by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 20, 2021 | National News, Qualified Immunity
The Supreme Court Monday issued two unsigned opinions applying qualified immunity to disputes over alleged excessive use of force by police officers, reversing lower court decisions that allowed the officers to be sued for their on-the-job conduct. There were no...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 19, 2021 | National News
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Did a good deed go too far? An employee at the Hannaford supermarket in Essex says he tried to stop a purse thief at the store but was then fired for his actions. A viral post from Amir Shedyak is grabbing attention. The 20-year-old...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 18, 2021 | Issues
ROCKFORD — The number of violent crimes in Rockford has ticked upward 2% so far this year, driven by gun crime and domestic violence. Mayor Tom McNamara during a news media briefing Friday said that in a sign that the surge in violence that began in the pandemic may...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 18, 2021 | Illinois News
ROCKFORD — The number of violent crimes in Rockford has ticked upward 2% so far this year, driven by gun crime and domestic violence. Mayor Tom McNamara during a news media briefing Friday said that in a sign that the surge in violence that began in the pandemic may...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 14, 2021 | National News
Walgreens is closing five more San Francisco locations as drug stores from the Bay Area to the Big Apple are besieged by rampant shoplifting and lax enforcement. San Fran shoplifters have been emboldened by a referendum that lowered the penalty for stealing goods...
