Tag: Public Safety

Jan. 6 Defendant Fired Shots Before Planned Surrender to FBI: Officials

A Texas man accused of taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol has been charged with a federal firearm crime after allegedly firing shots during a welfare check days before he was scheduled to appear in court, according to officials. Nathan Donald Pelham, 40, of Greenville, Texas, was charged via criminal…


Negligence Led to Mississippi Grain Bin Death, Officials Say

GREENWOOD, Miss.—A South African teenage farm worker who suffocated to death after falling into a grain storage bin would still be alive had a Mississippi soybean farm followed federal workplace safety standards, inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined. Bare Bones Farms, located in the Mississippi Delta town of…


Suspect Killed, 2 Indianapolis Officers Shot in Gun Battle

INDIANAPOLIS—Two Indianapolis police officers wounded in a Thursday gun battle that left the suspect dead are expected to survive, a deputy chief said. The shooting involved officers who were members of the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force, a joint effort among central Indiana police agencies charged with identifying and removing illegal weapons from the community,…


Court Documents Describe Grisly Discovery in Maine Shootings

WEST BATH, Maine—A sister who discovered a crime scene in which four people were shot to death arrived to broken glass, bullet holes, blood and guns strewn about the home, and the suspect was later arrested at the scene of a highway shooting with what appeared to be blood on him, according to state police….


Why Colorado is Topping the Charts in Violent Crime

Rep. Gabe Evans isn’t a career politician. Before being elected to his first term as a Colorado State representative on Nov. 8, 2022, Evans served 12 years in the U.S. Army and Colorado Army National Guard, and 10 years as an Arvada, Colorado, police officer, sergeant, and lieutenant. As such, Evans has extensive experience in…


Coast Guard Recovers 3 ‘Unresponsive People’ During Search

The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday that it has recovered three “unresponsive people” after searching for four missing fishermen in the waters off of Cape Ann in Massachusetts. The search is ongoing for an additional missing person. Coast Guard aircraft found an overturned vessel about 7 miles northeast of Cape Ann earlier Thursday, officials said….


Investigators: Gunmen Fired Into Crowd at Alabama Sweet 16 Party

DADEVILLE, Ala.—Investigators said five people charged in a deadly shooting at Sweet 16 birthday party had fired guns into the crowd at the celebration. Investigators wrote in court documents filed Thursday that they believe the five were present at the party and “discharged firearms into the crowd” resulting in the deaths of four people. The…


Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh Says an ‘Insider’ Was Behind His Twitter Account Hack

Conservative commentator and filmmaker Matt Walsh said his team is still working to find out exactly who hacked his Twitter account, noting that an “insider” might have given the hacker access to his phone. “As soon as the hacking attack started, I was on the phone with our tech team, security team, lawyers and executives,”…


UN Report Aims to Globally Decriminalize Sex With Minors, Prostitution, and More

Using drugs or alcohol while pregnant is not a crime, and neither is sex with a minor or defecating on a public sidewalk, according to a recent United Nations report that seeks to globally decriminalize a host of behaviors related to sex, HIV, gender expression, drug possession and use, homelessness, and poverty. The report, written…


Texas Senate Unanimously Passes School Safety Bill

The Texas Senate unanimously passed a school safety bill that would require increased security measures across the state. “Texans have been reminded far too often that evil exists and that we live in a broken world,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a press release on Wednesday following the bill’s passing. “SB [Senate Bill] 11…