Baltimore MD June 29 2018 A 27-year-old man was shot and Tased by Baltimore police after charging at officers with a chair and a knife at a behavioral health clinic at the University of Maryland Medical Center, police said Thursday. The man, whose name was not released, was taken to the nearby Shock Trauma Center […]
New Zealand June 29 2018 A teenager charged with the manslaughter of a Countdown security guard – the incident was caught on CCTV – can now be named. Sydney Jayden Kokiri, 18, has pleaded not guilty and is due to go on trial next year. Last month the Herald revealed that the guard – Serbian […]
Allentown PA June 29 2018 A Philadelphia man has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Dorney Park claiming he was racially profiled by security. The suit filed by Benjamin Slater says back on June 17 he was detained by park security for having the same skin color as an unknown black man who was reportedly seen […]
Washington DC June 29 2018 Travelers planning to hop on an airplane to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday vacation are being advised to head to the airport early, especially on Friday — which is estimated to be “one of the busiest days ever” for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The TSA is preparing for what […]
Secaucus NJ June 29 2018 One person has been arrested and another is being sought after the pair tried to run down a loss-prevention officer following a theft at the Walmart in Secaucus, authorities said. Blanca Menendez, 57, of Union City, and an accomplice stole $132 worth of baby clothing from the store on June 13, […]
PORTLAND, Ore. June 29 2018 – A largely peaceful protest at Portland City Hall ended with a scuffle on Wednesday, prompting a security guard to be taken in for medical treatment. The demonstrators were sitting in on the Council meeting to urge commissioners to take action on getting Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) out of Portland. […]
Flagstaff Arizona June 29 2018 Twin Arrows Casino is launching Arizona’s first security robot this week. The Knightscope K5 is a 398-pound autonomous robot that provides a commanding, but friendly, physical security presence at the casino. The robot will gather real-time, on-site data through numerous sensors, which is then processed to determine if there is […]
LONGVIEW, Wash June 29 2018 One man died and several others were injured Thursday morning after a line from a ship to the dock snapped in half. According to Port of Longview officials, the snapped line recoiled and fatally struck ILWU member Byron Jacobs, 34. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The chief mate aboard […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. June 29 2018 – A 32-year-old Deltona man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he pulled over a woman in the parking lot of an Amscot store at North Goldenrod Road and East Colonial Drive in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Angel Manuel Garcia pulled over the woman at about 3:30 p.m. […]
ATLANTA GA June 29 2018 Some Atlanta police officers are accused of demanding $36,000 from a local organization but they apparently didn’t even make good on their promises when it came to the actual event. After filing an ethics complaint with the Atlanta Police Department and dissatisfied with the response from both the mayor of Atlanta […]