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Man with weapons arrested after allegedly spotted with gun near a California movie theater: Police

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A man found with multiple weapons was arrested after a person by a California movie theater spotted him with a gun and called 911. A man found with multiple weapons was arrested after a person near a local California movie theater spotted him with a gun and called 911, authorities said. Police arrest ed 42-year-old Thomas Alexander of Oregon after conducting a traffic stop near the Cobblestone Movie Theater on May 19. Authorities discovered multiple weapons in his vehicle, including a loaded handgun holstered on his hip, a loaded rifle with four high-capacity magazines, two additional loaded handguns and prescription pills, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said. Alexander is facing multiple charges, including carrying a loaded firearm in public, illegal possession of a rifle, transporting a rifle and possession of a controlled substance, according to the sheriff's office. MORE: Memorial Day weekend mayhem leaves 53 shot, 11 fatally, in Chicago Law enforcement officials resp...

1 dead, 28 hospitalized after roof of Illinois theater collapses: Officials

The roof of a northern Illinois theater collapsed Friday night during a metal concert, leaving multiple people injured. One person died after a roof collapse at the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois, on Friday night, officials said. At least 28 more were transported to the hospital -- five with severe injuries, according to officials. Roughly 260 people, including staff and performers, were inside the venue, which was hosting a heavy metal concert, Belvidere Fire Chief Shawn Schadle said at a press conference. Schadle could not immediately confirm the cause of the roof's collapse . However, he said officials were notified by the National Weather Service of a tornado warning at 7:45 p.m. CT. The roof collapse d ten minutes later, he said. Officers responding to the incident were greeted with "absolute chaos" inside the building, said Belvidere Police Chief Shane Woodley. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is "closely monitoring" the incident, he said on Twitter. ...