The Citizen App Promises Safety but Its Growing Paywall Is Raising Alarms
A Safety App Under the Spotlight The Citizen app, a real-time safety network, has been generating significant buzz as it empowers users with instant, hyper-local alerts about incidents happening nearby. The premise is simple and compelling: know what’s happening around you before anyone else does….
California Man Arrested After Driving a Guillotine to the US Capitol
An Alarming Discovery on East Capitol Street On Tuesday, U.S. Capitol Police arrested a California man with what they said was a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol complex. The bizarre and unsettling incident unfolded in one of…
California Man Arrested After Driving Guillotine Cross-Country to US Capitol
A Medieval Weapon on a Modern Street A Southern California man was arrested in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday afternoon after authorities found a guillotine in the bed of his pickup truck. The discovery — jarring in its sheer brazenness — unfolded just steps from some…
America’s Murder Rate Just Hit Its Lowest Point Since the Eisenhower Era
A Historic Turning Point in American Crime The nation’s violent crime rate fell 9.3% in 2025, marking the largest year-to-year decline since the FBI began estimating crime trends in 1936. That’s not just a promising statistic — it’s a genuine milestone. Nearly 90 years of…
49ers Owner Jed York Arrested in Ohio Prostitution Sting, Pleads No Contest to Misdemeanors
A Stunning Fall From the Owner’s Box San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York pleaded no contest Monday to two misdemeanor charges after police said he arranged to pay $140 for sex through an undercover advertisement and was arrested at an Ohio mobile home park. The…
Air Force Member Charged After 15-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl Found at His Base
A Teen Gone in the Night On August 20, the victim’s parents reported the teen was missing after she snuck out of a back window around 3:20 a.m. The 15-year-old from Levittown, Pennsylvania had vanished without a trace — except for one thing she left…
The Citizen App Wants to Keep You Safe — But at What Cost
A Safety App With Big Ambitions — and Growing Pains The Citizen app has spent years positioning itself as an indispensable tool for personal safety, promising to put real-time emergency information directly in your pocket. With a live crime map, police and fire alerts, and…
Nancy Guthrie Still Missing After Nearly Seven Months as Case Grows Cold
A Case That Has Gripped the Nation On February 1, 2026, Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC News journalist and Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her home in the Catalina Foothills, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona. Nearly seven months later, as of…
America’s Murder Rate Just Hit Its Lowest Point Since the 1950s
A Historic Turning Point in American Crime The nation’s violent crime rate fell 9.3% in 2025, marking the largest year-to-year decline since the FBI began estimating crime trends in 1936. That’s not just a good year for public safety — it’s a once-in-a-generation shift. For…
Fugitive Wife of Slain Worcester Officer Was Co-Founder of Police Mental Health Group
A Deadly Morning in Worcester Police responded just before 5:30 a.m. on August 19 to a home on Wildwood Avenue in Worcester, Massachusetts, for a call about a medical situation — and found officer Kurt Solomon dead inside. What followed has gripped the law enforcement…
