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Orlando Florida Tourist District Hotbed for vehicle break-ins

NEARLY 1000 VEHICLES BROKEN INTO SO FAR IN 2016 IN ORLAND TOURIST DISTRICT

clickorlando.com reported from Jan 1, 2016 to Oct. 11, 2016, the tourist district of Orlando, known internally as Sector 5, saw 901 auto burglaries, compared to 355 in the same area for all of 2015, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Crime Analysis Unit. Read Article

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ISIS encourages Jihadists to use random knife attacks to commit assasinations

pjmedia.com reported a new magazine issued by the Islamic State advises lone jihadists to get over any squeamishness about using knives and embrace sharp objects as “widely available” weapons of jihad in nighttime stabbing campaigns. A footnote in the article states that ISIS won’t be using the term “lone wolf,” but “just terror operations” — […]

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Miami, Florida: Five positive for Zika including three tourists

telegraph.co.uk reported mosquito inspection teams were fanning out across Miami Beach, after five people – including three tourists – were diagnosed with the first locally-transmitted cases of Zika in the popular tourist resort. “We believe we have a new area where local transmission is occurring in Miami Beach,” said Rick Scott, governor of Florida, in […]

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Los Angeles, Southern California expects blackouts this summer, power grid under threat

The entire Los Angeles metropolitan area and most of Southern California can expect blackouts this summer. shtfplan.com reported…The power grid is under direct threat as a result of the unprecedented, but little reported, massive natural gas leaks at Alisco Canyon that was ongoing for four months as an intense summer heat wave sets in. The […]

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Warning issued for Death Valley National Park after death and French tourists stranded

reviewjournal.com reported the National Park Service is warning visitors about the dangers of remote travel in extreme heat after a string of recent emergencies, one of them fatal, in Death Valley National Park. On Thursday, park visitors found a man dead on Harry Wade Road, a remote, 30-mile dirt track that runs into the south […]

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ISIS Unveils US Kill List, Florida connection

zerohedge.com reported in the wake of the tragic event that took place at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning that left 50 dead and 53 wounded as of the time of this writing, it has been discovered that the shooter Omar Mateen was on a “watch list” over his association with “suspicious people.” What will […]

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Zika Virus case in Texas transmitted sexually

First case of Zika virus contracted in US mainland, confirmed in Texas, is only second documented example of virus being passed through sexual contact theguardian.com reported officials in Texas have reported the first case of Zika contracted in the US mainland, and said that the virus was sexually transmitted. If confirmed, the case would be […]

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Border Security United States (Report)

Key Highlights 1. Despite spending more than $100 billion over the last decade to fund security measures along the border, the border is still not secure. America’s insatiable demand for drugs, coupled with smugglers insatiable demand for profit, is one root cause (perhaps the root cause) preventing the achievement of a secure border. The Department […]

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Islamic State warns Europe and Washington DC of future attacks

Islamic State threatens attack on Washington, other countries Reuters.com reported Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington. The video, which appeared on a website used by Islamic State to post its […]

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White Sands National Monument, N.M.: Tourists from France die while hiking

cnn.com reported a French couple who died while hiking in a New Mexico desert on a 100-degree day may have kept their 9-year-old son alive by giving him extra water rations, Otero County Sheriff Benny House said. Ornella Steiner, 51, and David Steiner, 42, of Bourgogne, France, were found dead last week off a hiking […]

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