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A new group of Kenyan officers has been deployed to Haiti as part of the international force tasked with helping local forces fight armed gangs in the besieged Caribbean country. The 200 officers are set to join the group that arrived in late June. Overall, the country has pledged to...

Hundreds of new Kenyan officers deployed to Haiti to help in fight against armed gangs

Mississippi State

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Gulfport, MS

Mississippi News Group

On June 14, 2024, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 15-year-old Lexi Jade Brown, charging her with attempted murder and first-degree arson. The arrest followed a violent incident in the early morning hours according to a press release from teh Gulfport PD.

15 year old charged with attempted murder and arson after victim wakes up being stabbed

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Seattle, WA

SEATTLE - Mexican authorities handed over to U.S. officials Rodrigo Omar Pérez, the nephew and alleged associate of jailed drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, co-founder of the now-disintegrated Guadalajara Cartel. He is set to face federal conspiracy drug charges in Arizona, the Mexican Attorney General's Office said. Paez Quintero...

Top Mexican cartel member extradited to the U.S. to face drug and conspiracy charges

Arizona State

Las Vegas, NV

SEATTLE - As scorching-high temperatures keep on hitting most of the United States, people in some of the hottest places are now at an increased risk of serious contact burns. Playgrounds, roads and even sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree and third-degree burns. In some cases they could even be fatal, according to experts.

Arizona is so hot right now people are getting second-degree burns by falling on sidewalks and roads

Miami-dade County, FL

SEATTLE - What was supposed to be a celebration ended up being a nightmare for thousands of people who went to the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami to watch the Copa América 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday. Security and police members were not able to prevent hundreds of ticketless fans from entering the stadium, a situation that led to chaos at the gates and the delaying of the game.

Miami-Dade mayor said chaos at Copa América final "should never have taken place"

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Texas State

Two federal judges in Texas have prevented the Biden administration from enforcing a series of protections for LGBTQ+ students included in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The judges, Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo and Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth, cited a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision saying that...

Texas judges prevent Biden administration from enforcing protections for LGBTQ+ students

Bacon County, GA

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On Monday, a search at a Bacon County home by investigators resulted in the discovery of a large quantity of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine. However, the suspects are currently not in custody.

Drug Bust Uncovers Methamphetamine and Cocaine in Bacon County Residence

Mexican authorities found last week a suspected drug-smuggling tunnel in Tijuana so deep that they haven't been able to find the exit point due to a lack of oxygen tanks. While the discovery garnered attention for being the first of the year, other similar constructions have been found by law enforcement throughout the years, some of them also featuring similar lengths and depths. In fact, close to 20 tunnels have been found on California's border with Mexico since 2006, according to CBS News.

Pictured: a look inside alleged Tijuana drug smuggling tunnels after police find one too long to explore without oxygen tanks

The speed of processing immigrant naturalizations has increased significantly during President Joe Biden's first three years in office. Concretely, some 2.66 million new immigrants were naturalized over the period, compared to about 2.31 million during the first three years of Trump's presidency. Data for 2024 is not yet available. In...

The speed of immigrant naturalizations has increased significantly during the Biden administration

Shenandoah, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL – The following is a collection of police incidents reported by local law enforcement...
The post Police Log, 7/10/2024 first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Police Log, 7/10/2024

Clarke County, MS

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

Phoenix, AZ

Evictions in Phoenix, Arizona, have increased drastically over the past months, with Maricopa County leading the country in filings. It is a regional phenomenon, according to Princeton University's Eviction Lab, which tracks evictions across 34 cities. Most of the places where figures have gone up by two digits in the past five years are in the Sun Belt, where populations are increasing and rents rising.

Housing crisis in Phoenix leads to record evictions

Athens, GA

Now Habersham

A 19-year-old Lawrenceville man is in custody after allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor, according to a news release from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.

Teen arrested for kidnapping and molestation after Athens hit-and-runs

Butler, PA

Two people have allegedly died following an incident at a Pennsylvania campaign rally where former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was rushed off stage with blood on his face after gunshots were heard on Saturday. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said that "the suspected gunman was dead,...

Two dead at Pennsylvania Trump rally amid alleged shooting incident, per local authorities

The U.S. government designated Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization on Thursday, a decision that allows law enforcement to allocate more resources to fight its increasing activities in the country. It also allows them to impose sanctions on its members, making it easier to freeze their assets and restrict their travel.

U.S. designates Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization

Florida State

Orlando, FL

Residents in cities across Florida are seeing a decrease in rent due to an oversupply of apartment units, a contrast with what is happening elsewhere in the United States, where the rental market continues to rise. Rent prices in general are now 30% higher than they were before the COVID-19...

Rent in large Florida cities is going down due to an oversupply of units

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday the successful launch of a statewide drug operation by the Kentucky State Police (KSP) known as “Operation Summer Heat,” following a three-month investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings.

KSP’s Operation Summer Heat makes 206 drug trafficking arrests, saving lives in safer state

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Violence in Haiti spreads to rural areas as law enforcement continues to wait for international force

Violence in Haiti has spread to rural areas as chaos continues to engulf the country, with a recent episode resulting in over ten deaths following a...

Violence in Haiti spreads to rural areas as law enforcement continues to wait for international force

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