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Search continues for elderly couple missing from Inland Empire nudist resort for several days
The search continues for an elderly couple who went missing from the Olive Dell Ranch nudist resort in San Bernardino County over the weekend.
Stephanie Menard, 73, and her husband, Daniel Menard, 79, were last seen on Saturday at their home in the 26000 block of Keissel Road at around 10 a.m., according to the Redlands Police Department. Also missing is their dog Cuddles, a small white Shih Tzu.
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Shortly after they were reported missing, police located the Menards’ unlocked car down the street from where they lived. They also discovered Stephanie’s purse and both of their cell phones at their home.
Police say Daniel suffers from dementia and is diabetic, adding urgency to their search for the missing couple. Friends say the two did not get around on foot very well, so it would be unusual for them to leave their home without their car.
Friends of the Menards are desperately hoping for their return.
“I just want them back,” said Sandy Marinelli, who has been friends with the couple for more than a decade. “They don’t deserve this. … They’re just good people. They go to church. They don’t deserve any of this.”
She says that another neighbor was the first to become concerned when they found the couple wasn’t ready for church on Sunday like they usually are.
“(They) went inside their home to see if they would be OK inside and they didn’t find them in there,” Marinelli said. “But, they found Stephanie’s purse was in there, (her0 cane was in there. … (The) TV was left on, (the) computer was left on. It was just very suspicious for them to be gone.”
Sandy Marinelli
The circumstances have many in the community fearing the worst, especially while the area experiences a rash of unusual crimes like vandalism and break-ins.
“Dan was funny and he was sweet. It just plagues me. I can’t believe somebody would do something like this to them,” Tammie Wilkerson said. “It hurts my heart ’cause they didn’t deserve it.”
The recent events already had many living on edge, uneasy with the sudden change happening around their homes.
“I’m terrified. I haven’t slept since this happened,” said Wilkerson. “I’m terrified that I’m gonna be next.”
Despite the public belief that something was done to the Menards, police have not mentioned any indication of foul play being involved.
“I can’t really speak to that; we’re certainly investigating every avenue,” said Carl Baker, spokesperson for the City of Redlands. “We did have search dogs from Riverside Sheriff’s Office and a helicopter from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office.”
On top of that, neighbors have scoured the nearby Reche Canyon area on foot and horseback, to no avail.
“Dan, Stephanie, if you’re seeing this, find some way to get us some information so you can come back, we miss you,” Wilkerson said. “We love you and we miss you and we need you to come back.”
Anyone who may know more is asked to contact RPD detectives at (909) 798-7681.
President Biden has given the OK to lift restrictions that will allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided long-range weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Sunday. The move is a significant change to U.S. policy in the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict.
The easing of restrictions would allow Kyiv to use the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, to hit targets inside Russia. The move also comes as some 10,000 North Korean troops were sent to Kursk near Ukraine’s northern border to help Russian forces retake territory.
The White House National Security Council declined to comment to CBS News.
The U.S. decision could help Ukraine at a moment when Russian forces appear to be making gains and could put Kyiv in a better negotiating position when and if peace talks happen.
It also comes as Mr. Biden is about to leave office and President-elect Trump has pledged to limit American support for Ukraine and ending the war as soon as possible.
In an interview with Ukrainian media outlet Suspilne on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv would like to end the war with Russia next year through “diplomatic means.”
He said he is certain that the war will end “sooner” than it otherwise would have once Mr. Trump becomes president.
“It is certain that the war will end sooner with the policies of the team that will now lead the White House. This is their approach, their promise to their citizens,” Zelenskyy said.
February 2025 would mark the third year of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine with Russia’s troops gaining ground in recent months.
For several months, Zelenskyy and many of his Western supporters have been requesting to use U.S. weapons to hit Russian military targets far from its border, saying the U.S. ban had made it impossible for Ukraine to try to stop Russian attacks on its cities and electrical grids.
Some congressional Republicans have urged Mr. Biden to loosen the rules on how Ukraine can use U.S.-provided weapons.
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Ohio governor, other leaders condemn neo-Nazi march in Columbus: “Your hate isn’t welcome in our city”
Leaders in Ohio condemned a group of neo-Nazis parading around part of Columbus carrying flags with swastikas on Saturday afternoon.
Columbus public safety dispatchers told CBS affiliate WBNS on Saturday that they received multiple 911 calls around 1:30 p.m. about a group of individuals marching in the city’s Short North.
Video sent to the station showed nearly a dozen people wearing black pants, shirts and head coverings and red masks covering their mouths marching down the street. Three of the people were carrying black flags with red swastikas.
It was not immediately clear who was in the group.
Hours after the incident, Mayor Andrew Ginther released a statement saying the city rejects the “cowardly display” and that it “stands squarely against hatred and bigotry.”
“We will not allow any of our neighbors to be intimidated, threatened or harmed because of who they are, how they worship and whom they love,” Ginther said in his statement shared on X.
The city’s attorney, Zach Klein, said in a statement on X that those involved in the neo-Nazi march should “take your flags and the masks you hide behind and go home and never come back. Your hate isn’t welcome in our city.”
“This is not who we are, and we will not tolerate or normalize this disgusting ideology in any form,” he added.
Gov. Mike DeWine said in his own statement that the people involved in the incident were “spewing vile and racist speech against people of color and Jews.”
“There is no place in this State for hate, bigotry, antisemitism or violence, and we must denounce it wherever we see it,” he said.
Columbus Division of Police Sgt. Joseph Albert told WNBS that there were no arrests made, although he noted that many of the individuals were detained but later released.
Columbus, Ohio’s largest city, is located roughly 45 minutes from Springfield, where the Columbus Dispatch reported that neo-Nazis marched through the streets this summer as the city became the focal point of false claims about Haitian immigrants in the presidential election.
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