Posts Tagged ‘officer safety & awareness’
Police chiefs sound alarm over ‘disturbing rise in rhetoric,’ cite rising political threats
Current and former police leaders, citing rising threats of violence, are expressing alarm over a “disturbing rise in rhetoric” in the U.S. and calling for the criminal prosecution of “individuals, including elected and public figures, who incite violence or contribute to a climate that fosters targeted attacks.” In an unusual step, the International Association of…
Read MoreFBI Baltimore warns of 764 network, group of individuals that coerces children into violent acts
The FBI is investigating 350 cases involving the 764 network nationwide, including 12 in Maryland, according to the Baltimore Field Office of the FBI. The 764 network tricks, coerces and otherwise encourages kids to engage in sex acts, harm animals, mutilate and even kill themselves through video games and social media. After the acts are…
Read More4 charged after anti-ICE protest outside Chicago facility erupts in violence
Federal charges have been filed against four individuals involved in the anti-ICE protests in Chicago over the weekend, according to court documents obtained by ABC News. The four defendants are being charged with assaulting and resisting officers outside the Broadview ICE facility during the multi-day protest on Saturday. Paul Ivery, one of the individuals charged,…
Read More911 service restored after multistate outage caused by cut fibers
A 911 outage impacted multiple states for several hours following fiber cuts within the telecommunications system, officials said Thursday. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said said on social media that 911 systems in his state were impacted following “a series of fiber cuts.” About two hours later, he announced that the 911 system had been restored…
Read MoreICE facilities on higher alert after deadly Dallas shooting, director says, as FBI investigates as ‘act of targeted violence’
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said he would put all ICE facilities on a higher alert following a shooting at a Dallas field office on Wednesday which killed one detainee and critically wounded two others. While no officers were injured, the Department of Homeland Security said the shooting was “an attack on…
Read MoreMaine man arrested at Pittston home after explosives found during Newcastle traffic stop
A Maine man has been taken into custody in connection with the discovery of explosives during a traffic stop. Nicholas Presby, 43, of Augusta, was arrested without incident Wednesday at a Pittston home, two days after Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies found explosive devices in a vehicle he was traveling in as a passenger. The Maine…
Read MoreMan Who Shined a Laser at Marine One With Trump Aboard Is Arrested, U.S. Says
A man who aimed a laser pointer at Marine One, the presidential helicopter, as it was departing the White House on Saturday with President Trump aboard was charged with a felony on Monday, the authorities said. The man, Jacob Samuel Winkler, 33, of Washington, D.C., was standing on the sidewalk on Constitution Avenue when a…
Read MoreMan charged with ramming car into FBI gate in Pittsburgh later used Latin phrase about tyrants
A man who rammed a car into an FBI security gate in Pittsburgh and covered it in an American flag Wednesday later said he did it to “make a statement,” the FBI said. Donald Phillip Henson was captured seven hours after fleeing the crash and invoked a Latin phrase about tyrants, “sic semper tyrannis,” meaning…
Read More3 officers killed, 2 injured in York County, Pennsylvania shooting
Three officers were killed and two others were wounded in a shooting in North Codorus Township in York County, officials said. The shooting occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in the area of Haar and Emig roads. Four of the officers were with the Northern York Regional Police Department, while a…
Read MoreCar rams into FBI Pittsburgh, believed to be a ‘targeted attack’
The FBI – Pittsburgh said a driver rammed into an entrance gate early Wednesday, calling the crash a “targeted attack.” The white sedan crashed into one of the agency’s entrance gates around 2:40 a.m., according to the FBI. A spokesperson said the driver got out of the car, removed an American flag from the backseat…
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