Norfolk State names new police chief

After a national search, Norfolk State University administrators have selected Vincent M. Moore to serve as the new Chief of Police and Public Safety. Moore brings decades of leadership experience in federal law enforcement and the military. His expertise encompasses communications, crime prevention, counter-terrorism, crisis mitigation, disaster preparedness, emergency response, event security, hazardous materials, program … Continue reading →

Business / Featured / International News / Lifestyle / National

Violence in Greece breaks out after annual US Embassy march

Posted on 11/17/17 by demarcuslassiter

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of youths attacked police in Greece’s two largest cities on Friday, hurling rocks, flares and gas bombs, following a large, peaceful march to mark the anniversary of the 1973 crackdown on a student uprising against Greece’s former military dictatorship. At least two people were injured. In Athens, protesters hurled dozens … Continue reading →

Campus Life / Education / Local

Police nationwide work on tactics for far-right rallies

Posted on 11/06/17 by sscrewsblog

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Snipers perched on rooftops. Police helicopters and drones hovered overhead. Officers in riot gear lined the streets. White nationalists and counterprotesters screamed at each other from fenced-off pens, but the tactics employed by law enforcement at the “White Lives Matter” rally last month in Tennessee might have prevented the kind of … Continue reading →

Local / MEAC / Spartan Men / Virginia

Norfolk State mourns the loss of Nick Ackies

Posted on 10/30/17 by The Spartan Echo

(NSU Newsroom—Oct. 28, 2017)—Officials at Norfolk State University regret to report the death of Nicholas Jerome Ackies, a student, who passed away on Friday, Oct. 27, after he was the victim of a homicide in Norfolk. Ackies, 18, of Richmond, was a freshman criminal justice major. He was a defensive lineman for the NSU Football team. … Continue reading →

Local

Motorcyclist suffers life threatening injuries in morning crash

Posted on 09/25/17 by The Spartan Echo

NORFOLK, Va. – (NPD) The Norfolk Police Traffic Fatality Team is investigating a motor vehicle accident that left a motorcyclist in serious condition. Shortly before 7:20 a.m. Monday morning, Sept. 25, police were called to the 7000 block of Granby Street for an accident involving a motorcycle and a Honda sedan. When police and paramedics … Continue reading →

National / Politics

The Latest: Chief says 10 officers hurt in St. Louis protest

Posted on 09/16/17 by devontaeknight

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on acquittal of a white former police officer in the shooting death of a black man in St. Louis (all times local): 1:25 a.m. Ten law enforcement officers have been injured during protests in St. Louis after a judge acquitted a white former police officer in the shooting death … Continue reading →

Featured / National / Politics / Uncategorized

Ruling near in former St. Louis officer’s shooting trial

Posted on 09/15/17 by Kevin Wells

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge may be close to a ruling in the case of a white former St. Louis police officer charged with first-degree murder in the 2011 death of a black man who was a drug suspect, and Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said he has put the National Guard on standby in … Continue reading →

Business / Featured / International News / National

Officials: Bomber kills 7 outside Afghan cricket stadium

Posted on 09/13/17 by demarcuslassiter

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Authorities say a suicide bomber has attacked a cricket stadium in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least two people and wounding at least seven. Basir Mujahid, spokesman for Kabul police, said the attack just outside the gates of the stadium happened Wednesday as hundreds of people were inside enjoying … Continue reading →

National

The Latest: 3 arrested in connection to violent clashes

Posted on 08/30/17 by devontaeknight

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the white nationalist rally being held in Charlottesville (all times local): 11:54 p.m. Three more men have been arrested in connection to the violent clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville. The Virginia State Police announced late Saturday that Troy Dunigan, a 21-year-old from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was … Continue reading →

Local / Opinion & Editorial

Norfolk police chief reacts to violent crime, calls community to action

Posted on 08/08/17 by The Spartan Echo

Gangs, guns, drugs, violence, and other crimes affect communities nationwide on a daily basis. Norfolk is not immune to this public safety cancer, and unfortunately, it doesn’t stop at the key players involved. Spontaneous, emotional acts of violence occur in every community and affect us all. Although the Norfolk Police Department has the primary responsibility … Continue reading →

Europe

The Latest: Paris police: Attacker probably dead

Posted on 06/19/17 by calvinwelch

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on Paris security operation on Champs-Elysees (all times local): 4:55 p.m. A French security official says that the attacker on Champs-Elysees avenue is probably dead and the bomb squad is on the scene. Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet says the driver whose car exploded as he tried to ram a … Continue reading →

International News

Rifle-wielding gunman wounds lawmaker, then killed by police

Posted on 06/14/17 by yazikay

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday, wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and several others as congressmen and aides dove for cover. The assailant, prepared with “a lot of ammo,” fought a gun battle with police before he, too, was shot … Continue reading →

Europe / Middle East / Politics

The Latest: Police shot, injured attacker near Notre Dame

Posted on 06/06/17 by The Spartan Echo

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the security operation near the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (all times local): 5 p.m. Paris police say an unidentified assailant has attacked a police officer near the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the officer then shot and wounded the attacker. A police spokesperson told The Associated Press that the … Continue reading →

Local / National / U.S. News / Virginia

Officials probe whether suspect lived illegally at complex

Posted on 05/31/17 by aliarmand

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials are examining whether the man accused of killing a Virginia State Police special agent was living illegally at the public housing complex where the fatal shooting took place. Media outlets report that court records list 27-year-old Travis Ball’s home address at the Mosby Court complex, but the Richmond Redevelopment and … Continue reading →

International News / Local / National

Tulsa officer acquitted in man’s death returning to force

Posted on 05/19/17 by aliarmand

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A white Oklahoma police officer acquitted in an unarmed black man’s shooting death will be back on the force next week, even as jurors who declared her not guilty of manslaughter unanimously agreed she should never return to patrol. Tulsa police Chief Chuck Jordan issued a one-sentence statement Friday in which … Continue reading →

Local / National

Suspect in deadly Times Square mayhem charged with murder

Posted on 05/19/17 by aliarmand

NEW YORK (AP) — A Times Square motorist accused of steering his car onto one of the busiest sidewalks in the U.S. and mowing down pedestrians has been charged with murder and 20 counts of attempted murder, police say. The New York Police Department said 26-year-old Richard Rojas, of the Bronx, was charged late Thursday … Continue reading →

Business / Local

Man wanted in connection with 5 business robberies

Posted on 05/16/17 by The Spartan Echo

NORFOLK, Va. (NPD) – Norfolk police detectives are searching for a man wanted in connection to five armed robberies to local convenience stores. The five robberies have occurred in less than two weeks, and police are asking for the public’s assistance to help identify the man wanted in these violent felonies. In all five of … Continue reading →

Business / Education / Featured / Health / International News / Lifestyle / Local / Middle East / National / Opinion & Editorial / Politics / U.S. News / Virginia

Gorsuch would be 8th man to hold ‘Justice Scalia’s seat’

Posted on 02/08/17 by kharrison71473

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the night Judge Neil Gorsuch was nominated to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, he was thinking about history. “The towering judges that have served in this particular seat on the Supreme Court, including Antonin Scalia and Robert Jackson, are much in my mind at this moment,” … Continue reading →

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US commander: Mosul and Raqqa should be retaken in 6 months

Posted on 02/08/17 by kharrison71473

CAMP TAJI, Iraq (AP) — Forces fighting the Islamic State group should be able to retake the IS-held cities of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria within the next six months, according to the top U.S. commander in Iraq. On a tour north of Baghdad Wednesday, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend said “within … Continue reading →

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Turkey hit by 2 magnitude 5.3 quakes; 11 villages damaged

Posted on 02/06/17 by kharrison71473

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes of 5.3 jolted Turkey’s northern Aegean Sea coast on Monday Feb. 6, 2017, damaging dozens of homes in 11 villages and injuring at least five people, officials said. The first quake, which was centered beneath the Aegean off the coast of the town of Ayvacik in … Continue reading →

National / Politics / U.S. News

Lawyers: Police wrongly arrested some on Inauguration Day

Posted on 01/23/17 by C.Gregory

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some innocent observers, including two journalists, were improperly swept up in a group of 230 people arrested after self-described anti-capitalists began breaking windows in Washington on Inauguration Day, lawyers said. The group was charged Saturday with felony rioting, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to … Continue reading →

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