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The Portland murder suspect who was killed in a police-involved shooting in September allegedly had his hand on a gun in his pocket when law enforcement agents fired 37 bullets and fatally struck him, officials have announced. Michael Forest Reinoehl exited an apartment near Lacey, Wash., shortly before 7 p.m. on Sept. 3 carrying two bags and walked to a car parked nearby, according to a police update in the investigation, released Wednesday by Thurston County Sheriff’s Lt. Ray Brady. That same day, it was revealed that Reinoehl would be charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Aaron...

EXCLUSIVE: 'I wouldn't say this counts as bad news.' Sister of Portland antifa gunman reacts to his death after he was shot dead by US Marshals, as she voices concern he'll become a martyr and an excuse for more violence and protests Antifa protester Michael Reinoehl was shot dead by US Marshals on Thursday night in Lacey, Washington Reinoehl was 'under investigation' for the death of Patriot Prayer member Aaron 'Jay' Danielson during a protest last Saturday in Portland Reinoehl's sister April spoke exclusively with DailyMail.com after his death She said: 'I wouldn't say at this point that this counts...

https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo Andy Ngo reports the Antifa killer has been killed by law enforcement

OAKLAND - Gov. Gavin Newsom has endorsed George Gascón to be Los Angeles’ next district attorney in a major boost to the progressive challenger. Gascón, a former San Francisco district attorney, is mounting a challenge from the left to incumbent Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey. The race has national implications for an ascendant movement of progressive prosecutors like Gascón, and Newsom laid down an important marker on where he stands in that debate. **SNIP** While Newsom's long-standing relationship with Gascón does help explain his support, it also follows several prominent California Democrats endorsing Gascón or disavowing Lacey after George Floyd’s...

GRANADA HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- The husband of the Los Angeles district attorney is accused of pulling a gun on Black Lives Matter activists in a video captured outside of their Granada Hills home Monday morning, just one day before Tuesday's primary. A man - who protesters identified as David Lacey, the husband of L.A.'s chief prosecutor Jackie Lacey - wielded what appeared to be a handgun while threatening to shoot the protesters if they did not leave the property. The disturbing video was tweeted Monday morning by Melina Abdullah, a Black Lives Matter organizer. The footage was also tweeted...

An Amtrak train that derailed Monday during its inaugural ride on a new line in Washington state was traveling at 80 mph in a 30 mph zone, the National Transportation Safety Board said, citing data recorder information. Bella Dinh-Zarr, an NTSB board member, said at a news conference late Monday that information from the data recorder in the rear locomotive provided information about the train’s speed. ------------- A track chart prepared by the Washington State Department of Transportation shows the maximum speed drops from 79 mph to 30 mph for passenger trains just before the tracks curve to cross Interstate...

Monday’s deadly Amtrak train derailment appears to have been caused by an object on the railway, according to a government official briefed on the crash. A preliminary investigation suggests maintenance problems are unlikely to blame because the incident took place on brand-new tracks, the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. At least six people were killed and the death toll is expected to rise, the official said.

California political insider James Lacey announced Thursday on Varney & Company that former House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa has endorsed Donald Trump for President.

U.S. law enforcement agencies are conducting thousands of investigations using a law that makes violating state wildlife statutes a federal crime, often ensnaring hunters and fishermen for seemingly minor infractions. Some even suffer stiff federal prison sentences. Special agents and wildlife inspectors for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conduct about 2,500 investigative cases a year of violations of the Lacey Act, a 1900 law meant to combat illegal trafficking of wildlife. ... Rock star Ted Nugent, an avid hunter and fisherman .. "Good, decent families' lives are being turned upside down and ruined by out-of-control jackboot game agencies, particularly...

A 13-year-old Lacey boy was arrested on suspicion of posting child pornography and sexually explicit photographs of himself on an Internet chat group. Investigators from the Washington State Patrol’s Missing and Exploited Children Task Force arrested the teen at his home Wednesday and seized three computers after a three-month investigation. The teen made a preliminary court appearance Thursday and was being held in juvenile detention without bail on suspicion of possession and distribution of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit activity, Thurston County prosecutor John Skinder said. He expects to file charges against the boy by Monday. An attorney...

...Here's a case of misplaced moral outrage if we've ever seen one. Mr. Franks is mad about the salaries when he really should be mad at the rigged political game that has made them possible. Fannie's regulator, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, has reported that Fannie has been cooking its books. Add that to the increasing evidence that Fannie has been ignoring its mission to provide affordable housing, and we wonder if Mr. Frank doesn't need an eye checkup.... Maxine Waters (D., California) cooed all over Mr. Raines, and Clay Lacy (D., Missouri) played the race card by...