Have any of the front-running mayoral candidates noticed New York City’s intense crime problem? It sure doesn’t seem so.

Shootings surged in February, despite the record snowfalls and continuing lockdowns. And that followed a 40 percent hike in murders in 2020 over the previous year — and a doubling of shooting incidents.

Do any of our mayoral candidates care?

Andrew Yang is in first place in the polls, and he should prove he’s a real New Yorker by actually speaking to our crime problem — instead of showing us around bodegas. In a piece for the New York Daily News, Yang laid out his vision for fighting crime in New York City and it involves getting tough on . . . police.

Noting a drop in solved crimes between 2019 and 2020, Yang warns, “In my administration, lieutenants and captains won’t get promoted if they can’t improve these rates.” Yang also wants to force “all new officers to live in the five boroughs.” Not only is that a tough ask, given how expensive the city is; it also limits the pool of possible cops, meaning some better ones may be shut out simply because of where they live. (Read more.)

Jacob soboroff reports that the Biden administration is considering Ssheltering unaccompanied migrant children at a NASA research facility in California to alleviate overcrowding at Border Patrol facilities.

That is some efficient thinking right there? Load them up in a rocket and blast em back where they came from? 🤔

President Donald Trump knew what he was doing! Gonna get worse -- more illegal immigrants are in their way to America!

Reporter: "Does the president believe that his administration has a handle on what's happening on the southern border right now?"

Pippi Longstocking: "We certainly do"

Nice!

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Guess how many media outlets covered the story of this potential would-be kidnapper who is an illegal immigrant?

That's right - zero. Let's fix that.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/illegal-immigrant-driving-stolen-vehicle-arrested-after-allegedly-following-woman-this-guy-was-up-to-no-good/

LASD Century Station: Residents/business owners in Lynwood, unincorp Florence, Firestone, Walnut Park, Willowbrook & Athens Park are invited to join LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, LASD Century Stn., Capt. Figueroa & Linwood City Officials for a townhall regarding community concerns on Mon, 03/22/21 2-4pm. To register for this event, visit: https://bit.ly/39YpKa2. More info in flyer.

⚠️ Tornado Warning continues for Spring Hill KS, Stanley KS until 4:30 PM CDT

The U.S. government plans to use the downtown Dallas convention center to hold up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers as sharply higher numbers of border crossings have severely strained the current capacity to hold youths, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center will be used for up to 90 days beginning as early as this week, according to written notification sent to members of the Dallas City Council on Monday. Federal agencies will use the facility to house boys ages 15 to 17, according to the memo, which describes the soon-to-open site as a "decompression center." U.S. Health and Human Services is rushing to open facilities across the country to house immigrant children who are otherwise being held by the U.S. Border Patrol, which is generally supposed to detain children for no more than three days. The Border Patrol is holding children longer because there is next to no space in the HHS system, similar to the last major increase in migration two years ago.

Los Angeles -- Video received shows dense black smoke rising from downtown LA. Police and Fire personnel have been notified and are en route.

UPDATE: SDFD Fire Chief Colin Stowell confirmed 3 people were killed when a driver plowed into 9 pedestrians in a downtown tunnel near San Diego City College.

The officers could very well have been executed if the suspect's gun hadn't jammed. Now his sister claims that police taking out the shooter is "modern day slavery".

Baltimore police released body-worn camera footage on Thursday of a fatal officer-involved shooting last month inside a parking garage near Inner Harbor.

BREAKING! Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler hosts video conference of powerful local leaders and a former NBA player to declare war on BLM/Antifa.

LA County Sheriffs: Join LASD Community Advisory Council on Thurs, March 18, 2021 from 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. for a Community COVID Vaccination Clinic. The event will take place at South El Monte City Hall located at 1520 Central Ave, South El Monte. More info in flyer.

Dallas, Texas -- Bad accident off Service road at Bush and Lookout this afternoon

BREAKING! Biden is reportedly planning to include the first major tax hike in close to 30 years in the next economic spending bill set to follow his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The next spending initiative — which is expected to be even bigger, costing as much as $4 trillion — won't rely on just government debt as a funding source and could include an increase in both the corporate tax rate and the individual rate for high-income earners, according to Bloomberg News, citing a person familiar with the matter. The planned changes include: raising the corporate tax rate to 28% from 21%, raising the income tax rate on individuals earning more than $400,000, expanding the estate tax, creating a higher capital-gains tax rate for individuals earning at least $1 million annually and paring back tax preferences for so-called pass-through businesses.