NY City Council wants to ban armed police robots after the New York Police Department "successfully tested" a robot from US manufacturer Boston Dynamics. According to the robot's manufacturer, an armed version is not permitted by the terms anyway. In the Bronx incident last month, police used the Digidog to gather intel on the house where two men were holding two others hostage, scoping out hiding places and tight corners. Police ultimately apprehended the suspects, but privacy advocates raised concerns about the technical capabilities of the robot and policies governing its use. In a statement, the NYPD said it “has been using robots since the 1970s to save lives in hostage situations and hazmat incidents. This model of robot is being tested to evaluate its capabilities against other models in use by our Emergency Service Unit and Bomb Squad.” (Read more.)

Maybe next time, don’t let a fugitive hide in your house? Just sayin…

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/homeowner-suing-city-for-damage-caused-by-swat-team

Philadelphia police are investigating after three men were robbed of $300,000 in jewelry as they left a Center City nightclub early Monday morning. According to police, the men had just left the high-end nightclub Byblos when they were approached by two other men at about 12:55 a.m. One of the suspects was armed. The suspects made off with watches, rings and necklaces valued at about $300,000. Both suspects ran from the scene, police said. No one was injured. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 911.

Massive fire breaks out at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, in Texas... SN11 Static Fire! Looked like a good static fire to me, though I’m no SpaceX engineer, so that’s just my personal opinion. However there is a chance he may get a flight as early as tomorrow or Wednesday!

NYC -- Happening Now - 3 Alarm Blaze broke out at E167th Street and Gerard Ave in the Bronx this morning, fire appears to have originated at the restaurant. Video by Daniel Valls (FNTV)

Really cool video of the cinder cone collapsing at the volcanic eruption in Fagradalsfjall Iceland

How’s this for irony?

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/city-supervisors-car-broken-into-while-calling-for-hearing-about-theft-in-city/

WARNING! GRAPHIC CONTENT! China -- Reports of a possible bomb explosion in Guangzhou.The explosion occurred at local government office in the Mingjing village of Guangzhou privince.

LASD Century Station: Residents/business owners in Lynwood, unincorp Florence, Firestone, Walnut Park, Willowbrook & Athens Park are invited to join LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, LASD Century Stn., Capt. Figueroa & Linwood City Officials for a townhall regarding community concerns 🔵 TODAY 🔵 2-4pm. To register for this event, visit: https://bit.ly/39YpKa2. More info in flyer.

From Inbox: Home security camera video of an EF-1 tornado passing by this home on Rosser Road in southern Tuscaloosa County last Wednesday. Video from James Cain.

Roma, Texas -- As darkness fell on the banks of the Rio Grande a few miles west of this small border town, cellphones glowed amid the reeds. Smugglers could be heard inflating rubber rafts they have been using to ferry hundreds of migrant families and youths to the U.S. along this one stretch of the river. “Put it in the water,” they hissed at the migrants in Spanish. “Get inside!” With border crossings from Mexico approaching a two-decade high, such scenes and sounds of migrants streaming across the water take place nightly in the Rio Grande Valley, epicenter of past migrant surges. More than 130,000 migrants have already been encountered there by U.S. Customs and Border Protection since October, more than the total for the entire previous 12-month period — 90,206. (Read more.)

Bristol, UK, AS Police Horses: Our gorgeous boys chilling in the field this morning after the stresses of yesterday. Well done team, you have done yourselves proud, extra ration of carrots all round!

There is an order that we crave in this world, yet enemies lurk in the darkness waiting to kill, steal, and destroy. Warriors have been called to protect us. This is their story.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/warriors-have-been-tasked-with-protecting-us-from-the-darkness/

AR15.COM: Is Russia more free than Kalifornistan?

The officer ended the threat and saved the life of the woman – so why is the media saying it’s a “murder investigation”? Do you need any more proof that they are out to get cops?

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/texas-rangers-investigating-fatal-shooting-by-wylie-police-officer-at-cvs/