Category: police

Judicial Watch Sues US Capitol Police for Emails and Videos Related to Jan. 6 Riot

Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Capitol Police to obtain videos and documents pertaining to the Jan. 6 riot. According to a news release from the organization, it filed the lawsuit under the common law right to access public records. The group added that Capitol Police “refused to provide any records” after the…


Senators Invite Past and Present Security Heads to Testify at Hearing on Capitol Breach

Three former top security officials in Congress who resigned in the immediate wake of the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol have been invited to testify over their responsibilities in the incident before a panel of Senators next week. Following a failed effort from Congress to link former President Donald Trump’s speech to the…


Man Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash in Garden Grove

GARDEN GROVE—A man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Garden Grove, police said Feb. 16. The crash was reported about 10:20 p.m. Feb. 15 on West Street, south of Dunklee Lane, according to the Garden Grove Police Department. “A blue Chevrolet Corvette was witnessed veering into the lanes of oncoming traffic, which caused a…


Orange County Sheriff’s Department Shares Video of Deadly Shooting

Footage of the fatal police shooting of a hooded, gun-wielding woman was released by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) Feb. 12 in a move it hoped would bolster public trust. The video, taken about 1 a.m. last June 24, begins with a sheriff’s deputy scouring a darkened Lake Forest street following reports of a…


Burmese Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Wounding 3, as Hundreds of Thousands Protest

Supporters of ousted Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi clashed with police on Friday as hundreds of thousands joined nationwide pro-democracy demonstrations in defiance of the military junta’s call to halt mass gatherings. The United Nations human rights office said more than 350 people, including officials, activists and monks, have been arrested in Burma since the…


Three Men Arrested in Connection with Suspected Gang Killing

Gang violence is continuing to take a toll on Santa Ana, where police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man shot dead in his grey BMW. “Obviously we have a gang problem,” said Santa Ana Police spokesman Sgt. Anthony Bertagna. “In any shooting, especially when people are driving down the road and people are shooting, [there’s] a…


Suspected DUI Crash Kills Woman in Santa Ana

An Orange County man is facing impaired driving charges following a Santa Ana crash that left a woman dead. The two-vehicle collision happened at 5:13 a.m. Feb. 6 when a Chevrolet traveling south on Main Street slammed into a Kia sedan passing through the intersection of Main and Third streets, police said. A passenger of…


Media’s Obsession With Jan. 6 ‘Extremely Frustrating’ to Law Enforcement: Retired Sergeant

Retired Sgt. Betsy Smith, who now represents the National Police Association, said the media are currently spending a great deal of time talking about the U.S. Capitol breach but not enough on violent riots perpetrated by Antifa and others. “Right now, their current obsession is, you know, white supremacy, white supremacists, and the Capitol riot. They…


Media Obsession With Jan. 6 ‘Extremely Frustrating’ to Law Enforcement: Retired Sergeant

National Police Association spokesperson retired Sgt. Betsy Smith says the media is currently spending a great deal of time talking about the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol but not enough on violent riots perpetrated over the past year by Antifa and other activist groups. “Right now, their current obsession is, you know, white supremacy,…


New Mexico State Police Officer Shot and Killed on Highway

DEMING, N.M.—New Mexico was in mourning Friday over the shooting death of a State Police officer in a highway-stop confrontation linked by authorities to drug trafficking that touched off a 40-mile police chase. Officials say the attacker was killed in a shootout with police at Las Cruces, where another officer was wounded. The officer killed…