Albany NY Aug 9 2020 New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced approval of 148 Smart Schools Investment Plans aimed at improving school security and reimagining teaching and learning for the 21st century. “As the ongoing public health crisis has shown, now more than ever we must do everything possible to help schools modernize their infrastructure […]
AUSTIN, Texas Aug 9 2020— An Austin bike shop has canceled its contract to sell bikes to the Austin Police Department. Mellow Johnny’s, which was founded by Lance Armstrong, said Wednesday the decision was made “in the context of the current evaluation of community policing.” “We are not anti-police,” the bike shop wrote on Facebook. […]
Los Angeles California Aug 9 2020 A licensed security guard accused of leaving a loaded gun inside a bedroom in a Leimert Park home, where his mother’s 5-year-old foster son fatally shot himself while playing with the weapon, pleaded not guilty Monday to several firearms charges. Jaylin Burdette, 26, is charged with one count each […]
Provo UT Aug 9 2020 police are looking for a shooter who fired several bullets at the Missionary Training Center early Monday morning. The drive-by shooting at 2:28 a.m left at least four bullet holes in the glass of the main security booth, which was not occupied at the time, according to police. There were no […]
Broward County FL Aug 8 2020 Broward Schools overstepped its authority when it terminated the contract of a Davie charter school — and then took it over — because the school didn’t have an approved armed guardian, a judge ruled. Championship Academy of Distinction in Davie will now be able to reopen as an independent […]
Corpus Christi TX Aug 8 2020 Corpus Christi ISD police officers will report for duty even while the district offers all instruction remotely starting Aug. 13. When schools are open and students are present, one officer is assigned to each middle school, two are assigned to each high school, and some officers patrol the elementary […]
Antioch CA Aug 8 2020 After hearing two nights of passionate pleas and protests, the Antioch Unified School District board decided in a split decision to hire police officers for six campuses. Trustees on Thursday voted 3-2 to match the city’s share of $378,000 over the next three years to help supplement a federal grant […]
Anaheim CA Aug 7 2020 Two people suffered stab wounds and two were arrested after a large brawl at a Southern California hotel that involved as many as 100 people, police said. Officers found 60 to 100 people involved in a fight in a parking lot outside and in the lobby of the Cambria Hotel around […]
Palm Beach Fl Aug 7 2020 Three 15-year-old boys are in custody after police said they jumped the wall into Mar-a-Lago after fleeing from police. They had a backpack which contained a Mini Draco 7.62 caliber AK-47, police said. The three teenagers were charged with armed trespassing, armed burglary and resisting arrest without violence after they […]
Dearborn MI Aug 7 2020 Charles Blevins has walked his way to a monumental personal achievement. From May 1 to June 27, Blevins recorded 1 million steps in 57 days in an effort to stay healthy as gyms remain closed due COVID-19. “I wanted to finish the first half of this year on a good […]