At least 233 people were killed and 618 people were injured by gun violence in more than 500 shootings across the country during the Fourth of July weekend, a 26% drop from last year’s holiday weekend, according to the latest data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive. According to data released Tuesday morning, which looks at … Continued
In rural southwest Virginia, the number of police officers quitting their jobs is turning heads. “In total, Roanoke County saw 28 of its police officers leave during 2020, about one-fifth of its department,” The Roanoke Times reported. “That is both abnormal and normal all at once — abnormal because it’s twice as high as the turnover the … Continued
Gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend resulted in 184 people killed and 464 injured across the United States, according to data from Gun Violence Archive. The data shows injuries and homicides caused by gun violence during a 72-hour period, from the evening of Friday, July 2 to the evening of Monday, July 5, … Continued
A judge on July 1 ruled in favor of a group that filed a lawsuit demanding more police officers be brought into the city, after city council members and activist groups advocated to replace the police department following the death of George Floyd. Hennepin County District Judge Jamie Anderson issued a writ of mandamus (pdf) ordering the … Continued
A rabbi at the Chabad house in Brighton, Massachusetts, suffered multiple stab wounds from an attack Thursday afternoon. The victim, Rabbi Shlomo Noginsky, heads a Jewish day school. The knife attack happened right outside of the Hasidic center. Rabbi Noginsky was reportedly seated on the steps of Shaloh House, a synagogue and Jewish day school … Continued
A federal judge scolded the feds for their “woefully” vague seizure notices to customers of U.S. Private Vaults (USPV), saying the planned forfeitures of safe deposit boxes likely violate customers’ constitutional due process rights. U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the feds from initiating civil forfeiture against four individuals who … Continued
As rates of violent crime continue to rise across the country and once-safe neighborhoods face increased dangers, many liberal communities are having to confront their complicated relationship with the police. Following the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, the defund the police movement attracted attention and support among liberals, earning endorsements from celebrities and lawmakers alike. Roughly 50% of Democrats … Continued
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called public’s concerns over an ongoing increase in violent crimes “hysteria” and repeated her proposal to defund the police during a Saturday Zoom call. “We are seeing these headlines about percentage increases. Now, I want to say that any amount of harm is unacceptable and too much, but I … Continued
A tourist was struck by a stray bullet while walking with his family in Times Square late Sunday afternoon, police sources said — a block from where a 4-year-old girl and two others were struck by gunfire last month. Samuel Poulin, 21, a Marine, was with his wife, sister and brother-in-law outside the Marriott Hotel … Continued
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) wants to know if racial justice protesters charged with crimes that occurred during the summer protests in 2020 are being treated the same as individuals arrested for allegedly participating in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Johnson asked Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, “Do you … Continued
Portland’s police union chief blasted city officials over the weekend, arguing they “encouraged and enabled some of the violence” that occurred in the city for more than 150 nights last year, and explaining that the recent resignation of the police unit’s riot squad was about far more than just one of their fellow officers being indicted. When … Continued
Several borough District Attorneys in the city of New York have controversially decided to drop the majority of cases against rioters and looters who were arrested over the course of the last year, as reported by Breitbart. The report first came from NBC New York, which says that “data reviewed by the NBC New York I-Team … Continued
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