The Daily Populous

Saturday December 28th, 2019 day edition

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SPOKANE, Wash - With a search warrant on Christmas Eve, Spokane Police found a man who admitted stealing Christmas gifts from Spokane porches in December.

Spokane Police were trying to track down package thieves first spotted in the 5000 block of North Lidgerwood on December 6th.

In that case, a woman was seen getting out of a Ford Ranger, then stealing a package off the porch of a home.

She got back into that truck, which was later tracked to someone living in the 2000 block of West Wellesley.

Two days later, Spokane Police received more surveillance pictures of people stealing packages in Spokane.

On Christmas Eve, Spokane Police received yet another video of the same truck.

Spokane Police are working to return the stolen gifts to their rightful owners. »

Teenager, 19, kills 'paedophile priest who abused him' by ramming a crucifix down his throat

Authored by dailymail.co.uk

A 19-year-old man has been arrested for killing a suspected paedophile priest by ramming a crucifix down his throat and suffocating him.

The attacker, whose full name has not been published, was arrested and charged with torture, murder and resisting arrest.

Father Roger Matassoli, pictured left in 1980, was found dead in his home in Agnetz, Oise, northern France, with a crucifix shoved down his throat. »

Trump Retweets Article Outing Name of Alleged Ukraine Whistleblower

Authored by commondreams.org

Unlike the Examiner and other right-wing publications, most news outlets have declined to publish the alleged whistleblower's name amid concerns for the person's safety.

Trump has suggested behind closed doors that the people who provided the whistleblower with information should be executed.

Legal experts have said that "outing" a whistleblower likely amounts to a violation of federal law. »

FAA proposes nationwide real-time tracking system for all drones

Authored by digitaltrends.com

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking to launch a nationwide system to track drones in the sky in real-time, as well as connected pilot IDs.

Such a system would also give hope to the increasing number of businesses pushing the FAA for more freedom to operate drone-based services.

In the document, the FAA describes the proposed tracking network as “an important building block in the unmanned traffic management ecosystem.”. »