Hillsboro Ohio July 23 2021 A man accused of plotting a mass shooting and targeting sorority members at an Ohio college was arrested and charged with an attempted hate crime, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Prosecutors said Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, allegedly planned to shoot women at the university, which they did not […]
Chicago IL July 23 2021 More than 30 Chicago high schools have voted to redirect money spent on uniformed police officers to alternative behavioral and mental health supports a year after intense student-led protests put a microscope on the role of cops in public schools. The moves shift about $2 million from policing to restorative justice […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. July 23 2021 Montgomery police have charged a 17-year-old in connection to a recent homicide investigation. Daiyon El-Amin, 17, is charged with capital murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Leiah Holmes. Leiah was a rising senior at Alabama Christian Academy before she was fatally shot on July 12. At a school vigil, her […]
South San Francisco CA July 22 2021 Community calls for South San Francisco Unified School District officials to formally end its relationship with the city’s police department were answered last week when trustees supported a suspension of its school resource officer program. “Until and unless we get an agreement that will support and defend our students […]
Jackson County TN July 22 2021 Jackson County will spend $7 million to convert four public school campuses to a single-point-of-entry system after commissioners voted unanimously July 20 to fund the project from sales tax proceeds. The price named in the winning bid is nearly three times higher than the $2.5 million estimated in a […]
EAST CANTON OH July 20 2021 – Osnaburg Local School District officials are breaking with the village Police Department for school resource officer services and will have that duty provided by the Stark County Sheriff’s Office. The change takes effect with the upcoming 2021-22 academic year. “I really didn’t get a good explanation,” East Canton Chief […]
Boston MA July 19 2021 Though very few know, the long-standing Boston School Police have been phased out this month, losing their arrest powers and most other powers on July 1 due to the State Police Reform Act – and they will now be known as the Office of Safety Services. These officers were part of […]
Minneapolis MN July 19 2021 Jason Jennette was walking to his University of Minnesota fraternity house just before midnight last month when gunfire rang out in the Dinkytown area, sending him, his friend and other bystanders fleeing for cover. After scrambling out of sight, Jennette realized a shot had grazed his leg. He said his […]
Washington DC July 17 2021 Three suspects attempted to rob a man who was servicing an ATM near the Academic Center Wednesday, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report. The victim of the attempted robbery had just finished servicing the ATM inside the lobby of Rome Hall and was returning to his armored vehicle when […]
Rochester, NY July 16 2021 A pair of Rochester Institute of Technology Public Safety officers received a Public Safety Lifesaving Award after their quick actions saved a student from choking. Officer John Hillenbrand and Sgt. John Potega were alerted to a student having trouble breathing in a car in Grace Watson Circle. The student […]