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UPDATE: Investigators Looking In To YouTube Arrest Video
YORK, Pa. -- A YouTube video that shows a handcuffed man and police officers is getting attention from York investigators.
News 8 has received several e-mails asking us to look into the video, which you can watch below. Please note, the title at the top of the video was written by the person who uploaded the video to YouTube.
The York County district attorney confirmed that he had seen the video and has referred the matter to police.
Details About Video Become Clearer
York Police said they got the tape on Monday after it appeared on YouTube. It's not known who sent it. Police Chief Wes Kahley told News 8 that the matter is being investigated by internal affairs. Police will not discuss the issue until the investigation is complete.
News 8 has learned that the incident happened in August on East Market Street in York. According to attorney Clarence Allen, the handcuffed man in the video is his client, Alfredo Montanez Jr., of York.
A police report shows that police responded to a report of a drunken man walking down the street holding a gun. Montanez is currently in the York County Prison.
Allen said Montanez was handcuffed when an officer struck him.
"He was handcuffed with his hands behind his back. He was not resisting arrest. (The) officer just walked up to him and struck him," said Allen.
Allen plans to file a complaint with the York Human Relations Commission and file a civil rights lawsuit.
There is no word on how long it will take the police departments' internal affairs division to complete its investigation.
Attorney Clarence Allen says the man in the video is his client, Alfredo Montanez Jr., of York. More
YORK, Pa. -- A YouTube video that shows a handcuffed man and police officers is getting attention from York investigators.
News 8 has received several e-mails asking us to look into the video, which you can watch below. Please note, the title at the top of the video was written by the person who uploaded the video to YouTube.
The York County district attorney confirmed that he had seen the video and has referred the matter to police.
Details About Video Become Clearer
York Police said they got the tape on Monday after it appeared on YouTube. It's not known who sent it. Police Chief Wes Kahley told News 8 that the matter is being investigated by internal affairs. Police will not discuss the issue until the investigation is complete.
News 8 has learned that the incident happened in August on East Market Street in York. According to attorney Clarence Allen, the handcuffed man in the video is his client, Alfredo Montanez Jr., of York.
A police report shows that police responded to a report of a drunken man walking down the street holding a gun. Montanez is currently in the York County Prison.
Allen said Montanez was handcuffed when an officer struck him.
"He was handcuffed with his hands behind his back. He was not resisting arrest. (The) officer just walked up to him and struck him," said Allen.
Allen plans to file a complaint with the York Human Relations Commission and file a civil rights lawsuit.
There is no word on how long it will take the police departments' internal affairs division to complete its investigation.
Toowoomba man yesterday tied the knot with his best friend - a five-year-old labrador named Honey
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Toowoomba man marries a real dog
By staff writers at The Chronicle
A YOUNG Toowoomba man yesterday tied the knot with his best friend - a five-year-old labrador named Honey.
In perhaps a first for the Garden City, Laurel Bank Park hosted the wedding of Joseph Guiso and Honey, a labrador he adopted five years ago.
Thirty of the couple's closest friends and family were in attendance for the emotional ceremony, held at dusk.
"You're my best friend and you make every part of my day better," Mr Guiso's vows read.
The couple decided on the location - and to tie the knot - after stumbling upon a wedding in Laurel Bank Park during an afternoon walk.
"I said that could be us," Mr Guiso said.
"She didn't say anything so I took that as a yes."
Mr Guiso said as a "religious guy", he could no longer take the guilt of living with Honey out of wedlock.
"It's not sexual," he assured the onlookers.
"It's just pure love."
The couple is planning a short honeymoon to one of Toowoomba's parks.
To see a photo of the happy couple, visit The Chronicle.
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Prison Ministry: Spiritual Revival Happening in Women's Facilities
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Prison Ministry: Spiritual Revival Happening in Women's Facilities
For unexplainable reasons, other than the Holy Spirit, women inmates are attending Bible meetings and coming to Christ like never before, a prison ministry reported.
In the past, seven to ten percent of the inmates at a facility would attend the meetings, said Annie Goebel, co-founder of Daughters of Destiny. Now, the ministry is seeing anywhere from 30 to 90 percent of the inmates attending the gathering. This past year alone, more than 20,000 inmates attended the ministry’s evangelism events with nearly 7,500 making decisions for Christ.
“We call it a revival in the women’s prisons and among women in churches because women are coming in on our website and want to minister to their sisters on the inside,” said Goebel to The Christian Post on Tuesday.
The Colorado Springs-based ministry, which is endorsed by Prison Fellowship’s Chuck Colson, has about 850 trained volunteers providing ongoing support to 3,711 inmates in 203 detention facilities across 25 states as well as to the 3,488 women who have been released from prison. Some of the released women in turn end up ministering to those behind bars.
Perhaps its success, at least partially, can be attributed to its founders – Annie and Mel Goebel – who both spent time behind bars some twenty years ago. Daughters of Destiny’s Full Circle ministry is based on what the Goebels experienced in their own lives, including growing up in broken homes, feeling worthless, and lacking love. The program focuses on leading women out of personal and spiritual brokenness by telling them about God’s love and His ability to transform their lives.
“One of the significant approaches of Daughters of Destiny is that we unveil the lies that they have believed,” Mel explained. “As we do that, you see the light bulbs go off because many of them have been deceived. As we expose the lies and in the process help them to see how based on those lies they have made poor choices, they begin to see hope and recognize the word of God. They then want to lead better lives because their identity changes when they come to Christ.”
The “full circle” is not complete until the released woman is welcomed into the community by a church and a group of Christian women, Mel noted.
Annie Goebel stated that most people do not realize that 90 percent of the women in prisons were abused, mostly as young girls. And more than 80 percent of the cases of abuse is sexual in nature. The Goebels emphasize that the majority of women inmates want to change and many of them are young mothers and wives.
“The women that are incarcerated are usually damaged little girls that feel they have no value, are alone, and unloved,” said Annie. “So they are making choices in life based on those beliefs and those choices are very self-destructive.”
In addition to the word of God, Mel and Annie’s lives also give the women inmates hope. The Goebels were former addicts and prisoners themselves who now have master’s degrees, a successful career, and a happy marriage.
The Goebels believe no one is unreachable and God’s love extends to the most violent offenders.
Annie recalled that at a Christmas event last year in a large women’s prison in Denver, a “mean-looking” woman with a buzz cut and three 6’s tattooed over her eyebrow came up to Mel. The woman said she had visited three Daughters of Destiny gatherings even though she did not know why she attended. But she said something changed in her heart that night.
“She was one of the meanest gals in that prison yard and that night she came to the Lord,” said Annie. “We just don’t know when and how the Holy Spirit will open their eyes to the point where they’ll answer yes. All we know is it is our duty to keep going in and keep presenting it (Gospel). Who knows, the first time, the third time, the fifteenth time, the hardest person on the yard, it may be their turn.”
This holiday season, the ministry will conduct special prison outreaches that focus on the meaning of Christmas. The outreaches include singing Christmas carols and having supporters send Christmas cards to inmates that are members of Daughters of Destiny.
There are more than 1 million women in the United States who are incarcerated.
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Christianity 'Under Attack' in Britain, Says Former Anglican Head
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Christianity 'Under Attack' in Britain, Says Former Anglican Head
LONDON – Christians across the United Kingdom took a stand for their faith Wednesday with the launch of the nationwide Not Ashamed campaign.
The campaign is being spearheaded by Christian Concern and has the support of the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey.
Christian Concern said it wanted the campaign to spark a “robust” national debate about the place of the Christian faith in modern Britain.
Lord Carey has written a leaflet to support the campaign in which he warns that Britain’s rich Christian legacy in many aspects of society, from the legal system, to healthcare, education and culture, is “under attack.”
He says that cases of teachers and council employees being suspended for offering prayer and bans on wearing the cross in the workplace are evidence that Christianity is being “stealthily and subtly brushed aside” in Britain.
“This attempt to ‘air-brush’ the Christian faith out of the picture is especially obvious as Christmas approaches,” he writes. “The cards that used to carry Christmas wishes now bear ‘Season’s greetings’. The local school nativity play is watered down or disappears altogether."
“The local council switches on ‘Winter lights’ in place of Christmas decorations. Even Christmas has become something of which some are ashamed," he adds. “So, it appears that flowing from a combination of well-meaning political correctness, multiculturalism and overt opposition to Christianity, a new climate, hostile to our country’s tradition and history, is developing.”
More than 15,000 Christians have signed the Not Ashamed Declaration of Christian Hope, which calls on the government, employers and other leaders to protect the freedom of Christians “to participate in public life without compromising biblical values” and to promote Christian values.
Other supporters of the campaign include the former Bishop of Rochester the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the head of Barnabas Fund Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo, and the Bishop of Peterborough the Rt. Rev. Donald Allister.
As part of Not Ashamed, Christians will be contacting their Members of Parliament and writing to their local newspapers to highlight the campaign and its aims.
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Lead thieves use Google Earth to target churches
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Lead thieves use Google Earth to target churches
By Avril Ormsby
LONDON (Reuters) - Thieves in Britain are using Google Earth to target lead roofs on Church of England buildings to sell on the lucrative metals market, a Church spokesman said.
About 8,000 churches have made insurance claims for lead theft worth about 23 million pounds during the past three years, the Church's estate commissioner Tony Baldry said during a debate in Westminster Hall.
In many cases, churches have replaced their roofs only to be targeted again, in one case 14 times.
Many of the Church of England's 16,000 churches are "listed," which provides planning protection for buildings of historical value, and date back hundreds of years.
"The effect on the morale of parishioners and communities is devastating," Baldry said in comments released Thursday.
Congregations felt police were reluctant to act, despite growing evidence showing that organized gangs were involved, mirroring the price of lead on the world metal markets, he added.
"The higher the price of lead, the more churches are stripped of it," Baldry said.
The economic downturn, coupled with fears over sovereign debts in the euro zone, has seen investors turn away from paper assets in favor of base and precious metals.
Lead can currently sell for nearly $2,400 per metric tonnes on the metals market -- up from below $900 at the end of 2008.
Baldry called on police and local authorities to regularly spot-check scrap metal yards and inspect registers.
"Lead theft is one of the most serious threats at present to the Church of England's churches," he said.
"This is a crime that has to be taken seriously. Night after night, lead is being stolen from church roofs, and thieves now use Google Earth to identify targets, including church roofs."
Home Office minister, James Brokenshire, said the government and police were taking the theft of metals seriously.
"We have seen the significant disruption that metal theft causes to critical national infrastructure throughout the United Kingdom," he told the debate.
"That includes power and transport networks, with the stealing of live copper cable, which has resulted in death and serious injury for people involved."
(Editing by Michael Holden)
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Children & Youth Services changing its name to more accurately reflect its mission [Child Sacrifical Services]
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Children & Youth Services changing its name
York County Children & Youth Services is changing its name.
The reason is to more accurately reflect its mission, according to a news release from the county.
The new name: York County Office of Children, Youth and Families.
The change is already reflected on the agency's state license and is being introduced on its website and in other literature/materials.
The county commissioners still must approve a resolution recognizing the change.
The news release states the new name will emphasize the department's core focus: Protecting children, promoting their well-being and strengthening families.
"The new name recognizes our holistic, family-oriented approach to ensuring the well-being of every child in York County," said Deb Chronister, director of the 148-employee agency. "Our goal is to keep children safe in their homes and communities, while working with and supporting families to address any concerns identified as involving the safety of children in their care."
A report by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children showed a decline in the number of York County children in foster care, the release states.
In 2009-10, 628 York children were in foster care, down from 876 in the prior year, according to the report.
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Police investigate suicide at Fort Indiantown Gap shooting range
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Police investigate suicide at Fort Indiantown Gap shooting range
A patrol spotted a vehicle parked on Trail 77 just of Mclean Road about 8:15 a.m., state police said. The officer found the victim dead with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
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Man's Body Found At Fort Indiantown Gap: Shooting Death At Gap Ruled Suicide
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Shooting Death At Gap Ruled Suicide
Man's Body Found At Fort Indiantown Gap
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