Delta flight lands at Air Force Base by mistake

This was a “gross breach of the security of our Airfield that present[ed] a potential threat to both our Airmen and our resources,” Colonel Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander at the base, tells ABC.

Shooting at a county courthouse in Michigan: 3 reported dead and 1 injured

At 2:30 pm local time, shots were fired at the Berrien County Courthouse in Michigan. The Berrien County Commissioner talked with the local press and stated that a man took a deputy’s gun while he was being taken back to a jail cell. After seizing the gun, the man allegedly shot two court bailiffs. According to the local sheriff, the shooter […]

Man charged with marking targets in DC for Islamic State

A Virginia man has been charged with attempting to assist the Islamic State by photographing targets in the Washington, D.C., area for what he thought would be a terrorist attack. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said 25-year-old Haris Qamar (Harris kumm-AHR) of Burke was arrested Friday morning. Court records say […]

Dallas Police Murders: What we know about the shooter and his rifle

A source told SOFREP and thearmsguide.com that when Dallas SWAT made entry after the detonation of the explosive device, they encountered a Saiga IZ-240 semiautomatic rifle on the floor among the rubble. The weapon had a 30 round magazine, single point sling, Magpul folding stock and a rail system with a Primary Arms 5 power scope.

Veterans say wading in WWII memorial’s Rainbow Pool ‘disrespectful’

Visitors to the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., are trying to beat the heat by wading in its waters – a move U.S. veterans say is disrespectful and that needs to stop. The memorial was completed on the National Mall in 2004, but the controversy over wading and toe-dipping in its Rainbow Pool and fountains […]

Texas mom shot while protecting sons thanks police

A Texas woman who was wounded while shielding her sons during the attack on a Dallas protest march thanked officers Sunday and said she would go to another demonstration to show her boys that she’s not a quitter. Shetamia Taylor, who attended the march with her four sons, thanked Dallas police for protecting her in […]

In the face of violence, Dallas police vow to continue de-escalation tactics

As the nation reels from the sniper attack in Dallas that killed five police officers and wounded seven others and two civilians, Dallas Police Chief David Brown vowed Friday that the senseless violence wouldn’t change the city’s community relations efforts. “We won’t militarize our policing standards, but we will do it in a much safer […]

Top police group wants Justice to investigate Dallas police killings as hate crime

The Fraternal Order of Police, the country’s largest group of sworn law-enforcement officers, is asking the Justice Department to “immediately” investigate the killing of five Dallas police officers as a hate crime. “The U.S. Department of Justice is always quick to insert itself into local investigations,” group President Chuck Canterbury said Friday. “Today we expect […]

Dallas sniper reportedly planned larger attack, changed plans to target protest

Investigators believe the Dallas gunman who shot 14 people, including five murdered police officers, originally planned a much larger attack. Dallas’ WFAA-TV, citing a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation, reported that authorities think Micah Johnson changed his attack plan so the shootings would coincide with Thursday’s protest against police brutality. “We think […]

Dallas police placed on high alert after anonymous threat following attack

Dallas police officers and SWAT units combed a parking garage adjacent to the department’s downtown headquarters Saturday after a suspicious person was seen on the garage’s second floor. Authorities confirmed to Fox News that the person was spotted in an area of the garage reserved for police officers and employees and ran away when confronted. […]