71 m. ago Missing cop found dead at nature reserve in 'absolutely tragic' incident

Charlie Mitchell was reported missing from his home on Saturday night.

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5 h. ago Serving police officer, 26, found dead at a nature reserve in 'absolute tragedy'

PC Charlie Mitchell, 26, was reported missing from his home in Leeds on Saturday night

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6 h. ago Tragic missing police officer, 26, who sparked major search found dead at nature reserve

The body of missing serving police officer Charlie Mitchell has been found, with his death described by colleagues as 'absolutely tragic' - there are no suspicious circumstances

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7 h. ago Missing serving police officer, 26, found dead at nature reserve in 'absolute tragedy'

Police Constable Charlie Mitchell was tragically found at a nature reserve on Sunday, less than a day after he was reported missing with concerns for his welfare

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3 d. ago Three Met officers face misconduct hearing after woman with dementia, 90, is handcuffed and marked with Taser

The elderly woman was handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London in 2023

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3 d. ago Met officers to face gross misconduct hearing after woman, 90, targeted with Taser

Two serving officers and one former officer to face hearing after woman was also handcuffed and put in spit hoodTwo serving Metropolitan police officers and one former officer will face a gross misconduct hearing after a 90-year-old woman with dementia was targeted with a Taser, the police watchdog said.The woman was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, in May 2023, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Three Met officers facing misconduct hearing after woman, 90, marked with Taser

The woman, who had dementia, was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, on May 9 2023.

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6 d. ago Tasmanian police officer fatally shot on rural property while serving warrant

Deadly shootings are rare in Australia due to its strict gun laws

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2 w. ago Former DC police officer sentenced to 18 months for lying about leaking info to Proud Boys leader

A retired police officer was sentenced on Friday to serve 18 months behind bars for lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the Proud Boys extremist group’s former top leader, who was under investigation for burning a Black Lives Matter banner in the nation’s capital

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3 w. ago Cannabis gardener jailed after plants worth more than £27,000 seized in Wishaw

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard police officers found Servet Dulla hiding among loft insulation.

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4 w. ago Critics say the movement to defund the police failed. But Austin and Seattle are seeing progress

The rallying cry from 2020 Black Lives Matter protests pushed some US cities to divert money towards housing and community servicesAfter George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, protesters who swarmed the streets across the US shouted the refrain: “Defund the police.” An idea that was once viewed as radical – to redirect money from law enforcement to other city departments and social services – became a rallying cry overnight.As a result of continued pressure, dozens of jurisdictions throughout the nation promised to reduce their police budgets. While most of them backtracked and increased law enforcement funding in the next year or two, several cities changed policies or added new public safety and homeless services departments. Continue reading...

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