Police officers in Portland, Oregon, have responded to at least 359 shootings so far in 2021, as the state’s largest city continues to see unprecedented levels of gun violence. Preliminary statistics indicate that officers responded to 357 shootings, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman told The Epoch Times via email on May 7; at least two…
Data Undercuts Myth of ‘Racism’ in Police Killings
Commentary President Biden claimed that Derek Chauvin’s conviction on Tuesday, April 20 “ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism” of police. With the police shooting that same day of 16-year-old girl in Columbus, Ohio, the White House again pushed the racism claim, noting that this was just another example…
Portland Approves $6 Million to Combat Shootings, No Money for Police
Portland officials this week approved approximately $6 million in funds to combat shootings, though none of the money will go to the city’s police department. About a quarter of the funds will provide for the hiring of more unarmed park rangers. “They will not replace police but will continue to fulfill their existing roles as…
Attacks on Asians Not ‘White Supremacy,’ Just ‘Thugs,’ Researcher Says
The notion that white supremacists are responsible for violent attacks on Asians falls apart under scrutiny, according to a political science researcher who collected and analyzed a database of such attacks. Wilfred Reilly, assistant professor at Kentucky State University, collected publicly available information on about 100 attacks on Asians reported in the media in the…
New Mom, Army Vet Among 8 Killed in Georgia Spa Shootings
One was a new mother taking a rare break from caring for her baby girl. Another was an Army veteran who installed security systems in the Atlanta area. They were among eight people killed Tuesday in shootings at three metro Atlanta massage businesses. Police have charged a 21-year-old man with the slayings. Seven of the…
Atlanta Shooting Suspect Tells Cops Attacks Not Racially Motivated, Allegedly Driven by ‘Sexual Addiction’
Atlanta massage parlor shooting suspect 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long took “full responsibility” for a series of shootings on Tuesday night, officials said, adding that Long may not have targeted the parlors out of a racially motivated animus but because he wanted to end his addiction. In the string of shootings, eight people were killed, including…
Santa Ana’s Crime Surge Prompts Taskforce
March 11, 2021
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Police and city officials in Santa Ana are launching a multifaceted crime-fighting initiative in response to a rise of homicides and other violent crimes. “The increase in violent crime, unfortunately, is consistent with patterns, both in small and large cities across the country throughout 2020,” Santa Ana Chief of Police David Valentin said during a…
Gun-Related Crimes are Rising in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES—In the first two months of this year, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers fielded 570 reports of shots fired, up 88 percent from the 303 incidents during same time frame in 2020—and 267 people were hit by gunfire, a 141 percent increase from the 111 people wounded in the time frame in 2020,…
UCI Study Shows Upswing in Gunshot and Knife Wounds During Pandemic
ORANGE—University of California–Irvine (UCI) researchers led a study that shows that gunshot and knife wounds increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern California, but injuries from traffic crashes were down. UCI Health researchers reviewed 20,450 trauma patients who were treated at 11 hospitals across seven counties. The study, which the researchers say is the first…
Teenager Charged in Wisconsin Shootings to Face Judge for Alleged Bond Violations
A teenager charged with fatally shooting two people during protests in Wisconsin last August will go before a judge on Thursday after prosecutors said he should be re-arrested for allegedly violating conditions of his $2 million bond. Prosecutors accuse Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, of violating his bond terms by not informing the court of his address….
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