Tag: local police

Trump threatens to take over DC police again over immigration enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to once again federalize Washington, D.C.'s police force, in…

New polls find broad partisan divide over Trump’s approach to crime

Three new polls find a broad partisan divide over whether the federal government should be involved in fighting…

Handling crime in big cities a strength for Trump, poll shows

As armed National Guard troops patrol the nation’s capital as part of an unprecedented federal takeover of Washington’s…

Distracted driving may have led to New York bus crash that killed five, police say

Distracted driving may have been behind the horrifying New York tour bus crash that killed five people and…

Trump’s DC takeover produces moderate drop in crime — and huge spike in immigration arrests

In the first week after the White House effectively seized control of Washington, DC’s police force and deployed…

D.C. sues Trump administration, Bondi over federal takeover of D.C. police

The District of Columbia sued the Trump administration and Attorney General Pam Bondi Friday for trying to end…

Sudden, heavy rain in Indian Kashmir leaves dozens dead, more than 200 missing

A sudden burst of heavy rain has claimed dozens of lives in India-administered Kashmir and sparked frantic rescue…

New Mexico governor declares crime ‘emergency’ in Española, authorizes National Guard to assist

A Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office vehicle sits in front of a "no loitering" sign in Española last…

Trump will ignore crime reduction data for the political value of a show of force

“They fought back against law enforcement last night, and they’re not going to be fighting back long,” Donald…

Supporters rally to free Alabama social worker detained by ICE

By Ted HessonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Friends and family of an Alabama social worker detained by U.S. immigration authorities are…

This Mexican city had one of the world’s highest homicide rates — so it fired most of its police

On a sunny spring day last year, a young attorney named Gisela Gaytán kicked off her campaign for…