Deputy Mark Pope

Jul 1 2011

Apparent suicide

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A Canyon Country man who was sought in connection with the slaying of his wife was found dead on the outskirts of Las Vegas, the result of suicide, authorities said today.

The body of 59-year-old Dusan Klein was discovered by hikers Thursday evening, said Deputy Mark Pope of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Jun 13 2011

Richard Lee McCray

PALMDALE, Calif.—The coroner’s office today identified the man shot dead on his front lawn in Palmdale.

Richard Lee McCray, Jr., 50, was gunned down outside his home in the 37000 block of Laramie Street about 10:45 p.m., Friday, Deputy Mark Pope of Sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau said.

McCray was pronounced dead at the scene, Pope said.

He went outside to pick up his mail when he was shot, sheriff’s Lt. Mike Rosson told a videographer from Newsreel.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.