According to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund (“NLEOMF”), 56 percent more police officers were shot and killed in the line of duty in 2016 than in 2015. In fact, 64 officers died as a result of gun violence in the United States last year, which is 23 more than the 41 police officers who […]
On December 8, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) released startling statistics regarding opioid deaths in 2015. For the first time in history, there were more than 30,000 opioid deaths in the United States. Additionally, this represented an increase of more than 5,000 prescription drug overdose deaths over 2014. Specifically, there were […]
Media outlets across the county have been reporting on the death of NBA star Dwyane Wade’s cousin, Nykea Aldridge. On Sunday, August 28, 2016, authorities in Chicago disclosed that two men – Darwin Sorrells Jr., 26, and Derren Sorrells, 22 – were arrested and charged with first degree murder and first degree attempted murder as […]
Camden County law enforcement is looking into a recent shooting on a Camden New Jersey street that left one person dead and another person with serious injuries. The shooting went down around 8:45 p.m. According to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, the two female victims were walking on South 6th Street in Camden NJ when […]
Police in Orange NJ are trying to determine the identities of suspects in two recent shootings that resulted in fatalities. The first fatal shooting went down on the 300 block of Central Avenue near Carteret Place in Orange, New Jersey. Someone reportedly drove past the street and fired multiple gunshots at three people, resulting in […]