Daily Commentary – Monday, April 29, 2013 – Dipstick of the Week goes to Maryland Man Who Only Got 60 Days in Jail

• For being so drunk last year he turned off the power in a chicken house killing over 33 thousand chickens!

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Wolf Blitzer the Latest in a case of “SWATing” … Hoax Sends Police to His Bethesda, MD Home (Update: Add Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) to the List)

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer is the latest to be drawn into the hoax, known as “SWATing”. According to the WAPO, Montgomery County police received an urgent message at about 6:25 p.m. Saturday saying someone had been shot at Wolf Blitzer’s home and responded by sending officers to his Bethesda, MD home.  It is unbelievable that individuals would act so irresponsible to make such faux calls that divert resources that might otherwise go elsewhere to respond and resolve an actual emergency.

Montgomery County police received an urgent message at about 6:25 p.m. Saturday saying someone had been shot at Wolf Blitzer’s home in Bethesda. Officers streamed toward the CNN host’s residence near Congressional Country Club. They set up a perimeter.

But a dispatch supervisor was immediately skeptical, and a call to CNN confirmed it: The message was a fraud. Blitzer was fine — was, in fact, out of town. The authorities were dealing with another case of “SWATing,” in which someone jolts police into action with a fake distress call and technological trickery.

Patterico’s Pontifications as a long list of others who have been “SWATTED”:

 roll call of the SWATted: Wolf Blitzer; Ted Lieu; Erik Rush; Ryan Seacrest; Russell Brand; Selena Gomez; Justin Timberlake; Rihanna; Sean Combs; Chris Brown; Tom Cruise; Paris Hilton; Clint Eastwood; Brian Krebs; the Jenners and Kardashians; Justin Bieber; Miley Cyrus; Ashton Kutcher; Simon Cowell; Aaron Walker; Erick Erickson; Mike Stack; and me.

UPDATE I: Add Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) to the “SWATTING” list via Twitchy.

Last night, SWAT-ting came to Congress. Via Wood TV:

The heavy police presence seen outside of Congressman Mike Rogers’ Howell home on Saturday night was called there because of an “unfortunate prank,” the congressman said in a statement.

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department told Lansing affiliate WILX that it was “a high-priority situation.” Police cleared the scene by 10:45 p.m. Saturday.

Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan, describes it as a “prank.”

Leila Fowler, 8 Year Old Girl Found Stabbed to Death in Her Valley Springs, CA Home by Male Intruder Described as a White or Latino Man

An 8 year old girl was found stabbed to death in her home in Calaveras County, California. Leila Fowler was found in her Valley Springs home Saturday afternoon and pronounced dead at the hospital. Police are conducting a manhunt for her killer as a suspect was reportedly spotted fleeing the crime scene. Leila’s 12 year old brotherhad called for help, after having found her with “severe injuries,” saying he’d encountered a male intruder in the house. The suspect is described as a white or Latino man, about 6 feet tall with long gray hair. Authorities have said that the suspect is being considered armed and extremely dangerous and have asked that local residents stay indoors and lock their doors while the manhunt goes on.

Multiple law enforcement agencies are still searching for a suspect described as a white or Latino man, about 6 feet tall with a muscular build, last seen wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and blue pants.

Authorities were conducting a door-to-door sweep of homes, checking storage sheds and horse stables and searching attics. “It is a difficult area to search. It’s rural, remote,” sheriff’s Capt. Jim Macedo told the Associated Press.

Leila attended Jenny Lind Elementary in Valley Springs. Parents of other students there told Sacramento-area television station KCRA that she was one of seven children in her family. Grief counselors will be at the school Monday.

8-Year-Old Killed by Intruder.

The brother, who was not named, “is not a suspect at this time, but we are continuing to talk to him, which would be normal because he was the last person with the child,” he said.

Detectives are tracking down dozens of leads phoned into a tip line created Saturday, including some leading to other counties, he said.

A search of the family’s home overnight Saturday gave investigators a “substantial amount of evidence,” he said.

He would not describe how the girl was killed.

Witnesses have given police three differing descriptions of a possible intruder into the home, he said. The Sheriff’s Office is not releasing any of those descriptions, Macedo said.

15 Year Old Da’Jah Robinson Missing Since April 26, 2013 in Maple Heights, OH

Maple Heights police and the FBI are searching for missing 15 year old Da’Jah Robinson who has not been seen since 8 AM Friday, April 26, 2013 in the 18000 block of Mapleboro Ave. in Maple Heights, Ohio. Her parents reported their daughter missing at 9:30 Friday night and stated that she is in need of medication. Sunday afternoon, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office issued an endangered missing child advisory, stating that they believed Da’Jah may have been kidnapped or abducted.

 Da’Jah Robinson Missing Since April 26, 2013 in Maple Heights, OH

Description of Da’Jah Robinson:

5-foot 8-inches tall, weighing around 115 pounds, with long brown straight hair. She has eight cuts/scars on her left arm and was last seen wearing a burgandy leather jacket, blue jean lace shirt, leopard leggings and black boots. It’s possible Da’Jah is also carrying a green shoulder bag.

If anyone has any information regarding the disappearance of Da’Jah Robinson, please contact the Maple Heights Police department at 216-662-1234, or contact your local police department.

Man Stabbed 4 People at a Catholic Church in Albuquerque, NM with Knife at Sunday Mass Identified as Lawrence Capener

Police are stating that a man in his 20′s stabbed four people at a Catholic church in Albuquerque, NM with a knife as a Sunday mass was nearing its end. The man is being identified as 24 year old Lawrence Capener. According to accounts,  Capener jumped over several pews at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church this Sunday and walked up to the choir area where he began his attack. As per KOAT, a witnesses stated that Capener charged the choir just after communion yelling, “fake preacher!” and began stabbing choir members  The injuries to the four parishioners  were not life-threatening and all were being treated at hospitals. Capener was tackled by an off duty police officer and others and held until police arrived. Lawrence Capener was arrested and is expected to face felony charges for his actions.

Albuquerque police have identified the 24-year-old man who is accused of stabbing four people at a Catholic church as a Sunday service was nearing its end.

Police spokesman Robert Gibbs says Lawrence Capener is now being interviewed by police and is expected to face felony charges.

It’s not yet known whether Capener has an attorney.

Police say Capener jumped over several pews at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church around noon Sunday and walked up to the choir area where he began his attack.

I guess Barack Obama and Democrats will be calling for back ground checks and a three day waiting period on the sale of knives. After all, knives cause more murders in the US than rifles and shot guns.