Mayor and LAPD chief tout declines in homicides and shootings
Los Angeles leaders are promoting the latest crime data, at least on paper, as evidence that cities are safe and secure. Figures released Monday show that murders fell by about 14% in the city compared to last year in 2023, but a small number of people were hit by gunfights during the same period. The […]
L.A. D.A. Hochman to fire Gascón’s police shootings prosecutor
Los Angeles Township Atty. Nathan Hockman says he intends to terminate the contract with the special prosecutor hired by George Gascón to reopen the investigation into the police shooting, a move that has sparked controversy among police officers. could shake up a high-profile case involving the murder of a man. The district attorney’s office said […]
FACT CHECK: Harris Campaign Claims JD Vance Said School Shootings Are Just A ‘Fact Of Life’ Following Georgia Shooting
Posts Share with X According to reports from Kamala HQ, Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio called school shootings a “fact of life” in response to the recent Georgia school shooting. J.D. Vance responded to the deadly Georgia shooting by saying school shootings are a “fact of life” and criticizing common-sense gun safety reforms. pic.twitter.com/ISNRuXneg6 — […]
Fourth Of July Shootings Leave Several Dead, Including Police Officer
According to multiple reports, shootings occurred across the United States during the Fourth of July celebrations, leaving at least four people dead and several others injured. In Chicago, two women, ages 42 and 22, were killed in a shooting at a home on the city's south side that apparently began over a personal dispute, and […]
‘All Hell Broke Lose’: Harvard Economist Needed ‘Armed Guard’ After Study Found No Racial Bias In Police Shootings
Harvard economics professor Roland Fryer says he must be accompanied by an armed security guard to go out in public after publishing a study that found no evidence of racial bias in police-involved shootings. said in an interview with Free Press founder Bari Weiss. Fryer, a top economist, became the youngest black tenured professor in […]
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day marked by increase in officer shootings
Fallen police officers across the country were recognized during National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Tuesday. This annual event honors the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers across the United States. According to the National Fraternal Order of Police, Last year, 378 police officers were shot and killed, including eight in Alabama. Forty-six police […]
3 Dead, 3 Others Critically Injured In Memphis Shootings
Three people were shot to death and three others were seriously injured in shootings across Memphis within 18 hours over Halloween weekend, police said. The Memphis Police Department announced seven incidents in a series of statements on X (formerly Twitter).The person in charge responded first shoot At 12:48 p.m. Saturday, officers reported finding a seriously […]
Graphic video: CBP releases body camera footage in 2 fatal agent-involved shootings
Anita Snow, Associated Press 1 hour ago WARNING: Graphic video PHOENIX (Associated Press) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the tribesman it shot dead last month may have had a handgun when he was encountered in a remote corner of Tohono Odum, a border agent said. He released body camera footage showing his concerns. […]
Mass Shootings ‘Tragically Too Common in America’
top story CDC workers Amy St PierreA 39-year-old man was killed and four others injured in a shooting at a medical clinic in Midtown Atlanta on Wednesday.The suspect had arrived at the building for a medical appointment himself before the alleged shooting, but was later arrested Located in Cobb County. The mass shooting in Atlanta […]
After shootings, regulator doesn’t recommend additional substation security standards | National
The organization responsible for setting and enforcing reliability standards for the U.S. electrical grid recommended new physical security requirements for thousands of substations following gun attacks that caused power outages in parts of several states. Is not … Jim Robb, CEO of North American Electric Reliability Corp., told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday […]
