The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on protecting law enforcement officers. Chairman Dick Durbin opened by showing a video on 29-year-old fallen Chicago police officer Ella French, who was killed in the line of duty. Both Democrat and Republican senators expressed concern about officer safety.
Southern Californians continue to mourn the loss of two police officers. The community held a vigil and memorial to honor them. One of the mothers says the killings are the fault of the district attorney. The man allegedly responsible for a shooting at a Taiwanese church has been charged with hate crimes. Authorities said his […]
CHICAGO—A convicted felon who pleaded guilty to charges that he opened fire on police in 2020, wounding three officers, was sentenced Monday to 31 years in prison. The sentence comes two months after Lovelle Jordan, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder and five counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, the […]
On Tuesday, one week into Women’s History Month, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined D.C. police chief Robert Contee to announce an initiative to hire more female officers. Contee signed a national pledge to increase the number of women at his agency. The 30 by 30 pledge seeks to increase women’s participation in recruit classes to […]
CHICAGO—A 24-year-old man who allegedly shot and injured two Chicago police officers at an outdoor hot dog stand was ordered held Sunday on $1 million bail. Kailon Harris-Caldwell was taken into custody shortly after the shooting early Friday morning. He was charged Saturday with two counts of attempted murder, one felony count of possession of […]
A pro-police rally was held in New York City Wednesday in support of the two NYPD officers who were recently killed in the line of duty. Organizational leaders and several candidates for office spoke at the event, calling on Manhattan’s district attorney to make some changes.
PHILADELPHIA—Three police officers have been charged with manslaughter and reckless endangerment after firing their weapons in the direction of a crowd of people exiting a high school football game outside of Philadelphia, killing an 8-year-old girl and injuring three people. A grand jury recommended the charges against the three Sharon Hill Police officers, Devon Smith, […]
