WASHINGTON DC November 6 2023 — With D.C. crime numbers climbing, Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced new legislation this week to “give law enforcement additional tools to keep the District safe,” WTOP reported. The bill, called ACT (Addressing Crime Trends) Now, will allow police to declare temporary “drug-free zones,” add criminal penalties for organized retail theft and […]
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. November 6, 2023— A gas explosion collapsed part of a brick multifamily building north of New York City, trapping victims in the rubble and injuring 10 people, according to officials. There were no fatalities in the Thursday afternoon explosion and fire, which sent thick smoke billowing in the air about 50 […]
Washington DC Nov 4. 2023 Apple Air Tags are once again being deployed as a solution to rising car thefts in America. This time, Washington D.C.’s mayor and its acting police chief are providing residents from certain neighborhoods with the tracking devices for free, in an attempt to assist with efforts to find stolen vehicles. In […]
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. Nov.4 2023 Four years after the Clay County School District voted to implement district school police officers following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, board members voted Thursday to reverse that decision and turn over school security to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. In 2019, the Clay County School District made […]
LORAIN, Ohio Nov 4 2023 Surveillance video released by the Lorain Police Department details the moments surrounding shots being fired outside of Washington Elementary School on Thursday. It shows the quick response by the school’s resource officer to track down one of the suspects, who is now in custody. The incident happened at 2:35 p.m. as […]
Washington DC November 4 2023 Legal teams representing the family of a special police officer shot and killed during a 2022 training announced they have filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia alleging that gross negligence led to the death. The defendants include the D.C. government, the contracted trainer, his company, and two other […]
Greensboro NC November 2 2023 House Bill 140, ratified by Governor Roy Cooper in June, allows North Carolina cities to hire civilian employees to respond to minor traffic incidents, freeing up more officers to investigate criminal offenses. Now Greensboro is doing just that. On October 4, the operational support division of the Greensboro police department […]
McCandless, Pennsylvania, October 27, 2023 It’s been in the works for some time and now it’s official: the North Allegheny School District will establish a school police department. The school board unanimously approved the motion Wednesday. The district’s plan is to hire a police chief and a dozen officers. While it was approved unanimously, some […]
Queens NY October 22, 2023 A woman who worked as a crossing guard for a decade in Queens was struck and killed Friday morning in Woodhaven. Distraught loved ones hugged first responders at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue, where 63-year-old Krystyna Naprawa was struck and killed by a dump truck. “I’m shocked. She […]
New York City NY October 22, 2023 An NYPD officer and her boyfriend are facing charges for allegedly conspiring to distribute dangerous narcotics. Investigators say the officer, Grace Rosa Baez, and Cesar Martinez offered to sell large quantities of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine to an informant. Police say the suspects brought a fentanyl sample in a […]