NEW: Police arrest 39-year-old Jose Carranza-Escobar on arson charges in Southern California.

L.A. District Attorney Nathan Hochman says he faces up to 9 years in state prison if convicted

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul may want to retract her statement that violent crime in New York is down. The latest victim of New York’s crime wave is a 14-year-old who was walking to school last Friday.

Read more: https://lawenforcementtoday.com/fourteen-year-old-boy-on-his-way-to-school-stabbed-to-death-in-democrat-run-new-york-city-by-career-criminal

The FBI is seeking information that leads to the identity of a UAS pilot whose drone collided with a “super scooper” airplane conducting fire suppression operations at the Palisades Fire near Malibu, California.

Details & and how to contact the FBI here:
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/palisades-drone-collision

FBI Los Angeles

79,000 law enforcement officers were attacked on duty in 2023.

Data is still being compiled for 2024, but experts expect the number to be even higher.

The Washington Township Police Department, NJ sadly announced the death of K9 Camo.

Camo proudly served Washington Township, Washington Borough and Oxford Township from June 15, 2018 until his passing on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Being a rescue, he was no stranger in overcoming obstacles which he persevered through during his police K9 training.

Prayers for Camo’s partner, their family and the agency. 🙏🏽

NEW: A Centralia WA Police Department officer shot and killed a male subject after responding to a domestic dispute call on Sunday morning, according to a news release from the department.

The officer was injured during a physical fight with the subject that preceded the shooting, according to police.

The identity of the male killed by the officer was not released by police.

Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of North Ash Street for a reported domestic dispute at 10:56 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, according to police.

“The first arriving officer made contact with a male subject,” police stated in the news release. “During the contact, the male subject and the officer got into a physical fight. The officer discharged their firearm, striking the male subject. The male subject received emergency medical treatment at the scene, where he was pronounced deceased. The officer was injured in the fight. No bystanders were injured.”

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

As the fires continue to impact SoCal, sharing the resources below you can help ensure those in need receive the proper assistance and support they deserve.
https://www.ca.gov/LAfires/
https://www.disasterassistance.gov/

Let’s stand together to support those affected by these tragic events.

California Highway Patrol

Prayers for the Henderson police sergeant who was injured in the line of duty this morning. 🙏🏽

Nevada: A Henderson police sergeant was injured during an officer-involved shooting Monday, according to police officials. Officers took two suspects into custody.

According to the Henderson Police Department, the shooting occurred in the area of Lake Mead Parkway and Boulder Highway.

Police said a sergeant was hit by the suspect’s vehicle and taken to a local hospital.

At around 3:30 p.m., police said both the sergeant and the suspect were in stable condition.

More: https://trib.al/JNwb1mn

BREAKING! ATF arson investigators have descended on the area of suspicion, along a hiking trail at The Summit of the Pacific Palisades.

Chris Cristi

Watch: Dramatic timelapse footage shows explosion of Palisades Fire.

Southern California Fire Update:
More than 15,000 personnel, including state, local, federal, tribal, out-of-state, and international resources, are actively responding to historic fires in the Los Angeles region, with additional resources pre-positioned ahead of Red Flag conditions expected through Wednesday.
Key Updates:
* Palisades Fire: 23,700+ acres burned,      14% containment.
* Eaton Fire: 14,000+ acres burned,      33% containment.
* Hurst Fire: 95% contained.

Red Flag Warnings remain in effect, with forecasted damaging winds (55–70 mph) and low humidity creating extreme fire danger. CAL FIRE has pre-positioned additional resources and set up a mobilization center to respond quickly to new threats.

Crews are working around the clock to repair infrastructure, remove hazards, and prepare for safe repopulation once Red Flag conditions subside, expected Wednesday night.

Stay informed and ready:
Fire safety tips: ReadyForWildfire.org
Incident updates: fire.ca.gov

CAL FIRE

*NEWS INTERRUPTION*

Carl Higbie on California suspending regulations after wildfires: "This is what happens when liberalism meets reality."

Watch: President Donald Trump reacts to Joe Biden's "trying to make good of everything" in positive remarks the president made about his era of foreign policy: "it's been a terrible four years."

While California officials play the blame game as The Golden State burns, President Donald Trump joins Rob Schmitt to reiterate his past warnings on wildfire preparedness.

ISRAEL, HAMAS NEAR HOSTAGE DEAL?

"We are very close to getting it done," President Donald Trump tells "Rob Schmitt Tonight."

"There's been a handshake."

"The 'Red Flags' are not only still present, but seem to be multiplying exponentially. Even low-level super conservative estimates of "Bad Actors", such as cartel criminals, gang members, saboteurs, terrorists, killers and foreign enemy agents, infiltrating through the southern border is frightening, at the very least."

Read more: https://lawenforcementtoday.com/done-impending-attack

Officer Heidi Nelson has retired from the Moline Police Department, Illinois after a 20+ year career.

Heidi held bike rodeos at the Moline Viking Club and helped students shop for Christmas presents for their families. Heidi was awarded two life saving awards during her time at Moline. Well done Sister.

JUST IN: Imam Husham Al-Husainy of the Karbalaa Islamic Education Center in Dearborn is set to offer a benediction during Donald Trump’s inauguration next Monday, according to a draft program shared by Matthew Foldi, editor-in-chief of the Washington Reporter, on social media platform X.

Al-Husainy’s inclusion follows his participation in a Republican media call in late October, where he joined other Arab-American leaders from metro Detroit in discussing their support for Trump during the November 5 election.

Dearborn IG

President Donald Trump on the future of the Russia-Ukraine war: "There's only one strategy, and it's up to Putin."

The war "wouldn't have happened" if Trump was in office. This was gross incompetence. That's the only reason this war is taking place."