This photo of students was shared on Facebook just days before an armed 14-year-old was shot and killed by police. (Mount Horeb Area School District) Brian Niemietz New York Daily News (TNS) A 14-year-old suspected of bringing a gun to a Wisconsin middle school is dead following a confrontation with police, sources told ABC News. Reports of gunfire outside a Wisconsin middle school sparked a “mass casualty” warning on social media late Wednesday morning. Video posted on X appeared to show a heavy police presence outside Mount Horeb Middle School, roughly 20 miles west of Madison. The teen al ..read more

Lucas Robinson The Wisconsin State Journal (TNS) May 1—An "active shooter" was reported on the grounds of the Mount Horeb Middle School but the gunman did not breach the building and no one has been injured except the gunman, the Mount Horeb Area School District said. The incident sent all schools in the district into a lockdown and a search of the middle school by law enforcement found no additional suspects or anyone injured, District Superintendent Steve Salerno said. "The threat has been neutralized outside of the building," Salerno said. "Again, do not rep ..read more

Update: Surveillance video has been released of the moment a transgender sex offender attempted to kidnap at least one young boy during recess at an elementary school in Colorado. Katie Langford The Denver Post (TNS) April 22 - A 33-year-old registered sex offender tried to kidnap a Black Forest Hills Elementary School student during recess Friday, according to an Aurora Police Department arrest affidavit. Solomon Galligan was arrested Friday evening, just over three hours after he allegedly walked onto school grounds holding a white blanket and tried to kidnap a chi ..read more

Mary Ramsey The Charlotte Observer (TNS) Local and state officials on Tuesday identified all law enforcement officers injured or killed in Monday’s fatal shooting in east Charlotte and shared some new details about the incident. Gov. Roy Cooper, Attorney General Josh Stein and officials with the U.S. Marshals Service spoke during a news conference at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center alongside Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings and Mayor Vi Lyles. Officials identified Thomas “Tommy” Weeks as the d ..read more

Several police officers were shot during an incident in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday afternoon. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department stated that multiple officers were involved in the shooting at the crime scene. The event was made public around 2:16 PM local time, with some officers taken to local hospitals for treatment. The police department advised the public to stay clear of the area, noting that several roads had been shut down to facilitate quicker access for emergency vehicles. They requested that residents cooperate with the authorities during this time. By 2:23 PM ..read more

Sen. Nicole Mitchell served in the Air Force Reserves before being elected in 2022. (Air Force) Alex Derosier Pioneer Press (TNS) A somewhat uneventful 2024 legislative session was thrown into disarray last week when a Democratic-Farmer-Labor state senator was charged with felony burglary after allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s northern Minnesota home. The arrest and charges against Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, have been disruptive in the Senate, where her party controls a one-seat majority over Republicans. Already, votes have been delayed in the Senate, as without Mitche ..read more

We are seeking to identify this individual regarding the murder of CPD Officer Luis Huesca in the 3100 block of West 56th St. on April 21, 2024. If you have information, contact the Area One Detective Division at 312-747-8380 or submit an anonymous tip at https://t.co/Ys8tc9a2C4. pic.twitter.com/FQtZKWwofb — Chicago Police Communications & News Affairs (@CPD_Media) April 22, 2024 Caroline Kubzansky Chicago Tribune A Cook County judge on Friday issued an arrest warrant for an Aurora man in connection with the killing of Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca, accordi ..read more

A simple check-in with a man sitting in a car turned into a deadly shootout in Polk County, Florida, after a man who identifies as a Moorish sovereign citizen pulled out and fired his gun at two sheriff's deputies. According to Bay 9 News, the shooting happened sometime early Saturday morning. A deputy saw a parked car at a Lakeland park and walked over to evaluate the situation. That's when he found the accused gunman, who has not been identified by name, inside. The suspect refused to listen to the deputy's order, so the deputy called for backup. Two deputies arrived on the scene and toge ..read more

A district attorney in New York refused to pull over for a cop and then drove straight home. Monroe County DA Sandra Doorley was driving 20 mph over the speed limit. The level of entitlement is through the roof. pic.twitter.com/B93qUVasfC — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) April 27, 2024 Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley said she had a tough day at the office dealing with multiple murder cases to explain why she was driving 55 miles per hour instead of the posted limit of 30. But when the officer pointed out she ignored his lights to pull over and called his boss from t ..read more

Charlie McKenna masslive.com (TNS) Boston Police issued numerous warnings to Emerson College students protesting on the school’s downtown Boston campus overnight Thursday before they began arresting protesters, repeatedly urging students to clear the Boylston Place alleyway they were camped out in, body camera footage provided by the department shows. The footage, which begins just after 1:30 a.m. Thursday as officers arrive on the school’s campus, shows students loudly chanting “free, free Palestine” as cruisers pull up — with chants audibl ..read more