New Orleans LA August 2 2022 It is one of the most startling crime stats to emerge in recent months: It takes New Orleans police an average of 2½ hours to respond to a 9-1-1 call, according to a new analysis presented to the City Council on Wednesday. That figure, calculated by the data firm AH […]
Trenton NJ August 2 2022 Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday signed legislation creating a police licensing system in New Jersey, making the Garden State the 47th in the country to allow for the licensing of police officers and the decertification of those who abuse the badge. The $6 million program will create uniform statewide standards for […]
Chicago IL Aug 2 2022 Sony has bolstered security for the Chicago set of “Justified: City Primeval,” hiring an ex-military team comprising Navy SEALs and Army Rangers after a car shootout last week that broke through the production’s filming barricade, the studio confirmed Monday. On Wednesday, news broke that production on the limited series starring […]
HOLDENVILLE, Okla. Aug 2 2022– A corrections officer has died after being attacked by an inmate at an Oklahoma prison, officials said. The attack happened Sunday at the Davis Correctional Facility, which is a privately run prison in Holdenville about 70 miles (115 kilometers) southeast of Oklahoma City. The inmate attacked the officer while a group […]
Tulsa OK Aug 2 2022 Indigo Sky Casino and Resort was evacuated twice on Saturday — once in the morning, and much longer in the evening — after bomb threats were made to the Oklahoma gaming complex, according to a local news report. A second casino nearby was also evacuated. No bombs or explosives were found […]
Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz Elwood Police Department, Indiana End of Watch Sunday, July 31, 2022 BIO Age 24 Tour 11 months Badge Not available Military Veteran INCIDENT DETAILS Cause Gunfire Weapon Gun; Unknown type Offender Charged with murder Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz was shot and killed while making a traffic stop near the intersection of […]
BROOKFIELD CTAug 1 2022— After weeks of contentious public and private debate, Board of Education members unanimously agreed last week to expand the school district’s existing School Resource Officer program to its elementary schools and also voted to hire both unarmed and armed security personnel to work at all four of the town’s public schools. […]
Carrollton GA August 1 2022 A University of West Georgia professor fatally shot one of his own school’s students in a parking lot in the early hours of Saturday, Carrollton Police said. Richard Sigman, 47, is now facing a murder charge over the death of 18-year-old Anna Jones. According to police in Carrollton, a college […]
SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. August 1 2022 A Spalding County Sheriff’s Office deputy died in a patrol car Sunday morning when a tree fell and crushed it, Sheriff Darrell Dix said. The single-car crash happened at around 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning on Ga. Highway 16. Jamie Reynolds, a veteran law enforcement officer in his second year with […]
Montgomery MD August 1 2022 The Montgomery County Council passed a bill this week aimed at warding off crime by incentivizing residents and businesses in certain areas to buy personal surveillance cameras. The program allows residents, business owners or non-profits to apply for a rebate or voucher to cover the cost of a camera on their […]