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Police used notorious spyware to snoop on citizens – media inquiry

The surveillance was allegedly done without the required court supervision or authorization Israeli police have been accused of using the NSO group’s Pegasus spyware to conduct warrantless phone intercepts of citizens without the required court authorization, according to an investigation by Tel Aviv-based media. On Tuesday, Israeli news outlet Calcalist published an investigation into claims […]

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Police meme about beating ‘dirty hippies’ sparks investigation

Portland police has come under fire after a training slide seemingly condoned beating and pepper-spraying protesters The Portland Police Bureau has launched an investigation after a ‘right wing meme’ about officers beating a “dirty hippy” with dreadlocks was included in a police training presentation. The meme – which was turned over to lawyers for the […]

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British counter-terrorism police arrest 2 people over Texas synagogue attack

The now-deceased Texas hostage taker was previously identified as British citizen Malik Faisal Akram Police in northwestern England announced the arrest of “two teenagers” over a possible link to the Saturday incident in Colleyville, Texas, that saw a British man taking people hostage in a synagogue. Greater Manchester Police announced on Sunday evening that the […]

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Police upset over color of Covid masks

The officers’ union says pink’s an unsuitable hue The Italian police union has sent a letter to the Interior Ministry insisting the pink Covid-19 masks with which officers have been issued risk damaging their reputation. Law enforcement officers’ masks should be black, white, or blue, in keeping with their uniform, the union asserted this week. […]

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Police probed over ‘misuse’ of Covid app

German law enforcement accused of unlawfully using contact-tracing app to collect personal data A German regional data protection officer says police are damaging public trust in the government amid the pandemic. The officers were criticized for using a Covid app to track people. Dieter Kugelmann, the chief data protection officer in Germany’s western Rhineland-Palatinate region, […]

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WATCH police pepper-spraying ‘violent hooligans’ at anti-lockdown march

Authorities say officers used the irritant after being pelted with cobblestones and bottles Protests broke out across the German state of Saxony on Monday night, with three officers in the city of Bautzen sustaining injuries after the anti-lockdown demonstrators bombarded police with cobblestones and bottles. The violence in Bautzen escalated when law enforcement attempted to […]

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Police hunt for anti-vaxxer after VIDEO captures Covid test site raid

An investigation has been launched into a protest at a UK test-and-trace facility Police investigating a demonstration at a Covid-19 test-and-trace facility in south-east England have published an image of a woman who allegedly stole and binned a box of test kits. On Wednesday afternoon, a group of Covid anti-vaccine protesters stormed the site in Milton […]

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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 […]