Tag: police
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Meet the woman who runs a Thai tank-making empire
I had borrowed a border patrol police car and was stopped by a bunch of armed Hmong people, but came to no harm because they saw I was just a girl with pigtails. After the Thammasat Massacre [Oct 1976], everyone was leaving the city to lay low in the forest. Read Full Article
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Police: Missing woman found dead in creek not victim of foul play despite credit cards being stolen
“My heart hurts, I don’t know what to do, I talk, I cry all day,” he told the gathered crowd at a vigil. As people gathered for this Hmong tradition of laying people to rest, Kor greeted every friend and stranger in the crowd repeating the same message. Read Full Article
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Man charged in attempted homicide stabbing found incompetent
A criminal complaint states that the woman, who had been at a program at Kajsiab House, a program for Hmong elders and their families, when she was supposed to walk with Lor but couldn’t that day. She told police that he became upset, and as she walked … Read Full Article
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Marysville police arrest known gang member, seize six firearms
Six firearms were seized and a known member of the Hmong Nation Society street gang was arrested by the Marysville Police Department on Monday following a search of the suspect’s residence in Olivehurst. Read Full Article
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Minnesota’s police training board is getting $12M and new members
Jim Yang, who is Hmong-American, to the board. Both are experienced police officers. Mix of sadness, joy as Philando Castile remembered on anniversary of his death Gov. Dayton proposes police training fund be named after Philando Castile Philando Castile … Read Full Article
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Online Uproar Forces School To Cancel One-By-One Greeting Policy
More girl victims to file sex abuse charge against “Lao Yang”By Thai PBS PHETCHABUN: — More parents are expected to lodge complaint with the police against the 56-year-old self-proclaimed Hmong cult leader Lao Yang for sex abuses of their children. Read Full Article
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More girl victims to file sex abuse charge against “Lao Yang”
PHETCHABUN: — More parents are expected to lodge complaint with the police against the 56-year-old self-proclaimed Hmong cult leader Lao Yang for sex abuses of their children. Lao Yang, or Wangfue Saejang, is facing charges on six counts of sexual abuse … Read Full Article
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Police say men threatened to duplicate Wausau area shootings
Everest Metro Police Chief Wally Sparks told Newsline 9 that his officers are used to dealing with domestic disputes in the Hmong community. “There’s some issues that need to be addressed,” he said. “We come across cases where women in the Hmong … Read Full Article
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Two Marathon Co. men charged with threatening to repeat shooting rampage
Everest Metro Police Chief Wally Sparks said that he and other community leaders need to address domestic violence in traditional Hmong households. “We come across cases where Hmong women are often treated as second-class citizens,” Sparks tells Newsline 9 … Read Full Article
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Men Threaten to Duplicate Shooting Rampage
Everest Metro Police Chief Wally Sparks tells Newsline 9 that his officers are used to dealing with domestic disputes in the Hmong community. “There’s some issues that need to be addressed,” he said. We come across cases where women in the Hmong community … Read Full Article
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Maplewood woman killed in hit-run crash at Buffalo, N.Y., airport
Meet and hear from Maplewood police chief finalists Monday, Tuesday Police say missing Maplewood teen found safe Three Maplewood courts for playing Hmong-style Tuj Lub to open this weekend Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority police said Daisy Josiah … Read Full Article
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New details released in the murder of 69-year-old Hmong man
FRESNO, Calif. – The oldest son of a man who was shot and killed in his own home, speaks only to Eyewitness News. It was a home invasion that ended in the deaths of three people. Fresno Police is now releasing new details. Chief Jerry Dyer confirmed the … Read Full Article
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Field training gets Madison police recruits out of the classroom and into the community
In another instance, Cleary said he was able to use knowledge of the Hmong culture he learned during a cultural competency class to gain trust during a domestic incident. “Even that little bit I had helped just being able to give a greeting in Hmong and … Read Full Article
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Junction City man pleads not guilty in shooting incidents
STEVENS POINT (WAOW) – An 80-year-old Junction City man accused of firing two gun shots in a standoff with police and two shots toward a Hmong neighbor pleaded not guilty to five charges Monday, according to online Portage County court records. Henry … Read Full Article
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Mental Health Awareness Month events planned throughout Butte County
Police Community Advisory Board discussion on mental health and law enforcement: 5:30-7 p.m. May 17 at the old city hall, 441 Main St. • “A Story A-Hmong Us”: 6-7:30 p.m. May 17 at the Hmong Cultural Center 1940 Feather River Blvd., Oroville. Read Full Article
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Dai Thao says he will continue his run for St. Paul mayor despite allegations
St. Paul’s first Hmong-American City Council member is known for his bold political style and stances, from removing police from a civilian review board to pushing banks to fight racial disparities. He has drawn ardent supporters and detractors … Read Full Article
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Des Moines Police Department Promotes Second Asian Sergeant
“He is a great resource for our community because he speaks Laotian, Hmong, and even Thai. So he can speak those languages and that helps a lot,” said Baccam, of the Iowa Asian Alliance. Sergeant Lor has been a great resource for the city. He helped … Read Full Article
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Chou Her was sworn in as UC Merced police chief on April 18, 2017. He is the first Hmong American to lead a University of California public safety agency. Her joined UC Merced when it opened in 2005 and has served twice as interim chief. He brings more … Read Full Article