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Multiple law enforcement sources revealed to Breitbart Texas that part of the delay in stopping the barricaded elementary school shooter hinged on a deadly mix of the shooter’s defensive tactics and the lack of needed gear. Specifically, officers lacked the ballistic shield needed to enter the classroom with the barricaded shooter. Attempting to breach the door without a ballistic shield would have resulted in certain death for the officers which could have provided the shooter with the officers’ weapons and ammunition. There is also the possibility that the shooter could have taken police communications gear off of the officers’ bodies,...

A Florida couple was jailed for allegedly breaking a mandatory quarantine order after they tested positive for the coronavirus, local officials said Thursday. Jose Antonio Freire Interian, 24, and Yohana Anahi Gonzalez, 27, were arrested Wednesday evening at their Key West apartment and taken to the Stock Island Detention Center, authorities said. The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County had issued an isolation order on July 21 to the pair, instructing them to stay at home for 14 days and wear masks around others, The Miami Herald reported. But neighbors complained that the carefree couple had been breaking the...

A sheriff’s deputy in Florida, who was caught on home surveillance video last month reportedly stealing from a recently-deceased man, was arrested by authorities on Thursday. Deputy Jason Cooke of the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office was charged with burglary and grand theft with a firearm, WPBF reported. He was released on house arrest after paying a $28,000 bond. Cooke is accused of robbing a house that belonged to Moe Rosoff, an 85-year-old man who had injured himself in a blackout during Hurricane Irma and later died, ABC 10 News reported. Rosoff’s family had reportedly asked authorities on Sept. 12 to...

The video showed the deputy attempting to put handcuffs on the woman as she struggles and moves away. Eventually, the woman is taken to the ground by the deputy and appears to strike her head on the pavement. As the woman attempts to get up, she is pushed back to the ground face first, the video showed. Blood can be seen on the ground as the woman again turns to face the deputy and sits up. ... "This entire incident could have been avoided had the suspect not stolen the product or had complied with the initial commands by the...

An Indiana cop was allowed to keep his job after police brass recommended he be fired for shoving a paraplegic man out of his wheelchair during a confrontation on the street, officials said. Lafayette Police Lieutenant Tom Davidson was one of several officers called to confront the wheelchair-bound man, Nicholas Kincade, at North Ninth and Elizabeth Sts. on Oct. 1, 2013, officials said. Kincade, 25, had allegedly told employees at a nearby charter school that he was carrying a gun, the Lafayette Journal & Courier reported. The cops quickly determined that Kincade wasn’t packing heat and only found a pocket...

Don't let it be misunderstood. Those who serve in our nation's military espouse values that confuse the left, confound their purpose, and leave them unable to understand, much less resonate with our service men and women. This week I saw why.

Cop shoots pet dog that bit him 06:52 PM CDT on Friday, May 27, 2005 By Wendell Edwards / 11 News Click to watch video A southeast Houston homeowner is angry that a Houston police officer shot his dog after walking into his backyard Friday morning. The officer was responding to a burglary alarm call on Parliament when he encountered the dog. "The officer was completely caught by surprise, you know. He was just responding, more or less to a routine alarm call," said HPD Lt. E.W. Harris. "And the dog was just in his backyard and the officer walked...

Cops shoot family dog Family upset after incident in backyard By Melissa Pinion-Whitt Staff Writer Thursday, May 26, 2005 - ONTARIO - A police officer investigating a fraud case shot and killed a dog in a residential backyard Wednesday. The 6-year-old boxer named Rocky charged at the officer when he entered the backyard in the 900 block of West G Street around noon. Police were at the home to interview a man suspected of credit card fraud and walked into the backyard because they saw him and suspected he might try to flee. "The officer felt the dog was going...

With his city's police force poised to become the first in California to stop responding to most burglar alarms, Fremont insurance salesman Dennis Wolfe is urging his fellow citizens to arm themselves. "I absolutely believe everybody should own a gun in Fremont now," Wolfe said Thursday. "If the police aren't going to protect us, we have to protect ourselves."

The message was clear, said Donnie Weathers as he and his family packed to leave Frayser on Tuesday. Shortly after midnight, an unidentified gunman fired three shots into the brick home at 2814 Northmeade. The shooting came two days after Weathers used a .12-gauge shotgun he bought for deer hunting to shoot at two suspects he caught breaking into his house. Otis Yarbrough, 19, who lived a block away, was hit in the head by gunfire and died on the scene. The other suspect ran from the house. Police said Tuesday they have identified the suspect and were searching for...