Tag: Crime & Public Safety

Police Say Violent Crime on the Rise in Virginia, Most Crimes Committed on Saturday Nights

A report published on June 9 by the Virginia State Police shows that nearly all types of violent crime are up from the previous year, and more violent crimes occurred on Saturday nights than on any other day of the week. The “Crime in Virginia” report (pdf), which was compiled by the state police data…


10 Wounded in Denver Shooting After the Nuggets Win NBA Finals

DENVER—Ten people were wounded in a shooting early Tuesday in Denver in an area where basketball fans had been celebrating the Nuggets first NBA title win, police said, and a suspect was taken into custody. The shooting happened about 12:30 a.m.—about 3 1/2 hours after the game—and three of the injured were in critical condition,…


[ATL:NOW] California’s Oppressive Policies Are Coming to a State Near You: Siyamak Khorrami

From crime to cost of living, education to energy policy, the golden state of California is becoming unlivable for middle-class residents. As a result, people are fleeing the state at alarming rates. “We didn’t have this 10 years ago. We didn’t have the theft. We didn’t have the homelessness. We didn’t have all these problems,”…


[ATL:NOW 9:30AM ET] California’s Oppressive Policies Are Coming to a State Near You: Siyamak Khorrami

From crime to cost of living, education to energy policy, the golden state of California is becoming unlivable for middle-class residents. As a result, people are fleeing the state at alarming rates. “We didn’t have this 10 years ago. We didn’t have the theft. We didn’t have the homelessness. We didn’t have all these problems,”…


[Premiering NOW] California’s Oppressive Policies Are Coming to a State Near You: Siyamak Khorrami

From crime to cost of living, education to energy policy, the golden state of California is becoming unlivable for middle-class residents. As a result, people are fleeing the state at alarming rates. “We didn’t have this 10 years ago. We didn’t have the theft. We didn’t have the homelessness. We didn’t have all these problems,”…


Nashville Shooter’s Autopsy Indicates No Testing Ordered for Potential Prescription Medications

The autopsy and toxicology report for the shooter in the attack at a Nashville Christian school in March showed no “positive findings of toxicological significance” in blood and urine tests performed, according to new autopsy and toxicology reports released to The Epoch Times from Nashville’s medical examination and forensic pathology services provider. Nashville’s Police Chief…


Crews Begin Demolishing Remains of Collapsed Iowa Building

DAVENPORT, Iowa—Crews on Monday started demolishing the remains of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, that partially collapsed more than two weeks ago, killing three people and leaving dozens homeless. Workers were using large excavators to dismantle the 116-year-old brick, steel, and concrete structure in a process officials said would take several weeks. It’s…


Police: Maryland Fatal Shooting of 3 Happened After Parking Dispute

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—A man was charged in a shooting that killed three men—including a father and son—and wounded three others after a neighborhood dispute over parking during a party, police said Monday. Charles Robert Smith, 43, of Annapolis, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder, assault, and other offenses in…


Body Recovered From Rubble of Philadelphia I-95 Highway Collapse

Human remains were recovered on Monday from a fallen overpass on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia as crews removed concrete debris from the site of a fiery weekend highway collapse that closed a stretch of one of the busiest traffic corridors along the U.S. East Coast. The section of I-95 was shut down in both directions…


[ATL:NOW, 6/13 at 9:30AM ET] California’s Oppressive Policies Are Coming to a State Near You: Siyamak Khorrami

From crime to cost of living, education to energy policy, the golden state of California is becoming unlivable for middle-class residents. As a result, people are fleeing the state at alarming rates. “We didn’t have this 10 years ago. We didn’t have the theft. We didn’t have the homelessness. We didn’t have all these problems,”…