Tag: Public Safety

Convicted Serial Rapist Sentenced to More Than 150 Years

INDIANAPOLIS—An Indiana judge has sentenced a convicted serial rapist to more than 150 years in prison, authorities said Monday. Darrell Goodlow was charged in 2021 with 57 counts, including rape, burglary, and criminal confinement. He pleaded guilty in March to nine counts, including eight felony counts of rape and one felony count of killing a…


No Charges for Officers in Jayland Walker Shooting

AKRON, Ohio—An Ohio grand jury declined to indict eight police officers involved in the death of Jayland Walker during a car and foot chase last summer, the state’s attorney general announced Monday. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the state’s investigation found that Walker jumped out of his still-moving car, ran from police and ignored…


FBI Releases Video of Missing Californian Woman Being Abducted in Mexico

The FBI has released new details in a California woman missing person’s case, along with surveillance videos of the moments leading up to her abduction in Jalisco, Mexico. Monica de Leon Barba, a U.S. citizen from the Bay Area, has been reported missing since Nov. 29, 2022, according to FBI documents. Barba was last seen…


Report: Fog on Georgia Runway When Former SEAL’s Plane Crashed

JESUP, Ga.—There was fog on the ground at a rural Georgia airport when a small plane attempting to land crashed and killed its pilot, a chiropractor who had served in the U.S. military as a Navy SEAL, according to federal investigators. But the preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board doesn’t say what role…


Teen Shot After Going to Wrong Address

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—An 84-year-old man in Kansas City, Missouri, was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his younger brothers. Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said at a news conference that there was a “racial component” Thursday night when Andrew Lester twice shot 16-year-old…


Southern California Gas Station Ransacked by Large Mob, Zero Arrested

A gas station in Southern California was looted and vandalized by a large group of young people April 16 after a street takeover, leaving responding officers outnumbered with zero arrests. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputies returned to patrolling the area the next day. Videos shared by the Telegram channel group @police_frequency showed hundreds of…


De Blasio Argues ‘MAGA Extremism’ Will Be Florida’s Achilles Heel

During a debate that pitted Florida against New York, former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio claimed that “MAGA extremism” will ultimately undermine the Sunshine State, even as it attracts tens of thousands of former New Yorkers. The Democrat predicted many skilled Floridians would leave the state due to policies such as a newly…


‘Soros-Funded’ DAs to Blame for ‘Violent Crime Spree’ Sweeping the Nation: House GOP

NEW YORK—Rising crime around the United States can be attributed to the “soft-on-crime” policies of Democrat district attorneys funded by George Soros, according to Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee. While in New York City on April 17 for a field hearing on “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan,” committee members shared their perspectives on…


Former Planned Parenthood Employee Investigated for Child Porn Dies by Suicide

A former communications director for Planned Parenthood killed himself on April 11 after police raided his apartment as part of a child pornography investigation against him. Tim Yergeau, 35, was found dead in his New Haven, Connecticut, apartment on April 11. Yergeau had been working as the marketing and communications director for the Long Wharf…


DOJ Charges 40 CCP Officers for Allegedly Targeting US Residents, Spreading Propaganda

The Justice Department is charging 40 members of China’s national police with crimes related to a coordinated campaign of targeted harassment against U.S. residents. DoJ documents unsealed on April 17 reveal that 40 officers of China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and two employees of the Cyberspace Administration of China conspired to transmit interstate threats…