DOJ may abandon consent decree for MPD, but chief still set on reform
After George Floyd’s murder, it took nearly half a decade to get a police reform deal done. Now, there are new concerns about that “consent decree.” A new DOJ memo reads, “The new administration may ...
Back the blue? Officers assaulted on Jan. 6 slam Trump, members of Congress defending MAGA mob
Donald Trump has called the violence against police on Jan. 6 "very minor incidents" while defending his pardons for violent insurrectionists. Four officers who were assaulted by the mob while ...
‘Beaten, tased’: Jan. 6 officer slams Trump calling MAGA mob attacks on him ‘very minor’
Donald Trump calling the violence against police officers during the Capitol insurrection “very minor incidents” is slammed by former police officer and Jan. 6 hero Michael Fanone. Fanone also speaks ...
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Louisa man guilty in Jan. 6 breach sentenced
In October 2024, 59-year-old Lewis Wayne Snoots of Louisa pled guilty to a single felony offense of “assaulting law ...
Meet the Violent Jan. 6 Criminals Trump Let Back on the Streets
Donald Trump's blanket pardon for Jan. 6 rioters included some of the most violent offenders convicted of crimes related to ...
Playbook PM: American carnage, part two
In the capstone to a political comeback story like none other, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States this afternoon, ushering in a new era of GOP dominance in Washington ...
Man who maintained contact with officer who was beaten as rioters shouted, ‘kill him!’ on Jan. 6 sentenced
A Virginia man who prosecutors said restrained an officer severely beaten by a mob and repeatedly shocked with a Taser during ...