self-defense

Xavier Thomas-Jones arrested after attacking woman at apartment gym in Tampa, Florida (SOURCE: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)

Woman Fights Off Attack at Gym; Mom Taught Her Never Let Strangers Approach and Touch Her

Fri Feb 17, 2023 05:26 am Cardinal News

Nashali Alma shares the frightening moment she fought off a man who allegedly tried to rape her on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’ YouTube Tips ⓘ At times hitting her attacker at a rate of three strikes […]

Kenosha District Attorney: No Charges for Kenosha Police Officer that Shot Jacob Blake; “Incontrovertible” that Blake Was Armed with a Knife

Tue Jan 5, 2021 06:07 pm Cardinal News

Kenosha County, Wisconsin District Attorney Mike Graveley said he cannot prove the officers were not acting in self-defense when Officer Rusten Sheskey shot Blake in August. CBS 2’s Chris Tye reports. A Wisconsin prosecutor, Kenosha […]

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FIGHT BACK, Kyle Rittenhouse Legal Defense Team, Releases Video of Night 3 of Kenosha Riots When 2 Rioters Were Killed and 1 Was Injured from Gunshots

Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:12 am Cardinal News

The video by legal defense group #FightBack was flagged as an Age-Restricted video by YouTube. ❝ The following content has been flagged by the YouTube community as inappropriate of offensive to some audiences. Viewer discretion […]

Home invaders in Arlington Heights: One captured and one dead

One Dead, One Captured After Two Masked Offenders Enter Home on Evergreen Ave Just South of Waverly Rd, Arlington Heights

Sun Apr 5, 2020 10:08 am Cardinal News

The homeowner where police and an Emergency Service Team (SWAT) from NIPAS surrounded his house on Evergreen Avenue just south of Waverly Road put out a valiant effort to defend his family and himself on […]

Wheeling Man Dies 2 Weeks After He Was Stabbed in His Home; No Charges

Tue May 8, 2018 01:21 am Cardinal News

SELF-DEFENSE CLAIM NOT CONTRADICTED DURING INVESTIGATION FINDINGS Closed investigation/no charges in case of man stabbed in Wheeling, who died two weeks after stabbing injury to the head that was ruled by investigators as a self-defense […]

Masked Robber Was Armed with A BB Gun at Kwick Shop Convenience, Liquor Store, Wauconda

Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:40 pm Cardinal News

The armed and masked man that was shot and killed Sunday night about 9:00 p.m. during an attempted robbery at the Kwick Shop convenience and liquor store in Wauconda was armed with a BB gun. […]

Attempted Sexual Assault Busse Woods Grove 4 North of Higgins Rd Between Arlington Heights Rd and Route 53 — Thwarted with Mace

Tue Mar 31, 2015 08:33 am Cardinal News

Cook County Sheriff’s police responded about 6:46 PM Sunday to a report of an attempted sexual assault in Busse Woods, Elk Grove Village, IL. Cook County Sheriff’s police report that a female jogger used pepper […]

Testimonies in George Zimmerman Case: Jonathan Manlo, Stacy Livingston, John Good, and Rachel Jeantel

Fri Jun 28, 2013 09:31 pm Cardinal News

Lead Prosecutor Bernie De La Rionda questions Jonathan Manlo — a neighbor of George Zimmerman — who went outside after hearing a gunshot. Jonathan Manlo testified Friday that defendant George Zimmerman asked him to call […]

Burglary Suspect Paul Slater Shot by Mother Protecting Her Children in Georgia Home Invasion

Wed Jan 9, 2013 04:00 pm Cardinal News

A Georgia man says he is proud of his wife for protecting her family during a home invasion. Police say the suspect, Paul Ali Slater, is currently hospitalized and is being charged with burglary. A […]

Oklahoma Jury Says Pharmacist Jerome Ersland Guilty of First Degree Murder After Defending Pharmacy from Armed Robbers

Sat May 28, 2011 08:00 am Cardinal News

Jerome Ersland, 59, an Oklahoma City pharmacist at Reliable Discount Pharmacy, defended himself and employees against two armed robbers, who burst into the pharmacy with guns drawn and shooting on May 19, 2009. Jerome Ersland […]

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO: Robbery at Des Plaines Subway Before Police Pursuit of Rosemont Elite Taxi

Wed Jan 26, 2011 07:23 pm Cardinal News

Before a 45-minute police pursuit with a taxi, a violent struggle with a worker at a 24-hour Subway restaurant occurred at about 6:00 a.m. Wednesday. Jose Santiago, 33, who has worked at the Subway almost […]

Chicago Woman Comes Home from Grocer, Finds Windows Broken: Fleeing Youths Return and 1 Gets Shot

Wed Sep 29, 2010 08:20 am Cardinal News

WGN-TV Gaynor Hall Video Report: Boy had been terrorizing neighborhood for months. Chicago police responded about 5:25 p.m. Tuesday to the 7600 block of South Coles Avenue after a 68-year-old woman shot at two […]

Des Plaines Police Officer Shoots Krzysztof Kaczor, 24, After He Charged Officer with Axe

Tue Dec 22, 2009 06:26 am Cardinal News

Krzysztof Kaczor, 24, of the 400 block of East Washington St. in Des Plaines was pronounced dead of multiple gunshot wounds at 2:14 a.m. Sunday at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, after he […]

Fight like a Girl – NEW Program from Arlington Heights Park District

Wed Sep 16, 2009 01:11 pm Cardinal News

When: (Sep 24) (Oct 1) (Nov 12, 19) | 7-10pm Where: Pioneer Park, 500 S Fernandez This program is designed to offer the most effective self-protection techniques for women in realistic assault situations. This course […]

Homicide: Deandre Berry, 35, While Beating Sister Is Killed with One Punch by Sister’s Boyfriend at Linden Place Apartments

Mon Jun 22, 2009 07:43 pm admin

A 37-year-old woman being beaten by her brother, Deandre Berry, 35, had her assault ended by her boyfriend when he punched her brother once in the head. The punch knocked Deandre Berry to the ground. […]

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