Cleveland beefs up security measures for today’s political convention

Cleveland beefs up security measures for today’s political convention

The area around the Republican National Convention site in Cleveland increased security measures Friday to thwart a similar attack to what occurred in Nice, France Thursday, adding concrete traffic dividers and tall metal fences. According to Reuters, security experts said police, U.S. Secret Service agents and other law enforcement officials have viewed vehicles – similar […]

France calls up thousands of police reserves after Nice terror attack

France calls up thousands of police reserves after Nice terror attack

Seeking to quell fear and criticism, the French government called up thousands of police reserves Saturday to increase security around the country, after the Islamic State group (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a beachfront Bastille Day attack that security forces failed to thwart. From the Nice seashore to the seat of French politics in Paris, critics […]

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

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 […]

Dallas police placed on high alert after anonymous threat following attack

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. […]

Ten years of war in Mexico: ‘The Bloody Decade’

Ten years of war in Mexico: ‘The Bloody Decade’

“President Calderón doesn’t listen,” many said, even within his party.

His apparent deafness of the problem, however, had a very high cost for Mexicans, who to this day, continue to pay, even with their own blood.

Social media praises cop killer

Social media praises cop killer

The killing of five Dallas police officers and wounding of seven more late Thursday brought out the worst of people on the crackpot corners of the Internet. While President Obama, civil rights leaders and members of Congress joined law enforcement officials in condemning the monstrous sniper attack by a former Army reservist named Micah Johnson, […]

Police in riot gear quell Baton Rouge, Phoenix protests

Police in riot gear quell Baton Rouge, Phoenix protests

Protestors across the U.S. continued Friday night, as people decried police brutality over the killing of two African-American men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, earlier this week. Friday’s protests came a day after a 25-year-old Army veteran went on a shooting rampage killing five police officers in downtown Dallas late Thursday. After four days of […]