[ad_1] “A lot of people with special needs may not react very well to a police in uniform, but they may just react very well if a grandparent gets on the phone,” said Westport, Connecticut Police Chief Fotios “Foti” Koskinas. That’s why Koskinas’ department has partnered with local organizations to …
Read More »Elijah McClain’s death caused by complications from ketamine injection following restraint, coroner says in amended autopsy report
[ad_1] In August 2019, McClain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, was walking home from a store when he was apprehended by Aurora police officers responding to a “suspicious person” call. Police said McClain had resisted and he was placed into a carotid hold. Paramedics diagnosed McClain with “excited delirium” and administered …
Read More »More than 300 all-time heat records were broken in the US this summer. See where it was the hottest.
[ad_1] From June 1 through September 12, at least 356 all-time heat records from California to Maine from a subset of weather stations were tied or broken, according to a CNN analysis of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data. CNN examined the highest maximum and minimum temperatures collected by weather …
Read More »A woman was injured after the patrol car she was placed in was struck by a train in Colorado
[ad_1] The incident first unfolded when Platteville police on September 16 responded to a call about a road rage incident involving a firearm in Fort Lupton, about 30 miles from Denver, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigations. Responding officers found a suspect vehicle and made a traffic stop. The …
Read More »Attorneys for migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard looking into origination of brochures they believe were handed out under ‘false pretenses’
[ad_1] The brochure lists refugee services, including cash and housing assistance, clothing, transportation to job interviews, job training and assistance registering children for school, among other resources. One Venezuelan migrant, who spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity for fear of negative impacts on their immigration case, shared images …
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