Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Major General Hossein Salami made the announcement about the naval directive while speaking with state press. Earlier, Iran mocked President Donald Trump for 'bullying' and 'spinning a Hollywood tale' of events after he threatened naval action against Iranian gunboats that were 'practicing defensive maneuvers'. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, a week after 11 vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came 'dangerously' close to U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf Waters.

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A former San Diego Padre-turned-police officer who was paralyzed from the neck down 17 years ago during an on-duty shooting died Thursday. Dan Walters’ death was announced by the San Diego Police Officers Association, which did not provide the cause or other details. He was 53. Walters was a catcher drafted by the Houston Astros in 1984 before eventually playing in the 1992 and 1993 seasons for the Padres. A spinal injury ended his career. In 84 career games, he had 64 hits in 273 at-bats, with a .234 batting average. Following his baseball career, he became a San Diego policeman in 1998. But in 2003, he was shot in the neck during a traffic stop of a domestic violence suspect and fell to the street, where a passing vehicle hit him, leaving him with two crushed cervical vertebrae. The gunman was shot and killed by his partner. Walters was paralyzed from the neck down except for some movement in his left hand. The San Diego Police Department said it lost "another hero who made the ultimate sacrifice." #RIP

A Massachusetts gun store owner, known as Mr. Gunrunner, is invoking higher authorities, namely God and President Trump, in his defiance of Gov. Charlie Baker's order to close shop amid the coronavirus pandemic. The state now has the third-highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country, with 46,023 positive cases — behind New York and New Jersey respectivly. John Costa, owner of The Gunrunner in Middleborough, whose logo pays homage to the Second Amendment, is looking to the Constitution to defend his refusal to close his store, despite being issued a cease-and-desist order from the town on April 2. “They’re going to have to drag me out of here or kill me, one or the other,” Costa told MassLive. “They’re not worried about the coronavirus. They’re using that as a backdrop to put us Second Amendment people totally gone, out of business, and that’s the way it is.” He said he won't comply with "this insane socialist governor" over the order.

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West Los Angeles: Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery Homicide Division, Robbery Special Section, are seeking the public's help in providing any information that would lead to the identification and arrest of a bank robbery suspect. On April 21, 2020, at 2:30 p.m., a bank robbery occurred at a bank near the 2200 block of Westwood Boulevard in Los Angeles. A lone suspect entered the bank, presented a demand note and escaped with an undisclosed amount of money. Surveillance video in the area helped the detectives determine the suspect's escape route and showed him drive away in a dark gray full-size Ford pick-up truck. The bed of the truck was full of junk at the time of the robbery. #LAPD #WANTED

The suspect is described as approximately 40-50 years old, male Hispanic or Asian, black hair, standing at approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall, and weighing 160 pounds. He was wearing a dark sweatshirt, dark sweatpants, a blue bandana and gloves.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Robbery- Homicide Division, Robbery Special Section, Detectives C. Marsden and M. Matsuda, at (213) 486-6840. During non-business hours, or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may also visit www.lapdonline.org and click on "Anonymous Web Tips" under the "Get Involved-Crime Stoppers" menu. Tipsters may also download the "P3 Tips" mobile application and select the LA Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.

Bergen County is the COVID-19 epicenter of New Jersey. Valley Hospital in Ridgewood has lost more than 200 patients, but a moving moment gave everyone a huge lift.

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(WARNING: 21+) LVMPD released videos showing officers fatally #shooting carjacking suspect during police #pursuit. Las Vegas, Nevada — On April 21, 2020 at approximately 1:55 p.m., an LVMPD Patrol Officer noticed a four-door sedan driving erratically on Charleston Blvd and I-15. A record check of the plate revealed the plate had been stolen under a previous event. The #LVMPD Air Unit was monitoring the vehicle as it continued to drive erratically through multiple parts of the city. At approximately 3:05 p.m., the vehicle came to a stop in the area of Twain and Paradise. The suspect exited the vehicle holding a firearm and attempted to carjack a citizen. Officers who were monitoring, and following nearby, immediately engaged the suspect. The officers discharged their firearms, striking the suspect. The suspect was transported to Sunrise hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

In the world of firearms and all the accessories that go with them, it’s easy to jump to some false conclusions based on the pictures generally used. For instance, some holster manufacturers use pictures of a full-size compensated handgun for off-duty and/or concealed carry. Add in the mounted optic and the seemingly mandatory flashlight, and the representation is that the average concealed carry handgun is a combat weapon system. Those pictures often show the handgun with three to five spare magazines along with a trauma kit, knife, some rifle magazines and body armor. Is all of that shown just to make the handgun look cool? Is the manufacturer trying to sell the holster and everything else shown is just to look “tacti-cool?” What is realistic? We decided to examine those three different scenarios and take a look at what is commonly carried instead of what you might be lead to believe by the various marketing photos you see.

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