11 h. ago Sonya Massey shooting prompts Illinois law requiring disclosure of police recruits' backgrounds

Background records of police recruits in Illinois must be available to a prospective employer under a new law in response to last summer's shooting death of Sonya Massey

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25 h. ago Uvalde shooter was ‘remarkable little boy’ before dark turn saw him kicked out of high school, new files reveal

Newly-released records cast light on gunman, police text messaging as the attack unfolded and its aftermath

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3 d. ago Metropolitan Police make record 365 arrests at London demonstration defying Palestine Action ban

Up to 700 people, including Left-wing activists and Muslim community leaders, gathered in Westminster

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3 d. ago Metropolitan Police make record 400 arrests at London demonstration defying Palestine Action ban

Up to 700 people, including Left-wing activists and Muslim community leaders, gathered in Westminster

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3 d. ago Metropolitan Police make record 466 arrests at London demonstration defying Palestine Action ban

Up to 700 people, including Left-wing activists and Muslim community leaders, gathered in Westminster

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3 d. ago Metropolitan Police make record 532 arrests at London demonstration defying Palestine Action ban

Up to 700 people, including Left-wing activists and Muslim community leaders, gathered in Westminster

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6 d. ago Man, 26, murdered lover, 73, and buried him in bathtub full of concrete

A man has been sentenced to life in prison after murdering his lover and burying him in a bathtub full of concrete. Juan Baron, 26, killed Gary Ruby, 73, some time between January 19, 2022, and March 7, 2022. This week, he pleaded guilty to killing Ruby after he had revealed an HIV-positive diagnosis.In the arrest warrant brutal details were revealed of how Baron conducted the crime, including how the killer used a belt to murder Ruby before dragging him into a bathtub in an attempt to frame it as a suicide. He later confessed to officers that, after finding bags of concrete in his garage, he covered the 73-year-old's body in the bathtub. Then, he explained that he covered the concrete with coffee grounds to mask the smell of the corpse. After the murder, Baron fled Hawaii with a friend, before being arrested in California. He was found inside a bus on its way to Mexico, hiding in a crawl space. The timeline of events still remains unclear, but according to the police, Baron lived i...

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9 d. ago Violent arrest of Black student shows benefits of recording police

‘All the young people should be recording these interactions with law enforcement,’ says lawyer

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1 week ago Brutal arrest of Black student in Florida shows benefits of recording police from new vantage point

A video showing the violent arrest of a Black college student in Florida has sparked calls for drivers to use cameras that show a view from inside their car

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3 w. ago French riot police clash with migrants as record numbers make perilous crossing to UK

Footage from Gravelines shows a group throwing rocks from afar in the direction of officers, who are equipped with shields, helmets and tear gas

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4 w. ago XL Bullies put to sleep after pensioner 'mauled by dogs' in Highlands

Police Scotland confirmed to the Record the dogs were seized before being "put to sleep", with a 51-year-old woman also reported to the Procurator Fiscal.

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4 w. ago Additional 800 children to be tested for STIs as police investigate accused Melbourne childcare paedophile Joshua Dale Brown

Four more childcare centres added to list of Brown’s workplaces and additional employment dates added for 10 other centresFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 800 additional children are being recommended for testing for sexually transmitted infections after four more childcare centres were added to a list of known workplaces of alleged paedophile Joshua Dale Brown.More dates have also been added for 10 other childcare centres, with police citing incomplete records from the providers for the discrepancies.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailKids Academy Waratah Estate in Mickleham on 29 August 2024Milestones Early Learning Tarneit on 10 September 2024 and 13 September 2024Milestones Early Learning Braybrook on 4 December 2024 and 6 December 2024Milestones Early Learning Greensborough on 5 December 2024, 31 January 2025 and 27 February 2025 Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Moment drug dealer congratulates police officers for finding record £1million drugs haul in his car boot after 120mph chase

David Sherratt, 48, was found with one of the biggest drugs hauls seized by West Midlands Police following a high speed motorway pursuit.

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