Oklahoma Officer Seen Saving Woman’s Life in Viral Video Arrested After Alleged Internet Crimes Against Child

The Oklahoma policeman who was called a hero after dash camera video captured him saving a woman's life in October was arrested Thursday on suspicion of alleged internet crimes against a child.

Blanchard Police Department Officer Jordan Jones made national headlines after video of the life-saving actions went viral. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin also tweeted about meeting Jones in mid-December.

But on Thursday night, the 30-year-old officer was arrested on suspicion of solicitation of a minor with the use of technology, receipt of child pornography, and violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, according to KTLA sister station KFOR in Oklahoma City.

The arrest came after the Grady County District Attorney’s Office requested Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation investigate an alleged sex offense involving a minor child and the officer last week, the station reported.

The investigation revealed the alleged crimes occurred in McClain County;  case remains open and active.

Another police officer is also under investigation, the Blanchard Police Department confirmed to KFOR.

The department released the following statement after Jones' arrest:

Blanchard Police Officer, Jordan Jones

 

"Upon a complaint filed with the OSBI, an investigation was initiated against two Blanchard Police Officers.  The Blanchard Police Department cooperated fully with the investigation and cannot make any further statements at this time."

A judge has sealed the records connected with this case.

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Driver Killed When Car Plunged Off Overpass Onto 110 Fwy in Downtown L.A. ID’d as 89-Year-Old Woman

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has identified the woman who died after the car she was driving rammed through a guard rail and plummeted off a downtown overpass onto the 110 Freeway early Thursday morning.

Barbara L. Hazely, 89, of Los Angeles, was the driver of the vehicle, according to the coroner’s office. An autopsy is pending, a coroner’s official said.

The accident, which occurred just before 4 a.m., prompted a four-hour closure of northbound lanes of the 110 Freeway on Thursday morning.

The 2005 Cadillac that Hazely was driving did not fall on any other vehicles when it plunged from the 3rd Street overpass, officials said. The vehicle came to rest on its roof, the California Highway Patrol collision report shows.

Click here to read the full story on LATimes.com. 

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Man Arrested in Connection With Attempted Sexual Assaults, Robberies in Riverside; Police Seek More Victims

A man was arrested early Friday in connection with recent attempted sexual assaults in Riverside and police are looking for additional victims, officials said.

Joseph Pete Macias is seen in a photo released by the Riverside Police Department on Dec. 30, 2016.

Joseph Pete Macias, 34, was taken into custody on suspicion of two attempted sexual assaults and robberies that occurred along the 215 Freeway on Dec. 23 and Dec. 29, according to a news release from the Riverside Police Department.

In the first incident the victim had stopped to pump gas at a station along University Avenue and the 215. As she left the station she realized a vehicle was following her. She then got on the highway and got off again, but as she began to slow down at the off-ramp the other driver allegedly intentionally struck the back of her vehicle, causing her to pull to the side of the ramp, officials said.

The suspect then got out of his vehicle with a knife, attempted to sexually assault the woman and robbed her, according t police.

In the second incident the suspect again intentionally struck the back of the victim’s vehicle, attempted to assault the victim and robbed her.

Investigators received information from a resident which led them to Macias, officials said.

Riverside police released this sketch on Dec. 28 of a man wanted in a robbery and attempted sexual assault.

Police searched a home in the 4400 block of Winslow Court and found Macias, along with the vehicle used in the crimes. He was booked into jail on felony charges.

Police believe Macias was involved in more crimes and are asking those who have information about Macias to call Detective Karla Beler at 951-353-7125.

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Man Who Attempted to Sexually Assault Woman After Exposing Himself Sought by Santa Ana Police

Police are searching for a man who pulled down his pants and attempted to sexually assault a woman in Santa Ana this week.

A surveillance image showing a man wanted in connection with an attempted sexual assault in Santa Ana was released by police on Dec. 30, 2016.

The victim was parking her car in the 1600 block of South Pacific Avenue around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday when she was approached by a man, who opened the driver’s side vehicle door and exposed himself to her, the Santa Ana Police Department said in a news release on Friday.

After entering the car, he pushed himself on top of the woman and attempted to sexually assault her, the release stated. The victim screamed and fought back against her attacker, kicking the man violently and forcing him out of the vehicle.

He was last seen fleeing westbound on Occidental Street.

The man was described by police as Hispanic, 24 to 30 years old, standing between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-7, with a medium build. He had a medium to dark complexion, and multiple pock marks or acne scars on his face, according to the release.

He was wearing a dark baseball cap, gray hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and dark shoes with white soles at the time of the attempted sex assault.

Santa Ana police have asked the public’s help in identifying the suspect in the case. He was described as being “violent” and seemed familiar with the southwest part of the city, police said.

Anyone with information is urged to call Detective Gabe Gutierrez at 714-245-8516 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-847-6227. 

Santa Ana police released these two sketches of a man sought in an attempted sexual assault in the city.

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Tech Report Year End 2016

Rich walks down memory lane to take a look back at what was covered in the Tech Report.

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