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August 12, 2024

NYPD respond to stabbing at Randall's Island migrant center

The NYPD said a man was stabbed outside the migrant shelter on Randall's Island weeks after a deadly shooting at the same site. (Credit: Peter Gerber)

August 12, 2024

FBI, police investigating placement of multiple explosive devices in Hawaii after SUV destroyed

The FBI and Maui Police Department are working to determine who planted improvised explosive devices around the island while asking the public to report suspicious activity.

August 12, 2024

Illinois school worker sentenced to 9 years in prison for stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings

A former food service director for an Illinois school district was sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings meant for students.

August 12, 2024

How US can become 'law enforcement-minded country' after defund police effect: former ICE official

A veteran law enforcement officer shared the challenges that police departments are facing and how the lack of support and hiring is putting a "strain on communities."

August 12, 2024

Georgia police fatally shoot man waving machine gun around near gas station

A Georgia man was fatally shot by police Sunday morning after he was reportedly waving around a "machine gun" in Athens and fired the weapon at officers.

August 11, 2024

Man handed second-longest prison sentence yet for role in Jan 6 Capitol riot

David Nicholas Dempsey was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, where he was accused of attacking police officers.

August 11, 2024

Ferguson officer ‘fighting for his life’ after injury at protest on 10th anniversary of Michael Brown shooting

Ferguson Police Officer Travis Brown, who is Black, suffered a brain injury after a protester charged and knocked him to the ground outside the police station.

August 11, 2024

Kamala Harris 'destroyed' law and order in California: Leo Terrell

Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell weighs in on Kamala Harris' law and order record in California and reacts to the San Francisco district attorney charging the anti-Israel protesters who blocked the Golden Gate Bridge.

August 11, 2024

Woman arrested in 37-year-old cold case for allegedly leaving dead newborn baby in California dumpster

A woman was arrested Friday in a nearly 37-year-old cold case in which a newborn baby girl was found dead in a dumpster in Riverside, California.

August 11, 2024

Retired cops in Congress shred Dem's push for mandated police 'cultural diversity' training

House Republican law enforcement veterans are responding to a Democratic push to add sensitivity training to police recruits' curriculum.