Category: police

What George Floyd Family Lawyer Missing About Police Shootings in America | Larry Elder

Move over Johnnie Cochran! Attorney Ben Crump has become the go-to defense lawyer for families of loved ones killed by police, including George Floyd, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, and Daunte Wright. On the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Crump wrote a widely-published op-ed that made blatantly false accusations about police. According to defense…


What George Floyd Family Lawyer is Missing About Police Shootings in America | Larry Elder

Move over Johnnie Cochran! Attorney Ben Crump has become the go-to defense lawyer for families of loved ones killed by police, including George Floyd, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, and Daunte Wright. On the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Crump wrote a widely-published op-ed that made blatantly false accusations about police. According to defense…


Mission Viejo Woman Robbed During Internet Exchange

A Mission Viejo, Calif. woman was robbed after meeting two men she met for an online sales transaction, police say. The 18-year-old woman meet June 23 with two teenage men, aged 17 and 19, in Craycraft Park to exchange nicotine vape cartridges, Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Ryan Anderson told The Epoch Times. When the woman began exchanging Venmo…


How Federal Cop Control Left Liberals Joyless in Seattle

When Seattle’s City Council voted unanimously to cut millions of dollars from its police budget amid the uproar over the murder of George Floyd, it ran into an unlikely roadblock: the federal government. U.S. District Judge James Robart ruled that the city couldn’t defund its own police department without his permission. The judge was acting…


At Least 11 Police Killed in Burkina Faso Ambush

OUAGADOUGOU—Eleven police officers were killed and four are missing after their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso late on Monday, the country’s security minister said on Tuesday. The ambush occurred while the unit was on a relief mission to the town of Yirgou, which has been hit by recent violence, Security Minister Ousseini Compaore…


Major Police Departments Losing Officers, Struggling With Recruiting

America’s largest police departments over the past year and a half have seen a steady decline in officers amid the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic and a rash of anti-police activism. The top three police departments in the country have lost thousands of officers since 2019, the losses driven by an increase in retirements and…


‘A Recipe for Disaster’: Chicago Police Sergeant Union President Decries Prolonged Working Hours

CHICAGO—The Chicago police force is once again being called on to get back on 12-hour working shifts, with days off canceled for the Father’s Day weekend. Chicago Police Sergeants’ Association president Jim Calvino said the prolonged working hours harm police officers and make it hard for them to do well both at work and at…


Portland Police Union Blames Officials Who Criticized Officers Over Mass Resignations

The main Portland police union said city officials who demonized law enforcement were the primary cause of mass resignations from the police bureau’s riot-squad last week. Daryl Turner, executive director of the Portland Police Association union, said that “political venom” caused the Rapid Response Team (RRT) to resign. The 50-member squad made the decision after…


Portland Police Union Blames Officials Who Criticized Officers for Mass Resignation

The main police union in Portland, Oregon, said city officials who demonized law enforcement were the primary cause of mass resignations from the police bureau’s riot squad last week. Daryl Turner, executive director of the Portland Police Association union, said that “political venom” caused the entire Rapid Response Team (RRT) to resign. The 50-member squad…


Orange County DA Partners With Police to Reduce Catalytic Converter Thefts

The Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) office recently teamed up with Buena Park, La Palma, and Cypress police to combat catalytic converter thefts. During the June 12 event, residents could bring their vehicles to Buena Park, Calif. to have their catalytic converters etched with their license plate numbers, connecting the converters to the vehicles in the event…