Tag: Crime & Public Safety

LIVE NOW: State Department Releases 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the release of the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report at 11:00 a.m. ET on June 15. …


State Department Releases 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the release of the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report at 11:00 a.m. ET on June 15. …


Remains Found Stuffed in Garment Bag 45 Years Ago in Rural Nevada ID’d as Ohio Woman

LAS VEGAS—In 1978, a garment bag containing a woman’s heavily decayed remains was discovered in a remote area of northern Nevada. The case soon went cold—and the victim remained nameless for 45 years. But on Wednesday, Nevada State Police announced that advancements in DNA testing have finally led to an identification. She was Florence Charleston,…


2 Men, Including Marine, Charged in Firebombing of California Planned Parenthood Clinic

Two men who allegedly used a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California in 2022, were arrested and charged on June 14, according to officials. Tibet Ergul, 21, of Irvine, and Chance Brannon, 23, of San Juan Capistrano, an active duty Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton, were arrested “without incident” and charged with using…


Harvard Medical School Employee Among 6 Charged With Stealing, Selling Human Body Parts From Morgues

A former Harvard Medical School employee and his wife were among six individuals to be indicted by a federal grand jury on June 14 after allegedly stealing human body remains—including the corpses of two stillborn babies—from both the school and an Arkansas mortuary and selling them to buyers across the country. Cedric Lodge, 55, of Goffstown,…


Pennsylvania Using Tons of Recycled Glass Nuggets to Rebuild Collapsed Interstate 95

Pennsylvania will truck in 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets to help quickly rebuild a collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia and crews will work 24 hours a day until they can reopen the critical commercial artery, officials said Wednesday. Instead of rebuilding the overpass right away, crews will use the recycled glass to…


California Bill to Limit ‘Racially Biased’ Traffic Stops Passes Senate

A California bill to prohibit most traffic stops for minor violations has narrowly passed the Senate. “The data clearly shows that these pretextual stops are disproportionately used against communities of color,” bill author Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) told senators on May 30. “Having these unnecessary stops puts not only the community at greater safety [risk]…


Commuter Train Collides With Truck in Connecticut, Pickup Driver Hospitalized in Serious Condition

NORWALK, Conn.—A commuter train collided with a pickup truck in Connecticut on Wednesday, injuring the driver and heavily damaging the vehicle, authorities said. The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. at a Metro-North Railroad street crossing in Norwalk that has warning lights and gates, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. None of the 24 passengers…


Amazon Locked Man Out of Smart Home Devices for a Week After False Racism Accusation

A Maryland man was recently locked out of his Amazon smart home system after a delivery driver reported hearing a racial slur while dropping off a package. In a June 4 blog post on Medium, Brandon Jackson described his week-long ordeal of being locked out of the Amazon account he used to control many of…


Family Groups and LGBT Activists Uniting Against Bill That Could Make Pedophiles a Protected Class

In an unlikely alliance, Christian family values groups and LGBT activists have signed a petition against a proposed Connecticut bill they say could make pedophiles a protected sexual minority. The bill, HB 6638, would revise the language of the state’s anti-discrimination statutes. The current definition of “sexual orientation” in Connecticut law excludes protections for “any behavior…