Iberia Parish residents approve law enforcement sales tax


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KLFY— A sales tax to be used to pay salaries and support expenses of law enforcement was approved with 58% of the vote.

FOX40—Placer County law enforcement warns residents of a distraction scam. (FOX40.COM) -- Law enforcement in Placer County recently issued a public service announcement that advised residents to "beware of distraction theft." "Once again we’d like to warn our community about distraction theft," the Rocklin Police Department said. "It usually involves a stranger approaching a victim and making conversation or asking for help with something, and []

FOX News—Charlotte residents shocked after 4 law enforcement officers die, 4 others injured in shootout. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte, North Carolina, residents who live just a few doors down from the scene of a deadly Monday shootout are in a state of shock after their quiet neighborhood erupted into gunfire on Monday afternoon. The shootout began around 1:30 p.m. Monday while members of a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force were serving a warrant for firearm possession by a convicted felon. Hours and dozens of gunshots later, authorities confirmed that three task force members and one CMPD officer...

PAHOMEPAGE—Suspending local law enforcement in Girardville. GIRARDVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Last month, people living in a Schuylkill County borough put pen to paper and voted on the fate of their police force. On Wednesday, the results of that vote were made public, will they keep their police department or dissolve it? Just a month ago, Girardville residents weighed the pros []