SAN FRANSISCO, CALIFORNIA — Governor Gavin Newsom has initiated a major crackdown on San Francisco’s open-air drug market, involving the California Highway Patrol (CHP), California National Guard, San Francisco Police Department, and the District Attorney’s Office, according to ABC 7. The operation focuses on the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods, with CHP officers on […]
SAN FRANSISCO, CALIFORNIA — A San Francisco Walgreens security guard accused of fatally shooting Banko Brown, 24, during an alleged shoplifting incident last Thursday has been released from jail after prosecutors decided not to pursue charges. The district attorney’s office stated that a review of the evidence collected by the San Francisco Police Department indicated […]
KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — Kern County authorities provided additional details Wednesday regarding a fatal shooting incident that occurred on Barnett Street the previous week. Deputies initially responded to a report of vandalism in the area when they discovered an injured man with a gunshot wound, according to The Bakersfield Californian. Investigations revealed that the individual […]
Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York gun law in June last year, local police departments have seen a surge in approved concealed carry permits, according to KSBY. The ruling removed the need for applicants to provide a “proper cause” for carrying a concealed firearm. The Santa Maria Police Department has already […]
BRENTWOOD, CALIFORNIA — Early Sunday morning, an attempted vehicle burglary in Brentwood escalated into a gunfight between the owner and the perpetrators. Brentwood police reported that they received a call about a shooting incident outside a residence on Serene Court at around 4 a.m., according to CBS News. According to the police statement, the owner […]
SAN FRANSISCO, CALIFORNIA — Bob Lee, a prominent figure in the tech industry and an executive at cryptocurrency firm MobileCoin, tragically passed away on Tuesday after being stabbed in San Francisco, according to Forbes. Lee reportedly had previously contributed to the creation of the popular mobile payment service Cash App during his tenure at Block, […]
You can’t really make this stuff up, folks. In the video below, a clearly disturbed man decides to advance on at least two officers, and, frankly, is lucky to be tased — the alternative would have been to be shot in this case, and the officers would have been totally right to have done so. […]
President Joe Biden has made not made secret his distaste for firearms over the course of his storied political career. Nearly 30 years ago Biden assisted in securing the passage of a so-called assault weapons ban, and the president has made it clear that he would love to see such a law re-materialize during his […]
This is just one of those situations that come out of the blue. According to John Correia with the Active Self Protection YouTube channel, the man that these officers confront was not someone they were looking for — this was just their bad luck. After the law enforcement officers attempt to apprehend the suspect who […]
