President Joe Biden says that police officers who refuse to receive a COVID-19 vaccine should be fired. At a CNN presidential town hall on Oct. 21, moderator Anderson Cooper asked Biden “should police officers, first responders be mandated to get vaccines? And if not, should they be mandated to stay at home, let go?” “Yes, and…
Biden Says Police Officers Who Refuse to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Should Be Fired
Outsource Non-Core Policing Tasks to ‘Rethink’ Instead of ‘Defund’ Police: Montreal Think Tank
Amid rising crime rates and calls from some to “defund the police” a new paper suggests an alternative solution to help manage the swelling costs of policing: outsource non-core police tasks to licensed security professionals. Supplementing the police force with security personnel could save millions of dollars while lowering crime rates by allowing police to…
2 Officers Shot, Injured While Serving Warrant in Houston
HOUSTON—Two Houston police officers were shot and injured while serving a warrant at an apartment complex Monday morning, authorities said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Twitter that both of the officers were taken to hospitals and one “possible” suspect was dead at the scene. The city of Houston said that the mayor had…
Chicago Lawmakers Permit Anonymous Complaints Against Police Officers
CHICAGO—For the first time in 40 years, any anonymous complaint filed against Chicago police officers will trigger an automatic preliminary investigation. It is one of the top accountability measures passed as part of the new contract between the city of Chicago and the Chicago police union Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). The contract sailed through…
Police Chiefs’ Association Set to Pull out of Pay Review System
The head of a group of high-ranking police officers has accused the Government of failing the service as he laid out plans to withdraw from a pay review system and take legal action over pensions. Paul Griffiths, president of the Police Superintendents’ Association, told members on Tuesday that the organisation will withdraw from the pay…
Police Officers Who Chased and Tackled Terrorist in Reading Recognised for Bravery
Four police officers who chased and tackled a knife-wielding terrorist unarmed in Reading are to be recognised for their bravery. History teacher James Furlong, 36, scientist David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, who worked for a pharmaceutical company, were murdered in Forbury Gardens on June 20 last year. PC James Packman, Sergeant Iain Watkinson,…
Pentagon Identifies Officer Slain in Attack as Officials Seek Clues
WASHINGTON—Federal investigators were digging Wednesday into the background of a Georgia man who officials say fatally stabbed a Pentagon police officer at a transit station outside the building before being shot and killed himself. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency identified the slain officer as George Gonzalez, a New York native and Army veteran who served…
Woman Killed, 2 Cops Hurt in Chicago-Area Drive-Thru Clash
DOLTON, Ill.—Two suburban Chicago police officers were seriously injured and a woman died after one of the officers shot her early Tuesday as she drove away from a restaurant following a disturbance and crashed into a nearby business, police said. Police in Dolton were called to a restaurant at about 1 a.m. by employees who…
2 Chicago Officers Shot, Wounded Trying to Break up Crowd
Two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded early Monday while trying to break up a crowd following Fourth of July gatherings, authorities said. The shooting about 1:45 a.m. on the city’s West Side happened less than an hour after a drive-by shooting in Washington Park on the city’s Southside left two people dead and…
Sen. Hawley’s Anti-Crime Package Would Fund 100,000 More Police Officers, Add New Protections
Shortly before President Joe Biden unveiled his proposal Wednesday to deal with the crime wave sweeping across America, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced his own comprehensive package of legislation that would put 100,000 more policemen on the streets. “American families aren’t safe, but they deserve to be. And they can be if we will act….
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`