Portsmouth VA July 19, 2023 A former Portsmouth police officer who is banned from working in Virginia Law Enforcement is facing two felony charges. A Portsmouth grand jury indicted Brett Stokes on two counts of obtaining money by false pretenses from London Oaks Apartments. Stokes who billed the apartment for working security, was actually on duty […]
Houston TX July 19, 2023 A security guard alleges he slipped on a substance leaking from an AC unit while on duty at The Westin Galleria Houston. Jerry Corbett filed a complaint July 5 in Harris County District Court against Marriott International Inc., doing business as The Westin Galleria Houston, alleging negligence. Corbett, according to his […]
Birmingham AL July 19, 2023 One of two Birmingham firefighters shot last week at a fire station in the city’s Norwood community has died. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Firefighter Jordan Melton was pronounced dead at 6:06 p.m. Monday. He was 29 and had only been a firefighter for several weeks. “Birmingham Fire and Rescue […]
McLean VA July 19,2023 Three people from Philadelphia are behind bars in Virginia for attempting to steal high-priced luxury items from a retail store in Maryland. According to the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia, the incident occurred in the Sak’s Fifth Avenue in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on July 13. Authorities say the store’s regional loss […]
Philadelphia PA July 18, 2023 Two veteran Philadelphia police officers died Friday night after what appears to be medical events. Officer Kevin Whetstone and Officer Lynneice Hill of the Philadelphia Police Department died Friday night after undisclosed medical emergencies. Two Philadelphia police officers died Friday night after what appears to be separate medical events. Officer […]
Tuscaloosa AL July 18, 2023 Tuscaloosa Police confirm there were no injuries or criminal charges filed last week when an employee at Maude Whatley Health Center accidentally discharged a firearm inside the main facility. TPD spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor said officers were first called to the health care facility at 3:29 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, and […]
Washington DC July 18, 2023 A man was shot and critically wounded Monday at the edge of the Catholic University campus in Northeast Washington, according to D.C. police. The man was unconscious and not breathing after the shooting, which happened about 9:45 p.m. near Seventh and Monroe streets NE, said Officer Hugh Carew, a police […]
SOMERSWORTH, N.H. July 18, 2023 A 52-year-old New Hampshire man has been arrested in the beating death of a 79-year-old man in the parking lot of a Walmart in southeastern New Hampshire, authorities said Saturday. Somersworth police said they arrested a local man, Brian Roberge, after responding to a call about the late Friday killing. At […]
New York City NY July 18th, 2023 The nearly 4,000 unarmed school safety agents (SSAs) working in New York City public schools will start wearing bullet-resistant vests. The New York Police Department (NYPD) said all employees assigned to the NYPD School Safety Division will be issued “a durable and lightweight ballistic resistant vest” funded by the […]
Alamogordo NM July 17, 2023 An Alamogordo police officer succumbed on Sunday to the wounds he sustained in a shooting the previous day. Officer Anthony Ferguson who was shot in the early morning hours on July 15 when he was shot while pursuing a suspect on foot that fled a traffic stop, according to a […]