New York’s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the “defund the police” movement officially dead on Jan. 24 while touting an increase in funding for local law enforcement agencies. Speaking at a press conference at the Capital Region Crime Analysis Center (CRCAC) in Albany, Hochul noted: “We’re not defunding police; we are really ramping up funding…
Era of Defunding Police is Over: New York Governor Hochul
2 years Later, Defund The Police Movement Continues to Haunt Police
More than two years after activists called to defund police departments over accusations of murder, brutality, and other crimes allegedly committed by a few, law enforcement officers say the wounds are still present and painful. “If you want me to risk my life, it’s one thing to pay me, but it’s another to respect me,”…
California Sheriff Cancels Daytime Patrols Amid ‘Catastrophic’ Staffing Shortage
A Northern California sheriff’s department will suspend all daytime patrols starting Nov. 20 amid a “catastrophic staffing shortage,” according to department officials. The small sheriff’s office headquartered in Red Bluff, Tehama County, has had difficulties recruiting and retaining employees, Sheriff Dave Hencratt said in a statement Nov. 7. “A drastic rise in attrition, coupled with…
Thin Blue Line Flag Returns to Saugus High Football Game
The Thin Blue Line flag returned to Saugus High School football field Oct. 28 in Santa Clarita, California, despite the district superintendent and coach calling for the flag to stop flying on campus. At a Friday football game, Saugus High football player carried the Thin Blue Line flag—a black and white replica of the American…
Major Police Operation in Newport Beach Leads to Arrest of Carjacking Suspect: IN PHOTOS
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A man was arrested on the evening of Oct. 4 after barricading himself in a home in the aftermath of two carjacking incidents. Police said the first carjacking happened shortly after 4 p.m. at the upscale outdoor mall Fashion Island. The suspect later “ditched” the car and grabbed another vehicle, leading police in…
Experts Chart Road Back to Lower Crime Amid Recent Surge
America is facing a vexing crime problem. Even if the causes of the surge in the past few years are correctly identified, it could take many years of sustained efforts to reverse it. However, some solutions could be deployed right away, according to several experts—as long as there’s a will to do so. “Police departments,…
Progressive ‘De-Prosecutors’ Disrupt Criminal Justice System, Experts Say
A new breed of local prosecutors has taken District Attorney offices around the country by storm in a coordinated campaign that is tearing at the foundations of American justice system. The ideology that underpins their agenda is antagonistic to the traditional conception of criminal justice and, if taken to its logical conclusion, demands its destruction,…
Crime Floods American Cities, Where Allowed
News Analysis America is experiencing a major increase in crime. Upon a murder explosion that started in 2020, other forms of criminality have metastasized too over the past year or so, particularly robberies, carjacking, burglaries, and theft. Police agencies across the country report perpetrators becoming more brazen and systematic. The wildfire of villainy is fueled…
The Hegelian Logic of the Biden-Harris Administration
Commentary Over the last three decades, law enforcement entities have become increasingly dependent on federal grants to fund their day-to-day operations. The U.S. Department of Justice, office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), was born after President Bill Clinton signed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 3355) in 1994. Since that date,…
Handling of Mar-a-Lago Raid Breeding Damaging Distrust in Law Enforcement: Expert
Unless trust is restored, the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid may begin the “collapse” of American law enforcement, police expert Michael Letts said. Over the past few years, the FBI has acted politically often enough that many Americans now struggle to trust it, Letts said. Letts runs In-Vest USA, a non-profit that provides bulletproof vests to police…
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