By Richard WintonLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — In one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history, thieves made off with as much as $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a San Fernando Valley money storage facility, an L.A. police official revealed...
A recent officer-involved shooting in Tucson, Arizona was captured on body-worn camera. Two officers can be seen facing a man armed with a Katana (Japanese long sword), who appeared to possess a pre-trained (probably self-taught) expertise with the sword.During this situation the officers carefully attempt...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles has opted to hire private security guards to patrol “graffiti towers” that have become an expensive crime nexus, NBC Los Angeles reported.The city council voted unanimously on April 2 to update LA’s building standards enforcement,...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOS ANGELES — Body camera footage shows the moment a DUI suspect tried to bite an LAPD officer in a hospital, KTLA reported.Footage released April 1 shows officers responding to a March 1 traffic crash and detaining the man on suspicion of DUI....
By Rafael OlmedaSouth Florida Sun-SentinelBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony played politics with the careers of two deputies accused of using excessive force against an unarmed Black teenager in 2019, according to a new lawsuit.Now one of those deputies is suing the sheriff...
By Peter BoylanThe Honolulu Star-AdvertiserHONOLULU — The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers is urging the Honolulu Police Department and county leadership to address a shortage of 437 officers that leaves areas of Oahu with “limited to no coverage” several days a week.With one...
By Sarah Roebuck Police1NEW YORK — On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America.According to NASA, the path of the solar eclipse will enter the United States in Texas, and travel through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York,...
The Houston Texans went on a major spending spree this offseason -- and it all came under the watch of Nick Caserio, a former member of the New England Patriots front office.According to ESPN, the Texans shelled out $144.5 million in guaranteed money this offseason,...
A Nor’easter is expected to wallop the state Wednesday with up to a foot of snow in some areas, creating difficult travel conditions across the state with high winds and coastal flooding also possible.While some precipitation was already coming down in Western Massachusetts on Wednesday...
An April nor’easter is set to bring strong winds to Massachusetts that could cause “widespread power outages” on Wednesday and Thursday, especially if snow accumulates on power lines, according to the National Weather Service. Powerful winds are expected to begin Wednesday afternoon in some areas...