The race for Baltimore County’s top prosecutor spot is heating up, with candidates pushing different ideas on how to handle rising crime. One candidate argues that current policies aren’t working and wants stronger action against juvenile offenses. She points to recent crime spikes in areas like Tow
Cleveland is trying to keep teens safe this summer. The city will use curfews, more police patrols and new programs to fight crime. Mayor Justin Bibb said the plan starts before Memorial Day. The curfew rules are strict. Kids under 12 must be home by dark. Those 13 and 14 have to return by 9:30 p.
The city’s mayor has asked the council to quickly re‑enact a law that keeps teenagers out of town after dark. She said the current pause on this rule is making crime higher and people feel less safe in Washington. The new bill would undo a sunset clause that let the curfew end earlier this yea
Cleveland is trying a mix of more cops and extra activities for teens this summer, hoping to stop the usual spike in shootings when warm weather hits. Leaders launched a special team in May that mixes local, state, and federal officers to chase down repeat violent offenders and hunt illegal guns. Po
One ordinary Friday, a Cincinnati bus ride turned fatal when a 52‑year‑old passenger was shot three times over a borrowed cell phone. The victim, who had lent his device to a fellow rider, was killed while the other man fled. The accused, 27‑year‑old Leonte Coston, faces murder charges that could ke
Police can now chase a suspect or rescue someone missing by simply watching car plates. When a driver’s number plate passes an automatic reader, the system logs its exact location and time. This tiny piece of data can turn a vague “someone is on the road” into a clear “vehicle was here at 3:15
The county police have rolled out almost 800 cameras that read license plates, recording more than 93 million scans in 2024—up from about 52 million the year before. By next year, officials expect to reach around 110 million reads. The new devices do more than just capture numbers; they can note a c
Troy, a small city in upstate New York, is having a heated debate over tiny cameras that snap pictures of every car that drives by. These aren’t just any cameras—they can read license plates, spot bumper stickers, and even notice things like gun racks. The city council thinks the mayor might be over
The club that once buzzed with music and dance in Dallas’s Deep Ellum neighborhood has shut its doors after a violent incident. A security guard was killed and five people were hurt when two shootings broke out inside the venue earlier this week. The police are still looking into what happened, and
Minneapolis is thinking about adding drones to its emergency toolkit. City Council member LaTrisha Vetaw has asked staff to investigate how drones might help with 911 calls. The goal is to see if a drone can reach an incident faster than people on the ground, give first responders a better vie
