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Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy goes missing while hiking on Greek island
A search is underway for a retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy who disappeared earlier this week after going on a hike on the Greek island of Armogos.
Albert Calibet, 59, was last seen hiking on Armogos on Tuesday afternoon, according to a social media post from Amorgos authorities. He was following a route from the area of Asphontylite toward Katapola when he disappeared, Amorgos officials said.
A State Department spokesperson said in a statement to CBS News Thursday that it was aware of reports of Calibet’s disappearance, and would “work closely with local authorities as they carry out their search efforts.”
“The Greek missing persons alert program has issued a notice concerning this case,” the State Department spokesperson said.
The exact circumstances of his disappearance were unclear.
Calliope Despotidi, deputy mayor of Amorgos, told the Greek Reporter that “Calibet is well-known on the island” and that “he has been visiting for several years.”
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement Thursday that Calibet was an experienced hiker, and offered to support his family while authorities try to track him down.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Deputy Calibet’s family and friends and our hope is that we can bring him home safely,” L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said. “We are actively collaborating with multiple agencies abroad to provide assistance in the search for Deputy Calibet and will use every resource we have available to bring him back to those who love him.”
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The department said its Homicide Bureau would handle the case locally while Greek authorities conduct a search and rescue effort.
Calibet joined the sheriff’s department in April 1998. He formally retired in 2018, but continued to work with the department as a part-time employee to help with the agency’s staffing shortages, LASD said.
On Sunday, the body of Dr. Michael Mosley, a British television presenter, was found on the Greek island of Symi, four days after he also went missing while on a hike. His wife told the Associated Press that he took the wrong route and collapsed. According to BBC News, Greek police said that an initial post-mortem exam found no injuries that could have caused his death, and that it was being initially attributed to natural causes.
NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked in New York City on Friday night, authorities said.
The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on Second Avenue near East 96th Street on the Upper East Side, according to the New York City Police Department.
Police said officers were sent to the scene after an assault was reported. When officers arrived, police say they found a 20-year-old man suffering from facial injuries and a 70-year-old man who had head pain. Both victims were taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the former governor said the two were attacked while “taking a walk around the block near their home by some individuals that had a previous interaction with his stepson.”
The spokesperson said that they were injured “but were able to fight off their attackers.”
Both were taken to Cornell Hospital “as a precaution,” he added.
Police said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
The 70-year-old Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor from 2008 to 2010, stepping into the post after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer following his prostitution scandal. He made history at the time as the state’s first-ever Black and legally blind governor.
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A 17-year-old boy was critically injured and a person is in custody after a gunman opened fire on a SEPTA bus in North Philadelphia Friday evening, police said.
At around 6:15 p.m., Philadelphia police were notified about a shooting on a SEPTA bus traveling on Allegheny Avenue near 3rd and 4th streets in North Philadelphia, Inspector D F Pace told CBS News Philadelphia.
There were an estimated 30 people on the bus at the time of the shooting, Pace said, but only the 17-year-old boy was believed to have been shot. Investigators said they believe it was a targeted attack on the teenager and that he was shot in the back of the bus at close range.
According to Pace, the SEPTA bus driver alerted a control center about the shooting, which then relayed the message to Philadelphia police, who responded to the scene shortly.
Officers arrived at the scene and found at least one spent shell casing and blood on the bus, but no shooting victim, Pace said. Investigators later discovered the 17-year-old had been taken to Temple University Hospital where he is said to be in critical condition, according to police.
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Through their preliminary investigation, police learned those involved in the SEPTA shooting may have fled in a silver-colored Kia.
Authorities then found a car matching the description of the Kia speeding in the area and a pursuit began, Pace said. Police got help from a PPD helicopter as they followed the Kia, which ended up crashing at 5th and Greenwood streets in East Mount Airy. Pace said the Kia crashed into a parked car.
The driver of the crashed car ran away but police were still able to take them into custody, Pace said.
Investigators believe there was a second person involved in the shooting who ran from the car before it crashed. Police said they believe this person escaped near Allegheny Avenue and 4th Street, leaving a coat behind.
According to Pace, police also found a gun and a group of spent shell casings believed to be involved in the shooting in the same area.
“It’s very possible that there may have been a shooting inside the bus and also shots fired from outside of the bus toward the bus,” Pace said, “We’re still trying to piece all that together at this time.”
This is an active investigation and police are reviewing surveillance footage from the SEPTA bus.