Just a week after Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass bragged during the State of the City address that her administration had "lowered crime," a man broke into Bass' home while residents were inside. The suspect in the case is a man with a history of violence.Around 6:40 a.m. on Sunday, LAPD responded to an alarm at the Getty House, the official residence of the Los Angeles mayor. According to reports, 29-year-old Ephraim Hunter had broken a window to gain entry to the residence and may...
(The Center Square) – Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell has announced the creation of new task force to deal with an uptick in shootings within the city. The Violent Crime Task Force will be composed of Federal Way police officers who will work to identify the perpetrators of crimes. Earlier this month, shootings occurred in Federal Way that resulted in the death of a two-year-old and the injury of a man near Pacific Highway, as well as another incident that injured a...
A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to punching a pregnant woman in the stomach and sexually assaulting another woman in a crime spree in Tustin. Sean Anthony Aguilera pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, both felonies, as well as battery and touching an intimate part of […]
The mayor of a small mining town in Ecuador was shot dead on Wednesday, just days before a national referendum on whether to take tougher measures against crime, authorities said.
The mayor of a mining town in violence-riddled Ecuador was shot dead Friday, the second such killings in days ahead of a weekend referendum on tougher measures against organized crime, police said.
This weekend, play-by-play broadcaster Mike Gorman will call his final Boston Celtics regular season game on NBC Sports Boston. Boston mayor Michelle Wu is giving Gorman a send-off with an officially recognized ‘Mike Gorman Day’ in the city, and she will join the Celtics for a celebration at TD Garden for the team’s finale against
Vanderbilt Students Expelled Over Violent Protest, Including Activist Recognized By The White House Authored by Jonathan Turley, For years, we have discussed the failure of universities to take actions against faculty and students shutting down events or acting unlawfully, including faculty guilty of criminal assault. Now, Vanderbilt has expelled three students after anti-Israel protests, including Jack Petocz, a political activist recognized by the White House and featured...
Five people, including two children, were found dead inside an Oklahoma City home Monday morning, police said. Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Gary Knight referred to the deceased as a family. Knight said by email that police can’t yet reveal what investigators believe happened, but he said, “All died violently." Police were dispatched to the residence about 16 miles west of downtown Oklahoma City at about 9:35 a.m. based on a report that there were bodies inside, Knight said. Officers discovered the...
Almost 7,000 bars of pure gold were stolen from Pearson International Airport exactly one year ago during an elaborate heist, but so far only a tiny fraction of that stolen loot has been found. So, where did 400 kilograms of gold valued at an estimated $20 million go? That’s one of the burning questions investigators are now working to answer after charging nine suspects in connection with the April 17, 2023 heist. Six of those suspects have been taken into custody, while three others...
The 13 worst streets for crime reports made to the police in Sheffield have been revealed. Newly-released data from South Yorkshire Police reveals that the 13 streets pictured here received the highest number of crime reports in February 2024. The crime figures from Police.uk – the national website for policing in England – are released with a two-month delay, meaning these are the most up-to-date available. They are based on reports made in South Yorkshire Police’s four Sheffield policing...
West Yorkshire Police data, made available on Leeds Observatory, shows every offence recorded in Leeds from March 2023 to February 2024 that was not later cancelled. There were 108,363 crimes recorded across the city during the 12 month period. Offences range from anti-social behaviour and public order to robbery and violent crimes. We have broken down the offences by Lower Super Output Area (LSOA), a geographic area covering small clusters of streets. Get the latest headlines, straight to your...
To the editor: In addition to the reforms discussed in your April 12 editorial about L.A. City Hall's corruption problem, I've got one more. Mayor Karen Bass, whose election I supported as a donor and volunteer, should henceforth refuse to endorse any City Council member who is under an ethics investigation. This spring, she endorsed Distric 12 incumbent John Lee, despite the fact that he faces 10 ethics charges in the case that sent his predecessor and former boss Mitchell Englander to prison....