By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEW YORK — The NYC Police Benevolent Association is calling for a man convicted of killing a police officer to go back behind bars, the New York Post reported.“The revolving door in this case is an absolute travesty to our justice system,” PBA...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MT. VERNON, Ill. — Several Illinois sheriffs have stated that their offices will not enforce a new gun restriction, KSDK reported.The Protect Illinois Communities Act, which went into effect Jan. 1, effectively bans 170 different guns, as well as high-capacity magazines, according to...
On November 11, 2022, a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic infraction. The driver refused to stop, and a pursuit was initiated with speeds reaching over 120 mph. A Sacramento County K-9 officer, a deputy and another CHP...
By Brittny MejiaLos Angeles TimesEAST PALO ALTO, Calif. — This is what it took to make a small city safe.In 1992, East Palo Alto was dubbed the “murder capital” of the U.S., with 42 murders in its 2.5 square miles — a per capita rate...
By Mitch HottsThe Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens, Mich.MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. — Robert Woonton was only 2 when his father helped start the Macomb County Fallen Heroes Memorial in Mount Clemens.Now the 19-year-old newest member of the Fraser Department of Public Safety says he will eventually...
Suicide is always preventable. If you are having thoughts of suicide or feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline immediately at 988. Counselors are also available to chat at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. Remember: You deserve to be supported, and it is never too late to...
By Lauren LiebhaberThe Charlotte ObserverKALAMAZOO, Mich. — Michigan police are searching for a man who they say disappeared into the Kalamazoo River on Jan. 1 while trying to evade arrest.Officers attempted to pull over a motorcyclist for a license plate violation, but the driver fled...
By Devoun CetouteMiami HeraldMIAMI — When dozens of Miami police officers descended on Bayside Marketplace on New Year’s Day, immediate answers on what triggered the massive response were elusive. In the days since, authorities have told the public what occurred.But in that temporary information vacuum,...
By Don SweeneyThe Charlotte ObserverWHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — An accused burglar’s offbeat escape plan involving an unwitting Uber driver went awry, Colorado police reported.A 911 caller reported seeing an intruder Thursday, Dec. 28, in a Wheat Ridge plumbing shop on security video and a hole...
By Justin VellucciThe Tribune-Review, GreensburgPITTSBURGH — It was an ominous start to 2023: Gunmen murdered police officers in Brackenridge and McKeesport during the first six weeks.While the two high-profile shootings heralded a lawless and violent year ahead, Allegheny County and Pittsburgh actually saw a drop...
