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Chapel Hill, NC – Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris Blue told officers to give protesters “lots of space” and to “stay way out” from the crowds who eventually toppled the Silent Sam Confederate monument at the University of North Carolina (UNC) on Aug. 20, according to the chief’s emails and texts. The content of Chief […]

Chapel Hill, NC – A Chapel Hill police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after a photo that showed a tattoo on his arm raised questions about his ability to serve, the police chief said. Photographer Daniel Hosterman said he took the photograph at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Aug. 20, after protesters toppled […]

Prince Frederick, MD – An armed security guard, who was pardoned in 2015 by New Jersey’s then-Governor Chris Christie on a gun possession charge, has achieved his goal of becoming a law enforcement officer. “It’s just a blessing,” Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputy Steffon Josey-Davis, 27, told Fox & Friends on Thursday. “I’m just thankful…it’s a […]

Winter Haven, FL – An Uber driver fatally shot a man who threatened him while trying to stalk his girlfriend. The shooting happened between Uber driver Robert Westlake and 34-year-old Jason Boek at about 2:20 a.m. Tuesday. The incident started when a woman helped another woman who was intoxicated at a bar get an Uber […]

Allentown, PA – The Allentown Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) issued a travel advisory on Wednesday that warned “minorities and persons of color” to avoid the South Whitehall Township area. “The NAACP Allentown Branch therefore advises minorities who have business in South Whitehall Township or who are planning […]

Casper, WY – City and police officials have given an officer who was shot multiple times in the line of duty an additional eight weeks of leave after the city attorney tossed the wounded officer’s attorney out of a press conference. Casper Police Officer Jacob Carlson, 27, was shot twice in the legs and once […]

Philadelphia, PA – The Philadelphia District Attorney has recommended that a man involved in the murder of a retired police officer be re-sentenced and immediately released on parole. Aaron Smith was 17 years old in December of 1998, when he and a group of armed men stormed into a Philadelphia bar where retired Philadelphia Police […]

Forest City, NC – A Forest City police officer wrestled a combative shoplifting suspect to the ground outside a shoe store on Tuesday, after the man punched him in the face and attempted to flee the scene (video below). The incident began at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Aug. 28, when officers were dispatched to the […]

Amalia, NM – A judge dismissed the charges against three of five suspects arrested for child abuse in the remote Taos County compound case because prosecutors missed the hearing deadline. Judge Emilio Chavez ruled that Lucas Morton, Subhannah Wahhaj, and Hujrah Wahha could not be held in custody because prosecutors had missed the 10-day limit […]

Glennville, GA – A Glennville police officer single-handedly detained three unruly teenage suspects during an altercation outside a Glennville school on Aug. 23 (videos below). At least two of the teens assaulted the officer during the encounter. The incident began after two students got off of a bus outside Glennville Elementary School, WTOC reported. In […]