The lead story in our December 9 news roundup was the Moore County power outage that resulted from the shooting of two local power substations. This week, several news outlets reported that another North Carolina power substation appears to have been damaged by gunfire. This time the damage occurred in Randolph County, was quickly contained, and no customers lost power. Local and federal authorities are investigating the incident. Speaking of gunshots, CNN reports that New Mexico authorities have arrested a man who lost an election for a seat in the state legislature for allegedly hiring and conspiring with four men to shoot at the homes of state legislators and county commissioners. The suspect, Solomon Pena, is a Republican, and the alleged victims are Democrats. Fortunately, no one was injured in the shootings, though police say that at least one bullet entered a child’s bedroom. Following the election Pena had reportedly approached a state senator and county commissioners at their homes with paperwork claiming elections fraud. Pena, who is currently being held without bail, is no stranger to incarceration, having previously served a seven-year prison term for theft. From guns to tasers. The News & Observer reports that a person died Tuesday morning after officers from the Raleigh Police Department used a stun gun to apprehend him. The officers reportedly were on patrol when they saw a suspicious vehicle and decided to arrest a person associated with the vehicle. The police chief says the suspect ran and resisted arrest and a taser [...]
Faculty Coordinators
