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An extremely violent attack. The assault on two policemen from the Cergy branch of the Versailles PJ on Wednesday in Herblay (Val-d'Oise) sent shock waves through the police and public opinion on Thursday. Three suspects are wanted by hundreds of police officers, for "attempted murder of a person holding public authority in an organized gang". Thursday, in front of the Cergy-Pontoise police station, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, denounced a "massacre", "two acts of terrible savagery, (...) a savagery that has become daily, against the police, and of which no one could ignore that they were police officers...

Colin Kaepernick has become increasingly vocal about his political beliefs over the past few years. It obviously all began with him kneeling during the national anthem of NFL games to protest racial injustice, and it has only continued to intensify since then. This week, the former San Francisco 49ers star released an essay with a very clear message for American police officers.

Representatives from the largest police union in the United States are calling upon the Biden-Harris ticket to clarify for law enforcement and Americans their thoughts about Antifa. “Vice President Biden said Antifa is an idea. Well, excuse me, but ideas don’t throw bricks at officers’ heads … They don’t hit officers in the head with baseball bats … They don’t throw Molotov cocktails, and they don’t attempt to assassinate police officers,” Joe Gamaldi, National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) vice president said.

Former National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick led the charge against police brutality, ultimately paving the way for the Black Lives Matter movement and the anti-law enforcement sentiment that's plaguing our nation. Apparently that wasn't enough for the former football star. He is now leading a movement called "Abolition for the People," which has the ultimate goal of eliminating police departments and prisons across the United States. Kaepernick partnered with LEVEL and Medium to produce a series of articles about ending the debate over policing in our country. From the announcement: Over the next four weeks, the project will...

Recently, the State of Virginia has begun pushing forth new legislation which would prohibit officers from making what is termed as a pretextual stop. Pretextual stops are when an officer uses a mundane traffic violation to stop a vehicle because he or she believes there may be criminal activity afoot. For instance, an officer may see a tag light out on a vehicle driven by a little old lady coming out of Walmart. That officer probably is not concerned that the woman driving is a criminal. However, spotting the tag light out on a vehicle that is coming out of...

Democratic nominee Joe Biden would not answer when pressed by President Trump during Tuesday night’s presidential debate about whether he has any backing from law enforcement groups. Both candidates have the backing of various law enforcement groups, but the Trump campaign has leaned into the endorsements much more as the Biden campaign has dealt with a push from the left to defund police departments. “He’s talking about defunding the police. … He has no law enforcement support,” Trump said Tuesday night in Ohio. “Who do you have? Name one group that supports you.” “That’s not true. … We don’t have...

Heard on Tim Conway radio show KFI that LAPD is on tactical alert and police station was possibly being attacked by BLM? Worthless MSM covered it for a couple minutes then cut away as fence was being pulled down?Couldn't find anything other than: This on Twitt

The Democratic mayor of Rochester, New York, who proposed partially defunding her city’s police department last month, has been indicted by a grand jury for alleged campaign violations. WROC-TV reported that following a multi-year investigation into Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, the district attorney has charged the Democrat with two felonies stemming from her 2017 re-election campaign. Warren will face one felony charge of scheme to defraud in the first degree and a second felony charge over an alleged violation of New York election law 14-126(6), which involves campaign filings and finance. While few specifics of the charges against Warren were...

Editor’s Note: “Brady White” is the pseudonym of an active-duty police officer. His column — or rant, as he prefers to call it — came to me from a trusted source. “Brady White” chooses to remain anonymous for reasons that will become clear as you read it. It has been very lightly edited for clarity. I write this op-ed, or rant, under an assumed name. I do so because otherwise, I’m subject to being fired for violating department policy or, at the very least, suspended for a time and then transferred to the crappiest assignment they can think up for...

Police are looking for two female bicyclists who were caught on video vandalizing fallen Police officer Brad Fox Memorial, who was killed in the line of duty in 2012. As you will see, the female suspects stopped with the sole and express purpose of desecrating the memory of, and the memorial to, Officer Brad Fox. After stopping, one female acts as a lookout, while the other female removes a flag flying at the memorial site, and then discards it in the weeds next to the memorial. We respectfully request that anyone with knowledge regarding the identity of the suspects contact...

Federal police are again patrolling the streets of Portland. But this time, they're also Portland cops. Last week, U.S. Marshal for Oregon Russ Burger deputized about 50 Portland police officers as deputy U.S. marshals. That deputization lasts the remainder of the calendar year, as Oregon Public Broadcasting first reported this week. That revelation set off a flurry of finger-pointing and a jurisdictional standoff. Mayor Ted Wheeler wants the deputization rescinded, saying it represents an incursion by the federal government into local law enforcement. U.S. Attorney for Oregon Billy Williams refused, saying Portland protesters weren't facing harsh enough consequences under Wheeler's...

A Keaʻau woman was arrested and facing charges after refusing to wear a face mask at the post office. Hawai‘i Police Department first came into contact with Sandra Smart, 59, at the Keaʻau Post Office and advised to put on a mask to cover her face and mouth which she refused to do. She was ultimately issued a citation for violating Mayor Harry Kim’s Emergency Rule No. 11, which requires all persons to wear a non-medical grade face covering while in public settings. SPONSORED VIDEO Officers again made contact with Smart on Friday after she was seen standing outside in...

RIVERSIDE (CBSLA) — A woman was arrested Thursday night for allegedly stealing a Riverside Fire Department truck and taking it on a joyride while first responders were handling a life-threatening medical emergency. “Two police officers responded first, they began CPR,” Riverside police Sgt. Juan Munoz said. “They saved the man’s life.” Munoz said that while firefighters were getting the victim, who had stopped breathing, into an ambulance, the suspect hopped inside their engine at Hole Avenue and drove it three miles away to the eastbound Adams Street off-ramp on the 91 Freeway — colliding with at least two cars along...

PORTLAND, Ore.— Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, and Russ Burger, U.S. Marshal for the District of Oregon, provide the below statement on ongoing violence in Portland:The U.S. Marshal will not cancel the cross-deputation of local and state law enforcement officers.  Law enforcement and law-abiding citizens of Portland have endured months of nightly criminal violence and destruction.  Officers have been repeatedly assaulted with bottles, bats, sledgehammers, lasers, rocks, and other weapons of convenience.  In addition, the public has seen repeated efforts by criminals to burn down public buildings.  These violent, senseless, and criminal acts have...

WICHITA FALLS, TX – A professor at Midwestern State University is facing some online backlash after a rather unsavory comment of his on Facebook (which detailed an adoration for cops being killed) wound up being broadcast and circulated.

A cop attempts to cite a stopped car. Protesters yell and the police warns them to step back. The car flees. As the motorcycle leaves to pursue, several protesters jump in front of his path with clear intention to interfere with an arrest. One is hit and dragged down the street. They were taken to hospital condition unknown. This just happened a few minutes ago.

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..... Pratt is the only surviving Australian winner of the George Cross — the country’s highest civilian award for bravery. The equivalent award in the newer Australian honours system is the Cross of Valour, an award that has been made to only five Australians. Pratt, a 21-year-old policeman and married just three months, was on his way to have a haircut when he earned his medal. He drove his own car, on a day off and unarmed, into the front door of a Clifton Hill bank when he saw three armed and masked bandits enter the bank on June 4,...

The Louisville Metro Police Department swore in its second interim chief Thursday since protests erupted months ago in the city over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor during a botched drug raid. Yvette Gentry, the first woman and the third African American to lead the LMPD, took the stage and was sworn in as the new interim police chief, Louisville Courier-Journal reported. Stating what’s required under oath, she swore she'd never participated in a duel and would prosecute all gamblers in violation of state gaming laws, according to the newspaper.

Incredible video released tonight. Chicago police officers confront a man wanted for stabbing a citizen nearby. Perp has a large knife, overcomes the Tazer and then charges the female sergeant. He is shot 15 times before falling. No word if the officer was stabbed.