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Despite ‘defunding’ claims, police funding has increased in many U.S. cities!

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In Los Angeles, the county mayor said local residents are at risk because “Withholding funding has consequences,” despite his agency budget being over $250 million. Sheriff Alex Villanueva is not alone in suggesting to voters that crime has risen because Democrats have halted funding for police agencies after nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis in 2020. Politicians, analysts, and police chiefs across the country are repeating the idea as they address concerns about crime heading toward Election Day. The truth is, in…

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13-year-old boy arrested in killing of Highland Park store clerk struck in head with scooter while trying to stop shoplifters!

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Los Angeles California — Los Angeles authorities said Thursday that a 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the murder of a store clerk who was hit in the head with a motorcycle while trying to stop shoplifters in Highland Park. In a statement announcing the arrest, the Los Angeles Police Department requested public assistance in identifying additional suspects in the case who remain at large. Los Angeles police said Stephen Reyes, 68, was attacked around 7 p.m. on October 6 and died the next day. “When officers arrived,…

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Rapper A$AP Rocky facing firearm assault charges in connection with 2021 Hollywood shooting!

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Los Angeles — Prosecutors said rapper A. with me. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has charged the 33-year-old New York native, whose legal name is Rakim Athelaston Myers, with two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm. Prosecutors allege that during an argument on November 6, 2021, Myers pointed the gun at the victim, then in a later encounter, pulled the gun again and fired twice in the man’s direction, who sustained a minor injury. It has not been released in his name. Myers did not file an…

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