Tag: arrest

Canadian Police Arrest Christian Pastor

Commentary In the Canadian province of Alberta, Christian pastor Artur Pawlowski recently defied government health rules to hold a church service. Police responded by placing the Polish immigrant under arrest, and according to one account, a SWAT team forced Pawlowski to kneel in the center of a busy highway. Those who find this conduct puzzling…


Portland Police Make 2 Arrests Amid Protest Vandalism

PORTLAND, Ore.—Some people in a small crowd calling for the abolition of police broke windows as they marched in Portland on Monday night, hours after authorities said that a man who was fatally shot by an officer in a city park last week had an orange-tipped replica gun. The Portland Police Bureau said on Twitter…


Diamond Bar Man Arrested in Fatal Tustin Crash

TUSTIN—A 29-year-old Diamond Bar man was arrested in connection with a fatal crash after he fled Tustin police, authorities said April 19. The chain of events began about 8:45 a.m. April 18, when Tustin police were called to the 2800 block of Park Avenue, following reports of an unresponsive driver, said Lt. Bill Bingham of…


Former South Australian MP Charged With Blackmailing State Opposition Leader

A former South Australian (SA) Labor MP and her husband have been arrested for allegedly blackmailing state Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas. Annabel Digance, 63, and her husband Greg Digance, 60, appeared before the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday and were released on bail, to appear before the court on June 15. Their bail conditions include that they have no…


Border Agents Arrest Convicted Sex Offenders and MS-13 Gang Member In Rio Grande Valley

While intercepting illegal border crossers, Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley recently arrested three convicted sex offenders and a gang member, the agency said. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in an April 12 statement that, within a period of 72 hours last week, agents carrying out enforcement duties along the border…


Traffic Stop Leads to Large-Scale Drug Bust in Irvine

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) says it seized an “incredibly substantial” number of illicit pills, stamped as known prescription medication, during a traffic stop and search warrant in Irvine. Police said a 24-year-old Irvine man was pulled over March 31, and arrested after police discovered more than 50,000 pills packed in sandwich bags. “The number of pills that were collected…


Man Used Tow Truck to Steal Vehicles, Fullerton Police Say

A 35-year-old Anaheim man is facing charges after allegedly using a tow truck to steal vehicles. The vehicles were taken in Fullerton between February 14 and March 13, Fullerton police said in a March 25 statement. In each of the three thefts, witness accounts or surveillance footage revealed a white tow truck was used to…


Georgia Lawmaker Arrested at State Capitol Shortly After State Election Reform Bill Signed Into Law

A Georgia lawmaker, state Rep. Park Cannon (D-Atlanta), was arrested on Thursday and charged with felony obstruction of law enforcement and with “disrupting General Assembly sessions or other meetings of members.” The incident occurred while Gov. Brian Kemp was holding a press conference after he signed into law a sweeping state election reform bill. As Kemp delivered…


Uganda’s Bobi Wine Arrested While Protesting in the Capital

KAMPALA, Uganda—Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine was arrested Monday while leading a protest against the detention of many of his supporters in the aftermath of a presidential election. Police arrested Wine near a public square in the capital and then drove him back to his home outside Kampala. “His home is now surrounded by police…


China Insider: CCP Arrests Netizens Who Doubt Death Toll of China-India Conflict

The CCP’s media has been publicizing at full speed victory on the India-China border and the burial ceremony of the fallen soldiers, but netizens have not been allowed to question the true number of casualties. Experts believe that the result of the CCP instigating the Sino-Indian conflict is actually a strategic failure.