Montgomery County NC April 1 2020 A sheriff’s deputy in Montgomery County died from coronavirus Tuesday night as the state’s death toll pushed into double digits, law enforcement officials confirmed. Bud Phouang worked as a middle school resource officer in Biscoe, an area best known for being near Uwharrie National Forest. Sheriff Gregory Seabolt offered […]
Charlotte NC April 1 2020 Sadly, at least eight security officers have died from the COVID-19 virus. The latest of those was an NYPD school safety agent from Queens. She became the latest casualty of the coronavirus among New York’s Finest, sources said Monday. Sabrina Jefferson, 63, of Jamaica, died from the deadly COVID-19 bug, […]
Washington DC April 1 2020 Officials’ move to add body cameras to police officers and conduct enhanced trainings within the department will help hold officers accountable for inappropriate actions, policing experts said. The University rolled out plans earlier this month to add body-worn cameras to police officers and establish a unit within the department to […]
Arlington VA April 1 2020 An employee at an Arlington, Virginia, business has been arrested and charged after shooting a juvenile who allegedly broke into the store, police say. Three suspects broke into the unnamed business on the 2400 block of Shirlington Road early Sunday and began stealing cash and merchandise, Arlington County Police say. An […]
CANTON OH April 1 2020 A man was arrested Sunday morning after a disturbance at Aultman Hospital where hospital staff was screening people for the coronavirus. Sahmi Amir Wydell Green, 32, listed in Stark County Jail records as homeless, was arrested at 9:20 a.m. Sunday at the hospital at 2600 Sixth St. SW on a felony […]
Lakewood NJ April 1 2020 Two men were charged after hosting a large gathering at a school for talmudic study in Lakewood that defied the state’s coronavirus social distancing rules, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said. David Gluck, 42, and Abraham Haberfeld, 32, both of Lakewood, were each charged with maintaining a nuisance after police broke […]
New York City NY April 1 2020 The death of a Chelsea clubgoer slammed into a glass door by a bouncer has been ruled a homicide, police said Monday. Daniel Cunningham was chased out of Paddles, a nightclub on W. 26th St. near Eighth Ave., on Dec. 8 by a bouncer who then allegedly shoved him […]
Cooperstown NY April 12020 A hospital employee in Otsego County is accused of stealing a box of face masks and alcohol prep pads, then shipping them to another person. The alleged theft happened at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Otsego County Sheriff’s deputies said Josie D. Wright, 33, a contracted hospital employee from Morris, is […]
PORTLAND, Ore. March 31 2020— Keanon Lowe has again been recognized for his heroic actions nearly a year ago at Northeast Portland’s Parkrose High School, this time being awarded the Citizen Honor Award by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The organization announced last week that Lowe was one of six individual recipients of the […]
Charlotte NC March 31 2020 Police impersonators set up a roadblock on a Colorado highway and stopped drivers to ask why they were out during the state’s coronavirus stay-at-home order. The operation was reported to Greeley police by a woman who said she was stopped around 4:50 a.m. Friday on the Highway 34 business route, […]