MINNEAPOLIS MN March 11 2018 – Police officers and deputies aren’t the only ones learning how to administer Naloxone, the medication used to rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The Hennepin County Library, which oversees 41 locations, is working on a plan to train their security staff on how to use it. “I’ve seen […]
AUSTIN, Texas March 11 2018— How many Texas state troopers are obese? The Department of Public Safety is about to find out. Beginning this month, the department will begin recording the height, weight and “waist [belly] measurement” of its 4,297 commissioned officers during their routine physical readiness tests, according to an email sent last week. […]
YOUNTVILLE CA March 11 2018— Three women and one man have been found dead after a veteran receiving PTSD treatment took three hostages at the Yountville Veterans Home in Napa County, law enforcement officials said. It appears one of the dead individuals was the gunman, who killed himself, law enforcement officials said. “This is a […]
MILWAUKEE WI March 11 2018— A registered sex offender forbidden from visiting his severely ill 9-year-old son filed a lawsuit Friday against Wisconsin Children’s Hospital, arguing its visitation policy is “cruel and causes unnecessary harm to families and innocent children.” Security guards escorted Stuart Yates from the building Tuesday, five days after his son was […]
Glendale CA March 11 2018 An attempted smash and grab at a jewelry store inside the Glendale Galleria mall resulted in an armed security guard opening fire on the robbers. The security guard at the Glendale Galleria fired numerous rounds Saturday afternoon trying to stop three men armed with sledgehammers. The attempted “smash-and-grab” robbery occurred […]
OAKLAND, Calif. March 10 2018 A coffee shop in Oakland is refusing to serve law enforcement officers for the “physical and emotional safety of our customers and ourselves,” according to the shop’s social media. Hasta Muerte Coffee, an employee-owned co-op, will not serve officers in uniform and turned away an officer a few weeks ago, […]
Los Angeles CA March 10 2018 A nearly 12-hour standoff with a suspect believed to have fatally shot a California police officer and injuring another late Friday night continues as authorities say he remains “contained” inside an apartment complex. Captain Christopher Bergner of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office told reporters Saturday morning that they believe […]
ALEDO TX March 10 2018 Police were called to a report of shots fired at a gentleman’s club late Thursday night and found that two people had been shot to death. Sheriff deputies immediately found that the shooting at the Temptations Cabaret, located in the 12200 block of Camp Bowie Boulevard was a double homicide. […]
WALNUT CREEK CA March 10 2018 A Walnut Creek security guard turned on his co-worker Thursday night, killing the fellow security officer with a metal pole at a construction site, police said. Hakim Madjour, 34, of Concord was arrested on a charge of murder after he “violently and unexpectedly attacked” 60-year-old Harry Swayne of San […]
Santa Rosa CA March 10 2018 The suspect shot by a Santa Rosa police officer last week after a failed attempt to rob an armored car headquarters in town was identified Thursday by police as a convicted robber of the same facility in a violent 2011 heist, which netted almost $1 million in unrecovered funds. Authorities […]