Dispatch Tapes of Morales Manhunt Released

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Police Release Dispatch Tapes From Morales Manhunt

Grapevine police have released the tapes that recorded the conversations between officers and dispatch on the night Miami fugitive Alberto Morales was shot and killed after a five-day manhunt.

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Nearly five hours of Grapevine police radio transmissions provide an inside look into the fatal end of the search for Miami fugitive Alberto Morales.

NBC 5 obtained the transmissions from a Freedom of Information Act request.

Morales, 42, was shot and killed after a five-day manhunt in Grapevine.

The search began Feb. 11, when Miami-Dade detectives Jaime Pardinas and David Carrero were transporting Morales to a prison in Nevada to serve a 30-year sentence for a sexual assault conviction.

Police said Morales used a sharp piece from his eyeglasses to stab Pardinas and escape when the officers stopped at a Wal-Mart in Grapevine.

Local, state and federal law enforcement fanned out in the community looking for Morales.

On Feb. 15, Grapevine police said they received a burglary call at about 10:30 p.m. from a home in the 2100 block of Forest Hills Road near Grapevine Lake.

According to the radio transmissions, Morales stole men's clothing, including shorts, jogging pants, shirts and shoes.

Police then launched a search in the area for Morales.

Here are excerpts from the transmissions:

"Officer: Everybody if they can hear me -- stay in pairs, I don't want anybody moving by themselves."

"Officer: He's on a tree! Look to your left! Look to your left! On a tree! On a tree!
Officer: Shots fired! Shots fired!
Officer: We're OK, we're good!"

"Dispatch: Shots were fired. The suspect is possible in tree."

"Officer: Do you have a suspect down?
Officer: Looks like he's down! He's been shot!"

"Dispatch: Copy, we're going to get F.D. [fire department] out there"

"Officer: Please advise the subject is in custody
Dispatch: The subject is in custody; 325, 327 -- you can disregard the dogs"

Grapevine police said officers opened fire after Morales refused to put his hands up and lunged officers.

Pardinas is back in Miami, recovering from his injuries.

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FBI: Man in Rangers Ball Cap Robs Banks in 3 States

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An armed man in a blue Texas Rangers baseball cap is believed to have robbed 10 banks.

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The FBI and police in three states are searching for a serial bank robber who has been dubbed the "Loan Ranger Bandit."

The armed man in a blue Texas Rangers baseball cap is believed to have robbed 10 banks in Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi that offer loans, according to KETK-TV in Tyler.

In Texas, he is linked to robberies in Wichita Falls, Tyler, Temple, Round Rock, Salado and College Station in 2011 and 2012. The most recent robbery was in Madison, Miss., on Oct. 26, 2012.

Investigators say the man, who does not disguise his face, displays a note demanding 20s, 50s and 100s during the robberies.

No one has been injured in the robberies, the FBI said.

Investigators described the robber as a white man in his early 30s who is approximately 5 feet 7 inches to six feet tall and weighs about 200 pounds with a medium build. The man has short, light-brown hair and wears glasses. He also has a mole or mark on his forehead just above his right eye, investigators said.

The FBI says the man has worn athletic clothing, jeans and business attire during the robberies.

He may be driving a maroon Chevrolet S-10 pickup with a thin white pinstripe around the truck bed, investigators say.

Anyone with information on the robberies is asked to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit an online tip.

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Thousands of Sharks Migrate Off South Florida Coast

Several beaches along South Florida's Atlantic coast line were closed after thousands of sharks were seen migrating in the waters. Guirlene Exantus, Tori Bradshaw, and Burt and Bernice Adams spoke about the sharks.

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Several beaches along South Florida's Atlantic coast line were closed after thousands of sharks were seen migrating in the waters.

The sharks were migrating from Boca Raton to Jupiter since the beginning of March, according to marine biologists.

Biologists said the sharks are going north after migrating to the south for the winter.

Lifeguards at Midtown Beach saw spinner sharks in the waters and put up red flags to tell beachgoers they couldn't enter the water.

"It's dangerous. It's not what you would expect. Families come out here to enjoy the weather, beach, and sand, but now they can't.They have to travel a little bit further than they should," said beachgoer Guirlene Exantus.

Great White Shark Spotted Near Hamptons

Doctors at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach told WPTV that they see about five to six shark bite victims annually. These bites are usually minor, but can put the victim at risk for infections.

Swimmers are advised to swim close at beaches with lifeguards and take jewelry off before getting in the water as experts say sharks are attracted to silver, yellow and gold.

Great White Sharks Protected off Calif. Coast

Tourist Tori Bradshaw just arrived in South Florida from her home state of Washington.

"Well, we don't have sharks in Washington," she said "I really wanted to go swimming."

"If there are sharks, you aren't going to find me in there, haha. Only in Las Vegas," said Burt Abrams, visiting from Cleveland, Ohio.

They've actually enjoyed being in the water on the their vacation and were surprised to hear they may have not been swimming alone.

"The water has been beautiful. It's been warm. I don't think they come in this shallow, but I'm not going to test it," Bernice Abrams said.
 

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Car "Explodes" After Crashing Into Bridge

Keaton Fox, NBC 5

A driver is in the hospital this morning after crashing his car into a bridge over Joe Pool Lake.

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A driver is in the hospital this morning after crashing his car into a bridge over Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie.

The crash happened around 4 a.m. Thursday when the car slammed into a concrete guardrail in the southbound lanes of Lake Ridge Parkway.

A responding officer described the crash scene as an "explosion" after debris was scattered all over the southbound and northbound lanes. The car's engine was about 100 yards away from the car.

The driver wasn't inside the car when officers arrived. The Department of Public Safety launched a helicopter to look for the driver.

A resident along Nautical Drive noticed a man walking down the street, about a quarter of a mile from the crash scene. An ambulance and police went to that location and took the man to the hospital to be checked out.

Police say they don't know why the man ran from them.

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Burglars' Wild Ride Sends Two to Hospital

Kendra Lyn, NBC 5 News

A wild ride for a couple of suspected burglars in Dallas sent two people to the hospital early Thursday morning.

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A wild ride for a couple of suspected burglars in Dallas sent two people to the hospital early Thursday morning.

Dallas police officers say two men rammed into a squad car outside of a 7-Eleven at Good Latimer Expressway and Elm Street, then hit an off-duty firefighter head-on at Cadiz Street and Akard Street in Downtown.

Police say the two men had been trying to steal some belongings out of a Jeep in the 7-Eleven parking lot then tried to make a get-away.

A Dallas Police squad car on patrol had been in the intersection, when the suspects ran a red light and plowed into the cruiser. The impact of the crash didn't hurt the officers, but it did wreck the vehicle to the point that the officers couldn't chase after the suspects.

The officers notified police in the area to look out for a mid-1970's Chevy El Camino.

Just minutes later, a 911 call came in that the same car had been driving down the wrong way on Cadiz and hit an SUV head-on.

The serious crash injured the driver of the SUV, an off-duty Dallas firefighter.  Emergency crews say she possibly has some broken bones and minor injuries.

The passenger of the El Camino wasn't responsive and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition following the crash.

The driver of the El Camino took off running, but police quickly tracked him down and arrested him.

Police have not yet released the name of the suspects or what charges they'll be facing.

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NRH House Fire Injures One

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One person was injured in a morning house fire in North Richland Hills Thursday morning, fire crews said.

The fire started around 6:30 a.m. in the 7000 block of Windhaven Road. When firefighters arrived, there was heavy smoke coming through the roof. 

One person was outside the home and suffering from burns. He was taken to Parkland Hospital. His condition is unknown.

Fire crews say the house is a total loss.

The fire marshall is looking for signs of where the fire started.

No one else was injured and the fire was contained to the home.

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Truck Driver Robbed, Beaten With Baseball Bat

Jeff Smith, NBC 5

A truck driver is fighting for his life after being severely beaten with a baseball bat.

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A truck driver is in critical condition after being beaten nearly to death by a baseball bat during a robbery.

The attack happened early Thursday morning at a truck rest stop off exit 470 on I-20, at the intersection of Cherry Valley Blvd and Lancaster Road in Dallas.

Dallas police said the suspect robbed and beat the driver outside of his truck, and then ran to a nearby Days Inn, where he was arrested. The suspect's name has not been released.

Officers said the suspect had bruises on his face from when the truck driver tried to defend himself during the assault.

Paramedics rushed the driver to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. There are large, dried pools of blood at the crime scene, indicating the level of violence in the attack. The victim's name has not been released.

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Gore Sued Over Current TV Sale to Al-Jazeera

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A television consultant claims that former Vice President Al Gore and others at Current TV stole his idea to sell the struggling network to Al-Jazeera.

Los Angeles resident John Terenzio is demanding more than $5 million in a lawsuit quietly filed in San Francisco Superior Court Tuesday.

Al-Jazerra announced Jan. 3 that it would pay $500 million for San Francisco-based Current TV.

Terenzio alleges he first brought the idea of the Qatar-owned Al-Jazeera's purchase of Current TV to board member Richard Blum in July, and he expected to be paid if his plan was used. The lawsuit claims Blum was open to the plan, which Terenzio laid out with a detailed PowerPoint presentation but feared Gore would find such a deal with the oil-rich government of Qatar "politically unappealing."

Neither Gore or Blum, nor their representatives, could be reached for comment late Wednesday.

Gore co-founded Current TV in 2005 with Joel Hyatt, with each receiving a 20 percent stakes in Current, a politically left leaning news and talk network. Comcast Corp. had less than a 10 percent stake. Another major investor in Current TV was supermarket magnate and entertainment industry investor Ron Burkle, according to information service Capital IQ.

Blum, a venture capitalist and husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, is also an investor in Current TV.

Terenzio claims he presented to Blum "a step-by-step approach for making the sale of the liberal media outlet to Al-Jazeera palatable to U.S. lawmakers, pro-Israel factions, cable operators and, most importantly, the American public."

Terenzio claims he created the English version of China Central Television and reprogrammed it for American audiences. He said he planned to use the same strategies in rebranding Current TV into Al-Jazeera America.

"Blum greeted Terenzio's proposal with enthusiasm, indicating that he and other investors were eager to salvage their multi-million investment in the floundering cable network," Terenzio claims in his lawsuit.

Terenzio said he believes Gore did turn down the deal in July and was "adamant" in rejecting it.

Terenzio's attorney, Ellyn Garofalo, said an "insider" told her client of Gore's rejection but refused to identify that person in a brief email interview Wednesday night. Garofalo represented Dr. Sandeep Kapoor when a jury acquitted him of illegally funneling prescription drugs to Anna Nicole Smith.

Terenzio said Al-Jazeera's January announcement of the sale was the first he heard of it.

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Coming Soon: Facebook's Revamped News Feed

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FILE - In this July 6, 2011 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiles during an announcement at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. A Facebook security flaw, revealed this week, allowed users to gain access to the billionaire businessman's private pictures. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

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Seven years after Facebook launched their News Feed to almost universal scorn, that river of updates, photos, info and ads has become what people think of when they think of Facebook. At 1 p.m. ET, Facebook will be revamping News Feeds, and you're sure to hate it-- until to forget what the old one looked like.

There have already been plenty of leaks and sneak peeks, thanks in large part to an early launch of the News Feed in New Zealand. In addition to shuffling things around a bit, and bumping up photo sizes, one of the biggest changes to expect is multiple News Feeds.

Like most people, you're probably unaware that you actually already have multiple News Feeds available. Facebook has three feeds available, in addition to the main news feed: "Pages" went live in October, "Music" has been around since 2011, and "My Offers" went live about a week ago. But they're hard to find on both the desktop and mobile versions of the site. With today's announcement, expect Facebook to some or all of these feeds, as well as a Photos feed, up top where they can be easily accessed.

Among the mostly cosmetic changes expected:

• The toolbar that runs along the bottom of the cover photo and links to "Timeline," "About," "Friends," "Photos" and "More" (without the thumbnail photos Facebook now uses)

• "Map" and "Likes" pushed further down the page

• A new "About" widget directly below the profile picture

• "Likes" on the left-hand side of the News Feed page

• "Notes" in a new prominent place on the left-hand side of the News Feed page, no longer buried beneath a dropdown menu

• "Photos" in a 3x3 tile on the left-hand side of the News Feed page

• A "Like" button accompanying links to other sites that you like the site itself

One other thing to look for is a change to the algorithm that determines what shows up in your News Feed. At some point in the past few months, people began suspecting a change that it makes it harder for companies and public figures to get their posts to appear in their followers' News Feed unless they pay for it.

But don't hold your breath. Facebook's last big announcement came in January, with the launch of "Graph Search" (which has been met with an indifferent shrug) and nothing was said then.

 

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