The bank robbery and hostage situation that led to the coining of the term “Stockholm syndrome” began on this day in history, Aug. 23, 1973. On that date, Jan-Erik Olsson, an escaped prisoner who was sentenced to three years in prison for grand larceny, burst into Sveriges Kreditbanken, located in Stockholm‘s Norrmalmstorg square, armed with...
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Florida man who hijacked EMS vehicle, took it for a joyride before epic crash accepts plea deal
A Florida man has accepted a plea deal after his joyride in a stolen emergency vehicle was cut short when he crashed it and led police on a multi-day search. On Thursday, Gregory Brian McGall, 36, agreed to a plea deal that will keep him behind bars for 25 years. Prosecutors said at a hearing...
Meth worth over $5M concealed in fake watermelon packaging seized at US-Mexico border
Border agents at the U.S.-Mexico border intercepted a “seedy situation” when they encountered over $5 million in methamphetamine disguised in inflatable watermelons in the continued saga of Mexican cartels attempting to smuggle illicit drugs through the border. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents grew suspicious of a 29-year-old man who was driving a commercial...
Dem Vegas politician accused of journalist murder testifies: 'Unequivocally I'm innocent'
A former Las Vegas Democratic politician on trial for allegedly killing a veteran investigative journalist who had written critical stories about the official, took the stand on Wednesday to give his side of the story and plead his innocence. “Unequivocally I’m innocent,” Robert Telles, 47, declared from a Nevada witness box facing 12 jurors and...
Trump assassination attempt: Newly uncovered footage shows figure on roof seconds before gunfire
A deep dive into the recently released bodycam footage of the attempted assassination of former President Trump appears to show the shooting suspect walking on top of a roof just minutes before he managed to fire off his deadly rounds at the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month. The newly unearthed footage sheds further...
Texas DNC delegate robbed at gunpoint by suspects in ski masks in Chicago: report
A Texas delegate in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) was robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday by men in ski masks, according to a local report. The victim, 25, was walking in downtownChicago with a friendat around 2 a.m. in the 100 block of West Randolph when a black Range Rover pulled up alongside...
Secret Service Pittsburgh employees placed on administrative leave: report
Several members of the U.S. Secret Service Pittsburgh Field Office have reportedly been placed on administrative leave following the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. A different group of USSS agents specifically assigned to Trump’s detail remain operational, sources familiar with the matter told RealClear Politics. Anthony Guglielmi, USSS chief...
GOP crime policies to restore safety to Black communities failed by Dems: Georgia AG
CHICAGO – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has a simple solution for blue cities fed up with violence and thieves: enforce the law, lock up criminals and keep American citizens and their businesses safe from crime. “Elections have consequences,” he told Fox News Digital as he ripped Vice President Harris as the “patron saint of...
Seattle plumber grabs bat in attempt to stop carjacking suspect accused of killing 80-year-old dog walker
Seattle Police detectives are searching for the suspect who carjacked an 80-year-old dog walker, dragging her, then running over her with her own car Tuesday morning. Just before 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, police responded to a neighborhood in Seattle for reports of a carjacking. When officers arrived, they located a woman in her 80s...
Two men handcuffed, firearm removed from vehicle after North Carolina Trump rally: police
Two men were handcuffed and firearms in their vehicles were confiscatedafter a “safe and uneventful” Trump rally in Asheboro, North Carolina.The suspect, Robert Castona Jr., was cited for NC General Statute 14-277.2, titled “Weapons at Parades, etc., prohibited” for displaying a weapon within his vehicle.TRUMP TALKS COCAINE, BIDEN AND HEALTH CARE IN INTERVIEW WITH COMEDIAN...









