New York City NY Feb 28 2020 An armed security guard employed by Harvard Protection Services of New Jersey was caught on camera attacking a bicyclist. The guard tackled the cyclist who was riding in the Sixth Avenue bike lane on Tuesday night, in an apparent fit of rage after getting into a verbal argument […]
Crown Point In Feb 28 2020 Charges filed Tuesday against five people allege they worked together to shoplift items from a store at Southlake Mall, punched two loss prevention officers who attempted to stop them and hit two cars during a police chase. Desean C. Thomas, 25; Alontae D. London, 22; Ramone A. Bradley, 21; Akalynn […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb 28 2020 A loss prevention officer suffered serious burns after a shoplifter reportedly threw hot coffee on him during a confrontation outside of an East Nashville truck stop Tuesday morning. According to an arrest warrant, 53-year-old Delton Watkins took approximately eight items, totaling about $23, from the Love’s Travel Stops on West Trinity […]
Washington DC Feb 28 2020 Nearly 50% of emergency physicians say they’ve been assaulted. 70% of emergency nurses report being hit or kicked on the job. So what’s the solution? Since 2018, Amy Prescott, MD, has worked as a resident at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. About six months ago, one of […]
KINGSTON, R.I. Feb 28 2020 The University of Rhode Island community should dial 9-1-1 to report any emergency, on- or off-campus, effective immediately. The former Kingston Campus emergency number (401-874-2121) will remain in service for the foreseeable future as the campus community transitions to calling 9-1-1 exclusively for emergencies. Non-emergency calls from the URI community should […]
DeKalb IL Feb 28 2020 Police said a man at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital lashed out at two hospital employees as he was being held at the hospital as a precaution after he made threats of suicide or homicide. Michael S. Johnson, 52, of the 900 block of North Ninth Street was charged with aggravated […]
Ontario Canada Feb 28 2020 In the 2010s, unmanned aerial vehicles, aka UAV or drones, moved from the realm of science fiction into reality. In the 2020s, drones are likely to become even more prevalent in emergency response, search and rescue operations, accident investigations, site surveys, package delivery and countless other tasks. While some of […]
CINCINNATI OH Feb 28 2020 Technology is moving law enforcement closer to a point that, until now, has only been available in Hollywood. Virtual reality can now practically make an investigator or a juror an eyewitness to any crime. When officers arrived at the scene on Christmas Eve on a lonely stretch of highway near Zanesville, […]
Mobile AL Feb 28 2020 A man is accused of injuring his ex-wife and killing her new boyfriend after a Mardi Gras parade in Alabama, according to police. Anthony Orr, 49, was taken into custody at about 10 p.m. Monday, roughly four hours after police say he shot both victims, WALA reported. Orr had threatened his […]
Milwaukee WI Feb 27 2020 In one of the worst shootings in Wisconsin history, a gunman killed five people — and then himself — during a rampage Wednesday afternoon on the Milwaukee campus of Molson Coors. The shooter was identified as a 51-year-old man who worked for the brewery. The identities of the victims and […]