UK police and crime minister’s purse stolen at police conference

Police rescue injured man from tracks seconds before an oncoming train

A police officer risked his life to carry out the daring rescue of a man suffering a "mental health crisis" from train tracks, seconds before a train rushed past.

Police insisted second Salisbury novichok attack was drug overdose, inquiry told

Inspector dismissed emergency services’ concerns that incident was similar to Skripal poisonings, KC says. Police officers urged paramedics and firefighters to treat the second novichok incident in ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Pregnant woman and unborn child killed in collision with Met police car

Force says unmarked vehicle collided with car driven by 38-year-old woman in Eltham, south-east London. The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an investigation after a heavily ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Charges against deaf Black man beaten by Phoenix police dropped

Prosecutors in Arizona have dropped all charges against a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was beaten by Phoenix police in August after he didn’t respond to their orders, authorities ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

American Man Kidnapped, Taken Away on Boat in Philippines, Police Say

Four armed men shot and abducted a 26-year-old from Vermont in western Mindanao, the police said. He had been living in the area since May.

World - The New York Times - October 19

Ivory Coast dissolves student unions after deaths and a police raid

The government of Ivory Coast has announced a ban on all student union associations following the death of two students and the arrest of 17 suspects

World - ABC News - October 18

Iowa school shooter showed 'warning signs' and 'copycat behavior,' police say

The student gunman in a small-town Iowa school shooting in January in which two people were killed and several others injured was known to have a fascination with school shooters and exhibited a ...

Charges Against Deaf Black Man Punched by Phoenix Police Are Dropped

The man, Tyron Scott McAlpin, who also has cerebral palsy, was repeatedly punched and shocked with a Taser by the police during an arrest in August. The arrest is under investigation.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Met Police only sought Al Fayed abuse charges over two of 21 women who accused him

Twenty-one women accused the ex-Harrods owner of sexual offences while he was alive, the force admits.

Police shoot man with baton rounds after knife reports

A 36-year-old man from Shoreham is arrested on suspicion of possessing a weapon in a public place.

Police stop Austrian right-wing extremist Sellner in Switzerland

World - Yahoo News - October 19

Three in four Europeans support the use of AI by police and military, study says

Most Europeans support the use of AI technologies like facial recognition by the police and military for surveillance, a report from IE University found.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Police in Haiti battle gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital

Police in Haiti are clashing with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in the capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs

Israeli police say 7 citizens arrested, accused of spying for Iran

Israeli police say they've "dismantled a spy network" that sent Iran photos and video "of numerous IDF bases across Israel, ports, and energy infrastructure."

Network of Israeli citizens arrested after spying for Iran, police say

Suspects are accused of photographing and collecting information about Israeli bases and facilities. Middle East crisis – live updates Israeli police and the Shin Bet domestic intelligence ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Nursing boss tells Letby inquiry she ‘pleaded’ with hospital to contact police

Karen Rees tells Thirlwall inquiry she had ‘never been so relieved’ as when police were eventually called. A nursing boss has described how she “pleaded” with a hospital executive to contact police ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

London police officer who fatally shot a Black motorist acquitted of murder

A London police officer who fatally shot a Black motorist two years ago has been acquitted of murder

World - ABC News - October 21

German police say pizza order No. 40 came with a side of cocaine

German police have busted a pizzeria in the western city of Düsseldorf that also delivered a side order of cocaine when customers asked for item number 40 on the menu

World - ABC News - October 22

Side of cocaine with that? German police raid pizzeria after finding secret ingredient

Authorities smash drugs gang in North Rhine-Westphalia after learning Düsseldorf pizzeria was delivering narcotics. Pizza No 40 was long one of the best-selling dishes at a restaurant in the German ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

German police raid pizzeria serving side order of cocaine

The number 40 pizza was one of the Düsseldorf restaurant's most popular pizzas, police said.

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