HENRICO COUNTY, Va. October 31 2023— It’s Henrico County’s latest step toward improving safety across its school district. Four middle schools now boast new weapon detection systems, which scan visitors as they come through the door. The district’s official roll-out of the systems began in its high schools at the beginning of the school year. “It’s […]
San Jose California October 31 2023 Thieves hoping to snatch items off the shelves of San Jose retailers may have a tougher time this holiday season. City policymakers this week launched a new police team to stop retail theft after the city saw a 25% spike in the crime from 2021 to 2022. The San Jose […]
Washington DC October 31 2023 Five security officers were hurt during a violent brawl inside a secured youth detention facility in Northeast D.C. Sunday evening after two juveniles overpowered a security officer and stole an ID badge, allowing them to open cell doors and release more than 20 detainees, D.C.’s city administrator confirmed to News4. Two […]
Birmingham Alabama October 31, 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham will install a license plate recognition camera system around the institution’s perimeter capable of alerting UAB Police to a potential threat to campus security. UAB Police Chief Daryl Green says nearly 70 percent of crimes involve a vehicle, which is often stolen or has […]
Jacksonville Florida October 31 2023 Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating after employees from an armored transport business were held up at an ATM by two masked suspects. According to detectives, at around 7:45 a.m. Monday, officers responded to a financial institution on Lenox Avenue Monday after getting calls about an armed robbery. Upon arrival, they […]
Honolulu Hawaii October 31, 2023 The family of an elderly security guard is demanding justice after he was brutally beaten in Ewa Beach last Thursday. The victim has been identified as 81-year-old Wendell Weatherwax. His daughter said he was working the overnight shift when the assault occurred. The incident happened just before 6 a.m. at […]
Line of Duty Death Firefighter Regina Huffman Coon Creek Fire & Rescue Wooten, Kentucky On Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, firefighters responded to an ATV accident with two people seriously injured. Helicopters were summoned for transport. As the apparatus Firefighter Huffman was riding in left the scene to go to the landing zone, it slipped off […]
Washington DC October 30, 2023 A 13-year-old boy has died after he was shot during a carjacking in Northwest D.C. on Saturday, according to D.C. police. The victim of the carjacking was described as an off-duty federal security officer. The teenager has been identified as Vernard Toney, Jr., of Southeast D.C. Toney was shot outside on […]
OKLAHOMA CITY OK. October 30, 2023 A teenager was shot overnight in Oklahoma City after attempting to steal a security guard’s gun. Just after midnight, police responded to a scene near Southwest 59th Street and South Pennsylvania Avenue where a person had been shot. Officials said a teenager was attempting to steal a security guard’s […]
GREENWICH CT October 30, 2023 Police on Saturday arrested a 19-year-old San Francisco man who they said robbed a Greenwich Avenue jewelry store at gunpoint of $175,000 in merchandise while disguised in a wig and makeup. The armed robbery took place shortly after 3:30 p.m. when the man entered the Tiffany & Co. at 140 Greenwich […]