NYPD floods subways with 800 more cops to target fare-beaters
The NYPD will add 800 officers over the next five days to hunt down fare violators, claiming the move will curb more violent crime as it continues to attack quality-of-life issues. They plan to bomb the subway. NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said the department’s new “Operation Fare Play” comes a day after a […]
L.A. Breaks 97-year Rainfall Record as Massive Storm Floods City
On Sunday, a winter storm moved through the region, causing flooding and heavy rain across large swathes of Los Angeles and setting a 97-year-old single-day precipitation record. The day started out clear and bright, with a golden sunrise illuminating the sky, but by noon raindrops began to fall, and by night the drizzle turned into […]
‘Pineapple Express’ sweeps California as an atmospheric river fuels storms and floods state
A series of atmospheric rivers swept through the state on Thursday, flooding California’s roads with heavy rain and bringing much-needed snow to the mountains. The storm first hit the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday before concentrating in the southern and eastern parts of the state, where it suspended cable car service. Heavy rain arrived […]