Month: October 2021
A woman was sexually assaulted on a Philadelphia transit train while other riders failed to intervene, authorities say
A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted on a transit train in Philadelphia last week even as a number of witnesses failed to stop the incident or call police, authorities said.
Law enforcement blame ‘defund the police,’ liberal prosecutors for dramatic spike in assaults on police
Law enforcement leaders are pinning blame on the “defund the police” movement and liberal soft-on-crime prosecutors for the dramatic rise of assaults and violence toward police officers in 2020, which increased by 4,000 attacks from 2019.FOX News[#item_full_content]
Florida police officer shooting: Judge orders 18-year-old suspect to be held without bond
A judge on Tuesday morning ordered an 18-year-old man to be held without bond in the fatal shooting of a South Florida police officer.FOX News[#item_full_content]
Two Florida teachers arrested for entering wrong home and shooting man
Two newly hired physical education teachers at Florida elementary schools were arrested after the shooting of a man whose apartment they entered thinking it belonged to someone else following a night of drinking.FOX News[#item_full_content]
Over 60K police, law enforcement officers assaulted in 2020, up by 4,000+ from year before, FBI says
More than 60,000 police and law enforcement officers were assaulted on the job in 2020 – up by more than 4,000 from the prior year, recent FBI statistics show. FOX News[#item_full_content]
Pennsylvania mall shooting thwarted by legally armed bystander: ‘He is a hero’
A legally-armed bystander is being heralded as a hero after he helped thwart a mall shooting in Pennsylvania.FOX News[#item_full_content]
Portland sets new homicide record, use traffic barrels to combat drive-by shootings
The number of homicides in Portland has now surpassed its previous annual record of 66, set in 1987 – and there are still more than two months to go in the calendar year.FOX News[#item_full_content]
Chicago police report 21 shootings, 4 murders over weekend with wounded victims as young as 11
There were 21 shootings, including one involving an 11-year-old boy, and four murders reported over the weekend in Chicago, police said Monday. FOX News[#item_full_content]