The MODerate SQUAD

HT to Crooks and Liars; I couldn’t resist posting this:

Veteran’s memorial plaques in Tustin stolen; Long Beach man arrested
Police say the suspect is linked to bronze plaque thefts at Veterans’ Sports Park in Tustin and other memorial sites across Orange County.
Lunar New Year: A look at the Year of the Horse
The Chinese New Year celebration starts with the new moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later.
Immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,000 beds
ICE plans 16 regional processing centers with a population of 1,000 to 1,500 detainees.
A California photographer is on a quest to photograph hundreds of native bees
Krystle Hickman has photographed over 300 types of bees native to North America.
Judge dismisses charges against 3 Connecticut officers accused of mistreating paralyzed prisoner
The officers were accused of mistreating a prisoner after he was paralyzed in a police van.