Washington’s Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC) held a meeting Tuesday with Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser in attendance. While the mayor discussed her administration’s many accomplishments in Anacostia, violent crimes committed by juveniles were at the top of the community’s mind. Mayor Muriel Bowser told the residents that juveniles have to be held accountable for acts of violence,…
Juveniles Need to Be Held Accountable for Violent Crimes: DC Mayor
Utah Clothing Company Cotopaxi Closing San Francisco Store, CEO Says City ‘Overrun With Drugs, Criminals’
Utah-based outdoor apparel brand Cotopaxi is shutting down its store in San Francisco due to worries about crime plaguing the city, CEO Davis Smith said on Tuesday. “It’s sad, but San Francisco appears to have descended into a city of chaos. Many streets and parks are overrun with drugs, criminals, and homelessness, and local leadership…
New Jersey Reverses Restrictions on Car Chases Amid Sharp Rise in Car Theft
To address a significant increase in car thefts, New Jersey Attorney General announced on Friday the reversal of a policy preventing police from pursuing stolen vehicles. Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin revised New Jersey policies to permit police officers to chase stolen vehicles and vehicles involved in five other crimes including home burglaries. (pdf) “Specifically,…
Westminster’s Crime Surges Amid Police Shortage
WESTMINSTER, Calif.—Westminster has experienced dramatic increases in robbery, aggravated assault, and burglary from January through March compared to last year, according to data from the city’s police department, with low budgets contributing to a police “recruitment war” short-staffing the force. According to police data, robbery is up nearly 80 percent, aggravated assault is up nearly…
Cancel the ‘Only a Very Few Black Lives Matter’ Movement
Commentary The Democratic Party-sponsored street militia, the “Black Lives Matter” movement activists, brought us hundreds of riots, arsons, lootings, assaults on police, and murders of citizens. BLM has the most blinkered vision and the stupidest policy recommendations in the 21st century. For the BLM movement, only a very few black lives matter: the black lives…
A Divide Grows Between the Red and the Blue
Commentary All throughout the 1990s and 2000s there was a constant national debate in this country about which “model” was the best for each state to follow: the “red” conservative model or the “blue” liberal model. I don’t think there’s much of a debate left at this point; it’s pretty clear who won the argument…
Kash’s Corner: The Deadly Consequences of Defunding the Police and No Cash Bail
In Chicago, 77 people were shot last weekend, with two mass shootings almost back to back. On Thursday, a judge ordered Minneapolis to hire more police officers amid a crime surge. And a number of city officials across the United States are walking back statements calling for cutting funds to law enforcement. In this episode…
Judge Orders Minneapolis to Hire More Police Officers Amid Crime Surge
A judge on Thursday ruled in favor of a group that filed a lawsuit demanding more police officers be brought into the city, after City Council members and activist groups advocated to replace the police department following the death of George Floyd. Hennepin County District Judge Jamie L. Anderson issued a Writ of Mandamus (pdf)…
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