The police chief said he's as frustrated as anyone - but local prosecutors tell police there is little they can do to squatters who have taken over a million-dollar home.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/squatters-rob-take-over-multi-million-dollar-home-in-suburban-seattle-and-police-say-their-hands-are-tied/

BREAKING UPDATE! San Jose, CA: A gunman carried out a mass shooting at a San Jose rail yard on Wednesday. Nine people were killed, including the shooter who took his own life. The suspected gunman has been identified as 57-year-old Samuel Cassidy, who was an employee at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Cassidy set fire to his own home before the shooting, no one was inside the house. “This is a horrific day for our city and it is a tragic day for the VTA family and our heart pains for the families and the co-workers because we know so many are feeling deeply this loss of their loved ones and their fiends,” San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said. Several agencies are assisting in the investigation, including the FBI.

NYC: This afternoon restaurant workers went on a wage strike in Washington Square Park, and then marched down 6th Avenue demanding full, livable wages with tips on top before they will return to work in restaurants. The demonstration ended in several arrests.

From Inbox: Already a brief tornado near Hays, Kansas. We're in for a long day, folks.

$2,600 per month, per tent for the homeless in Los Angeles. Government funded. You read that correctly. 👀

Ex-NYPD detective Pat Brosnan ties vaccines to San Jose mass shooting: "Once covid starts to lift, these cowardly shooters will come out exactly in tandem with the number of vaccinations. You can be sure they probably got vaccinated...”

While lawmakers push for gun control, they're also pushing for reducing prison sentences for crimes committed with guns.

Someone want to explain how that works?

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/california-lawmakers-want-to-remove-the-penalty-for-possessing-a-firearm-during-crime-other-sentence-enhancements/

WARNING! GRAPHIC! NYC: Bronx: East 178th Street & Arthur Avenue, yesterday at around 6:00 pm, a person was shot multiple times to the chest in the confines of the NYPD 48Pct. He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. No arrests made.

The attacker barely spent any time behind bars... and has already been released. Now he's being treated as a hero.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/suspect-out-on-bail-given-heros-welcome-from-other-anti-semitic-groups/

Rochester, NY: ROC Fire Fighters, video of off duty firefighter Herrera using his jetski to douse a boat fire In Irondequoit Bay. Sometimes off duty, but always a firefighter.

GOV. DESANTIS: “The crazy people are the ones that are vaccinated still wearing six masks in New York City.”

JUST IN - "It’s time to deal with the endemic, before this pandemic, of gun violence," says Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on San Jose shooting.

⚠️ ALERT! Wauneta, Nebraska: Massive tornado moving north towards the town of Wauneta. The National Weather Service has confirmed a destructive tornado is moving through the southern plains of Nebraska at this time. Anyone caught without shelter will face certain death.

This new “holistic review” would result in discrimination against against Asian American students - but now a judge has stepped in.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/judge-denies-anti-racist-high-schools-motion-to-dismiss-lawsuit-against-them/

Bill Melugin, FOX News: Heavily armed Texas State Trooper gun boats equipped with four M240 machine guns are patrolling the Rio Grande here in Mission, TX. Tomorrow, TX Governor Greg Abbott and Texas DPS will be holding a press conference to discuss state efforts to boost border security.