The Chicago Police Department ordered a number of police officers to go through a three-step, high-pressure procedure to force vaccine compliance, according to Mike Mette, first vice president of Chicago’s largest police union. Under Chicago’s vaccine mandate, all city workers had to report their vaccination status through an online portal by Oct. 15, and get…
Chicago Police Accused of Pressure Tactics to Get Officers to Vaccinate
Plane With 21 People Onboard Crashes in Field in Texas: Officials
An aircraft with 21 people on board crashed in a field near a Houston-area airport on Tuesday, officials said, as video footage showed the plane engulfed in flames. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told local media that the plane—a McDonnell Douglas MD-87—rolled through a fence and caught on fire while trying to depart the Houston Executive Airport….
More Than 3,000 Chicago Officers Defying City’s Vaccine Reporting Mandate: Union President
October 18, 2021
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The head of one of Chicago’s police unions estimated that more than 3,000 officers are refusing to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine reporting mandate, coming as the city sent out several threatening memos to officers in recent days. “The unofficial number we have is about over 3,200″ or “about a third of the department,” Fraternal…
International Police Operation Seizes Cocaine Worth $232 Million
LISBON, Portugal—An international police operation has nabbed cocaine with a street value of around 200 million euros ($232 million) on a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean, authorities said Monday. Portuguese police said the seizure was the largest in Europe in recent years and the biggest in Portugal for 15 years. Police localized and intercepted a…
Biden Honors Fallen Police Officers at Annual Memorial
President Joe Biden on Oct. 16 paid tribute to fallen police officers in a speech at a national memorial service for lawmen who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2019 and 2020. The president said it is now harder than ever to do the work of policing and more difficult to hire…
Heartbeats Behind the Badge: How Love Keeps NYPD Officers Serving the Next Generation
The NYPD is the largest and one of the oldest police departments in the United States and New York City streets are known for being New York tough, so the New York City police department needs to be even tougher. But to see what goes on behind that tough exterior, we spoke to NYPD officers,…
Kitten Saved From Dumpster Needs a Home
IRVINE—A kitten in distress was rescued by the Irvine Police Dept. (IPD) and restored to health after being found in a plastic bag in a dumpster last month. A gardener near a dumpster at the Woodbury Walk Apartments heard meowing coming from inside when he first discovered the kitten Sept. 20. David Lim, an officer…
Seattle Police Department May Fire Numerous Officers as Hundreds Haven’t Shown Vaccination Proof
The Seattle Police Department could be forced to fire up to 40 percent of its workforce when the statewide COVID-19 vaccination mandate goes into effect, according to data posted by the department. Last week, the department released its current figures for officers’ COVID-19 vaccination status, showing that 292 sworn officers out of about 1,000 haven’t…
Seattle Police May Fire ‘Devastating’ Number of Officers Over Vaccination Mandate
The Seattle Police Department could be forced to fire up to 40 percent of its workforce when the statewide COVID-19 vaccination mandate goes into effect, according to data posted by the department. Last week, the department released its current figures for officers’ COVID-19 vaccination status, showing that 292 sworn officers out of about 1,000 haven’t…
OC Locals Rally Support for Law Enforcement
At the corner of Alton Parkway and Culver Drive in Irvine, California, American flags and signs showing support for law enforcement were waved by seven Orange County residents, breaking the visible afternoon routine of the intersection’s daily commuters on Oct. 11. By email, rallygoers were told to “come as they are” and to “stay for…
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