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July 24, 2021

Derek Chauvin's first prison mugshots released one month into 22 1/2 year sentence for murder of George Floyd

The first prison mugshot was released Saturday of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison last month for the murder of George Floyd.

July 22, 2021

Dukakis calls progressive 'defund the police' push 'nuts,' says it takes away from proven community policing

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mike Dukakis argues that Democrats ever embracing defunding police "makes no sense at all," saying other Democratic-run cities must follow Boston’s lead in bolstering the relationship between police officers and the communities they serve in order to drive down crime rates. 

July 21, 2021

Minneapolis business owner who cheered rioters burning down restaurant has van stolen, new business robbed

A Minneapolis business owner is claiming that a truck full of supplies designated for his new establishment was stolen.

July 20, 2021

Judicial Watch files civil rights lawsuit for teacher fired after criticizing violent left-wing riots

Judicial Watch has filed a First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of an Illinois teacher who was fired after criticizing the rioting, looting and other violence that broke out in Chicago after the death of George Floyd last May.

July 14, 2021

George Floyd mural crumbles after witnesses say lightning hit it

A mural in remembrance of George Floyd in Toledo was reduced to rubble after a reported lightning strike.

July 14, 2021

Rochester, NY outpaces Chicago in murder rate as local officials embrace police intervention

The upstate New York city of Rochester has had 18.0 homicide victims per 100,000 residents so far this year — a higher rate than Chicago.

July 13, 2021

Biden scorches ‘defund police’ movement by pumping funds back to NYC

President Biden is offering $350 billion from the American Rescue Plan to police departments in New York City and elsewhere in an effort to "put more police officers on the beat" as part of his new comprehensive strategy on gun violence, effectively filling budget holes created as the "defund the police" movement reverberated across the country last year. 

July 9, 2021

Roll the tape: Republicans release video of all the times Democrats wanted to 'defund the police'

EXCLUSIVE: The largest House conservative caucus on Friday released a mash-up video of the many times progressives have called for defunding the police to push back on Democrats' latest efforts to accuse the GOP of being the party that wants to cut law enforcement funds. 

July 9, 2021

Rioter who attacked police during George Floyd riots gets 18 months in federal prison

A South Carolina man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in a riot last year.

July 7, 2021

Minneapolis teen who recorded George Floyd video says uncle killed in crash during police pursuit

Darnella Frazier – the teenager who recorded the viral bystander of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 – said in a Facebook post Tuesday that her uncle was the innocent driver killed when a Minneapolis police squad car struck his uninvolved vehicle during a high-speed pursuit chasing a robbery suspect.