UT Austin protests descend into chaos, anti-Israel students yell at police
More than 100 protesters gathered on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday to take part in an unruly anti-Israel demonstration. The noisy protest drew hundreds of onlookers, some of whom joined in anti-Israel chants on the school’s south lawn. The University of Texas at Austin is one of a number […]
AOC criticizes ‘horrific’ decision to deploy police at Columbia University protests
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) criticized Columbia University for sending in New York City police to manage pro-Palestinian protesters. It was a rare defense from a member of Congress of the protesters, who have seen strong bipartisan condemnation in recent days. The New York Democrat denounced the university for sending in the police against the protesters, […]
Knife-wielding maniac punches NYPD cops, breaks window of police car
A knife-wielding man with a long rap sheet smashed the window of a police car and then punched two NYPD officers in the Bronx on Tuesday, police officials said. Patrick Young, 34, was seen carrying a large knife as two officers mounted him outside the Brothers Police and Security store on Webster Avenue in Bedford […]
Scottish police search for prisoner who escaped from guards at funeral | Scotland
Police are searching for a convicted prisoner who escaped from guards while attending a funeral. Jamie Ross, 29, was last seen near the Cameron Toll Shopping Center in Edinburgh, Scotland, at around 12:28pm on Tuesday. Police say Ross has connections across Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Police are asking people not to approach him and to contact […]
Columbia U. Prof Calling for Police Escort amid Anti-Israel Protests Was a ‘Defund the Police’ Advocate
A Columbia University professor is speaking out against anti-Israel protesters and calling on police to protect him. But his professor has a history of anti-police activism. On Monday, Shai Davidai, an assistant professor at Columbia Business School who is Jewish, tried to lead counter-protesters against an anti-Israel demonstration known as the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” but […]
Miami City Ballet beating death: Suspect arrested as police reveal details of murder outside building
Police in Miami Beach, Florida, have arrested a suspect accused of beating a transgender woman to death outside the Miami City Ballet building. The person, identified in police reports as 53-year-old Gregory Gibert, is currently charged with second-degree murder and was on probation for armed robbery and aggravated assault at the time of the alleged […]
French Police Clear Migrant Camps out of Paris
PARIS (AP) – French police on Tuesday evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris, steps from the Seine River. It’s the latest move in what aid groups are calling a “social cleansing” campaign ahead of the Summer Olympics. Before dawn on an unusually cold April morning, about 30 teenagers and young adults from West […]
London police capture 2 horses roaming city streets
London police have seized two military horses that were running loose in the city centre. Initial reports said seven horses had escaped, prompting police and military cooperation. Accidents involving horses included a broken taxi window and a damaged tour bus windshield. London police captured two military horses that were left loose without a rider in […]
Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church
Australian police conducted raids across Sydney on Wednesday to protect communities from potential attacks, arresting seven teenagers on suspicion of following a violent extremist ideology, officials said. Police said the seven men were aged between 15 and 17 and were part of a network that included a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing a bishop in […]
Ex-cop Elias Huizar found with self-inflicted gunshot wound after police chase
A former Washington school police officer who allegedly killed his ex-wife and underage girlfriend and then fled with a teenage toddler was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said. Oregon State Police say they found the injured body of Elias Huizar near Eugene on Tuesday around 3 p.m. following a police […]