Ståle Grut / Flickr AOC Dismisses Concerns Over Crime Spike as 'Hysteria,' Doubles Down on Defunding Police AOC, who has pushed to defund the police, uses taxpayer money to pay for private security even as her constituents suffer crime waves. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal June 28, 2021
@Hunt_Saenz / Twitter screen shot Lone Cop Faces Down BLM Mob as Agitators Set Fire to South Carolina Police Station This is like 2020 all over again. We saw police stations burned down last year. Now, it's happening in South Carolina. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal June 25, 2021
Mizzou CAFNR / Flickr GOP Sen. Josh Hawley Reveals Plan to Hire 100,000 New Police Officers: 'American Families Aren't Safe' 'American families aren’t safe, but they deserve to be. And they can be if we will act,' Hawley said in a news release. By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal June 23, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Biden Blames Growing Crime Rates on Guns, Prepares to Issue Anti-Gun Executive Orders 'Even with this surge in crime, the Democrat push to defund the police lives on,' one former lawmaker said. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal June 23, 2021
Dillon Shook / Unsplash James Woods Declares Los Angeles Dead: 'LA Is Gone' Not only is LA dead, but California is dead. Crime and homelessness is out of control. This is what liberal America looks like. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal June 19, 2021
Priscilla Gyamfi / Unsplash Sheriff in George Floyd Case Blows Up BLM and Leftists with the Truth About Minneapolis Crime The Hennepin County sheriff revealed the truth about Minneapolis' crime problem during an appearance on a morning radio show. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal June 17, 2021
@EricGreitens / Twitter Trump WH Advisor Shares 'Must Watch' Video About How a Missouri Man Overcame Loss Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said it was 'a tremendous story about where people's hearts are at in terms of supporting the police.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal June 12, 2021
@DuvalPromoPage / Twitter screen shot Lone Officer Races to 'Shots Fired' Call, Gets Jumped After He Arrives as Crowd Laughs and Films 'You're alone by yourself trying to do good things for the community and it results in somebody attacking you.' By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal June 9, 2021
W.K. Kellogg Foundation / Flickr 'Defund Police' NYC Mayoral Candidate Seen Leaving $2.75 Million Home Protected by Private Security AOC-endorsed mayoral candidate Maya Wiley has proposed drastic cuts to the NYPD budget while she enjoys the protection of private security. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal June 9, 2021
@abc7leanne / Twitter screen shot Woman Brutalized as 300-Pound Shirtless Man Knocks Her to the Ground, Continues the Beating in Broad Daylight 'This could be your daughter, this could be your sister, your mom. She was just innocently pumping gas,' police said of the victim. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal June 8, 2021
@ajc / Twitter screen shot; @FOX5Atlanta / Twitter screen shot Dad of 3 Shot Twice as Atlanta's Richest Neighborhood Fights for Secession and Own Police Force The alleged gunman is also suspected of shooting at two joggers. He also crashed into a man who was taking out his trash. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal June 8, 2021
Joshua Santos / Pexels Over 300 LA County Deputies Have Left the Force This Year as Crime Explodes More than 440 deputies have quit the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department this year, following skyrocketing violence and homelessness. By Andrew Thornebrooke, The Western Journal June 6, 2021
William Moreland / Unsplash Video Shows Heroic Bystanders Jump In to Help Cop Attacked by Man in San Francisco Anti-police sentiment and leniency for criminals are championed by a slim but loud minority - but they're imposing this rot on us anyway. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal June 6, 2021
Collin Armstrong / Unsplash Rep Cori Bush Who Wants to Defund the Police Spent $30,000 Dollars on Own Private Security She issued a statement supporting a proposal to defund the police when it passed a Board of Estimate and Apportionment vote last month. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal June 6, 2021
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department / YouTube screen shot LA County Sheriff Will Issue More Conceal Carry Permits as Homicides Skyrocket 95% Over 2020 'We have less cops on the street, more crooks, less consequences. What could go wrong with that combination?' By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal June 4, 2021
@jontyson / Unsplash NYC Leftists Horrified After Iconic Park Turns Into Drug Den: 'We May Be Liberal but This Has Gone Too Far' 'The condition of [Washington Square Park] is disgusting. It’s literally anarchy. The police can’t do anything.' By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal May 31, 2021
Jusdevoyage / Unsplash Refund Police: Major Cities Backtrack on Defund Police After Violent Crime Skyrockets Many cities that cut police budgets in response to left-wing protests reversed course after suffering sharp spikes in violent crime. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal May 30, 2021
CBS46 Atlanta / YouTube Politician Fighting to Dismantle Police Is Violently Carjacked, Forced to Wait on Hold After He Calls 911 Atlanta city councilman and mayoral candidate Antonio Brown was carjacked by a group of children, and it took police 45 minutes to arrive. By Andrew Thornebrooke, The Western Journal May 28, 2021
@TPostMillennial / Twitter screen shot Idaho Police Officer Who Mocked LeBron James in Viral Video Gets Fired 'Because of his continued policy violations, the Marshal has terminated Mr. Sylvester effective May 27th, 2021,' the mayor said. By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal May 27, 2021
Tomas Ryant / Pexels Atlanta City Councilman Who Pushed to Defund the Police Has Car Stolen During Ceremony 'At this time, officers are gathering information on exactly how this happened and working to identify anyone involved in the incident.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 27, 2021
WFAA / YouTube screen shot Neighbor of Abducted and Murdered 4-Year-Old Says He Warned Police About Suspect a Month Ago Had Brown been picked up for the smaller crimes, he might have never had the chance to allegedly abduct the boy. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal May 26, 2021