There are new details in the death of 22-year-old Laken Riley‚ and they are sickening. Laken Riley went out for a jog on the University of George’s campus‚ where she attended nursing school. During her morning jog‚ she came upon Jose Antonio Ibarra‚ 26‚ an illegal alien from Venezuela. He murdered her for an unknown […] The post More Details on the Death of Laken Riley appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Terrence Bradley had no formal legal contract or agreement to represent Nathan Wade in divorce proceedings. He didn’t bill for representation but wanted to invoke attorney-client privilege. The judge concluded those circumstances were irrelevant for parts of his testimony. Bradley testified that Nathan Wade told him he first met District Attorney Fani Willis at a […] The post Terrence Bradley’s Testimony for Willis-Wade Is a Disaster appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police announced Friday that a new police Telephone Reporting Unit will respond to calls that “do not require an in-person response by officers.” Officers will still respond to “in progress” emergency calls “where a suspect may be on scene‚ any crime where a person may need medical aid‚ any domestic dispute‚ calls with evidence‚ or where the Mobile Crime Unit will be requested to process a scene‚” the police bureau said in a press release. However‚ this means that calls for things like burglary alarms‚ theft‚ criminal mischief‚ and harassment will be handled by the call center or online reporting methods‚ according to an investigation by WPXI. The Telephone Reporting Unit will operate from 7 to 3 a.m. seven days a week. Chief Larry Scirotto said he wants to slash the police bureau’s calls from about 200‚000 calls a year down to about 50‚000. Pittsburgh’s police bureau also said that officers will stop working eight-hour workdays and instead work four 10-hour shifts each week so that they will have three consecutive days off. That change is meant to “enhance officer wellness.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “An additional day away from work each week to focus on family‚ friends‚ or outside pursuits is key to creating a healthy workforce and contributes to the Bureau’s goal of not only recruiting new officers‚ but retaining them for the long haul‚ ” Chief Scirotto said. Both policies took effect on Monday. Another potential plan involves having the Pittsburgh Parking Authority handle all parking complaints‚ which Scirotto said is the top complaint the police bureau receives. “That allows our officers to be engaged in community in a way‚ now they’re at the YMCA instead of sitting on the 10th Street bypass with a bike complaint‚” Scirotto said. The new policies have been met with concern from residents‚ the police union‚ and members of the city council. “When it comes to harassment and things of this nature you better have a police officer there. That’s what the public expects. That’s what I expect out of our city‚” said Councilman Anthony Coghill. The police union president blamed an understaffed police bureau. “The staffing plan designed by police command is a direct response to a seriously understaffed police department‚” Bob Swartzwelder‚ president of Pittsburgh’s Fraternal Order of Police union said in a statement. “Only time will tell if the plan works or the Chief will need to pivot and modify his plan quickly. The FOP will be watching carefully for any contract violations that develop especially when non-emergency events come up such as St. Patrick’s Day‚ parades‚ large concerts‚ July 4th etc. In short‚ the FOP believes that the police department is seriously over-committed and under-resourced‚” the head of the city’s police union added.

Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she expects many voters to check the “uncommitted” box in her party’s presidential primary on Tuesday. Whitmer appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” as Michigan voters headed to the polls to select their preference for the Democratic presidential nominee. While President Joe Biden is expected to be the clear winner over Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) in the Democratic contest‚ his numbers will likely be hampered as the state’s large Muslim population has expressed frustration with Biden’s handling of the war between Israel and Hamas. Michigan is home to around 200‚000 Muslim voters‚ a demographic that largely supports Democrats. The Michigan governor‚ who is also a co-chair of the Biden-Harris re-election campaign‚ began her segment by emphasizing the importance of the swing state’s diverse voter base‚ adding that the 2024 election would be close in Michigan. “Today‚ I anticipate that we will see a sizable number of people vote uncommitted‚” Whitmer said. “As we know‚ our huge Arab‚ Palestinian‚ and Muslim communities are going to voice some of their opinions with regard to how we’re handling what’s happening over in Gaza and Israel.” “We also have a robust Jewish community here‚ and these are two very important communities that have lived in harmony in this state for decades‚” she added. “And there’s a lot of people who are hurting.” Earlier this month‚ Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) — a Muslim who was censured by the U.S. House for her anti-Semitic comments — called for her constituents to “vote uncommitted” as a way to protest Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. “We don’t want a country that supports wars and bombs and destruction. We want to support life. We want to stand up for every single life killed in Gaza‚” Tlaib said. “This is the way you can raise our voices‚ to make us even more visible‚” she added later. “Right now‚ we feel completely neglected and just unseen by our government. If you want us to be louder‚ then come here and vote uncommitted.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Whitmer’s admission that she expects Muslim voters to heed Tlaib’s call comes after the governor encouraged Democrats in Michigan to back the president‚ arguing that “any vote that’s not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term.” Trump currently leads the president in polling in the swing state by five points‚ according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. Biden took Michigan in 2020‚ coming in 154‚000 votes ahead of Trump‚ who won the state over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by just over 10‚000 votes in 2016.