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House cancels Thursday session after police warn of far-right plot to storm Capitol again
A militia group likely inspired by the QAnon conspiracy theory has been plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, according to a law enforcement intelligence assessment that prompted the House to cancel all legislative business out of safety concerns. The assessment, which was disseminated to all members of Congress on Wednesday by Capitol Police, did not identify the group, but the timing of the alleged plot gives a clue. Thursday is March 4 — the date followers of QAnon falsely believe Donald Trump will reclaim the presidency. QAnon adherents, who ascribe to a baseless theory positing...
New York Daily News
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Mayor proposes changes to Chicago police search warrant policies following wrongful raid on woman's home
CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled a series of proposed changes to the city’s search warrant policies amid ongoing pressure from City Council members to implement police reforms in the wake of the wrongful raid on Anjanette Young’s home. The measures outlined by Lightfoot stop short of stricter rules proposed by aldermen and in some cases reflect basic steps such as reviewing mistakes after the fact to find out what went wrong. Under Lightfoot’s proposed new policies, all search warrants need to be approved by a deputy chief or higher. The current standard calls for a lieutenant’s...
Chicago Tribune
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Kansas City police officer who fatally shot unarmed man last year will not be charged
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City police officer who shot an unarmed man nearly one year ago will not be charged, the Jackson County prosecutor’s office announced Monday. Donnie Sanders, 47, was fatally shot by an officer on March 12, 2020, near Prospect and Wabash avenues. Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said there was insufficient evidence to file charges against the unnamed officer. The officer told investigators that Sanders help up his hand toward him as if he had a firearm, Baker said. The Kansas City Police Department completed its investigation in the fall of 2020 and gave the file to th...
The Kansas City Star
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Missing 13-year-old found in motel with Orlando man she met online, deputies say
ORLANDO, Fla. — A 13-year-old girl was found in an Edgewater motel room Thursday evening with a man she met online, Volusia deputies said. The girl’s grandmother told deputies that she hadn’t come home from school Thursday, and a friend said she had planned to go to a motel with someone she met online, whose name began with T. Deputy Royce James visited three local motels and asked workers at each if a young girl and man had checked in. He found them at the third. Body camera footage shows 22-year-old Tyler Thompson, shirtless, answering the door of the Edgewater motel room. All the lights in ...
Orlando Sentinel
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Lawyers for Rayshard Brooks' family and 2 Atlanta college students want special prosecutor
ATLANTA — With Fulton County’s district attorney and Georgia’s attorney general each insisting that the other should handle two high-profile criminal cases involving current and former police officers, the lawyer for one of the ex-cops on Tuesday filed a motion to dismiss, citing the ongoing jurisdictional turf war. “With no prosecutor to handle the case, it might never be resolved,” wrote Noah Pines, who represents Garrett Rolfe, the fired Atlanta police officer charged with felony murder in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks last June. Another officer on the scene that night, Devin Brosna...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Lawyers for Rayshard Brooks' family and 2 Atlanta college students want special prosecutor
ATLANTA — Attorneys representing the family of Rayshard Brooks and two college students stunned with Tasers last year by Atlanta police officers emerged from a meeting Tuesday with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis largely unmoved by the prosecutor’s argument that her office should be recused from both cases. “Whether we agree with her or disagree with her doesn’t matter,” said lawyer Chris Stewart, who represents clients in each matter. Stewart said the cases should move forward through the appointment of a special prosecutor by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. Willis’ requests ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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LAPD investigating George Floyd photo captioned ‘you take my breath away’ being passed around by officers
Someone’s sick idea of a Valentine’s Day card has been circulating around the Los Angeles Police Department, officials said late Saturday night. The twisted holiday image includes a photo of George Floyd, who died in May when Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck, and the caption “You take my breath away,” the Los Angeles Times reported. It’s unclear how many officers shared the card or where it originated, LAPD said in a statement. The officer who initiated a formal complaint will be interviewed Monday. “If found any employee or supervisor is directed to take possession...
New York Daily News
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Senate awards Congressional Gold Medal to officer for ‘incredible bravery’ during Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — The Senate took a break from Donald Trump’s contentious impeachment trial Friday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who likely saved lives by tricking the far-right mob into chasing after him instead of members of Congress during last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. After the Trump legal team rested their defense at the unprecedented trial, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., took to the floor and asked for unanimous consent to approve a resolution giving Goodman the medal, the highest honor Congress can bestow on a...
New York Daily News
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Chicago mayor changes police video release rules in response to Anjanette Young raid
CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot continued to try to show she’s making changes in the fallout from the Anjanette Young wrongful police raid controversy, signing an executive order designed to make it easier for people who file complaints against Chicago police to get copies of video and other materials in the case. Under the new order, which will take effect March 7, people who have made complaints with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability about an incident and request copies of video and audio should in many cases be able to get them within 30 days. Not effected by Lightfoot’s order wil...
Chicago Tribune
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Michigan man, 26, killed after cannon used at baby shower explodes
GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 26-year-old Hartland man died after being struck in an explosion during a baby shower, Michigan State Police said Sunday. The incident occurred at 7:30 p.m. Saturday when a small cannon device was fired in the back yard of a home in Genesee County. The family celebrating the baby's pending arrival with the homeowner firing the cannon, which blew up, causing shrapnel to strike the man, identified by police as Evan Thomas Silva, who was standing nearby, police said. Silva was taken in serious condition to Hurley Medical Center in Flint, where he later died. Four or fiv...
The Detroit News
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