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Police probe leaked messages where officers reportedly celebrated brutality

Purportedly leaked messages show Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers describe trampling of demonstrators as “awesome” The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced on Sunday that it is “looking into” leaked messages apparently from an officers’ chat group, in which members appear to cheer on the trampling of Freedom Convoy demonstrators in Ottawa, and declared it “time […]

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Police officers charged over ‘grossly offensive’ messages

The move came after an investigation into the phone records of Sarah Everard’s murderer, Wayne Couzens Two London police officers have been suspended from duty ahead of an appearance in court after being charged with sending “grossly offensive” messages via WhatsApp between April and August 2019, England’s Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) announced on […]

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Met officers lash out at London Mayor

The condemnation comes days after Commissioner Cressida Dick said she was resigning over losing Sadiq Khan’s support The Metropolitan Police Federation released a scathing statement on Monday announcing that it has “no faith in London Mayor Sadiq Khan” following the “very public ousting of Commissioner Cressida Dick” last week. “This is not a move we […]

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Met Police told to tackle officers’ ‘disgraceful’ behavior

‘Shocking’ report uncovered ‘pervasive evidence’ of racism, bullying and sexism within police forces The Metropolitan Police must take immediate steps to eradicate racism, to tackle bullying and to train officers on the “appropriate use of social media,” the UK police-conduct watchdog has said, in what’s been deemed a “shocking” report. The Independent Office for Police Conduct […]

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Police chief suspended for helping officers dodge vaccine mandate

A North Carolina police chief has been placed on unpaid leave after he allegedly told officers about a ‘clinic’ where they could obtain Covid-19 vaccine certificates without getting vaccinated. Oakboro town administrator Doug Burgess placed Police Chief TJ Smith on two weeks unpaid leave and six weeks probation after Smith allegedly recommended the questionable clinic […]

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Israel military ‘pimped’ correctional officers to terrorists – prison chief

Allegations that female Israeli prison guards were left vulnerable to sexual assaults by suspected terrorists in an attempt to gain leverage and coax confessions have been reignited by a prison commander. Speaking on Wednesday to an Israeli government panel, Gilboa Prison commander Freddy Ben Shitrit appeared to confirm reports from 2018 that women serving in […]

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Pakistan will treat banned Islamist party as militant group, govt says as 4 police officers killed, hundreds injured in clashes

At least four police officers have been killed and hundreds more injured in massive clashes that erupted in Pakistan’s north-eastern Punjab province, as law enforcement sought to stop an Islamist protest march on Islamabad. Punjab’s Chief Minister Usman Buzdar confirmed casualties on Twitter on Wednesday, saying at least four officers had been killed and over […]

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Man armed with knife ‘neutralized’ by French police after threatening officers (VIDEO)

A knife-wielding man who attempted to attack police in a northwestern suburb of Paris has been shot by officers. The attacker allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”. No other casualties have been reported from the incident. The attacker held “a knife in [his] hand” and threw a bottle at a group of police officers during a routine traffic […]

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Australian police confirm officers’ use of force during arrest of Indigenous man who died after ‘violent struggle’

An Australian police watchdog is probing a “violent struggle” in the state of Queensland, but confirmed use of force by its officers during the situation in which an Indigenous man lost consciousness during efforts to detain him. The unidentified 27-year-old man was declared dead at the scene in the regional city of Toowoomba near Brisbane. […]

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Drug addicts cleared from Paris neighborhood by 200 officers, minister awaiting relocation proposals

French police have cleared dozens of homeless drug addicts from an area of the capital, after residents and the mayor complained about the inaction of law enforcement. It is uncertain where they will be relocated. On Friday morning, police entered the Jardins d’Éole and Stalingrad areas of Paris to remove dozens of drug addicts who […]