Brian Covington has been selected as the new Deputy Chief of Police of the Norfolk State University Police Department. Covington is a public safety professional with more than 23 years of law enforcement experience and recently served as the University’s Interim Deputy Chief of Police. He began his career as a public safety patrol officer … Continue reading
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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
Violence in Greece breaks out after annual US Embassy march
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
Police nationwide work on tactics for far-right rallies
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
Norfolk State mourns the loss of Nick Ackies
(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
Motorcyclist suffers life threatening injuries in morning crash
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
The Latest: Chief says 10 officers hurt in St. Louis protest
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
Ruling near in former St. Louis officer’s shooting trial
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
Officials: Bomber kills 7 outside Afghan cricket stadium
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
The Latest: 3 arrested in connection to violent clashes
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
Norfolk police chief reacts to violent crime, calls community to action
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
The Latest: Paris police: Attacker probably dead
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
Rifle-wielding gunman wounds lawmaker, then killed by police
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
The Latest: Police shot, injured attacker near Notre Dame
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
Officials probe whether suspect lived illegally at complex
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
Tulsa officer acquitted in man’s death returning to force
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
Suspect in deadly Times Square mayhem charged with murder
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
Man wanted in connection with 5 business robberies
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
Gorsuch would be 8th man to hold ‘Justice Scalia’s seat’
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
US commander: Mosul and Raqqa should be retaken in 6 months
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
Turkey hit by 2 magnitude 5.3 quakes; 11 villages damaged
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
Lawyers: Police wrongly arrested some on Inauguration Day
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
Family pushes for cyberbullying laws after teen’s suicide
TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) — Family members of a Houston-area high school student who killed herself are rallying for tighter laws against cyberbullying. Brandy Vela’s family says cyberbullying pushed the 18-year-old over the edge, leading her to shoot herself in the chest Tuesday afternoon at the family’s Texas City home as family members watched. Her … Continue reading
Jakarta rally calls for tolerance after blasphemy probe
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More than 10,000 Indonesians took to the streets of their capital to call for tolerance and unity in the world’s most populous Muslim nation, after police opened a blasphemy investigation into the city’s Christian governor. Earlier this month, Jakarta was rocked by a massive protest by conservative Muslims against the popular … Continue reading
Aussie clad only in underpants leads police to crash suspect
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A bystander dressed only in underpants helped police arrest an unlicensed driver who allegedly crashed a car into an Australian takeout restaurant on Thursday then fled. Daniel McConnell said he was lying in bed at home in the Brisbane suburb of Hendra at 2 a.m. when a car slammed into the … Continue reading