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Cambridge Middle School students had the opportunity to experience what being a police officer was like when they participated in the inauguralCambridge Youth Citizens Police Academy.

The goal of the academy was to strengthen relationships between us and the kids," saidRyan Oliver, the school resource officer with the Cambridge Police Department.

Jazlynne Loy,Jasper Payton, both 11, and Gunner Goodman, 13, along with 10 other students spent four days a week for nearly three weeks bonding with and learning from officers from the CPD and the Ohio Highway Patrol.

Students received hands-on experience in a variety of law enforcement tasks. During the first week, students went through a leadership course withLt. Melanie Appleman of the Highway Patrol, learning to march in formation, defense tactics, handcuffing and restraints,use of force and what it means, and crime scene investigation with the FBI.

With the FBI, students went through a mock crime scene and completed shoe casting, lifted finger prints and were shown how to investigate the scene.

Gunner, who wanted to participate because he wants to be a police officer, saidhandcuffing and restraints along with learning to talk someone down when entering a building were his favorite activities.

During week two, students toured the police department with Capt. Dave Peoples and saw the day-to-day operations of the department. While there they participated in a building search and learned the procedures followed by the officers for clearing a room .

Jazlynne said her favorite thing was thetour of the police station.

"They take calls and stuff and go out andto save people," Jazlynne said, adding she didn't realize the officers did so much.

Also during the second week, students were introduced to department's SWAT teams and K9s, received CPR, first aid and stop the bleed training.

"God forbid there is ever an active shooter at the school, the kids will be trained withthe same training the staff has," Oliver said. "So if we ever have that at the schools, the kids will know how to apply tourniquets, how to package wounds stuff like that."

During the final two days, students went to the firing range where they received instruction on gun safety. They were able to fire 22 caliber rifles the assistance of officers and troopers and use a shooting simulator.

Jasper liked the defense tactics and learning to talk to people who have a weapon.

The final day was just a day for the officers to hang out with the youths and have fun with them. They spent the day at Deerassic Park doing archery tag, canoeing, kayaking, water safety and fishing, according to Oliver, who described it a bonding day.

"We want the kids to realize we are not these intimidating people, but that we are everyday people just like them and that there is no reason for them to be scared or intimidated of us when we are here to help them," Oliver said. "We want to strengthen the relationship between us and the kids.

Jazlynne, Jasper and Gunner said they really enjoyed hanging out with the officers and they had a lot of fun with them. Each of them also said they would do the academy again if they could.

The idea for the youth academy came from Police ChiefMark DeLancey who thought if they could do an adult academy then why couldn't they do a youth version.

The youth academy, which Oliver hopes will become a yearly thing, is designed for students in sixth through eighth grades.

Oliver believes that middle school is the time when students are easily influenced and he is hoping developing relationships with them at this age will help them stay on the right path through life.

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A 19-year-old from New Jersey is facing multiple charges in connection to a pontoon boat accident that took place last year in Barnegat Bay in Toms River and ended in the death of one of the passengers on the vessel, prosecutors say.

Juan Fernandez II, of Towaco, was indicted on charges of death by vessel, strict liability vehicular homicide, and assault by vessel, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced Thursday.

A group of around six people, including Corey Molinari, 19, of Whippany, were in a pontoon boat in the Barnegat Bay near the Route 37 Bridge in the early morning of June 13, 2021 when it crashed into a channel marker.

Two of the five people were thrown into the water but made it back to the boat. Molinari was seriously injured in the crash.

When the boat made it back to a home in Toms River, New Jersey, around 1 a.m., the father of one of the victims called 911 to report Molinaris injuries.

"They seem to have had an accident and one of the kids that is on the boat is like out and he's like bleeding," the father says in a call obtained by NBC10.

Officers responded to Antiqua Avenue and found that Molinari had been ejected from a pontoon boat and suffered serious bodily injury including severe head trauma, according to prosecutors.

Molinari was treated on scene and subsequently airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where he died from his injuries, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. At least six other occupants of the boat were identified and treated on scene for various injuries.

A probe into the crash by the New Jersey State Police Troop C Criminal Investigation Office, New Jersey State Police Crime Scene Investigation Unit and Ocean County Prosecutors Office Vehicular Homicide Unit allegedly determined that Fernandez was the operator of the pontoon boat when it struck a cement channel marker. Allegedly, he had been consuming alcohol while operating the pontoon boat.

Fernandez was subsequently taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River where he consented to a draw of his blood at approximately 9:32 a.m and was allegedly found to have a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .037%. However, according to prosecutors, they retained the services of Robert Pandina, a forensic psycho-pharmacologist, who analyzed findings and concluded through extrapolation analysis that Fernandez's BAC at the time of the crash was between .13% and .15%. The legal limit to operate a vehicle is 0.08% for those 21 and older.

Fernandez was arrested at his residence on Sept. 9, 2021, but was later released.

We would like people to know there are limitations on the water, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Robert Frake previously said following the deadly crash. Weve been pushing really hard for the wearing of life jackets, PFDs and make sure theyre properly fitted.

Sgt. Frake also spoke about the difficulty of seeing obstructions in the water while boating at night.

Not everything is lit up out there at night so we want people to be conscious of their restricted visibility, he said. If there is alcohol consumption involved obviously, that could create more problems.

Additionally, during the investigation, Fernandez's father, Juan A. Fernandez, Sr., 59, was questioned by law enforcement in connection with this investigation. It was determined that the father provided false information to detectives during the course of the investigation and has also been indicted for hindering apprehension or prosecution.

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Season of American television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Season of television series

The fourth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 25, 2003 and ended May 20, 2004. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.

Nick accidentally leaks information to a news reporter ("Assume Nothing"), and Catherine tries to discover how a body ended up in a bathtub ("All for Our Country") during the fourth season of CSI. Supervised by Grissom and Willows, the Las Vegas CSIs are tasked with investigating the bizarre, the unlikely, and the unprecedented, including a disappearing gun ("Homebodies"), the death of a baby during a heatwave ("Feeling the Heat"), a case of raccoon versus big rig ("Fur and Loathing"), a car-bombing ("Grissom Versus the Volcano"), and the derailment of a roller-coaster ("Turn of the Screws"). Meanwhile, Catherine usurps a case from Nick and Sara ("After the Show"), the team have to re-investigate a rape-murder ("Invisible Evidence"), Grissom heads to Jackpot, Nevada ("Jackpot"), and team take part in a CSI relay, bringing together investigative teams from across America ("Dead Ringer").

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SAN ANGELO The family ofRodolfo Mercado IV is raising money for funeral costs after the 3-year-old drowned in an apartment complex pool Thursday, June 9, 2022.

San Angelo Police Department officers were dispatched to the Resort at Riverside, 3306 N. Bryant Blvd., about 5:27 p.m. Thursday for a possible drowning, according to a statement released by SAPD.

Officers found the child and immediately began to administer CPR. He was transported to Shannon Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

SAPD's Crimes Against Children Unit and Crime Scene Investigation Unit arrived on scene to assist with the investigation.

This incident is still under investigation, and further information will be released, according to SAPD's statement.

A visitation for Rodolfo will be held Thursday, June 16, 2022 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Gutierrez Funeral Chapels, 1002 N. Oakes St. Theservice will begin at 2 p.m., followed by the interment at 3 p.m. at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 1501 W.Ave. N.

"Baby Rudy was full of life and joy," his obituary stated. "He was tiny and fearless with a smile and dimples that nobody could stay mad at."

Surviving are his parents, Jasmin Gonzalez and Rodolfo Mercado III; three sisters, Vanessa, Maricelaand Isabella; maternal grandmother, Patricia Mariscal; maternal grandfather, Jose Martinez; paternal grandmother, Bertha Mercado; paternal grandfather, Rodolfo Mercado Jr; and multiple aunts, unclesand cousins.

His aunt Patricia Mariscal-Yanez started a Gofundme account for the family.

"She (Jasmin) will be using the funds for his funeral expenses and any other expenses needed during this grieving process," the page stated.

"Anything will help," she said. "Thank you all and please, above all, pray for them."

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Entrance to the DCI Headquarters. [File, Standard]

Applicants for the Police Clearance Certificate (Certificate of Good Conduct) that were scheduled to have their fingerprints taken at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, DCI Headquarters Monday, June 13, will not be served.

DCI Boss George Kinoti says the premises will remain out of bounds to pave way for the launch of a National Forensic Laboratory that will be launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta marking another milestone in efforts to solve pending criminal cases.

The premises shall remain out of bounds due to a significant national event. Consequently, arrangements have been made to have the applicants visit any Huduma Centre within Nairobi City and have their fingerprints taken. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted. He said in a statement.

He termed the launch of the forensic lab as a game-changer in investigations carried out by DCI adding that it will outwit criminals who have proven to be smart by carefully planning and executing crimes and managing to evade detection and the criminal justice processes.

Sources privy to the launch say that the laboratory holds equipment work Sh2 billion with an aim to boost the war on crime.

It will now be possible for the sleuths to conduct toxicological tests that were previously done in either Europe or Johannesburg. Expect all police stations to have digitized Occurrence Books that will pave way for cases to be followed and monitored by supervisors at different levels from anywhere. The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said considering protocol issues.

Early 2021, the German government donated Sh27 million worth of equipment including; laptops, photography and videography cameras, and specialised crime scene investigation kits to the DCI to enhance its operations.

It is during the same period that the government allocated Sh335 million for equipping the lab that now has various departments that deal with; ballistics, malware analysis, economic crimes, computer forensics, mobile device forensics, and network forensics and bio-chemistry sections.

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