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Denton Record-Chronicle
Monday, June 27, 2016
Commander: Fallujah 'fully liberated’ from IS
BRIEFLY
AROUND THE WORLD
pie from Fallujah who were
forced to flee their homes during
the operation are still at over-
crowded camps for the dis-
placed with limited shelter in
the Anbar desert. The U.S.-led
coalition said it was still con-
ducting airstrikes in the area,
and aid groups warned it was
too early to say when residents
could return to their homes in
the city, citing the presence of
makeshift bombs left behind by
the militants.
The Fallujah operation was
carried out by Iraq’s elite coun-
terterrorism troops, Iraqi feder-
al police, Anbar provincial police
and an umbrella group of gov-
ernment-sanctioned
fighters — mostly Shiites — who
are known as the Popular Mobil-
ization Forces.
Panama City
has marginalized, such as the
poor and the exploited — de-
serve an apology.
Francis was asked Sunday en
route home from Armenia if he
agreed with one of his top advis-
ers, German Cardinal Reinhard
Marx, who told a conference in
Dublin in the days after the dead-
ly Orlando gay club attack that the
church owes an apology to gays
for having marginalized them.
He said some politicized be-
haviors of the homosexual com-
munity can be condemned for
being “a bit offensive for others.”
But he said: “Someone who has
this condition, who has goodwill
and is searching for God, who
are we to judge?”
“We must accompany them,”
he said.
set their sights on militant-held
Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city.
Prime Minister Haider al-
Abadi, visiting central Fallujah
with the celebrating troops,
vowed the Iraqi flag would next
be raised above Mosul. But that
campaign has been progressing
in fits and starts, revealing the
deep divisions among the differ-
ent groups that make up the se-
curity forces.
Iraqi troops entered Faflu-
jah’s northwestern neighbor-
hood of al-Julan, the last part of
the city under IS control, said Lt.
Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi,
head of the counterterrorism
forces in the operation.
The operation, which began
May 22, “is done, and the city is
fully liberated,” al-Saadi told The
Associated Press.
Too soon to say
when Iraqis who
fled can return
TUR.
“Fully
liberated
from the
IS group
Panama Canal opens
Mosul •
new $5 billion locks
SYR
With a band playing and
flags waving, a Chinese ship car-
rying more than 9,000 contain-
ers on Sunday entered the newly
expanded locks that will double
the Panama Canal’s capacity.
Nearly two years late due to
construction delays and labor
strife, the $5.25 billion project
launched with the transit of one
of the modem mega-vessels that
will now be able to use the canal.
IRAN
Fallujah • Q
By Sinan Salaheddin
and Susannah George
Associated Press
BAGHDAD — Five weeks
after a military operation began,
a senior Iraqi commander de-
clared Sunday that the city of
Fallujah was “fully liberated”
from the Islamic State group,
giving a major boost to the coun-
try’s security and political lead-
ership in its fight against the ex-
tremists.
Recapturing Fallujah, the first
city to fall to the Islamic State
group more than two years ago,
means that authorities can now
Baghdad
100 mi
IRAQ
100 km
SAUDI ARABIA
SOURCE: ESRI
AP
Al-Abadi, dressed in the
black fatigues of the counterter-
rorism forces and carrying an
Iraqi flag, visited Faflujah’s cen-
tral hospital Sunday evening
and called for residents of the
city 40 miles west of Baghdad to
celebrate the military advance.
But tens of thousands of peo-
Aboard the papal plane
Pope: Gays, marginalized
deserve an apology
Pope Francis says gays — and
all the other people the church
militia
— The Associated Press
From Page 1A
Fentanyl
themselves the anti-overdose
Narcan in case of accidental ex-
posure to fentanyl because “if
they actually touch it or inhale it,
they could die.”
“This is a whole different dy-
namic of how we process evi-
dence,” Shroba said.
Fentanyl, a synthetic opiate,
can be legally used, typically in a
patch, by those in severe pain,
such as end-stage cancer pa-
tients. The street version, which
is mostly made in China or Mex-
ico, comes in various forms —
tablets, patches, powder, spray.
The DEA says it is 40 to 50
times more potent than heroin.
Experts say its potency can vary
because it is haphazardly manu-
factured, creating the risk of in-
stant death. Music legend Prince
died of a fentanyl overdose in
April, though authorities are still
investigating whether it was ob-
tained legally or illegally.
Fentanyl and other synthetic
opioids were involved in 5,554
overdose deaths in 2014, a 79
percent increase over 2013, ac-
cording to U.S. Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention da-
ta. Statistics for 2015 and 2016
aren’t available, but narcotics of-
ficers say the problem is getting
worse.
risks such as inadvertent needle
pricks and exposure to deadly
chemicals and fires from meth-
amphetamine production.
Fentanyl is a game-changer,
though, many leading law en-
forcement officials told The As-
sociated Press.
‘We definitely see it as the next
big danger,” Farmer said. “With
fentanyl, if the officer is simply
patting somebody down, or if he’s
getting a little bit out to try to do a
field test and it accidentally comes
in contact with his skin or the
wind blows it in his face, he could
have a serious problem”
The DEA issued a memo this
month urging police to use cau-
tion from the outset of a stop.
Officers should wear protective
gloves before reaching into a
suspect’s pockets in order to
avoid skin contact with loose
fentanyl, and wear masks to pro-
tect their lungs in case it be-
comes airborne. The DEA dis-
couraged field testing of drugs,
saying confiscated materials
should be sent straight to a lab.
The drug also is affecting un-
dercover work, which is the ba-
sis of many investigations.
Lt Jason Grellner of the
Franklin County (Missouri) Sher-
ifFs Department said undercover
officers are being told to accept
drugs in baggies or aluminum
foil, not directly by hand.
“Any number of things can
occur and kill you,” said Grellner,
who is also the president of the
Missouri Narcotics Officers As-
sociation.
Sgt. Mike Toles, of the Indi-
ana State Police, agreed.
“We’re telling our people, ‘If
someone is telling you this is
methamphetamine or heroin,
don’t take their word for it. As-
sume it is fentanyl,” Toles said.
The DEA keeps Narcan at
the ready during undercover op-
erations, with officers monitor-
ing from afar ready to assist the
undercover officer in case of ex-
posure, Shroba said.
The concerns extend to police
dogs, which can be imperiled if
they get too big a whiff of fenta-
nyl. The DEA memo urges han-
dlers to be careful with their dogs.
“They’re going to take in a
larger dose because that’s how
they’re trained to sniff it out,”
Shroba said.
Kaflen, who has been a de-
tective for 15 years, said his en-
counter forever changed the way
he does his job.
A majority of our stuff has
fentanyl in it,” Kaflen said. We
don’t even field test. It’s not
worth it to open up those bags
and put that stuff in the air or get
it on your skin.”
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On Sunday, the day of Elm Ridge United Methodist Church’s final worship service, church pianist Melvena Noles looks through
a scrapbook of memories from the church’s 130-year history. The small, traditional Methodist church is closing.
her family six years ago when
she moved to the area. She said
the small, traditional Methodist
church reminded her of the
church she grew up in.
“It looked like home even be-
fore I stepped in the door,” Han-
sen said. “The minute you walk
in, you’re family. You can’t walk
in the door and not be known.
This church has one of the big-
gest hearts of any I’ve ever been
to. We had the ability to give
back to the community and
families that needed it. We just
didn’t have the numbers.”
Noles said the North Texas
Annual Conference of the Unit-
ed Methodist Church voted to
close the church and use the
building for another church
sometime in the future.
From Page 1A
“All I can tell you is, on behalf of my
wife and I, thank you for salvaging us and
bringing a different light into the middle
of our world and changing us forever
— The Rev. Bruce Hargrave, a former pastor
of Elm Ridge United Methodist Church
Church
and middle-aged people,” she
said.
The danger extends beyond
the user. The potency makes it
potentially deadly for first-re-
sponders. No police deaths have
been blamed on fentanyl, but
there have been close calls.
Atlantic County, New Jersey,
detective Dan Kaflen and col-
leagues were searching a home
in August when they found a
box full of drug paraphernalia,
along with a bag of white pow-
der. Kaflen and detective Eric
Price opened the bag and per-
formed a field test to determine
what it was. A small amount be-
came airborne as Kaflen closed
up the bag, he said.
Suddenly, both detectives be-
came ill.
“It hit us like a ton of bricks,”
Kaflen, 40, said. “It became very
difficult to breathe. Our hearts
were racing. We were nauseous,
close to blacking out.
“I felt like, ‘Holy crap, I’m go-
ing to die right now”
Both detectives were rushed
to the hospital and made full re-
coveries. Testing later showed
the confiscated drugs were co-
caine and heroin mixed with
fentanyl.
We got the party platter,”
Kaflen said.
Fighting the drug trade is in-
herently dangerous. In addition
to the threat of violence posed by
drug lords, distributors and
dealers, narcotics officers face
Noles, 70, has been a mem-
ber of the church since she was
9, when her father, Joe Funk, be-
came the minister in 1945. At
age 14, she started playing piano
during services. Noles’ husband,
who is 73, attended the church
his entire life, along with their
two children who stayed in the
area.
ence of the United Methodist
Church, each addressed the
church’s tight-knit congregation.
We seek your blessings, O
Lord, especially as these doors
close on history and ministry of
the Elm Ridge Church,” Stark
said. “Especially those who have
worshipped here. I’m so grateful
for the encouragement, love and
support of the congregation
throughout the years of my pas-
torhood.”
Hargrave addressed the con-
gregation with memories of
church camping trips, cook-outs
and inside jokes from his time as
minister. Hargrave met and
married his wife, Cathy, at Elm
Ridge during his time as minis-
ter.
“All I can tell you is, on behalf
of my wife and I, thank you for
salvaging us and bringing a dif-
ferent light into the middle of
our world and changing us for-
ever,” Hargrave said to the con-
gregation.
Melissa Hansen said she be-
gan attending the church with
“I’ve been thinking, ‘This is
the last time I’ll play this song in
this church.’ Everything is a
‘last,’” Noles said.
Three former pastors — the
Revs. Richard Stark, Boyd Saw-
yer and Bruce Hargrave — along
with the Rev. Ron Henderson,
from the North Texas Confer-
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via Twitter at @missmusetta.
From Page 1A
Danger
stuffed animal in the passenger
seat when a baby’s in the car.
Parents should also lock their
cars when they aren’t in use; 29
percent of the heatstrokes occur
when kids get in and can’t get
out — the gruesome irony of
child safety locks.
Terry suggested making ar-
rangements with day care pro-
viders for parents to get a call if a
child doesn’t arrive as sched-
uled.
themselves that they’ll never
make the same mistake.”
But all of our brains have fi-
nite working memories, Fennell
said. So if a parent is focused on
a big day at work, for example,
they can fall back on their rou-
tines to get them there. And that
can lead to tragedy.
“Our brains say, ‘Get in the
car, take your kids to day care
and then get to work on your big
assignment,”’ she said. “We go on
autopilot.”
That’s typically what parents
who lost children have said hap-
pened to them.
Two years ago, Aurora Hol-
lingsworth of North Richland
Hills died after her grandfather
forgot to take the 20-month-old
to day care after dropping off the
child’s mother at work.
Last July, a 40-year-old Dal-
las man was arrested after au-
thorities say he left his 2-year-
old daughter in the car after the
family returned from a trip to
Fair Park. The child’s mother
said they believed all five of their
children were out of the car, but
they had neglected to notice the
toddler on the van’s back row.
And on Tuesday, police ar-
rested Michael Thedford of Me-
lissa after he left his 6-month-
old daughter in the family van as
the temperature soared to 91 de-
grees. Thedford had dropped off
his other two children at day
care but forgot 6-month-old
Fern — who had a high fever the
night before and wasn’t going to
day care — when he got home
and took a nap. He later told po-
lice he put the child in the refrig-
erator after discovering her
overheated body.
Michele Terry of Maypearl
said some people have a hard
time understanding how par-
ents can overlook their children,
but she said it’s not that difficult.
“They think you can forget
your keys, you can forget your
phone, but you never forget your
child,” said Terry, whose daughter
Mika died in 2005 when her hus-
band left her in his truck. “But I’m
a good mother. I have a great hus-
band who’s a great father.
“All it takes is one change in
your routine for it to happen.”
And during the sweltering
North Texas summer, when out-
door temperatures can easily top
reach triple digits, there’s not a
lot of room for error — or ab-
sentmindedness.
Null of San Jose State, who
has studied heatstroke cases ex-
tensively, said the temperature
inside a car can rise 19 degrees in
the first 10 minutes.
“So that means after 10 min-
utes, it’s 110 degrees in your car,”
said Null, creator of the website
noheatstroke.org. “For a 5-
SAFETY TIPS
Always check the back seat of
your vehicle before walking
away.
Find ways to remind yourself
to get children out of the car,
like leaving a cellphone or purse
in the back seat.
If a child is missing, open the
doors and trunks to every
vehicle in the area.
Call 911 if you see a child alone
in a car.
But Fennell believes that ad-
vanced auto technology ulti-
mately will drive the most prog-
ress. After all, it was overpow-
ered airbags that pushed car
seats to the back in the first place.
“You can’t make that kind of
change without doing some-
thing to curb the new problem
you’ve created,” she said.
Fennell mentioned the 2017
GMC Acadia as a step in the
right direction. If one of the ve-
hicle’s back doors is opened pri-
or to the start of a trip, an alarm
will alert the driver to check the
back seat at the destination.
But Null warned against re-
lying on technology to com-
pletely solve the problem.
“Even if you got 10 percent of
people into these cars, you’re on-
ly going to save about two people
a year,” he said. ‘Your best bet is
getting into a routine to look be-
fore you lock.”
Teach children not to play in
vehicles and make sure the keys
are out of reach when not being
used.
SOURCE: Texas Department of Public
Safety
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We can help ease your
burden by making the
necessary arrangements
month-old, that’s probably un-
survivable.”
After a few hours, air in the
car can reach temperatures 45
to 50 degrees higher than the air
outside.
The popular solution of open-
ing windows doesn’t help much,
Null said. In his tests, all/2 inch
crack in each window made the
car just 2 degrees cooler.
“That’s not going to help you
much at 120 degrees,” he said.
Fennell said her organization
suggests several ways for parents
to wake themselves up and pre-
vent tragedy, such as leaving a
cellphone or an employee badge
in the back seat or putting a
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