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Scenes of chaos unfolded in Minneapolis on Wednesday night as rioters flooded the streets to protest the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the city. The unrest quickly escalated into dangerous territory, forcing ICE agents to abandon multiple vehicles. In the chaos, sensitive personal information was stolen and left scattered across city streets. One independent reporter who was present during the unrest said he was able to intercept “most” of the personal information stolen by rioters; however, it remains unclear how much sensitive information may still be in their possession. In one alarming incident, rioters broke into...

The FBI recently released a major update confirming the arrest of a woman named Brenna Marie Doyle. The Spokane woman was taken into custody after she allegedly left three voicemail messages threatening to murder an agent, as well as his wife and child. According to prosecutors, she stole the agent’s identity card during a January riot that resulted in damage to a vehicle. Doyle’s threats were reportedly directed at the officer’s family as retaliation for official duties he had carried out in Minnesota. Later, the agency confirmed the arrest in a detailed post on X. It read, “Threatening an FBI...

They struck again. That’s what Marquita McCoy thought when she heard the Vallejo Police Department had fatally shot another young black man. But this time the victim was family. Her brother, Willie McCoy, died Feb. 9 in a Taco Bell drive-through lane. He was 21.

“This system sees police wantonly murdering people as part of the normal order of things,” proclaimed Carl Dix (shown), co-founder of the Revolutionary Communist Party, in explaining why many of his fellow communists have traveled 90 miles north from Chicago to Milwaukee to join in what he called a “righteous rebellion.” Dix deflected accusations that his group was stirring up trouble in Milwaukee by charging that the police are responsible for the death of a 23-year-old black man, Sylville Smith, and any resulting violent protests. Police say that Smith was shot and killed after a Saturday afternoon traffic stop, but...

Darrail Smith On another article, I pointed out that mere possession of a stolen item is not enough to convict a person of receiving stolen property, at least in most states.    My understanding is that virtually all "possession of stolen property" crimes involve an element of "knowing" that the property was stolen.   Arizona has a "Trafficking in stolen property" statute: A. A person who recklessly traffics in the property of another that has been stolen is guilty of trafficking in stolen property in the second degree. B. A person who knowingly initiates, organizes, plans, finances, directs, manages or supervises...

SPRING VALLEY, Ill. - A man under arrest inside a police station wrested away an officer's gun Saturday, beat the officer over the head with it and was later found dead of a gunshot wound in the building, authorities said. Robert McFadin, 31, was in a holding area when he allegedly took the gun and assaulted the officer. The officer then fled with another employee, leaving the suspect locked inside the building, Police Chief Douglas Bernabei said.When other law enforcement officers arrived, they entered the building and found the suspect dead of a gunshot wound to the head, Bernabei said....