Members phkrause Posted February 12 Author Members Posted February 12 Stunning crime crash Data: Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA). Chart: Axios Visuals Violent crime plunged across America's biggest cities in 2025, Axios' Russell Contreras writes from new data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association. Why it matters: If these staggering drops in major cities are reflected in broader national figures that'll come later, "the U.S. homicide rate in 2025 would be the lowest observed since at least 1900," the independent Council on Criminal Justice said. 🔎 Between the lines: Experts say a complex tangle of technological and social factors has curtailed homicides since the surge during COVID. Research credits "policing strategies and incarceration rates" and very long-term trends that include "mental health treatment and gun laws, the beautification of vacant lots and the phasing out of lead, which impairs brain development, from gasoline in the 1970s," the N.Y. Times reports. "Improvements in life-saving medical care have also reduced the homicide rate." The big picture: The report shows declines across every major violent-crime category in 2025 compared to 2024. The report covers 67 of the nation's largest police departments and confirms other studies that reported big declines last year. Cities report that homicides overall fell 19%. Robberies dropped about 20%. Aggravated assaults were down nearly 10%. 🌞 Zoom in: Southern and Sun Belt cities saw some of the biggest homicide declines. Orlando and Tampa headlined the list with more than a 50% decline in homicides. Western cities such as Denver, Seattle and Honolulu also posted large homicide drops. These cities were among the hardest hit during the pandemic-era crime surge and are now seeing some of the fastest reversals. Chicago and Baltimore both experienced around a 30% drop in homicides last year. Memphis and Portland both saw about a 25% decline. 👀 The intrigue: The White House has changed its tone and begun touting the declines, while crediting its policies. The White House said Monday: "After the Trump Administration surged federal resources into crime-plagued Washington, D.C., the District went three weeks into the new year before recording its first homicide — the first time the nation's capital had gone more than ten days into a new year without a murder in at least three decades." Explore the data … Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 12 Author Members Posted February 12 Investigators searching a location in Arizona in disappearance of Nancy Guthrie A person was detained for questioning Tuesday in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, hours after the FBI released surveillance videos of a masked person wearing a handgun holster outside Guthrie’s front door the night she vanished from her Arizona home. Read more. What to know: A Phoenix, Arizona, television station, KNVX-TV, interviewed a delivery man who said he had been detained by police on suspicions of kidnapping the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. He said he was innocent and that police released him after several hours. Local and federal authorities have not confirmed that the person who they had detained was released. The department and the FBI were conducting a court-authorized search Tuesday night at a location in Rio Rico, about an hour’s drive south of Tucson, the department said in a statement. It was expected to take several hours. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Here's what happened each day of the Nancy Guthrie disappearance Video in investigation into Nancy Guthrie's abduction raises questions about surveillance technology Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 13 Author Members Posted February 13 Gun accessory company to pay $1.75 million to Buffalo supermarket shooting victims BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families and stop selling the device in New York, state Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday. https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-supermarket-shooting-lawsuit-059380b6f39523346b02ccb16e95bfe1? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 15 Author Members Posted February 15 Search for Nancy Guthrie now seeks nearby security videos from the month before she vanished Investigators in Arizona want residents near Nancy Guthrie’s home to share surveillance camera footage of suspicious cars or people they may have noticed in the month before she disappeared. Their alert asked for video of “anything neighbors deem out of the ordinary or important to our investigation” since the beginning of January. Read more. What to know: Federal and local officers have been going door-to-door in Tucson neighborhoods around 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie’s house while also looking for clues around the nearby home of one of her daughters, which she had visited just hours before disappearing. Investigators have recovered and are analyzing several pieces of evidence, including a pair of gloves, the sheriff’s department said. Authorities on Thursday briefly put up a tent in front of Nancy Guthrie’s entryway where her blood was discovered in the early days of the investigation, and where a doorbell camera captured images of a masked person the night she went missing. The FBI released descriptors of that person Thursday, whom it now calls a suspect, in a post on X. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Screening tips in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is ‘tremendous’ and critical work, experts say A look at all the videos from Nancy Guthrie’s family since her disappearance Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 15 Author Members Posted February 15 Camp Mystic parents seek stronger camp regulations in other states MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — When Patrick Marsh returned to the Bubble Inn cabin at Camp Mystic, he sat in the corner where his 8-year-old daughter Sarah’s bunk had been. The view out the window landed like a gut punch. https://apnews.com/article/camp-mystic-alabama-524d4b5c08669f78103e14c41e18fa36? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 15 Author Members Posted February 15 Feds open a perjury probe into ICE officers’ testimony about the shooting of a Venezuelan man MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men. https://apnews.com/article/immigration-prosecutors-assault-shooting-minneapolis-charges-d713836a06471af9f38ee6ee8976a20c? Judge sentences teen to life without parole for North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge sentenced an 18-year-old who acknowledged killing five people in a North Carolina mass shooting to life in prison without parole Friday, rejecting arguments that he deserved the chance for release decades from now. https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-mass-shooting-teenager-sentence-876936e0c2101ecd47203f58772aeb27? 2 teens charged with attempted murder for allegedly plotting mass shooting at Indiana high school SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities have charged two teenagers with attempted murder and conspiracy for allegedly plotting to stage a shooting at a central Indiana school that one of the teens attended. https://apnews.com/article/school-shooting-columbine-murder-indiana-mississippi-8121392c2d25c801ae8398ea4944f9f1? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 17 Author Members Posted February 17 Apalachee Trial Begins Opening statements began yesterday in the trial of Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray. The elder Gray has pleaded not guilty to 29 charges, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. In September 2024, then-14-year-old Colt allegedly killed four people and wounded nine others at his high school in Winder, Georgia. Colt’s father had purchased the AR-15-style rifle for Colt as a Christmas gift and had also purchased a larger magazine for extra rounds. The gift came despite a visit from police over threats Colt allegedly made to carry out a school shooting (no charges were filed; see video). Colt had also allegedly kept a shrine to a school shooter in his bedroom. Prosecutors say the elder Gray’s actions indicate “criminal negligence.” The trial follows a relatively new approach by prosecutors to charge parents of school shooters. The first instance came in 2021, with charges against the Crumbley parents, whose son killed four students in Oxford, Michigan. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 17 Author Members Posted February 17 FBI not sharing evidence in Pretti shooting, Minnesota authorities say The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said Monday it was formally notified by the FBI that the bureau will not share any information about its investigation into the death of Alex Pretti. https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5740289-fbi-pretti-shooting-minnesota-authorities/? Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigators work with Walmart after identifying suspect’s backpack Investigators working on the disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother are consulting with Walmart management to develop leads because a backpack the suspect was wearing is sold exclusively at the stores, the Pima County, Arizona, sheriff said Monday. https://apnews.com/article/savannah-guthrie-mom-mother-missing-walmart-9b90363ef0e59fe69a7bd65e1445aa03? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 17 Author Members Posted February 17 Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. https://apnews.com/article/abrego-garcia-immigration-ice-ec79dc6e073493ec8a8284fa32c7a2fb? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 18 Author Members Posted February 18 DNA on gloves found about 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home yields no matches in national database; the search continues without a named suspect (More) Nancy Guthrie The search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, remains heightened, with authorities canvassing neighborhoods in Arizona and reviewing thousands of tips in hopes of locating her safely. On Tuesday, the Pima County Sheriff's Office reported that DNA recovered from gloves found about two miles from Guthrie's home did not match any profiles in the FBI's offender database and showed no connection to DNA collected at her residence. Guthrie was last seen on January 31 and is believed to have been abducted from her secluded home without her phone or critical medications. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 19 Author Members Posted February 19 Bayer agrees to $7.25 billion proposed settlement over thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement Tuesday to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer. https://apnews.com/article/bayer-monsanto-roundup-lawsuits-settlement-154ad7c6bdff3a91b06c4e327321160b? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 20 Author Members Posted February 20 Genealogy sites have helped solve major crimes. Police in Nancy Guthrie’s case might turn to them Authorities trying to solve the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie say they might tap DNA genealogy databases, the same step that police took to unravel a decades-old series of murders in California and the fatal stabbings of four college students in Idaho. https://apnews.com/article/nancy-guthrie-savannah-guthrie-missing-mom-10ee20a0186bd8859c9b0a90f1d5c7da? Man who lived rent-free in New Yorker Hotel, then claimed to own it, pleads guilty to fraud charge NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man who attempted to claim ownership of the New Yorker Hotel has pleaded guilty to fraud, ending a lengthy legal saga involving an obscure tenant law that allowed the man to live rent-free for years in the storied Manhattan hotel. https://apnews.com/article/new-yorker-hotel-mickey-barreto-8290c98af3f2c8d8a3afb54939e54a69? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 22 Author Members Posted February 22 New Mexico reopens investigation into alleged illegal activity at Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch New Mexico’s attorney general has reopened an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch, as allegations swirl about what role the secluded spot played in sexual abuse or sex trafficking of underage girls and young women. Although New Mexico’s initial case was closed in 2019 at the request of federal prosecutors in New York, state prosecutors say now that “revelations outlined in the previously sealed FBI files warrant further examination.” Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Lobbying firm co-founded by former UK ambassador Mandelson halts operations over Epstein fallout WATCH: Virginia Giuffre's family comment after former Prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct The former Prince Andrew went from helicopter pilot to trade envoy to royal pariah Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 23 Author Members Posted February 23 Judge declares 4 men wrongly accused of 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders innocent AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For more than three decades, the four men and their families had insisted they were innocent of one of Austin’s most gruesome and notorious crimes: the 1991 rape and murder of four teenage girls at a yogurt shop that was set on fire. https://apnews.com/article/austin-yogurt-shop-murders-exoneration-death-row-031d80ce017ab9d9b614c9afbd679df4? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 26 Author Members Posted February 26 Rob Reiner’s son pleads not guilty to murder in the killing of his parents LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of Hollywood luminary Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder more than two months after their deaths, denying for the first time that he fatally stabbed his parents. https://apnews.com/article/reiner-nick-rob-plea-court-hearing-killing-26bb534d9159fd973d250b94962f3a56? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 27 Author Members Posted February 27 💰 Savannah Guthrie's family is now offering up to $1 million for info leading to the recovery of her mother, Nancy, who's been missing for nearly a month since being abducted from her Arizona home. Savannah says in a new video plea: "Someone knows how to find our mom and bring her home." Get the latest. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 28 Author Members Posted February 28 Man fatally stabs 4 people in Washington state as deputies head to serve him a restraining order SEATTLE (AP) — A man fatally stabbed four people in Washington state on Tuesday morning as sheriff’s deputies were on their way to hand him a domestic violence protection order, authorities said. The suspect died after being shot by an arriving deputy. https://apnews.com/article/stabbing-key-peninsula-washington-suspect-dead-fbad7f9f717ade8ab74b49279c61d2a8? Government penalizes businesses over 6 deaths at Colorado dairy Federal workplace safety regulators penalized three businesses Tuesday over their failure to protect six Colorado dairy workers who were killed by exposure to highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas after a manure pipe disconnected in an enclosed space. https://apnews.com/article/colorado-dairy-deaths-investigation-ntsb-e472294beb0edf074a2e382d6ea09f74? Court throws out judgment blaming Montana asbestos deaths on BNSF railroad BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a Montana mining town where thousands have been sickened by asbestos exposure. https://apnews.com/article/bnsf-railway-libby-montana-asbestos-deaths-507ec52dcd339a761115e3cb1abf70e6? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 1 Author Members Posted March 1 Florida deputy kills man who drove into him after fatally shooting 2 people, sheriff says PAHOKEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man suspected of killing two people at one location, firing shots at another and then wounding someone at a nearby store before striking the deputy with his SUV and dragging him some distance, authorities said. https://apnews.com/article/pahokee-florida-shootings-deputy-struck-aa351f3a0abeace40e1d931666b91613? A former Pennsylvania officer accused of child rape fatally shot in a gunfire exchange with police A former Pennsylvania police officer charged with sexually assaulting two young girls more than two decades ago was killed early Wednesday during a gunfire exchange with police who recognized his vehicle and confronted him, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele. https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-police-child-rape-charges-killed-gunfire-bc3ed75befdd214fac6eba0be684a036? Singer D4vd is ‘target’ in investigation of killing of girl whose body was found in car in Hollywood LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd is the target of a Los Angeles County grand jury investigation of the killing of a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year in an apparently abandoned Tesla registered to him that was towed from the Hollywood Hills, court documents showed. https://apnews.com/article/d4vd-arrest-celeste-rivas-hernandez-car-34d415bef4a3c20872f74e311e266fe7? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 1 Author Members Posted March 1 🚗 America's safest streets Data: StreetLight Data. Chart: Axios Visuals The New York, Boston, and Portland, Ore., metro areas have the country's safest roadways, Alex Fitzpatrick reports from StreetLight Data's new U.S. Safe Streets Index. 🚙 That's based on five key factors among the 100 biggest U.S. metros: vehicle miles traveled, different speeds between vehicles, pedestrian risk, speeding in residential zones, and truck activity. "Larger metros tend to perform better overall for roadway safety, despite popular misconceptions that big cities are more dangerous," says the transportation analytics firm. ☘️ Zoom in: Boston "is the only metro studied that scores in the top 30 across all five safety factors," per StreetLight's report. It cites traffic-calming measures, plus the city's older layout and sometimes snowy weather, which "may help keep speeds low and consistent." Read the report. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 3 Author Members Posted March 3 South Carolina man gets life without parole for killing 5 while high on meth COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who authorities said was high on methamphetamine and hadn’t slept for days when he killed five people inside a home frequented by drug users was sentenced to life without parole Friday after pleading guilty to their murders. https://apnews.com/article/methamphetamine-murders-south-carolina-life-sentence-e06c34bc4d44067e7adb5e47eed77785? LA firefighter says he warned brush fire wasn’t out before massive blaze ignited LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles firefighter testified in a newly released deposition that he told colleagues the ground was still smoldering from a brush fire days before authorities say it reignited into the most destructive blaze in city history. https://apnews.com/article/california-wildfire-los-angeles-palisades-lachman-deposition-a376cc4c3f8f60158a9cca098551aafa? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 5 Author Members Posted March 5 Father who gave gun to Georgia school shooting suspect for Christmas is guilty of 2nd-degree murder A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he’s accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Jurors find father of alleged Georgia school shooter guilty of all charges in less than two hours Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 5 Author Members Posted March 5 Alexander brothers used wealth to lure, drug and rape women and girls, prosecutor says NEW YORK (AP) — The wealthy Alexander brothers used the same tactics of luring, drugging and humiliation to sexually assault numerous women and girls, bragging about their exploits in blog posts with titles that included “It’s not rape if,” a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. https://apnews.com/article/alexander-brothers-real-estate-sex-trafficking-trial-7067ab1dde8f1bee8477de5665397a4a? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 6 Author Members Posted March 6 Texas judge declines to close Camp Mystic despite family’s request after last year’s floods AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Wednesday ordered Camp Mystic to preserve damaged cabins but stopped short of blocking reopening plans after a family of one of the 25 girls and two counselors who died last summer sued to keep the camp closed. https://apnews.com/article/camp-mystic-texas-floods-lawsuit-a9058c9979697bc36c6b464d5294af45? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 7 Author Members Posted March 7 Man charged in Utah killings wanted victims’ cars and money to get home, prosecutors allege TORREY, Utah (AP) — Two men whose wives did not return from a hike in Utah’s south-central desert arrived at the trailhead Wednesday to find both women dead and a car missing, spurring a multi-state search that led investigators to a third body before they arrested a suspect Thursday in Colorado. https://apnews.com/article/utah-wayne-county-deaths-6c328544abf07dbb5eb76c1002af66bb? Mother of 2 girls found in shallow graves in Cleveland charged with murder CLEVELAND (AP) — The mother of two young girls found buried inside suitcases in Cleveland was charged Thursday with two counts of aggravated murder, police said. https://apnews.com/article/girls-found-suitcases-cleveland-29778073900935e3527b34267fe19b5a? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 10 Author Members Posted March 10 Utah murder trial Prosecutors in the murder trial of Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of fatally poisoning her husband, are expected to conclude their case in the coming days. Over the last two weeks, jurors have heard wide-ranging testimony about troubles in her marriage, her secret affair and the millions of dollars she owed in debt. Richins has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, she could face up to life in prison. As the trial continues this week, here are five key revelations from the prosecution's witnesses. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
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