Minneapolis MN June 22 2022 — The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the mayor of Minneapolis hasn’t met a legal duty to hire more police officers or demonstrate why he hasn’t done so. In a Monday ruling, Chief Justice Lorie Gildea said Mayor Jacob Frey has a “clear legal duty” under the city’s charter to […]
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. June 22 2022 A 13-year-old student at Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School in Fort Washington, Md., will be charged after bringing a loaded gun to school Tuesday, according to a spokesperson with the Prince George’s County Police Department. The student showed other students, one of whom reported it, police said. The school […]
BRADENTON, FL June 22 2022—More than half of Bradenton police officers have serious complaints about their working conditions — pointing to poor pay, low morale and favoritism from department leaders, a recent survey found. Earlier this year, the agency’s police union did a survey that came back with harsh feedback for Chief Melanie Bevan and […]
GWINNETT, Ga June 22 2022— A Lawrenceville judge handed out a 140-year sentence to a Gwinnett teen on Monday after police said she shot and killed a woman in 2021. Prosecutors say Damia Mitchell, 17, fired up to 19 shots at a home on Valentine’s Day 2021, killing Faith Burns in a Dacula area subdivision. Police […]
New Orleans LA June 22 2022 A security guard warded off two armed robbers in the Audubon area when she pulled her gun and told them to back up, New Orleans police said. The woman was working a security shift and sitting in her vehicle in the 6000 block of St. Charles Avenue at around […]
Mountain View CA June 22 2022 – A 21-year-old Oakland man has been arrested on suspicion of hitting a security guard with a sport utility vehicle earlier this year in downtown Mountain View. The alleged assault was reported around 1 a.m. on March 13 on the 200 block of Bryant Street, according to the Mountain View […]
Des Moines IA June 22 2022 Two people were injured in an apparent self-defense shooting at a Des Moines Hy-Vee store Sunday morning. The woman who fired the handgun had been “violently assaulted,” police said. Des Moines police officers responded to the grocery store around 10:02 a.m. after reports of a shooting, spokesperson Sgt. Paul […]
Chambers County AL June 21 2022 An east Alabama sheriff’s deputy was killed Monday in a line-of-duty traffic crash. Chambers County Sheriff Sid Lockhart identified the deputy as J’Mar Abel. He was 24. Abel was assisting the Roanoke Police Department in a chase just after 3:30 p.m. when he lost control of his patrol vehicle, […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 21, 2022 A suspect is on the run following a late-night shooting on Sunday. Metro Police said a security guard began fighting with an individual around 10:48 p.m. Sunday in the garage located at 5th Ave and Broadway. Police said the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the security guard before fleeing […]
Lincoln NE June 21 2022 The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Police Department is bringing a new four-legged public servant into its ranks. Hershey, a black and white doodle breed, is preparing to graduate from Domesti-Pups and will assume therapy dog duties with university police. Domesti-Pups is a Lincoln-based organization that specializes in canine training. The organization also […]