Governor Josh Stein signed Iryna’s Law to tighten bail rules for violent and repeat offenders after the killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. He praised the safety measures but called the firing squad provision barbaric. Read More.
After a police pursuit in Milwaukee killed a mother and her two sons, city officials, experts, and residents are debating whether current high-speed chase policies strike the right balance between public safety and accountability. Read More.
A 33-year-old woman is facing charges of attempted murder after authorities say she tried to poison the father of their child by spiking a wine bottle in the victim’s home with a chemical compound found in antifreeze. Read More.
A Florida appeals court ruled police cannot search cars based on marijuana smell alone. The decision aligns cannabis with other contraband under the Fourth Amendment. Read More.
A federal judge in Rhode Island temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $233 million in homeland security funds to California and other sanctuary states, ruling the move may unlawfully base funding on immigration politics rather than security risk. Read More.
Police in Pennsylvania are searching for 29-year-old Shawn Prince, accused of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint, forcing her to stay in the woods overnight, and threatening to kill a child before she escaped. Read More.
A man who brutally murdered a 6-year-old boy and went on to attack the boy’s siblings and father with the same knife used to slay the child back in 2015 was released from prison after only serving roughly half of a twenty year sentence, being given an early release for “good behavior and education credits.” Read More.
A Raleigh police officer has been arrested and fired after allegedly driving a crash victim to his home in a patrol car while on duty and coercing her into a sexual encounter in exchange for not charging her with DWI. Read More.
A Fremont robbery turned police pursuit came to an abrupt end earlier in October after officials say the suspect vehicle crashed in San Leandro. Police apprehended four suspects allegedly involved in the Fremont robbery, with officials reporting no injuries stemming from the ensuing crash following the police pursuit. Read More.
Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the Justice Department will plan to appeal the light sentence imposed on the man recently convicted of attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh back in June 2022. Read More.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly apprehended a group of four illegal aliens who were part of a roofing crew during an enforcement operation in a St. Paul neighborhood earlier in October, sparking backlash from locals who apparently held a vigil over the apprehended illegal aliens. Read More.
A health and wellness company out of Scottsdale endured a sudden and unexplained upending of their company Facebook page earlier in October, with the social media giant only restoring the page after massive backlash ensued over Meta’s inexplicable allegation that the company was in violation of some unnamed policy on the platform. Read More.
After a police pursuit in Milwaukee killed a mother and her two sons, city officials, experts, and residents are debating whether current high-speed chase policies strike the right balance between public safety and accountability. Read More.