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☆ M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller 'Trap' is inspired by the true story of a twisted sting operation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewDirector M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller, "Trap," is filled with twists and turns, but its premise is grounded in a real-life sting operation that took place in the '80s. Here's how the sting operation partly inspired Shyamalan's film. Related storiesAccording to The Washington Post, Operation Sting led to 144 arrests. Shyamalan said that the sting operation was 'hilarious' and the absurdity of the fakeout stuck with himHartnett as Cooper and Donoghue as Riley in "Trap." "Trap" isn't a comedy by any means, but the dark humor of Operation Flagship informed the movie.

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☆ Mother of Jan. 6 officer Michael Fanone swatted after he called Trump 'authoritarian'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former Washington DC police officer Michael Fanone finishes giving a speech denouncing political violence during a news conference put on by Courage for America featuring veterans, politicians on the west side of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. Hours later, Fanone's mother was "swatted" at her home in Virginia. That night, Fanone told NBC News, his mother opened the door to law enforcement while in her nightgown, "mortified" to find SWAT team officers at her home. Pro-Trump protesters clash with D.C. police officer Michael Fanone during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. Shannon Stapleton | ReutersWashington Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone testifies during the House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021.

Persons: Michael Fanone, Leah Millis, Reuters Michael Fanone, Donald Trump's, Trump, Fanone, Donald Trump, Shannon Stapleton, Andrew Harnik Organizations: Washington DC, Courage, U.S . Capitol, Reuters, NBC News, NBC, FBI, Trump, D.C, U.S . Congress, U.S, Capitol, Reuters Washington Metropolitan Police Department Locations: America, Washington , U.S, Virginia

☆ House Speaker Johnson wants to blur January 6 footage to protect Capitol rioters
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | Haley Talbot | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that before publicly releasing footage of the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, the faces of the mob will be blurred to protect them from the Justice Department. The Louisiana Republican said during a news conference that he wants to make sure rioters don’t get prosecuted. “We’re going through a methodical process of releasing them as quickly as we can,” Johnson said. The Department of Justice already has access to raw footage from January 6, 2021,” Shah wrote. In mid-November, Johnson announced that he planned to release the Capitol Hill security footage that does not contain sensitive information but did not mention blurring out faces.

Persons: Mike Johnson, don’t, “, ” Johnson, Raj Shah, Johnson, ”, ” Shah Organizations: CNN —, Justice Department, The, The Louisiana Republican, DOJ, Capitol, of Justice, FBI, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, DC police, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee Locations: The Louisiana, DC’s, Washington, Capitol Hill

☆ Secret Service agent on Biden’s granddaughter’s security detail fired weapon in response to car break-in
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Washington CNN —A US Secret Service agent on President Joe Biden’s granddaughter Naomi Biden’s security detail shot at individuals attempting to break into a US government vehicle in Georgetown, CNN has learned. “On Nov. 12 around 11:58 p.m. in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, Secret Service agents encountered possibly three individuals breaking a window on a parked and unoccupied government vehicle,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement. He added, “During this encounter, a federal agent discharged a service weapon and it is believed no one was struck. A source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN that the agent involved was assigned to Naomi Biden’s detail. Guglielmi said the incident is being investigated by the DC Metropolitan Police Department and the Secret Service.

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☆ House Democrat was the victim of a carjacking just blocks from the Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar was carjacked Monday evening blocks from the US Capitol. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementDemocratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas was carjacked Monday evening as armed assailants attacked him as he was parking his car blocks from the Capitol. US Capitol Police said it has investigators working with DC Metropolitan Police given that the victim was a member of Congress. The Post previously reported how carjackings are on the rise throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

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☆ Prosecutors accuse a Washington DC police lieutenant of helping the Proud Boys and warning leader Enrique Tarrio about his impending arrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Federal prosecutors allege a DC police lieutenant warned Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio of his impending arrest. Tarrio then passed this information on to other Proud Boys members, according to the indictment. Despite the warning, Tarrio was arrested the same day. Lamond and Tarrio sent hundreds of messages to each other between July 2019 and January 2021, prosecutors say. But the Proud Boys are still thriving despite recent prosecutions, with members focusing on targeting the LGBTQ community, specifically, drag performers, Insider previously reported.

☆ Jan. 6 rioter who pinned DC Metropolitan Police officer calls his actions 'monumentally stupid' as he's sentenced to over 7 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A man who pinned a DC Police officer to a Capitol door on January 6 was sentenced to over 7 years in prison. "Your actions are some of the most egregious crimes that were committed on that dark day," said the judge. "Your actions are some of the most egregious crimes that were committed on that dark day," the judge told McCaughey. Federal prosecutors had sought a sentence of 15 years and eight months, which would have been the longest sentence given to any Capitol riot defendant. "I do not foresee that changing anytime soon," he told the judge, calling McCaughey a "foot solider" in the push to overturn the election.

☆ Police officer who was injured during January 6 riots mocks McCarthy's 'trouble' gaining the majority vote for House Speaker: 'I just came here to rub it in'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A former DC police officer who suffered major injuries on January 6 took a jab at Rep. Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy has unsuccessfully sought the majority vote for House Speaker six times in two days. The ex-officer, Michael Fanone, a McCarthy critic, was at the Capitol Wednesday "to rub it in." The GOP in the House has a slim majority and far-right GOP holdouts have voted for other candidates. One of the GOP holdouts Rep. Matt Gaetz has accused McCarthy of "squatting" in the House Speaker's office without having been voted in, Insider reported.

☆ January 6 police officer Michael Fanone backs Fetterman in new video, says Oz 'filled his campaign ranks with election deniers'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former DC police officer Michael Fanone is backing Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman for Senate. Fanone accused Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz of filling his campaign with "election deniers." Former Washington Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone says that makes him unfit for office. "Oz has filled his campaign ranks with election deniers and even participants in the January 6th attack on our Capitol," Michael Fanone said in a video released Monday by the campaign of Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. As reported by Rolling Stone, an Oz campaign coordinator, Lee Snover, admitted that on January 6 she went as far as "the Capitol steps."

☆ Capitol rioter accused of bringing the stun gun that was used on cop Michael Fanone was given one of the harshest sentences yet
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Capitol rioter was given one of the longest sentences so far, 86 months in prison. Kyle Young, 38, is accused of bringing the stun gun that was used on DC Police Officer Michael Fanone. She said that Young brought the stun gun that another rioter used on then-Officer Michael Fanone, and that he had shown the rioter how to use it. Jackson told the court on Tuesday that Young brought a taser, and that same stun gun was used to tase Fanone, CNN reported. The same stun gun was then used by a rioter on Fanone, the Post reported.

☆ Полиция США опубликовала фото людей, ворвавшихся в Капитолий. За информацию о каждом обещают $1000
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-08 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +2 min

Полиция округа Колумбия в США опубликовала фотографии участников штурма Капитолия 6 января. xС аналогичной просьбой помочь установить личности участников беспорядков обратилось к жителям США и ФБР, сообщает Reuters. Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411 pic.twitter.com/yWIPEaxxFW — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) January 7, 2021Некоторых участников штурма уже опознали пользователи соцсетей. По данным на 8 января, полиция задержала 68 участников штурма Капитолия. Напомним, сторонники действующего президента США Трампа ворвались в здание Конгресса 6 января, когда там шло заседание обеих палат, на котором утверждали итоги ноябрьских выборов президента.

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☆ Опубликованы фото участников штурма Капитолия. За информацию о каждом обещана награда в 1000 долларов
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-08 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411 pic.twitter.com/yWIPEaxxFW — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) January 7, 2021С аналогичной просьбой помочь установить личности участников беспорядков к жителям США обратилось и ФБР, сообщает Reuters. Опознанием участников штурма Капитолия занялись и в твиттере. Некоторые участники беспорядков, личности которых удалось установить, уже лишились работы. Так, один из сотрудников компании Navistar Direct Marketing из штата Мэриленд участвовал в штурме Капитолия, не сняв рабочий бейдж, передает meduza. По состоянию на утро 8 января по времени Вашингтона, были задержаны 68 участников беспорядков.

Persons: Дональд Трамп Organizations: — DC Police Department, Reuters, ФБР Locations: США, Капитолий, Мэриленд, Вашингтон

☆ These are all the federal crimes Trump extremists could be charged with after their attack on the US Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-08 | by ( Dave Levinthal | Tina Sfondeles | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Federal authorities and other law enforcement will likely make more arrests within days, if not hours. "These fools made it easy for law enforcement to find them because they were posing for pictures. An Insider analysis of the United States Code, coupled with interviews with several leading experts on federal law, identified more than a dozen different federal crimes that could apply to Trump supporters who attacked the Capitol. Assaulting, resisting, or impeding government officialsVideos both inside and outside the Capitol showed numerous pro-Trump extremists physically fighting with and otherwise interfering with federal law enforcement and other government officials. Anyone who "willfully injures or commits any depredation against any property of the United States" commits a federal crime.

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