Smugglers posing as border wall construction crew in shootout for border patrol
A Border Patrol agent was involved in a shooting last week with a smuggler who was posing as part of the construction crews working on President Trump’s border wall in Arizona, The Washington Times has learned.
Nobody was reported injured. Although one driver was caught, another smuggler who was part of the shootout managed to escape back into Mexico. Nearly 20 illegal immigrants were discovered in the two trucks they were driving.
It was the latest incident of smuggling cartels using the tumult of wall construction to try to sneak people or drugs into the U.S.
The shootout Wednesday capped off an incident that began when agents noticed two older-model Ford F-250 pickup trucks with logos reading “SWC Southwest Valley Constructors,” which raised suspicion after a string of incidents over the past month, according to court documents that detailed the arrest.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/5/smugglers-posing-border-wall-construction-crew-sho/
“I Hope You Get COVID-19 And Die”: State Police Arrest Two People Who Allegedly Coughed On, Harassed Workers
WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — State Police arrested two people who allegedly coughed on workers in Westmoreland County.
Both incidents are not believed to be connected, but they did happen on the same day, April 3.
Greensburg State Police first responded to a call about a woman, 48, of Huntingdon who allegedly coughed on employees through a drive-thru window in Hempfield Township around 9 a.m. Friday. According to police, she had become upset that her drink was served in a to-go cup holder, despite the employee explaining the cup holders were necessary due to local, state and federal social distancing guidelines. The woman tried to return the cup holder, which could not be returned due to the store’s new policies created in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The woman then reportedly began to cough on the employees and said “I hope you get COVID-19 and die.” The employee, 24, told police that she felt the woman’s saliva hit her face and hands and now must self-monitor at home.
In the second incident, Greensburg State Police responded to a man, 53, of Cherry Tree who had allegedly coughed on employees at a doctor’s office in Unity Township around 10 a.m. that same day.
“That mask is not going to help you. Are you sick?” the man asked and then coughed on the employees, according to the police report. “I guess we’ll find out,” he reportedly added afterward.
The man then stated to police that he was apparently an EMT and was at the doctor’s office for a check-up after treating stranded citizens on Florida cruise ships infected with COVID-19.
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/04/05/state-police-coughing-assaults/