles in the financial crisis. For JPMorgan, the settlements mostly stemmed from its purchases of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers; in Bank of America’s case, it was mainly from its acquisitions of Countrywide and Merrill Lynch.

Rakoff imposed a separate $1 million penalty against Rebecca Mairone, a former Countrywide executive, for her role in the program. Lawyers representing Mairone did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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