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• mercurynews.com2 hour(s) ago
• Crime and Public Safety | Half Moon Bay mass shooting illuminates deplorable conditions for farmworkers
• Leaking roofs, rain-soaked bedding, ankle-deep flood waters. Camp stoves for cooking and mattresses in shacks jacked up off the ground by wooden pallets. Such were the tiny, meager dwellings some of Half Moon Bay’s mushroom farmworkers called home. Long before mass shootings killed their friends and co-workers this week and tore their lives apart, workers at two farms in this coastal California city endured living conditions that a county official, referring to one of the farms, decried as “deplorable.” It took a tragic episode of mass violence to shine a...
• latimes.com2 hour(s) ago
• Questions, worries loom over Benedict Canyon shooting that left 3 dead, 4 wounded
• When Rachel David arrived at her Benedict Canyon home early Saturday morning after a night out, she thought the rows of flashing police cars were part of a film shoot, which is fairly common in the area. She soon found out it wasn’t a movie set. Police said three people — women in their mid-20s or early 30s — were shot to death inside a car and four wounded outside during a gathering in the quiet cul-de-sac, which is tucked away in a secluded neighborhood north of Beverly Hills....
• dailyvoice.com2 hour(s) ago
• 'Innocent Bystander' Killed In Holyoke Mall Shooting: DA
• One person is dead and a suspect is in police custody following a shooting at a mall in Western Massachusetts this weekend, authorities said. Holyoke Police responded to reports of shots fired at the Holyoke Mall, located at 50 Holyoke Street in Holyoke, just before 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, according to Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male victim who was also determined to be the suspected shooter. He was taken into police custody, Gulluni said. Videos posted to social media capture...
• latimes.com3 hour(s) ago
• Our psychological armor helps us cope with mass shootings, but numbs us to the destruction
• The news of the mass shooting in Monterey Park broke early last Sunday morning and crashed into the expectations of a new day. Details were slow to develop — a gunman still at large — but soon enough the scope of the tragedy was laid bare. Ten people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when a gunman opened fire at a ballroom dance studio…. The shooting occurred off a main thoroughfare of Monterey Park, Calif., that earlier in the day had hosted a festival celebrating the eve...
• tennesseestar.com10 hour(s) ago
• Radical Muslim Cleric Convicted in New York of Supporting ISIS
• by Lorenzo Prieto   Radical Islamic cleric Shaikh Abdullah Faisal was convicted Thursday on several counts of supporting terrorism after working as a recruiter for the Islamic State (ISIS), according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Faisal promoted a radical interpretation of Islam that supported the idea of killing nonbelievers, leading to his incarceration in Britain in 2003 and deportation from Kenya in 2010, according to the New York Times. On Thursday, District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Faisal had been found guilty several counts of lending support for terrorism after attempting to recruit an undercover...
• dailymail.co.uk11 hour(s) ago
• Two-year-old boy is shot in the FACE and man dies after gunman opened fire on a car and bystanders in Baltimore: Three others hospitalized as shooter on the run
• One person is dead, while a two-year-old, a six-year-old and two adults are critically injured after a shooter - who remains on the run - fired into a car that eventually crashed in west Baltimore Saturday night.  The incident occurred around 6:39 p.m. Saturday night at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street, with cops responding to reports of multiple gunshots.  When officers arrived, they found not only two men with bullet wounds but down the street, a woman who had crashed her car into a pole with two...
• latimes.com12 hour(s) ago
• Youth activists call for action following Monterey Park shooting
• Following the string of mass shootings in recent days, youth activists gathered Saturday evening near the steps of Los Angeles City Hall to express their frustration and anger at the lack of action to end gun violence. The names of the victims of the Monterey Park shooting were displayed on white pieces of paper that decorated a makeshift stage. And fresh among them were three “unknown” victims from a deadly shooting that occurred Saturday morning in Benedict Canyon. The youth activists, including organizers with the March for Our Lives Los...
• mercurynews.com12 hour(s) ago
• Crime and Public Safety | Memphis police disband unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols
• By ADRIAN SAINZ MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis police chief disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of dishonor” from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Tyre Nichols to death after stopping the Black motorist. Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis acted a day after the harrowing video emerged, saying she listened to Nichols’ relatives, community leaders and uninvolved officers in making the decision. Her announcement came as the nation and the city struggled to come to grips with the violence of...
• the-sun.com13 hour(s) ago
• Alec Baldwin ‘must have known’ armorer had ‘no experience’ before fatal Rust shooting, says prop master
• ALEC Baldwin must have known that the armorer on the set of Rust lacked the proper experience to safely oversee the production before the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins, a veteran prop master claims. Bill Davis, a retired cop who has worked on more than 300 movies and TV shows, told The U.S. Sun armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed had no business overseeing firearms and gun safety on the set of the doomed Netflix western. 8Alec Baldwin was charged last week with two counts of involuntary manslaughterCredit: Splash 8Hannah Gutierrez Reed, then...
• dailymail.co.uk13 hour(s) ago
• Families weep for the victims of Holocaust Day terror attack in Israeli synagogue: Funeral is held for 14-year-old boy gunned down by Palestinian militant as Netanyahu launches punitive crackdown
• Funerals have been held in Israel for the victims of the Holocaust Day terror attack at a synagogue in east Jerusalem. Fridays shooting, outside a synagogue in east Jerusalem on the Jewish sabbath, left seven Israelis dead and three wounded before the gunman was killed by police. It was the deadliest attack on Israelis in 15 years. Authorities published the names of four of the victims. They included 14-year-old Asher Natan; Eli Mizrahi, 48, and his wife Natali, 45; and Rafael Ben Eliyahu, 56. Funerals for some victims were scheduled...
• latimes.com15 hour(s) ago
• Alhambra prepares for Lunar New Year Festival and ‘healing’ after mass shooting
• Alhambra officials hope to “start the healing” by moving forward with the city’s annual Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday, a week after the event was canceled following a mass shooting in neighboring Monterey Park that left 11 dead. Organizers said they struggled with whether to hold the celebration, as the community mourned along with the rest of the country over the Jan. 21 shooting. The victims were gunned down amid Lunar New Year revelry at Star Ballroom Dance Studio. Gunman Huu Can Tran then went to the Lai Lai...
• mercurynews.com18 hour(s) ago
• Crime and Public Safety | Memphis police disband unit that beat Tyre Nichols
• By ADRIAN SAINZ MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Police Department has disbanded the special unit whose officers beat to death motorist Tyre Nichols. Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said Saturday that she “listened intently” to Nichols’ relatives, community leaders and uninvolved officers in making the decision. “It is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the Scorpion unit,” she said in a statement. She said the officers currently assigned to the unit “agree unreservedly” with the step. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows...
• latimes.com18 hour(s) ago
• Column: In comparing Tyre Nichols to Rodney King, we’re missing this point about policing
• Lora Dene King had no intention of watching even five minutes of Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols. “Honestly, I have to babysit my mental state,” she told me. “It’s a lot for me to process.” Like many of us, she had heard the warnings that the roughly hour’s worth of video released on Friday would be far more violent, far more brutal and far more savage than the grainy footage of Los Angeles police officers beating her father, Rodney King, back in 1991. Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis...
• the-sun.com19 hour(s) ago
• Who is former Memphis police officer Demetrius Haley?
• DEMETRIUS Haley previously worked in another security service before joining the police service. After he joined the police service in 2020, he has been arrested in 2023 for alleged crimes he committed while on duty. 2Portrait photo of Demetrius Haley when he was a police officer Who is former Memphis police officer Demetrius Haley? According to NBC News, Demetrius Haley is 30 years old. Demetrius previously worked as a corrections officer for the Shelby County Corrections Department in Memphis, Tennessee. Demetrius was hired by the Memphis Police Department in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee in...
• the-sun.com19 hour(s) ago
• Who is former Memphis police officer Emmitt Martin III?
• EMMITT MARTIN III was arrested on January 26, 2023. He is one of five police officers charged with the second-degree murder of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee. 2Emmitt Martin III in a police mug shot released to Reuters on January 27, 2023, in Memphis, TennesseeCredit: Reuters Who is former Memphis police officer Emmitt Martin III? Martin, who has now been fired, began working for the Memphis police department in March 2018. As Conan Daily notes, he was a member of the Scorpion unit. According to NBC News, Scorpion is an...
• mercurynews.com20 hour(s) ago
• Video of Tyre Nichols beating leaves unanswered questions
• By ADRIAN SAINZ MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The nation and the city of Memphis struggled to come to grips Saturday with video showing police pummeling Tyre Nichols — footage that left many unanswered questions about the traffic stop involving the Black motorist and about other law enforcement officers who stood by as he lay motionless on the pavement. The five disgraced Memphis Police Department officers, who are also Black, have been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in Nichols’ death three days after the arrest. The video...
• the-sun.com20 hour(s) ago
• Who is former Memphis police officer Tadarrius Bean?
• TADARRIUS Bean began his professional career as a police officer in 2020. After almost three years in the police service, he has dismissed from the force and has been charged with a crime. 2Portrait photo of Tagarrius Bean when he was a police officer Who is former Memphis police officer Tadarrius Bean? According to NBC News, Tadarrius Bean is currently 24 years old. Tadarrius previously worked at a fast-food restaurant in Mississippi. Furthermore, he also reportedly worked for AT&T in Memphis. Tadarrius obtained a bachelors degree in criminal justice and...
• mercurynews.com22 hour(s) ago
• 3 dead, 4 hurt in Beverly Crest shooting
• At least three people were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting in Beverly Crest early Saturday morning. The shooting happened just after 2:30 a.m. on the 2700 block of Ellison Drive near Benedict Canyon, ABC7 reported. Of the seven people who were shot, four were standing outside. The three who were killed were in a vehicle. Their identities were not released, including ages or genders. Those who were injured were taken to a hospital; two were in critical condition. Police said they did not have information on...
• dailymail.co.uk23 hour(s) ago
• Cowardly moment Memphis cops wash pepper spray from their OWN eyes, one worries about finding his glasses and another even lights a CIGARETTE while Tyre Nichols is slumped over dying
• Memphis officers were worried about getting pepper spray off their own eyes first and even enjoyed a smoke while Tyre Nichols lay dying on the ground. Shocking footage of Nichols encounter with police over a traffic stop shows the moment cops pepper sprayed the 29-year-old, with one officer appearing to accidentally pepper spray himself and another.  The officers cry out in pain and one beats Nichols with a baton afterwards. A cop was later seen asking another officer to flush his eyes with water, while the assisting officer complained about...