Bags of Stolen Mail That Include Numerous Ballots Found Discarded in Washington Town
BY LORENZ DUCHAMPS Mail that was stolen, including numerous ballots, were found discarded in multiple bags by roadsides and ditches in Seattle, officials said. Brian Zinser, the postmaster of the Redmond Post Office, also said he warned the Sammamish Police Department that “unopened or incomplete ballots have been inappropriately placed in out-going mail bins,” according to a statement from the […]
Trump Calls Los Angeles County Deputies Injured in Ambush Shooting
BY LORENZ DUCHAMPS President Donald Trump recently made a phone call to two Compton, California, deputies injured after an ambush shooting earlier this month, according to the Los Angeles Service Department Transit Services Bureau. “This week #potus45 @realdonaldtrump called both of our deputies to check on their spirits, wish them a speedy recovery and remind them that the #american people are behind […]
USPS Launches New Website With Resources and Information on Mail-In Ballots
BY LORENZ DUCHAMPS The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Friday announced the launch of a “new election mail website” that provides Americans with the needed information on how to vote by mail for the upcoming November general election. The USPS said in a news release the website will serve both for “voting customers seeking information on how to […]
Over a Dozen Protesters Arrested After ‘Forming an Unlawful Assembly’ in Beverly Hills
BY LORENZ DUCHAMPS Protests for police brutality ended with arrests in California late on Friday after authorities were forced to intervene with a large group of Black Lives Matter activists who marched through several neighborhoods in Beverly Hills, forming an unlawful assembly. The large gathering started at about 7:30 p.m. in the area of Santa Monica Boulevard, between Alpine […]
Entire Florida SWAT Team Resigns From Unit Over ‘Political Climate’
BY LORENZ DUCHAMPS An entire South Florida police SWAT team resigned from the unit earlier this week after citing “safety issues” and the “political climate,” according to multiple reports. Officers with the Hallandale Beach Police Department announced the resignation in a letter (pdf) dated June 9 to Police Chief Sonia Quinones, citing many issues for their resignations. The 10 officers who resigned are eight […]
Defunding of Police Could Lead to Truckers Refusing to Deliver
BY LORENZ DUCHAMPS Trucking companies and experts have expressed their concerns following the “defund the police” movement in the wake of the police custody death of George Floyd on May 25. In a recent poll by CDLLife—the largest community for truck drivers—77 percent of truckers said they will refuse to deliver to cities that had defunded their […]
