IRVINE, Calif.—Irvine Police Department (IPD) Chief Mike Hamel will retire next month after 27 years with the department, the last six as chief, it was announced Sept. 14. IPD Assistant Chief Michael Kent was appointed by interim City Manager Marianna Marysheva to succeed Hamel, whose retirement will become effective Oct. 7. Kent is a longtime…
Irvine Police Chief Announces Retirement; Assistant Chief To Succeed Him
Hong Kong’s Former Chief Judge Says Upholding Rule of Law Not Political
HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s former chief judge urged solicitors to continue speaking up for the rule of law, saying it was their duty to the public and not political as they voted in a fractious election overshadowed by a national security law imposed by China. Former chief justice Geoffrey Ma made his remarks to several hundred…
Ex-Police Chief Who Rescued Baby Pleads Guilty to Assault
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A former suburban Kansas City police chief who helped rescue a baby from an icy pond and later assaulted the man accused of trying to kill the infant has pleaded guilty in the case. Greg Hallgrimson, 51, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday, the Kansas City Star reported. He was indicted in 2019…
3 Police Officers Arrested Over Haitian President’s Murder
Haitian police chief Léon Charles announced Tuesday four more formal arrests in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Three of the arrests are police officers whose ranks Charles did not disclose. “There was infiltration in the police,” he said. “It happened with money.” Charles added that authorities are investigating who financed the operation,…
Photographer Visits Obscure African Village Where People Literally Live Inside Works of Art
Traveling blogger Olga Stavrakis and photographer Rita Willaert gained entry into the isolated West African village of Burkina Faso, where they documented an extraordinary people living in a habitat like no other. The obscure village of Lies Tiebele is home to the Kassena people. First settled in the 15th century, Lies Tiebele covers 1.2 hectares and…
Israel Bombs Hamas Gaza Chief’s Home
Israel bombed the home of the Hamas chief in Gaza early on Sunday, and the Hamas terrorist group fired rocket barrages at Tel Aviv as hostilities stretched into a seventh day with no sign of abating. According to Hamas television, Yahiyeh Sinwar’s home was targeted. Sinwar has led the military and political wings of Hamas…
No Plan to Shoot Down Chinese Rocket—Pentagon Chief
WASHINGTON—U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday there was no plan at this point to shoot down the remnants of a large Chinese rocket expected to plunge through the atmosphere this weekend. The Long March 5B rocket blasted off from China’s Hainan island on April 29, carrying the Tianhe module, which contains what will…
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