Prayers for the Louisville Metro Police officer who was seriously injured in the line of duty this afternoon. 🙏🏻

A Louisville Metro Police officer suffered serious injuries after a stolen pickup truck crashed into his vehicle Thursday afternoon.

Aaron Ellis, a spokesperson LMPD, said officers responded to a crash near the intersection of West Hill Street and McCloskey Avenue just before 2 p.m.

Police said an on-duty officer in an unmarked vehicle was patrolling a designated Sustained Focus Improvement area. He was heading east on Hill Street and entered the intersection when he was hit by a pickup truck traveling south on McCloskey Avenue that "disregarded a traffic control device," police said.

The truck crashed into the officer's driver side and caused severe damage to both vehicles.

The officer was taken to UofL Hospital with serious injuries not considered to be life-threatening. The driver was also taken to UofL Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said the pickup truck was stolen and the driver of the truck has been arrested.

https://www.wdrb.com/news/louisville-police-officer-seriously-injured-after-crash-with-stolen-pickup-truck-near-algonquin-parkway/article_64b99a5c-facc-11ef-b606-47e351efc15e.html

⚠️ A special weather statement has been issued for San Diego CA, Chula Vista CA and  El Cajon CA until 10:00 PM PST

Michigan: A police chase involving a stolen car led to two separate crashes Wednesday night that injured multiple people, including a deputy.

The Eaton County Sheriff’s Office says the chase began at around 8:15 p.m. near Richard Ave and W Saginaw St. A deputy noticed a nearby blue four-door 2016 Hyundai Sonata with a smashed rear window. After running its license plate, the deputy discovered the car was stolen at around 5 a.m. Tuesday in Delta Township.

A chase began when the deputy attempted to pull the car over. During the chase, police say the driver of the Sonata intentionally crashed into a patrol vehicle, leaving a deputy with injuries to the back and head. The chase ended at W Saginaw St. and Bon Air St. when the Sonata crashed into another vehicle, injuring those inside.

At this time, the number of people inside that vehicle and the extent of their injuries are unknown.

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

Read more: https://www.wlns.com/news/heavy-police-response-seen-at-west-lansing-crash/

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is proud to announce the graduation of sixty-seven recruits from Academy Class 479, who have earned the esteemed title of Deputy Sheriffs and Police Officers.

Among the graduates, eight have honorably served in the United States Military, and twenty-two have family members who currently serve or have previously served in law enforcement, reinforcing the strong commitment to public safety.

Additionally, thirteen graduates were born outside of the United States, hailing from Bangladesh, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, and the Philippines.

Congratulations to the dedicated men and women of LASD Academy Class 479!

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY! 💙

The National Police Association Supports New York State Bill Criminalizing the Menacing of Law Enforcement Officers

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-national-police-association-supports-new-york-state-bill-criminalizing-the-menacing-of-law-enforcement-officers-302394047.html

UPDATE: The third eaglet is hatching in Big Bear! 🦅🦅🦅

Good night to all! 😴

Sanctuary jurisdiction? Not here!

The Premier Sector is making arrests deep in sanctuary jurisdictions like L.A. County!

Turns out “sanctuary” is just a vibe—not a forcefield—as this illegal alien found out last week.

USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino

In one month under President Trump, the American economy is soaring back to greatness after the economic calamity left by Joe Biden. The manufacturing industry is already rebounding as there were 9,000 new auto jobs created — the most auto jobs added in 15 months! Under President Trump, the private sector is leading the way — 93% of the job gains in February were in the private sector. This is great news for American workers and families. The Trump Administration will continue to work hard to implement pro-growth policies and push Congress to enact the Trump Economic Agenda.

Karoline Leavitt

BREAKING OVERNIGHT: A shooting at a Los Angeles recording studio left one person hospitalized and police searching for the gunman late Thursday.

Border Czar Tom Homan: "President Trump did in three weeks what Joe Biden didn't do in four years."

We didn't need a bill. We needed a new president.

Today, Troopers across Nebraska will stow their badge shrouds, which have been worn since we lost Trooper Kyle McAcy #302 in the line of duty on February 17.

We remove them in hopes they are never necessary again, but with a commitment to always honor our 13 fallen Troopers.

We wish it was possible to thank everyone individually for their incredible support over these last few weeks. Our team, and Trooper McAcy's family, have all felt your love.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, Nebraska.

In the coming months, Trooper McAcy's name will be added to memorials in Nebraska and beyond. And no Trooper will ever wear badge #302 again. That number belongs to Kyle forever.

Rest easy, #302. May we always strive to serve with the passion and laughter you brought to us all.

Nebraska State Patrol

NEW: A former Archdiocese priest who was convicted of sexually abusing & molesting a child while serving as his priest has been stripped of his US citizenship and ordered deported to Colombia after an ICE investigation revealed he lied about his past to get US citizenship.

ICE says 69-year-old Jorge Antonio Velez-Lopez, a Colombian national, first entered the US in 2003 as a temporary religious worker. He applied for permanent residency in May 2007, and stated under penalty of perjury that he had never committed any crime of moral turpitude. He was granted permanent residency in November 2007.

He applied for US citizenship in 2013, once again stating under penalty of perjury that he had never committed a crime for which he had not been arrested, and had never lied to gain admission to the US. He was then interviewed by a USCIS officer, to whom he provided the same answers, and he was naturalized as a US citizen that same year.

In 2020, he was arrested in Howard County, MD, and was convicted of sexually abusing a child for whom he had responsibility of supervising, and confessed to molesting the victim from 2003 through 2009 while serving as the child's priest, confirming he committed perjury during his US naturalization process.

ICE says they went through thousands of records to find the lies and fraud, all part of a nationwide ICE initiative designed to identify and prosecute child molesters and other egregious felons who fraudulently obtained US citizenship.

ICE statement:

“Child molesters like Velez who lied about their crimes to become citizens thought they could hide behind those who earned what they stole,” said ICE New Orleans acting Field Office Director Scott Ladwig. “They thought ICE would have to search through thousands of records to find them. They were right. That's exactly what we did. ICE and our partners will relentlessly defend the integrity of our nation's naturalization process.”

ICE release: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/former-priest-and-convicted-child-molester-sentenced-passport-fraud-stripped

National forecast: We got some daily records yesterday with snow/precip.

https://praedictix.com/weather-videos/