George Floyd2 days agoMinnesota man, 25, pleads guilty to role in police precinct fire during George Floyd rioting A 25-year-old Minnesota man pleaded guilty Friday after authorities accused him of helping set fire to the Third Precinct headquarters of the Minneapolis Police Department last May.
CRIME4 days agoIllinois poised to end cash bail and possibly set alleged criminals free While the nation’s attention was focused on the transition of power in Washington, Illinois state lawmakers passed a massive criminal justice reform bill that would, among other things, end cash bail.
New York5 days agoNYPD, protesters clash in Manhattan on MLK Day with 29 arrested The New York Police Department said at least 29 people were arrested – and at least 11 officers were injured – Monday when a crowd of protesters showing out on what would Martin Luther King Jr.’s 92nd birthday converged with police outside City Hall in lower Manhattan.
PoliticsJanuary 17Pelosi praises National Guard presence in DC after resisting troops during BLM riots House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appears to have changed her tune when it comes to protecting the nation's capital.
CRIMEJanuary 1517 Chicago cops resting in burgled office suspended: Union Chicago Police suspended several officers captured on video during last summer’s widespread unrest who were lounging — and apparently even sleeping — inside a burglarized congressional campaign office.
Police and Law EnforcementJanuary 14NYPD union boss slams state AG’s lawsuit, wants city leaders held accountable for ignoring criminals The head of New York City’s largest police union on Thursday slammed the state attorney general’s lawsuit against the NYPD for its handling of protesters last year and said city leaders should instead be held accountable for ignoring the “criminals” who attacked officers with “bricks and firebombs.”
George FloydJanuary 12Ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin to be tried separately in George Floyd case The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the George Floyd case after he was seen on video holding his knee against Floyd’s neck will be tried separately from the three other cops accused in connection with the case, court papers on Tuesday show.
Meet the New CongressJanuary 5Texas Rep. Pat Fallon, former Notre Dame football player, says future of GOP is being more likable, accessible Rep. Pat Fallon, a former Notre Dame football player with a big personality, says the future of the Republican Party will be more accessible, likable and inspirational.
USJanuary 2Chicago finishes 2020 with 769 homicides as shootings spike According to Chicago police data, the city recorded 769 homicides in 2020, a 55% increase over the same period in 2019.
George FloydJanuary 1Minneapolis prosecutors in George Floyd trial seek delay, citing coronavirus Prosecutors handling the Minneapolis case involving four former police officers charged in the death of George Floyd have asked that the trial be delayed by three months, citing coronavirus concerns, according to a report.
