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Judge stops Philadelphia from enforcing ban against federal law enforcement officers wearing masks

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A federal judge ruled on Thursday to block Philadelphia from enforcing a ban on federal officers wearing masks while they are on duty.  This temporary ruling was in response to a lawsuit filed against the city by the Department of Justice, which argued that the ordinance was a “blatantly unconstitutional” effort to regulate the conduct of federal agents and would “endanger officers and reduce operational effectiveness,” according to The Hill.  Federal Judge Chad Kenney ruled that the DOJ was likely to succeed in its challenge, and thus barred Philadelphia from implementing or enforcing the law against federal agencies and officers during the period that legal proceedings play out.

“When the Philadelphia City Council voted to pass Bill No. 260060 … it attempted to sidestep the Constitution’s clear mandate and disregarded this fundamental principle of law that has informed American jurisprudence for over 200 years,” the judge wrote in the 30-page order.  The “Constitution’s clear mandate” he was referring to is the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.   “Today, the court blocked Philadelphia’s unlawful attempt to regulate federal law enforcement,” a DOJ spokesperson told The Hill in a statement. “The Department of Justice will keep fighting jurisdictions that try to obstruct President Trump’s immigration enforcement with policies that endanger agents and public safety.”

Source: Judge stops Philadelphia from enforcing ban against federal law enforcement officers wearing masks | Just The News

But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
1 Corinthians 2:9

Robin Williams as the American Flag

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Red Skelton’s Pledge of Allegiance

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The Story of America: John Adams

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Why Waiting on God is Always Worth It

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ICE Deports MS-13 Member With Cartel Ties

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Swatting call prompts lockdown at medical center in western Wisconsin

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Rice Lake, Wisconsin, police officers are investigating after a swatting incident at the Marshfield Medical Center Thursday afternoon.  Officials say the medical center received a phone call around 2 p.m., stating that two men were enroute to shoot up the hospital. Officers from the Red Lake Police Department and the Barron County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene and secured the medical center.  Officials interviewed the staff and learned that the caller disguised their voice.

The caller also became upset with staff over the phone and hung up, according to police. No other threatening phone calls were made to the medical center.  While the medical center was on lock-down, officials learned that similar threats were at other places around Wisconsin.  Officials ended the lockdown around 4:15 p.m. and cleared the medical center. Officials say that early in the investigation they were able to determine this was a swatting call. No one was injured during the incident. 

Source: Swatting call prompts lockdown at medical center in western Wisconsin – CBS Minnesota

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!
Luke 11:13

Costly Sacrifice: The Heart of Worship

What the world calls waste, Jesus calls worship, your sacrifice for Him is never overlooked. Bold, extravagant faith stands out in a culture that misunderstands true devotion.  “She has…

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Nine Arrested in Federal Crackdown on L.A.’s Sex-Trafficking Corridor

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Federal agents on Wednesday raided a section of Los Angeles that has become one of the country’s most notorious child sex-trafficking corridors, arresting nine people on charges related to selling girls as young as 14 for sex. The operation took place near a 3.5-mile stretch of Figueroa Street known as “the Blade,” where girls go from car to car in stilettos, soliciting customers for sex to reach their traffickers’ nightly quotas. The girls can be seen wearing hair bows and dangling condoms from Hello Kitty lingerie, their faces tattooed with their traffickers’ monikers. A federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday listed more than 50 victims, and officials identified an additional five during the sweep. “We really don’t know how many victims are out there,” Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, said in an interview on Wednesday.

“The more of these arrests we do, we get more information, we get more evidence, we get into their phones, we discover more and more victims.” Six of the defendants were identified by officials as members of the Hoover Criminal Gang, which formed in the late 1960s and claimed its territory in a swath of south Los Angeles that includes the Figueroa corridor. For years, the gang has controlled much of the sex trafficking there, and many of its motels. Among those arrested was the manager of a local motel, the Stadium Inn & Spas, where prosecutors said victims were held and exploited. An additional arrest on Monday was linked to the case. The operation on Wednesday came nine months after The New York Times published an examination into the city’s sex trafficking crisis, drawing widespread outrage and national attention to the abuse many of the girls face on Figueroa Street.

Court documents described how the traffickers worked together to recruit and control their victims, including by branding the girls’ faces, necks and buttocks with tattoos of their street names and logos. The authorities said Cameron Lockett, 23, beat one of his victims on her back and ribs, bit off a chunk of her cheek and then pressured her to lie when she was taken to the hospital for stitches. Officials said Caleed Mouton, 26, ordered one of the girls to get an abortion. Hours after the procedure, he required her to continue having sex with customers, according to the indictment. Prosecutors also accused Jorge Melendez, 23, of punching a 14-year-old victim in the face at least five times and dragging her by her hair because she did not meet her quota. “The whole thing, from top down, is just absolutely disgusting and horrific,” Mr. Essayli said. “When it comes to victims, these are among the most vulnerable victims that we see in the work that we do.”

The names of the lawyers representing Mr. Lockett, Mr. Mouton and Mr. Melendez were not available. Many of the girls on the Figueroa corridor have been recruited out of the Los Angeles County foster care system; others have run away from home and were in need of financial and emotional security when they were befriended by traffickers on social media. Several of the defendants arrested on Wednesday had promised girls luxurious lifestyles before turning violent, according to the indictment, hooking them on amphetamines and oxycodone to create addictions they could exploit. Editors’ Picks Years After High School, Their Love Story Began Is a ‘Frictionless’ Society a Trap? How Do I Stop Guests From Bringing Their Children to My Parties? SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday’s operation, which was part of a joint federal and local investigation known as Operation Broken Blade, involved Homeland Security Investigations, I.R.S. Criminal Investigation and the Los Angeles Police Department.

Prosecutors are using a federal racketeering statute that was originally aimed at fighting organized crime, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO. In January, city and county officials announced renewed efforts to combat sex trafficking in the area, saying they would push for state lawmakers to pursue stricter penalties for both traffickers and buyers. “Let me affirm our clear commitment to everyone: The L.A.P.D. will protect the victims, will hold the traffickers accountable, and will restore dignity and safety along this corridor,” Jim McDonnell, the police chief, told reporters as he stood on Figueroa Street. If convicted, some of the defendants who were arrested on Wednesday face a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison, and a statutory maximum sentence of life in prison.

Source: Nine Arrested in Federal Crackdown on L.A.’s Sex-Trafficking Corridor – The New York Times

Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.
Proverbs 19:8

States That Allow Bible in the Classroom

Texas public schools will now require students to read Bible passages and stories as part of the latest conservative push to expand the role of religion in public education—a move bound to escalate wrangling over the separation of…

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North Korea commissions largest-ever warship

North Korea has revealed its largest-ever warship that leader Kim Jong Un says can carry nuclear-capable missiles. The 5,000-metric-ton destroyer is part of the country’s growing navy, which is set to expand sharply…

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Minnesota man accused in a $250M fraud scheme taken into custody in Somalia

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Authorities say a Minnesota man charged with helping to orchestrate a $250 million fraud scheme has been taken into custody in Somalia. Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota, was taken into custody Thursday in Mogadishu, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said in a news release. Court documents do not show if Eidleh has obtained an attorney, and he has not yet had an opportunity to enter a plea in the case. Eidleh is one of dozens of people who were indicted in 2022 in connection with what prosecutors said was a massive scheme to defraud a federal meals program. According to court documents, Eidleh was an employee of Feeding Our Future, an organization that claimed it helped provide millions of meals to children in need during the pandemic under a federal child nutrition program.

But prosecutors say just a small portion of the federal money went toward feeding kids, with the rest laundered through shell companies and spent on property, luxury cars and travel. Eidleh is accused of creating fake child nutrition program sites, falsely claiming they were feeding thousands of children a day and creating shell companies that purported to be meal vendors at the sites. The indictment charges him with 31 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering. Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division said Eidleh was a central figure in “one of the largest fraud schemes in Minnesota history.”

“He not only stole taxpayer dollars, but he also robbed vulnerable children of critical resources they desperately needed. Rather than answer for his crimes in the United States, he fled to Somalia in a futile attempt to evade justice,” McDonald said. President Donald Trump pointed to the fraud case as part of his justification for launching a massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota late last year.

Source: Minnesota man accused in a $250M fraud scheme taken into custody in Somalia | CNN

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6

Judge PROTECTS ILLEGAL Immigrant Voting

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Matthew 4:7; It is Written

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A Father Who Leads with Wisdom

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Not Meant For the Government

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73-year-old man punched, stabbed on Upper West Side bus; 2 suspects sought

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Police are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate two suspects wanted for assaulting an elderly man while riding a bus on the Upper West Side earlier this month. What we know: On June 5, a 73-year-old man was onboard an M104 MTA bus near Broadway and West 92nd Street when a verbal dispute broke out with two suspects. Police say the suspects punched the victim in the head and body before stabbing him in the shoulder. The suspects then fled in an unknown direction, while the victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. What we don’t know: The identities of the suspects are still unknown. They are wanted for elderly assault. What you can do: Anyone with information is asked to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline.

Source: 73-year-old man punched, stabbed on Upper West Side bus; 2 suspects sought | FOX 5 New York

Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1 Corinthians 1:10

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When Silence Protects the Wrong

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Leader of Antifa Cell Members in North Texas Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Terrorist Attack on ICE Facility

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Seven Additional Defendants Also Sentenced Before One-Year Anniversary of Attack to a Combined 450 Years in Prison Today, the Justice Department announced that eight North Texas Antifa Cell operatives were sentenced for their roles in rioting, using weapons and explosives, providing material support to terrorists, obstruction, and the attempted murder of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center on July 4, 2025.

This is the first sentencing of defendants affiliated with Antifa following President Donald J. Trump’s executive order designating the group as a Domestic Terrorist Organization in September 2025. Benjamin Hanil Song, who was convicted of the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, was sentenced to 100 years in prison. Together, the Prairieland terrorists received a combined sentence of 450 years in prison: 

  • Maricela Rueda was sentenced to 70 years in prison;
  • Cameron Arnold was sentenced to 50 years in prison;
  • Savanna Batten was sentenced to 50 years in prison;
  • Zachary Evetts was sentenced to 50 years in prison;
  • Bradford Morris was sentenced to 50 years in prison;
  • Elizabeth Soto was sentenced to 50 years in prison;
  • Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

“The sentences handed down today make clear that Antifa terrorists who attack law enforcement and federal facilities will face swift and uncompromising justice,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “Their violent extremism has no place in our country, and the Department of Justice will continue to aggressively investigate, disrupt, and prosecute those who threaten law enforcement officers or undermine the rule of law.”

“Today’s sentencings show the FBI remains committed to identifying, locating, and dismantling Antifa and its funding networks across the country,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “Acts of violence against our law enforcement partners will not be tolerated, and we continue our work to protect communities across the country from domestic terrorism.” “These sentences justly punish the vicious, armed attack that these Antifa cell members planned and executed against law enforcement and detention center officers on the night of July 4th last year,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould for the Northern District of Texas.

“Their terrorist acts, attempted murder, vandalism, and explosives launched at a detention facility were a far cry from a peaceful protest or First Amendment expression.  Because of the prompt action of first responders that night and tenacious work of our law enforcement partners, in tandem with the prosecutors in my office, eight people have been rightly punished for these violent acts and their attempts to conceal them.  We will continue in this mission to hold others accountable who perpetrate such violence and fund these ANTIFA groups in the Northern District of Texas.” “The sentences handed down today send an unmistakable message: Attacks on federal officers and facilities will not be tolerated. The men and women of ICE serve with integrity and courage, often in challenging and dangerous environments. 

The calculated violence carried out by these Antifa cell members at Prairieland was an assault on law enforcement and an attack on the rule of law itself,” said Acting ICE Director David J. Venturella. “Nearly one year after this cowardly act, justice has prevailed. ICE will continue to stand firm against those who threaten our officers, our facilities and our mission.” The sentences follow a 12-day trial that began on Feb. 23, where jurors heard testimony from 46 witnesses and considered over 210 exhibits supporting the charges against nine indicted defendants: Cameron Arnold, also known as Autumn Hill; Zachary Evetts; Benjamin Song; Savanna Batten; Bradford Morris, also known as Meagan Morris; Maricela Rueda; Elizabeth Soto; Ines Soto; and Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada. 

All were convicted. Ines Soto was granted a continuance and will be sentenced on July 1. Seven others, Seth Sikes, Nathan Baumann, Joy Gibson, Susan Kent, Rebecca Morgan, Lynette Sharp, and John Thomas, pleaded guilty prior to trial to one count of providing material support to terrorists and they will be sentenced on July 1.  Testimony and other evidence at trial established that the defendants were members of a North Texas Antifa Cell, part of a larger militant enterprise made up of networks of individuals and small groups primarily ascribing to an ideology that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and the system of law.

An expert testifying in the government’s case told the jury that ANTIFA’s coordinated efforts involve obstructing Federal law through organized riots, violent assaults, and armed confrontations with law enforcement officers, increasingly targeting agents and facilities related to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement in opposition to the agency’s deportation actions.   Evidence at trial revealed that most of the ANTIFA Cell involved in the Prairieland attack looked to Benjamin Song as a leader. Song acquired firearms that he distributed to co-defendants and recruited members at gun ranges and combat sessions he conducted, as well as from various ideologically aligned groups.

For example, defendants Ines Soto, Elizabeth Soto, and Savanna Batten were part of a group that created and distributed insurrectionary materials called “zines,” according to trial evidence. Trial testimony reflected that, late at night on July 4, 2025, at least eleven of the defendants rioted and attacked the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was using to house illegal aliens awaiting deportation.  The defendants dressed in “black bloc”—dark clothing with head and face coverings that concealed their identities—designed to hide each individual’s identity but also to aid and abet those members engaged in illegal acts by making members indistinguishable from one another to law enforcement. 

Evidence introduced at trial revealed that the defendants brought eleven firearms, body armor, and eleven military-grade first aid kits with tourniquets and other items to treat gunshot wounds to the scene of the attack.  Many of these items were introduced by the government as exhibits.  Additionally, DNA and fingerprint evidence linked many of the defendants to the items at the scene, and evidence obtained on phone locations supported that those who participated in the attack all turned off their phones or placed them in Faraday bags to prevent tracking on the night of the attack. After ANTIFA Cell members arrived at the detention facility, they began shooting off and throwing fireworks (explosives) at the facility and vandalizing vehicles and a guard shack on Prairieland property:

Source: Office of Public Affairs | Leader of Antifa Cell Members in North Texas Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Terrorist Attack on ICE Facility | United States Department of Justice

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
1 Corinthians 10:13

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1 Peter 1:6–7

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1 Timothy 1:13-15

Though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The…

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Psalm 1:1–3

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;  but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day…

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James 1:14–15

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Galatians 6:7

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Detective Spends Months Searching for Stolen Dementia Patient’s Ring–Finds it in a Pawnshop Miles Away

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Going from a small town to the big city, a police detective went far beyond the call of duty to retrieve a woman’s stolen wedding ring. In LeRoy, New York, an elderly nursing home resident suffering from dementia—unable to care or speak for herself—had a wedding ring stolen from her hand. The theft was noticed by the victim’s family, who reported it to police after realizing the ring was missing, according to a statement from the LeRoy Police Department. Enter Kaden Vangalio, a police detective whose outstanding diligence and persistence resulted in getting the valuable heirloom back—after months of dead-end investigations. During those months, Vangalio conducted interviews and database checks with no immediate leads.

The case eventually brought him to Buffalo, the nearest major city, where he went from pawn shop to pawn shop looking for the stolen wedding ring himself. His persistence paid off when he located the victim’s ring at a Buffalo pawn shop, where he was able to secure both the ring and the bill of sale with the signature of the suspect, who is now charged with larceny for taking the victim’s ring while working at the nursing home. “During the investigation, Clark was evasive and avoided contact with investigators for months,” the department wrote. “Through persistent follow-up and continued investigative work, she ultimately turned herself in to face the charges.” “This may not be the crime of the century, but you cannot put a price on the sentimental value of a wedding ring. We are proud to help bring closure to this family and grateful for the excellent work of Detective Vangalio in making that happen,.”

Source: Detective Spends Months Searching for Stolen Dementia Patient’s Ring–Finds it in a Pawnshop Miles Away

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:8

Proverbs 13:20

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1 Corinthians 15:33

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Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those…

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Proverbs 18:21

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Proverbs 23:7

For he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. This verse reminds us that our…

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Matthew 6:22

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Luke 6:45

The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of…

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Christian persecution published between May 28 and June 4, 2026. These come primarily from specialized monitoring organizations like International Christian Concern (ICC) and Global Christian Relief. No large-scale…

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5 police officers shot dead in cartel-plagued part of Mexico as World Cup kicks off

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Five Mexican police officers were shot dead and five others wounded Wednesday in violence-hit Michoacan state on the eve of the World Cup opener in Mexico City, local authorities said. The officers were attacked by unknown assailants in an Indigenous region of the western state, which is plagued by cartel violence, the state government reported. The pickup truck they were traveling in was riddled with bullet holes, according to images obtained by AFP. In a social media post, the Moriela Police Department identified the slain officers as Porfirio Rodriguez Briseno, Brandon Josue Zamora Torres, Francisco Javier Otero Damas, Jonatan Mondragon Servin and  Mateo Valdez Abarca.

Jose Pablo Alarcon Olemdo, the city’s former police chief, extended his condolences the victims’ families and friends. “The criminals responsible for this attack must be arrested and punished with the full weight of the law,” he wrote on social media. The attack took place in the municipality of Nahuatzen, a region inhabited by the Purepecha people where the powerful New Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) operates. In May, the brazen murder of a small-city mayor, allegedly by the CJNG, prompted angry protests targeting symbols of the state, which many residents accused of failing to combat spiraling violence.

Michoacan’s capital Morelia is situated around 300 kilometers from both Mexico City and fellow World Cup host city Guadalajara. The state’s security department said police were searching for the perpetrators of Wednesday’s attack. Mexico’s government insists that there is no security threat to visiting World Cup fans. Mexico is co-hosting the tournament with Canada and the United States. The U.S. Embassy said this week that because safety risks in Mexico can “vary greatly by region,” each Mexican state has been given its own travel advisory by the U.S. State Department.

In late April,  the Mexican military captured one of the CJNG’s top leaders in the northwest of the country, two months after the cartel’s leader was killed. Audias Flores Silva, also known as “El Jardinero,” or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to the killed leader and the United States had a $5 million reward out for information leading to his arrest. Flores Silva was seen as a possible successor to Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, or “El Mencho,” who was killed in a dramatic military operation in February. The killing of “El Mencho” led to a surge of cartel violence with a wave of attacks on businesses by cartel gunmen, vehicle burnings and road blockades that killed more than 70 people, including 25 National Guard members.

Source: 5 police officers shot dead in cartel-plagued part of Mexico as World Cup kicks off – CBS News

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28

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Seven Jailed over Violent Protests Following Murder of Handcuffed Nowak

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A total of seven men have now been sentenced to prison for their roles in the violent protests that broke out in Southampton last week in the wake of the killing of Henry Nowak. Earlier this month, footage was released by the Hampshire Constabulary documenting some of the final moments in the life of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was murdered with a traditional Sikh blade by 23-year-old Vikrum Digwa. The footage, which was published in the wake of the murder trial, showed Nowak on the ground, meekly telling police officers that he could not breathe and that he had been stabbed.

Incredulous after hearing false accusations that Nowak had been racially abusive towards Digwa, an officer infamously replied, “I don’t think you have, mate”, to Nowak’s insistence that he had been stabbed. Nowak lost consciousness and died moments later. The incident confirmed what many in Britain believe to be a system of “two-tier” justice in which ethnic and religious minorities are given preferential treatment over their native white counterparts and sparked outrage locally in Southampton. The following day after the footage was released, hundreds gathered outside the Southampton Central Police Station to protest the alleged role the police played in the death of the local student. As the evening wore on, clashes broke out between demonstrators and officers in riot gear deployed to the scene, who came under assault with bricks, bins, and other makeshift missiles. Following a string of hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Southampton Crown Court, seven men were sentenced to prison over their role in the riots, the BBC reported.

Source: Seven Jailed over Violent Protests Following Murder of Handcuffed Nowak

It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows.
Proverbs 20:25

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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have…

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Mass shooting by multiple attackers leaves at least dozen dead, 9 wounded in South Africa, police say

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Johannesburg — More than 10 suspects got out of a minibus and moved through a poor neighborhood near South Africa’s biggest city while shooting at residents in a late-night attack that killed at least 12 people and wounded nine others, police said Wednesday. The mass shooting shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday in an informal settlement in the Cleveland suburb of Johannesburg had the hallmarks of organized crime gangs vying for control of illegal mining or other activities, though police said the motive was still under investigation.

Police said the shooters were dropped off at the settlement in a minibus “and moved through the area, opening fire on residents and community members at multiple locations before fleeing the scene in the same vehicle.” The victims were nine men and three women, according to police. Eleven died at the scene and another victim died in the hospital. A manhunt was launched for the suspects and no arrests had been made, police said. Informal settlements in South Africa are unplanned residential areas that are common in and around big cities where people looking for housing live in shacks or other makeshift structures.

Ambulances were on the scene on Wednesday morning to carry away the bodies of victims, while some community members huddled in groups on the streets. South Africa has seen several high-profile mass shootings recently, including two in December that killed more than 20 people. One of those attacks also involved multiple shooters. Mass shootings in South Africa are often connected to criminal gangs. In Johannesburg, violent gangs are involved in illicit mining in and around a city that has large gold reserves and many mines that have been abandoned by companies. Gangs establish operations in those mines to search for leftover deposits for the illicit trade.

They are renowned for fighting violent turf wars with rival gangs or other killings to try to reinforce their control of areas. Cleveland is a suburb connected to illegal mining activity, a local councilor said, though he added there were also other problems in the area including tensions over land between different parts of the local community and it was not certain illegal mining gangs were responsible for the killings.”There are a lot of moving parts here so it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what is driving the issues,” Councilor Neuren Pietersen said in an interview with the eNCA TV station at the scene.

Police deployed specialist crime intelligence officers to the scene, according to police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe.Provincial police commissioner Tommy Mthombeni refused to link the killings to illegal mining until the investigation was complete.”One can term this incident to be insane, to be heartless and to an extent, it is barbaric,” French news agency AFP quoted him as saying.Mthombeni said police had swept the area three weeks ago and confiscated guns and ammunition for AK-47 rifles and arrested three people, AFP reported, adding that a resident told the eNCA broadcaster that people from the neighboring nation Lesotho lived in the settlement.

South Africa has extremely high violent crime rates, with the country recording more than 23,000 homicides in the last financial year, according to official crime statistics, an average of more than 60 a day. The phenomenon of illicit mining in Johannesburg and surrounding areas was one of the concerns that prompted the government in March to deploy the army to certain high-risk areas in a yearlong operation to stop violence linked to organized crime.

Source: Mass shooting by multiple attackers leaves at least dozen dead, 9 wounded in South Africa, police say – CBS News

By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
1 John 4:13

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Man arrested in San Jose for multiple sexual batteries, including at Valley Fair mall

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Josiah Adorno San Jose Police Department

A man was arrested in San Jose for multiple sexual batteries of women, and investigators believe there may be more victims, police said. In a press release Tuesday, the San Jose Police Department said that officers responded on March 19 to a report of a sexual battery at a Westfield Valley Fair mall parking lot on Stevens Creek Boulevard, at around 9:40 p.m. A woman told officers that she was walking to her car when she was approached by a man who sexually assaulted her over her clothing.  The suspect fled before police arrived.

The woman said she fell to the ground while trying to fight off the suspect and was slightly injured in the attack, police said. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment.  During the investigation, detectives identified the suspect as 19-year-old Cupertino resident Josiah Adorno. Detectives also linked him to two similar sexual batteries in San Jose, police said. On May 26, officers arrested Adorno in San Jose and booked him into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for multiple crimes, including false imprisonment and felony sexual battery. Due to the nature of the alleged crimes, detectives believe there may be additional survivors.

Source: Man arrested in San Jose for multiple sexual batteries, including at Valley Fair mall – CBS San Francisco

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4

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Man arrested hours after opening fire on Hennepin County deputies in south Minneapolis, sheriff says

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Law enforcement officers arrested a man in south Minneapolis Tuesday evening following an hourslong standoff. The deputies were attempting to serve an arrest warrant for 31-year-old Tyler Joseph O’Brien around 11:30 a.m. at an apartment unit on West 28th Street and Nicollet Avenue when they heard multiple shots fired. Deputies retreated and heard several more shots, according to Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt.

Deputies quickly learned a woman and child were in the apartment with O’Brien and were able to assist them in safely exiting the building. The apartment building was evacuated while the suspect remained barricaded inside. Witt says about an hour into the standoff, O’Brien told authorities he had pulled the pin on an explosive device and was willing to throw it. Another shot was heard, but Witt says no explosive device was used.

Source: Man arrested hours after opening fire on Hennepin County deputies in south Minneapolis, sheriff says – CBS Minnesota

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.
Isaiah 55:8

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Nearly 90 arrested after dozens of sports cars towed from LA River in Cypress Park

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Nearly 90 people were arrested after dozens of sports cars were towed from the Los Angeles River in the Cypress Park neighborhood on Sunday evening.  LAPD officers said that they, along with personnel from other law enforcement agencies, swarmed the area at around 6 p.m. upon learning of the gathering. Aerial footage from around 7:20 p.m. showed a large gathering of vehicles in the riverbed near San Fernando Road.  Other vehicles were seen being driven from the riverbed in a single-file line, where some were loaded onto tow trucks. CBS LA Drivers who had gathered in the area told CBS LA that they were there for a car meetup, and that just over 100 vehicles were there when LAPD officers unexpectedly arrived to tell them they were trespassing.

“There’s a trespassing sign that’s really small, you can’t read it,” said Alexander Pimienta, one of the many drivers who were in attendance at the gathering. “We weren’t doing anything illegal, we weren’t doing anything stupid. … They towed my motorcycle, they’re towing trucks, they’re towing over 50 cars.”  Other video from the scene showed officers handing out what appeared to be citations or tickets, while some of the drivers were put in handcuffs. On Tuesday, LAPD officials told CBS LA that two people were arrested for felonies while 84 others were arrested for misdemeanors. They had 72 cars impounded on Sunday.

Source: Nearly 90 arrested after dozens of sports cars towed from LA River in Cypress Park – CBS Los Angeles

Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1 Corinthians 1:10

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Ransomware attack shuts down Evanston Township High School campus

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The FBI is investigating a cybersecurity at Evanston Township High School that has closed down the whole campus Monday morning. A ransomware attack is hitting the district’s phone lines, internet services and computers, and impacting the school’s emergency notification and public address systems. “Because these systems are not fully operational, we made the determination to cancel summer school classes and other on-campus activities until we can restore access to a point where we can safely run school,” said district spokesperson Reine Hanna.

A popup on the Evanston Township High School website announced that summer school, sports camps, and on-campus activities are canceled due to the ransomware attack that happened on Sunday. Hanna told CBS News Chicago that they have not yet received a money demand for the attack, but it’s “part of the investigation and response process.” “Because this happened in the summer months, the impact is substantially less than it would’ve been during the regular school year,” she said. She said the disruption means staff may have limited access to their email and student accounts may not work.

Phone systems are also unavailable. She said the breach is causing a major disruption for students and teachers that do need to access the school building, who will not be able to for at least two days. Staff members that were scheduled to come in to work Monday have been told to stay home and work remotely. A school spokesperson said their IT team discovered the breach. An email sent to parents, students and staff Sunday night assured the community that the hack is being handled. Cybersecurity attorneys and forensic experts are on the case, and the FBI is investigating. The district’s superintendent said the school is still working to figure out what information the hackers may have accessed, and said, “recovery efforts are under way.”

Source: Ransomware attack shuts down Evanston Township High School campus – CBS Chicago

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.
Luke 9:16-17

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Over 50 pigs found at Pittsburgh-area home after complaints about rat infestation: “Pretty horrific”

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Police said they found over 50 pigs when they went to serve a search warrant at a home in Rostraver Township after neighbors complained rats from the property were overrunning their homes.  Last week, KDKA-TV captured video of a rat infestation that expanded into a local neighborhood in Westmoreland County. Rostraver Township police said the video helped officers file charges against Wendi Kraemer, who owns and operates an animal sanctuary at the property off Route 51 near Adams Drive. The township also issued several citations. Police said they served a search warrant at the property on Tuesday, where they found more than 50 pigs, with some even living inside Kraemer’s home.

“She admitted that the pig had been inside the night before and had urinated, but she said it was a one-time thing, but the conditions kind of were otherwise,” said Sergeant Richard Beranek with the Rostraver Township Police Department. The township condemned the property on Tuesday. KDKA-TV found a sign on Kraemer’s fence stating: “Danger. This structure is declared unsafe for human occupancy or use. It is unlawful for any person to use or occupy this building after 6-2-26.” Police shared pictures with KDKA-TV from that search, showing several pigs inside the home living in deplorable conditions. “Inside the house, there was a fly infestation that was pretty horrific. There were issues with water, potable water for the animals,” Beranek said. Beranek said some officers began to get sick due to the conditions inside. “It just wasn’t a good situation.

It was a hard one to take. I know they wanted to put something, anything on their face to go inside the house due to the smell. It smelled like ammonia pretty bad,” Beranek said. Police said a build-up of trash around the property, along with unsanitary conditions, are linked to the rat infestation now impacting those who live along Adams Drive. Humane officers and police went back to the home Thursday to serve another warrant to rescue the pigs, dogs and cats found on the property.

Source: Over 50 pigs found at Pittsburgh-area home after complaints about rat infestation: “Pretty horrific” – CBS Pittsburgh

Therefore You are great, O Lord GOD. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
2 Samuel 7:22

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Santa Rosa police officers, volunteers transform family’s apartment thanks to nonprofit

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More than a dozen Santa Rosa police officers and volunteers helped transform a family’s apartment as part of an effort to give children a safer, more stable place to sleep, study and grow. The makeover was done through the Healthy Room Project, a nonprofit founded by retired police officer Mark Kirunchyk. The program partners with police departments and volunteers to redesign rooms for children living without basic essentials. For Jennifer Alvarado, the project is personal. More than a decade ago, police officers came to help her when she was a 13-year-old girl growing up in the Imperial Courts housing project in Los Angeles. Alvarado became the first recipient of the Healthy Room Project.

“Even just getting a new set of bed sheets was very exciting,” she said. “A bed, a desk, a lamp. We painted my room purple.” Now, Alvarado serves on the board of the nonprofit that once helped her. In Santa Rosa, officers and volunteers spent the day painting, building desks and assembling beds for a family of six living in a two-bedroom apartment. It was the first time a Sonoma County family received help through the program. “When you’re invited inside of someone’s home to do good, it just makes everybody’s day better. We’re lucky, and we are blessed that we have this opportunity to help,” Kirunchyk said. Kirunchyk founded the nonprofit and eventually hired Alvarado after she graduated from college. “I’ve watched her from being a 13-year-old girl living in Imperial Courts Housing Projects to now on the board of the Healthy Room Project. It just shows how one act of kindness can really make a difference,” Kirunchyk said. Santa Rosa police said the project also gives officers a rare opportunity to connect with families outside of emergencies and traumatic calls.

“These officers deal with families on their worst days. Every call they typically go to is someone else’s worst day. So, for us, it’s almost a wellness component for them,” said Tommy Isachsen with the Santa Rosa Police Department. Community organizers and police hope the Healthy Room Project can become one part of a broader effort to support children and prevent violence. Dozens of police departments across the country have partnered with the program, which has helped more than 600 children by reshaping their rooms and giving them a stable place to study and sleep. “When you have a positive home life where kids are focused on stability, and able to do homework, that translates to having less problems and crimes in the street. Kids aren’t turning to quote unquote street families that cause crime and ultimately lead to people joining gangs and making bad decisions,” Isachsen said. For Alvarado, the Santa Rosa makeover was a full-circle moment, from once receiving help to now helping another child in need.

Source: Santa Rosa police officers, volunteers transform family’s apartment thanks to nonprofit – CBS San Francisco

If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14

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80-year-old man stabbed to death in Tarzana neighborhood

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An 80-year-old man was stabbed to death in a Tarzana neighborhood Wednesday morning. The Los Angeles Police Department said the deadly stabbing happened at about 9:30 a.m. in the 19200 block of Erwin Street. Officers found the man, who is about 80 years old, outside of a nearby home.  LAPD said the Los Angeles Fire Department took the victim to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.  Officers took a 44-year-old man into custody.  It’s unclear if the pair knew each other. LAPD said the deadly stabbing was an isolated incident. 

Source: 80-year-old man stabbed to death in Tarzana neighborhood – CBS Los Angeles

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13

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Shakopee man charged in deadly shooting at Twin Cities Eid prayer service

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A Shakopee, Minnesota, man is accused of shooting and killing 26-year-old Khalid Ibrahim Abdi outside of a Twin Cities Eid al-Adha prayer service on Wednesday. Mohamed Rage, 28, is facing one count of second-degree murder as well as an illegal weapons charge, according to the criminal complaint filed in Scott County on Monday. Charges say Abdi’s wife told police they were leaving the Canterbury Park Expo Center when they were approached by a man, later identified as Rage, saying that he wanted to fight Abdi, to which Abdi told Rage, “Please leave me alone, I don’t want to fight.” 

Rage allegedly followed Abdi and his wife through the parking lot as they tried to leave. Abdi’s wife told investigators Rage was recording them with a cell phone and that her husband and Rage were physically fighting when another man tried to intervene, according to the complaint. Rage then took out a gun while Abdi tried to run and hide. Rage fired one to two shots before fleeing on foot. When officers arrived at the scene of the shooting, Abdi was conscious and kept saying, “I can’t breathe, please help me,” according to the complaint. He was taken to HCMC, where he later died. The medical examiner determined Abdi’s cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the torso.

Charges say Rage turned himself in at the Shakopee Police Department the day after the shooting. Court records show Rage was convicted of third-degree assault, which makes him ineligible to possess a firearm. Abdi was a union leader and field representative for AFSCME Council 5.  He was known for his “tenacious organizing spirit, his warm and inviting presence and his unyielding passion and drive to fight for the working-class and all historically marginalized communities,” said Bart Anderson, the union’s executive director.

Source: Shakopee man charged in deadly shooting at Twin Cities Eid prayer service – CBS Minnesota

Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:20

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Frontier Airlines flight from San Juan to Chicago diverted to Miami after passenger tries to open door mid-flight

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A Frontier Airlines flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Chicago O’Hare International Airport Sunday was diverted to Miami when a passenger tried to open the door mid-flight. In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said Frontier Airlines Flight 3345 was in the air en route from San Juan to Chicago when there was a “passenger disturbance” reported by the crew. The FAA said the flight landed safely at Miami International Airport around 11:55 p.m. ET. In a statement, Frontier confirmed a passenger “became disruptive” before the fight was diverted. “Law enforcement boarded the aircraft in Miami and removed the passenger and the flight subsequently continued on to Chicago a few hours later,” the statement concluded.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said flight attendants and other passengers on the plane told them the man tried to open the exit doors while in flight, saying he wanted to get off the plane. Flight attendants tried to stop him and told him to sit down, but he ignored them and instead went to the front of the plane, where police said he tried to get into the pilot’s cabin. Flight attendants tried multiple times to get him back to his seat, police said, then took him to a different seat and an off-duty flight attendant volunteered to sit in his row on the aisle. When the off-duty attendant got up to use the bathroom, police said the man tried to grab his bag. When he was told not to touch the off-duty attendant’s belongings, police said they were told the man then attacked the off-duty flight attendant, trying to choke him, as other passengers restrained him. Eventually, police said flight attendants and passengers were able to restrain the man. The flight was diverted to Miami, where he was arrested. The FBI also interviewed the man after his arrest, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said.

Source: Frontier Airlines flight from San Juan to Chicago diverted to Miami after passenger tries to open door mid-flight – CBS Chicago

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:14

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25 people arrested, 52 chickens recovered during raid breaking up cockfight in Chester, Pennsylvania

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Police arrested 25 people and recovered 52 chickens while breaking up an active cockfight in Delaware County over the weekend. Law enforcement acted on a tip received last week about a cockfight scheduled for Saturday in the 500 block of Franklin Street in Chester, the Pennsylvania SPCA said in a news release Monday. Multiple agencies executed a search warrant Saturday night and interrupted the cockfight in progress. They arrested 25 people, rescued 52 live birds and found three dead roosters. The live birds were taken to the PSPCA headquarters in Philadelphia for treatment.

They will remain in PSPCA custody pending their surrender or adjudication of the court case, according to the animal shelter. “Cockfighting is one of the most brutal forms of animal cruelty,” Nicole Wilson, PSPCA director of animal law enforcement and shelter operations, said in a statement. “These birds are forced to fight to near death one cut at a time, suffering devastating injuries in the process.”   Cockfighting is illegal in all 50 states and a felony in 42 states, including Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. The PSPCA said the investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information should contact its hotline at 866-601-SPCA.

Source: 25 people arrested, 52 chickens recovered during raid breaking up cockfight in Chester, Pennsylvania – CBS Philadelphia

A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion.
Psalm 112:5

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Texas child‑exploitation crackdown leads to 276 arrests and 89 children rescued, authorities say

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A sweeping two‑month child‑exploitation crackdown across Texas has led to 276 arrests and the rescue of 89 children, federal and local authorities announced this week. Officials called Operation Soteria Shield one of the state’s largest coordinated efforts to combat online predators. The initiative, led by FBI Dallas and dozens of Texas law enforcement agencies, ran from March to April 2026. Those arrested face charges ranging from possession, distribution, and production of child sexual abuse material to online solicitation, trafficking, and sexual assault. The 89 rescued children include previously unidentified victims.  The crackdown brought together 91 agencies and 197 personnel, including investigators, analysts, digital‑forensics specialists, prosecutors, and child‑advocacy partners.  

Targeting online child exploitation Operation Soteria Shield focused on identifying people who target children across social media, messaging apps, and other online platforms. Investigators pursued suspects accused of creating, sharing, or possessing child sexual abuse material, soliciting minors online, trafficking children, committing sexual assault, and other forms of exploitation. Officials said the cases remain active and additional charges are likely as forensic reviews continue. The effort was announced by the FBI Dallas’ North Texas Child Exploitation Task Force and the North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Leaders stress trauma and teamwork Leaders from the FBI and the police departments of Dallas, Plano, Wylie, Garland, and Fort Worth emphasized the importance of interagency cooperation and the lasting trauma these crimes inflict on victims. “This would not have been successful without the resolve of each participating agency,” said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock. “These are not victimless crimes,” Dallas Police Chief Daniel C. Comeaux said.

“They leave lasting trauma on children and families. I am incredibly proud of the work of our investigators and every agency partner who helped make this operation successful.” “Every child deserves to grow up safe, protected, and free from exploitation,” Plano Police Chief Ed Drain said. “This operation reflects our shared commitment to defend children wherever abuse occurs, whether that is in a home, on a device or through an online platform. The work done by these investigators has changed lives.”

Full list of participating agencies

Participating agencies included:

  • Abilene Police Department
  • Allen Police Department
  • Andrews Police Department
  • Aubrey Police Department
  • Azle Police Department
  • Bartonville Police Department
  • Bedford Police Department
  • Bonham Police Department
  • Bowie County Sheriff’s Office
  • Burleson Police Department
  • Carrollton Police Department
  • Celina Police Department
  • Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County
  • Childress County Sheriff’s Office
  • Cleburne Police Department
  • Colleyville Police Department
  • Collin County District Attorney’s Office
  • Collin County Sheriff’s Office
  • Commerce Police Department
  • Cooke County Sheriff’s Office
  • Crowley Police Department
  • Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center
  • Dallas Police Department
  • Denton County Sheriff’s Office
  • Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division
  • DeSoto Police Department
  • Dublin Police Department
  • Duncanville Police Department
  • Ellis County Sheriff’s Office
  • Elm Ridge Police Department
  • Euless Police Department
  • Fannin County Sheriff’s Office
  • Farmers Branch Police Department
  • FBI Dallas Field Office
  • FBI El Paso Field Office
  • FBI San Antonio Field Office
  • Flower Mound Police Department
  • Fort Worth Police Department
  • Frisco Police Department
  • Garland Police Department
  • Grayson County Sheriff’s Office
  • Greenville Police Department
  • Gregg County Sheriff’s Office
  • Harrison County Sheriff’s Office
  • Hawk Cove Police Department
  • Henderson County Sheriff’s Office
  • Highland Park Department of Public Safety
  • Homeland Security Investigations
  • Honey Grove Police Department
  • Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office
  • Irving Police Department
  • Johnson County Sheriff’s Office
  • Lamesa Police Department
  • Lewisville Police Department
  • Little Elm Police Department
  • Littlefield Police Department
  • Lone Star Police Department
  • Longview Police Department
  • Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office
  • Lubbock Police Department
  • McKinney Police Department
  • Mesquite Police Department
  • Midlothian Police Department
  • Northlake Police Department
  • Office of Inspector General – Texas Juvenile Justice Department
  • Olney Police Department
  • Palmer Police Department
  • Pampa Police Department
  • Parker County Sheriff’s Office
  • Plainview Police Department
  • Plano Police Department
  • Princeton Police Department
  • Prosper Police Department
  • Richardson Police Department
  • Rockwall County Criminal District Attorney’s Office
  • Rockwall Police Department
  • Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office
  • Rowlett Police Department
  • Royse City Police Department
  • Rusk County Sheriff’s Office
  • Seminole Police Department
  • Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
  • Taylor County Sheriff’s Office
  • Texas Department of Public Safety
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas
  • Valley View Police Department
  • White Settlement Police Department
  • Wilmer Police Department
  • Wylie Police Department

Source: Texas child‑exploitation crackdown leads to 276 arrests and 89 children rescued, authorities say – CBS Texas

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28

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Florida troopers net 249 in multi-agency immigration sweep

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Florida Highway Patrol teamed up with five federal, state and local agencies this month for a three-day immigration enforcement operation along South Florida highways that resulted in 249 arrests and transfers to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Fox News Digital, which rode along during the sweep.
The operation, dubbed Operation 9 by FHP, assembled more than 100 officers before dawn at a Broward County station. Participating agencies included ICE, U.S. Border Patrol, the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Florida’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, and the Florida State Guard.

It was described as the ninth such operation since October, according to Lt. Ramin Sulaiman, assistant commander of the FHP Immigration Enforcement Section.



“We all have the same common goal,” Mr. Sulaiman said, adding that coordination between agencies has grown smoother with each round.
Dave Kerner, executive director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, told Fox News Digital that FHP troopers have arrested more than 10,000 people in the country illegally since March 2025 through routine roadside stops. Officers typically flag potential immigration violations when drivers stopped for traffic infractions are found to be without a license. A review of Florida’s State Board of Immigration Enforcement database published by WLRN in early May recorded more than 6,600 FHP arrests, though that database dates only to August 2025, roughly six months after FHP began operating under its 287(g) agreement with ICE. 

Mr. Sulaiman told Fox News that many of those arrested during Operation 9 had no verifiable records with law enforcement — people with, in his words, “no records for them, no accountability of who they are.” He also said more than 1 million migrants who entered the country illegally during the Biden administration and identified Florida as their destination were subsequently released — a figure that could not be independently verified.
Those detained during the sweep were processed at the FHP station, offered water and snacks, and transferred to ICE custody. ICE public affairs officer Nestor Yglesias said most detainees were then given the option of a voluntary return flight to their home country or remaining in custody pending an immigration hearing. Mr. Yglesias said the U.S. government covers the cost of departure flights on a case-by-case basis, with some individuals receiving payments of up to $2,600 depending on circumstances.

Source: Florida troopers net 249 in multi-agency immigration sweep

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
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Suspect in killings of 3 elderly men in Hawaii arrested after massive manhunt

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A man wanted in connection with the killings of three men was apprehended Thursday after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island that had left residents on edge. Police said Jacob Baker, 36, of Pahoa, Hawaii, was arrested on suspicion of murder, burglary and other charges following a search that involved “significant resources,” including help from state and federal authorities. They described him as “armed and extremely dangerous.” Authorities said they believe Baker was involved in the deaths of three men: a 69-year-old found partially submerged in a cement pond, a 79-year-old who was found just a few hundred feet away, and a 69-year-old whose body was found about 19 miles away.

The killings took place over two days in a remote and mostly rural part of the island, which is the largest in the Hawaiian chain at more than 4,000 square miles. The area is a mix of tropical landscape and barren lava fields. Police received information Thursday afternoon that Baker was hiding in a grassy area, ducking down as traffic passed, Hawaii Police Chief Reed Mahuna said at news conference after the arrest. Police found him hiding in a small cave and arrested him.

Source: Suspect in killings of 3 elderly men in Hawaii arrested after massive manhunt – CBS News

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
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Northern California man arrested after major drug bust on Nebraska freeway, officials say

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Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) says troopers seized more than 500 pounds of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 Wednesday morning and arrested a Northern California man. The stop happened around 10:25 a.m. near Milford, Nebraska, at mile marker 382 on eastbound I-80. Troopers said a Nissan Rogue was pulled over after it was seen following a semi-truck too closely. During the stop, an NSP K9 alerted officers to the odor of a controlled substance coming from the vehicle, officials said.

A search of the SUV allegedly uncovered about 525 pounds of suspected cocaine along with 9.3 grams of suspected heroin. Booking photo of Gurarppan Gill Nebraska State Patrol The driver, identified as 23-year-old Gurarppan Gill of Yuba City, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver, NSP said. Gill was booked into the Seward County Jail in Nebraska.

Source: Northern California man arrested after major drug bust on Nebraska freeway, officials say – CBS Sacramento

For it is written: “As I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.”
Romans 14:11

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Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store

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Police responding to reports of a shotgun blast at a convenience store sounds like the opening of countless American crime movies, but when cops in Nebraska responded to a recent such call they found an unusual culprit: a dog. Local TV station KNOP News 2 reported that police in the town of Scottsbluff were called out to a local store recently after reports of a blast involving a shotgun. Upon arrival they found a truck with blast damage in one of its doors and a woman who had been struck in the arm by a pellet from a shotgun.

However, investigation showed a canine cause behind the shooting when it was revealed the blast happened as the vehicle had pulled up to the store as a dog had been moving from one side of its back seat to another. Somehow, the dog had triggered the shotgun – which had a live round chambered – to fire, damaging the vehicle and striking a female passerby. The victim was taken to hospital though not seriously injured. It is illegal in Nebraska to drive with a loaded shotgun in your vehicle.

Source: Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store | Nebraska | The Guardian

As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, In judgment and abundant justice; He does not oppress.
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11-year-old boy and man shot at Baltimore playground, police commissioner calls suspects “cowards”

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Baltimore police are looking for two men after an 11-year-old boy and an adult were shot at a playground  in the city’s Upton neighborhood Wednesday evening. Officers were called to Pennsylvania Avenue and Dolphin Street around 7:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting. They found the boy and a 26-year-old man with gunshot wounds. Both were rushed to the hospital. Police said they child is in serious but stable condition and the man is stable. Investigators don’t believe the child and the man are related. Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the preliminary investigation indicates that two people drove up across the street from the playground and fired shots. One of them used a rifle, police said.

Source: 11-year-old boy and man shot at Baltimore playground, police commissioner calls suspects “cowards” – CBS Baltimore

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Chester, Pennsylvania, police officer hospitalized after violent attack while responding to burglary

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A Chester police officer is expected to recover after authorities say he was violently attacked Tuesday morning while responding to a reported domestic burglary. According to the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, Officer Michael Tierney approached a man connected to a reported burglary near Meadow Lane and West 9th Street in Chester when the suspect suddenly attacked the officer. “It was a really scary incident, and it could’ve been a whole lot worse,” Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said. Investigators said Tierney attempted to calmly speak with the suspect on the sidewalk before the encounter turned violent. “There was no real provocation.

Officer Tierney was acting in nothing but a professional manner,” Rouse said. Authorities identified the suspect as Lawrence Crews. Prosecutors said Crews repeatedly punched Tierney, wrestled him to the ground and struggled for control of the officer’s Taser. “He was in effect pistol-whipped with his own Taser as a struggle ensued,” Rouse said. “Eventually, he was able to get the suspect, Mr. Crews, off of him.” Additional officers later took Crews into custody. Tierney was rushed to ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. Officials said Tierney suffered cuts to his face and head and may have sustained a concussion, but he is expected to make a full recovery. “He was banged up, he was shaken up, it was wild, and it was unprovoked,” Rouse said. Prosecutors said Crews may have been suffering a health crisis at the time of the incident, though officials stressed there was no justification for assaulting a police officer.

Source: Chester, Pennsylvania, police officer hospitalized after violent attack while responding to burglary – CBS Philadelphia

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:1-2

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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara resigns after internal probe into his conduct, mayor says

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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara has resigned following an internal investigation into his conduct, the mayor announced Tuesday evening.  In a press conference, Mayor Jacob Frey said Assistant Police Chief Katie Blackwell is the acting police chief effective immediately.  In a written reprimand to the police chief, Frey said an investigation into O’Hara’s behavior found he interfered with a prior investigation that included allegations he had “engaged in sexual intimate relationships” with city employees. 

Frey said the investigation substantiated that O’Hara “knowingly and intentionally” deleted a contact card for a city employee from his city-issued cell phone during the original investigation, “in an attempt to shield that evidence” of his connection to the employee from investigators.  “Although the investigators have concluded that the underlying allegations from the original investigation remain not substantiated, your interference with the investigation risked the integrity of the investigation and constitutes a significant breach of trust,” Frey’s reprimand to the chief said.  Earlier this month, O’Hara was re-nominated as police chief by Frey, with the mayor saying, “he’s the right leader for this moment.”

Source: Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara resigns after internal probe into his conduct, mayor says – CBS Minnesota

For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
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U.S. says suspected drug trafficker rescued from plane crash off Florida linked to Bahamas politician

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Opposition leaders in the Bahamas are demanding an investigation into a suspected drug trafficker who survived a recent plane crash near Florida and was allegedly found with roughly $30,000, according to a U.S. federal agent. The money was inside a bag labeled with the name of an unidentified high-ranking politician from the archipelago.

The suspect, who was deported to the Bahamas more than a decade ago after being convicted on drug and money laundering charges, is accused of trafficking cocaine through the Bahamas to the U.S.

He also is accused of meeting the unnamed politician in October 2024 at the Bahamian Parliament in Nassau to talk about a deal involving some 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of cocaine, according to a court document filed May 14 in the Southern District of New York, a day after the plane crash. It stated that the politician “could provide security for the planned cocaine shipment” and was introduced to an unnamed suspect as a “future associate.”

The allegations are the latest blow to the Bahamas, whose police commissioner resigned in December 2024 after a sergeant and two officers were indicted in what the U.S. Justice Department at the time called “a massive cocaine conspiracy enabled by corrupt Bahamian government officials.”

“Since at least May 2021, drug traffickers have smuggled tons of cocaine through The Bahamas for importation into the U.S. with the help and support of corrupt Bahamian government officials,” the Justice Department said in 2024 when announcing charges against the chief superintendent of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

Michael Pintard, leader of the opposition Free National Movement party, claimed Monday that he does not believe the Bahamas’ prime minister, who secured reelection the day of the plane crash, will hold anyone accountable.

“We issued warnings about the close relationship between members of this administration and characters of interest to police locally and internationally,” he told reporters.

Latrae Rahming, spokesman for the office of the prime minister, shared a statement with The Associated Press on Tuesday noting that the government is taking the matter “extremely seriously.” It stated that local law enforcement will launch its own inquiry and that the government will reach out to U.S. officials to seek the sharing of information and obtain any available evidence, adding that it has received no official information identifying any public official related to the case.

Source: U.S. says suspected drug trafficker rescued from plane crash off Florida linked to Bahamas politician – CBS Texas

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Several Twin Cities police departments considering the use of drones as first responders

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Several municipalities in the Twin Cities metro area are considering a program that would make drones first responders, essentially sending a camera in the sky to 911 calls ahead of police and firefighters. The Edina Police Department just concluded a two-week trial period and the Bloomington Police Department started testing drones soon after.  “[The drones] can go out there and be there before we have to put actual humans on the ground,” said Damon Bitney, Bloomington’s assistant police chief.  Bitney sees this technology as a way to keep first responders safer, while improving response times and tracking down suspects. “If we don’t have to send cars, that means that’s less cars that are going lights and sirens to calls,” Bitney said. “

It also means that if someone’s trying to hide or do something, or there’s a significant incident, that we can have, hopefully, have eyes on to see where those people might be.” While the drones are in the air responding, police officers are monitoring the camera feed and location from the station. It allows them to send out real-time information and, Bitney hopes, to deploy resources more effectively.  Sgt. Jason Behr from the Edina Police Department said speed is also a metric his officers are taking a closer look at. “When you call 911, you wanted them there five minutes ago, not 10 minutes from now,” Behr said. “If you can get somebody there faster and provide that overwatch and that insight to the officers, it just helps with public safety.”  Behr said over two weeks, the drones responded to a few dozen calls, including assault, theft and a medical emergency.  The drone program is already in place at the Minnetonka Police Department.

Since August, police there have logged over 600 flights. A spokesperson for the city said drones were first to the scene 68% of the time and police cleared 18% of calls without sending officers. The program costs about $260,000 a year to operate. The City of Minneapolis is also considering piloting a similar drone program. During a council committee meeting last week, several council members raised issues with privacy and unnecessary surveillance.  Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw is backing the pilot program and, during the meeting, praised the way drones could cut down on response times in her district. 

Source: Several Twin Cities police departments considering the use of drones as first responders – CBS Minnesota

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