10/22/21 Hate Crimes Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments In a courtroom in Brunswick, Georgia, three white men face murder and hate crime charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an African American man who was confronted and shot while jogging in 2020. Last month, a California man was sentenced to life in prison on Read More >
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Illinois sheriffs say they will not help Chicago Mayor Lightfoot fill police shortages due to vaccine mandate
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot didn’t receive the favorable response she apparently expected when multiple sheriffs in nearby jurisdictions refused her request to fill the gap in police manpower after she threatened to fire 3,000 local police personnel for resisting the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The rude awakening came from DuPage County Sheriff James Read More >
Atlanta PD begs drivers to ‘Move Over’ after video shows car hitting cop
Police say the shocking video is a prime example of why the law exists in the first place
Biden Administration Places Climate Change at the Center of U.S. Security Planning
10/21/21 Climate & National Security Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments On Thursday, 21 October, the Biden administration has released several reports addressing the increasingly severe impact of climate change on U.S. national security – and impact which is only going to grow in severity and scope. read more
Extreme Couponing: Criminal Edition
A woman who churned out thousands of fake coupons was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and ordered to pay $31.8 million in restitution—a conservative estimate of what she helped steal from stores, restaurants, and product makers.
Florida officer dies by suicide
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A Florida police officer was found dead early Monday in Plantation. The Hollywood Police Department on Tuesday identified him as Lt. John Graham, a 20-year veteran of their agency. The Plantation Police Department responded to a call around 3 a.m. Monday, when officers discovered a deceased individual inside a vehicle outside the Read More >
Video: Man pretends to draw gun on troopers, is fatally shot
Twice, the suspect reached into his waistband and mimed drawing a gun
Chicago PD: Most cops put on no-pay status over vaccine changed their minds
The city’s mandate required officers to report their vaccine status by last Friday
State of Indiana has open arms to Chicago officers getting bounced over COVID mandates
INDIANA — Chicago police officers as well as other law enforcement professionals in Illinois who may soon be unemployed due to COVID-19 vaccine mandates can look to their neighbors in Indiana for less stringent requirements, according to Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., who says the officers “deserve respect.” “Our police do the hardest job in the Read More >
U.S. Supreme Court sides with police in qualified immunity cases
Justices reversed rulings in two separate cases related to use-of-force lawsuits