Protesters Plot for Trump Inauguration: Anti-Trump protesters have been reportedly planning to interrupt travel to the upcoming presidential inauguration by blocking traffic into the DC metro line, a potentially terrorist act with possible criminal implications. Adan Salazar at Info Wars reports that multiple groups of protesters are organizing to interrupt any and all traffic into the upcoming inauguration. The plan to form a series of blockades... "where we are going to try to blockade all the major ingress points in the city." holds to the potential to be considered a federal offense for participants under 18 USC 1992,according to Investigative journalist James O'Keefe. In addition, there have been reports of protest leaders encouraging the participants to engage in acts of violence against Trump supporters at the inauguration. The scope of the planned protests are reported in this USA Today story.
Parolee Sweep Arrests 30: A sweep of active parolees was made Tuesday in Desert Springs CA, the results of which lead 30 parolees to be returned to incarceration for reasons ranging from possession of contraband, to criminal warrants, to non-compliance with the terms of their parole. According to Patrick Edgell at CBS, the sweep began around 6:30 am and concluded at 2:30 pm, during which 30 individuals were "flash incarcerated" for a series of reasons. Chief Dale Mondary says "were doing with them flash incarceration, where they're sent back to state prison to remind them that if they fall out of compliance they're going back to prison," The Desert Springs police department is happy with the results of Tuesday's sweep and hopes to continue to make sweeps of this kind at their own discretion in the future.
Texas Police Officer Fatally Shot: A Little Elm Texas police officer was shot Tuesday after responding to reports of a man carrying a firearm in a residential area. Staff at USA today report that officers responded to the report around 3 pm on Tuesday where they encountered the gunman. Following an order to drop the weapon from police officers, the gunman opened fire and one officer was shot. Detective Jerry Walker lost his life in the exchange as did the gunman several hours later in a separate shootout with pursuing officers.
Parolee Sweep Arrests 30: A sweep of active parolees was made Tuesday in Desert Springs CA, the results of which lead 30 parolees to be returned to incarceration for reasons ranging from possession of contraband, to criminal warrants, to non-compliance with the terms of their parole. According to Patrick Edgell at CBS, the sweep began around 6:30 am and concluded at 2:30 pm, during which 30 individuals were "flash incarcerated" for a series of reasons. Chief Dale Mondary says "were doing with them flash incarceration, where they're sent back to state prison to remind them that if they fall out of compliance they're going back to prison," The Desert Springs police department is happy with the results of Tuesday's sweep and hopes to continue to make sweeps of this kind at their own discretion in the future.
Texas Police Officer Fatally Shot: A Little Elm Texas police officer was shot Tuesday after responding to reports of a man carrying a firearm in a residential area. Staff at USA today report that officers responded to the report around 3 pm on Tuesday where they encountered the gunman. Following an order to drop the weapon from police officers, the gunman opened fire and one officer was shot. Detective Jerry Walker lost his life in the exchange as did the gunman several hours later in a separate shootout with pursuing officers.
Regarding the first blurb about a purported traffic-blocking "terrorist act": InfoWars is a completely unreliable source run by notorious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and it is well-known for publishing false reports. Not surprisingly, I can't find a similar report on any credible news site.
I always regarded this blog as a credible source of information regarding legal developments and relevant news, even if it often doesn't reflect my point of view on political issues. But by citing sources like InfoWars, Breitbart, and the like, you damage your credibility.