50 h. ago One police officer killed and another seriously wounded in shoot

A teenager was also killed, according to reports, while the suspected shooter was taken into custody

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3 d. ago Assad loyalists kill at least 13 police officers in ambush on Syrian forces in coastal town

Gunmen have ambushed a Syrian police patrol in a coastal town leaving at least 13 security members dead and many wounded, a war monitor said

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5 d. ago Federal investigation of Karen Read case is officially over, special prosecutor confirms

Boston woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022 and argued she was framed to protect other law enforcement officers

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6 d. ago Prosecutors make decision on charging French police officer over teen’s killing

The 17-year-old’s death sparked violent protests across the country

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1 week ago Family and friends prepare for funeral of officer killed in Pennsylvania hospital shooting

A procession with law enforcement officers is planned for the funeral of a Pennsylvania police officer who was shot and killed while responding to an attack on a hospital intensive care unit

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1 week ago Police officer accused of killing estranged British wife and her partner hosted BBQ for her family on day of her funeral in France

Relatives of mother-of-three Alison Erb attended the event at the couple's family home, unaware that husband Olivier, 50, was the chief suspect in the double murder case.

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1 week ago Murderer vanishes after shooting dead men – then cops make unnerving Google Maps find

A man who went on the run after killing two men had his location exposed after police officers managed to track him down with a simple but clever Google Maps search

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1 week ago Fred West's chilling confession that led police to 'house of horrors'

Serial Killer Fred West's 'matter of fact' confession to stunned police officers sparked an investigation into the most sickening and depraved crimes in UK history

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1 week ago Funeral set for an officer killed while responding to a gunman in a Pennsylvania hospital

A funeral service will be held later this week for a Pennsylvania police officer who was killed last weekend while responding to a gunman inside a hospital intensive care unit

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago 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 Akbar” has died in eastern France.Two police officers were also seriously injured in the suspected Islamist terrorist act, which took place in the city of Mulhouse during a demonstration in support of the Congo on Saturday afternoon. Three other police officers were lightly wounded. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rampaging knifeman kills one and leaves police officers seriously injured in France horror

A police officer has died and four more have been injured after an armed man, who was heard yelling Allahu Akbhar, attacked several people at a market in Mulhouse, France this afternoon.  

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2 w. ago Virginia police officers killed during traffic stop shooting, officials say

There is no longer an ‘active threat’ to community members, police said, after two officers were killed during a late-night traffic stop Friday

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2 w. ago 2 police officers killed during traffic stop in Virginia Beach

Law enforcement officials say two police officers in Virginia have been shot and killed during a traffic stop

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2 w. ago Three shot and killed outside Louisville motor vehicle office, police say

Police in Louisville say three people were shot and killed outside a motor vehicle office

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2 w. ago Three people killed in Louisville, Kentucky, motor vehicle office shooting

One person was dead at the scene and two others died at the hospital; no reported arrests nor information on the shooterThree people were shot and killed at a motor vehicle office in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, police said.Major Donald Boeckman of Louisville metro police department told reporters that officers found one person dead at the scene and another two wounded. The two wounded were taken to hospitals and died there. He said there was no ongoing threat to public. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gunmen kill police officer assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern Pakistan

Pakistani police say suspected militants riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in a region in the country's northwest bordering Afghanistan

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2 w. ago Two police officers face 'gross incompetence meetings' after standing outside home for 35 minutes while husband beat his wife to death with son's skateboard

'Ruthless' Olubunmi Abodunde strangled his wife before using his son's skateboard to cave in her skull, repeated hitting her during a frenzied attack in November 2023 while officers dithered outside.

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