Lindsay. Reporter shawn and tony sprint customers should definitely know that this is still ongoing right now. I was just talking to firefighters here chevy chase who say this issue has meant someone has had to man the phones at the station instead of relying on 911 dispatchers. Throughout the day this has been a major problem and tonight some sprint customers are furious with the way the company has handled it but it took hours and hours for them to put out an alert. It started last night with an underground transformer fire on 18th and l streets. Sprint says this is what impacted cell service today. Causing some customers to get a busy signal when they dialed out, including to 911. Law enforcement took to social media to warn people. As for sprint, at around noon the Company Posted on facebook and twitter that there may be landline issues but said nothing abou hours went by. I. E. Mailed sprint and posted to their facebook asking why there was no update and only after that, about an
People to hide. Your eyes are focused on the trail and you never know whose eyes could be focused on you. Heres another look at a sketch of a guy trying to attack a woman with a box cutter. It was around 6 30, the deputy was able to run away from the suspect. She didnt get hurt. That was here in leesburg near south king street. A second woman reported last wednesday, that was walking on the trail in the county when two guys came out of the woods, threw her down and tried to Sexual Assault her. She says a cyclist went by and the men ran off. Police told me they dont believe these two incidents are related. Of people that we have been talking to out here say theyre definitely thinking more about safety now and some are even making changes to their typicals routines i normally go out around 6 30 when i heard when the attack was, it made me not feel so safe about going onhe every day around this area and its a real shame because its so much fun run. , did you do anything different . I ran
Avoid this area, if at all possible. Well keep you posted as we get new details. Also tonight, a prettytty unusual robbery attempt ended with a woman being shot several times. Thanks again for staying with wt us, im shawn yancy. And im tony perkins. It happened in the middle of the day outside the langston golfla course on benning road in northeast. Our own Marina Maracco has the latest. Reporter just minutes earlier, about two miles downn the road on the other side of the river in southeast, andt, Police Believe that the suspects were following that black pickup in hopes of stealing theeali motorcycle that was laying in plane site on the trucks flatbed. A woman shot in the passenger was hit several times. Es. The pickup trucks driver continued up benning road untilo he flagged down a police officel anicd thats when its passenger was rushed to an area hospital a in serious condition. Now, tonight police cannot saynt whether this was a random crime of opportunity or targeted act, but tw
In places you feel are safe. Especially in wooded areas like here on washington and old dominion trail. There are planet of places for people to hide. Your eyes are focused on the trail and you never know whose eyes could be focused on you. Heres another look at a sketch of a guy trying to attack a woman with a box cutter. It was around 6 30, the deputy was able to run away from the suspect. She didnt get hurt. That was here in leesburg near south king street. A second woman reported last wednesday, that was walking on the trail in the county when two guys came out of the woods, threw her down and tried to Sexual Assault her. She says a cyclist went by and the men ran off. Police told me they dont believe these two incidents are related. Of people that we have been talking to out here say theyre definitely thinking more about safety now and some are even routines i normally go out around 6 30 when i heard when the attack was, it made me not feel so safe about going on the trails i hit
Colorado is not an exception. Reporter tuesday an unknown number of people broke into the jumping jack cash pawn shop in thornton. Its unclear if anyone else is involved. Any time we see a burglary like this its incredibly alarming because we know that those firearms are likely destined for future crimes and criminal hands. Reporter a fact that proved pe last year about 1,600 guns recovered in crime scenes nationwide traced back to an earlier theft of a gun dealer, although its unclear how many of those guns were stolen in 2015. This year alone theres been about 170 guns stolen from licensed gun dealers just in the denver metro area. People arent collecting these guns to stare at them later or using them for hunting. Theyre going to be used in crimes. Reporter which is why its so important they get an early comes forward in this case so they can begin to get some of these guns off the streets. I cant say at this time with any certainty if this is a new reality or if this is just an odd