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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara warned on Face the Nation Sunday that public anger over a string of federal‑involved shootings has reached a breaking point, saying the city is so overwhelmed that even a finding of legal justification in the latest incident “does not matter at this point.” Host Margaret Brennan asked the Minneapolis police chief his opinion about the facts of Saturday’s shooting of a protester in the city. He explained that he believes the videos speak for themselves. He continued, saying, “So I think very obviously, there are serious questions that are being raised.” “And I think the...

Did you know that in most of America, police can take your property, even if you did nothing wrong? They don't have to charge you with a crime. They don't have to take you to court. They can just say they suspect you of a crime. Then they can grab your money, your car, and sometimes, even your house! It's legal because of something called "civil asset forfeiture." My new video shows how police abuse such laws to take things from innocent people. Restaurant owner Mandrel Stuart was stopped by police in Virginia when driving. Stuart thought, at worst, he'd...

A 'Karen' from Maine let it slip to the Daily Mail that she was the one who tried to allegedly stop police from investigating a serious threat to a school because she thought they were Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Mary Conmee, 63, gladly answered the phone on Thursday morning, but instead of greeting the reporter, she appeared to be having a conversation with someone else about what she did. During that discussion, Conmee, a retired New York State Police Sgt. who resides in Orrington, confessed she was the woman who tried to impede the Brewer Police Department's investigation...

Last night, Tina Peters was assaulted at approximately 9PM MT in La Vista Correctional Facility. Tina was inside a maintenance closet to fill up a water unit when an inmate approached her in the closet and began striking her in anger. Tina raised her hands and pushed the inmate away in defense of herself. Per Tina, the camera showed her pushing the inmate away from her out of the closet. She was subsequently handcuffed, shackled, and brought to solitary confinement. Tina was told she is being charged with Felony Assault for defending herself against an unprovoked attack. She will be...

CBS 17’s Greg Funderburg opened his report with the voice of grief, not politics. Paige Briggs told the station her family has been “sad,” and that there are “constant memories” of their dog all through the house. Funderburg’s story centered on one fact that hit the family like a second loss: the Wake County deputy involved in the shooting is returning to work after the sheriff’s office finished its internal review....... Funderburg reported that Paige Briggs was out of town for work when the incident happened. Her husband and their children had left home like normal, and hours later, the...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Jury selection is underway in the trial of former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police officer Adrian Gonzales, one of the first officers on the scene of the Robb Elementary mass shooting. What we know: Jury selection is taking place in Corpus Christi. Gonzales faces 29 felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child, and has pleaded not guilty. The charges are classified as state jail felonies, the lowest level of felony under Texas law. If convicted, Gonzales could face between six months and two years in prison. Gonzales is the first police officer in Texas...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson admitted theft and misuse of public funds, Mayor Justin Elicker announced during a press conference Monday. Jacobson allegedly admitted to taking money from a city fund used for confidential informants, according to Elicker. The fund is used to provide money to people who share information with police during criminal investigations.

An AI-powered program used by a police department in Utah drafted a preliminary report indicating that a police officer had transformed into a frog. It appears it picked up the concept from a movie running in the background of the scene.

A brave little girl jumped out of a second-floor window and begged strangers to save her from abuse, investigators say, but she was sent back home and murdered within months. Rebekah Baptiste, ten, was found unresponsive on a highway in Holbrook, Arizona, on July 27 after allegedly being abused and neglected for years. Her father, Richard Baptiste, 32, and his girlfriend Anicia Woods, 29, were subsequently arrested and charged with first–degree murder, aggravated assault, child abuse and kidnapping.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — News 4 has obtained dash cam footage from an ongoing investigation into a former Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper. Jarquez Evans was arrested back in March for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman after a traffic stop. On January 26, Evans pulled a woman over near SE 29th Street and S High Avenue in Oklahoma City for an expired tag. The victim alleged that Evans told her to either go down the street with him or go to jail. Evans reportedly got into the victim’s front passenger seat after she followed him down the road. After the victim...

This video details a woman's harrowing experience, jailed for three months after a bag of cotton candy was mistaken for methamphetamine due to flawed technology. As a criminal law lawyer, I question the justice system's reliance on such unreliable evidence and its profound impact on individuals' constitutional rights. This case exemplifies severe police misconduct and wrongful arrest, reminding us that being arrested doesn't equate to guilt. I’m J. Scott Smith, a North Carolina criminal defense lawyer, and for nearly two decades I’ve defended people accused of serious drug crimes. In this video, we expose how these roadside drug tests work,...

#BREAKING : FBI agents were seen surrounding a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, where authorities say the suspected Brown University shooter’s vehicle was found abandoned. #BREAKING : Brown University shooter is Dead Reports indicate the suspected gunman in the Brown University shooting has died by suicide. Authorities have not yet officially confirmed the information.

New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon said police did ‘a fantastic job’ An eyewitness from Sunday’s massacre at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, stated police officers hesitated as two terrorists sprayed bullets at a group of Jews gathered to celebrate Hanukkah, while video analysis indicates law enforcement waited several minutes after arriving on the scene to engage the shooters. Shmulik Scuri, who was on the beach with his family during the attack, told reporters that 4 police officers in the vicinity "froze" as the terrorists fired into a crowd of 2,000, killing at least 15 and wounding 40 more....

A hero Alaskan man prevented a Labor Day tragedy when he wrestled a loaded gun from an attacker who threatened to use it at a crowded fairground. Jaden Perry, 24, was visiting the Alaska State Fair in Anchorage to help a friend take down a booth when a fight broke out between around eight young men. The fight escalated when one of the men pulled out an extended magazine Glock in the middle of the fair, Perry told the Daily Mail. He didn't hesitate, going for the gun and tackling one of the men while making sure the weapon remained...

An Indiana man who was just recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop on Sunday. Matthew Huttle, 42, was fatally shot by a deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff's Department at around 4.15pm on State Road 14, Fox 59 reports. Indiana State Police said the traffic stop led the unidentified deputy to try to arrest Huttle, but he allegedly resisted and struggled with the officer. That altercation led the deputy to fire his gun, killing Huttle. It remains unclear why...

Republicans are busy denouncing President Biden’s pre-emptive pardons for his family and political allies, and deservedly so. But then it’s a shame you don’t hear many, if any, ruing President Trump’s proclamation to pardon unconditionally nearly all of the people who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. This includes those convicted of bludgeoning, chemical spraying, and electroshocking police to try to keep Mr. Trump in power. Now he’s springing them from prison. This is a rotten message from a President about political violence done on his behalf, and it’s a bait and switch. Asked about Jan. 6...

Collin Rugg @CollinRugg NEW: NYPD officer absolutely demolishes a repeat offender and humiliates him by pulling his pants down in front of a group of people after he punched a female police officer. Epic 🔥 The incident happened after suspect Ernst Delma punched a female officer in the face, knocking her to the ground. Another officer came flying in, taking Delma to the ground and humiliating him in the process. The female officer was taken to the hospital where she is in stable condition. Delma was on probation and had numerous prior arrests for assault and burglary. 11:56 AM ·...

Disturbing footage has emerged of Kentucky police chucking slushies as unsuspecting pedestrians in low-income neighborhoods, in scenes straight out of the show “Glee.” Footage released by the Louisville Metro Police Department this week shows former officers Curtis Flynn, 40, and Bryan Wilson, 36, driving around in an unmarked vehicle in their uniforms and chucking large slushies at people on the sidewalks. In one video, the cops are seen cruising down Berry Boulevard in south Louisville when they spot a woman walking down the sidewalk in the rain.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D) addressed the shooting death of Temple University police officer Christopher Fitzgerald and made clear his view that one cannot claim to back the blue if they do not back gun control. Breitbart News reported that Fitzgerald was shot and killed while investigating a carjacking Saturday night. The alleged cop killer, 18-year-old Miles Pfeffer, was arrested Sunday morning without incident. The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted Kenney reacting to the slaying, saying, “There’s too many [guns] and they’re too easy to get.”

This is the horrific moment police shoot an unarmed disabled man seven times after suspecting he had a hostage in his trailer. Jason Harley Kloepfer, 41, from North Carolina, US, was shot in the chest and arm after Cherokee County police responded to reports of a gunfire on December 12 at around 11pm. Cops believed Kloepfer, who identifies as disabled, was the alleged gunman and holding a hostage inside his trailer - despite being inside with his wife. In the shocking footage, Kloepfer is seen inside the trailer opening the door to police. Kloepfer, and his wife Alison Mahler, both...