By Kyle ChouinardLas Vegas SunLAS VEGAS — Nearly 100 protesters were arrested Wednesday evening when Metro Police declared an unlawful assembly at a downtown Las Vegas demonstration against nationwide immigration raids.In addition to the 94 arrests, Metro wrote in a press release that it issued...
By Silas MorganOrlando SentinelBREVARD, Fla. — Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey issued a harsh warning Thursday to protesters who use violence in his county: “We will kill you graveyard dead.”Speaking at a news conference with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, Ivey said peaceful protests “are...
By Michael KunzelmanAssociated PressWASHINGTON — Two of the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to compel Congress to install a memorial to the attack.The officers claim the failure to install the memorial plaque on...
By Sharon Bernstein and Daniel HuntThe Macon TelegraphSACRAMENTO —A federal appeals court late Thursday temporarily blocked a judge’s order that required President Donald Trump to relinquish control of California’s National Guard, pausing a sweeping rebuke of the administration’s decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles...
By Emma Seiwell, Rocco Parascandola, Thomas Tracy, Julian Roberts-Grmela and Roni JacobsonNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — A vandal torched 11 NYPD police cars in a Brooklyn parking lot just down the street from a police stationhouse early Thursday, police said.At a press conference at...
By Jim VEertunoAssociated PressAUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops, along with more than 2,000 state police, to help local law enforcement manage protests against President Donald Trump and the...
Joanna Putman is an Associate Editor and newswriter at Police1, where she has been covering law enforcement topics since August 2023. Based in Orlando, Florida, she holds a journalism...
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The next Spartanburg County sheriff will receive a significantly lower salary than their predecessor, following a vote by the council to cut the position’s pay by more than half, WSPA reported.During a special meeting on June 11, council members set the incoming...
LOS ANGELES — A suspect accused of driving through a police skirmish line near an anti-ICE protest in Koreatown led LAPD and CHP officers on a high-speed pursuit before crashing and attempting to flee on foot.The pursuit began around 10:40 p.m. on June 11 in...
NEW YORK — Undetonated explosive devices, resembling M-80s, were discovered near several NYPD vehicles that were set on fire in a police parking lot in Bushwick, WABC reported.The fires broke out shortly after 1:30 a.m. on June 12 in a lot about two blocks from...
