Tag: Missing

FBI’s Latest Hate Crimes Report Missing Crucial Data from California, New York and Florida

FBI’s Latest Hate Crimes Report Missing Crucial Data from California, New York and Florida

More than 8,000 people were victims of bias-motivated incidents in 2021, according to the FBI. The crimes varied from intimidation to assault to rape and murder. The FBI on Monday released its 2021 tally of hate crimes, but the reports fall dramatically short of offering an accurate national snapshot: it excludes data from a swath of law enforcement agencies – including Los Angeles and New York. The FBI’s annual roundup of hate crime statistics was based on data from 65% of the nation’s roughly 18,800 law enforcement agencies, down from 93% in 2020.

Retired US Marine Veteran Becomes
Third American Missing In Ukraine

Retired US Marine Veteran Becomes
Third American Missing In Ukraine

The United States confirmed on Wednesday that it was aware of reports that a third U.S citizen is missing after traveling to Ukraine in March. The last time family and friends heard from the missing veteran, Grady Kurpasi, was in late April. Kurpasi had chosen to volunteer alongside the Ukrainians in Ukraine, but had never initially thought he himself would be fighting on the frontlines of the war, George Heath, a family friend of Kurpasi
told reporters.

Tiktok Used to Find Missing People Online

Tiktok Used to Find Missing People Online

On December 12th, Lauren Smith-Fields was found dead in her apartment. Her friends and family resorted to the police earlier to find Lauren, but the urgency was of no luck. They turned to Tiktok where they were able to spread the word about Lauren. Lauren would be turning 22 in the following month and her fellow friends have planned the celebration, looking back at the good old times they had in high school.

Tennis Association Questions the Whereabouts of Missing Chinese Athlete

Tennis Association Questions the Whereabouts of Missing Chinese Athlete

The head of Women’s Tennis Association questions the authenticity of an email attributed to Peng Shuai, a Chinese athlete who has been missing since a post on her social media account made sexual assault allegations against a former top official in the Chinese Communist Party.

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