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February 09, 2022

Officer shot in Camp Verde area, law enforcement searching for suspect - ABC15 Arizona

CAMP VERDE, AZ — The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office says an officer has been airlifted to a Phoenix hospital after being shot tonight near Camp Verde. The shooting happened near State Route 260 and Cherry Creek Road, sometime before 7:45 p.m., according to YCSO. The suspect involved has not been located and is believed to be on foot in the area. A heavy law enforcement presence is in the are...
February 09, 2022

Angelina Jolie Advocates for U.S. Domestic Violence Law - U.S. News & World Report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday agreed a deal to renew a long-lapsed law to strengthen domestic violence protections, just hours after Hollywood actor and humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a tearful speech of support. Jolie's voice broke as she acknowledged the women and children "for whom this legislation comes too late" in a speech in Washington D.C. "...
February 09, 2022

Miami Valley law enforcement agencies receive grants to reinvent recruitment - WDTN.com

SIDNEY, Ohio (WDTN) – A dozen law enforcement agencies in Ohio will get help from the governor’s office by providing grants to reinvent how they recruit diverse candidates, including five agencies in the Miami Valley. The Sidney Police Department is one agency receiving some of the money. Chief William Balling said the physical fitness test for recruits is often above the capabilities for fem...
February 09, 2022

City of Arnold argues Missouri’s gun law hurts public safety - KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis

ARNOLD, Mo. — Arnold’s City Attorney talked to FOX 2’s Elliott Davis about the Second Amendment Preservation Act passed last year by the State Legislature and signed into law by the governor. At least 60 Police Chiefs are supporting the effort by Arnold to have the Court rule on the legality of certain provisions of the law. Arnold said a provision that blocks the city from hiring former fede...
February 09, 2022

Republican leaders in Louisiana Legislature pay law firm $10,000 per month for redistricting help - Louisana Illuminator

Fee goes up to $60,000 monthly if battle over new political maps goes to court Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) Louisiana Senate President Page Cortez and House Speaker Clay Schexnayder hired BakerHostetler law firm to provide “redistricting advice” for at least $10,000 per month for three months, according to a contract legislative sta...
February 09, 2022

Summit Contracting victims meet with law enforcement - WBAY

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - Summit Contracting victims met with law enforcement at the Brown County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday. The victims-only meeting concerned the money attendees lost. Federal prosecutors said Summit Contracting used “misleading, deceptive” tactics to con customers out of more than $1.5 million in 2018 and 2019. Victims who wished to speak expressed concern about the dama...
February 09, 2022

Law enforcement search Mississippi River for missing Blytheville, Ark. man - WREG NewsChannel 3

LUXORA, Ark. – Several law enforcement agencies were searching a section of the Mississippi in Northeast Arkansas for a Blytheville man who has been missing for more than a month. Melvin Sharkey, 55, was last seen in Kennett, Missouri, on January 7. His vehicle was found on January 11. Mississippi River in Luxora, AR Investigators with the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office couldn’t tell us ...
February 09, 2022

Onslow law enforcement to wear body cameras - WCTI12.com

Onslow County deputies will be wearing body cameras after the county was able to get them with assistance of a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. (Photo: Shanteya Hudson, News Channel 12) JACKSONVILLE, Onslow County — The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office will add an extra layer of security and transparency with body cameras. County Commissioners voted Monday to accept a grant from the U...
February 09, 2022

ROSEN, A TOP RANKED LAW FIRM, Files Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Astra Space, Inc. f/k/a Holicity, Inc.; Encourages Investors with Losses Over $100K to Secure Counsel - ASTR, HOL - Longview News-Journal

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Astra Space, Inc. f/k/a Holicity, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTR, HOL) between February 2, 2021 and December 29, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as...
February 09, 2022

White House spokesman calls new SD law ‘bullying’ - KCAU 9

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — One of South Dakota’s newest law drew the ire of President Joe Biden’s administration. The law bans transgender female athletes from participating in girls sports in K-12 schools and women’s sports in state-governed universities in South Dakota. In a statement released to nonprofit news website “The 19th,” White House Assistant Press Secretary Kevin Munoz said Senat...