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Traffic signs come down in LA due to allegedly being harmful to the LGBT community
LOS ANGELES, CA- In 1997 “No U-Turn” and “No Cruising” signs were installed in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Now, they are coming down. Hugo Soto-Martinez, a councilmember on the Los Angeles City Council, announced the removal of the signs on Tuesday, claiming that they target members of the LGBT community, according to NBC Montana.
Mexican cartels cashing in on hundreds of millions of dollars in online timeshare scam that targets older Americans
UNITED STATES - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is sounding the alarm on a different type of online scam that many Mexican cartels are using to defraud the older American population. According to Business Insider, many Mexican cartels including the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the Gulf Cartel, and the...
Line of duty death: Scottsdale PD Detective killed in a firearm accident following a critical incident
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - A Scottsdale detective has died following an on-duty incident with a firearm. Detective Ryan So had just finished a search warrant and arrest operation and was unloading equipment when a rifle fell out of a bag that he was moving. The rifle reportedly discharged when it hit the pavement, according to AZ Central.
Body remains of infant found, believed to be eight-month-old that went missing a few weeks back
REYNOLDS STATION, KY - On Friday, June 14th, Kentucky State Police (KSP) detectives found the decomposed body of an infant that they believe is an eight-month-old baby girl who has been missing for the last several weeks. According to a report from the Bowling Green Daily News, KSP detectives found...
Officer Devotional: Righteousness through faith
We’ve seen increasing hatred spewed against police- from negative rhetoric in the media to anti-police politicians to jerks with nothing better to do who show up to calls for service just to cuss out an officer or make his day more difficult. As human beings, when we are told...
Los Angeles approves study to potentially remove sworn officers from traffic enforcement
LOS ANGELES, CA - The defund the police movement caught new traction four years ago, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. This was true across the nation, especially in Los Angeles, where reform advocates called for an all-out end to police reliance in the city. Citing “persistent racial...
Democrat nominee for Commissioner has been arrested on false impersonation charges
FORT BEND, TX - Officials with the Texas Rangers have announced the arrest of political candidate for Fort Bend Precinct 3 Commissioner, Taral Patel. According to Fox 26, Patel faces third-degree felony online impersonation and a class a misdemeanor charge of misrepresentation of identity under the Texas Election Code. The Texas Rangers were the ones to execute the search and arrest warrants for the investigation of Patel and the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Public Integrity Division is working with them as the investigation remains active.
'Senior skip day' leads to 2K seniors taking over Long Beach, causing violence and chaos with one person shot
NASSAU COUNTY, NY - Authorities with Long Beach, Long Island, said that one person has been shot after a massive, rowdy crowd of teenagers took over the beach during "senior skip day." According to the New York Post, a swarm of more than 2,000 high school seniors cut class on...
Embattled superintendent doesn't want School Resource Officers, despite Sheriff and panel recommendation
ASHBURN, VA - The Superintendant of the Loudoun County Public Schools, Aaron Spence, recommended against placing School Resource Officers (SROs) in all 62 of the district's elementary schools, according to Wednesday reports. The controversial Tuesday morning announcement came despite adding security to schools being one of the most prominent recommendations of a Blue Ribbon Panel conducted in 2023.
Ambulance catches fire, causing a four-car crash - leading to man arrested on DUI charges
COLFAX, ND - On Sunday, June 9th, a Day County, South Dakota ambulance traveling on Interstate 29 in North Dakota caught fire and while traffic was stopped to put out the fully engulfed ambulance, a four-car crash happened. According to KELO, the crash ended with multiple injuries and a DUI...
Three deputies and one suspect shot and injured in near 'suicide by cop' situation
DIXON, IL - Ogle County Sheriff's Deputies intervened in a Wednesday standoff at a gated community home in Dixon that found a suspect, Jonathon Gounaris, experiencing suicidal/homicidal ideation barricaded in his home heavily armed and wearing body armor. Three officers and the suspect were shot and injured, and one officer was severely injured.
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