ST PETERSBURG, Fla. April 6 2020 Two Florida law enforcement officers have died from coronavirus as the number of positive cases in the state topped 11,000, officials said Saturday. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said Sgt. Jose Diaz Ayala, 38, died Saturday. He had underlying health issues, the department said in a news release. […]
SAN ANTONIO TX April 6 2020 – A national company is deploying robots to help stop the spread of Covid-19. Cobalt Robots are a security guard replacement for businesses. The robots can detect threats, while employees are working at home during the pandemic. The indoor robots are equipped with WIFI, cameras and have environmental sensors. They […]
Joliet IL April 6 2020 As Joliet Junior College’s police chief enters the final months of a mandated personal improvement plan, student leaders continue to call for his resignation. Police Chief Pete Comanda chief was put under the personal improvement plan following what has been described as “racially-based statements” he made last year. Student leaders have […]
VIDALIA, La. April 6 2020 Officials say a Vidalia police officer has died. Officer Kejuane Bates lost his life due to complications related to the coronavirus, officials say. Bates served as a DARE officer for Vidalia PD. Vidalia Police Chief Joey Merrill sent KNOE the following statement on Thursday, April 2, 2020. “Yesterday we lost a […]
New York City nY April 6 2020 The NYPD announced that Linosee Mosley, a school safety agent assigned to the 111th Precinct, died on April 3 from complications due to coronavirus. Mosely was first appointed to the NYPD on Feb. 9, 1994. “We have lost another member of our family. School Safety Agent Linosee Mosley, a […]
New Orleans LA April 6 2020 A security guard and maintenance worker were arrested Thursday night after they tried to forcibly evict residents barricaded in an extended-stay motel in New Orleans East. The incident at the Studio 6 Extended Stay off I-10 and was one of a growing number of ousters that tenants’ rights advocates say […]
LOS ANGELES CA April 6 2020 – A murder suspect was arrested after returning being recognized by a security guard when he returned to the scene of the crime, early Saturday morning. Officers responded to a security guard who reported recognizing the suspect from a recent murder inside a vacant building in the 15200 block of […]
SHERBROOKE Canada April 6 2020 — A Walmart security guard from southern Quebec was fighting for his life on Sunday morning after being struck and dragged by a driver who was allegedly enraged by social distancing policies aimed to curb the spread of COVID-19, local police said. Police in Sherbrooke, about 150 kilometres east of Montreal, […]
Pennsylvania April 6 2020 Days after The Morning Call highlighted the plight of Lehigh Valley warehouse workers forced to work closely during the coronavirus crisis, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine on Sunday signed an order mandating safety measures at distribution centers and other businesses where essential workers are needed. Among the mandates is that employers […]
NEW ORLEANS LA April 6 2020 – According to the New Orleans Advocate, the public safety director for the New Orleans’ Ernest N. Morial Convention Center stole 80 masks that were meant for health care workers to battle against COVID-19. Vernon Giscombe, 58, was arrested Friday after a state Department of Public Safety officer witnessed a […]