By Doug Wyllie During the regular course of their assigned duty on a balmy autumn afternoon in late September, three parole officers with the Colorado Department of Corrections were called upon to serve a warrant on a subject just west of downtown Colorado Springs. Two of them returned home alive that night. One was escorted Read more »
By Steve Pomper Many recent cultural catchphrases converge in current stories, like gaslighting, no one’s above the law, mostly peaceful protests, and insurrection. I know cops who were accused of an appearance of impropriety (gratuities: coffee, meals, dry cleaning discounts, small gifts, etc.), and who were investigated for “honesty” offenses (Can you imagine that in light of what we’re Read more »
By Steve Pomper State planned to put nearly a dozen convicted sex offenders in the rural community of Tenino, WA. (Pop. 1,870 est.) without notification. Just how far are the anti-law-and-order radicals willing to go to subvert public safety? We’ve seen nationwide how far activist mayors, city councils, judges, and Soros-styled prosecutors have gone to show Read more »
By Doug Wyllie Late last month, officers with the Dallas Police Department fatally shot a man who had only moments before opened fire on them, jumped behind the wheel of a stolen Cadillac SUV, crashed said automobile, and emerged from the wreckage with gun drawn and firing again at responding officers. According to WFAA-TV News, Read more »
By Doug Wyllie Let’s rewrite the latest headlines out of Houston to more accurately capture recent news there: “Boy Murdered, Teen Charged with Murder, No Adults Held Accountable” As evening turned to night, on the fourth day of September, 12-year-old Frederick “Fred” Johnson—a typical boy with interests in football and basketball who had just begun Read more »
By Doug Wyllie South Carolina’s Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Solicitor Byron Gipson won the office in 2018 after crushing incumbent—and fellow-Democrat—Dan Johnson 72% to 28% in the primary and defeating write-in candidate John Meadors in the general. Before that he was a defense attorney. What better professional background can a person have to prosecute criminals Read more »
By Doug Wyllie Late last month, officers with the San Antonio Police Department responded to reports of a man with a “long gun” in his possession getting into the passenger seat of a vehicle with an as-yet-unidentified person behind the wheel. It’s worth noting that seeing a man with a rifle in Texas is a Read more »
By Doug Wyllie On a typical Wednesday in late August, a convicted felon was out on bond—because, progress—when he decided to skip a scheduled court appearance in Harris County related to charges (filed in March 2023) of Assault of a Family Member and being a Felon in Possession of Firearm. According to ABC News, in Read more »
By Doug Wyllie Remember when that flight attendant quit his job? It was in all the papers. It was epic. One entirely unremarkable day in early August 2010, JetBlue Flight 1052 touched down at New York’s JFK airport—as it had countless times before. As the Embraer 190 commuter jet taxied to the gate, something of Read more »
By Doug Wyllie Late last month, a man—identified as 33-year-old Deyonne White—was arrested in Contra Costa County (CA) almost exactly one month after a judge dismissed murder charges against him in neighboring Alameda County. According to the San Jose Mercury News, White was nabbed when he reportedly drove up to a hotel with juvenile females Read more »