Did Texas Authorities Warn About Biker Gang Rivalry Previously?

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Texas authorities issued a bulletin to law enforcement agencies earlier this month that warned of increasing violence between two rival biker gangs blamed for the shootout outside a restaurant in Waco on May 17th, writes ABC News.

The bulletin from May 1st, obtained by ABC News affiliate WFAA-TV in Dallas, said there had been skirmishes and talk of war between the Bandidos and Cossacks for months.

The bulletin was issued by the Texas Joint Information Center run by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

It said the conflict might start because Cossacks had been refusing to pay Bandidos dues for operating in Texas and for wearing the Texas patch on their vests without the Bandidos’ approval.

Mutilated Animals Found Around Sacramento, CA

Police and animal control officials in Sacramento, California, are trying to figure out who is responsible for a recent spree of animal mutilation cases throughout the city, according to ABC affiliate news10.net.

There have been at least nine cases since the beginning of the year, and authorities are trying to determine if the instances are connected.

It started in south Sacramento in January, where a dead goat and a bag of headless chickens were found.  After that, several other instances followed.

Monday, more dead chickens were found in an area called South Land Park.  Tuesday, mutilated chickens and a rabbit were found in Midtown.  Early Wednesday morning, more headless chickens were discovered along the railroad tracks near 19th and W streets.  The latest discovery happened right across from the YMCA building and YMCA child development center.

Gina Knepp, head of Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter, said authorities are investigating whether at least some of the killings may have to do with religious rites that sacrifice animals, according to The Huffington Post.

“I’m hoping it’s not a dangerous situation,” said Beverly Churchill, who works out regularly at the YMCA. “Because there are children who come here frequently.”

The Humane Society of the United States announced Thursday it is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible for the mutilations, according to local NBC affiliate KCRA.

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Sources: Marco Rubio Makes Moves Toward 2016 Presidential Run

Could the 2016 Republican presidential primary turn into a Florida fight?

Florida Senator Marco Rubio, a potential GOP presidential candidate, responded to the announcement by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush that Bush would “actively explore” running for president by saying, “Bush is someone I admire greatly,” he told ABC’s Jeff Zeleny.

“I think he’d be a very formidable candidate.”

Rubio declined to say whether he has spoken to Bush since his 2016 exploratory announcement, but said his decision wouldn’t be influenced by Bush’s.

“If you decide to run for President you do so because you want to be President, not you want to be president unless someone else wants to be president first,” Rubio said.

“I want to make my decision on the basis of where’s the best place for me to achieve our agenda to restore the American dream and that’s a decision we’re going to make.”

“We’ll make a decision in due course,” Rubio added.

However, ABC claims that a senior aide told ABC’s Jon Karl that his team has been instructed to move forward and he is moving closer to a presidential run in 2016

“He has told us to proceed as if he is running for president,” the aide said told Karl.

A Rubio aide confirmed to Breitbart News that the ABC News report was accurate, although the sunshine state senator has not made a final decision.

Already, Rubio has hired Anna Rogers, the current finance director for American Crossroads, to join his political action committee.  She is supposed to start on February 1.

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