Arizona | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Mon, 04 Nov 2019 21:20:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Arizona | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 Woman rescued from car seconds before train hits vehicle https://www.insideojodu.com/woman-rescued-from-car-seconds-before-train-hits-vehicle/ https://www.insideojodu.com/woman-rescued-from-car-seconds-before-train-hits-vehicle/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2019 21:20:29 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=8535 An Arizona woman whose SUV was rear-ended — pushing it into the path of…

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An Arizona woman whose SUV was rear-ended — pushing it into the path of an oncoming freight train — was pulled to safety just seconds before the locomotive rammed her vehicle Saturday, stunning security video shows.

The footage shows the SUV the woman is traveling in stop in front of a railway crossing in Mesa just before the warning arms descend, indicating a train is approaching. But a red pickup truck then rear-ends the SUV, shoving the vehicle onto the tracks.

The person behind the wheel of the pickup and drivers of several other nearby vehicles are seen rushing to the woman’s aid as the train bears down.

“The train was getting closer and closer and I’m here looking at the train, looking at her, it’s like ‘Oh my gosh she’s gonna get hit, she’s gonna get hit,’” Gloria Carcia, a driver who helped the woman, told KNXV-TV.

But the drivers managed to pull the unidentified woman from the SUV mere seconds before the Union Pacific Train, which appeared to have slowed down as it approached the crossing, collided with the vehicle.

No one was injured in the collision, the Mesa Fire and Medical Department said.

Mesa police Detective Jason Flam told KTVK-TVthat the damages were minimal compared to what could’ve happened if the quick-thinking drivers didn’t help the woman.

But Carcia downplayed her heroics, telling KNXV that she was just in the right place at the right time.

“I’m just glad that lady is OK,” she said. “And she keeps telling me, ‘You saved my life,’ and I really don’t feel I did. But she says I did, and I just thank God I was at the right place at the right time.”

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Arizona boy, 5, calls 911 for McDonald’s, and police deliver https://www.insideojodu.com/arizona-boy-5-calls-911-for-mcdonalds-and-police-deliver/ https://www.insideojodu.com/arizona-boy-5-calls-911-for-mcdonalds-and-police-deliver/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2019 21:10:47 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=8532 One Arizona kindergartener recently learned the lesson that you can’t call 911 to order…

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One Arizona kindergartener recently learned the lesson that you can’t call 911 to order McDonald’s – though one kindhearted officer embraced the “teaching moment” to clarify when it’s appropriate to use the emergency number, and surprised the boy with the requested Happy Meal, too.

Last week, a 5-year-old named Charlie called the Mesa Police Department in search of McDonald’s, and asked for a Happy Meal, before hanging up.

“Do you have an emergency?” dispatcher Anthony Bonilla asked in audio footage released by the department, Today reports.

“One Mc-Happy Meal,” Charlie responded, before ending the call.

In a follow-up call to the household, Bonilla told the boy’s father, Randy Skabelund, that an officer would soon arrive for a welfare check and that he’d perhaps stop by Mickey D’s beforehand, according to The Arizona Republic and Inside Edition.

Fifteen minutes later, Officer Randolph “Scott” Valedez arrived to speak with Charlie – with the requested McDonald’s in hand.

“He said, ‘I brought you a Happy Meal but before I give it to you we need to talk about the right time to call 911,’” Charlie’s mom, Kim Skabelund, said. “Officer Valdez was wonderful. He handled the situation with such love and kindness and really touched our hearts.”

“We were completely surprised and a little embarrassed,” she admitted, telling Inside Edition that her son now clearly understands that he should tell his parents – not 911 – if he’s craving McDonald’s.

Kim said she was also surprised to realize that her young son likely ordered the meal – a cheeseburger with ketchup – for his older sister, Jadyn, 6.

“That’s what Jadyn gets. Charlie only eats the chicken nuggets,” the mom told Today. “He’s always looking out for Jadyn.”

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Kayla Mueller’s parents praise Trump and soldiers for raid that killed al-Baghdadi https://www.insideojodu.com/kayla-muellers-parents-praise-trump-and-soldiers-for-raid-that-killed-al-baghdadi/ https://www.insideojodu.com/kayla-muellers-parents-praise-trump-and-soldiers-for-raid-that-killed-al-baghdadi/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:40:07 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=8400 The family of a slain aid worker and ISIS prisoner Kayla Mueller on Sunday…

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The family of a slain aid worker and ISIS prisoner Kayla Mueller on Sunday praised President Trump and the commandos who pulled off the daring raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — but also delivered a stinging rebuke regarding President Obama’s handling of Mueller’s capture.

Mueller, 26, was a humanitarian worker from Prescott, Ariz., who was captured while leaving a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, during that nation’s bloody civil war in 2013. She is believed to have been tortured and raped by al-Baghdadi himself until her death 18 months later.

The mission that killed al-Baghdadi in his Idlib hideout this weekend was named after Mueller, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said Sunday morning on “Meet The Press.”

“One of the things that Gen. [Mark] Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did was named the operation that took down al-Baghdadi after Kayla Mueller, after what she had suffered,” O’Brien said. “And that was something that people should know. But justice was brought to those Americans who were so brutally killed, as were others, as the president pointed out.”

Marsha Mueller, the woman’s mother, praised President Trump and the Special Operations commandos who raided the compound and told the Arizona Republic that she believes if “Obama had been as decisive as Trump” her daughter may still be alive.

Kayla Mueller’s parents said on Sunday that they hope the ISIS leader’s death will reveal more answers about what happened to their daughter. Even though they confirmed her death through pictures sent by militants, their daughter’s body was never recovered.

“She was held in many prisons,” Carl Mueller, her father, told the Republic on Sunday.  “She was held in solitary confinement. She was tortured.  She was intimidated. She was ultimately raped by al-Baghdadi himself.”

“She was held in solitary confinement. She was tortured.  She was intimidated. She was ultimately raped by al-Baghdadi himself.”

— Carl Mueller, Kayla’s father

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Arizona Cardinals release player after aggravated assault arrest https://www.insideojodu.com/arizona-cardinals-release-player-after-aggravated-assault-arrest/ https://www.insideojodu.com/arizona-cardinals-release-player-after-aggravated-assault-arrest/#respond Sun, 11 Aug 2019 17:23:00 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=6556 The Arizona Cardinals dumped defensive end Darius Philon after he went before a judge…

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The Arizona Cardinals dumped defensive end Darius Philon after he went before a judge in an assault case.

Philon, aged 25, agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with the team in March. He played for the Chargers for four years.

“We are releasing Darius Philon,” the Cardinals said on Twitter Saturday.

Earlier on Saturday, head coach Kliff Kingsbury was asked about Philon at practice, Fox 10 Phoenix reported.

“Yeah, with regards to Darius Philon, obviously we’re aware of the situation and the serious allegations,” Kingsbury said, according to the station. “It’s been reported to the league.”

Arizona Cardinals

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We are releasing Darius Philon.

Philon was arrested on Friday and appeared in court on Saturday for an arraignment on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge, the station reported.

TMZ obtained a police report accusing Philon of pulling a gun on two women at a Phoenix strip club in May, the station reported.

“Which one of you wants a bullet,” the report quotes Philon as saying to the women after they went to his car to get money, according to the station, which also reported that one of the women worked as a dancer at the club.

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