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Man accused of throwing sandwich at US border agent charged with assault
A man accused of throwing a sandwich at a US Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington DC has been charged with assaulting a federal officer – a felony that could result in up to a year in jail and significant fines. Captured in a now viral video, the man authorities have identified as Sean Charles Dunn, 37, could be seen yelling 'Fascists!' and 'Shame!' at a group of officers as they patrolled the district on Sunday night. Daina Henry, a local transit police detective detailed the altercation in a criminal complaint, alleging that Dunn pointed his finger in the officer's face and yelled, 'Fuck you! You fucking fascists! Why are you here? I don't want you in my city,' minutes before 'winding his arm back and forcefully throwing a sub-style sandwich'. The incident erupted as tensions simmered over Donald Trump's looming takeover of DC and his administration's use of force to brutally achieve his anti-migrant agenda. On Tuesday, the president deployed the first round of federal agents, including officers from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Department of Homeland Security, along with dozens of national guard troops, in an operation he said is only just beginning. Invoking a never-before-used clause that allows a temporary federal takeover of the district's police department, Trump called on Congress to grant him the power for a long-term occupation, but told reporters there were other ways to extend his control. 'If it's a national emergency, we can do it without Congress,' he said, speaking on Wednesday during a visit to the Kennedy Center. Trump has threatened to send federal officers and military personnel into other US cities as well. Dunn's case, filed in the US district court in Washington, was taken up by the US attorney's office headed by former Fox News host and Trump appointee Jeanine Pirro, who threatened to prosecute him fully. She has been outspoken in her support for the president's plan to crackdown on crime. 'President Trump has vowed to make DC safe and beautiful again,' she said in a video posted to social media, championing the federal deployment. 'The president's message to the criminals was: if you spit, we hit,' she said. 'This guy thought it was funny,' she continued, referencing the defendant's alleged actions. 'Well, he doesn't think it's funny today, because we charged him with a felony, assault on a police officer.' She added that she and her team were going to 'back the police to the hilt'. Dunn has not publicly commented about the charges or the incident and court records do not yet list an attorney for him or any scheduled court hearings. In the video, the officer does not appear to be injured from the sandwich, which the video-taker zoomed in on to show it was still fully wrapped in a Subway wrapper, where it landed in the street. The agent and others with him could be seen chasing the man after he threw the sandwich. Henry, in the criminal complaint, alleges Dunn was apprehended soon after and later said: 'I did it. I threw a sandwich.' Chris Stein contributed reporting
The Guardian
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Childcare staff should report crimes to police, head of child abuse squad tells inquiry
Staff in the childcare sector who suspect or see abuse should first 'report it to police' and not the regulator, the head of the New South Wales police child abuse squad, Det Supt Linda Howlett, said during a public inquiry into the childcare sector. 'If you're walking down the street and you saw someone being assaulted, nine times out of 10 most people would contact the police. I don't really understand why this sector sees a criminal offence or an offence and they choose to report it to the regulator,' Howlett said
The Independent
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3 Virginia sheriff's deputies who were shot while executing a search warrant are OK
Three sheriff's deputies who were shot while executing warrants in southern Virginia were 'shaken up' but doing well, officials said Wednesday. The warrants were for brandishing a firearm and trespassing, said Pittsylvania County Sheriff Michael W. Taylor. They were also serving a protective order, he said. There was an hourslong standoff but it ended peacefully and with the suspected shooter in custody, Taylor told reporters afterward. 'All three are well. Of course they're shaken up. And they're going through the process now of trying to heal,' Taylor said, adding: 'They're OK.' Photos and video from the scene showed a large number of parked police and emergency response vehicles. U.S. Rep. John McGuire, who represents Virginia's 5th congressional district, had earlier said in a post on X that his thoughts and prayers were with deputies and their families. 'We are closely following the situation and keeping everyone affected in our hearts during this difficult time,' McGuire wrote. Pittsylvania County is located along the state's southern border with North Carolina, about 98 miles (158 kilometers) northwest of Raleigh, North Carolina.
