Tag: riot

Portland Rioters Smash Windows at Starbucks, Attack Police Officer

Rioters in Portland in the wake of the verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial started a fire and attacked businesses late Tuesday. Video footage and photographs showed two Starbucks in the downtown area damaged. An Antifa symbol was spray painted on one of the broken windows. Antifa is a far-left, anarcho-communist network that has members in…


Portland Rioters Smash Windows at Popeye’s, Boys and Girls Club

Rioters in Portland took to the streets late Monday, shattering windows at a range of businesses and establishments including a Boys and Girls Club. A group of people dressed in “black bloc” clothing, or garb often worn by members of the far-left, anarcho-communist Antifa network, gathered after 8 p.m. in Woodlawn Park, the Portland Police…


Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs ‘Anti-Riot’ Bill Into Law, Creating Tougher Penalties for Violent Protesters

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that intends to crack down on violent protests and riots in the state. DeSantis, a Republican, signed the so-called “anti-riot” measure in Polk County, saying it is “the strongest anti-rioting, pro-law enforcement piece of legislation in the country.” The signing comes in the midst of protests,…


Clint Eastwood, We Need You

Commentary Our streets are now so unsafe that it might be helpful to re-watch Clint Eastwood’s “Dirty Harry” films. They can remind us of an earlier period in the 1960s and 1970s when crime was widespread, liberal judges were putting criminals back on the streets, and the entire system was anti-cop and pro-criminal. In the…


Rioters in Portland Set Fires, Clash With Law Enforcement

Rioters in Portland on Tuesday night marched to the headquarters of a police union and set fire to the building. About 100 people marched from Kenton Park to the Portland Police Association headquarters and lit multiple fires at and around the structure, video footage and photographs from the scene showed. People in the crowd used…


Disorder in Northern Ireland for Second Night Amid Brexit Tensions

Cars were set alight and masked people pelted a police van with petrol bombs on Saturday on the second successive evening of disorder in pro-British parts of Northern Ireland amid rising post-Brexit tensions in the region. Many pro-British unionists fiercely oppose the new trade barriers introduced between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United…


Violent Mob Attack on Police in Bristol ‘Disgraceful’: Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned the violent mob attacks on police officers in Bristol on Friday evening, and pledged his “full support” for the police. “Last night saw disgraceful attacks against police officers in Bristol,” Johnson wrote on Twitter on Saturday morning. The police said officers came under attack when a protest against the…


Oklahoma Bill to Protect Drivers Who Hit Violent Protesters While Fleeing Passes House

A bill that could grant legal immunity for drivers who hit violent road-blocking protesters while fleeing from them has passed the House in Oklahoma. House Bill 1674, authored by Republican state Rep. Kevin West, was passed 79-18 on Tuesday and proposes measures to crack down on violent protesters who block roads or highways to paralyze traffic—a…


Orange County Sheriff’s Officer Suspended in Capitol Riot-Related Investigation

SANTA ANA—A veteran Orange County sheriff’s employee is on administrative leave and the subject of an internal investigation for her part in attending the rally that led to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6. Monica Alston, a sheriff’s special officer, has been with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department since 1999, but was on personal leave…


Capitol Police Union Chief: ‘Many’ Officers Want to Retire or Quit After Jan. 6

The head of the union representing Capitol Police officers said that “many” of them are considering retiring or quitting following the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol. “Many officers that are retirement eligible are seriously looking at turning in their retirement papers. Since January 6th, several Officers have retired as a result,” Gus Papathanasiou, chairman…