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By Stephen Owsinski While other jurisdictions steamroll the law enforcement community and gleefully hand out gift baskets to bona fide criminals, Florida has passed even more legislative acts that support cops in their official duties of serving justice by locking up violators who hinder cops. With this, it is unlawful to impede, threaten, or harass first ..read more
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ALBANY, Ga. — A Georgia man was arrested for murder after he called police and admitted to choking and burning a man to death, officials said. The suspect was identified as 39-year-old Romeigus Benjamin. He admitted to killing Edward James Gilmore, according to law enforcement authorities, WSB-TV reported. On Friday just before 5 a.m., officers ..read more
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. Grammy-award-winning singer Mandisa, who launched her career as a contestant on season five of “American Idol,” has died, her representatives confirmed on Friday. Mandisa, 47, whose full name is Mandisa Lynn Hundley, rose to stardom after placing ninth on “American Idol” in 2006. She went on to win a Grammy for Best Contemporary ..read more
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NEW YORK – The daughter of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was among the more than 100 protesters arrested at Thursday’s anti-Israel protest that took place at Columbia University. Omar’s daughter, identified as Isra Hirsi, 21, is a junior at the Columbia-affiliated Barnard College. She was seen grimacing with arms behind her back as she was ..read more
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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Police Department said a male body with gunshot wounds was discovered Thursday morning inside a parked U-Haul truck in the Mid-City area. On Friday, the deceased gunshot victim was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office as 50-year-old Henry Jernigan. He had been shot twice, police confirmed ..read more
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MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. – A torso and an arm likely belonging to Sade Robinson — a college student who was killed and dismembered while on a date — washed ashore at Lake Michigan on Thursday, according to law enforcement authorities. The body parts were discovered about 7:30 a.m. by a person walking “along a remote stretch ..read more
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By Liz Collin Minnesota’s Republican delegation wants Congress to investigate Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s office as murder charges against a Minnesota state trooper are called into question. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach led the effort to send a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan asking him to review the charges and investigate Moriarty’s office. Congresswoman Fischbach ..read more
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By Liz Collin Minnesota’s Republican delegation wants Congress to investigate Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s office as murder charges against a Minnesota state trooper are called into question. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach led the effort to send a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan asking him to review the charges and investigate Moriarty’s office. Congresswoman Fischbach ..read more
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By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D “I don’t shake hands,” said the veteran officer, then he continued with his business. I thought that seemed rude but I reluctantly followed his lead most of the time for the rest of my career. Smiles and handshakes are essential human interactions, at least in the culture I know, so ..read more
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By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D “I don’t shake hands,” said the veteran officer, then he continued with his business. I thought that seemed rude but I reluctantly followed his lead most of the time for the rest of my career. Smiles and handshakes are essential human interactions, at least in the culture I know, so ..read more