Tag: police
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Wausau law enforcement, Hmong leaders meet to fix relationship
Members of the Wausau Police Department, Marathon County Sheriff’s Department and Hmong leaders met Sunday night to work toward fixing the relationship between law enforcement and the Hmong community. “Any time that we have opportunities to forge … Read Full Article
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Wausau Police Meet With Hmong Community
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – Members of the Wausau Police Department, Marathon County Sheriff’s Department, and Hmong leaders met Sunday night to work toward fixing their relationship ahead of the sentencing of Dylan Yang on Wednesday. In 2015, Yang fatally … Read Full Article
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South Sacramento meetings to address crime in Asian American, Latino communities
Two community meetings are scheduled to inform members of the Asian American and Latino communities how to protect themselves from crime. In August, a spate of robberies of Asian Americans occurred in south Sacramento, according to police. Members of the … Read Full Article
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Narcotics Suppression Police Sting Opperation Nets Golden Triangle Drug Lord
Pol Maj-Gen Sommai said that it was very difficult for police to approach Laota because he was always surrounded by many Hmong tribesmen until Wednesday when police managed to nab him. He said if Laota is allowed to go on with his illicit drug business … Read Full Article
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Case Closed: Police Say Hmong Not in the Wrong
A photo posted on Reddit Sunday claimed to show the process while a tourist’s watch was stolen by the kids in Chiang Mai. (Photo: Reddit / MedardBoss) CHIANG MAI — Two young Hmong girls described as “tiny thieves” in headlines the world over were … Read Full Article
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Missing senior went for walk, didn’t return
Lee does not speak English, and only speaks Hmong, police say. She is 5’3” and 90 pounds with long, black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call Lafayette Police at 303-665-5571. Read Full Article
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The resegregation of America
They hand out food and chips to the youths and dance the cha-cha with people from the neighborhood – a mixed group of African-Americans, Latinos, and Hmong. In one corner of the park, residents feed apples to a police horse. In another, they climb inside … Read Full Article
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Owners removing illegal resorts from Phu Thap Boek
Police, troops and forestry officials began removing them on Aug 19. However, the work was halted by angry Hmong hilltribe people and resort owners. The Hmong have the right to farm the land, but they instead leased much of it to investors, who built the … Read Full Article
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Phetchabun governor takes action against anti-demolition protesters
Phetchabun provincial governor Bundit Theeveethivarak has ordered officers to file police complaints against four leaders of Hmong protesters for allegedly obstructing officials who were demolishing 19 resorts in the popular tourist destination Phu Thap Boek. Read Full Article
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Karger: I didn’t mean to sound critical
WAUSAU – Marathon County Administrator Brad Karger never intended to be critical of police or the courts when he participated in a May rally for a Hmong teenager convicted of murder and he’s sorry that some county employees felt threatened during the … Read Full Article
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Maplewood examines police use of force policy
Maplewood is becoming increasingly diverse, with growing populations of Hmong, Karen, Latino and East African people. City leaders want future hiring to reflect that. “We’re limited somewhat by the pool of applicants,” Mayor Slawik said, “But we do want a … Read Full Article
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Hmong Minister Attacked, Robbed in Northern Philadelphia
Shongchai Hang, a 69-year-old Hmong-American minister, was attacked in the Fern Rock neighborhood of northern Philadelphia on July 15. Hang was beaten so badly that he was taken to a nearby medical center for treatment, according to the Philadelphia Police … Read Full Article
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Voter Fraud Probe In California Turns Into Voter Intimidation Boondoggle
That signal wasn’t lost on residents of Hmong communities in rural northern California, who said police came to their doors doing just that earlier this month. They said authorities also set up a roadway checkpoint to target Hmong drivers, threatening to … Read Full Article
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48 new recruits graduate from SF Police Academy
Tags: policeIn addition, many of the recruits are bilingual. Languages spoken among them include Spanish, Russian, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Italian, Cambodian and Hmong, according to police. After their graduation, all 48 recruits, including the Oakland recruits … Read Full Article