A search and rescue team found 18 people killed by landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing, officials said Monday. Rescuers found about 14 bodies in Makale village on Sunday afternoon and four in South Makale, said Mexianus Bekabel, the chief of Makassar Search and Rescue. “We are still looking for two more victims, but …
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A $2 million settlement — and pending lawsuits — after a tourist was murdered during a carjacking in a rental community is a warning shot to the short-term rental industry, the victim’s mother and lawyer said. Jeremiah Brown was 22 in July 2022, when he, his girlfriend and her children took a celebratory vacation from California to Central Florida, where …
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The New York City Police Department defended the actions of its officers by releasing bodycam video that showed an officer gently helping a woman with her hijab after the radical anti-Israel activist claimed she was “brutalized” and her hijab was ripped off by police. “We are aware of social media posts regarding an individual detained by our police officers yesterday, …
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Two San Francisco County jails were placed on lockdown Sunday afternoon and a request for help from the National Guard was issued as officials reported that attacks against jail deputies are on the rise. “Recent incidents have shocked the community, including a sharp rise in prisoner fights, attacks on prisoners by other inmates, and injuries to both civilian employees and …
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An Arizona man’s departure from a downtown parking garage was cut short after two people allegedly hurled a fire extinguisher from their rooftop, injuring him. According to the Gilbert Police Department, a man called police after being hit with an extinguisher on Feb. 25 at 11:44 p.m. Police said the male victim suffered from minor injuries from the surprise attack. …
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The New York City Council approved several bills Thursday that would allow for enhanced safety measures for EMS workers, including body armor and self-defense training. The legislation, initially sponsored by Minority Leader Joseph Borelli, would require that the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) provide workers with additional safety measures as they face various dangers while on the job, including …
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As the city of Memphis continues to battle soaring crime, officials are calling for tougher sentences following the death of a local police officer who died early Friday in a shootout with two teens, one of whom was arrested last month on weapons charges and subsequently let go without bond. That suspect, 18-year-old Jaylen Lobley, was shot and killed by …
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Longtime Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. Bob Casey has distanced himself from the defund the police movement in the run-up to his self-described “tough” election this year, despite recent endorsements from groups advocating that police departments be defunded and promoting a bill that would have overhauled policing practices at the height of 2020’s protests and riots. “Senator Casey has a long and …
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Chilling video from Chile captured a nun walking down the street with a wheeled suitcase that police later discovered to contain her fellow sister’s corpse. “There was a pact. The person died a year ago and the other has kept her in a suitcase ever since due to the affection she had,” police official Juan Fonseca told reporters this week, …
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Attorneys for convicted killer and disbarred personal injury lawyer Alex Murdaugh have appealed for a new trial after a judge rejected their first attempt. Former South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Jean Toal denied Murdaugh’s motion for a retrial in January after defense lawyers made allegations of jury tampering against Colleton County Court Clerk Becky Hill. Murdaugh’s attorneys, Dick Harpootlian and …
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