An 18-year-old was arrested after officers responded to reports that a “man was wearing a mask to conceal his identity,” Nassau County police said. Nassau County government signs mask ban law effective immediately A new law in New York makes it illegal to wear a mask in public to conceal one’s identity. Masks worn for […]
The University of California Los Angeles campus police and the Los Angeles Police Department spent more than $630,000 in overtime this spring to break up protests and a Palestine solidarity camp on campus, according to public records obtained by The Independent. Between April 25 and May 25, campus police spent $389,389 on overtime, while the […]
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the mask ban, the first of its kind in the United States, into law early Wednesday morning. On Wednesday, a controversial ban on wearing face coverings in public was passed in the New York suburb of Nassau County. Civil rights activists and state officials immediately criticized the move as […]
British holidaymakers travelling to the Balearics this half term could face disruption as anti-tourism protests are set to take place in two popular locations, following similar demonstrations in the Canary Islands in April. The activist group Prou Eivissa (Enough Ibiza) has called for demonstrations in Ibiza Town on May 24. The group said the island […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – Authorities on Saturday charged an East St. Louis man with attacking a police officer who was “fighting for his life” following a protest marking the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. Elijah Gantt, 28, was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault, first-degree assault and criminal damage to property. He was […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – Authorities on Saturday charged an East St. Louis man with attacking a police officer who was “fighting for his life” following a protest marking the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. Elijah Gantt, 28, was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault, first-degree assault and criminal damage to property. He was […]
