West Midlands PCC applies for judicial review over scrapping of his role | Police and crime commissioners
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has announced that she will take the Home Secretary to court over plans to abolish her role and transfer powers to the region’s mayors. Simon Foster, who took up the West Midlands PCC job in 2021, said he had applied for a judicial review to challenge what […]
CA Dems ripped by experts for dodging debate question on progressive policies impacting crime: ‘In denial’
Three Democrats vying for open California Senate seats deny in recent debate that progressive policies are going “too far” in the Golden State as crime soars, experts confront reality and data he told Fox News Digital. “Have progressive reforms like eliminating bail for non-violent crimes and reducing certain felonies to misdemeanors gone too far?” KTLA’s […]
Democrat challenging Pennsylvania progressive launches ad focusing on crime
The Democratic candidate challenging Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pennsylvania) in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District has launched its first crime-focused ad. Laurie MacDonald, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Victims Center, made her first on-air appearance in an ad released Wednesday. In the ad, reviewed by The Hill, McDonald describes himself as a “law and order Democrat” […]
Prosecutor insults cops after she allegedly drives drunk to suspected crime scene: ‘Elementary school level’
Vermont prosecutors appear to have burned some bridges with law enforcement recently. Not only was she arrested for attending a crime scene investigation while under the influence of alcohol, but afterwards she lashed out at the police, insulting their intelligence and claiming that she was “not her anymore.” [felt] They are safe around them. The […]
Jussie Smollett appealing hate crime hoax conviction wasn’t ‘smartest’ decision: expert
Jussie Smollett’s decision to pursue an appeal after his hate crime hoax conviction was not the “wisest” move for the disgraced actor, an expert familiar with the case told Fox News Digital. Smollett filed a petition on February 5 asking the Illinois Superior Court to intervene in the ongoing legal battle. The “Empire” actor’s staged […]
Tennessee police apprehend suspect allegedly involved in crime spree leaving 1 man dead, others injured
Law enforcement authorities in Memphis, Tennessee, arrested a man Sunday in connection with a series of crimes across the city that left one man dead and several others injured, police said, adding that he was out on bail on murder charges at the time. . Memphis police said a 20-year-old man, who was not identified […]
‘A heart for criminals’: Grieving mom of shooting victim confronts DA George Gascón over lax crime policies
The grieving mother of a Los Angeles shooting victim confronted progressive District Attorney George Gascón with tough questions last week, slamming him in the face for his allegedly soft-on-crime policies. “My child was killed by a gang member, and you were more sympathetic to that gang member than my child was killed in front of […]
We’re Seeing ‘Uptick’ in Migrant Crime, Trends Getting ‘Bigger’
In a segment of an interview with NBC4 host David Ashery scheduled to air on Sunday’s broadcast of NBC’s New York affiliate The Debrief, which was released on Friday, NYPD Sergeant John Chell said: “Crime is on the rise,” he said.immigration crime [are] Snatchings on mopeds, pickpockets on transport and on the streets, and “mob-like” […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sends prosecutors to Oakland over raging crime blamed on woke DA
Send in the military, or at least the state prosecutor. This was decreed by California Governor Gavin Newsom in response to a spike in crime in Oakland that was blamed on woke District Attorney Pamela Price. Violent crime is on the rise in Alameda County, with a nearly 20% jump in 2023 compared to 2019, […]
Progressive California mayors back effort to amend crime laws amid ‘rampant’ drugs and theft
Progressive mayors are backing efforts to undo certain policies from California’s decades-old crime referendum. Critics say the referendum lowers penalties for petty theft and drug possession, emboldening criminals. The 2014 law in question, Proposition 47, reclassified many felonies as misdemeanors, including retail and property theft. Under Proposition 47, petty theft of merchandise valued at less […]