Pat is a proud Christian conservative who has 31 years' experience in law enforcement, up to the position of chief of police. Pat is chairman of the board of the Penny J. Harris Foundation, a police K9 training nonprofit, vice president of his church council, and vice president of his hometown's fire commission. Pat has been married for 33 years and has four children and three grandchildren.
Newly confirmed US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced her office will no longer pursue felony charges against those carrying legally registered long guns, except when used in violent crimes or weapons trafficking cases involving long guns. Read More.
Anna and Mark Bouyzk are accused of harassing their Jewish neighbor, whose 20-year-old daughter was killed by a terrorist in Israel in 2023, using anti-Semitic slurs and saying she "deserved to be killed". Read More.
An August crash involving an illegal alien operating a tractor-trailer making a U-turn on the Florida Turnpike goes viral after video of the crash was released. Read More.
Gene Sweeney installed one red light and one blue light on each side of his garage to support police and fire; his homeowner's association contacted him and told him to remove the lights or face a daily fine. Read More.
A federal district court judge in Philadelphia undermined a 2020 Supreme Court decision upholding the Little Sisters of the Poor's right to deny providing contraceptive services in their healthcare plan; the order has nationwide implications. Read More.
After his daughter was abducted from her bedroom, Aaron Spencer went to look for her, suspecting a man who had previously sexually assaulted her; he found him and shot him multiple times, killing him. Read More.
Sheriff's department officials say Gianna Kistemmacher, 17, knew Devan Scott Raper had a gun and intended to kill him when she brought him to confront Raper. Read More.
Only weeks before President Trump federalized DC Metro Police, the department was accused of playing fast and loose with crime statistics to make crime appear less severe in the capital city Read More.
Brian Kohlberger, the murderer who killed four University of Idaho students in 2022, is complaining that he is being "harassed" by other inmates at the maximum security prison where he will spend the rest of his miserable life. Read More.
Middle school librarian in swanky Western Massachusetts town charged with distribution of child sexual abuse materials, US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts says Read More.
Mayors and governors are crying the loudest about President Trump federalizing DC police and using the National Guard for support to oversee the most crime-ridden jurisdictions in the country. Read More.
A female Maui police officer was shot and killed while responding to gunfire at an old sugar mill in Paia, with the suspect wounded and taken into custody as officials mourn her as a fallen hero. Read More.
A series of serious, heinous crimes over the past couple of years sparked President Trump's decision to federalize the DC Metro Police, deploy National Guard troops Read More.
An ER physician on his way home from work was pushed onto the subway tracks near Midtown Manhattan Saturday by a random stranger - here's how it ended. Read More.
On Monday, President Trump followed through on a promise to federalize DC Metro police, adding to federal agents already patrolling the streets and an estimated 1,000 National Guard members poised to assist the police department. Read More.