The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following firefighter fatality: Captain Gary DeCook Barnes City Fire Department Barnes City, IA On Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, Captain Gary DeCook was performing maintenance at the fire station, including fire apparatus and equipment work. After he was finished, he went home and less than 5 […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. Sept 10 2022 A Richland County judge ruled Tuesday that firing squads and the use of the electric chair are unconstitutional in South Carolina. Judge Jocelyn Newman ruled in the case involving four death row inmates against the State of South Carolina. She granted declaratory and injunctive relief for the inmates, writing: “In 2021, […]
Frankston, Melbourne AU Sept 10 2022 Anthony Georgiou cried for help and gasped for air after being placed into a headlock by two security officers at a Bunnings Warehouse. He had stolen a gas cylinder and saw blade from the Frankston, Melbourne, store and the officers were trying to stop him from getting away. “Help […]
Springfield MO Sept 10 2022 Officials say an inmate from the South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Missouri, who was convicted of second-degree murder for killing a Cox North Hospital security guard in Springfield in 2008 died Tuesday morning. Jeffrey Bolden, 55, was serving a life sentence in prison for kicking 62-year-old Monte Ruby in […]
COBB COUNTY, Ga. September 10 2022- Law enforcement officials have released the names of the two suspects arrested after the deaths of two Cobb County deputies and an hours-long standoff in the Marietta area. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office says Christopher Cook and Christopher Golden will make their first appearances at the Cobb County Adult Detention […]
CARROLLTON, Texas September 10 2022 – Four people were taken into custody near the Tyler area after a robbery and shooting at a Carrollton bank. Carrollton police say a group of people tried to rob an armored van at a Bank of America around noon on Thursday, and gunfire erupted. Police didn’t say how many people […]
Jacksonville FL Sept 10 2022 An officer has been arrested after he was supposed to be providing security for a company and not showing up. Undersheriff Nick Burgos said on August 18, probable cause was established that Donzalo Solomon was charging a company to provide security services but was not where he was supposed to […]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas September 9 2022— Communication plays a vital role during an emergency. It was said there was a breakdown of communication during the Uvalde school shooting among law enforcement. Kleberg County Sheriff Richard Kirkpatrick and his department have given the Kingsville Independent School District one more tool to try and help deal with […]
Montgomery County MD September 9 2022 Maryland police said Wednesday that detectives cracked the 51-year-old cold case murder of a fellow officer. Larry David Smith, also known as Larry David Becker, was arrested last week for the slaying of Montgomery County Special Deputy Sheriff James Tappen Hall in 1971. “The murder of Special Deputy Sheriff […]
Danville VA Sept 9, 2022 An altercation during fourth lunch today resulted in a school security officer being knocked down and assaulted. In his effort to stop the altercation, our Director of Safety and Security was knocked down, and his weapon was exposed. One of our security officers recovered the weapon quickly. At no time […]