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Mexico has suspended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police forcibly broke into the country’s embassy in Quito to detain former Ecuadorian vice-president Jorge Glas, deepening a diplomatic rift between the two countries. Glas, convicted twice for corruption, had been holed up in the embassy in Quito since seeking political asylum in December, arguing he was …
“Theft has reached alarming levels” “The retail giant has initiated an opening of a police station within one of its stores” “The first such facility is in Atlanta” “This strategic decision comes on the heels of Walmarts prior attempts to curb theft by locking up numerous items” Walmart has taken a significant step by establishing …
Police Scotland has received more than 3,000 hate crime reports since a new law was introduced on Monday, the BBC understands. It creates a new crime of “stirring up hatred” over protected characteristics. A large number were about a 2020 speech by First Minister Humza Yousaf – then justice secretary – highlighting white people in …
“NEW: Woman reaches behind and steals gun from a security guard and shoots three people while getting detained in Chile. The incident happened outside of a Chilean market while the woman was being put in a police van. The cameraman filming the video you see was hit with a bullet along with one other person …
The Democrat mayor of Atlantic City’s home was raided by armed police officers last week in what he now calls a “political” attack as police investigated a “family matter.” Mayor Marty Small Sr. said Monday he was approached by two Atlantic City Prosecutor’s Office officers while he was helping his mother-in-law into the car so …
As the second largest city in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh is home to more than 310,000 people. To serve and protect those residents, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police employs over 900 officers; however, for the first time in years, they are experiencing serious staffing issues. Thanks to low recruitment numbers in recent years, the Pittsburgh Bureau of …
Several people were injured in a shooting at a primary school in Finland early on Tuesday, and a suspect was later apprehended, Finnish police said in a statement. The shooting took place at the Viertola school in Vantaa, a suburb to the capital Helsinki, which has around 800 students from first to ninth grade. Police …
HEARTBREAKING IN CALIFORNIA: In chilling new helicopter footage, Savannah Graziano, a teenage kidnapping victim, is tragically shot dead by police while running towards them for help, despite one officer's desperate plea to fellow deputies to 'stop shooting her'. WATCH pic.twitter.com/QiK5v2hTPW — Simon Ateba (@simonateba) April 2, 2024 Savannah Graziano, a 15-year-old who was abducted by …
One of the most common spy movie tropes is the protagonist’s ability to tag a suspect with a discreet tracking dart from afar. That way, they can covertly track the baddies wherever they go. Well, it’s no longer a spy movie trick—it’s reality, as police departments have begun tagging fleeing vehicles with GPS trackers, eliminating …
Police department posts photos of suspects with Lego heads to protect IDs under new California law https://t.co/dtrWlf2mmr pic.twitter.com/fmvb4sexvR — New York Post (@nypost) March 20, 2024 Getting arrested is no child’s play — except for these California cops. The Murrieta Police Department has been posting hilarious arrest and lineup photos with suspects’ faces replaced by …
Police Scotland’s officers will investigate actors and comedians if a complaint is made under new hate crime laws. Training, obtained by The Herald, states that material regarded as “threatening and abusive” under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) can be communicated “through public performance of a play.” https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24194006.police-scotland-hate-crime-training-leaked/ Police Scotland have said they will not target …
The authorities in Haiti announced on Saturday that they seized firearms and cleared roadblocks in a Port-au-Prince district controlled by gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue.” Additionally, Haitian politicians have started to form a Presidential Council. According to Lionel Lazarre from the Haitian police union, national police units entered the Delmas district on Friday evening to regain …
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Police can traipse onto the vast majority of private property in the country without a warrant thanks to a century-old Supreme Court decision, according to a new study by the Institute for Justice, a libertarian-leaning public-interest law firm. In a study published in the spring 2024 issue of Regulation, a publication of the Cato Institute, Institute for …
Rats have seemingly discovered a taste for the high life at New Orleans’ police headquarters and now stand accused of raiding the evidence room to munch their way through confiscated drugs. New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick told a council committee meeting on Monday: ‘The rats are eating our marijuana. They’re all high’. Not only …
Pittsburgh police will no longer respond to certain calls including theft, harassment, criminal mischief, and burglary alarms. Between 3AM-7AM there will be no officers at any police stations. Buy guns. Buy ammo. The police will not protect you. pic.twitter.com/ZoQbkREQUs — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 10, 2024 NORTH COLLEGE HILL, Ohio (WKRC) – Nearly three-quarters …
Armed gangs have banded together in an effort to bring down the government. The State Department tells Americans to get out anyway they can. The US has reportedly started airlifting embassy staff out of Haiti under the cover of darkness after dozens of heavily armed gang fighters tried to seize the political quarter of its …
Police say what started as a shouting match between a couple ended when a woman’s boyfriend shoved her onto subway tracks in Manhattan. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports. The suspect, Christian Valdez, fled the station, but was arrested at about 9:35 p.m. at the corner of Jay and Willoughby streets in Brooklyn, when he went …
UK — A trans activist media personality has reported @jk_rowling to the police for being misgendered. India Willoughby is a male previously known as Jonathan. https://t.co/rYt1SsB0px — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 7, 2024 Extraordinary. India’s interviewer calls India ‘him’ twice. The police are going to be very busy. https://t.co/ClS8luh29B — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 7, …
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (KATU) — Police in Battle Ground are asking customers of the Walmart in the city to be on alert after a card “skimmer” was found attached to a payment terminal at a register. https://katu.com/news/local/battle-ground-police-warn-customers-after-card-skimmer-discovered-at-walmart
The Georgia state House passed a bill that allows for anyone suspected of being in the United States illegally to be arrested. The state House voted 97-74 to approve House Bill 1105, which would allow police to arrest anyone with probable cause who is suspected of being in the U.S. unlawfully and detain them for deportation. …
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According to WPXI, Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto says it’s part of an effort to cut down his department’s call volume from 200,000 to 50,000 calls per year. The changes come as the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police personnel prepare to transition from working five eight-hour days to four 10-hour days each week. The schedule change …
by Chris Black You don’t need to read and write to beat someone with a baton. That has always been true. GB News: A former Met Police detective has hit out at the service’s failings, claiming many of its recruits are unable to read and write English. David Murray-Gilbertson joined Camilla Tominey on GB News …
A 35-year-old woman in New York will spend more than two decades behind bars for killing an NYPD officer while driving drunk without a license in a hit-and-run collision that occurred only a few hours after she had recorded a podcast in which she drank vodka and repeatedly disparaged police. Queens County Supreme Court Justice …
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department said eight people were arrested Saturday during a 10-hour “protest and standoff” that stemmed from an Eritrean “cultural event.” Clashes erupted between rival groups of Eritreans, and police confirmed that officers trying to disperse the unlawful crowds were attacked by people wielding sticks, rocks and other items. Crowds also set …
Squatters take over 1,200 homes in Atlanta, open illegal strip clubs and terrorize neighbors: ‘Is this even America?’ Squatters are ruining entire neighborhoods in Atlanta and police response to evict is so slow, some homeowners have resorted to paying nuisances to leave. Brazen squatters even opened an illegal strip club on a property they had …
NYPD’s security robot has been pulled from its Times Square subway station post just months after Eric Adams described it as ‘part of the fabric’ of the future. New York Police Department unveiled its fleet of ‘Big Brother’ robocops that would patrol the city’s streets and subways in April. In September, Mayor Eric Adams announced …
A Denver police officer claims over 50 Al Qaeda members arrested in the last 2 months, revealing concerns about crime and sleeper cells. Officer expresses frustration with budget constraints and limitations in addressing border-related issues. WOW 🚨 Americans Have No Idea How Bad Things Really Are Denver Police At Airport Off The Record “The media …
The New York City police force expresses profound outrage as suspects, identified as illegal immigrants, who attacked two officers, are set free and reportedly flee to California. Officers question the state of the criminal justice system, emphasizing the urgency of holding those responsible for the brutal attack on a police officer and lieutenant accountable. The …