https://theworldwatch.com/tags/police/ Wed 30 Sep 2026 13:32:01 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620191/moment-french-riot-cop-shoots-teenage-protester-in-the-face-with-a-grenade-launcher/
A police officer has sparked outrage in France after he shot a teen protester in the face with a grenade launcher at point blank-range, leaving him with his mouth 'torn apart'. Students have been protesting across France since last week, with pupils growing increasingly angry over budget cuts to education. Teenagers blocking entrances to schools have been accused of setting fires and clashing with police, with at least 10 students arrested. On Monday, tensions boiled over in the French department of Val-d'Oise when a teenager was hit in the face by a grenade launcher outside a high school. Footage shows a boy, dressed in black, coming face to face with a police officer. The riot cop throws a punch at the teen, who retaliates by kicking the policeman in the abdomen. The officer, who is standing less than one metre from the boy, then launches a grenade at him, with the impact knocking the teen onto the floor. The boy is then seen lying on the ground, writhing in agony as he clutches his face. A group of boys then run up to the teen and get him off the ground before ushering him away from riot police. The boy's mother told French newspaper Le Parisien that his mouth was 'torn apart.' 'All his upper teeth have been broken...We don't know yet what's left of his lower teeth,' she said. Two investigations have been opened by the public prosecutor's office to establish the circumstances around the incident. ]]> Tue 29 Sep 2026 14:04:44 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620191/moment-french-riot-cop-shoots-teenage-protester-in-the-face-with-a-grenade-launcher/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620187/wanted-for-murder-fugitive-arrested-in-florida-after-being-on-the-run-for-3-years/
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— A multi-state manhunt came to a close on Wednesday after a man suspected of murder was arrested in Jacksonville, authorities said. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, their SWAT team tracked 43-year-old Jonathan Soto, a wanted murder suspect, to an apartment complex on Gate Parkway. Soto is a suspect in a Feb. 2023 murder of an Atlanta business owner for the Republic Lounge. He was on the Atlanta Police Department’s most wanted list. JSO reported that they, along with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and the City of Atlanta Police Department, surrounded the apartment where Soto was hiding and, when he refused to come out, they used an energetic charge to open the door. The sheriff’s office reported that Soto surrendered on a fugitive warrant for muder and possession of a firearm. Video from JSO’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Unit captured Soto’s arrest. ]]> Tue 29 Sep 2026 12:20:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620187/wanted-for-murder-fugitive-arrested-in-florida-after-being-on-the-run-for-3-years/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620154/wrong-way-driver-crashes-into-tennessee-highway-patrol-sergeant-on-i-40/
Dickson County, TN - A Tennessee Highway Patrol sergeant and another driver are expected to recover after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 40 in Dickson County, according to THP. THP said Sgt. Goddard, who works in the agency’s Memphis District, was returning from a training session in Nashville on Thursday when he encountered a wrong-way driver on I-40. According to THP, an elderly man was traveling the wrong way on the interstate when he collided with Goddard near mile marker 176, close to the Interstate 840 interchange. Both Goddard and the other driver were injured in the crash. THP said both are expected to make a full recovery. ]]> Mon 28 Sep 2026 15:09:02 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620154/wrong-way-driver-crashes-into-tennessee-highway-patrol-sergeant-on-i-40/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620135/cicero-the-law-of-nature-is-that-we-should-defend-ourselves-against-violence-by-for/
Cicero: "The law of nature is that we should defend ourselves against violence by force of arms." ]]> Mon 28 Sep 2026 07:25:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620135/cicero-the-law-of-nature-is-that-we-should-defend-ourselves-against-violence-by-for/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620119/suspect-in-custody-after-mother-fatally-shot-2-year-old-son-found-dead-in-burning-ca/
Authorities in Illinois say a man is in custody after a mother and her 2-year-old son were killed in what is believed to have been a domestic violence incident. Heaven J. Wood, 20, and her 2-year-old son, KJ Duncan-Wood, were found dead early Friday when Peoria County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a car fire then made a welfare check at a nearby home. The two were victims of domestic violence, authorities say. “This day was nothing short of tragic for Ms. Wood and her son,” said Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood in a statement. Wood was found inside the Peoria County home with multiple gunshot wounds, according to Harwood. She was pronounced dead at the hospital. First responders who put out the car fire found Wood’s son dead inside. He suffered severe smoke inhalation from the fire and “likely passed away moments after the fire was started,” Harwood said. Authorities say a preliminary investigation indicated the car had been driven away from the area of the shooting before crashing. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the fire had been intentionally set. ]]> Sun 27 Sep 2026 20:20:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620119/suspect-in-custody-after-mother-fatally-shot-2-year-old-son-found-dead-in-burning-ca/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620104/wnba-player-arike-ogunbowale-arrested-outside-a-miami-night-club/
Miami, FL - WNBA superstar Paige Bueckers had a Taser pointed in her face during her Dallas Wings teammate's wild arrest earlier this year. The chaotic incident occurred at around 4:20 a.m. on March 5, just outside of the popular Miami nightclub E11EVEN. Bueckers, her Wings teammate Arike Ogunbowale and a host of other WNBA players had been inside the establishment celebrating Ogunbowale's championship victory in the Unrivaled women's basketball league when they were all abruptly escorted out of the building. A police incident report states that following some kind of altercation inside the venue, Ogunbowale and her friends were being ushered to the back exit when Ogunbowale suddenly punched one of the nightclub's security staffers "in the face with a closed fist." After the alleged victim told cops Ogunbowale was the assailant, one officer went to detain her just after she got out of the club. But bodycamera footage shows as the policeman went to grab her wrists, Bueckers and several others tried to plead with the cop to let her go. The crowd around Ogunbowale — which included Unrivaled host Maria Clifton, Aces guard Jackie Young and Sky forward DiJonai Carrington, among others — grew so large, the cop pulled out his Taser and demanded everyone back up. Bueckers, though, put her arm around Ogunbowale and told the cop repeatedly, "We got her." The officer then aimed the Taser at Bueckers and ordered her to let Ogunbowale go. After several tense moments, the video shows Ogunbowale's group ultimately let the cop detain her, though Clifton was heard shouting, "Stop it. Do not put handcuffs on her. Are you f—king kidding me? She's a champion." Ogunbowale was placed into the back of a police squad car, and during an ensuing investigation, authorities wrote in the incident report that officers observed CCTV footage from the nightclub that was consistent with the alleged victim's allegations against Ogunbowale. Ogunbowale was eventually taken to nearby jail and booked on one misdemeanor count of battery. Court records, however, show the charge was dropped in May. ]]> Sun 27 Sep 2026 18:37:29 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620104/wnba-player-arike-ogunbowale-arrested-outside-a-miami-night-club/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620071/terrible-florida-mom-leaves-her-6-month-old-in-a-running-car-for-hours-while-she-clea/
EDGEWATER, Fla. — A Florida mother accused of leaving her 6-month-old baby inside a running vehicle for hours while she cleaned a home is behind bars — and it isn't the first time she's been accused of similar conduct. According to the Edgewater Police Department, a concerned citizen noticed an unoccupied vehicle running in a driveway for an extended period. After approaching the vehicle, the person discovered a 6-month-old baby alone inside and called 911. Edgewater police responded and determined that Kristina Vitucci had allegedly left the baby inside the vehicle for several hours. Vitucci told officers she checked on the child every 45 minutes. Body camera video shows officers approaching the home after confirming a baby was inside the vehicle. An officer then walked to the home and knocked on the door. A woman answered and told officers the running vehicle belonged to her house cleaner. Police said that despite the vehicle running, the air conditioning was not keeping the interior at a comfortable temperature. The baby did not appear to be physically injured but appeared uncomfortable, according to police. Body camera video later shows officers placing Vitucci in handcuffs. Investigators said this was not the first time Vitucci had been accused of leaving a child alone inside a vehicle. In February 2025, authorities said she left a child inside a vehicle while she was inside a local bar consuming alcohol. Police said the latest arrest resulted in an alleged violation of her probation. ]]> Fri 25 Sep 2026 12:44:04 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620071/terrible-florida-mom-leaves-her-6-month-old-in-a-running-car-for-hours-while-she-clea/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620058/woman-with-meth-pipe-bomb-bolts-from-deputies-hits-school-bus-full-of-kids/
TAMPA, Fla. - A 54-year-old 11-time convicted felon was arrested Wednesday after dragging a deputy during a traffic stop and crashing into a school bus carrying 41 students, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Deputies stopped Tonnetta Evans, 54, in a silver Kia Forte at 4:36 p.m. Wednesday on Hillsborough Avenue West, just west of Dale Mabry Highway North. When deputies tried to remove Evans after developing probable cause to search the car, she put the vehicle in drive and sped away eastbound with a deputy partially inside, officials said. Evans immediately struck a school bus carrying 41 Pierce Middle School students, a bus driver and a bus aide before a pursuit could begin, according to investigators. The collision caused minor damage, and no students were injured before being transferred to another bus to go home. Deputies captured Evans at the Howard Avenue and Armenia Avenue ramp to southbound Interstate 275. Authorities have not said why Evans had a pipe bomb, brass knuckles, a TASER, a bandolier of shotgun shells, prescription pills, marijuana and methamphetamine inside her car. Investigators also found five stolen credit and identification cards, $1,100 in counterfeit $1,000 bills and silver coins in the car, which was reported stolen out of Kentucky in 2022, according to the sheriff's office. Evans now faces multiple local charges, including aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, armed possession of methamphetamine and hit-and-run involving a school bus. ]]> Thu 24 Sep 2026 23:13:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620058/woman-with-meth-pipe-bomb-bolts-from-deputies-hits-school-bus-full-of-kids/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620057/shooting-suspect-fatally-shot-after-a-brief-chase-and-shooting-the-officer-in-the-leg/
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department released body camera video of an incident where an officer fatally shot an armed man after a car and foot pursuit ended in a gunfight. The Sept. 23 incident began when officers on patrol spotted a car matching a vehicle wanted in a shots-fired incident. They tried to stop the car, and a pursuit followed, according to police. Video shows the car eventually coming to a stop. Two occupants got out of the vehicle and fled on foot. An officer can be seen pursuing the suspect while ordering him to get on the ground. The suspect refused, and the two exchanged gunfire, police said. The man died at the scene despite lifesaving efforts from MPD and Milwaukee Fire Department personnel. He was holding one firearm when he was shot, and a second was in his waistband. A third gun was recovered from the car. The officer, a 35-year-old with more than three years on the force, was taken to a hospital for an injury and released. He was placed on administrative duty, according to police. The Milwaukee Area Investigative Team is investigating, with the Wauwatosa Police Department as lead agency. ]]> Thu 24 Sep 2026 20:57:05 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620057/shooting-suspect-fatally-shot-after-a-brief-chase-and-shooting-the-officer-in-the-leg/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620055/what-orange-chicken-do-to-her/
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PEARLAND, Texas – Two men from Florida have been arrested after Pearland police investigated suspicious ATM activity and ultimately were led on a chase. The Pearland Police Department says it happened on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at approximately 6 p.m. when officers were dispatched to a bank in the 9900 block of Broadway Street after getting reports of suspicious activity in the ATM drive-thru. Officers were told that a masked man was making multiple transactions using several different cards and withdrawing large amounts of cash. As officers were responding, the suspect was seen getting into the passenger seat of white GMC Sierra, which then left the area. With the help of a drone, an officer found the truck in the parking lot of a business in the 2500 block of Smith Ranch Road. The passenger got out of the truck and began to walk away, but was detained by the officer. The driver, who was still inside the truck, took off. Other officers attempted to pull over the truck, but the suspect refused to stop. The suspect began throwing large amounts of cash out the window of the truck, which was caught on dash cam video. The vehicle eventually stopped in the 1600 block of Max Road. Officers took the suspect into custody without further incident. Officers recovered more than $6,000 in cash that had been thrown from the vehicle during the pursuit. The passenger was identified as Tarvares Givens, of Florida, and was arrested and charged with Failure to Identify. The driver was identified as Levon Steven Jr., of Florida, and was arrested and charged with Evading Arrest and Tampering with Evidence. The investigation remains ongoing. Detectives are continuing to investigate the incident for additional fraud-related charges. At the time of this post both Givens and Steven are currently in custody at the Brazoria County Jail. ]]> Thu 24 Sep 2026 10:47:04 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620041/florida-man-throws-cash-out-window-while-leading-pearland-police-on-chase/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620040/school-worker-80-charged-with-abuse-after-allegedly-hitting-student/
DELTONA, Fla. — An 80-year-old former school worker is facing a child abuse charge after surveillance video allegedly showed her hitting a student in the head inside a cafeteria, according to the arrest report. Maria Graham resigned from her Volusia County Schools position before her arrest, district officials confirmed. According to the arrest report, surveillance video showed Graham hitting a child in the head with enough force to jolt the student forward. A judge released Graham on her own recognizance. “Based off of the agreement between the parties, I will release you on your own recognizance. I am going to order that you have no contact with the listed victim,” the judge said. The incident happened last Thursday at Deltona Lakes Elementary. According to the arrest report, Graham told deputies the child tried to skip the dinner line and was pushing other students. Graham said she intervened and told the child to go to the back of the line. She claimed the child continued being disrespectful, so she planned to take the child to the front of the cafeteria. Graham said she may have raised her hand during the interaction, but did not recall hitting the child. According to the arrest report, the child told deputies she doesn’t want to come back to school. ]]> Thu 24 Sep 2026 09:53:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620040/school-worker-80-charged-with-abuse-after-allegedly-hitting-student/