Houston Police officers escort the body of Sgt. Harold Preston from Memorial Hermann Hospital to the medical examiner's office Tuesday. Preston was shot after responding to a domestic violence call at an apartment complex, according to authorities. During a press conference, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said, "as good as he was as a cop, he was a better human being, that is just the guy that he was and we are going to miss him.” The 41-year veteran was weeks away from retirement, the Houston Police Officer's Union said.

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DEARBORN, Mich. – On Sunday, October 18, 2020, at approximately 5:40 PM, Dearborn Police responded to the area of Warren Ave near Chase on a report of shots fired. The suspect vehicle was described as an early 2000s green Honda Accord four-door sedan with a blue/gray colored passenger side door and was last seen fleeing southbound on Greenfield from Warren Ave. The victim did not sustain any injuries. Acting on a tip from a concerned citizen, Dearborn Special Operations Officers located and arrested a person-of-interest in this case on October 20, 2020. The subject’s identity is being withheld pending formal charges from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. Dearborn Police Chief Ronald Haddad stated, “As a result of our excellent partnership with local media outlets and with the cooperation of concerned citizens, a swift arrest was made and our communities are safer.”

BREAKING! Maryland Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Kidnap, Kill Biden and Harris. Baltimore, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed today charging James Dale Reed, age 42, of Frederick, Maryland, on the federal charge of threats against a major candidate for President or Vice President—specifically, former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris. Reed is currently in state custody and a federal warrant has been lodged as a detainer to ensure his appearance in U.S. District Court at a future date. The federal charge was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur and Special Agent in Charge Bo Keane of the United States Secret Service – Baltimore Field Office.

United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur stated, “We take these types of threats extremely seriously. Such threats to commit violence are illegal and have no place in our democracy, and we will hold accountable those who make them. We are grateful for the assistance of the City of Frederick Police Department and to citizens who provided tips that ultimately led to Mr. Reed’s arrest and these federal charges.”

According to the affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, on October 4, 2020, a letter threatening candidates for President and Vice President—specifically, former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris—was left on the doorstep of a resident in Frederick in the early hours of the morning. The likeness of the subject delivering the letter was captured by a door camera. The resident did not know the subject but had several signs in the yard supporting the candidates threatened in the letter. The letter, which is included in full in the attached Complaint, contains the following passage:

“This is a warning to anyone reading this letter if you are a Biden/Harris supporter you will be targeted. We have a list of homes and addresses by your election signs. We are the ones with those scary guns, We are the ones your children have nightmares about…When We capture Grandpa Biden We will all severely beat him to the point of death as for Mrs. Harris she will be bent over and Anally raped by my rifle barrel. Then for the Grand end the [sic] both will be executed on National Television.

The right to vote and peacefully support the candidate of your choice are bedrocks of our democracy,” said U.S. Attorney Hur. “Conduct like this that threatens major candidates and fellow citizens only undermines our democracy and the principles upon which America was founded. We will not tolerate threatening conduct that seeks to intimidate, harass or dissuade Americans from exercising their right to vote.”

Police officers wearing protective gear stand in formation near the parliament during a protest against a proposed constitution amendment in Colombo, Sri Lanka. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

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On October 18, 2020, at approximately 2:45 a.m., Air1 was on a routine flight when the crew observed a Jeep travelling at a high rate of speed travelling north on Osborne Street from Broadway. The vehicle made its way to a residence in the West End, where it stopped. A male approached carrying what appeared to be a rifle. The male with the gun then got into a Volvo sedan parked nearby, which sped off. Air1 requested WPS ground units stop the vehicle.
General Patrol Units stopped the Volvo in the 1200 block of Logan Avenue. At this point, a passenger exited the vehicle and fled on foot; however, the car sped off. General Patrol officers were able to arrest the fleeing male after a brief chase.

NAUGATUCK, Conn. - A Connecticut man is facing child abuse charges for forcing a boy to sleep in a locked closet and making him kneel on thumbtacks and drink hot sauce until he vomited, police said. Kevin Grant, 31, of Naugatuck was arrested last week on charges of second-degree assault, intentional cruelty to persons, risk of injury to a child, second-degree reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct, police said. Grant's wife, Kaitlin Elizabeth Baptiste, 29, was arrested on charges of risk of injury to a child, second-degree reckless endangerment, and conspiracy to commit both intentional cruelty to persons and disorderly conduct. Police said she was aware of the abuse and allowed it to happen. Grant's bail was set at $25,000. He posted bail after his arraignment in Superior Court in Waterbury on Monday and is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 10. Baptiste also posted her $10,000 bail and is due in court the same day. No attorneys for Grant or Baptiste were named in court records. No working phone numbers were listed for them.

Help the Chicago Police Department identify these individuals. They are suspected of committing a burglary/looting on the 900 block of W. Weed St. If you have any information, you are asked to contact the Area 3 Looting Task Force at 312-744-8263 or email 630LootingTaskForce@chicagopolice.org. You can also submit an anonymous tip at www.CPDTIP.com. If you see these individuals DO NOT APPROACH. CALL 9-1-1

A simple act of kindness by a police officer in Maryland is going viral.⁣ On Oct. 5, Cpl. Gray Maloy had spotted someone in a wheelchair who wanted to cross a road in Mechanicsville, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office relayed on a Facebook post. Maloy pulled over, stopping traffic on the busy roadway with his police cruiser.⁣ He then got out and helped push the man's wheelchair across the road, and then on to his final destination. Several people snapped photos of Maloy's act, sending them onto the sheriff's office.

Meanwhile, in New York. #MAGA March met by Counter-protesters in NYC results in clashes and multiple arrests.

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A suspect speeding through Volusia County in a stolen vehicle was arrested Tuesday morning in Deltona, where he pulled into a woman’s garage and hid in her house before surrendering to deputies. Just before 9 a.m., the stolen Mercedes Benz was picked up by a License Plate Reader in northwest Volusia County. Minutes later, the driver fled from a DeLand police officer who attempted a traffic stop. Air One started following overhead and watched the vehicle travel at high speeds to a house on Arrendonda Drive in Deltona, where it pulled into the garage, the door closing behind it. (Read the full story.)

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