4 h. ago US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for firearm

Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspiciousAn artificial intelligence system (AI) apparently mistook a high school student’s bag of Doritos for a firearm and called local police to tell them the pupil was armed.Taki Allen was sitting with friends on Monday night outside Kenwood high school in Baltimore and eating a snack when police officers with guns approached him. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for gun

Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspiciousAn artificial intelligence system (AI) apparently mistook a high school student’s bag of Doritos for a firearm and called local police to tell them the pupil was armed.Taki Allen was sitting with friends on Monday night outside Kenwood high school in Baltimore and eating a snack when police officers with guns approached him. Continue reading...

Society

9 h. ago Broughton Street crash: Three officers taken to hospital after Edinburgh crash involving police vehicles

Two marked police vehicles involved in crash

Events

18 h. ago Hainault sword attack police officers honoured with bravery award at Pride of Britain

Three Metropolitan Police officers who confronted the Hainault sword attacker have been honoured for their extraordinary courage at the Pride of Britain Awards on Thursday, October 23.

Events

21 h. ago Moment police officer, 23, driving 166mph whizzes past cars on busy road

Petar Krtinic was filmed by his sister on January 2 speeding down the A421 in Bedfordshire. Police found evidence of Krtinic speeding up to 166mph on social media with the caption 'peaceful'.

Transport

22 h. ago Three disgraced Met police officers exposed in BBC Panorama documentary sacked by Met

Officers sacked in first fast-track hearings after documentary exposed Islamophobic, racist and discriminatory comments by officers at Charing Cross Police Station

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23 h. ago THREE police officers exposed in BBC Panorama documentary SACKED from the Met

Met Police officer Joe McIlvenny, pictured, has been sacked from the force at a special misconduct hearing in south London today following the recent BBC Panorama film

Events

23 h. ago Two Met officers sacked after gross misconduct revealed in Panorama footage

Thursday's hearing heard how one officer "revelled in the use of force on detainees"

Events

24 h. ago Two Met cops sacked after being caught making racist and violent comments

A hearing found gross misconduct against Pc Philip Neilson after he was secretly filmed by an undercover reporter

Events

25 h. ago Met Police officer is cleared of 'sharing CCTV footage with his girlfriend' of homeless man raping NHS worker as she lay unconscious on a park bench

PC Adam Aspinall Da Encarnacao was accused of sharing images of two separate rape offences with a member of the public.

Events

26 h. ago Body recovered from river in Aberdeen in search for missing woman

Officers from Police Scotland confirmed that a body was recovered from the River Dee in the Granite City earlier today.

Events

27 h. ago Charing Cross Met Police officer caught on camera making 'floridly racist' comments is sacked

A hearing found gross misconduct against Pc Philip Neilson after he was secretly filmed by an undercover reporter

Events

27 h. ago Police on misconduct charges over use of force to face ‘more consistent’ rules

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomed the rule change for fairness but also public safety.

Events

28 h. ago Met Police officer caught on camera making ‘floridly racist’ comments sacked

Pc Philip Neilson was dismissed without notice after a hearing found gross misconduct

Events

29 h. ago Revealed: police across US spread false rumors about Venezuelan gang threats

Claim that Tren de Aragua planned to attack officers was widely shared – only for FBI to later acknowledge it was mistaken, internal files showAn unverified rumor that Venezuelan gang members were preparing to kill police officers spread like wildfire through US law enforcement agencies last year, internal records reveal, only for federal officials to later quietly acknowledge the claim was mistaken.The intelligence report, which appears to have first been disseminated by a local New Mexico police department in July 2024, suggested that the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang had directed its members to “fire on or attack” law enforcement. The vague assertion quickly traveled among law enforcement agencies. It even made its way into a formal proclamation by Texas governor Greg Abbott, and was repeated by Republican Congress members as evidence of the dangers of Venezuelan immigrants and Democrats’ border policies. Continue reading...

Events

29 h. ago Police officer exposed in BBC Panorama documentary SACKED from the Met

Met officer Phil Neilson, pictured, has been sacked from the force at a special misconduct hearing in south London today following the recent BBC Panorama film

Events

30 h. ago Body of Scot ‘murdered’ in LA repatriated ahead of island funeral

June Bunyan, 37, was found dead on September 11 following an alleged assault.

Events

30 h. ago Met Police officer accused of sharing images of rapes cleared of misconduct

Pc Adam Aspinall Da Encarnacao remains suspended from duty.

Events

30 h. ago Drones launched remotely to support police officers in London

Drones launched remotely to support police officers in London  Yahoo

Events

31 h. ago Baby P's harrowing final days as mum finally admits she's 'bad mother'

Baby P - Peter Connelly - suffered more than 50 injuries, including fractured ribs and a broken back, despite being on the at-risk register and receiving 60 visits from social workers and police officers over eight months

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