The huge emergency services response came after officers were told shortly after 8am today (April 17) that an item had been delivered to a building at the Wellington Place office development. The building was evacuated and cordoned off, as checks were carried out. In a full statement provided to the Yorkshire Evening Post, West Yorkshire Police confirmed that the cordon has now been lifted. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “At 8.13am today, police were called to a report of a...
By Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger sought to ease concerns from the lawmakers in charge of his agency’s budget on Wednesday, saying the department is preparing for major upcoming events—including another potential Jan. 6—by trying to grow the size of its force and overhauling its intelligence gathering activities. During an hour-long hearing in front of the House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee, Manger argued the agency is far better...
Two heavy-hitters in the House Democratic Caucus have endorsed former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn in his bid for Congress. “Proud to endorse @libradunn for Congress in #MD03! Harry will defend our Democracy and fight for the people of Maryland,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a Friday post on the social
The report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday also showed permits for future construction of single-family houses fell to a five-month low. Single-family housing starts, which account for the bulk of homebuilding, dropped 12.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.022 million units last month, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said. Data for February was revised higher to show single-family starts rebounding to a rate of 1.167 million units instead of the previously reported...
By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) –The US House passed new sanctions on Iran’s oil sector set to become part of a foreign-aid package, putting the measure on track to pass the Senate
Los Angeles is among cities nationwide trying to deal with shortages of police officers in their ranks. LAPD Interim Police Chief Dominic Choi says while emergency calls like crimes in progress have not been affected, non-emergency response times have grown. NBC News' Lester Holt reports.
St Louis officer Jatonya Muldrow claimed she was transferred to undesirable new job because of her sexThe US supreme court on Wednesday gave a boost to a St Louis police officer who sued after claiming she was transferred to an undesirable new job because of her sex, in a case testing the scope of federal workplace protections.The 9-0 ruling by the justices threw out a decision by a lower court to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the officer, Jatonya Muldrow, and directed it to reconsider the...
Coalition of lawmakers helped legislation clear procedural hurdle to reach final votes, following opposition from rightwing RepublicansThe US House pushed ahead on Friday with a $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support after Democrats came to the rescue of Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker.A coalition of lawmakers helped the legislation clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend, as Friday morning’s vote followed a rare move late on...
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston has requested the legislature to double the amount of State Capitol Police officers providing security near the Capitol.
A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face, temporarily blinding both of them
A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag was sentenced on Monday to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face, partially blinding them for hours during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
A worried dog owner is clinging to hope his XL Bully is still alive, despite police saying they believe his pet was destroyed after an armed raid in Sheffield. The two year old dog, called Sniper, was being looked after by a third party last September while his owners were away, when police carried out an armed raid on a house in Handsworth. It is believed that Sniper was in the house, and seized by police, who took him and two other dogs away after the operation was carried out. Officers say...