A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AS POLICE BURST INTO A BARRICADED ROOM, ENDING A FRIGHTENING HOSTAGE SITUATION.(PHOTO).

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 A Mother's Day Nightmare in Princeton, Illinois. A 3-year-old boy was struck by gunfire as police burst into a barricaded room, ending a frightening hostage situation. Multiple agencies responded to the Hummingbird Mobile Home Park in Princeton, Illinois, on Sunday, May 10th at 2:42 a.m. The initial call went out as a domestic disturbance but officers discovered much worse.  42-year-old, Anthony Rodriguez, had barricaded himself in a room armed with a knife. Anthony had taken several people as hostages, including Aurora Almanza and her 3-year-old son.  Multiple agencies were on the scene, including the Bureau County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and  the Princeton Police Department.  Authorities attempted to negotiate but ultimately rushed the room when they heard screaming coming from inside.  Officials have reported that officers fired shots as they entered the room. Anthony Rodriguez was hit and was neutralized.  Sadly, Aurora Almanza's t...
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PSP OPERATORS EMBARKED ON A FREE & VOLUNTARY WASTE EVACUATION IN LAGOS TODAY.{PHOTO}

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      As part of their resolve to work with the Lagos State Government and Visionscape Sanitation Solutions in addressing the current waste situation in the State, the Waste Collection Operators (WCOs), popularly known as PSP Operators, have embarked on voluntary waste evacuation across the Lagos metropolis.
Speaking with journalists during the flag-off of the exercise in Agege, the Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti stated that the free evacuation of waste across the State was the outcome of resolution between the government and the Waste Collection Operators, adding that the move was meant to ensure that challenges being experienced presently in Waste Management across the State were addressed considerably within the shortest possible time.Durosinmi-Etti said that Lagos State Government remains committed to the removal of all problems militating against efficient waste management in the State.He stated that the free waste evacuation exercise took place simultaneously at the three senatorial districts of the State.“For Lagos West, we are taking off here in Agege while the exercise takes off at Tapa Transfer Loading Stations and Alhaji Masha, Surulere for Lagos East and Central respectively”, he said.Speaking on behalf of the WCOs, Hafis Kasumu said that they had great stakes in ensuring a cleaner, healthier and safer Lagos which was the primary motive of the Lagos State Government for envisioning the Cleaner Lagos Initiative as a holistic solution to Waste Management challenges in the State.“As Lagosians, we have the responsibility to ensure that the new Waste Management system put in place by the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode led administration is successfully implemented for the benefit of all. This is why we support his vision and resolve to voluntarily carry out free mopping of black spots every Thursday”, he said.

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