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Philly Hit 500 Homicides in ’22 — Where are the Prosecutions? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in NewsMax.) The City of Brotherly Love is disappearing under a wave of virtually uncontrolled violence. According to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the city recently hit homicide number 500 in 2022. This marks the second year in a row is the second year in a row Philly has hit that dismal mark. Not only are citizens killing each other. The killings, together with all-around violence, is driving people and businesses away from one … Read more

Washington State is coming for your guns (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in American Thinker.) Now that Oregon narrowly passed some of the most restrictive gun control laws in the country this past election, should it be any surprise that Washington wants to follow suit? Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson, both Democrats, have announced three new measures they plant to pursue during next year’s legislative session. “We know we can act. We know we should act. And we know we will … Read more

Illinois’ SAFE-T Act Is Actually Unsafe (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts believes that its provisions are dangerous for police officers and crime victims. Illinois’ new reform bill has just been activated, but many law officials in the state are questioning its wisdom. The bill is known as Illinois’ Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today, or SAFE-T for short. It has a number of “relaxed” rules in place. For instance, a would-be defendant can actually leave home for 48 hours without electronic monitoring … Read more

Illegal Immigrant Wounds Police Officer (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts believes the Biden administration needs to bring fundamental change to protect our borders. Though many were celebrating the ringing in of the New Year over the weekend, others were busy risking their lives to protect others. A report from the New York Post confirmed that an officer performing his first day of duty in New York came under attack by someone with a machete – just blocks away from the yearly Times … Read more

Supreme Court gives Americans a temporary reprieve from migrant surge (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in The American Thinker.) Migrants have been waiting at the U.S.-Mexico border for the Title 42 health program to expire. Why? Once it does, it will create an opportunity for the migrants to cross the border and get a toehold in the United States. Forget about a COVID surge. Governments in the border states are worried about an illegal immigrant surge. More than a dozen states filed an emergency application to the U.S. Supreme Court … Read more

New DOJ Report Digs Deep into Police Interactions – Finds Positive News (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Over the past couple of years, many people have been painting police officers negatively, even getting to the point that they supported ”defund the police” campaigns. But a new report from the US Department of Justice recently revealed some new data indicating how these attacks ae unwarranted. According to Lawenforcementtoday’s recent article, the report indicates that, based on Gallup data, “An estimated 40 million U.S. residents age 16 or older, or about 17 percent of the … Read more

San Francisco Dying: A City In a Death Spiral (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on Front Page Magazine.) You may have heard the phrase, “Get woke, go broke.” It has become a common phrase in the past few years, mainly because it keeps proving itself true. San Francisco is a prime example of the death spiral going broke puts cities, businesses, and people into. The city has long been a bastion of liberalism. When it became fashionable after the death of George Floyd to defund the police, … Read more

Police Departments Are Trying To Bring In New Recruits With Bonuses – But Did It Really Need To Come To This? (Guest: Michael Letts)

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More work can be done, especially for officers that have been on duty. With “defund the police” doing a heavy damage to police departments across the United States, some communities are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to bringing on new recruits to join the ranks. The New York Times recently reported that several cities have initiated recruitment programs to bring new officers on board, including bonuses worth tens of thousands of dollars, as … Read more

Want a Perfect Example of Why Police Officers are Discouraged? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in Front Page Magazine.) Two years ago, Kamari Pleasant received probation for a felony gun case in Cook County, Illinois. It is home to Chicago where some of toughest gun laws are in place. Yet, somehow that young man was given probation. That usually wouldn’t be a problem. If the prosecutor and police looked at the circumstances and discovered extenuating circumstances that would justify leniency, that’s wonderful. In Pleasant’s case, police allegedly found … Read more

Thanks to Elon, the FBI has a lot to answer for (By Michael Letts)

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Originally published in American Thinker.) Things have not been good for the Federal Bureau of Investigation this year. Thanks to its new owner Elon Musk, the “Twitter Files” have been making the rounds, revealing just what kind of relationship the social media giant has with the bureau. Apparently the two had “constant and pervasive” communications, with the FBI treating Twitter as a “subsidiary.” In other words, they were making note of accounts and tweets that needed to … Read more

Do Your Local Elected Officials Need Encouragement To Fight Crime? (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts challenges local officials to fight crime. But do others needs challenging? In the face of a growing crime wave in the city of New Orleans, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has assigned a temporary police superintendent to lend a hand until she can get someone permanent in 2023. But that may not be enough to account for her own actions. Fox News is reporting that New Orleans Captain Michelle Woodfork will become the … Read more

The “Twitter Files” Have Revealed an Interesting Tie-In With the FBI – And It’s Likely To Lead To Subpoenas

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts explains why things continue to look worse for the bureau as 2022 comes to a close. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been under scrutiny for most of 2022, mainly due to its actions from the raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Now, however, some interesting “Twitter files” have revealed something that gives Republicans even more fuel to go after the bureau. A report from The Epoch Times indicates that, … Read more

Senate Passes Military Spending, Will the Police Follow? (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts is hopeful for what comes in the future, at a time when police officers need the support. The U.S. Senate has provided a rather large present to military spending right before the holidays – and left hope that the police will see similar relief in the future. The Epoch Times recently reported that the Senate has passed a military spending bill called the National Defense Authorization Act, which calls for the … Read more

Democratic Rep. Cori Bush’s Bill For Private Security Sends Mixed Messages About Her Push To “Defund the Police” (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts provides his two cents on the representative’s high spending for protection in the face of removing funds from law enforcement agencies. It’s interesting to see certain representatives spend a great deal of money on personal protection after making an effort to assure that certain police departments don’t have the money they so desperately need. Fox News recently reported that progressive Democrat Rep. Cori Bush, who has spent a great deal of … Read more

Measure 114 Could Very Well Become a Problem For Oregon’s Police – And That Isn’t Good News When It Comes To Its Increased Crime Rate (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts explains why the measure needs a closer look before more trouble brews in the state. Oregon’s strict attempts to introduce a “protective” gun law could very well drive up the criminal activity – going against the very nature of what state officials had in mind. In late October, the state introduced Measure 114, a law that would not only require a permit to purchase firearms, but would also ban the … Read more

Eric Adams’ latest screw-up in New York City (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in American Thinker.) Things are rough for the New York Police Department right now.  Over the past year, thousands of officers have left the force either by quitting or retiring, leaving a void in a city facing a major crime wave that still requires some form of solution. You’d think Mayor Eric Adams would be more concerned about hiring officers and first responders, who could make a difference on the streets.  Instead, he just issued a … Read more

A Massive Number of Migrants Just Illegally Crossed the Border In Texas – and Shows Just How Much Support Border Patrols Truly Need (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts explains why President Biden needs to stop brushing off what’s happening at our borders. Just days after President Joe Biden dismissed the opportunity to take a closer look at the U.S./Mexico border in Arizona, a massive number of migrants managed to cross over into the United States elsewhere. Fox News reports that hundreds of migrants made their way into El Paso illegally, with their numbers totaling over 2,500. This comes on … Read more

A New Video Reveals Potential Details Surrounding the Effectiveness of the Vaccine – and More Importantly, The Need For It (Guest: Michael Letts)

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A New Video Reveals Potential Details Surrounding the Effectiveness of the Vaccine – and More Importantly, The Need For It (Guest: Michael Letts) Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts questions why certain governments required a vaccine to be taken by first responders and police officers. Even though it’s been over two years since the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, the effects surrounding it are still reeling within this country – especially when it comes to … Read more

Legally, cars are deadly weapons. What should we do about it? (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in The American Thinker.) Last month, a Wisconsin jury convicted Darrell Brooks of first-degree intentional homicide while using a dangerous weapon for driving an SUV into the crowd gathered at a Christmas parade last year in Waukesha, Wisconsin.  He was found guilty of 70 other counts.  He was sentenced to life in prison, as mandated under under Wisconsin law. So a court of law has determined that a car or SUV is a dangerous weapon.  It certainly can be, … Read more

A Top FBI Official Has Stepped Down Just As Republicans Are About To Get Underway With an Investigation (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts explains why it’s about time that an investigation into the bureau has begun. After months of questionable actions (including the “raid” on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate), it appears that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is starting to feel some pressure from its actions. A report from the Epoch Times has revealed that Steven D’Antuono, assistant director in charge of the Washington FBI Field Office, has retired. He noted that he … Read more

President Biden’s Refusal To Visit the U.S./Mexico Border Confirms Just How Little Border Agents Mean To Him (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Despite his administration saying otherwise, the message seems loud and clear for law enforcement. For months now, President Joe Biden has shown a great deal of disdain for U.S. Border agents, even threatening to prosecute them months ago for a “whipping” incident even without proof of the incident. But a recent dismissal during his visit to Arizona seems to confirm his lack of respect for them. According to this report from Fox News, Biden opted to … Read more

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Couldn’t Be More Wrong About New York Police – More Does Not Mean Less (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in the Intellectual Conservative.) When it comes to saving face during an important period of time – like, for example, Election Day – most politicians might say anything to save face. That said, I can’t quite figure out what Democratic New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was coming from with her latest comments.  Ocasio-Cortez, or “AOC” as she’s known in some circles, stopped by the “Breakfast Club” radio show on Tuesday, as people were … Read more

Mayor Eric Adams’ Forced Mental Health Evaluation Policy Is Leading To Hundreds of Complaints – and Doesn’t Help the NYPD’s Continued Search For Help (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts explains why a change is needed in New York, now more than ever. In an effort to calm the growing erratic citizens of New York City, Mayor Eric Adams has instituted a new policy that would allow emergency responders to transport people to hospitals for mental illness evaluations, even if it’s against their will. But as a result of this new policy, two new problems have emerged. The first is … Read more

House Republicans Aren’t Holding Back On Putting Biden Officials, Along With the FBI, On Notice (Guests: Michael Letts and Jim Harden)

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CompassCare CEO Jim Harden and law enforcement veteran Michael Letts discuss the implications that could come from this announcement. Following its victory over taking back the House of Congress in very close elections just a while back, House Republicans aren’t hesitating to put particular people on notice once they return to duty in January. The Epoch Times reports that at least 42 Biden administration officials were given letters by these House Republicans, making note of the … Read more

Defunding Police? Be Prepared to Defund Crime Victims Also (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) Turning away help in time of need is the latest poorly-crafted, unfounded political ideal coming from the left. This as the U.S. now finds itself stressed over violent crime. Sexual assault is something that is all too common in the U.S., affecting 81% of women and 43% of men in their lifetimes. The latest stats from the National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) show that every 68 seconds in America, someone is sexually assaulted. … Read more

Biden’s bizarre, money-wasting COVID priorities (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in American Thinker.) Do you recall when President Joe Biden said at the end of August that he wants to “fund the police,” after facing so much backlash from what took place with those “defund the police” protests? Speaking to a group of 500 people at the time, he said, “When it comes to public safety, the answer is not to ‘defund the police.’  It’s to fund the police.” And yet here we are, months … Read more

Carolinians for Herschel Calls For Vital Support In the Midst of a Historic Georgia Runoff Election (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts explains why his fellow Carolinians should support the Republican nominee when he needs it the most. Just over a week away from the historic Georgia runoff election, sides are already being chosen for Republican nominee Herschel Walker and Democratic member of the U.S. Senate Raphael Warlock. With that, some are trying to drive up support for Walker, including law enforcement veteran Michael Letts. Letts has recently created Carolinians for Herschel, … Read more

Twitter Is Starting To Lean More Towards Free Speech Again, But How Can We Make It For the Better? (Guest: Michael Letts)

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InVest USA founder Michael Letts speaks about the changes to the social media channel, and how its changes can help spread a better message. Ever since Elon Musk took over the social channel earlier this fall, there’s been some interesting changes to the social media giant Twitter. Musk has taken more of an approach towards free speech, firing those that have limited accounts in the past and allowing the return of several types to the … Read more

After Active Shooter Events In Colorado Springs and Chesapeake, Law Enforcement Veteran Michael Letts Takes a Closer Look At Where the Problem Really Lies (Guest: Michael Letts)

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What does it take to stop active shooter events such as this from happening? This week of Thanksgiving has been marred by two active shooter events that have left several people dead. Sunday night, a suspect opened fire in Q Club in Colorado Springs, killing five and injuring several others. Just two nights later, a former employee walked into a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, killing six and injuring others. It’s the latest in an ongoing … Read more

Time to Push Back Against Hate — All of It (Guest: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on Newsmax.) Out of curiosity, this writer decided to take a look at the number of active shooter events that have taken place this year. And, shockingly enough, there are hundreds. That’s right, we’ve had hundreds of instances in which someone has managed to injure and, in many cases, kill innocent people. Why is unclear, but the real question is what drives these people to do such a thing. Sadly, it comes down to one simple … Read more

President Biden Asks For $10 Billion To Fight COVID, Just Weeks After He Declared the “Pandemic Is Over” (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts discusses the sheer irony to come from the President’s latest actions. A mere two months after declaring that the “pandemic is over,” President Joe Biden finds himself backtracking as he seeks additional funding to battle the virus. In the face of cases still being confirmed on a daily basis, Fox News reported that the President is seeking $10 billion to battle against COVID, with $9 billion to be spent domestically and the … Read more

The Tragic Colorado Springs Shooting Makes One Thing Perfectly Clear – All Crime Is Hate Crime (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts explains what can be learned from the tragic shooting at Club Q from Sunday night. Another tragic active shooter event took place Sunday night in Colorado Springs, as Anderson Lee Aldrich open fired on a crowd at Club Q. As a result, he killed five people and injured more than 20 others before being subdued by an Army veteran and taken into custody by police. Many are still reeling from … Read more

If the TSA can’t keep weapons off planes, why do they exist? (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in American Thinker.) A passenger on an airline flight brandished a box-cutter and threatened to stab someone on the plane. No, this is not a reference to the 9/11 hijackers.  This happened on November 11, 2022, on a Frontier Airlines flight from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The question is how it could have happened.  The TSA was created to protect passengers and crew from events like this.  The agents are notorious for confiscating shampoo, nail-clippers, … Read more

With Republicans Taking Back the House of Representatives, Could a Proper “Fund the Police” Bill Finally Happen? (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts speaks about the new possibilities with a Republican-led House. After several turbulent days of vote-counting, Republicans have managed to attain a small but crucial victory this week, taking back the House of Representatives. As things prepare to settle with the House reconvening in January, several questions are rising in terms of the bills that can make their way through Congress. One of them pertains to one that can actually help … Read more

Sheriff recruits targeted in Whittier, California — where is the support? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in American Thinker.) It’s so frustrating watching the fallout from what’s taken place with the “defund the police” campaigns over the past couple of years. Politicians and local governments have given in to these mobs and slashed city budgets, in the hopes of teaching their beloved police officers a “valuable lesson.”  However, it turns out they’re the ones that need to learn from their mistakes. In case you missed the news, a driver managed to … Read more

A Driver’s Heinous Attack On Police Recruits In California Provides a Clear Reminder of What Kind of Support The Police Need Right Now (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts discusses the attack, and what local governments can do to prevent it in the future. A group of law enforcement recruits at the Sheriff’s Training Academy and Regional Services (S.T.A.R.S.) in Whittier, California have been injured after a driver ran right into them during their morning run. As a result, five have critical injuries, while an additional 18 have smaller injuries. The driver has since been taken into custody. Details … Read more

Austin’s Shortage of Police Officers Shows Just How Dire The Situation Is When It Comes to Containing Crime In the U.S. (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts explains how the city being at an “impasse” could be a costly mistake. As with other cities in the U.S. at the moment, Austin, Texas is struggling to keep its police ranks properly staffed. A new report from Axios reports that the Austin Police Department is seeing an alarming amount of vacancies, with the city doing very little to try and staff new officers. The report notes that there is currently an … Read more

Disarray Will Never Keep NYPD at Full Strength (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in NewsMax.) Last month, the New York Post published a story discussing the fallout surrounding Gotham’s police department, and how, by the end of the year, it could very well lose over 4,000 officers. The sad part is that a great deal of these losses are completely unnecessary. As for the reasoning, the Post’s article kept it simple, yet hard to swallow, “For New York’s Finest, surging crime, bail reform, anti-cop hostility, the … Read more

The FBI report we’ve long needed (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared on American Thinker.) The actions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have been questionable as of late under the leadership of Christopher Wray. We could dive back into the way the bureau acted upon raiding former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this year.  But their actions go much deeper, with reports about surveillance and even spying on emails of private American citizens in the hopes of finding criminal activity. There’s about to … Read more

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Believes Crime Is Dropping In New York – And She Couldn’t Be More Wrong (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Believes Crime Is Dropping In New York – And She Couldn’t Be More Wrong (Guest: Michael Letts) Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts can’t help but wonder where the information came from. New York City is in dire straits at the moment when it comes to its police department, with up to 4,000 officers taking leave this year alone, and several hundred having been dismissed prior to that due to the city’s strict … Read more

Letts: Chicago Crime at All-Time High — Time for Kimberly Foxx to Go

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(Originally appeared in NewsMax Kimberly Foxx Foxx is failing at her job; that failure will wind up costing the City of Chicago dearly. Sometimes bad leadership happens. It just does. You assign a manager who doesn’t have any experience running a store, or maybe you just hire a coach you think will do wonders for your team, but the next thing you know, you have a dismally losing record by the end of the season. However, … Read more

A Recent Chicago Incident Shows Just What Kind of Disarray Police Are Going Through Right Now (Guest: Michael Letts)

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InVest USA founder Michael Letts discusses the attempted burglary, and how it took two hours for police to respond. Crime has reached an all-time high in several states as of late, mainly due to the shortage of police officers coming off of “defund the police” funding cuts. But things are really bad in Chicago, where it’s reportedly taking officers two hours to respond to certain calls. Fox News recently reported that a Chicago business, an auto … Read more

People Are Still Calling For Police To Be Defunded In Seattle – Even With Officers Struggling To Fight an All-Time High Crime Rate (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Depraved actions by protestors has law enforcement veteran Michael Letts up in arms.  In the wake of Seattle still attempting to recover from its “Defund the Police” campaign that has led to a rampant increase of crime within the city, several leftist protestors are still pushing for defunding to be done. The Stranger recently reported that organizers recently held some odd organizations at City Hall to protest the actions by the local council to cut proposed … Read more

New York’s Police Department Could See a Loss of Over 4,000 Officers By the End of This Year – And That Isn’t Good News (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts explains why a change is direly needed in terms of how the NYPD is run. With crime rising to unstoppable levels in some cities, one would think that things couldn’t get worse for the state of some police departments. However, that isn’t the case for New York. In a report previously filed on the National Police website, retired officer Steve Pomper discusses the state of the New York Police Department, and how … Read more

A Report Filed By the House Judiciary GOP Confirms That the FBI Has To Make Some Major Changes (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Police organization chief calls for the abolishment of the FBI.  Following months of reports about wrongdoing within the bureau, the House Judiciary GOP Committee recently released a 1,050 page report detailing the problems going on within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) didn’t mince words when it came to discussing the problems with the bureau. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the stewardship of Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick … Read more

The Attack On Paul Pelosi Leaves Many Questions – Mainly Surrounding Their Security, and How Certain Politicians Aren’t To Blame (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts takes a closer look at what happened to Nancy Pelosi’s husband over the weekend. A violent attack took place at the home of Paul and Nancy Pelosi over the weekend, leaving the former injured at the hands of a male intruder. As a result, Paul suffered a fractured skull and other injuries, and is currently recovering in a hospital. A suspect has been taken into custody. What’s interesting, however, is … Read more

Just How Low Are These States Running With Their Police Officers? Let’s Take a Closer Look (Guest: Michael Letts)

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Law enforcement veteran examines 11 areas running into real trouble right now – and how it could possibly be fixed. Between the fallout of COVID-19 and the effects of several “defund the police” campaigns, several states are running roughshod with their police officer ranks at the moment. A new report from Fox News reveals that 11 particular cities are running into vast staffing problems right now, resulting in a higher rate of crime and available officers to … Read more

The Unspotlighted Story of a Hero On January 6th Shows Just How Jaded Politicians and Media Are For Not Mentioning It (Guest: Michael Letts)

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The Unspotlighted Story of a Hero On January 6th Shows Just How Jaded Politicians and Media Are For Not Mentioning It Law enforcement veteran Michael Letts discusses the actions of retired New York police sergeant Michael Joseph Nichols. With the January 6th committee still trying to find answers in regards to what happened, there are many stories that are getting lost in the shuffle. Like the story of retired New York police sergeant Michael Joseph Nichols. A report … Read more

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