Ford’s new tech turns police cars into high-tech watchdogs
Ford Motor Company recently filed a patent that is garnering attention and discussion about privacy and surveillance on the roads. The patent, “System and Method for Detecting Speeding,” describes a system that could turn Ford vehicles into mobile speed detection devices that can alert other drivers to the police. This patent application was filed with […]
Kamala Harris Pushed for Removing School Police to Combat Racial Inequities During 2019 Presidential Campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris called for removing police officers from schools in 2019 to address racial disparities in student discipline, according to comments she made during her first presidential campaign. In an interview while running for president in 2019, then-Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) argued for eliminating police presence on campuses to address racial inequality. In […]
Police motorcycle escorting Vice President Harris’s motorcade in Georgia crashes
A police motorcycle escorting Vice President Harris' motorcade crashed shortly after leaving a restaurant in Savannah, Georgia on Wednesday. A reporter for the Christian Science Monitor who was part of the vice presidential candidate's press corps wrote in an email that the motorcade slowed down and circled around the police motorcycle that had been hit. […]
Ex-cop accused of murder of pregnant woman groomed as teen police volunteer
A Massachusetts police officer has been charged with murdering a pregnant 23-year-old woman whom he began sexually abusing when she was 15 and a volunteer with the police department. Former Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell is accused of strangling Sandra Burchmore to death in February 2021 in her Canton apartment and making it look like […]
Arizona Police Association endorses Trump, then snubs GOP Senate nominee to support Dem opponent
The Arizona State Police Association announced its support for Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday. But just days later, the union turned its back on Trump-backed Republican Senate candidate Kali Lake and endorsed her Democratic opponent. The APA previously endorsed Lake in the 2022 […]
Philadelphia police say child as young as 10, among 2 sought in armed carjackings
Philadelphia police are asking the public for help identifying two young, armed carjackers, one of whom investigators say is around 10 years old. Police have released video of a suspect who allegedly committed four carjackings at gunpoint in North Philadelphia between Aug. 16 and Aug. 22. The first incident occurred just before 10 p.m. on […]
Calif: Speeding Vehicle Crashes Into Police Car, Killing Driver And San Diego Officer In Fiery Crash
(Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images) By Brooke Mallory, OAN StaffTuesday, August 27, 2024 12:41 PM San Diego police said Tuesday that a speeding car crashed into a department patrol car, killing one officer and severely injuring another, and that the speeding driver was also killed. advertisement The fiery crash and extensive damage was […]
AZ police org endorsing Trump crosses aisle to back progressive Dem for Senate
The Arizona Police Association (APA) recently made headlines by endorsing liberal Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego in Arizona's U.S. Senate race, despite Gallego's controversial record on law enforcement issues and the APA's simultaneous endorsement of former President Donald Trump. “Congressman Gallego has relentlessly fought for increased and stronger funding for America's law enforcement agencies, especially in […]
‘Injured and aggressive’ water buffalo on the loose in Iowa town, police say
A buffalo has escaped an Iowa town and police are warning residents that it is injured and aggressive. Police in the Des Moines suburb of Pleasant Hill responded to a report of an animal in the road on Saturday. The animal turned out to be a buffalo, and the owner told police it was being […]
Kentucky dentist, son arrested after woman found murdered at his home as her family sues police over killing
A Kentucky dentist and his son are facing criminal charges after an employee of their family-owned restaurant was found stabbed to death in the dentist's home. Now the woman's family is searching for answers. Amber Spradlin, 39, was found dead on June 18, 2023, on a couch in the Prestonsburg home of dentist Michael McKinney […]