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School Safety Officer Allegedly Shoots Woman Near Millikan High School

Multiple investigations are underway after a school safety officer allegedly shot a woman near Millikan High School in Long Beach, California, on Sept. 27. The incident occurred at approximately 3:13 p.m. when a Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) school safety officer was patrolling around the campus, ensuring safe passage for students leaving Millikan High…


FBI: US Murders Increased 29.4 Percent in 2020

The FBI on Monday reported that murders rose 29.4 percent in the United States in 2020 compared to the previous year—one of the largest single-year increases ever recorded in the country. The federal law enforcement agency’s data shows that 21,570 homicides were reported last year, which is 4,901 more than in 2019. The overall violent…


FBI: US Murders Increased by 29.4 Percent in 2020

The FBI reported on Sept. 27 that murders rose by 29.4 percent in the United States in 2020 compared to the previous year—one of the largest single-year increases ever recorded in the country’s recorded history. The federal law enforcement agency’s data show that 21,570 homicides were reported in 2020, which is 4,901 more than in…


Federal Prosecutors Unveil Murder Evidence at Chicago ‘Four Corner Hustlers’ Gang Trial

CHICAGO—During the first week of a months-long Chicago gang trial, federal prosecutors laid before jurors evidence of what they call “brazen violent murders” committed by the notorious Four Corner Hustlers, a street gang that had terrorized the West Side of Chicago for decades. Pictures of lifeless bodies were shown on the screen, blood-stained shirts and…


Man Dies After Being Shot by Deputies Near Lancaster

LANCASTER, Calif.—An investigation was continuing Sept. 24 into the fatal shooting of a man by sheriff’s deputies following a pursuit in the Lancaster area that ended with the suspect allegedly pointing a weapon at deputies. Deputies were called at approximately 4:10 p.m. Thursday to Deputy Pierre W. Bain Park at 45045 Fifth Street East, where…


San Francisco Launches Initiative to Tackle Retail Crime

The City of San Franciso, in collaboration with the police department, aims to tackle the rise in retail crimes through a new initiative in partnership with local retailers. The Organized Retail Crime Initiative will result in an expansion of the police department’s Organized Retail Crime Unit while providing more resources to retailers amid ongoing theft….


‘Distraction Burglaries’ Hit Elderly Anaheim Residents

The Anaheim Police Department is on the lookout for suspects after a series of “distraction burglaries” have been impacting elderly Anaheim residents. In a similar scheme reproduced a number of times, a suspect will make contact with an elderly resident by posing as either a new neighbor or a utility worker and will convince the…


Stabbing Suspect Who Allegedly Attacked Officer Killed by Signal Hill Police

SIGNAL HILL, Calif.—A stabbing suspect who authorities said also attempted to stab a Signal Hill Police Department officer trying to arrest him was shot and killed by the officer Monday. Signal Hill Police Department officers responded just after 12:55 p.m. to a grocery store in the 1600 block of East Willow Street, near Long Beach…


Driver Fatally Stabbed by Passenger in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A driver was stabbed to death by a passenger inside a car in Long Beach today. Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers were dispatched at about 12:15 p.m. to the intersection of East Louise Street and Linden Avenue on reports of a traffic collision and found the wounded man lying in the driveway…


FBI Executes Search Warrant of Missing Brian Laundrie Parents’ Home

The FBI on Monday morning confirmed its agents executed a search warrant of a Florida home connection to the disappearance of Gabby Petito. “The FBI is executing a court-authorized search warrant today at the Laundrie residence in North Port, FL relevant to the Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito investigation,” the agency wrote on Twitter Monday, referring to…