Policing
Phoenix Police Commander Killed in Disturbance Call
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A 31-year Phoenix police veteran was killed and two other officers were injured when a man opened fire on them during a call about an argument between roommates in Sunday night.
COVID-19
Arrests Plummet Nationwide as Police, Criminals Pull Back
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Police chiefs are directing officers not to arrest people for minor offenses and instead cite and release them. Dallas police will no longer show up in person to take reports for car break-ins, graffiti and other minor offenses.
Terrorism
Terrorists Shift Targets, Strategies During Pandemic
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COVID-19 is accelerating the plans of some would-be attackers, while presenting macabre new targets of opportunity to others, the Justice Department says.
Prisons
Barr Orders More Home Confinement for Inmates
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“We don’t want our institutions to become petri dishes,” said Attorney General William Barr.
COVID-19
Riots, Tensions in Prisons Worldwide Over Virus
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In Colombia and Italy, prisoners have rioted over inadequate safeguards against COVID-19. Inmates in the Middle East, particularly Egypt, Syria and Iran, are especially endangered.
Drugs
Drug Treatment Hampered by COVID-19 Curbs
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“The last thing that the health-care system needs right now are thousands of people in withdrawal or filling up the emergency rooms or going back on the streets and overdosing,” says one treatment provider.
Immigration
Virus Prompts Judge to Order Immigrant Jail Release
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A federal judge ordered the immediate release from detention in New Jersey county jails of ten immigrants whose attorneys said they were at increased risk of illness from coronavirus due to underlying health conditions.
International Crime
Indicted Maduro Calls Trump ‘Racist Cowboy’
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blasted his indictment by accusing the U.S. and Colombia of “giving orders to flood Venezuela with violence.”Attorney General William Barr says the case accuses the “corrupt Venezuelan regime,” including the Maduro-dominated judiciary and the powerful armed forces.
Elections 2020
Judge Tells Florida to ‘Fix’ Ex-Felon Voting System
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A federal judge delivered an ultimatum Thursday to attorneys representing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a lawsuit challenging a 2019 law implementing a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to felons who have completed their sentences.
Sex Crime
Feds Fault Penn State On Sexual Misconduct Cases
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The U.S. Education Department ordered Pennsylvania State University to make significant changes to the way it investigates complaints of sexual misconduct after an investigation found the school continued to mishandle cases years after the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.