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CBS News
4 hours ago
- CBS News
Police in pursuit of a stolen vehicle in South LA
The Los Angeles Police Department is in pursuit of a stolen vehicle in South LA.
New York Times
7 hours ago
- New York Times
New Documents Shed Light on Brutality of Idaho Killings
Documents released by the Moscow Police Department on Wednesday shed new light on the brutality of the murders of four University of Idaho college students in 2022 and the extensive investigation that ultimately concluded with the sentencing of a former Ph.D. student from a nearby university, Bryan Kohberger, to life in prison on Wednesday. The department released hundreds of files after the sentence was handed down. Here are some key revelations from the documents. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
CBS News
8 hours ago
- CBS News
Modesto youth soccer coach faces child porn charges, police say
A Turlock man who coaches a youth travel soccer team based out of Modesto is accused of possessing and distributing child pornography, officials said Wednesday. Turlock's Police Department said a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to the investigation into and the arrest of Matthew Paez, 33. Paez was found to have uploaded child porn files "to an internet-based platform," police said. Several electronic devices found during a search of his home on Meandering Lane are being analyzed for additional evidence. None of the players coached by Paez are believed to be a victim, police said. Paez was taken into custody on Monday and faces one count of possession of child pornography and one count of distribution of obscene material involving a minor, police said.
CBS News
14 hours ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Paterson Police can remain under N.J. attorney general's control, court rules
New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Paterson Police Department can remain under the control of the state's attorney general. Matthew Platkin's office has been supervising the department since 2023, following what he called a series of police failures, including the killing of Najee Seabrooks, a community activist who was having a mental health crisis, after an hours-long standoff. Paterson officials sued, saying the attorney general didn't have the power to supersede their authority. The state's supreme court ruled the legislature passed statutes allowing the takeover. "As we have said for years, my office's supersession of the Paterson Police Department is lawful—and we applaud the New Jersey Supreme Court for unanimously upholding that decision. For more than two years now, members of my department have worked side-by-side with the hard-working men and women of the PPD to make Paterson safer for all its residents," Platkin said. "And despite the distractions of this litigation, they have made extraordinary progress on those goals—investing millions of dollars in modern crime-fighting technology, adopting a wide range of reforms to rebuild community trust and improve officer training and wellbeing, and achieving historic reductions in homicides and other violent crimes." "We came to Paterson in 2023 with a clear mission," said Public Safety Monitor Isa Abbassi. "Repair the relationship with the community, support the men and women of the PPD, and intervene in the epidemic of gun violence in the city of Paterson. Through thoughtful leadership, transparency, community partnerships, and a real plan for change, we have achieved so much already. Today's ruling gives us the opportunity to continue to repair relationships and save lives. We came to make progress, and the progress is undeniable." "What I've seen over the last two years has been the most meaningful change in our history," said Officer in Charge Patrick Murray. "We've modernized operations, earned back trust, and become a department the public can once again believe in. None of this could have been done without the willingness of our officers to identify a system in need of a repairs and help make them." Platkin's office touted a nearly 65% reduction in shooting victims compared to the same period year-to-date in 2022, and a nearly 54% reduction in shooting incidents. Platkin's office said, since the takeover, Paterson police have implemented a comprehensive strategic plan, made $10 million in annual investments to help improve the department, and more.
New York Times
16 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Times
State Takeover of New Jersey Police Department Was Lawful, Court Rules
The attorney general of New Jersey will be allowed to maintain control over the troubled Police Department in Paterson, the state's third largest city, after the State Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a takeover of the law enforcement agency had been justified. The ruling, which was unanimous, affirmed the decision of the attorney general, Matthew J. Platkin, to seize control of the department in 2023, following a series of police shootings that had roiled Paterson, an industrial city in the northern part of the state. The court affirmed Mr. Platkin's argument that state law allowed him to 'directly manage law enforcement agencies' in times of crisis. The justices overturned an earlier ruling in favor of city leaders who had sued to regain control of the police. In a statement following the decision, Mr. Platkin thanked the court. 'As we have said for years, my office's supersession of the Paterson Police Department is lawful,' he said. The conflict over who should manage the Paterson police began as soon as Mr. Platkin announced the takeover in 2023. That year, André Sayegh, Paterson's mayor, and other city leaders sued to regain control. In 2024, an appellate court sided with them. But Mr. Platkin quickly appealed that ruling, arguing at the time that since his office had taken over the department, 'murders, shootings, sexual assaults, robberies and other violent crime in Paterson have all plummeted, while officer morale and community trust have dramatically improved.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
