Tag: Public Safety

LIVE 11:17 AM ET: US AG Garland Holds News Conference on Drug Trafficking

United States Attorney General Merrick Garland holds news conference at 11:00 a.m. Et on April on a Justice Department drug trafficking enforcement action. …


US AG Garland Holds News Conference on Drug Trafficking

United States Attorney General Merrick Garland holds a news conference on a Justice Department drug trafficking enforcement action at 11:00 a.m. ET on April 14. …


Judge Who Sentenced Parkland Shooter Removed From Other Case

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman was removed from another death penalty murder case Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court, which agreed she showed unfair sympathy for prosecutors in the Parkland school shooting case. The court removed Judge Elizabeth Scherer from overseeing any post-conviction proceedings for Randy Tundidor, who…


Police Arrest Mother of 6-Year-Old Child Who Shot Teacher in Virginia School

The Virginia mother of a 6-year-old child who shot and wounded his teacher earlier this year was arrested on Thursday in connection with the incident, according to authorities. Deja Nicole Taylor turned herself in at the Newport News City Jail for outstanding warrants related to the Jan. 6 shooting at Richneck Elementary, the Newport News…


Court Rejects Oklahoma Inmate’s Claim Father Killed Woman

OKLAHOMA CITY—The Oklahoma Court of Criminals on Thursday rejected a death row inmate’s claim that his father was the actual killer of a University of Oklahoma (OU) dance student in 1996. The court’s decision paves the way for Anthony Sanchez, 44, to be executed by lethal injection on Sept. 21. Attorneys for Sanchez said in…


Police Arrest Tech Executive Suspected of Killing Cash App Founder Bob Lee

A man was arrested and charged with murder on Thursday over the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Nima Momeni, 38, a tech consultant, was taken into custody Thursday morning in Emeryville, a suburb in San Francisco, and booked on suspicion of murder, according to authorities. Momeni is the founder of software company Expand IT, an…


Gregg Popovich Blames Lawmakers Instead of Lawbreakers

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich used his final press conference to scoff at GOP lawmakers on several topics, including gun control. Instead of blaming the mass shooters for choosing to break the law, he blamed a political party and the solutions they advocate for, such as additional security measures in schools and churches. This…


DeSantis Decries ‘Woke-Mind Virus’ in Speech to Ohio Republican Faithful

AKRON, Ohio—Almost 1,000 miles north of the Florida governor’s mansion he now calls home, Gov. Ron DeSantis is considered “a person that we can adopt here in Ohio as our own,” Bryan Williams, chair of the Summit County Republican Party, said. As Williams introduced DeSantis as a guest speaker to a sold-out crowd of 700…


Whole Foods Closes Flagship Store in San Francisco Due to Public Safety Concerns

Downtown San Francisco’s plight continues, with Whole Foods Market closing the doors of its 8th and Market Street location due to safety concerns. “Over the last several months, the San Francisco Police Department and the Mayor’s Office have been working collaboratively with Whole Foods’ leadership to address public safety issues,” Mayor London Breed’s office told…


Wisconsin Man Pleads Not Guilty to Firebombing Pro-Life Group’s Office

The Wisconsin man charged with firebombing the office of a Madison-based pro-life advocacy group pleaded not guilty on April 13. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, was arrested on March 28 in Boston on suspicion of hurling two Molotov cocktails into the Wisconsin Family Action office with the intent to “cause damage by means of fire or…