Archive for June 2023
Assailants attack police station in Mexico as search continues for 16 abducted police employees
Assailants tossed at least one explosive device at a police station in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas, police said Wednesday, as a massive search continued for 16 police employees abducted at gunpoint on a local highway. The attacks highlight a new turf battle between cartels for influence over police in the state, which borders…
Read MoreHermosa Beach police search for suspect who threw a lit firework into a crowd
The Hermosa Beach Police Department is asking for help identifying a suspect who lit a firework and threw it into a crowd of people. Authorities said it happened at a silent disco event at 11 Pier Avenue on June 17th. Witnesses said the firework exploded in the middle of the group and fragments of the…
Read MoreSweden Quran burning sparks anger across Muslim world
Several Muslim-majority countries have condemned the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden at a protest. Salwan Momika, said to be an Iraqi living in Sweden,set fire to a copy of the Muslim text in front of Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday. Middle Eastern nations including Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt strongly…
Read MoreFrance riots: 40,000 officers deployed across country after fatal police shooting of teenager in Paris
France’s government has announced the deployment of 40,000 extra police across the country following days of riots after the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy by an officer during a traffic stop. “The state must be firm in it’s response, tonight 40,000 police officers will be mobilised, including 5,000 in the Paris region, versus 9,000…
Read MoreMS-13 gang leader, 22 members indicted for ‘cold-blooded’ murders.
Prosecutors on Wednesday charged an alleged leader national leader and 22 members of the MS-13 gang with murder and other acts of violence. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced a 48-count superseding indictment against Edenilson Velasquez Larin, “allegedly a national leader of the MS-13 and the Fulton Locos Salvatruchas (Fulton) clique,…
Read MoreJudge Denies Bail For Gang Member Accused of Attempted Murder Over Territory
Nearly three months after he was indicted for his alleged involvement in a criminal organization, defendant Ernest Hudson was denied bail on June 27 in connection to an attempted murder last spring. The 37-year-old defendant is charged with participating in a criminal organization in addition to homicide, attempted murder, drug, and weapons charges stemming back…
Read MoreMajor drug, gun bust in NW DC leads to the arrest of 12 Kennedy Street Crew members, says DC US Attorney.
Major drug, gun bust in NW DC leads to the arrest of 12 Kennedy Street Crew members, says DC US AttorneyU.S. Attorney for DC Matthew Graves announces a dozen arrests taking down “KDY Crew.” WASHINGTON — DC Police and the U.S. Attorney says one Northwest D.C. neighborhood is little safer after a major bust. An…
Read MorePolice arrest 8 members of west Baltimore drug gang.
Baltimore police arrested eight members of a violent drug gang operation in west Baltimore, officials announced Friday. Mayor Brandon Scott credits his Group Violence Reduction Strategy for the takedown. “We are relieved,” said resident Rochelle Parker. “We can actually walk up and down the street. We’ve come outside.” She said residents are rejoicing after learning…
Read MoreFive Gang Members Found Guilty in the Murder of 10-year old Makiyah Wilson; One More Convicted of Related Charge.
Defendants Opened Fire on Innocent Bystanders. WASHINGTON – A Superior Court jury, today, returned guilty verdicts against six men, from Washington, D.C., charged in the murder of 10-year old Makiyah Wilson. The verdicts were announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Interim Chief Ashan Benedict, of the Metropolitan Police…
Read MoreSenate panel finds more pre-Jan. 6 intelligence failures by FBI, DHS
A new Senate committee report sharply criticizes the FBI and Department of Homeland Security for what it says were failures to believe the intelligence tips they were receiving in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol — offering fresh examples, nearly 2½ years later, of warnings and information that went…
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