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lawenforcementtoday.com | Leonard Sipes |Let Cms
Originally written for Crime in America. Republished with permission.
This is a national story as several states contemplate reducing sentences for violent offenders. Per the Bureau Of Justice Statistics, 62 percent of all persons imprisoned by states had been sentenced for violent offenses. 66 percent of male inmates are serving time for violent crimes. If we consider criminal histories, the great majority of incarcerated people have backgrounds of violence or are multiple repeat offenders.
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lawenforcementtoday.com | Matthew Holloway |Let Cms
According to The New York Post, both Liu and Secaira were transported to New York Presbyterian Hospital where they were pronounced dead. The unidentified 19-year-old woman was reportedly unharmed. The gunman’s father, Huili Liu, spoke to the Post and told reporters that his son was undergoing psychological treatment and was in a trouble relationship with the young woman. “My son had psychological treatment all the time in the Marine Corps,” he said.
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lawenforcementtoday.com | Jenna Curren |Let Cms
NEW YORK CITY, NY - Authorities with the New York Police Department (NYPD) said that a decorated Delta Force veteran suffered serious head injuries after being slammed in the head with a brick by a homeless man with a long rap sheet in an unprovoked attack during broad daylight.
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lawenforcementtoday.com | Matthew Holloway |Let Cms
HARRISBURG, PA - The Pennsylvania State Police took a man into custody in connection with the firebombing of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg that left the grand residence badly damaged and forced Governor Josh Shapiro, his family, and Passover guests who were asleep inside to evacuate. Pennsylvania State Police Col.
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lawenforcementtoday.com | Jenna Curren |Let Cms
YAZOO COUNTY, MI - On Friday, April 11th, the Yazoo County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) announced that a former Mississippi chief was arrested and charged with capital murder more than four years after his resignation as chief. According to the Clarion Ledger, deputies responded to a call around 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9th, in reference to a man who had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The department identified the man as Timothy Byrd, who was found dead at his home off of Dover Road.
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lawenforcementtoday.com | Jenna Curren |Let Cms
HARRISON COUNTY, TX - A report released by authorities with the Harrison County Sheriff's Office (HSCO) stated that former LSU receiver Kryen Lacy, 24, died in an apparent suicide in his car while being pursued by police in Houston. According to CBS News, HCSO said it was first called out to a weapons disturbance by a relative saying Lacy had been involved in a verbal argument with her and that he had discharged a firearm into the ground.
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lawenforcementtoday.com | Jenna Curren |Let Cms
GREENWICH VILLAGE, NY - According to an exclusive report from the New York Post, the liberal bohemian Mecca made famous for its anything-goes attitude, counterculture musical scene, and clashes with police is now asking and pushing for greater police presence as its neighborhoods are seeing increases in crime and drugs.
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lawenforcementtoday.com | Jenna Curren |Let Cms
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, NJ - Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Newark, New Jersey, have arrested a sushi restaurant owner who was allegedly a spy for China. According to the New York Post, 61-year-old Ming Xi Zhang, also know as "Sushi John," was arrested on March 24th. Zhang is the owner of Ya Ya Noodles in Montgomery Township. In April of 2024, Zhang was convicted of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government and sentenced to three years' probation.
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lawenforcementtoday.com | Jenna Curren |Let Cms
JACKSON, MI - Authorities have announced that a man has been arrested and charged for his connection to a traffic stop shooting that left a Capitol Police K-9 injured. According to reports, the incident happened on Thursday, April 10th, in the area of Interstate 55 south in Jackson, Mississippi. The suspect, since identified as 31-year-old Demontez Anderson has been charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, and injuring a public service animal.
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lawenforcementtoday.com | Jenna Curren |Let Cms
COLUMBIA, SC - On Friday, April 11th, a firing squad executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer. According to NBC News, the inmate, Mikal Mahdi, gave no final statement and did not look to his right toward the nine witnesses in the room sitting behind bulletproof glass and bars. As he was shot, he cried out and his arms flexed. A white target with a red bull's eye over his heart was pushed into the wound in his chest. About 45 seconds later, he groaned two more times.
