Superintendent Martin Earl apologised in a statement on Monday for “any confusion” the campaign caused, declaring: “We would like to clarify that ‘being offensive’ is not in itself an offense.” Earl explained that the campaign was organized by local police in the Wirral area of Merseyside “to encourage people to …
Read More »Texas police looking for more than 100 illegal immigrants who fled smuggling truck amid winter freeze
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar told reporters on Thursday that his department received a call from a truckload of illegal immigrants in San Antonio that evening. Their smugglers had sealed up the refrigerated truck and blocked air holes, and the migrants feared that they would suffocate inside. Deputies in the …
Read More »Madrid police shows VIDEO of crackdown on Covid-rule-breaking teen party, with scared guests snatched from inside wardrobes & beds
The video, released by the Madrid Municipal Police and obtained by RT’s Ruptly video agency, begins with the officers going up the stairs in one of the central residential buildings. The five-man patrol arrived on-site after receiving complaints from neighbors about noise. When the owners of the apartment answered the …
Read More »Paris beefs up police patrols and Lyon bans booze as French authorities fear warm weather will spark Covid rule-breaking
Officials in numerous parts of the country fear a combination of pleasant spring weather and the break-up of some schools for holidays could encourage people to gather in groups, thus risking the increased spread of the virus. Police chiefs in the capital will launch a “large-scale” operation involving 4,000 officers …
Read More »Spanish police fire rubber bullets after Barcelona protest demanding rapper’s release descends into riots (VIDEOS)
Hasel, whose real name is Pablo Rivadulla Duro, was arrested earlier on Tuesday after barricading himself inside the University of Lleida in Catalonia. He is to serve a nine-month sentence handed down in 2018 over song lyrics and tweets regarding disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I, and a social media …
Read More »‘Don’t you like to party?’: Model ex-wife of Man City star says police fined her for ‘being too hot’ after Covid-19 breach (VIDEO)
The model and aspiring pop star took to social media, where she has more than half a million followers, to share the story of the incident, posting a video which showed her being surrounded by police officers who fined her for breaking lockdown rules. According to videos uploaded by the 28-year-old, …
Read More »Los Angeles police hunts for alleged ‘Valentine’s Day meme’ mocking George Floyd’s death as lawyer demands APOLOGY
“This is beyond insult on top of injury – it’s injury on top of death,” attorney Benjamin Crump said in a statement on Monday, demanding an apology and that anyone who is involved with the meme be held accountable. “The type of callousness and cruelty within a person’s soul needed …
Read More »Why was Capitol police chief’s request for National Guard denied ahead of riot? Republicans ask Nancy Pelosi
Even though then-chief of the Capitol Police Steve Sund requested the troops on January 4, he was denied by Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irving and told it would be bad “optics,” according to an open letter four GOP ranking members of House committees sent to Pelosi on Monday. Irving took an hour …
Read More »Police fire at anti-coup protesters in Myanmar as clashes intensify (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Dozens of protesters faced off with riot police at a power plant in the city of Myitkyina on Sunday. The city is located some 1,480 kilometers from capital Yangon in the northern part of the country, which has been gripped by protests against the military rulers since the February 1 …
Read More »Minneapolis releases $6.4mn to police to hire new recruits, as depleted force struggles with soaring crime after calls to defund
The City Council voted on Friday to greenlight the release of the funds from a Public Safety Staffing Reserve Fund, set up last year. Police called on lawmakers to boost its budget citing a lack of officers to deal with a wave of violent crimes, as the number of people …
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