Virginia police recently released shocking bodycam video of a chaotic ";street takeover"; that left one officer injured. Around 3 a.m. on March 31‚ hundreds gathered to watch drivers perform donuts and drive recklessly at a car meetup in Springfield‚ Virginia. However‚ the car display resulted in ";utter chaos and disorder."; The Fairfax County Police said‚ ";A large group of individuals surrounded the officers cruiser. At least one attempted to remove the license plate from the vehicle as the others acted disorderly.";Unruly people reportedly jumped on police cruisers and slammed on the windows of the vehicles. Law enforcement stated that one man was outside a police vehicle armed with a rifle. A driver allegedly struck a police officer with their vehicle and then fled the scene. The officer reportedly suffered minor injuries. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis stated‚ ";I believe we narrowly escaped a line-of-duty death scenario of our own. Because one of our officers was surrounded by a bunch of masked‚ tough-guy-wannabe-thugs who surrounded her car‚ and acted in a criminal manner‚ in a way that Ill tell you is never going to happen again in Fairfax County.";Davis commended the officer for exhibiting ";a ton of grace under pressure in that very volatile scenario.";";So‚ what does that mean for residential and business communities? It means you didn';t have any cops protecting your neighborhoods‚ your communities‚ your businesses because these criminals diverted all of our attention to handle an attack on one of our police officers‚"; Davis declared.Davis said he believes that the mob ";fully intended to drag"; a female police officer out of her car and harm her. He added‚ ";Thankfully‚ they didnt get into the car‚ and were very grateful for that.";According to law enforcement‚ four individuals have been criminally charged in the scary incident. The suspected hit-and-run driver was identified as 18-year-old Ronal Urrea-Hernandez‚ according to WTTG. Police have allegedly obtained a warrant for his arrest for felony hit-and-run‚ speed to elude‚ and not possessing an operator';s license.Carlos A. Martinez Jr.‚ 18‚ was arrested and charged with reckless driving after he drove down the wrong side of the road and crashed into a cruiser‚ according to the outlet. Authorities are also investigating 20-year-old Dylan Heckard‚ of Mechanicsburg‚ Pennsylvania. He is accused of assault on law enforcement and abduction for jumping on the police cruiser and preventing the officer from leaving.A 17-year-old has been charged‚ but his identity is being withheld because he is a minor. Davis declared‚ ";Were not going to be caught in a situation again where its one of us versus dozens of them who want to do us harm.";Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here! Video shows crowd in ';street takeover'; swarming police cruiser in Virginia www.youtube.com

We';ve defeated the Helldivers 2 automatons. But now what happens? The entire left side of the galaxy map is barren‚ for now‚ as players wonder what to do next. Will there be a secret third faction revealed soon? Will the Terminids get more ferocious? When will the automatons be back? Continue reading With the Helldivers 2 automatons defeated‚ what happens next?MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Helldivers 2 weapons‚ Helldivers 2 servers‚ Helldivers 2 system requirements

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Archaeologists aren';t sure why a lynx and four dogs were buried together in Hungary around 1‚500 years ago.

A new study warns that 5‚000 meteorites could be sinking beneath Antarctica';s icy surface every year as a result of climate change‚ depriving scientists of vital information about our solar system.

Oh‚ say can you see by the dawns early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight‚ Oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets red glare‚ the bombs bursting in air‚ Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh‚ say does that star-spangled banner yet wave Oer the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore‚ dimly seen through the mists of the deep‚ Where the foes haughty host in dread silence reposes‚ The post The Editors Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Todays graphic depicts state minimum wages‚ in Dollars‚ as of January 1‚ 2024. One way of looking at this is as a measure of government intrusiveness in free enterprise. (Map graphic courtesy of Reddit.) The thumbnail image below is click-expandable. Please send your graphic ideas to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted. The post SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

The following recipe for Cathys Whole Wheat/ Flax Bread is courtesy of SurvivalBlog reader Sis. She notes: This can be made by hand‚ mixing and kneeling by hand‚ mixed in mixer with dough hooks or the easiest ever‚ in an automatic bread maker‚ use the Whole Wheat setting. Note: You can grind up the flaxseed in a blender or coffee grinder or even with a mortar and pestle. For a 1-1/2 pound loaf: Ingredients 1/3 cup flaxseed (ground). 1 cup milk 2 Tbl. Butter or margarine (cut into small pieces) 1 egg 2 1/2 cups bread The post Recipe of the Week:Whole Wheat/ Flax Bread appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Introductory note from JWR: I just received this update letter: I wanted to write to the readers of SurvivalBlog about the search for a family to live on our family farm. The opportunity is still open. We have one nearby family who answered an earlier post who is being considered to join us if our farm is ever activated as a bug out location. We are open to consider another family for a bug out location OR a family to someday move over here joining our family through marriage to our son. Distance does not matter to us‚ but quality The post Opportunity to Live on a Secure Family Farm for Americans or From Select Countries appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

What are purple pigeon hooks? Are they used to hook purple pigeons? Where do purple pigeons live anyway? Why would someone want to hook them? Actually‚ purple pigeon hooks are not hooks designed to catch purple pigeons. They are hooks used to attach clay pigeons to a horizontal support. The hooks are molded from a purple-colored polymer. Attaching clay pigeons to a support transforms them into excellent stationary reactive targets. I recently had the opportunity to test Yankee Thunder Purple Pigeon Hooks on the improvised range behind my pole barn. I was surprised by how much my accuracy began to The post Yankee Thunder Purple Pigeon Hooks‚ by Thomas Christianson appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.