St Louis MO August 30 2022 Armed guards at a St. Louis hospital shot and killed a knife-wielding patient earlier this month, and the incident has reignited the contentious debate on whether such guards belong in hospitals. At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, guards shot a patient after he muscled his way out of a treatment room […]
MOLINE ACRES, Mo. Aug 30 2022 A St. Louis County police officer was charged after he hit and killed another officer while chasing a suspect, the St. Louis County prosecutor’s office announced Wednesday. Brian Rayford, 41, of Florissant, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Dec. 5, 2020, death of 54-year-old Moline Acres Police Sgt. Herschel […]
San Juan Puerto Rico August 29 2022 A security guard at the T-Mobile District tourist and gastronomic area in San Juan was killed after being stabbed to death during a confrontation. The victim was identified as Alby O. Rosa Veléazquez, 34 years old. According to the information in a preliminary report by the Police and […]
BEND, Ore. August 29 2022– A person entered a grocery store in Bend, Oregon, Sunday evening and fatally shot two people, authorities said. The person believed to be the shooter was found dead inside the Safeway store, Bend Police said in a statement. Police responded to multiple 911 calls at the Forum Shopping Center in […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. August 29 2022— An unlicensed security guard has been accused of pulling a gun and pepper spraying a woman at a Lamar Avenue hotel. Maurice Bert is now facing aggravated assault, acting without a license, and felony firearm charges. Court documents said he approached a woman at the Economy Inn on Lamar Avenue, […]
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. Aug 29 2022 The Block Island beach bar Ballard’s has been ordered to retain at least a certain number of security guards while the bar and restaurant remains open until a meeting next month. According to Rhode Island Supreme Court documents, Ballard’s should have at least four security guards on weekdays and seven […]
Denver CO Aug 29 2022 Avondale Liquor, a liquor store at 1365 Federal Boulevard that has had a troubled few years under new ownership, can keep its license, albeit, with restrictions, Denver’s top licensing official has ruled. “While the Licensee may not be the only attractor of crime in the area, testimony has established its failure […]
LANCASTER, S.C. Aug 29 2022 — The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said a 37-year-old Rock Hill man was arrested and charged with murder after a deadly shooting Saturday night at the Lancaster Motor Speedway during Saturday night’s races. Deputies responded to a shooting around 10:53 p.m. during the last race of the night inside the front […]
Atlanta GA August 28, 2022 A 65-year-old man was paralyzed from the neck down four years ago, after an encounter with an Atlanta police officer resulted in him being tased, falling and fracturing his neck. Now, a federal jury has awarded him $100 million, stating that the officer involved used an unreasonable amount of force. The […]
McAllen, Texas August 28 2022– A 5-year-old died in a vehicle outside his Texas elementary school Thursday as triple-digit heat was recorded in the region, officials said. The boy is related to a staff member at Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School in Mission, a city of around 85,700 on the U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen, the […]