This week, the Mental Evaluation Team (MET) Training Unit hosted Mental Health training for our department and participating agencies. The training consisted of de-escalation tactics, managing cognitive impairment incidents, and Autism interactions. This course is one of the many classes offered by the MET Training Unit to assist personnel with improving interpersonal communication with the public and colleagues. 🤝
 
A special thanks to Sam, Gilbert, and Justice for joining the class and helping us bring Autism Awareness. 🧩

🚨BREAKING: 48 HOUR WARNING!

⚠️ Major earthquake is likely in the San Francisco Bay Area, most likely within 75 miles of Santa Cruz, California.

⚠️ You could save lives by warning everyone you know in the San Francisco Bay Area. Don’t stay silent—share the warning now. 

Earthquake Prediction

Thanks to CA democrats and a law they passed last year requiring oil refineries to maintain a certain fuel level or be fined, we have another refinery closing.

Making this the 3rd refinery to be forced to close, expect gas prices to go up.

Again.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250415977846/en/Valero-Announces-Notice-to-the-California-Energy-Commission-Regarding-its-Benicia-California-Refinery

Charlie Kirk: “Young voters are shifting. A Yale survey shows 18–22 year olds now lean Republican by nearly 12 points. The multigenerational, multiethnic MAGA movement is growing. Trump is delivering—securing the border, confronting China, and taking on Harvard’s tax breaks. This isn’t fading. It’s surging.”

The eagle’s wing was caught by a fishhook, attached to some fishing line hanging from a nearby tree along the Neches River. The 4-year-old eagle is currently recovering at the Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center. 🦅

Indiana: Earlier today, Knox Police Department officers responded to a report of a suicidal patient who had fled from the hospital. Officers located the individual near the McDonald's in the area.

During the encounter, the suspect assaulted the responding officer, prompting an "Officer Down" call to dispatch. Additional units quickly responded, and the suspect was safely apprehended.

The injured officer was transported to the hospital and is currently being treated for minor injuries.

Please join us in sending prayers and, or, positive thoughts for his recovery. 🙏🏻

We are thankful for the swift response of our officers and the support of Indiana State Police, Starke County Sheriffs Office, Hamlet PD, and citizens of our community. The investigation is ongoing, and further details will be released as appropriate.

Knox Police Department

📞If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the United States at 988 or visit their website at http://988lifeline.org

Once again...it's New York and it's Democrat-run. Need we say more?

https://lawenforcementtoday.com/decorated-vet-hit-with-brick-in-unprovoked-attack-in-nyc

Watch: President Donald Trump answers questions about the assassination attempts on his life and efforts to free hostages held by Hamas in Gaza during a Fox Noticias interview.

Two uncontained Western NC wildfires on national forest land grew to 800 and 300 acres on April 16, while firefighters battle tough conditions.

A wildfire burning in the Nantahala National Forest forced portions of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness to close April 15 near Robbinsville, U.S. Forest Service officials said.

A lightning strike April 12 started the Haoe fire, according to an April 15 Forest Service news release. When it was first reported at 6:05 p.m., the fire was about 5 acres. Three days later, the wildfire had spread to about 120 acres, the Forest Service said around noon. The fire is burning in the Cheoah Ranger District of the Nantahala National Forest in Graham County.

The fire is 2 miles from the Joyce-Kilmer Memorial Loop Trail and separated by several natural features, including the Little Santeetlah Creek drainage, the release said. Forest Service crews continue to monitor the situation and will work to mitigate impacts on the area's natural resources.

Evacuation order issued as crews battle wildfire in McDowell County
"Visitor and employee safety are the highest priorities for the Forest Service, so the public should stay out of this area while fire crews work to contain the blaze," the release said.

More: https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2025/04/16/wildfires-burn-800-acres-in-nantahala-natl-forest-300-in-pisgah/83126602007/

Waseca Police Department Chief Kris Markeson announces the establishment of the Officer Arik Matson Legacy Service Award.

A unique new recognition has been created for Waseca Police Department Officers to honor the good work and accomplishments of their peers.  The Officer Arik Matson Legacy Service Award is named in honor of retired Officer Arik Matson, who was critically injured in a January 2020 on-duty shooting which left him with a traumatic brain injury and required him to medically retire from his much-loved law enforcement career.  The criteria for the award are based on positive character traits Officer Matson exemplified during his career: Cooperative Spirit, Community Engagement and Willingness to Improve Oneself.

Chief Markeson said: “This award is unique because it was created with input from Arik and he will choose the recipient each year.  We are blessed that Arik survived this attempt on his life and thought this was a good way to carry his legacy into the future generations of the Waseca Police Department.  The goal is for Officers to model Arik’s positive character throughout their career and for their peers to recognize their hard work and nominate them for the award.  It creates an environment of positivity and pride in their service, which leads to overall improvements in our work with the community.”

The Waseca Police Department expects to award the first Officer Arik Matson Legacy Service Award at a recognition event later this year. 

Please see the attached award announcement.

Included Picture:  Retired Officer Arik Matson #22 stands by a lion statue he donated to the Waseca Police Department to thank the department for their ongoing support.

Waseca Police Department, Minnesota

🇺🇸🇲🇽 US transfers land on Mexican border to the Army to prevent illegal crossings

The Trump administration announced an emergency transfer of nearly 110,000 acres of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the Army to help prevent illegal immigration, the Interior Department said on Tuesday.

The land, which crosses Hidalgo, Luna and Dona Ana counties in New Mexico, will be transferred to the Department of the Army for three years, the agency said, allowing for patrols by federal personnel and construction of infrastructure to prevent illegal crossings.

This is not the first time Trump has made such a move. In 2019, during his first term as president, the Interior Department made a similar transfer of 560 acres along the southern border to the Army to build a wall.

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☠️ Blood Meridian

Watch: President Donald J. Trump Participates in an Easter Prayer Service and Dinner. ✝ 🙏🏻

The evidence shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia has repeatedly been identified as a member of MS-13 by:
    ⁃ A Maryland county police gang unit
    ⁃ A reliable confidential informant
    ⁃ ICE officers
    ⁃ An immigration judge agreed
    ⁃ An appellate board agreed

Attorney General Pamela Bondi

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BREAKING: FBI Denver's JTTF - along with Colorado Sorings Police and Secret Service - arrested Carl Howard Payne, Jr. (58) of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

According to the criminal complaint, on or about March 20, 2025, threatening emails were sent from betweensaltandstart@proton.me to various news media outlets across state lines. The emails detailed a “Declaration of War” against the 47th Presidential Cabinet of the United States and further described how Tesla owners would be murdered on April 17, 2025, and thereafter, until the death of Elon Musk.

Full press release: https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/colorado-springs-man-charged-making-threats-regarding-tesla-owners-and-presidential

FBI Denver

Wild video of a terrifying close call with Volusia County deputies. Had they not moved from where they were mere seconds before, I’d be reporting a very different outcome.

Please. Move over or slow down. It’s the law. And it saves lives.

On Patrol: Live

Las Vegas - Casino Security on the LV Strip responding to a disturbance in the parking garage - Male subject screaming at employees over the cost of parking - refusing to pay the amount - subject now broke off the gate arm, threw his ticket at employees & is driving away

Sin City Alerts

NEW: Members of Southern California biker gang arrested for deadly fight at Montclair bar in March

Two members of the Mongols Motorcycle Club have been arrested in connection with a deadly fight at a San Bernardino County bar in March.