Violent crime reached a 14-year high in Seattle last year as the city’s police department deals with a staffing shortage that is straining its ability to protect the community. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said during his state of the city address this week that there is funding to hire 125 new officers this year and […]
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LA DA Gascón reverses course on progressive directives amid crime wave, public blowback
Embattled Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is backpedaling on a number of hardline progressive directives he issued upon taking office in late 2020, according to a series of memos he sent to his office Friday regarding how to handle serious crimes. In five documents, two addressed to deputy district attorneys and the other […]
Legal gun owners stopping crimes, saving lives
Several violent crimes have been thwarted in past months and years by legal gun owners who have taken matters into their own hands when faced with life-threatening situations, such as armed carjackings and mall shootings. The Wisconsin Senate sent two bills to Gov. Tony Evers’ office on Tuesday that would make it easier for a […]
Customer attacks waitress with butcher knife over Covid 19 vaccine proof
King County Prosecutors say a man tried to attack a Bellevue restaurant worker with a meat cleaver after being asked to show proof of a Covid-19 vaccine. Investigators say Michael Dousa, 58, lunged at an Applebee’s bartender with a meat cleaver after he was asked to leave the Bellevue restaurant when he couldn’t provide proof […]
Woman Raped On Train As On Lookers Videotaped Instead Of Call 911
The passengers who did nothing while a homeless man raped a woman on a commuter train outside Philadelphia may have also recorded the vile attack on their cellphones instead of calling for help, authorities said. Surveillance footage showed Fiston Ngoy, 35, who has been charged with rape in Wednesday’s sickening attack aboard a Southeastern Pennsylvania […]
US Marshals Arrest 9 Sex Offenders In Sting Operation
The US Marshals Service led a multiagency effort dubbed “Operation Dunder Mifflin” to verify the addresses of registered sex offenders living in the area of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The operation was presumably named in honor of the hit sitcom “The Office,” which takes place at a fictional paper company named Dunder Mifflin in Scranton. Despite the […]
Murders Up 30% In Largest Increase On Record, Says FBI
The FBI’s Uniform Crime Report for 2020 was published Monday, showing homicides increased nearly 30 percent last year from 2019. This data marks the first time in four years that the estimated number of violent crimes in the U.S. increased from the previous year, the FBI said in a statement. Violent crime increased by 5 […]
Data Shows Gun Violence On Rise In 2021
Gun violence is spiking across the United States, and new data suggests the year is on pace to be one of the deadliest on record. The nation already has recorded 14,723 homicides and other fatal shootings so far in 2021, according to new data compiled and released by the Gun Violence Archive (GVA). That compares […]
Murderer Of Toddler Released Due To Clerical Error
A murder suspect accused of killing a two-year-old girl in a road rage incident was accidentally released by Tennessee authorities due to a “clerical error.” “Someone in the clerk’s office mistakenly entered the bond into the system as $15,000,” Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said of murder suspect Tylan McCray, WREG reported. A judge […]
Over 150 People Killed In Gun Violence Over Holiday Weekend
At least 150 people were killed by gun violence in more than 400 shootings across the country during the Fourth of July weekend as major cities nationwide confront a surge in violent crime, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive. The data, which includes the number of shooting incidents and gun violence victims […]
Cop Acquitted In Off-Duty Shooting In Milwaukee
A Milwaukee jury on Wednesday acquitted a former police officer in the on-duty shooting of a black man last year that ignited riots on the city’s north side. Jurors found that Dominique Heaggan-Brown, who is also black, was not guilty of first-degree reckless homicide when he shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith after a brief foot chase […]
4 Dead In London Terrorist Attack
Four people have been killed in the Westminster terror attack that brought carnage to the heart of London, including the armed police officer who was stabbed and his assailant. Mark Rowley, Scotland Yard’s top anti-terror officer, confirmed that 20 people were injured after the attacker – armed with two large knives – mowed down pedestrians with his car on Westminster […]