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Have you ever seen a police department this giddy about a bust? THE DAD WHO WROTE THAT POST: Slidell PD realized the steaks had been braised when the two men stopped for a broken tail light were "acting unusually nervous." Was it the flashing lights? No. Were there drugs in the car? Also, no. Their anxiety stemmed from something else entirely . . . a good old-fashioned beef heist. You read that right. The guys were sitting on an absolutely mind-blowing amount of meat: Slidell Police Department Here were the two mastermind criminals: Slidell Police Department Evidently, the duo boosted...

Fight happened outside Regal Cinema. Below is link to story for those who don't want the Hodge Twins commentary on this.

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Washington, D.C. field office investigation led to a Washington, D.C. woman’s arrest in connection with an assault on federal agents who were helping transfer an alleged international gang member at the D.C. Central Detention Facility. Sydney Lori Reid, 44, of the District of Columbia, was charged July 23 in U.S. District Court with assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers or employees. “Sydney Lori Reid actively and intentionally assaulted federal law enforcement officers while they were taking custody of two apparent gang members and dangerous individuals,” said ICE HSI Washington,...

An armed bystander was seen on video heroically stopping a knife-wielding man who authorities say stabbed 11 people at a Walmart in Michigan on Saturday. The man, identified by family as Derrick Perry, is seen in the video pointing a firearm at the suspect in the store’s parking lot in Traverse City as he and other bystanders shout "drop the knife!" Perry is a Marine veteran, the New York Post reported, citing his family. "What they did was amazing," Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea told reporters during a media briefing on Sunday. Perry and the other bystanders ended the...

Police on Sunday identified the 42-year-old man accused of wounding 11 people in a random stabbing spree at a Walmart in Michigan. Authorities identified the suspect as Bradford James Gille, of Afton, Michigan, on Sunday afternoon. Police are seeking to file terrorism charges and 11 charges of assault with intent to murder against Gille. Munson Healthcare, northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, said seven victims were in fair condition and four were in serious condition. Their ages were not immediately provided.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (WKRC) - A man was arrested after he allegedly attacked a father whose daughter cut him in line for a buffet, causing a large fight. 52-year-old Mark Roher was standing in line for the prime rib carving station at a wedding buffet in the Boca Lago Country Club on Jan. 18 when two young girls cut in front of him, according to a police report obtained by local outlet The Miami New Times. Roher was upset about the cutting and confronted one of the girls' father about the incident, the outlets reported. "The slimmer man ignored...

Eleven people have been hurt after being stabbed during an incident at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan on Saturday afternoon. At least three of the victims were so badly hurt they required surgery. Witnesses say shoppers fled for their lives after a suspect brandished a knife inside the Walmart Supercenter on Crossing Circle just after 5pm. Police were seen interviewing workers from the supermarket across the street following the incident. Many were seem to still be wearing their Walmart overalls. One eyewitness posted to X how the incident occurred near the pharmacy counter with many of the victims said...

The mother of a man who cops believed tortured and killed his 21-year-old girlfriend — leaving her to die on a Bronx staircase — has been arrested after investigators determined she helped clean up the gruesome crime scene, officials said. Naida Jorge, 54, was charged Thursday evening with murder, manslaughter, hindering prosecution, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence over the tragic slaying of Princesa Encarnacion-Soto. “She did attempt to clean up the crime scene,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told reporters. Police were still looking for Robert Strother, 27, the dead woman’s boyfriend, in connection...

Horrifying police bodycam footage captured a stricken mother's primal cry of grief as she realized her 10-month-old baby girl had died under the care of her babysitter. The tear-jerking moment unfolded on June 26, 2024, in Pekin, Illinois, when Branda Nichelle, the mother of little Sylvie Zacovic, broke down outside the home of her infant daughter's babysitter, Makenna Rhodes, 22. Rhodes is set to go on trial for murder in October, with bodycam footage unearthed by Body Cam Edition likely to become central to the shocking case. Nichelle was seen in the footage racing from her workplace after Rhodes called...

Court documents describe surveillance video that shows the victim standing on the platform waiting for a train when the suspect walks up and hits him in the head. Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — The victim in an apparently unprovoked assault at the Convention Center TriMet MAX station Thursday morning has died, Portland police confirmed late Friday afternoon. Police declined to identify the victim because his family has not yet been notified of his death. Police identified the suspected attacker as Jordan T. Christ, 30, and announced Thursday afternoon that he had been booked in Multnomah County jail on...

A Texas man has been arrested after his teenage daughter gave birth in a Walmart bathroom. Officers in Kingsville have said they were called to the store just before 10.30pm on Monday, after receiving a call that a maintenance worker discovered a newborn child in a bathroom trash can while taking out the garbage, KRIS 6 reports. Walmart employees tried to perform life saving measures on the infant and authorities rushed the child to the hospital right next door, where doctors pronounced her dead. In the aftermath, officers reviewed the store's security camera footage and discovered that a 17-year-old girl...

A lovestruck US Air Force employee has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transmit confidential national defense information after sharing military secrets information about the Russia-Ukraine war with a woman he met on a dating app. David Franklin Slater, a 64-year-old Nebraska resident and retired US Army lieutenant colonel, worked as a civilian employee of the US Air Force assigned to Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base and held a Top Secret security clearance from August 2021 to April 2022. In this role, he attended briefings about Russia's war against Ukraine that were classified up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information...

Ellen DeGeneres showed public support for Rosie O'Donnell, whose US citizenship President Donald Trump threatened to revoke, just three months after Rosie accused Ellen of never saying 'anything political in her life.' It all began Saturday when the 79-year-old Republican politician vowed on Truth Social: 'Because of the fact that Rosie O'Donnell is not in the best interests of our great country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her citizenship. 'She is a threat to humanity, and should remain in the wonderful country of Ireland, if they want her. God bless America!' On Sunday, the 67-year-old canceled comedian...

Wasn’t it just weeks or so ago when I warned that the left’s growing anguish over their loss of power would get worse? Since then it has gotten worse, much worse with leftist rioting against federal law enforcement officers. They’ve told the left-wing news site “Axios” that their party’s base demands more violence. “Some of them have suggested … what we really need to do is be willing to get shot” when visiting ICE facilities or federal agencies, a third House Democrat told Axios. “Our own base is telling us that what we’re doing is not good enough … [that]...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A handcuffed woman on her way to jail in a patrol car allegedly managed to retrieve a hidden gun from her waist and opened fire on the deputy who arrested her. The Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) said that on Monday at 10 a.m. Rheanna Harden was arrested on multiple charges after a traffic stop. According to MCSO, Haren was handcuffed and searched before she was put in the backseat of a deputy's patrol car to take her to jail. Officials said that while on their way to jail, traveling on S highway near the...

You remember that pediatrician who mocked children during the Texas flood tragedy? Yeah, she just got FIRED by Bluefish Pediatrics—and rightfully so. In this video, I break down her disturbing social media post, why it's morally indefensible, and how political hatred has completely derailed basic human decency. I even asked ChatGPT what they’d do in this situation—and even AI said: terminate immediately. We go over the facts, debunk the FEMA blame game, and hear from Senator Ted Cruz on the heartbreaking devastation at Camp Mystic. This isn't about politics—this is about decency, compassion, and protecting our kids. Let me know...

Ten individuals have been charged for their roles in the shooting of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center. Today’s announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas FBI R. Joseph Rothrock, and Enforcement Removal Operations Dallas Acting Field Office Director Joshua Johnson. According to a criminal complaint filed today, the defendants, dressed in black military-style clothing, began shooting fireworks at the facility, as part of an organized attack.

Three former senior staff at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby murdered seven babies and attempted to kill seven others have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. They worked on the senior leadership team at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016 and were bailed after being questioned on Monday. The arrests came after an investigation into potential corporate manslaughter at the hospital was opened in 2023, and then widened in March this year to include gross negligence manslaughter. Letby, 35, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole life prison sentences after targeting babies at the hospital's...

CNN — A former jewelry store manager in the United Kingdom was sentenced to 28 months in prison after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers, Humberside Police said in a statement. Lucy Roberts, 39, frequently took jewelry home with her during the year she worked at a high-end shop, police said, telling suspicious coworkers she “was conducting work at home and sorting stock for the workshop.” The police statement does not name the store. It was only when Roberts quit and went on vacation that her colleagues realized where the jewelry went, the statement says....

Texas Democrat Rep. Al Green filed an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Green accused President Trump of failing to notify or seek authorization from Congress because ordering the US military to launch strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday. In the resolution, Green wrote alleged “abuse of presidential powers by disregarding the separation of powers—devolving American democracy into authoritarianism by unconstitutionally usurping Congress’s power to declare war.”