The Chicago Fire Department announced Sunday that it had launched an investigation into an online post that alleged someone operating a firetruck removed a Black Lives Matter banner, officials said. A post on Nextdoor — a hyperlocal social network — by Dr. Adele Cobbs claimed that the Black Lives Matter banner in […]
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The Nevada Assembly approved a bill banning the police from using chokeholds on suspects on Saturday, while the Nevada Senate is mulling over a bill to scale back protections for officers being investigated for misconduct. The Assembly bill, which passed through the legislative chamber 38-4, bans chokeholds, puts in place […]
An 18-year-old from Washington state who went missing on July 24 was found eight days later in a heavily wooded section of the Cascade Mountains east of Seattle, in what rescuers say is a “miracle.” Giovanna “Gia” Fuda was last seen on surveillance footage at a coffee shop in Index, […]
Police have arrested three suspects who belong to the Hells Angels gang and charged them on Tuesday for allegedly killing a rival gang leader in May. Authorities on Tuesday arrested Anthony Destefano, 27, and Hells Angels Motorcycle Club members Frank Tatulli, 58, and Sayanon Thongthawath, 29. Each of them was charged […]
Two men and a woman have been arrested in connection with a triple murder in Florida during a nighttime fishing trip. The alleged ringleader behind the murders, Tony “TJ” Wiggins, 26, has a history of more than 230 felony charges on his arrest record, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told […]
The community in Kansas City, Missouri, came together on Saturday to show support and clean up a statue of a fallen officer after 150 protesters from the night before allegedly vandalized it. The Kansas City Star reported that 11 people were arrested in the protest. The scene was disheartening for […]
A Brooklyn, New York, man is facing charges for allegedly tampering with a New York Police Department (NYPD) van’s brakes. Police said that Jeremy Trapp, 24, cut the brake lines to at least one marked NYPD vehicle parked on the street in Brooklyn, according to a report from NBC New […]
Oregon’s Justice Department is suing multiple federal agencies for civil rights abuses, and state prosecutors are looking to file criminal charges against an officer who seriously wounded a protester. The lawsuit names the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the […]
A New York pub has discovered a cheap and easy way to get around Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order that bans sales of alcoholic beverages without food: by selling a $1 bag of potato chips. The governor’s latest executive order says restaurant patrons must stay seated and order food […]
A 94-year-old street vendor from Santa Ana, California, was brought to tears by the kindness of a Good Samaritan who raised more than $84,000 to help him. Jose Villa Ochoa, also known as “Don Joel,” said he cried because he felt appreciated. The first surprise gift was a few bucks […]
Former New York Gov. George Pataki says for the first time in his life he is worried about the “future” of New York City. “For the first time ever, I fear for the future of New York City. The de Blasio administration has been a disaster, and New York has […]
Only 54 percent of likely voters believe that presumptive Democrat 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden can handle debating President Donald Trump on the national stage, according to the latest poll from Rasmussen Reports. The survey found that 36 percent of voters disagree and think he is incapable of debating the […]
The family of a one-year-old killed by a gunman in Brooklyn Sunday night is in mourning and searching for answers. “You took my son’s life,” Davell Gardner Sr. told Fox News contributor Lawrence Jones. “I can’t get that back. I can’t hold him no more. I can’t hear him calling me ‘daddy’ no more. I […]
A Florida sheriff says his officers will “pay tribute” to every officer killed in America every time one dies while in the line of duty. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood posted the news on Facebook late Sunday after two officers from the McAllen, Texas, police department died Saturday in what […]
A North Carolina man accused of killing his infant son is facing a charge of first-degree murder in connection with his death. Robert Ahmaad Middleton Jr., 28, of Gastonia, was booked into the Gastonia County Jail on Friday and held without bond on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse […]
A King County, Washington, Superior Court Judge has approved a petition for a recall election for Democrat Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. The Seattle Times reported that the Friday ruling over Durkan’s recent handling of police brutality can proceed, allowing petitioners to start getting enough signatures to get the recall measure […]
Officers with the High Point, North Carolina, Police Department were swarmed by a “hostile crowd” of 50 people after searching a home during a drug bust, police said. Police responded to a search of an address on the 1100 block of Campbell Street on Thursday when a “hostile crowd” of […]
A pair of New York City Police Department officers were trying to disperse a crowd at a Bronx street corner when a thug allegedly placed one of the cops into a headlock, according to a disturbing video. But despite the fact that there are two trained officers at the scene, […]
A struggling New Jersey restaurant owner hampered by the coronavirus was moved to tears when a regular customer left a $1,000 tip on an order. Arnold Teixiera, the owner of The Starving Artist in Ocean Grove, said the customer had patronized the restaurant since 2001. Still, he did not want […]
At least 150 Minneapolis police officers have filed for disability, citing post-traumatic stress disorder as their reason for leaving following weeks of crime and turmoil after George Floyd’s death. The disability claims come as the city grapples with an uptick in crime and elected officials try to dismantle the police […]
A Socorro, Texas, police officer ran inside a burning mobile home on Monday to save an eight-year-old boy and his family trapped inside, according to a shocking video. The Instagram video showed the Socorro Police officer running towards the Texas mobile home where thick, black plumes of smoke and orange […]
Businesses in downtown Portland, Oregon, have lost $23 million since violent protests have wracked the city, authorities say. Portland Police Bureau Deputy Chief Chris Davis told reporters that the intensity of the violence and length of the demonstrations have been unprecedented in the city’s history. “It is really unprecedented in […]
Several attorneys in Jacksonville, Florida, teamed up to file a lawsuit to stop the Republican National Convention from taking place there in August. The lawsuit, filed in Duval County, makes several arguments as to why the city should not host the Republican National Convention as Florida’s coronavirus case numbers rise. […]
Ghislaine Maxwell, the accused recruiter for the late Jeffrey Epstein, has a secret stockpile of Epstein’s sex tapes that she will use to save herself from federal charges, according to a former friend of hers. Police arrested Maxwell in New Hampshire last week, and she was transferred on Monday to […]