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  • As Buena Park Fire Dept Arrived, Man Pointed a Rifle at Them Provoking Massive Police Response

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jun 6, 2016

    Update, Monday morning: The suspect, later identified by as Edgar Salazar, finally surrendered. He was taken into custody around 1:30 a.m. Monday, Buena Park police said. The search then ended. Firemen rushed to the 7700 block of 11th Street and Stanton Avenue just at 5:30 PM Sunday, as the Buena Park Fire Department fought a fire in a detached garage. Officials confirmed that one burn victim, a civilian man, is at UCI Medical Center with third degree burns. They have not...

  • Chinese boys Smash Glass Sculptures, Lego Sculptures, And Other Artwork

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jun 5, 2016

    What is it with Chinese boys, anyway? A $15,000 Lego sculpture of a "Zootopia" character stood for about an hour Sunday at the Lego Expo in China before a little boy smashed it into it's constituent plastic blocks, CCTV reports. The artist took 3 days to complete the sculpture of character Nick Wilde, a fox from a hard-luck background in Zootopia. It cost a little over $15,000, said Chinese TV, and had just been put on display. Meanwhile, a boy in Beijing went to a museum and...

  • Trump, Questioned on Mexican Judge Comment, Says He Also Wouldn't Accept a Muslim Judge

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jun 5, 2016

    Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump last week criticized the rulings of U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is presiding over a case involving Trump University. Trump told the Wall Street Journal that Curiel's Mexican heritage represents an "inherent conflict of interest," because the candidate has proposed construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Curiel was born in Indiana. Trump says Curiel "has treated me very unfairly, he is a Mexican, and there's s...

  • Houston Teacher Had Sex With Boy for Months, Got Pregnant--His Parents Approved

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jun 3, 2016

    A Houston middle school teacher who police say had a long term sexual relationship with a former student, turned herself in to Police Wednesday. The odd thing about the case is, the parents approved of the relationship, knew about it, let the boy stay with Vera overnight. Odd that is, from an American Cultural Perspective. The whole thing has been highly destructive to Vera's life, and it's hard to say why, given that the boy and his parents both consented and approved, and...