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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.
Illegal Immigrant released by ICE allegedly skipped immigration hearing before committing murder
PLEASANT HILL, CA - Pablo Jose Gutierrez-Morales, a 31-year-old illegal immigrant, was arrested in May and charged with the murder of a California man he allegedly stabbed to death just weeks after failing to report for an immigration hearing. Reportedly, Gutierrez-Morales was released by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) upon entering the U.S. illegally in 2022 and was under monitoring until he was removed from the program.
Attorney General Merrick Garland found in contempt of Congress but likely won't face consequences
WASHINGTON, DC - Republicans leading the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly along party lines to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, the highest-ranking federal law enforcement official in contempt of Congress for willfully defying a congressional subpoena for audio recordings of President Joe Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur.
Biden White House 'strongly opposes' pay increase for junior service members struggling with inflation
WASHINGTON, DC - The White House revealed Wednesday that President Joe Biden "strongly opposes" a bipartisan proposal to increase junior enlisted service members pay in the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The announcement came as a stark contrast to the...
Report: Biden's open borders lead violent Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, to take root in the US
Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution reads, in part, as follows:. The Constitution provides that the President “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed…”. This duty potentially implicates at least five categories of executive power, including:. (1) powers the Constitution confers directly upon...
Authorities identify, arrest man who hijacked a bus at gun point after fatally shooting passenger
ATLANTA, GA - Authorities have identified the man who is accused of holding a bus driver at gunpoint, hijacking the bus and holding the remaining 17 commuters hostage. According to Fox News, 39-year-old Joseph Grier, was taken into custody without further incident after a vehicle pursuit that spanned multiple jurisdictions — for a total of 15-miles. In a statement, the Atlanta Police Department (APD) said that the rush-hour chase crossed through highway lanes and suburban streets, with the bus careening into other cars and crossing into opposing traffic.
Report: Six alleged ISIS-K terrorists crossed Biden's open border into US, may have been planning terrorist attacks
Remember when nineteen Islamic fundamentalists hijacked four airliners and took out the two towers of the World Trade Center and part of the Pentagon? Remember when it was only through the bravery of passengers on United flight 93 that a likely attack on the U.S. Capitol was averted?. Remember when...
Juvenile violent crime explodes per USDOJ- 'it’s just kids killing kids'
Originally written for Crime in America. Republished with permission. The data shows that the number of juveniles killing other juveniles was the highest it’s been in more than two decades. The homicide rate among persons ages 12 to 17 increased during the more recent five-year period, from 2.9 per 100,000 in 2018 to 5.4 per 100,000 in 2022.
Illegal immigrant causes major collision, killing elderly mother and daughter in Michigan
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI - Last week, a tragic car crash on M-53 in Shelby Township resulted in the deaths of 63-year-old Crystal Brunn and her 88-year-old mother, Nancy Richmond thanks to an illegal immigrant renting a negligently driving a box truck vehicle. The accident occurred when the box truck, driven...
After Biden green lights Ukraine's use of American weapons to attack inside Russia, Putin sends four naval ships to Cuba
CARIBBEAN SEA - Just a week or so after the Biden administration gave Ukraine the go-ahead to use American weapons to strike targets inside Russia, the “empire” has struck back. Much as the Empire of Star Wars fame struck back at the Alliance, it appears that Russian President...
Great American Warrior: Meet Candace Kanavel, a cop who became Miss Arizona USA
This Great American Warrior article is brought to you by our partner, philanthropist, and LEO supporter Trudy Jacobson. Candace Kanavel always had an interest in politics. She saw it as a way to help the community by becoming a leader who can make a difference. She even aspired to become the first female president of the United States.
Closed border? Biden reportedly planning a path to citizenship for potentially 1.1 million illegal aliens
WASHINGTON, DC - And to think some people actually fell for it. Earlier this month, Joe Biden announced that he was signing an executive order to “control” the southern border. A cursory examination of that order showed that it was basically smoke and mirrors. Now, five people familiar...
Who would have guessed? Kansas City faces rising crime amid decline in police enforcement and staffing
KANSAS CITY, MO - Kansas City is experiencing a troubling increase in violent crime while police enforcement has dropped to record-low levels. This trend mirrors a national pattern, where negative publicity from high-profile incidents involving police leads to reduced police activity. The city's most severe crimes, categorized as Group A...
Traffic stop explosion in Florida: Deputy injured, suspects face multiple charges
PALATKA, FL - In a dramatic and dangerous incident in Putnam County, Florida, a routine traffic stop on April 5 led to the arrest of Charles Legault and his roommate, Patrick McGregor. Legault, 60, was pulled over by authorities due to an unassigned license plate on his vehicle. During the...
Disgraced Ex-Cop and Jeffrey Epstein cellmate sentenced in four brutal murders, kidnapping
NEW YORK, NY - Retired police officer, convicted murderer, and former cellmate of child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Nicholas Tartaglione, 56, was sentenced on Monday for the murder of four people, in addition to other charges. Victims include one man he tortured and strangled to death. The ex-cop was sentenced...
Unconstitutional? Seattle police, facing manpower shortage, to hire illegal immigrants with DACA status as cops
SEATTLE, WA - Seattle is joining the growing list of left wing cities that have decided to turn to illegal aliens to fill the ever-increasing void in the ranks of their police department, following cities such as Los Angeles. This is due to severe understaffing that has gutted many large city departments in primarily blue cities.
Stolen semi-truck rams Sheriff's vehicles leading to massive standoff
VANCOUVER, WA - A standoff with law enforcement on the I-205 that closed the entire interstate ended with a suspect in custody Monday after a dramatic chase involving a stolen semi-truck barreling from Portland, Oregon to Vancouver, Washington. The man and woman in the Semi barricaded themselves inside the vehicle for forty minutes after Sheriff's deputies disabled the vehicle using spike sticks.
Trio of high-speed, reckless, machine gun-toting drivers arrested in ongoing Indianapolis crackdown
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Officers of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrested reckless drivers in three separate incidents over the weekend, taking high-speed vehicles moving at over 100mph off of the road. Elyin Rosales Cordoba,22, Fernando Provencio Jr.,20, and Rodolfo Paredes-Pasillas,19, were arrested in what the department called its "continued focus...
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