Houston TX June 21 2022 In the 1980s, police officers were “almost nonexistent” in the Klein Independent School District north of Houston, according to David Kimberly, chief of the district’s police department. There were only a few Harris County sheriff’s deputies on shift at any time during the day, he said, so it was difficult […]
BRIDGEPORT CT June 21 2022— The city is accepting applications for a new police chief and, critics fear, repeating what a federal investigation identified as one of the decisions that tainted the 2018 search to benefit former top cop Armando Perez — not requiring candidates have a college degree. But Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration insisted Friday […]
Virginia Beach VA June 21 2022 Virginia Beach police say two alleged thieves illegally siphoned thousands of dollars’ worth of fuel from a closed gas station overnight over the course of several days, while advertising discounted gas on social media. The Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) on Thursday announced the arrests of Rashane Griffith, 24, […]
Oxford MI June 20 2022 A group of students who attend a Michigan high school where a deadly mass shooting took place late last year are suing the district to force policy changes ahead of the new academic year. About 20 students have filed a federal lawsuit against the Oxford Community School District and several […]
Hollywood Florida June 20 2022 A shooting by a Florida security guard that turned fatal last week now has put the shooter behind bars. The Fort Lauderdale man turned himself in to Hollywood police eight days after the shooting, police said. Andre Grey, 44 shot and killed a man at the Hollywood Circle Publix who […]
Alameda County CA June 20 2022 A video surfacing online shows security guards pepper-spraying and knocking over street vendor stands in the East Bay. The incident happened last weekend at Rowell Ranch Rodeo Park in Castro Valley. “It was very emotional for us. I mean, we’re just trying to make a living,” said hot dog […]
Miami Beach FL June 20, 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis’ crew offloaded more than $99 million in illegal narcotics at Base Miami Beach, Friday. Coast Guard and partner agency crews seized approximately 5,237 pounds of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. The drugs were interdicted in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea by crews […]
North Little Rock AR June 20 2022 North Little Rock School District Superintendent Gregory Pilewski presented a plan Thursday that he said will modernize security for the district. The plan is to reorganize the school district’s security apparatus, calling for the hiring of new managers to oversee school safety and certification and training for security […]
Richmond VA June 20 2022 Virginia is committing $6.8 million in grant funding to help local school systems hire school resource officers and school security officers. The money is part of a $37.5 million criminal justice grant package announced on Friday by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, which also includes monies to support local victim witness programs, […]
Washington DC June 19 2022 It was 30 minutes after midnight on June 17, 1972, when Frank Wills, a security guard patrolling the parking garage at the Watergate office complex in Washington, noticed masking tape covering locks on a stairwell door. Wills thought perhaps the maintenance crew had taped the doors to keep them from locking. […]