A bill criminalizing the harassment of first responders on duty in Florida is awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature after it was approved by the state legislature. Senate Bill 184 would make it illegal for anyone to harass a police officer, correctional probation officer, firefighter or an emergency medical care provider “engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty” after …
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No state charges for Connecticut troopers accused of falsifying traffic stop data
Six state troopers and a constable who may have falsified data about traffic stops won’t face state criminal charges, Connecticut’s top prosecutor said Friday. Chief State’s Attorney Patrick Griffin’s office said in a statement that none of the seven officers can be prosecuted, despite an independent investigation that found the number of traffic stops they reported was higher than the …
Read More »Solar eclipse: New York pumps up police force for big crowds, warns criminals will 'get caught'
As eclipse chasers prepare their trip to the path of totality, law enforcement and local governments in western New York are working behind the scenes to maintain order amid the astrological craze. At least a half million revelers – perhaps even a million – are expected in the area, primarily in Niagara Falls and Erie County, on Monday for the …
Read More »Retired Philadelphia detectives ordered to stand trial in perjury case
Three long-retired Philadelphia police detectives must stand trial, accused of lying under oath at the 2016 retrial of a man the jury exonerated in a 1991 rape and murder. The case, if it proceeds to trial in November, would mark a rare time when police or prosecutors face criminal charges for flawed work that leads to wrongful convictions. PROSECUTORS WILL …
Read More »Nigerian film raises awareness about dozens of girls abducted from school in 2014
Not a day goes by without Lawan Zanna remembering his daughter Aisha in prayers. She was among the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped 10 years ago when Islamic extremists broke into their school in northeastern Nigeria’s Chibok village. “It makes me so angry to talk about it,” said Zanna, 55, whose daughter is among the nearly 100 girls still missing after the …
Read More »Oklahoma investigators searching for missing women are ‘hopeful they are alive’ despite suspected 'foul play'
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation tells Fox News Digital it is “hopeful that we can still find” Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley alive nearly a week after their mysterious disappearance in which “foul play” is suspected. The two Kansas woman vanished last Saturday in a rural area of Oklahoma while they were heading to pick up children, according to …
Read More »Man guilty but mentally ill in Indianapolis policewoman's killing gets 25 years, credit for time served
A man found guilty but mentally ill in the killing of an Indianapolis police officer has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting his then-girlfriend but to time served for killing the officer. Elliahs Dorsey, 31, of Indianapolis, was found guilty but mentally ill of reckless homicide in February of killing Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Breann Leath …
Read More »Connecticut police officer forms strong bond with baby girl he saved five years ago: 'We're family'
The strong bond between a Connecticut police officer and a baby girl whose life he saved five years ago continues to shine a light on the power of human connection over all else — including people’s individual backgrounds and races, he said. “Everybody’s lives changed for the better that night — especially mine,” Det. Michael Harton of the North Haven, …
Read More »Illegal migrant deported 8 times with 11 arrests now charged with murder in Ohio: 'Our border is broken'
An illegal Mexican immigrant who has been deported at least eight times, according to Ohio’s Butler County Sheriff’s Office, and arrested nearly a dozen times is now facing murder charges following the discovery of a man’s body in Ohio. FerminGarcia-Gutierrez, 46,is being held at the Butler County Jail on charges of aggravated murder (premeditated), using weapons while intoxicated, carrying concealed …
Read More »Former high school wrestler takes down Indiana sandwich shop attacker: 'You should stand up for people'
A former high school wrestler took matters into his own hands when he witnessed a customer at his local Indianapolis, Ind. Subway restaurant attacking an employee. Gabriel Pitzulo joined “Fox & Friends First” Thursday to discuss what happened on March 22 when he walked into the sandwich shop on his lunch break. “It was just another normal day at work, …
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