Tag: police

San Diego Man Points Gun at Firefighters, Police Before Taking His Own Life

SAN DIEGO—A 62-year-old man who pointed a gun at firefighters during a blaze at an apartment complex aimed that same weapon at arriving police officers before taking his own life with a single gunshot wound, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to a possible apartment fire in the 11200 block of Tierrasanta Boulevard at about noon…


Biden Urges Congress to Act on Gun Control; S. Dakota Governor to Sue Biden Over Transgender Issue | NTD News Today

President Biden calling on lawmakers to do something after recent mass shootings, while a House panel advances a gun control bill. New details on the police response at the elementary school shooting in Texas. The commander at the scene was not informed of 911 calls coming from panicked students inside the school. South Dakota will…


Threats Against Schools After Uvalde Shooting; SCOTUS Blocks Texas Social Media Censorship Law | NTD News Today

Families begin burying victims of the Texas school shooting, while the school district police chief, who was reportedly in charge of the response, is sworn in as a city council member. The Supreme Court blocks a Texas Anti-Censorship Law. Social media giants are calling the law unconstitutional and an attack on the first amendment. A…


Parents: Police Didn’t Act Quick Enough to Save Kids; Republicans Consider Concessions on Gun Laws | NTD News Today

Questions are mounting about the police response to the school shooting in Texas. We hear from a victim’s father, and from law enforcement. Democrats are calling for stricter gun laws after the recent school shooting. Some Republicans may be willing to consider their demands. Milk banks are an option for mothers who are unable to…


Police Waited to Enter Texas School as Shooter Opened Fire: Witnesses

Several witnesses on the scene of the Texas mass shooting said that police waited to enter as videos surfaced of parents telling officers to: “Go protect the kids!” “What are you doing—get inside the building!” a person yelled in one of the videos, while another screamed, “Go protect the kids!” Law enforcement authorities faced questions…


English and Welsh Police Apologise for Racism and Issue Mandatory Anti-Racist Training

Police in England and Wales say that a new national anti-racism plan that will involve mandatory training in black history, will address levels of mistrust among black people in England and Wales. But some are cautious about the consequences of the officially adopted ideology that they say will compel police officers to morally check themselves….


Australian Police Get Extraordinary Powers in War on Drugs

Police in the Australian state of New South Wales can now search the homes, cars, planes and boats of convicted drug dealers without a warrant as part of the crackdown on Sydney criminal gangs involved in public executions and turf wars. Police Minister Paul Toole says the new powers are applicable to anyone who has…


UK: Callum Wheeler Guilty of Murdering Police Community Support Officer

A loner who prowled around woodland with a weapon stuffed in his backpack has been found guilty of the murder of a popular police community support officer. Callum Wheeler, 22, used a railway jack, a tool used to lift train tracks, to beat mother-of-two Julia James to death as she walked her dog in fields…


British Bobbies Are ‘Not Thought Police,’ Warns New Chief

Amid accusations that police forces are becoming too focused on political correctness, the UK’s new chief inspector has said officers should stay away from “the different thoughts that people have” and focus on serious criminality. Andy Cooke, who took the senior professional police adviser role last month, said chief constables should avoid “politics with a…


Police Search for Shooter Who Killed Man Outside Grand Central Market in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Police are searching for a man who shot another man to death outside the entrance to the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles, sending people inside running in fear and police on a hunt for the gunman. The shooting was reported at 3:56 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of South Hill Street,…