'Blue Lives Matter' Bill to become La. Law:  A bill that would make attacks on police officers and other first responders a hate crime is expected to become law in Louisiana this week.  Greg Hilburn of the Daily Advertiser reports that state Rep. Lance Harris' bill, House Bill 953 or "Blue Lives Matter," will be the first law of its kind in the nation specific to law enforcement, amending an existing law which classifies hate crimes as those based on bias against race, age, gender, religion, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry.  The bill won unanimous support in the House and overwhelming support in the Senate, and is expected to be signed into law sometime this week by Gov. John Bel Edwards.  Update:  Gov. Edwards signed the bill into law Thursday.

AB 109 Probationer Arrested on Numerous Violations:  An AB 109 probationer was arrested in Murrieta, Calif., over the weekend along with two other people with active felony warrants.  Trevor Montgomery of Valley News reports that David Rutledge was arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance, driving with a suspended license, possession of methamphetamine and narcotics-related paraphernalia, and booked on one felony count of revocation. At the time of his arrest on Saturday, Rutledge was out on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) for a weapons charge.

Border Crossings Spike Dramatically:  U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended roughly 38,000 illegal immigrants in April, marking the highest surge in nearly two years. Stephen Dinan of the Washington Times reports that the immigrants crossing the border are not just families who are migrating to flee violence, as numbers now reflect a worrisome spike in other illegal immigrants, topping at 27,000.  Yuma County, Ariz., Sheriff Leon N. Wilmot says there are both push and pull factors contributing to the surge and "basically a lot of it has to do with the fact they're obtaining the assistance with regards to when they're released" once they arrive at the border and turn themselves in.

Prosecutors want Execution Date for OH Killer:  Prosecutors in a Youngstown, Ohio, case say it's due time for an execution date to be scheduled for a death row inmate who fatally shot a three-month-old over 13 years ago.  WFMJ reports that John Drummond, 38, has exhausted all of his state and federal court reviews of his convictions and death sentence, and prosecutors are requesting that an execution date be set.  In 2003, Drummond used an assault rifle during a drive-by shooting to fire 11 shots into a home, killing the intended target's infant son.  In all, he was convicted of eight charges.