Tag: Public Safety

Kansas City Homeowner Charged in Shooting of Teen Released on Bond

An 84-year-old white man charged in the shooting and wounding of a black teenager who mistakenly walked up to the man’s house in Kansas City surrendered to police, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday, but was freed on bond within a few hours. Andrew Lester had been charged a day earlier with first-degree…


Whistleblowers Tell Supreme Court Pharmacy Chains Should Pay for Alleged Fraud

The Supreme Court seemed open on April 18 to revive whistleblower lawsuits against pharmacy operators SuperValu and Safeway for allegedly submitting false Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement claims for prescription drugs they sold. The case is considered to be important because it could have an impact on the government’s ability to crack down on health care fraud. The…


Air Force Launches Investigation Into Leak of Classified Documents

The Air Force has launched an investigation into the major leak of dozens of classified documents by a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member. The investigation will focus on the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base, to which the alleged leaker, Jack Teixeira, was assigned, officials said. “The Secretary of the Air…


New York Attorney General Hosting Gun-Buyback Event

New York attorney general Letitia James is hosting a gun-buyback event in late April with the stated aim of protecting New Yorkers from gun violence while the country sees a population shift away from gun control states. The first-ever statewide community gun buyback in New York will be held on Saturday, April 29, according to…


JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Set to Be Deposed in Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuits

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is set for deposition in Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking lawsuits. A federal judge instructed Dimon to set aside two days for questioning in litigation that accused America’s largest bank of knowingly benefiting from Jeffrey Epstein’s forced prostitution ring of underaged children. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff made the decision to allow…


Court Hearing Delayed for Man Accused of Leaking Secret Military Documents

The man accused of leaking secret U.S. military materials will not appear in court on April 19 after his defense asked and received a delay for a detention hearing. Jack Teixeira, 21, was set to appear in federal court in Boston on Wednesday but the hearing was delayed after lawyers representing Teixeira said they need…


REI to Close Portland Store Due to High Crime Rates

Popular outdoor recreation retailer REI is closing its Pearl District store located in downtown Portland due to increasing local crime and retail loss from store sales, the company announced on Monday. In an email sent to members, the company expressed its sadness over the decision but explained that the Portland location experienced its highest number…


Worker Killed, 4 Injured in Nebraska Ethanol Plant Explosion

WOOD RIVER, Neb.—One worker died and four others were injured in an explosion at an ethanol plant in eastern Nebraska. The explosion was reported Monday afternoon at a Green Plains ethanol plant in Wood River, which is about 160 miles west of Omaha. The Nebraska State Fire Marshal Agency said firefighters found a liquid holding…


4 Killed in Maine Home; 3 Wounded in Linked Highway Shooting

BOWDOIN, Maine—Four people were fatally shot at a house in Maine on Tuesday shortly before gunfire wounded three others on a busy highway, in a pair of crimes that are linked, authorities said. Hours later, a man was charged with murder. Police closed a portion of the interstate highway and residents and businesses in the…


Son Confronts Mother, Testifies in Doomsday Plot Murder Trial

BOISE, Idaho—The only surviving child of a woman charged in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival confronted his mother about his siblings’ deaths in an emotional phone call played for jurors on Tuesday in a trial that has touched on claims of evil spirits, zombie children, and an additional murder…