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July 9 2000 UTC Brief
In crime and courts
In Texas, El Paso County deputies say 21-year-old Kevin Guerrero fled a traffic stop over an obscured license plate, crashed in a desert lot, and was arrested after a foot chase. He faces charges including evading arrest with a vehicle and unlawfully carrying a weapon, with bond set at $37,500. Body-camera video shows him asking to call his mother while being taken into custody.
In North Carolina, police in Pineville say 31-year-old Jehaaz-Akil Khaliq Echoles broke into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and fatally stabbed his 5-year-old son. Officers found the child shortly after midnight Thursday and later arrested Echoles at a Taco Bell about a mile away. He is charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond.
In Indiana, police in Lafayette say a father left his three children in a hot car outside a Walmart for more than 10 minutes while he went inside. A witness heard the children screaming, called 911, and officers stopped him as he tried to drive away. The children were sweaty but not overheated, and police said the car reached 94 degrees inside.
Also in Tennessee, a former soccer coach in Franklin has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to child exploitation and fraud charges. Prosecutors said Camilo Campos-Hurtado used alcohol and drugs to abuse children and produced child sexual abuse material over several years. The investigation began after explicit videos were found on a phone he left at a business, which is one way to have a truly catastrophic day at work.
And in New Jersey, a judge has temporarily allowed Camden’s EMR metal shredder to reopen if its fire suppression system is working and it follows safety recommendations. The city had tried to keep the site shut after a May fire sent hazardous air pollution into the neighborhood. A hearing in August will decide whether the shutdown becomes permanent.
In energy and infrastructure
A new grid-planning platform called Energize is aiming to find unused capacity on the U.S. power grid, with its backers saying it could unlock about 300 gigawatts within three to five years. GridCARE says the software models millions of operating conditions and could help utilities connect solar, batteries, and large power users faster without waiting for new lines or substations. The company says it is already being tested, with reported gains at National Grid and in Oregon.
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