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LOS ANGELES AP 鈥?A man who indicated he had a gun hijacked a transit bus in downtown Los A stanley cup ngeles and then grabbed the wheel, causing the bus to collide with several vehicles and crash into a hotel, police said Thursday.Only the driver was on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority bus when the man boarded around 11:10 p.m. Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement.The man made threats, reached into his waistband as if he had a gun and stated, Just drive!, the statement said.Police said the man grabbed the steering wheel as the bus driver was attempting a turn, leading to the collisions that injured an occupant of one vehicle. The final crash punched a hole in a wall of a Ritz-Carlton hotel.The man fled, but officers later made an arrest and booked the suspect into jail for investigation of kidnapping. A BB gun that resembled a handgun was recovered near the bus, police stanley polska said.The bus operator was treated at a hospital and released. The injured motorist was in stable condition, police said. Neither was identified.@media screen and max-width: 992px .btn-small-on-mobile font-size: 1rem !important;.sub-price-text font-size: 20px; sticky-footer-cta position: fixed;width: 100%;z-index: 9997;bottom: 0;right: 0;left: 0; sticky-footer-cta .close-btn width: 2rem;height: 2rem;position: absolute;top: -1rem;right: 1rem;/* light green buttons used for news- stanley cup letter subscribe buttons *//*.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn, .newslet Yfqp Authorities: 6 kids, 2 adults killed in W.Va. fire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. 鈥?A Colorado sheriffs deputy was shot and killed on Monday, the third officer to be gunned down in the line of duty in the state in the past five weeks.El Paso County Deputy Micah Flick, 34, stanley cup was killed while he and other officers were investigating a stolen vehicle in Colorado Springs, about 70 mile stanley cup s south of Denver, authorities said.Colorado Springs Police Chief Pete stanley canada Carey said the officers were struggling with the male suspect when shots were fired.Two other deputies, a Colorado Springs police officer and a bystander were shot, authorities said. All were hospitalized, but the extent of their injuries wasnt immediately released.The lone suspect was also killed, authorities said.The names of the injured officers, the bystander and the suspect were not immediately released.Jason Adams, 52, who lives nearby, told the Colorado Springs Gazette he heard gunshots and ran to the scene, which he described as a war zone. Television coverage showed dozens of emergency vehicles responding to the scene.Adams said he saw emergency responders tending to three people lying on the ground, one of whom appeared to have bullet wounds in his side.A police command post remained on the scene hours after the shooting, along with about a dozen police cars and multiple officers.Sheriff Bill Elder said Flick, who was killed on his 11th anniversary with the department, is survived by his wife and 7-year-old twins. Deputy Flick was an outstanding member of my agency and he will |