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Boulder's emergency dispatchers will be able to see what caller is seeing

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:12:24 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) -- The voice on the other side of the line in an emergency now has a face if you happen to be calling 911 in Boulder."We'll be able to livestream with callers, so we can actually see what you're seeing," Sara Humble said.Humble, an emergency operator in Boulder, said a new livestream service is being provided by police and fire."If you're having a medical emergency," Humble said, "I can see what's going on and we can give you better instructions on how to give emergency care until the responders get there or get yourself to a safe place." 911 callers can now stream video to Boulder dispatchers Here's how it works: You call 911, and an operator can offer to text you a link. Upon clicking the link, a 911 dispatcher has access to the cameras on your phone, both front and back.You have control of your phone, but an operator may take screenshots from your camera."So we can send those photos out to people who are out there looking a dangerous person or looking for ...

2 teenage twin brothers drown in Northwest Miami-Dade lake

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:12:24 GMT

Two teenage brothers have died after rescue divers pulled them from a lake in Northwest Miami-Dade, police said. Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the drowning at Arthur Woodard Park, located along the 1100 block of Northwest 99th Street, Friday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where rescue crews surrounded the area to rescue the juveniles. According to MDFR, three divers were in the water searching for the children. “According to investigators, a group of children were playing near the embankment of the lake of this park behind me, when a teenage child fell in the water,” MDPD detective Luis Sierra said.Investigators said the victim’s twin brother jumped into the water in an attempt to rescue him.“Another child that was with the group called 911, had the foresight to call 911 for help, where police and fire rescue responded and were giving the two children CPR when they took him out of the lake,” said Sierra....

Search underway for missing 18-month-old boy last seen with father in NW Miami-Dade

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:12:24 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for an 18-month-old boy who was reported missing in Northwest Miami-Dade.According to Miami-Dade Police, Tru Augustin was last seen with his father, 32-year-old Wilson Augustin, along the 1300 block of Northwest 132nd Street, Wednesday.Tru stands 2 feet tall, weighs around 26 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.Detectives did not provide a physical description for Wilson but released a picture of him.Police said the toddler may be in need of services.Officials urge anyone with information on the pair’s whereabouts to call MDPD’s Special Victims Unit/Missing Persons Squad at 305-715-3300, Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477), or 911.

Why China wants Macron to drive a wedge between Europe and America

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:12:24 GMT

Chinese leader Xi Jinping had one overriding message for his visiting French counterpart Emmanuel Macron this week: Don’t let Europe get sucked into playing America’s game.Beijing is eager to avoid the EU falling further under U.S. influence, at a time when the White House is pursuing a more assertive policy to counter China’s geopolitical and military strength. Russia’s yearlong war against Ukraine has strengthened the alliance between Europe and the U.S., shaken up global trade, reinvigorated NATO and forced governments to look at what else could suddenly go wrong in world affairs. That’s not welcome in Beijing, which still views Washington as its strategic nemesis. This week, China’s counter-offensive stepped up a gear, turning on the charm. Xi welcomed Macron into the grandest of settings at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, along with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. This was in sharp contrast to China’s current e...

Watch out! Top 5 political luxury timepiece scandals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:12:24 GMT

When a politician’s wristwatch becomes the center of public attention, chances are it is either hideous or hideously expensive. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner came in for scrutiny after being spotted hiding his Rolex during a talk show last week, sparking criticism that he was trying to disguise his true wealth. But Lindner certainly wasn’t the first politician or top official to face blowback over a luxury watch. And he probably won’t be the last. We took a look at five of the most memorable instances:Magic MacronFrench President Emmanuel Macron performed a conjurer’s trick last month during a TV interview about his controversial pension reform, making his watch disappear!Initially, Macron appeared on the show wearing a watch. Then after some time had passed, his hand disappeared under the table and, voilà, the watch was gone. Critics said Macron had covertly removed the wristwatch, as it was an expensive timepiece worth up to €80,000. But F...

Waltham police seek public’s help after break-in at smoke shop

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:12:24 GMT

Waltham police asked for the public’s help Friday in efforts to identify a man shown in videos connected to a break-in at a smoke shop on Moody Street. Police said the break in happened just after midnight on Friday morning at the Blue Moon Smoke Shop. A suspect, police said, entered the store after smashing a large glass window. The person then took over $300 worth of merchandise, according to police. Police shared video of the incident, showing a person initially kicking the window and breaking it. Police asked anyone with information to call them at 781-314-3600 or using their anonymous tip line.

Hauser scores career-high 26, Celtics beat Raptors 121-102

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:12:24 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Sam Hauser scored a career-high 26 points and the Boston Celtics cruised past the Toronto Raptors 121-102 on Friday night.Jayson Tatum finished with 21 points and sat out the entire second half as the Celtics posted a 4-0 sweep in the season series. It is Boston’s first sweep over Toronto since 2009-10.The Celtics, who secured the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs in Wednesday’s win over Toronto, played without All-Star Jaylen Brown after he accidentally cut a finger on his shooting hand on Thursday. He also will miss Sunday’s regular-season finale against Atlanta but expects to be ready to go in time for the start of the postseason.Pascal Siakim led Toronto with 19 points, and Precious Achiuwa added 16 points and seven rebounds.The Raptors entered Friday with a chance to improve their seeding for the play-in tournament. But the loss locks them into ninth. They will host 10th-seeded Chicago on Wednesday.Toronto missed nine of its first 11 shots as Boston bu...

Nets solidify No. 6 seed with huge victory over Magic, will take on 76ers in first round

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:12:24 GMT

Friday night was merely a formality.With the Eastern Conference’s sixth and final guaranteed playoff seed hanging in the balance, and a date with a short-handed and low-ranked Orlando Magic team on the docket, the Nets dotted their I’s and crossed their T’s.Then they signed, sealed and delivered the Magic a 104-81 defeat, a Brooklyn victory that punched the team’s ticket to Philadelphia for a first-round playoff date with Joel Embiid, James Harden and the 76ers next week.Coincidentally, the Nets will play the 76ers in a playoff preview in Sunday’s season finale at Barclays Center.The news was delivered at the 4:41 mark in the fourth quarter by the Barclays Center public announcer: The seventh-seeded Miami Heat, who rested all five of their starters plus an additional role player, lost their game to the Washington Wizards on Friday.The only way the Nets could have risked falling into the Play-In was with a loss and a Heat win.Yet Brooklyn’s standin...

Magic reinsert couple of starters back into lineup but lose at Nets

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:12:24 GMT

Despite reinserting a couple of starters back into the lineup, the Orlando Magic dropped Friday’s road game 101-84 to the Brooklyn Nets.Guard Markelle Fultz (7 points and 5 assists in 18 minutes) and forward Franz Wagner (12 points and 5 rebounds in 24 minutes) were available and back with the starting group after sitting out Thursday’s home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.Guard Gary Harris was also available off the bench but didn’t play.The Magic sat their starters in the loss to the Cavaliers, the first night of a back-to-back, opting for players who haven’t been in the rotation.But a few of those players — including Fultz, Harris and Wagner — who didn’t play on Thursday were back in the lineup against the Nets.Guard Cole Anthony (14 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists), who was available but didn’t play against the Cavaliers, made his fourth start of the season against the Nets alongside Fultz, Wagner, Jalen Suggs (7 points and 5 rebo...

Heat rest regulars in 114-108 loss to Wizards, will host Hawks in Tuesday play-in game

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:12:24 GMT

There wasn’t much to be learned from this game for the Miami Heat, with Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Kyle Lowry and Kevin Love given the night off.Except for what comes next.With Friday night’s 114-108 loss to the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena, the Heat were locked into a seventh-place finish in the Eastern Conference, regardless of the result of Sunday’s home finale against the Orlando Magic.That means a Tuesday 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. home play-in game against the Atlanta Hawks at the Kaseya Center, the new name for their arena.Win that, and it’s on to the playoffs. Lose, and there is a second-chance all-or-nothing home game next Friday night, against the winner of a Toronto Raptors-Chicago Bulls play-in game.“This is our reality and you have to embrace that,” coach Erik Spoelstra said of his team’s first-ever appearance in the play-in tournament for conference seeds No. 7-10. “This is a totally new experience for al...