NEW YORK May 9 2020 (AP) — Sandy Jensen’s customer-service job at a Sam’s Club in Fullerton, California, normally involves checking member ID cards at the door and answering questions. But the coronavirus has turned her into a kind of store sheriff. Now she must confront shoppers who aren’t wearing masks and enforce social distancing measures […]
Miami-Dade FL May 9 2020 Miami-Dade’s fight overextending paid sick leave to county contractors happens to fall in the middle of a global pandemic that’s shut down much of the economy over fears more people will catch a virus at work. The timing is helping fuel the campaign to change county law and require sick […]
AVENTURA, FLA. May 9 2020 A woman appeared before a South Florida judge just one day after she took police on a wild chase down Interstate 95 from Broward to Miami-Dade. Wearing a face mask, 29-year-old Kierra Johnson faced Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Alberto Milian Thursday afternoon. “Ms. Kiarra, how are you doing today?” said Milian. “Disgusted,” […]
Owatonna MN May 9 2020 The highways of Minnesota got a little bit safer this spring. The 61st Training Academy concluded with a ceremony held on April 11 at Camp Ripley, where 22 cadets graduated to join the ranks of Minnesota state troopers. In accordance with state social distancing standards, the event was livestreamed for […]
San Antonio TX. May 9 2020 A security officer who was patrolling Tobin Lofts overnight and was found unresponsive on the complex property has died, Alamo Colleges District officials said. Officials said the security officer, who works for a company contracted to patrol the complex, was found around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. Alamo Colleges police officers performed […]
BOSSIER CITY, La. May 9 2020 A man wearing a face mask, gloves and possibly a gray wig posed as a security guard and tried to rob a Walmart Money Center. Bossier City police say it happened just before 4 p.m. Thursday at the Supercenter on Airline Drive. Now violent crimes detectives hope someone can help […]
HOUSTON TX May 8 2020 — Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Raymond Scholwinski died Wednesday after a weeks-long battle with COVID-19, becoming one of the first known coronavirus-related fatalities among Houston-area law enforcement agencies. Scholwinski, 70, was among thousands of first responders nationwide in mid-March to be sickened by the virus. His symptoms had worsened when […]
New York City NY May 8 2020 Three more security officers have lost their lives from the COVID-19 virus. David Sanchez, 68 from New Jersey reportedly passed away in early April. The state health department is weeks or even months from having a complete list of those who have become victims of the virus. […]
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. May 8 2020– A woman was arrested after she shoved a nurse and kicked a deputy when she was told she was violating a doctor’s office’s COVID-19 policy, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Records show deputies responded to 309 Palm Coast Parkway Tuesday morning after a verbal disturbance was reported at […]
Shelbyville TN May 8 2020 A man accused of shoplifting allegedly sprayed a Walmart loss prevention officer with mace while running from the store Monday. Tony Jason Wilcox, 37, of Estill Springs was arrested when a vehicle in which he was a passenger was stopped on Madison Street moments later. Wilcox allegedly attempted to shoplift […]