[ad_1] A Kentucky grand jury did not press charges against Louisville police for the murder of Breonna Taylor during a drug bust gone wrong, and prosecutors said Wednesday that two officers who fired their guns at the black woman were justified in using force. to protect yourself. Instead, the grand …
Read More »Person believed dead, trapped in submerged vehicle in Wainuiomata
[ad_1] GOOGLE MAPS One person is trapped in their vehicle after it submerged in the water on Main Rd. One person is believed to have died after a car plunged into the Lower Hutt water. Police were at the scene of the serious accident, which involved a vehicle, which occurred …
Read More »Dairy owner threatened with a hammer by a masked girl
[ad_1] GOOGLE MAPS The Two Ten Dairy / Superette was the site of an aggravated robbery attempt Wednesday night. A masked young woman entered a Lower Hutt dairy and threatened her owner with a hammer before being repulsed by a fog cannon. Tejash Modi, owner of Two Ten Dairy / …
Read More »Arrest and use of pepper spray on a man is illegal, says IPCA
[ad_1] A police investigation found that agents in Northland broke into a man’s property, then illegally pepper sprayed him and arrested him. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen The Independent Authority for Police Conduct oversaw a police investigation into the incident, the outcome of which was treated confidentially. “The police investigation …
Read More »US grand jury indicts police officer in death of Breonna Taylor
[ad_1] AP Breonna Taylor was shot multiple times by officers who broke into her home on March 13 during a narcotics investigation. A United States grand jury indicted an officer on criminal charges six months after police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired …
Read More »Big Profits from Big Wage Subsidies: Call on Businesses to Return Government Money
[ad_1] Large companies that have made a profit this year despite the impact of Covid-19 should return the wage subsidy they received from the government, says one commentator. The plan was launched in March to help New Zealand businesses overcome the impact of the lockdown. The original tranche of the …
Read More »Man sentenced for indecency at school and in the cemetery
[ad_1] A Dunedin man who touched a dog walker in a cemetery explained his actions to police: “I was in that kind of mood.” Judge Jim Large granted the defendant, in his 20s, a permanent name suppression yesterday when he was sentenced in Dunedin District Court. The publication of the …
Read More »M. bovis found at Mid Canterbury farm
[ad_1] Mycoplasma bovis has raised its head again. A positive case has been confirmed in Mid Canterbury. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor told The Country’s Jamie Mackay that they had found positive for the cattle disease on three farms. The Ashburton Guardian reported that the new positive case was on a …
Read More »Ministry of Education apologizes to Christchurch kura for rebuilding misinformation
[ad_1] The Education Ministry apologized to a Christchurch kura kaupapa for providing “inconsistent and inaccurate” information about its previously planned reconstruction. The leaders of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori or te Whānau Tahi spoke out last week in frustration after being told that rebuilding their leaky and moldy school would no …
Read More »Dear Donald, Dear Mr. President: An ’80s Tale of Trump and Nixon
[ad_1] It was two men in Manhattan, New York, USA, who craved the same thing: validation. One was a cheeky young real estate developer looking to put his stamp on New York, the other a disgraced elderly statesman hell-bent on repairing his reputation. Here’s how a 30-something-year-old Donald Trump and …
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