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Ecuador will seek foreign military aid to combat drug cartels as violence surges
The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug cartels and various organized crime groupsABC News - Feb. 19 -
Ex-Deputy Describes Rampant Violence by Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’
From a prison cell, one former deputy recounted how illegal searches and brutal beatings were used for years to help make drug convictions in his suburban county.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads
Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisisABC News - 5d -
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Colombian city faces worst violence in decades as armed groups wreak havoc
Cúcuta imposes curfew as National Liberation Army (ELN) clashes with army in province bordering Venezuela. Residents of a violence-torn province in northern Colombia are bracing for further ...The Guardian - 5d -
The ugly truth of American violence has never been plainer
An extract from Omar El Akkad’s new book argues that Gaza put to bed the fantasy of the USA as freedom fighter. ‘I’m sitting on the side that’s launching bombs’: author Omar El Akkad on the ...The Guardian - 4d -
Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram
Users of Reels report feeds dominated by violent and graphic footage after apparent algorithm malfunction. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has apologised after Instagram users were subjected to a flood of ...The Guardian - 9h -
7 Florida deputies placed on leave after domestic violence dispute ends in triple homicide
Seven Broward County, Florida, deputies were placed on leave as the sheriff investigates what he called the "piss-poor" handling of an ongoing domestic violence dispute that ended in a triple ...NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Police officer killed amid shooting at Pennsylvania hospital
Andrew Duarte of West York borough police department was slain Saturday at UPMC memorial hospital in York. A police officer was killed Saturday after responding to a shooting at a central ...The Guardian - 6d -
‘Religious Motivation’ Possible in Berlin Stabbing, Police Say
The suspect, a Syrian refugee, told the police that a plan had come into his mind to kill Jews. The attack raises tensions just before an election in which immigration is a big issue.The New York Times - 5d -
One dead and police hurt in knife attack in France
President Emmanuel Macron said there was "no doubt it was an Islamist terrorist attack".BBC News - 5d -
Mystery of body in wetsuit found in reservoir puzzles police
Police continue to investigate how a body of a man in a wetsuit was found in a Welsh reservoir.BBC News - 5d -
Chicago police announce arrest of alleged serial killer
Investigators say 21-year-old Antonio Reyes carried out a string of shootings over a nine month period beginning 2020, killing six people and wounding four more. WMAQ's Natalie Martinez reports.NBC News - 1d -
Will the police really try to find your stolen iPhone?
Even with the resources to chase after all our stolen handsets, let’s not kid ourselves it would solve the problemFinancial Times - 10h -
Domestic abuse experts to help police in 999 call rooms after murders
The pilot in five police force areas comes after Raneem Oudeh and her mother were murdered in 2018.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
Three buses explode in Israel in 'suspected terror attack', police say
The vehicles blew up in parking lots in the city of Bat Yam, though without causing casualties.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
Alabama police force put on leave after 5 officers arrested, charged
The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Police officer removed criminal's tag so they could meet up for sex
Natasha Conneely's team was responsible for managing criminals in the community to deter reoffending.BBC News - 6d -
Berlin stabbing suspect planned to kill Jewish people, police believe
Police say they are investigating whether the assailant is suffering from mental illness.BBC News - 6d -
Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct
Database, first proposed by Trump in 2020 and created by Biden administration in 2023, is now offline. Donald Trump ’s second presidential administration shut down a national database that tracked ...The Guardian - 6d -
Police hunt van driver as girl dies in tram crash
The three-year-old girl has died after being taken to hospital, police say.BBC News - 6d -
Man killed intervening in knife attack on French police officers
Macron says knife attack is ‘without any doubt an act of Islamist terrorism’. A 69-year-old man who intervened when a suspected terrorist attacked police officers with a knife shouting “Allahu ...The Guardian - 6d -
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Police Officer Killed in Hospital Shooting in York County, Pa., Officials Say
Officials said the gunman was fatally shot by the police and that two officers and three staff members at UPMC Memorial hospital in York County, Pa., were wounded but were in stable condition.The New York Times - 6d -
2 Virginia Beach police officers shot and killed during traffic stop
The police department asked the public for patience as it works on the investigation and "grieve the loss of their own."CBS News - 6d -
3 police officers killed after separate shootings in Pennsylvania, Virginia
Three police officers were killed in separate shootings in Pennsylvania and Virginia on Saturday.CBS News - 6d -
Police officer killed, at least 5 others injured in Pennsylvania hospital shooting
A police officer was killed Saturday after responding to a shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital just outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where the suspected gunman also was killed, according to ...NBC News - 6d -
Police officer, gunman killed after shots fired at York, Pennsylvania hospital
A gunman, armed with a handgun and carrying zip ties, went inside UPMC's ICU, and took staffers hostage before he was ultimately killed by police in a shootout, the York County DA said.CBS News - 5d -
Police officer and suspect who took hostages at Pennsylvania hospital killed in shootout
A doctor, a nurse and a custodian at UPMC Memorial, and two other officers were shot and wounded in attack. A man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s ...The Guardian - 5d -
Phoenix police arrest suspect in 1986 cold case murder
Lachelle "Shelley" Waite was found dead in her Phoenix, Arizona home on Jan. 16, 1986.CBS News - 5d -
Police searching for missing 23-year-old runner find body in forest
A body has been found following a five-day search for Jenny Hall in Hamsterley Forest, County Durham.BBC News - 5d -
Broncos LB coach Michael Wilhoite arrested, accused of assaulting a police officer
Broncos linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite was arrested on Sunday night and accused of assaulting a police officer.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Broncos linebackers coach arrested on suspicion of second degree assault of a police officer
Michael Wilhoite was booked on Sunday, according to jail recordsCBS Sports - 4d -
Kenyan Police Officer Deployed to Tackle Gangs in Haiti Killed
The officer’s death appeared to be the first among the Kenyan forces that were sent to Haiti last year as part of an international effort to subdue gang violence.The New York Times - 4d -
Over 1,000 women "lured to Spain" and sexually exploited, police say
The victims were also only allowed to go out for two hours per day and otherwise kept under video surveillance, police said.CBS News - 4d -
Mass casualty attack on police officers thwarted with alleged suspect's arrest
A 21-year-old suspect allegedly planned an attack on police "similar to the 2016 Dallas ambush," the FBI's Houston office said.ABC News - 4d -
Missing Australian fisherman dragged overboard by shark, police say
Paul Barning went missing Sunday after falling overboard his boat during a fishing competition in New South Wales, Australia.CBS News - 4d -
WATCH: Suspect caught smuggling cocaine under toupee, police say
Police in Colombia say they busted a drug smuggling suspect who was attempting to board a flight to Amsterdam with more than 200 grams of cocaine hidden under his toupee.ABC News - 3d -
Police to crack down on theft with help from ‘find my phone’ apps
New bill includes powers to tackle neighbourhood crime such as shoplifting and antisocial behaviourFinancial Times - 3d -
Serbia's police raid civil society groups over USAID funding
Serbia’s police raided the offices of at least four civil society organizations as part of a probe into allegations of abuse of U.S. Agency for International Development funds in the Balkan countryABC News - 3d
