The California Department for Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has approved 21 requests from inmates who asked to serve their terms at male or female facilities based on their gender preferences. This year, 261 such requests have already been received, and four transgender inmates have been transferred to Central California Women’s …
Read More »22 police officers killed, 30+ wounded by guerilla fighters during anti-Maoist raid in India
The battle in India’s central Chhattisgarh state has left 22 security personnel dead and 31 wounded, according to police. The Times of India (TOI) newspaper, meanwhile, reported that 32 were injured and one officer was missing following the firefight. According to the TOI, more than 2,000 officers went on an …
Read More »Police say dozens arrested, 10 officers injured at ‘policing operation’ – aka ‘Kill the Bill’ protests
“Today’s policing operation is still ongoing and arrest numbers may rise, but at this time, 26 people have been arrested for a variety of offences,” London’s Metropolitan Police announced on Saturday hours after numerous protests kicked off in 25 cities in the UK, including London. It was also revealed that …
Read More »US Capitol on lockdown after vehicle rams into 2 police officers, suspect in custody (WATCH LIVE)
“Someone rammed a vehicle into two” officers at the checkpoint on Constitution Avenue shortly after 1 pm on Friday, Capitol Police said. “A suspect is in custody. Both officers are injured. All three have been transported to the hospital.” Video from the scene showed a black car smashed against one …
Read More »‘Difficult to watch’: Bodycam VIDEO of US police officers ‘mocking’ & ‘degrading’ 5-year-old spurs anger and demands for action
The 50-minute video – of the January 2020 incident – released on Friday by the Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland shows officers aggressively hovering over and berating the unidentified child for reportedly leaving school without permission. The child becomes inconsolable as the two officers repeatedly tell him he was …
Read More »Trafficking investigation launched over Philippines immigration officers sending ‘women into slavery’
The department’s probe was sparked by an inquiry being held in the country’s Senate, during which politicians were told about the use of tourist visas to smuggle women from the Philippines to Dubai and thence to Syria, where they are sold for up to $10,000. Senator Risa Hontiveros, who is …
Read More »Brussels deploys plainclothes police officers to sexual harassment ‘hotspots’ where nearly 80% of women fear leaving home
Announcing the move, Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne revealed that in some areas of the Belgian metropolis, almost 80 percent of women do not go out for fear of being harassed or attacked. Verbally abusing women in Brussels is already punishable by up to one month in prison or …
Read More »Protests erupt after jury decides NOT to indict officers involved in black man Daniel Prude’s death in custody (VIDEOS)
Protesters in Rochester scaled police barricades as they marched down the city streets on Tuesday, venting anger at the grand jury, which effectively exonerated officers who played a role in Prude’s death last March. Demonstrators, some carrying Black Lives Matter flags, chanted “Say his name, Daniel Prude.” Part of the …
Read More »Grand jury refuses to indict officers in Daniel Prude case, whose death in police custody sparked protests & resignations
The police officers were suspended in the wake of Prude’s death on March 23 last year, which came as a result of an altercation between Prude, a black man, and a group of responding officers as they attempted to take him into custody. Announcing the jury’s verdict, New York AG …
Read More »‘No arrests’: Portland protesters pelt officers with ice, break windows of businesses as police RETREAT and post pictures (VIDEO)
Portland, Oregon continues to deal with protests turning violent, even though police are bending over backward to stay out of sight – according to the latest police statements on Friday’s violent protest. Despite heavy snowfall, 30 to 50 protesters marched on Friday night to the Central Precinct, according to the …
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