A spike in assaults and harassment incidents in New York’s transit system is threatening its ability to restore ridership to prepandemic levels just as it needs to start replenishing its coffers. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which carried 5.5 million people on its subways every weekday before the COVID-19 outbreak, faces a harsh reality: Even with…
Husband Charged With Killing Wife 11 Years Later: Officials
A St. Paul, Minnesota, man is facing murder charges about a decade after he claimed that his wife was killed by a home intruder. Nicholas James Firkus, 38, was arrested Thursday and now faces second-degree intentional murder in the death of his wife, Heidi Firkus, who was shot and killed in April 2010, officials said…
Gascon Policies Prompt No Confidence Motions From 14 Cities
May 20, 2021
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In Los Angeles County, 14 cities have issued no confidence resolutions against District Attorney George Gascon, claiming his reforms went too far. Diamond Bar’s city council passed a no confidence motion during its May 18 meeting, with some councilmembers wishing to address Gascon’s perceived leniency to horrific crimes throughout the county. “Gascon is making it less…
14 Cities in LA County Issue No-Confidence Resolutions Against Soros-Backed DA
May 20, 2021
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Fourteen cities in Los Angeles county have issued no-confidence resolutions against District Attorney George Gascon, claiming his reforms went too far. Diamond Bar’s city council passed a no-confidence motion during its May 18 meeting, with some councilmembers wishing to address Gascon’s perceived leniency to horrific crimes throughout the county. “Gascon is making it less safe for…
Chicago Grocery Store Shootout Leaves 2 Dead, Including 16-Year-Old
CHICAGO—A 16-year-old boy and a 49-year-old man died after a shootout at a grocery store on the South Side of Chicago last night. Chicago police said the boy shot at two men inside the store first, who returned fire and shot the boy in the neck and abdomen. A male bystander was caught up in…
LA County Holds First Public Hearing on $36.2 Billion Recommended Budget
May 19, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Board of Supervisors held its first public hearing May 19 on Los Angeles County’s $36.2 billion recommended budget for fiscal year 2021-22—a plan that emphasizes spending to expand safety-net services, support economic recovery and address racial and other inequities. County chief executive Fesia Davenport updated the board during a session that in other…
13-Year-Old Dies Following Chicago’s Most Violent Weekend in 2021
CHICAGO—Eric Crawford, a 13-year-old boy shot in the head and neck near his home, died Tuesday within hours of being pulled off life support at a Chicago hospital. He is one of six children shot during Chicago’s most violent weekend in 2021, according to the Chicago Police Department. Crawford was riding a bike in the…
Authorities Investigate Rise in Highway BB Gun Shootings
May 18, 2021
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Authorities are seeing a rise in BB gun shootings on Southern California freeways, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) says. “We are taking each of these incidents seriously and actively searching for those responsible,” CHP border division assistant chief Donald Goodbrand said in a May 18 press release. “The public should still feel safe while driving their vehicles…
Man Accused of Bus Driver Attack Pleads Not Guilty
May 18, 2021
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A man accused of attacking an Orange County Transportation Authority bus driver in Costa Mesa, Calif. pleaded not guilty to charges May 17. The charges came after a bus driver on May 13 asked a passenger to sit down about 6:40 p.m. Rather than complying, the passenger struck the bus’s COVID-19 partition until it broke and hurt…
California Lawmakers Demand Action on Illegal Cannabis Operations
May 17, 2021
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Elected officials in California are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to address the state’s illegal marijuana growing operations. In a May 11 letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, the lawmakers said the abundance of marijuana grow operations in the state make the surrounding areas “untenable” and “dangerous for the residents in the surrounding neighborhoods.” “We have heard from our constituents of heinous incidents…
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