A string of prominent California Democrats has been the victim or alleged victim of crime over the past few years raising fresh concerns about law and order in the Golden State.On Thursday, thieves broke into the car of longtime Rep. Adam Schiff—a House Democrat who is currently running for the open Senate seat in California—and stole several bags, including one with his business clothes inside, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.Two days earlier, a fight broke out between San Jose...
Dorset residents went to the polls on 2 May to elect 82 representatives to Dorset Council. Local town and parish council, and Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner elections were also held on the same day. Votes for Dorset Council were counted on Friday 3 May at Redlands Community Sports Hub, Weymouth. Votes for the town and […]
A trio of crimes involving Democratic lawmakers has put the spotlight back on public safety in the Golden State, an issue on which experts warn the party's candidates could be vulnerable in November. In the span of a week, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was the victim of a burglary at Getty House in Windsor Square, Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank) had his suitcase stolen out of his car in the Bay Area, and a plainclothes police officer protecting San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan was punched by a...
A Petersburg resident wants neighbors to speak out when they see something after a shooting left one person injured on Crestfall Court.
Congressional Republicans paint Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner as the anti-cop, pro-criminal architect of the city’s crime crisis, while Democrats say the city is now experiencing some of its lowest levels of violence in years.
Paul Wells was killed in a vicious and unprovoked knife attack. Richard Matthews was convicted of the killing and received an indefinite Hospital order. He is now detained in a secure psychiatric hospital receiving treatment. We represent Paul Wells’ family who are seeking an inquest to provide answers. Unfortunately, the Wells family’s pain was compounded by the actions of Police following Paul’s killing. An Officer at the time, P.C. Lewis Wood, shared photographs of Paul’s murder scene with...
With the death of Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) and the resignation of Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), just 429 members fill the 435 seats in the House of Representatives as of Wednesday. Republicans control a razor-thin majority of 217 seats, with Democrats in control of 212 seats. In California, the open seat of former Speaker Kevin […]
Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature has nixed a bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms
DENVER (AP) — A bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms was nixed in
Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature has nixed a bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms. The Colorado House passed the ban in a historic vote this year after roughly the same proposal was swiftly nixed last year. But some Senate Democrats are wary of such a proposal’s efficacy. They also worried it detracted from other more effective and less controversial gun control measures. That opposition in the Senate led one of the bill’s sponsors to request the legislation...
DENVER (AP) — A bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms was nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers pressed forward with a slew of […]
DENVER (AP) — A bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms was nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers pressed forward with a slew of other gun control bills on the 25th anniversary year of the Columbine High School massacre. The western state has a deep history with firearms that […]