64 m. ago A police union in Haiti demands more protection a day after gangs kill a Kenyan policeman

Haitian police officers are demanding better protection and treatment a day after gunmen killed a Kenyan policeman who was part of a U.N.-backed mission tasked with fighting gangs in the troubled Caribbean country

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2 h. ago Two men arrested after police stop 'suspicious' car in East Kilbride and find bags of cocaine worth £1000

Plain clothed police officers stopped a "suspicious" vehicle in Greenhills, East Kilbride at around 8pm on Tuesday, February 18.

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3 h. ago Met detective sacked for 'throwing flare' and wearing balaclava during Arsenal match

Met Detective Constable Gordon Irikefe allegedly threw flare into crowd during Champions League game and taunted rival fans at another game

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3 h. ago Mother in custody after teen daughter with autism found dead and ‘mummified’ in their home

‘She looked like she was in a mummified, in a mummy state of on the floor’ said a traumatized police officer

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4 h. ago Fury at the police force that refuses to fight crime: Met officers let Gen Z mob run riot for TikTok stunt and refuse to tackle park hammer attackers in one day  

Public fury has erupted over the Met Police's approach, or lack thereof, to fighting crime in the city after a streetwear brand's marketing stunt saw GenZ yobs take over police cars.

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5 h. ago Derbyshire school in lockdown as boy, 15, arrested for 'assaulting police officer'

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Ashbourne was placed into lockdown after police were called following reports of a pupil 'behaving aggressively and threatening staff' - a 15-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer

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5 h. ago Man and woman are found dead at village high street home as police launch investigation

Officers from South Wales Police are investigating the deaths of the two adults, which are being treated as 'unexplained'.

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6 h. ago Fury at the police force that refuses to fight crime: Met officers let GenZ mob run riot for TikTok stunt and refuse to tackle park hammer attackers in one day  

Public fury has erupted over the Met Police's approach, or lack thereof, to fighting crime in the city after a streetwear brand's marketing stunt saw GenZ yobs take over police cars.

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7 h. ago Trainee teacher, 32, banned from driving caught behind wheel AGAIN after speeding off from cops

Abby Hughes nearly ran down two police officers when she roared off in her car

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17 h. ago Senior detective in charge of violent sex cases who slept with junior police staff and bragged about being a 'bad ass' is banned from being a police officer

Former DCI Roger Wood has has been slammed by his Hampshire Constabulary after he struck up sexual relationships with junior police staff and bragged he was a 'bad ass'.

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21 h. ago Met Police hired more than 1,000 officers without checking references

Sources have told the Sunday Times that the Met Police did not properly check references and many were never chased up once a recruit joined the force

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25 h. ago Hospital where gunman took hostages remains closed to visitors as injured reported stable

Workers at a Pennsylvania hospital who were injured during a shooting that left the gunman and a police officer dead are reported in “medically stable” condition

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27 h. ago Met Police officers taken to hospital after crash in west London

Footage shared on X showed the overturned vehicle

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27 h. ago Moment mockery is made of the Met Police as schoolchildren steal officers' uniforms and stand on cop car dancing before two boys, both under 16, are arrested

Footage circulating online shows hundreds of youngsters gathering around as at least 10 boys, some wearing stolen police uniforms, hijacked an emergency vehicle in Soho.

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28 h. ago Woman stamped on victim's head and attacked police officer in 10

A woman who committed five violent crimes in the space of 10 days – including biting two people, stamping on another's head and attacking a police officer – has been jailed for four years

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28 h. ago 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 attackA man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit Saturday and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a shootout that also left an officer dead, authorities said.Three workers at UPMC Memorial hospital, including a doctor, a nurse and a custodian, and two other officers were shot and wounded in the attack, York county district attorney Tim Barker said. A fourth staffer was injured in a fall.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Met Police under fire after recruiting more than 1,000 officers without checking their references over the course of more than a year

The Met police hired more than 1,000 officers without checking their references before they started at the force.

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42 h. ago MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Police need reminding their job is to serve us, NOT to boss us about

In civilised European nations the police are regarded by many law-abiding citizens with dislike and mistrust.In less happy lands, corruption and brutality are normal among police officers.

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44 h. ago Police officer killed, 5 injured after gunman took hostages at Pennsylvania hospital

Five people were injured and one police officer was killed during the shooting

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46 h. ago Police officer killed amid shooting at Pennsylvania hospital

Andrew Duarte of West York borough police department was slain Saturday at UPMC memorial hospital in YorkA police officer was killed Saturday after responding to a shooting at a central Pennsylvania hospital, officials said.The officer slain in the shooting at UPMC memorial hospital in York was identified as Andrew Duarte of the West York borough police department. He had been responding to a mutual aid call, the department posted on its Facebook page.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...

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