September 9, 2021 Portland mayor now says police ‘hands off’ riot response was ‘not the right strategy’ Portland, Oregon, city leaders used a "hands off" approach Aug. 22 when groups of armed protesters clashed in the city – but on Wednesday Mayor Ted Wheeler admitted it was "not the right strategy."
July 30, 2021 Los Angeles mayor's home vandalized over new homeless ordinance Protesters vandalized Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's home Thursday, hours after he signed an ordinance restricting homeless encampments in the city and bans people from living on the street in certain areas.
July 5, 2021 California Martin Luther King Jr., statue marked with Nazi symbols investigated as hate crime The vandalism of a Martin Luther King Jr., statue in a Southern California park that was found graffitied with hate symbols is being investigated as a hate crime, authorities said.
July 2, 2021 Nancy Mace carries gun after death threats and vandalism Mace: "I carry a gun wherever I go"
June 24, 2021 Video of South Carolina arrests of 2 Black men leads to riot outside police station: report Rioters blocked an intersection and sparked a fire outside a police station in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Wednesday night, hours after a video on social media showed police struggling with two Black men while arresting them at a gas station.
June 22, 2021 Pelosi signals new panel to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that she is poised to create a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, pushing closer to a partisan investigation of the attack after Senate Republicans blocked the creation of an independent probe.
June 17, 2021 Iowa governor signs 'Back the Blue' bill that increases penalties for protest-related crimes Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the “Back the Blue” bill into law on Thursday, increasing penalties for protest-related crimes.
June 17, 2021 Naked Tennessee woman armed with ax accused of vandalizing Walmart A Tennessee woman was arrested Tuesday after she was found partially naked and using an ax inside a Walmart, authorities said.
June 12, 2021 NYC's Washington Square Park sees another night of violence, chaos Violence continued to spiral out of control on Saturday in and around Washington Square Park in New York City.
June 9, 2021 Portland police union relocates HQ after frequent vandalism, arson fires The police union in Portland, Oregon, has relocated its headquarters after its longtime office in the city’s Kenton neighborhood became the “target of vandalism and arson” over the past year.
