Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Zach Pascal was a victim of an assault and a robbery on Friday, according to multiple reports.Pascal was in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where he was born and raised, when two suspects approached him in the 5300
Tag: Police
Knowing a Bit of Personal Information About Neighborhood Police Reduces Crime by 5-7%
Simple social cooperation psychology can be as effective as the harshest policing strategies in reducing crime, a new study has found. The secret to this major result is its exploitation of the simple fact of our species being a social
Curtis Reeves, retired police captain who fatally shot man in movie theater, acquitted – CNN
Reeves was accused of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the 2014 killing of 43-year-old Chad Oulson, who was on a movie date with his wife. Reeves pleaded not guilty and claimed self-defense, previously telling authorities he feared he would
Curtis Reeves trial: Jury issues not guilty verdict for retired Tampa police captain – Tampa Bay Times
DADE CITY — Eight years after he fired a pistol inside a Wesley Chapel movie theater, Curtis Reeves was found not guilty of murder in the death of Chad Oulson. A panel of four men and two women took about
BLM Co-Founder to Give Speech to L.A. Students Pushing to Defund School Police
Patrisse Cullors attends the Viacom Winter TCA 2019 panel in Pasadena, Calif., February 11, 2019. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Viacom) Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors is scheduled to speak at an event this Saturday organized by Los Angeles Unified
Mom of Chicago train robbery suspect recognizes him, drags him to police station: Reports
The suspect sought in a Chicago train robbery has been identified as a Loyola University student recognized by his own mother, who reportedly dragged him into the police station to turn himself in. Zion Brown, an 18-year-old sophomore at Loyola University Chicago, has been charged
Train narrowly avoids hitting kids on tracks: Police
A train through Louisiana had to come to a screeching stop to avoid hitting two kids who were on the tracks near a parade route on Saturday afternoon, cops said. When the train’s operator applied the emergency brakes as the
Police helicopter crashes into water in California, killing cop
A California police officer was killed and another critically injured after a law enforcement helicopter crash-landed into the water in Orange County on Saturday night. The helicopter slammed into the water just after 6:30 p.m. in Newport Beach, about 40 miles
Austin police officers face charges tied to 2020 George Floyd protests
AUSTIN, Texas — A state grand jury has indicted 19 Austin police officers related to allegations of excessive force during the May 2020 George Floyd protests, according to the police union’s president, citing attorneys who were briefed on the matter.
Ottawa Police Arrest Convoy Organizer, Protesters in Thursday Crackdown
Police officers gather as truckers and supporters continue to protest against Covid vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 17, 2022. (Lars Hagberg/Reuters) Ottawa police arrested multiple protesters with the “Freedom Convoy” on Thursday, including a key organizer of the movement
Family and friends mourn Amir Locke at Minneapolis funeral after he was killed by police executing a no-knock warrant | CNN
CNN— Members of the Minneapolis community gathered Thursday to honor the life of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man whose killing at the hands of police during the execution of a no-knock warrant has reignited debate around the controversial
Ottawa Police Tell Trucker Demonstrators to Leave, Threaten Arrests
Police members patrol a downtown area where trucks are blocking roads as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against the coronavirus vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Canada, February 8, 2022. (Patrick Doyle/Reuters) Ottawa police on Wednesday told anti-vaccine-mandate demonstrators who
Ottawa Police Chief Resigns amid Ongoing Trucker Demonstrations
Police officers walk in the crowd as truckers and supporters continue to protest Covid vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 6, 2022. (Lars Hagberg/Reuters) Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly resigned on Tuesday amid ongoing demonstrations by truck drivers against
Florida man accused of throwing family’s puppy against wall, blinding it, police say
A Florida man was arrested Friday after he allegedly threw a family’s 14-week-old puppy against a wall while babysitting, according to reports. The suspect, identified as Willie Earl Capehart, 62, was supposed to be watching the puppy and two children at a residence in
A secret police prison turned museum in downtown Tehran
The museum, known as a dark tourist destination, takes visitors on a bitter historical tour of the site during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty, when it witnessed countless abuses of political prisoners. The site puts on display the statues