UK police fear a sharp rise in certain categories of crime and a risk of civil unrest this winter amid a cost of living and energy crisis, the Sunday Times reports, citing a leaked national strategy paper. The document compiled by police chiefs warns that “economic turmoil and financial instability” …
Read More »Pakistani police surround Imran Khan’s home
Ousted former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been charged with violating the country’s anti-terrorism laws for allegedly threatening a female judge and two senior police officials during a rally in Islamabad on Saturday night. Video reportedly shot at his home on Sunday evening shows police surrounding the residence hours …
Read More »Jerusalem shooting suspect detained – police
Israeli security forces have detained a suspected gunman who injured eight people near Jerusalem’s iconic Western Wall, the authorities said on Sunday. According to the police, the man turned himself in after a large-scale manhunt. The police said they confiscated a gun presumably used in the attack, which took place …
Read More »Independence Day gunman eyed another attack – police
US Independence Day mass shooter Robert Crimo “seriously contemplated” a second attack, police said on Wednesday. Ultimately, the gunman decided that he “hadn’t put enough thought” into it. Crimo was charged on Tuesday with seven counts of first-degree murder and ordered held without bond on Wednesday. Two days earlier, he …
Read More »Denmark police launch large-scale manhunt after fatal mall shooting
Large police forces have been deployed to the Danish capital of Copenhagen and the entire island of Zealand in the wake of a shooting attack that saw a gunman opening fire at a Copenhagen shopping mall on Sunday, Denmark’s police have said. The suspect has been detained but the law …
Read More »Fourth of July celebration canceled over deadly police shooting
The American city of Akron, Ohio, has canceled its Independence Day celebrations following a high-profile police shooting earlier this week, which saw several officers firing almost a hundred of rounds at a young black man they were chasing. The man died after more than 60 rounds struck his body. Akron …
Read More »Police admitted to snooping – activists
Canada’s Royal Mounted Police (RCMP) have disclosed that they use spyware to infiltrate mobile devices and collect data, according to a public statement made on Thursday by a Canadian rights organization. The country’s Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) claims it found the revelation buried in a document presented to the Canadian …
Read More »Norway shooting investigated as terrorism – police
Norwegian police have launched a terror probe over a shooting spree that left two dead and many injured in downtown Oslo in the early hours of Saturday. A gunman opened fire on bystanders at around 1:00am local time near several entertainment venues including a popular gay bar. “Two people are …
Read More »Police bigwig gets huge payout after Nazi scandal
A former American assistant police chief – Derek Kammerzell of Kent, Washington – is being let go from his department for posting Nazi insignia on his office door – but he’s also set to receive a $1.52 million golden parachute, city leaders confirmed on Friday. While acknowledging the former cop was …
Read More »Police thwart ‘far-right riot’ at pride event
Authorities in Coeur d’Alene, northwest Idaho, announced they have prevented a mass turmoil on Saturday, following a tip from a concerned citizen who had informed them about a truck full of masked armed thugs looking “like a little army.” A suspicious U-Haul truck was pulled over not far from Coeur …
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