Suspect "Obsessed" With Amber Alert Victim: Police

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NBC 5 EXCLUSIVE: Police remove a truck believed to have been driven by the suspect in a Mount Pleasant Amber Alert case from a wooded area.

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Amber Alert Issued For 14-Year-Old Girl

Police are looking for Ruby Zavala, 14, and Jesus Ramirez, 22, who police say is believed to be mentally ill and dangerous.

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Mount Pleasant police are getting help from the FBI and other agencies to follow leads and try to a find 14-year-old kidnapping victim and her "obsessed" alleged kidnapper.

Investigators believe Ruby Zavala is in serious danger after police say 23-year-old Jesus Ramirez abducted Ruby, her mother, and her sister from a Mount Pleasant church at knife point.

Officers believe Ramirez used the mother's truck to take the three women from Saint Michael's Catholic Church at 1403 E. First St. in Mount Pleasant around 1 p.m. Sunday.

Ramirez later let the mother and Ruby's sister go, but continued on with Ruby Zavala.

Early Monday morning, NBC 5 gathered exclusive video of police recovering the truck Ramirez was believed to have been driving from a wooded mining area. The truck was found wrecked and abandoned. Police are now towing the truck to search for evidence and using search dogs to track the pair.

Mount Pleasant Police Chief Wayne Isbell says police do not believe the teen is willingly with the 23-year-old Ramirez, though they have reportedly dated in the past without her parents knowledge.

Isbell says Ramirez is apparently obsessed with the teen and has a criminal record involving children.

"The suspect has already previously been charged with sexual assault of a child before," Isbell says. "We have reason to believe he may be mentally unstable and suicidal."

Ramirez pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony, in 2007. He was given deferred adjudication and spent five years on probation.

The missing girl is 14-year-old Ruby Zavala. She is 5 feet tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white top, blue jeans and tan shoes.

The suspect is 23-years-old Jesus Ramirez. he is 5 foot, 9 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap.

If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of Ruby please call 903-575-4004.

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Hillcrest High School Suffers Gas Leak

Dallas Fire-Rescue responders say gas has accumulated in the basement of Hillcrest High School in Dallas.

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Dallas Fire-Rescue responders say gas has accumulated in the basement of Hillcrest High School in Dallas.

DFR crews responded to the scene at 9924 Hillcrest Rd. in Dallas around 5:45 a.m. for a gas leak.

Responders called for HAZMAT crews to assist in the issue once they discovered the accumulation of gas in the school's basement.

Jason Evans with Dallas-Fire Rescue says crews were able to stop the leak, but are working to clear out the gas from the basement.

John Dahlander from Dallas Independent School District says the district still expects to have school today.

No evacuations have been made as of 6 a.m.

NBC 5 has crews on the way to the incident to gather more information.

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Mother of Four Accidentally Buys $14 Million Winning Lotto Ticket

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Accidentally spending $1 more than usual on Lotto Tickets paid off for a single mother of four in Southern California to the tune of $14 million.

Thuan Le bought her winning SuperLotto Plus last week at a Mission Viejo CVS (map), where she typically buys $4 worth of Powerball tickets and $1 on a SuperLotto Plus ticket.

When Le noticed she accidentally put $6 into the self-service machine, she took her chances on an extra – would-be winning – SuperLotto Plus ticket.

Le checked the winning ticket with her friend. After ticking off the matching numbers one by one, Le was so excited, she ran screaming from the store, according to a news release from California Lottery.

A single mother of four sons, Le said she plans to use her winnings to buy a house, travel and visit her parents in Vietnam.

One of Le's sons thought his mother was kidding when she called, exuberant to share the news.

"We thought she was joking," her son told Lotto officials, "but we thought would she really joke like this? My older brother said, 'yes, she would.'"

Le's lucky numbers were 5, 33, 25, 46, 32, and the Mega number 26. CVS Pharmacy will receive a bonus of one half percent, or $70,000, for selling the winning ticket.

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Two Injured in Fort Worth House Fire

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Two people are in the hospital after an early morning apartment fire in Fort Worth.

It took more than two dozen firefighters 40 minutes to put out the fire at the Surrey Oaks apartments on King George Drive.

Two people were injured from the fire and had to be transported to the hospital. Firefighters said a security guard suffered a seizure, and a female resident with asthma had difficulty breathing after inhaling smoke.

One building at the apartment complex was seriously damaged. The building has 12 units -- eight of which had significant fire damage.

Fort Worth firefighters were able to respond quickly to the blaze.

"Very quick response, we are very close to Fire Station 20, so they were on scene almost immediately," said Fire Department spokesman Captain Tom Crow. We also had a very quick response from PD."

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Wrong Way Crash Kills 2 In Denton

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Two die in North Texas crash caused by wrong-way driver.

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Wrong-Way Driver Causes Deadly Crash in Denton

Two die in North Texas crash caused by wrong-way driver.

I-30 Reopened After Wrong-Way Crash Kills Two

A fatal wrong-way crash killed two people and closed down Interstate 30 at Beach Street early Monday morning.

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A wrong-way driver caused a deadly head-on collision on I-35W in Denton early Saturday morning.  Two people were killed.  Two others were injured.

It happened along I-35W between Crawford Road and FM-2449 near mile marker 81.  The northbound lanes of I-35W were shut down for about four hours.

The person driving the Toyota Highlander could not avoid the Honda Accord coming straight on.  Police say both drivers died on impact.

The Denton Police Department identified the driver of the Honda Accord as 25-year-old Juan E. De La Cruz, Jr. of Illinois. The driver of the Toyota Highlander was Amy Lynne Morrow, 55, Rhome in Wise County.

"Around 6:20 this morning the Denton Police dispatch started receiving several 9-1-1 telephone calls about a driver going southbound in the northbound lanes of traffic on I-35 W," explained Officer Orlando Hinojosa.   "Soon after that, they started receiving telephone calls of a crash, a major crash, involving four vehicles."

An Inifiniti G 35S and Ford Mustang also wrecked trying to avoid the cars in the head-on crash.  Two people were treated and released at a local hospital for minor injuries. The driver of the Infiniti G 35S is Wanda Sue Carter, 41, of Arlington.  The driver of the Ford Mustang is Najwa Francisca Lucre, 33, of Ada, Oklahoma.

A crash reconstruction team spent four hours taking photos, measurements and gathering evidence. Police kept northbound I-35 West between Crawford Road  and FM 2449 closed until around 10:30 this morning.

Officer Hinojosa said it's too early to know if alcohol was a factor in the driver going the wrong way on I-35 W.

The names of the victims have not yet been released to the public.
 

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Accused Corinth Pastor Takes Leave Of Absence

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Corinth police arrested Pastor Jeffrey Dale Williams for sexual performance on a child. On Saturday, the church told the media he is on a leave of absence.

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Corinth Pastor Arrested, Accused of Sex Charge

A pastor in Corinth is out on bond after he was arrested Wednesday on charges of attempted sexual performance of a child.

Corinth Pastor Accused of Sex Charge

A pastor in Corinth was arrested Wednesday on charges of attempted sexual performance of a child.

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On Sunday, members of a Denton County church will hold services without their leader.

Earlier this week, police arrested Denton County Pastor Jeffrey Dale Williams. He's accused of sexual performance on a child, a third-degree felony. He bonded out of jail late Wednesday night.

On Saturday night, The Church of Corinth issued a statement. It reads in part:

 Allegations have been made. At this time, they are allegations. And, our Pastor is on a leave of absence. A leave of absence is the best thing we can do for him to give him time to be with his family and to deal with everything going on in his life. Any time, when something like this happens, the impact that it has on everyone is painful. With that pain often comes a response that looks very much like the stages of grief. You may be feeling hurt, afraid, and confused. Many of us will feel angry. Anger is a response that we use to defend ourselves against the hurt, fear and confusion. Some will feel depression. But, with time – and a lot of prayer, we will begin to go through a period where we can begin to heal.

The church said it will have David Fink serve as interim Pastor. The statement also addressed The Church of Corinth's future.

So, what will the future look like at The Church of Corinth? In the short term, the Deacon board will continue to help in the day to day decision process of the operation of the church. We have already been in contact with the leadership of the Assemblies of God about the events of this week and are following their direction as well as getting input from their vast experience and wisdom. Dr. Richard Plunk is here today to represent them. We have and will continue to have their help and support moving forward to follow the best course of action to get through this tough time. As I have already stated, the Deacons have asked David Fink to fill in for us as our interim pastor.

According to the warrant, the incident happened on March 30. The listed address for where the incident happened is 3201 Tower Ridge Drive, which is the church address for the Church of Corinth.

Detectives said there are five audiotapes of Williams with a female juvenile. Officers said they could hear Williams trying to plead and beg the girl for two hours to take off her clothes so he could see some "eye candy."

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Escaped Calif. Mental Health Patient Is in Custody

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A mental health patient obsessed by the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School is in custody after escaping from an Orange County, California facility the day before, authorities said.

Norris Phuoc Nguyen returned to the Royale Health Care Center at 4 p.m. Saturday, said Anthony Bertagna, spokesman for the Santa Ana Police Department.

Friday afternoon, Nguyen walked away from the Royale Health Care Center, where he has been detained since December 2012.

Police said the 23-year-old told them he visited a friend while he was away from the facility, and it does not appear Nguyen committed any crimes while he was gone.

Authorities became familiar with Nguyen -- who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and repeatedly detained and institutionalized -- in August 2011. At that time, he walked into the Westminster Police Department dressed in camouflage and holding an assault rifle, saying he wanted to "die by cop," Garden Grove Police Chief Kevin Raney said.

The weapon was not loaded, the chief said, adding that Nguyen did not have a permit for the firearm.

Nguyen was questioned, and police found he was fixated on a teacher at an elementary school he had attended in Northern California, Raney said, declining to name the school.

"We have statements and we have the firm belief that he is committed, unfortunately, to harming children at this specific school," Raney said.

Nguyen had been detained periodically since then, Raney said, until it became apparent in interviews with him in December that he was obsessed by the massacre that left 26 dead at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school on Dec. 14, 2012.

Nguyen has spoken repeatedly both about protecting children and endangering them, Raney said.

Nearly two weeks ago, Nguyen's mother, who lives in Huntington Beach, tried to gain custody of her son at a court hearing, but the judge refused to have him released, Raney said.

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Cat Lost During Sandy Makes Miraculous Return

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In the six months since Superstorm Sandy, we've brought you heartbreaking stories of devastation. But this is not one of them, thanks to a lost cat who made an amazing journey back to his family. The cat disappeared in the aftermath of the storm, but managed to travel the eight miles back to his family's Chadwick Beach Island home. NBC10 Jersey Shore Bureau reporter Ted Greenberg has the details.

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Uranie Roberts only has one way to describe it.

"It's a miracle," she said.

Lost for half a year, her beloved pet cat "Porsche" somehow found his way home.

Last November, Roberts and her family, including Porsche, had to be evacuated by boat from their home in the Chadwick Beach Island section of Toms River after Superstorm Sandy hit the area. The family temporarily relocated to a relative's home in Point Pleasant Borough before returning to Toms River. While the family was in Point Pleasant however, Porsche went missing.

"He got out of the house and that was the last we saw of him," said Carol Baumann, Uranie's daughter.

Baumann believed Porsche was gone for good. That was until Wednesday when she heard the familiar sound of meowing coming from the back deck of their Toms River home. When she walked towards it, she saw something she never thought she would see again.

"I saw the green eyes and I said, 'My God in heaven, it's Porsche!'" said Baumann.

Somehow the cat managed to travel eight miles through storm destruction, traffic and even over a bridge to get back to his original home.

"It's just amazing how he found his way home," said Baumann. "I wish he could talk."

Baumann and Roberts plan to have Porsche checked out by a vet next week. They say however that it doesn't look like he missed many meals in the past six months.

"You could see he was eating," said Uranie. "His fur is sleek and soft."

Whether he's just extremely resourceful or truly does have nine lives, Baumann and Roberts are just glad to have him back.

"It's wonderful," said Baumann. "I missed him so bad."
 

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5 Women Die in Limousine Fire on Major Calif. Bridge

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The limo caught fire trapping people inside, according to witnesses.

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Five women in their 30s died Saturday night when a stretch limousine burst into flames on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge over the San Francisco Bay, police confirmed to NBC News.

Four other people in the limo escaped with burn and smoke inhalation injuries, California Highway Patrol Officer Art Montiel said. The car's driver was unhurt. 

Montiel said the women were "probably killed by the fire," though the cause of death has not been confirmed,  NBC News reported.

Witnesses told NBC Bay area the white Lincoln Town Car was not involved in an accident prior to catching on fire. It was not clear what could have sparked the flames. 

The car was driving from Alameda to Foster City, Montiel said.

When asked if an "explosion" had occurred, Montiel told NBC News it was unconfirmed, however he did say the "vehicle was partially engulfed."'

A viewer named David Solomon sent in the picture above that he said of was of the limo.

The fire was first reported around 10 p.m. in the third lane of westbound state Highway 92, according to the California Highway Patrol. 

The bridge, located about 20 miles southeast of San Francisco, connects San Mateo and Alemada counties. The westbound lanes were closed for several hours.

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