the unforgettable scenes of desperate afghans clinging to a c-17 at the airport in kabul trying to escape the clutches of the taliban happened a year ago today. defining image of a strategic and humanitarian disaster marking the turning point of a presidency back here at home. one that we still consider today. as we say good morning. good to have you with us. i m bill hemmer and hello at home and hello to you. a i m dana perino this is america s newsroom. it has been a year but i feel like i can remember every moment of this whole two weeks that we watched it. maybe six weeks we watched the world change. heartbreaking images that stunned americans. thousands of afghans crowded the airport and ran after planes taxiing on the runway. president biden faced backlash and also from our allies for the botched u.s. withdrawal but he refused to budge. president biden: i am president of the united states of america. and the buck stops with me. i m deeply saddened by the facts we no
retire, leave or go somewhere else. i m not a numbers person and i don t have a degree in accounting, even i know that s bad. bill: total crime up 13% from 2020. homicide you are up 36% from 2019. assault you are up 9% from 2020. larceny, theft up 24%. how is it working out with the new d.a. so we re hopeful. there is a prosecutor who is in that office. we haven t had that for a long time. but, you know, she is up against some, you know, stiff crime that is happening. it is not something that will happen overnight to fix it. we just made some arrests in the crime that you talked about where you led off the story. one was 11 years old knowing what they are doing but they won t get charged. it will go to community court.
Taunton Man Sentenced For Vicious 2019 Assault on Girlfriend
A Taunton man will serve 5-to-6 years in state prison for violently assaulting his girlfriend in 2019.
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III says 48-year old Robert Hosea pleaded guilty to indictments charging him with strangulation, aggravated assault and battery, and intimidation of a witness. He was sentenced last week in Fall River Superior Court.
On March 17, 2019, Taunton Police were dispatched to Morton Hospital at approximately 8:45 p.m. for a report of a seriously injured woman. The victim had a swollen face, a black and blue eye which was swollen shut, and dried blood around her mouth and on her teeth. Her mouth was swollen and her front teeth were loose and appeared almost knocked out.