What started as shoplifting turned into a double shooting and an hourslong standoff with LAPD.

The suspect was believed to have stolen over $1,000 in merchandise from the DTLA Target. When security guards confronted the suspect, he reportedly drew a gun and started shooting, hitting both security guards and leaving one in critical condition. The suspect was apprehended by SWAT and LAPD officers after barricading himself in a nearby apartment.

Full story link: https://linktr.ee/protectiveleague

Florida: The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released body camera footage from a drunk driving crash that led to multiple injuries and damage to a police vehicle.

The Dec. 26 crash took place on the Mathews Bridge, where a JSO officer was assisting two motorists in changing a tire on a disabled vehicle, according to the report. The officer’s patrol car was parked behind the vehicles with its emergency lights activated.

The crash resulted in serious injuries to two people and minor injuries to the officer, according to the report. 

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

More: https://www.police1.com/dui/bwc-3-injured-including-fla-officer-after-suspected-dui-driver-slams-into-parked-cruiser

FOP National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to President-elect Trump supporting the nomination of former Florida Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi to serve as the next U.S. Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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DEVELOPING! South Carolina: I-85 Closed Following Reported Bomb Threat Involving 18-Wheeler in Greenville County.

No additional information is currently available.

"Why are they spying on us if they don't use that information to keep us safe?"

— Judge Andrew Napolitano criticized the FBI's failure to detect warning signs before the New Orleans terrorist attack

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BREAKING! One person is dead and 18 others injured after a small plane crashed into a warehouse near Fullerton Airport today. Security camera footage captured the crash and fireball that followed.

HEARTBREAKING: The Miami-Dade Police Department, Florida, reports that a 10-year-old girl was killed due to celebratory gunfire on New Years Day near NW 27 Avenue and NW 21 Street in Miami.

This heartbreaking incident serves as a devastating reminder that what goes up must come down. Bullets fired into the air can take innocent lives.

We are asking for your help to bring justice for this young victim and her family. Anyone with information is urged to contact Miami-Dade & The Florida Keys Crime Stoppers at (305) 471 - 8477 or by dialing **TIPS.

Mississippi: Officials say Ridgeland police were conducting surveillance on a vehicle in the area that was reported stolen. When an officer approached the vehicle at the mall, the suspect drove towards the officer and struck him.

In response, the officer fired his weapon, striking the driver. The driver continued to flee the scene, striking other vehicles in the process. A chase commenced that eventually ended on Interstate 220. 

Both the officer and unidentified suspect sustained non-life threatening injuries.

A multi-agency response to the incident included the Madison Police Department, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals, and Jackson Police Department . MBI agents are investigating the shooting and will share their findings with the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office.

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

More: https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/ridgeland-officer-shoots-suspect-after-being-hit-by-car/

NEW: Per law enforcement sources, a Dominican illegal alien was arrested by police in Revere, MA on Friday inside of a MA taxpayer funded migrant hotel after he was found in possession of 5 kilos of fentanyl & cocaine & a AR-15. I’m told he entered US illegally as a gotaway last year & also had an ID on him for the NYC shelter system.

Per sources, Leonardo Andujar Sanchez faces a slew of charges related to firearms and narcotics, and ICE has placed a detainer request on him with Revere PD, a department that cooperates with ICE and does not have sanctuary policies.

Booking photo & pic of drugs courtesy of law enforcement sources. I’m told the bricks were full of fentanyl, and some of the baggies had coke in them.

Bill Melugin

NEW: Washington Democrats are pushing a bill codifying gender extremism in public schools, pretending that children can have multiple genders or none at all. This comes with significant implications.

Read more: https://mynorthwest.com/4024655/rantz-washington-democrats-push-bill-codifying-gender-extremism-in-public-schools/

DEVELOPING! Eggs get more expensive as bird flu outbreak continues to hit California farmers.

Carl Higbie: "Every country looks to ban a bunch of things that I own, that I've never committed any crime with. But has anyone thought about banning terrorists—at the border? In our country?"

The suspect has since been charged with a felony count of making a terroristic threat. The investigation remains ongoing.

Read more: https://lawenforcementtoday.com/man-admits-to-threatening-to-kill-police-in-911-calls

Florida: Two people have been injured, including a CCSO deputy, after a crash involving an SUV and a CCSO patrol vehicle at Santa Barbara Boulevard and Golden Gate Parkway in Golden Gate.

Greater Naples Fire and Collier County EMS crews responded to the incident at 1:07 PM Thursday afternoon.

Fire & EMS radio communications indicate a 29-year-old Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputy sustained minor injuries and was transported to Physicians Regional - Collier Blvd.

A passenger in the SUV, an approximately 67-year-old female sustained minor injuries and was transported to Physicians Regional - Collier Blvd.

Please join us in sending prayers and, or positive thoughts for their recovery. 🙏🏽

More: UC Breaking News, Facebook.

"'Russia-gate.' COVID-19. January 6th. The border. Joe Biden's health. Kamala Harris... They no longer know how to tell the truth."

Rob Finnerty reviewed why 2024 was the year the legacy media fell, as more Americans began to rightfully reject their corporate narrative.

⚠️ With snow already on the ground in some areas and more expected in the coming days, activate your winter driving skills now.

Add in bitter cold temps starting this weekend and winter is really here folks.

🚗Road conditions: http://511.Nebraska.gov
🚔*55 for the NSP Highway Helpline

Nebraska State Patrol

NEW: The FBI has released new information and video of the individual who planted pipe bombs outside the headquarters of both the RNC and the DNC on the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol protest.

More: https://abc7.la/3BUNwpk

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Happy 2025! Check out these WPD bloopers from 2024. Here’s to many more laughs this upcoming year! We hope everyone had a happy and safe new year celebration! 💛🎉

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