The Upper East Side townhouse will be as protected as the white house, perhaps more so. The mayor said the city is ready. A lot of measures you will see and a lot of measures you wont see. That means things are being done right. I feel very good about where we stand right now. If there was any nervousness about security the mayor wasnt showing it and neither was the Police Commissioner who said there is no credible threat against the pope. He was asked if if unprecedented amount of resources going into protecting the pontiff will leave some recently crime precincts without patrol. The popes visit will not interfere with any of the coverage we have in our various precincts. While only in the city for about 40 hours the pope will be on the move from the World Trade Center memorial to a Catholic School in east harlem to a 12 block ride through central park any time the pontiff could go off strip and cross security barriers and wading into a sea of people. Whatever he chooses to do we will
Possession of firearms on School Property charges all misdemeanors. Concerns aren alway there because you think nothing is going to happen like that at a smaller community, but you never know. It just might happen, so you always are concerned about your kids says beth haddican, parent, police say the suspects never threatened anyone and that students were never in danger. School was in session today. The suspects have been released on twothousand dollars bond. Elisa on cam at ten well hear from the superintendent, yankton police, and concerned parents. Reporting live in raffa. Abc9 news. Jenna a training f f active shooter cidents has become almost a routine for Law Enforcement. And authorities in eastern iowa say prepared than ever. The Johnson County Sheriffs Office says every deputy in their department undergoes an annual active shooter training. The reason behind events like the become common. Officials say that locally since sandy hook they have funded through Homeland Security gr
Elisa raffa tells us more about what happened. Jenna, yankton superintendent wayne kindle says hes confident students were safe today. But there was extra security and the doors remained locked after two teens wandered into the building yesterday. Friday was quiet at yankton high school. After buzz in the community about an incident at the high school on thursday. Two teens, identified as 18 yr old Joseph Vanbuskirk and 19 yr old adam gerard. Showed up at yankton high, but didnt check in at the office. The usd students, who have no known connection to yankton, were kicked out and School Officials got suspicious. They contacted police who pulled the pair over on their way out of town. During an ientory search of the vehicle, two unloaded weapons were found in the truck of the car. There was ammo for one of the weapons, not the other one. At no time were those weapons in the school says brian paulsen, Yankton Police chief. The teens were arrested and charged with misdemeanors. While this
In a large pile of clothing says mark aesoph, sioux city fire marshal. Extension chords are just for temporary use only. They shouldnt be left on all the time, as soon as youre done with them. Unplug them says joe rodriguez, deputy fire marhsal. Marguerite says the fire destroyed most, if not all of their clothes. Her nephews and 4 month old baby lost everything. Her and her husband only have a few shirts. The family says the community outpour has been incredible. Marguerite says shes given back to her community, but didnt realize her impact until she had hundreds of voicemailslstexts, and faceceok posts of concerned friends and even strangers. S. All wanting totoonate. I canttay enough thank yous to everybody. Its overerelming and i ththk thats what kes me cry more, because im just grateful that everybody thinks of us, and is willling to help us, no questions asked says marguerite cortez. Tim there arfour locations to drop off donations for the family. The cortez family has found a ne
Transitional housing programs are used through the fund here. So its a big fundraiser and it helps a lot of people here in siouxland. Well hear much more from the bell ringers and why they think spending time volunteering during the holidays is so important. All of that coming up at 10. Reporting live in studio. Lukas voss. Abc9 news. As we approach the new year. Local officials are helping parents keep their little ones safe on the roads. A cpr and car seat check took place today at fire station three in sioux city. Dozens turned out to have their car seats inspected. Free of charge. Officials made sure car seats were properly installed. The appropriate size. And not expired. Sioux city fire and rescue. Along with Mercy Medical center and siouxland paramedics. Orga nized the event. Partnering with mercy is always great, we have some great people here us out and theyre very knowledgable and we defantly love doing these type of events with them, its defantly a great partnership. Cpr cla