<< Does the NYT Know Anything About the State of Play in Congress? | Main | A Cornucopia of Crime Developments To Make Us Thankful >>


News Scan

| 0 Comments
Four Cops Shot in Three States on Sunday:  Four police officers were shot, one of them fatally, in three states on Sunday, three incidents of which appeared to be targeted attacks.  Fox News reports that by Monday, police in San Antonio, Tex., still had not apprehended the suspect who fatally gunned down 20-year veteran Detective Benjamin Marconi, 50, while he sat inside his patrol vehicle writing a ticket on Sunday afternoon.  He was shot twice in the head at close range, the final shot fired as the gunman reached inside Marconi's passenger window.  The gunman was not the person Marconi had stopped and was administering a ticket to.  By Sunday evening, a St. Louis police sergeant, also a 20-year veteran, was shot twice in the face while driving down the street, but is expected to survive.  The gunman, who shot at the officer from another car, was later killed after exchanging gunfire with others officers, none of whom were injured.  Then, an officer in Senibel, Fla., was shot and wounded as he sat in his patrol car after a traffic stop.  The suspect was eventually taken into custody.  The final incident occurred in Gladstone, Mo., when and officer was non-fatally shot by a man in his teens who had fled from a traffic stop.  When the officer caught up to him, the teen pulled out a handgun, shots were fired and the teen was killed.  So far this year, 56 state, county and local officers have been shot while on duty.

OH Gang member gets Death for Triple Homicide: 
A jury recommended the death penalty on Saturday in the case against an Ohio gang member, who killed three people and wounded three others last year in a gang-related dispute at a Cleveland barbershop.  The AP reports that Douglas Shine Jr., 21, was convicted earlier this month of aggravated murder and dozens of other charges in the barbershop shootings as well as his role in arranging the killing of an eyewitness.  After his arrest for the February 2015 murders, which was allegedly because one of the victims, rival gang member Walter Lee Barfield, had stolen a gun from one of Shine's fellow gang members, Shine conspired with his brother from jail to kill Barfield's brother because he had identified him as the shooter.  The eyewitness was killed in April 2015, and Shine's brother is awaiting trial on aggravated murder charges.  Shine's formal sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 5, during which  Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Joan Synenberg will decide whether to impose a death sentence or give Shine life in prison without parole.

Immigration Law Could Dramatically Change if Sessions is AG:  Sen. Jeff Sessions, the "Senate's leading crackdown proponent" on immigration, may have the chance to prosecute sanctuary cities and turn around immigration laws if confirmed as the next attorney general.  Stephen Dinan of the Washington Times reports that if confirmed as AG, Sessions will have the power to strip federal funding from sanctuary cities, which protects illegal immigrants, due to last year's ruling by the Justice Department's inspector general stipulating that it is required under federal law that localities cooperate with immigration agents.  Some sanctuary cities have already fired back, saying they'll resist changes.  Meanwhile, democrats are gearing up to fight Sessions' confirmation.

Leave a comment

Monthly Archives