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Police Shoot Suspected Attacker at the Hague After 3 Injured in Stabbings
Three people have been stabbed in western Dutch city of The Hague, according to local authorities. The suspect was arrested after being...
Antifa Group Hangs Trump in Effigy, Calls for ‘Revolutionary Violence’ Against ‘the Capitalist State’
An antifa group in Los Angeles celebrated May Day by holding a small march, hanging a Trump effigy, and advocating for "revolutionary violence" against the...
Police Shot Another Black Woman in Need of Mental Health Support. It’s Time for...
An activist displays a sign during the BYP100 #DecriminalizeBlack protest on December 21, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo: Sarah Ji)
On April 28, two police...
Migrants ‘Issue Ultimatum & Forcefully Prevent’ German Police from Deporting Failed Asylum Seeker
German police have been forced to release a failed asylum seeker they were due to deport after being confronted by an angry...
Police Attack Anti-Austerity Protesters With Pepper Spray and Tear Gas
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JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We begin today's show in Puerto Rico, where thousands marked May Day by joining a general strike in the capital of San Juan to...
Black Lives Matter activist slams UK police after UN accuses nation of ‘structural racism’...
The United Nations has issued a damning statement on the “disproportionate” amount of black and...
Black woman left topless as Alabama police throw her to floor in Waffle House...
A video of police officers exposing a woman’s breasts as they brutally arrested her in a...
Pennsylvania golf club sparks race row by calling police on 5 black women —...
A Pennsylvania golf club has become embroiled in a race row after senior staff called the...
Brothers claim police racially profiled them after being searched over fist bump — RT...
Two brothers who were stopped and searched by police over a fist bump have said...
Video: Armed police stage mock ‘terrorist attack’ at train station in Germany
German police held an anti-terrorism drill at Luebeck's central station. Almost 700 officers from the federal police and state police, as well as 120...
‘Golden State Killer’ reportedly arrested after 40+ years, identified as ex-cop — RT US...
Police in California have arrested a man believed to be the notorious “Golden State Killer,” who...
Police taze ‘combative’ American Airlines passenger (VIDEO) — RT US News
A ‘disruptive’ air passenger was tazed multiple times on board an American Airlines flight Sunday after...
UK seeks to extend MI5 & police powers and will target those ‘vulnerable to...
UK police and domestic intelligence agency MI5 will get new powers to round up suspected...
‘We Need to Change the Rules for When Police Can Shoot’
Janine Jackson interviewed Peter Bibring about excessive force law for the April 13, 2018, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.
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Moment police punch, wrestle naked Harvard student to ground (VIDEO) — RT US News
Disturbing video footage shot in Cambridge, Massachusetts, shows the moment police tackle a black Harvard University...
Durham becomes ‘first US city’ to halt police exchanges with Israel — RT US...
Published time: 17 Apr, 2018 12:22 Edited time: 17 Apr, 2018 12:58
Durham City Council, North...
Trump’s pick for secretary of state is an outspoken hawk — RT US News
Mike Pompeo is expected to face a tough confirmation hearing on Thursday – but more dangerous...
Video: Yulia Skripal issues statement
Salisbury poisoning victim Yulia Skripal has released a statement through police in London. DETAILS: https://on.rt.com/92lz Check out http://rt.com RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe...
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Judge Suspends Release of Herman Bell, Elderly Black Panther Jailed 45 Years, Amid Police...
A judge in New York has suspended the release of Herman Bell, a 70-year-old prisoner who has been granted parole after 45 years in...
Taking a Long Look Backward to Explain a Police Killing in Sacramento:
Photo by Chris Yarzab | CC BY 2.0
In Sacramento, California, on March 18, police bullets killed Stephon Cark, an unarmed black man. The police...
Police confirm active shooter at YouTube HQ in California — RT US News
The YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California is on lockdown after reports of an active shooter...
Molotov cocktails hurled at N. Ireland police vans during republican parade — RT UK...
Petrol bombs have been hurled at police in Northern Ireland ahead of an unauthorised nationalist...
London murder rate higher than New York’s amid surge in knife crime & police...
London’s murder rate has surpassed New York’s for the first time in modern history as...
Corey Feldman Says He Was Stabbed in Attempted Murder but Police Are Telling a...
Something odd is going on with Corey Feldman. The star stated on Twitter that he was attacked Tuesday night in an incident...
Nerve agent that poisoned Skripal left at the front door – UK police —...
British police say that the highest concentration of the nerve agent that came in contact...
Outrage, But Little Surprise, After Police Officers Face No Charges for Killing of Alton...
Human rights advocates said Tuesday that Louisiana's Justice Department acted in violation of international standards when it decided it would not prosecute two white...
Deep State Rolls Trump on Budget, Immigration. Is This the End?
John Derbyshire, The Unz Review, 23 March 2018 So Congress finally passed a budget. It’s a blockbuster—$1.3 trillion, or around four thousand...
Police complicit in blacklisting of trade unionists by construction firms, Met admits — RT...
Police colluded in stripping trade unionists of work by passing on their information to a...
Major New Investigation Into Trump Real Estate Deals in India Reveals Corruption, Lawsuits, Fraud
A major new investigation has just been published into Trump's business partnerships in India and the conflicts of interest these deals pose for the...
Police mistake cell phone for firearm, shoot suspect 20 times (VIDEO) — RT US...
Harrowing footage of the moment police apparently mistook a cell phone for a gun before firing...
Police release video of fatal Uber driverless cab collision (GRAPHIC) — RT US News
The moment a woman was run down and killed by an experimental driverless Uber taxi was...
Theresa May accused of repeating ‘lies’ over police spending in parliament — RT UK...
Theresa May has repeated her claim in the Commons that the government is providing an...
Police ‘retaining an open mind’ in Glushkov murder case, appeal for public’s help —...
London police have appealed to members of the public who may have information about the...
Chelsea fans ‘battered by Barcelona police’ after Champions League match (VIDEO) — RT UK...
Chelsea fans were “treated like animals” as Spanish police reportedly beat them with batons following...
Police discover ‘ritual animal sacrifice,’ at least 11 arrested — RT US News
Texas authorities have busted what appears to be a ritual animal sacrifice at a San Antonio...
‘Challenging & complex’ Skripal investigation could take months – Met Police — RT UK...
The investigation into the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia will likely take...
Police launch murder probe into death of Russian businessman found in London home —...
Police have confirmed that they are treating the death of Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov as...
Police respond to another ‘suspicious package’ sent to parliament — RT UK News
Police have been called to Westminster after a suspicious package was delivered to an MP....
Police investigating suspicious package in Houses of Parliament, day after similar incident — RT...
Police are investigating the third and fourth suspicious packages sent to Parliament in just 24...
UK police investigate letters calling for acid attacks, bombings & torture — RT UK...
‘Punish a Muslim’ letters calling for acts of violence against Muslims in the UK have...
Video: Police Brutality: US cop charged with assault for beating ‘jaywalking’ black man
A former police officer in the US state of North Carolina's been charged with assaulting a black man, accused of jaywalking. The incident happened...
Terrorism arrests hit record high but only a fraction lead to convictions, police reveal...
Terrorism arrests skyrocketed in 2017 but only a fraction lead to convictions, startling new data...
Police op against black woman seeking justice for dead brother ‘likely’ motivated by racism...
Racial discrimination against a black British woman is likely to have subjected her to a...
Ex-Russian double agent Skripal & daughter were exposed to nerve agent, police confirm —...
Russian ex-double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, were exposed to a...
Teen jailed for life after police thwart terrorist attack on Justin Bieber concert —...
A Welsh teen has been jailed for life for planning a terrorist attack on a...
California couple arrested after police find children living in desert shelter — RT US...
Police have arrested a couple after their three children were discovered living in a squalid dwelling...
Murderer took selfie after stab frenzy so violent, police thought victim was mauled by...
An ex-soldier has been jailed for life after he brutally slashed a total stranger, and...
Florida police arrest teen after ‘online threats to kill students’ — RT US News
A Florida teenager, who lives just miles from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was arrested after...
Armed and Dangerous: If Police Don’t Have to Protect the Public, What Good Are...
by John W. Whitehead / February 26th, 2018
After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn’t...
4 people confirmed dead in Leicester explosion – police — RT UK News
Four people have been killed and four more injured in an explosion inside a building...
Homeschooled Child in Norway Tackled by Police, Handed over to “Child Welfare Services”
A 12-year-old homeschooled boy chased down near his home in Norway and seized from his parents has been returned to his family....
Terrorists and criminals could weaponize AI in five years, report states — RT UK...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is ripe for exploitation by criminal gangs and terrorists, a stark new...
Video: Bus ploughs into police officers in Tehran leaving 3 dead after clashes with...
Footage broadcasted by Iranian State TV showed a bus ramming through officers of Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NAJA), killing...
Israeli Police Find ‘Sufficient Evidence’ to Indict Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli police said Tuesday there is "sufficient evidence" to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on criminal charges in two corruption cases. According...
School mass shooting foiled by Washington police 1 day before Florida attack — RT...
Police in Washington State foiled an attempted school shooting thanks to a tip-off from the suspect’s...
When the Deep State Bites- Bite Back!
Back in 1991, the general consensus of the Intelligence community was that America needed a strong Russia. An internally strong and stable Russia was...
UK Police investigating ‘incident’ at parliament
The Metropolitan Police are investigating an "incident" in parliament, according to reports. Officers are understood...
Police killing vulnerable people with Tasers, new research shows — RT US News
Vulnerable groups of people, including the elderly, pregnant women, and people with heart conditions, make up...
Boston police targeted black & Muslim protesters through social media surveillance – ACLU —...
Boston police used social media surveillance to spy on citizens and specifically on black and Muslim...
Swedish Police in Malmö Now Armed with Machine Guns to Take Back Control
As an antidote to the rampant criminality and attacks against law enforcement, at least two police stations in the city have chosen...
Black Lives Matter shut down rail to Super Bowl for 2 hours in protest...
As Super Bowl fever grips the US, activists are taking the opportunity to highlight their own...
Revelations From The State Of The Union
Photo by A Yee | CC BY 2.0
Donald Trump’s State Of The Union address was straight out of the book of Revelations. The world...
As Mardi Gras Nears, New Orleans Strippers Fight Back Against Police Raids
Dancers rally on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Wednesday to protest police raids on the strip clubs where they...
The State of Our Union: A House Divided, Enslaved and Mired in the Mistakes...
by John W. Whitehead / January 31st, 2018
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and...
Trump’s most controversial applause lines from his 1st State of the Union — RT...
It was billed as a speech that would unite all Americans, but even with memorable lines,...
‘Serial killer’ terrorist turned ‘supergrass’ has murder sentence cut after helping police — RT...
A loyalist paramilitary ‘supergrass’ and police informant who admitted murdering five people, among other violent...
6 Elements of Police Spin: An Object Lesson in Copspeak
Copspeak involves passive language designed to deflect and obscure responsibility.
The linguistic gymnastics needed to report on police violence without calling up images of police...
Child ‘soaking in his underwear’ seeks help in storm before disappearing, sparking police search...
Police are investigating a bizarre case in Kent after residents called officers to say a...
Michael Gove’s 15yo daughter’s wild party prompts police intervention — RT UK News
Booze, a “dodgy” cigarette, and “writhing, thrusting extremities” sounds like every parent’s teen party from...
Girl, 7, groomed online by ROBOT in shock case police can do nothing about...
A UK schoolgirl was being “groomed” online by a robot in one of the first...
Extrajudicial Murder of Pashtun exposes State Brutality in Pakistan
The murder of a Pashtun man in Karachi by the Sindh police last week has brought renewed attention to the brutal practices of Pakistan’s...
New Jersey spent $42mn settling crimes committed by police — RT US News
Local authorities in New Jersey have spent $42 million in taxpayer money to settle allegations of...
3 injured in Manhattan shooting near Empire State Building — RT US News
Three people have been injured in midtown Manhattan following a shooting, police say. None of the...
US marshal killed, several police officers injured in Harrisburg shooting — RT US News
A US marshal was killed and at least two officer were wounded when gunfire broke out...
‘Unnecessary personnel’ compromised Sandy Hook evidence – police report — RT US News
A new report on one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history reveals that police...
Immigration Rights Activist Ravi Ragbir Detained at ICE Check-in Amid Protest, Police Violence
The executive director of New York City's New Sanctuary Coalition has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ravi Ragbir is a nationally known...
Tide Pod meme prompts police warning (VIDEO) — RT US News
A Kansas police department has actually been forced to warn people not to eat laundry detergent...
NYC police union seeks to block release of footage — RT US News
As NYC moves to equip its police force with bodycams by 2020, its main police union...
Graphic video shows suspect firing on Arkansas police before fatal shooting — RT US...
In order to quell rumors spread on social media, the North Little Rock Police Department has...
The Fallout of Police Violence Is Killing Black Women Like Erica Garner
The sting of the premature death of 27-year-old Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, is still fresh.
On Christmas Eve, Erica Garner suffered a massive...
British police investigate body found in London’s Canary Wharf — RT UK News
Published time: 2 Jan, 2018 11:55 Edited time: 3 Jan, 2018 08:27
Police in the...
Pennsylvania police chief charged with sex crimes — RT US News
Published time: 6 Jan, 2018 07:40
Leechburg, Pennsylvania Police Chief Michael Diebold, who gained national attention...
Rapist Killer Police in Kenya, and Appalling Rape in South Africa
Photo by DEMOSH | CC BY 2.0
Killing, maiming, and the destruction of property accompanies presidential elections in Kenya. In repeated elections, in 2007 and...
‘Let me see my son’ asks mother of Kansas man killed by police in...
Almost a week after police killed a Wichita, Kansas man responding to a hoax ‘swatting’ call,...
Baby born on car hood after father leads police on high-speed chase — RT...
Fireworks marked New Year’s Day overhead as a woman gave birth in the middle of a...
Officers down, suspect at large in shooting near Denver – police — RT US...
Published time: 31 Dec, 2017 15:28 Edited time: 31 Dec, 2017 16:42
Multiple police deputies are...
2 Romanians held over hacked Washington DC police cameras — RT US News
Published time: 29 Dec, 2017 20:42 Edited time: 29 Dec, 2017 20:45
Two Romanian nationals have...
Police fatality rate drastically drops to second lowest in more than 50 years —...
The number of police officers who died in the line of duty dropped to its lowest...
‘Police did this to my son:’ 17yo bruised, bloodied after ‘beating’ by Alabama officers...
Police in Alabama are facing a backlash after a 17-year-old was left heavily bruised following an...
Minnesota police remove ‘disgusting’ memorial to woman shot by Somali cop — RT US...
Police in Minneapolis have removed a candlelit memorial for Justine Ruszczyk Damond, an Australian woman who...
Police probe video of Muslim girl beaten gang-style in Florida (DISTURBING) — RT US...
Published time: 23 Dec, 2017 08:32 Edited time: 23 Dec, 2017 09:53
A 14-year-old Muslim girl...
Accused child rapist walks free after police are caught keeping evidence from lawyers… again...
An accused child rapist has walked free after police were caught withholding crucial evidence from...
Charlottesville Police Chief Retires After Criticism Over Rally Response
The Charlottesville, Virginia, police chief announced his immediate retirement Monday. The abrupt departure comes amid criticism of the police response to the...
Texas police officer fired for ordering rookie to tase woman (VIDEO) — RT US...
A police sergeant has been fired for ordering a rookie to use a taser on a...
Charlottesville police chief retires after report criticizes handling of ‘Unite the Right’ rally —...
The police chief of Charlottesville, Virginia abruptly retired following the release of a scathing report on...
Barry Sherman, Wife Found Dead Amid Lobbying Investigation, Police Deem Deaths ‘Suspicious’
Apotex Inc. founder and Chairman Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, were found dead in their Toronto home Friday, said the company...
The Deep State’s Christmas Present to America
by John W. Whitehead / December 12th, 2017
He sees you when you’re sleepingHe knows when you’re awakeHe knows when you’ve been bad or goodSo...
Undercover Michigan police no longer off the hook for sex with prostitutes — RT...
Published time: 14 Dec, 2017 04:14
Sex with prostitutes in Michigan isn’t legal, but until Wednesday,...
11yo girl handcuffed, held at gunpoint by Michigan police (VIDEO) — RT US News
Police officers in Grand Rapids, Michigan, held an 11-year-old black girl at gunpoint and handcuffed her...
New York police confirm Manhattan attack is ‘terror-related’ — RT US News
Published time: 11 Dec, 2017 14:44 Edited time: 11 Dec, 2017 15:48
The New York Police...
Minnesota woman sues after being viciously attacked by police dog (VIDEO) — RT US...
Footage has emerged showing the moment a Minnesota woman was attacked by a police dog while...
Fireball blazes across NJ night sky in Police dashcam VIDEO — RT US News
Published time: 9 Dec, 2017 07:41
Police dashcam has captured a dazzling fireball brightening up the...
State of emergency declared in San Diego as yet another CA inferno burns homes...
The Lilac Fire in San Diego North County has burned two people, charred 2,500 acres and...
New Mexico police repeatedly pulled over ICE agent ‘driving while black’ – ACLU —...
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of an immigration deportation officer, who claimed she...
Porn in Parliament saga takes new twist as ex police officer threatens to sue...
Published time: 5 Dec, 2017 19:13 Edited time: 5 Dec, 2017 20:17
A former police...
UK journalists who worked on Snowden leaks still under investigation, police confirm — RT...
British journalists who worked with leaked National Security Agency (NSA) documents from Edward Snowden are...
Study blames police for ‘disastrous results’ in Charlottesville violence — RT US News
Police and government officials failed to ensure public safety and protect free speech during a white...
Afraid of Being Pulled Over by Police? You Should Be
Photo by Scott Davidson | CC BY 2.0
“Quit resisting,” cops yell at compliant young man who was thrown to the ground, beaten, arrested and...
Armed police make 2 arrests as alleged jihadist terror plot is foiled — RT...
Counter-terrorism officers believe they have thwarted an attack on the UK after armed police arrested...
Police evict anti-fracking protesters from encampment in Olympia, Washington — RT US News
Published time: 29 Nov, 2017 18:33
Dozens of police, dressed in riot gear and backed up...
Police Suspect They Were Targeted in Uppsala Hand Grenade Revenge Attack
One person has been arrested following a small explosion close to a police station in Uppsala, a Swedish city north of Stockholm,...
Armed Police to Escort Joggers in Swedish City for Protection
Residents of the Swedish city of Oskarshamn will now have the option to be accompanied by armed police officers while out jogging. Oskarshamn...
How Iran Came to Be Called ‘The Top State Sponsor of Terrorism’
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
While I happened to be researching another subject, a central question in the investigation came to be how Iran...
Pickup truck a new victim of botched hunting in NY state — RT US...
Published time: 26 Nov, 2017 20:19 Edited time: 26 Nov, 2017 20:30
For the second time...
US police covertly spy on innocent citizens with military hardware
Published time: 26 Nov, 2017 16:41 Edited time: 26 Nov, 2017 16:45
Dozens of police departments...
Texas state trooper shot & killed on Thanksgiving — RT US News
Published time: 24 Nov, 2017 16:05
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was shot and...
Police go undercover on Black Friday to curb violence & theft across US —...
Undercover officers and helicopters will be watching over bargain hunters during this Black Friday in an...
2 wrongfully convicted men each get $15mn after decades in prison, police misconduct —...
Two separate juries in Los Angeles and Baltimore have awarded multi-million dollar settlements to two innocent...
Baltimore police dismiss cop-on-cop murder rumors encircling detective’s death — RT US News
Baltimore homicide detective Sean Suiter was set to testify against fellow officers before being shot in...
ACLU sues Phoenix police for use-of-force records at Trump rally (VIDEOS) — RT US...
The ACLU of Arizona is suing the Phoenix Police Department in order to obtain public records...
Mainstream media spreading word for Islamic State, says top counter terrorism cop — RT...
Published time: 13 Nov, 2017 11:44 Edited time: 14 Nov, 2017 08:04
The UK’s top...
Wisconsin Police Gun Down Young Teen on Reservation
Another young teen of color is dead at the hands of police officers -- this time on a reservation in Wisconsin. Officials claim that...
Last bodies removed from Grenfell Tower wreckage, final death toll 71 – police —...
Police have put the final death toll from the Grenfell Tower fire at 71. All...
European Police Forces in Crisis
Nov 8, 2017 By Mundilfury | redice.tv There are several major European police forces in crisis. After politically correct initiatives and...
Police van driver in Freddie Gray’s death acquitted of all charges — RT US...
Published time: 7 Nov, 2017 21:12
Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. who drove the van...
Man arrested near White House threatened to ‘kill all white police’ — RT US...
Published time: 7 Nov, 2017 01:08 Edited time: 7 Nov, 2017 01:24
The Secret Service has...
St. Louis Rises Up Against Police Violence Again; Corporate Media Ignore Uprising
Demonstrators confront police while protesting the acquittal of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley on September 16, 2017, in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo:...
Oregon school district staff told to report students to police — RT US News
Published time: 3 Nov, 2017 19:15 Edited time: 4 Nov, 2017 09:18
Teachers and staff at...
Senator Rand Paul assaulted in his home – police — RT US News
Published time: 4 Nov, 2017 22:35 Edited time: 4 Nov, 2017 23:01
Republican Senator Rand Paul...
UK police investigate fresh sexual assault claims against Kevin Spacey — RT UK News
British police are investigating fresh claims that Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey assaulted an unconscious aspiring...
Trick or Treat: One Year Later, Is Trump a Blessing or a Curse to...
by John W. Whitehead / October 31st, 2017
Jesus! Where will it end? How low do you have to stoop in this country to be...
Brawl between transgender activists and feminists leaves police searching for suspects — RT UK...
Published time: 26 Oct, 2017 12:25
Police are searching for three suspects after a confrontation...
Israel Police Detain 15 Over Campaign to Stop Jewish-Arab Dating
Israeli police detained 15 suspected Jewish extremists following an undercover investigation into a group accused of tracking down and threatening Arab men...
Video: ‘Tortured, jailed & beat’: Mayadin residents describe life under ISIS moral police rule...
Islamic State terrorists' efforts to whip, beat and torture people into submission for the tiniest violations of their perverted laws failed, locals in recently-liberated...
Video: Arrest of terrorists: Police discovers weapons & ammunition in Moroccan house
Moroccan security forces arrested 11 people suspected of having ties to Islamic State in Fez on Saturday. The suspects, who are reportedly part of...
Bigoted and Unprofessional Police Chief Backed by Michigan Governor
Dear NFL: We will not support millionaire ingrates who hate America and disrespect our Armed Forces and Veterans. Who wins a football game has...
Video: Iron Grip Of Law: UK Police drag 85yo disabled woman across street at...
British police have been caught on camera mistreating a disabled 85yo woman at a peaceful fracking protest. A statement was later released insisting no...
Mandalay Bay’s Parent Company Disputes Police Timeline of Vegas Shooting
The parent company of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, MGM Resorts, is providing new information that contradicts the latest police...
Texas Tech police officer shot & killed, gunman in custody
Published time: 10 Oct, 2017 01:44 Edited time: 10 Oct, 2017 03:21
A Texas Tech University...
FBI report says ‘black-identity extremists’ seeking retaliation for police shootings
Controversial police shootings of African-Americans and an apparent lack of justice are causing “black-identity extremists” to...
Police ‘very confident’ Las Vegas shooter acted alone, had no Islamic terror connection
Las Vegas investigators do not believe there was another shooter in the Mandalay Bay room where...
Rent-boy rape claim & 6 other allegations against ex-PM Heath would have been investigated...
A summary report on Operation Conifer, launched two years ago by Wiltshire Police, states there...
Video: Catalonia’s independence: EU refuses to condemn police brutality
EU member states have the right to use "proportionate" force to defend the rule of law, Frans Timmermans, European Commission First Vice President, said...
University of New Haven and Saudi Police: Big Money Makes Strange Bedfellows
In America, college students are just arriving on their campuses- some for the first time- ready to start the new academic year. They have...
Marseilles Knife Terrorist ‘Illegal Migrant,’ Islamic State Claims Attack
An illegal ‘North African’ migrant was behind the knife attack in Marseilles, France, on Saturday according to reports, which has been claimed...
Armed police evacuate passengers, sweep London metro after reports of ‘bang’ (VIDEOS)
Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 22:14 Edited time: 30 Sep, 2017 22:52
London police and...
Mentally disabled man dead following altercation with Texas police
The Texas Rangers have launched an investigation into a local police department after a mentally disabled...
University of New Haven and Saudi Police
University of New Haven and Saudi Police: Big Money Makes Strange Bedfellows
In America, college students are just arriving on their campuses- some for the...
Profits vs. Puerto Rican Lives: Trump Administration Blocks Aid From Reaching Devastated Island
One week after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump says he will visit the island next Tuesday, even as most of the...
65yo female govt contractor arrested by counterterrorism police under Official Secrets Act
Published time: 27 Sep, 2017 11:44 Edited time: 27 Sep, 2017 13:15
A 65-year-old woman...
Police chiefs stage their own protest against NFL players
Police chiefs are unimpressed with the NFL players "taking a knee" in protest over police brutality...
Death count hits 10 at Florida nursing home, as state suspends license
Ten elderly people have now died at Florida nursing home that lost power during Hurricane Irma....
Police Militarization Is a Threat to Tribal Sovereignty
What would a police officer do with a grenade launcher? While the notion may seem wild, we're about to find out.
Congress initially authorized the...
Soldier watched ‘Cops’ to learn to train Afghan police – watchdog
A government watchdog tasked with studying the effects of reconstruction in Afghanistan finds US forces to...
Breaking: Forced Takeover of Catalan Government Institutions by Spanish Police Ahead of Oct. 1...
I just got of the phone with Josep Maria Sole Sabaté, my friend and a leading Catalan historian and public intellectual. He was nothing...
Chicago deploys more police as death toll hits 500
Despite a boost in police numbers, Chicago, Illinois has recorded its 500th homicide for the year,...
U.K. Police Arrest Men in Connection with London Bombing at Parsons Green
An 18-year-old man was detained in Dover’s port area; a 21-year-old man was later arrested in Hounslow British police on Saturday detained...
Police car torched, 2 cops hurt in Georgia Tech riot after police shooting of...
A police car was torched and at least 2 officers injured as violence broke out at...
Swedish State Media Boss Caught Trying To Buy Virginity of Underage Girl
A manager at Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT has been caught trying to “buy” the virginity of a 14-year-old girl in a newspaper sting,...
Video: ‘Resist US intervention’: Protesters clash with riot police in Philippines
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Philippine capital to protest the increasing intervention of the United States in the ongoing conflict...
Careful drivers leave US police strapped for cash
Police in Michigan are facing a $3 million deficit in funding for road patrol services. Officials...
2nd suspect arrested over London Tube terrorist attack – Met Police
Published time: 17 Sep, 2017 07:27 Edited time: 17 Sep, 2017 07:52
A second person...
UK territories devastated by Irma ‘too wealthy’ for foreign aid
Published time: 14 Sep, 2017 09:40 Edited time: 15 Sep, 2017 17:56
British territories devastated...
‘Terrorist incident’: London’s police probe Parsons Green tube explosion (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Emergency services are responding to “a terrorist incident” at Parsons Green tube station in London,...
London police confirm Parsons Green explosion was terrorist attack, several injured
Published time: 15 Sep, 2017 09:17 Edited time: 15 Sep, 2017 16:09
British authorities have...
Hundreds of soldiers deployed across UK to free up police hunting for Parsons Green...
Soldiers have been deployed across the UK to free up the 1,000 policemen hunting for...
Ethiopia’s Economic Growth Hides Fear and Oppression in the One-Party State
Scan the mainstream media for news about Ethiopia and discover headline after headline describing the country’s economic successes: double-digit economic growth, foreign investment and...
St. Louis police deploy tear gas, arrest 13 after protesters descend on mayor’s home...
Police have declared an unlawful assembly and deployed tear gas, after protesters moved from the streets...
Police identify Parsons Green terrorism suspect from CCTV – Sky sources
Published time: 15 Sep, 2017 14:09 Edited time: 15 Sep, 2017 16:33
Police sources say...
London police condemn Trump's ‘loser terrorist’ tweets following tube ‘bucket bombing’
Published time: 15 Sep, 2017 14:20 Edited time: 15 Sep, 2017 15:46
The Metropolitan Police...
NAACP Dismayed by DOJ’s Failure to Prosecute Police Officers in Freddie Gray Case
Baltimore, MD - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, is disappointed by the decision...
‘Homeless street drinkers eating pigeons’ reports investigated by police
Published time: 13 Sep, 2017 10:30
Police are investigating reports of homeless people eating urban...
No charges for police officers in Freddie Gray's case – justice dept
Published time: 12 Sep, 2017 20:31
The Justice Department won't bring federal charges against six Baltimore...
Possible active shooter at New Hampshire medical center – police
Published time: 12 Sep, 2017 18:23 Edited time: 12 Sep, 2017 18:37
Police in Lebanon, New...
Family fury as police involved in son’s death are granted secret hearing
Six police officers investigated for gross misconduct over the death of a 23-year-old man will...
‘Don’t visit crime victims, email them,’ police chief says
Published time: 11 Sep, 2017 11:15
Victims of minor crime should no longer expect the...
On 9/11, vigils for African-American motorist killed by police (VIDEO)
Activists in Washington, DC are holding day-long vigils on 9/11, calling for police accountability in the...
UK police deployed to British Virgin Islands to help in Hurricane Irma response
Published time: 9 Sep, 2017 21:47
A team of UK police officers are being deployed...
Leapin' loser! Detroit police chase ends with suspect jumping onto oncoming minivan (VIDEO)
Published time: 8 Sep, 2017 21:42
A wanted man connected to an attempted murder had already...
Phoenix-area police to start using drones in operations
Police in Maricopa, Arizona – a suburb of Phoenix – will start using a surveillance drone...
2 American students accuse Italian police of rape
Published time: 8 Sep, 2017 17:20
Two members of the Italian Carabinieri are being investigated for...
UK police arrest 5th man on suspicion of terrorism offences & membership of neo-Nazi...
Published time: 8 Sep, 2017 13:10 Edited time: 8 Sep, 2017 13:26
A fifth man...
Capitalism, the State and the Drowning of America
Photograph Nathaniel St. Clair
As Hurricane Harvey lashed Texas, Naomi Klein wasted no time in diagnosing the “real root causes” behind the disaster, indicting “climate...
Texas woman slips off handcuffs, steals police car & leads cops on high-speed (VIDEO)
Video released by police shows how a woman cuffed and stuffed in the back of a...
Flying drones over LA infernos ‘catastrophic’ for firefighters, police chief warns
Published time: 4 Sep, 2017 14:55
A Los Angeles police chief is warning people they are...
Centering Women of Color Is Key to Understanding and Resisting Police Violence
Family members of Charleena Lyles, including her sister, Monika Williams, lead a march through north Seattle on June 20, 2017, in Seattle, Washington. Officers...
Imploring President Trump to Reconsider Reinstating Program Offering Military Surplus to Police
On August 28, the Trump administration unveiled a new plan to roll back limits President Obama had placed in 2015 on the controversial 1033...
Union Denounces 'Chilling' Assault on Nurse Defending Her Patient from Police
The nation's largest nurses union is among those condemning the Salt Lake City police department after a video released Friday showed an officer physically...
Spying on the spies: State surveillance of Britons now being monitored
Published time: 1 Sep, 2017 10:48
A new watchdog charged with regulating state surveillance has...
Communities Need to Reduce Violence Against Women of Color Without Police
Activists display a sign in honor of Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Alesia Thomas and Shantel Davis, four Black women who were murdered by police....
We’re Not in Mayberry Anymore: the Militarization of Domestic Police
“If we’re training cops as soldiers, giving them equipment like soldiers, dressing them up as soldiers, when are they going to pick up the...
Ron Paul asks: Is a Militarized Police the Answer to Inner City Turmoil?
On Monday, President Trump announced he was issuing an executive order to reinstate the transfer of military weapons and equipment...
Notting Hill Carnival should be scrapped after spate of police injuries, says union boss
Published time: 30 Aug, 2017 12:44
The Notting Hill Carnival should be scrapped after the...
Police fail to find ‘severed human head’ reportedly found by kids in Belfast wood
Published time: 30 Aug, 2017 15:28 Edited time: 30 Aug, 2017 16:09
Police searching a...
Arpaio's Pardon and the Rise of Militarized Police: The View From Phoenix
Organizer Alejandra Gomez speaks at a press conference about Trump's visit to Phoenix. (Photo: Diego Lozano)
Since election night 2016, the streets of the US have...
Canadian bicycle police capture one of America’s most wanted
Published time: 29 Aug, 2017 20:27
A man stopped by two Montreal cops on routine bike...
Colorado ‘stabbing victim' invented ‘neo-Nazi’ story, bought knife himself – police
A man who claimed he was attacked and stabbed in a parking lot in Colorado for...
Man with sword arrested in Buckingham Palace terrorist incident shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ – police
Published time: 26 Aug, 2017 11:18 Edited time: 26 Aug, 2017 11:46
London Police say...
Man detained on suspicion of attacking London police near Buckingham Palace, 2 officers hurt
Published time: 25 Aug, 2017 20:26 Edited time: 25 Aug, 2017 21:29
A man has...
America’s ‘Global Policeman’ Role
America’s influential neocons and their liberal-hawk sidekicks want U.S. interventions pretty much everywhere, but other powers are chafing against this...
Police fire tear gas at anti-Trump protesters after POTUS holds Phoenix rally
Published time: 23 Aug, 2017 04:08 Edited time: 23 Aug, 2017 06:14
Phoenix, Arizona police have...
London police spend £9.4mn on lethal weapons to fight terrorism
Published time: 22 Aug, 2017 12:37
London’s Metropolitan Police has massively increased spending on weapons...
'Blatant Smear': Trump Attacks Boston Anti-Racism Demonstrators as 'Anti-Police Agitators'
After declaring during a press conference on Tuesday that there were many "very fine people" in attendance at the white supremacist rally that took...
Suspect in killing of Florida police officer arrested, faces murder charge – police
A suspect in the overnight Florida shootings has been arrested and charged with murder, according to...
White House says Trump condemns KKK & neo-Nazis after Charlottesville statement backlash
In an apparent attempt at damage control, the White House clarified on Sunday that by condemning...
Seattle police use pepper spray as pro-Trump and Antifa protesters face off (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Published time: 14 Aug, 2017 08:04
Police used pepper spray and blast balls on rival demonstrations...
Police Stood By As Mayhem Mounted in Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — There was nothing haphazard about the violence that erupted Saturday in this bucolic town in Virginia’s heartland. At about 10 a.m.,...
Police officer shot in neck had to buy own bodycam (VIDEO)
Published time: 13 Aug, 2017 11:47
A body-camera used to convict a suspect of attempted murder...
2 die in police helicopter crash amid violent protests in Charlottesville
Published time: 12 Aug, 2017 21:48 Edited time: 12 Aug, 2017 23:17
A police helicopter that...
Love Squashes Hate: Clashes Break Out as Virginia Declares State of Emergency
As community members, faith leaders, and defenders of the common good operated valiantly on Saturday to drown out and confront white supremacist factions who...
Police hunting jogger who pushed woman into path of London bus make arrest (VIDEO)
Published time: 10 Aug, 2017 14:48 Edited time: 10 Aug, 2017 15:25
Police searching for...
Police raid Manchester hotel after traffic incident involving child
Published time: 10 Aug, 2017 21:55 Edited time: 10 Aug, 2017 23:11
An “ongoing” police...
Subway shop sues Utah town & police after employee cleared of drugging officer’s drink
The owners of a Subway sandwich shop are suing the Layton City Police Department in federal...
Rashan Charles swallowed ‘paracetamol & caffeine’ before dying in police custody
The package removed from the throat of Rashan Charles shortly before he died in police...
Kill-joy Labour MP reports young art student to police for creating fake hard-left rival
An art student in London has been operating a Twitter account and website under the...
Probe of West Midland police launched after footage of ‘excessive’ force goes viral (VIDEO)
Published time: 1 Aug, 2017 01:32
An independent probe of three UK police officers is...
Las Vegas police shoot suspect 19 times after turbulent car chase (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
A high-speed Las Vegas police chase ended in a shootout, with officers firing a hail of...
Iowa couple who adopted 9 kids with disabilities charged with abuse after 68 police...
Police were reportedly called to a house in Ankeny, Iowa, 68 times over the past 10...
ICE takes aim at MS-13, pressures local police to ‘hang on’ to criminal detainees
Published time: 28 Jul, 2017 04:20
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced a crackdown on...
‘Reasonable grounds’ to suspect Grenfell tower fire was corporate manslaughter – London police
Published time: 27 Jul, 2017 23:48 Edited time: 28 Jul, 2017 00:52
Police investigating London’s...
Massachusetts can’t legally hold immigrants on ICE detainer requests – state court
The top court in Massachusetts has ruled that authorities have no right to hold an immigrant...
Young black man dies during police chase, investigation launched (VIDEO)
Published time: 24 Jul, 2017 09:58
The UK’s police watchdog is investigating whether excessive force...
Over a dozen Afghan forces killed in US ‘friendly fire’ airstrike – police
Published time: 21 Jul, 2017 16:34 Edited time: 22 Jul, 2017 09:00
Up to 16 Afghan...
‘Shut down the Workhouse!’ Riot police called in over St. Louis prison AC protest...
Published time: 23 Jul, 2017 16:31
Protesters squared off against riot police outside the St. Louis...
Charlie Gard: Police probe death threats against London hospital staff
Published time: 23 Jul, 2017 16:55
Police are investigating death threats made against hospital staff...
Minneapolis police chief resigns amid fallout of fatal shooting of Australian woman
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges has confirmed the resignation of the city's police chief Janeé Harteau, following...
Red State, Blue State; Green State, Deep State
Photo by torbakhopper | CC BY 2.0
Given all the commotion over the past week or so, some of it right here on CounterPunch, you’d...
NAACP Statement on President's Refusal to Attend Annual Convention
BALTIMORE - The NAACP issued the following statement after President Trump announced that he will not attend the NAACP’s 108th Annual Convention in Baltimore,...
‘Loud sound’ startled Minneapolis police officer before fatal shooting of Australian woman
Investigators have confirmed the identity of the two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting...
Minneapolis Police Officer who Shot, Killed Justine Damond Identified as Mohamed Noor
The Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed a 40-year-old woman in the alley behind her home Saturday night has been identified...
Police ‘betray’ Jews as anti-Semitic hate crime soars – report
Anti-Semitic hate crime surged to record levels last year, according to a new report, prompting...
Aussie woman killed by police in US after dialing 911 to report disturbance
Police officer in South Minneapolis, Minnesota, shot dead a 40-year-old woman from Sydney shortly after she...
Orange Order’s Nazi-style costumes to be investigated by Scottish police
Published time: 16 Jul, 2017 21:15
Police in Scotland are investigating images from an Orange...
Exclusive Interview: Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks About Black Lives Matter and Police Violence
We need a deeper, refined analysis for a clear vision of the inherent repression of Black life, says Mumia Abu-Jamal. (Photo: City Lights Books)
In...
Mom who filmed sons’ arrest claims police offered to drop charges in exchange for...
A mother alleges police illegally took away her phone as she filmed her two teenage sons...
California police beat 19yo black girl mistaken for machete-wielding adult male
California police are facing public outcry for beating a black teenage girl after she was reportedly...
Jeff Sessions to review if Las Vegas a ‘sanctuary city,’ urges local police to...
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions is urging Las Vegas law enforcement to cooperate with the Department...
Florida cops struggle to explain to black state attorney why she was pulled over...
Bodycam footage of two Orlando police officers pulling over Florida’s first and only black state attorney...
US Army soldier charged with killing wife & New York state trooper
A US Army soldier was arrested and charged with murder for reportedly killing his wife during...
Deadliest July 4 weekend in Chicago in years, over 100 shot despite extra police
Published time: 5 Jul, 2017 17:07 Edited time: 6 Jul, 2017 10:14
Over 100 people were...
’Do not approach’: Police hunts for escaped South Carolina convict
Published time: 6 Jul, 2017 19:01 Edited time: 7 Jul, 2017 09:50
Authorities in South Carolina...
Silenced by the Immigration Police: Rapes Go Unreported Under Trump
Survivors and anti-violence advocates have long noted that there are added risks for racialized women who seek help for domestic violence and assault. When...
Americans have the right to film police in public, court rules
Published time: 8 Jul, 2017 00:57
US citizens have the right to film police performing their...
California bill to create sanctuary state passes key legislative hurdle
Legislation that would protect undocumented immigrants in California by severely limiting cooperation between local law enforcement...
Political Myth-Making and State Legitimacy
First off, it is quite evident that the United States, which for years has been losing internal state legitimacy, is in crisis. (It’s already...
All the Police Have to Do Is Utter Those Five Magic Words
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Janine Jackson: If there is a word for being stunned and stunned again, and yet unable to become numb, it would go some...
Police arrest ‘machete-wielding’ man near Justin Bieber concert in Cardiff
Published time: 30 Jun, 2017 18:50
Police have arrested a man wielding a machete near...
London’s Metropolitan Police uses Windows XP, vulnerable to hacking & ransomware
The UK’s largest police force remains highly vulnerable to hacking and ransomware attacks, as it...
Nearly 850 rape kits growing mold at Austin Police Dept
Mold has been found growing on the outside of hundreds of backlogged sexual assault kits sitting...
‘All the Police Have to Do Is Utter Those Five Magic Words’
Janine Jackson interviewed Ronnie Dunn about the Philando Castile verdict for the June 23, 2017, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.
...
London anti-brutality protesters set street fires, clash with police over man’s death (VIDEOS)
Published time: 26 Jun, 2017 01:38 Edited time: 26 Jun, 2017 02:06
Violent protests against...
Cops 101: New Jersey wants to teach kids how to deal with police
Published time: 23 Jun, 2017 20:24 Edited time: 23 Jun, 2017 20:24
A proposed new bill...
Queen reported to police for failing to wear a seatbelt
Published time: 23 Jun, 2017 12:44
As the Queen was on her way to the...
Texas police officer charged with killing 15yo black boy indicted on unrelated assault charges
A former Balch Springs officer who was charged with the murder of Jordan Edwards, 15, has...
Video: Stabbing of police officer at Michigan airport investigated as terrorist attack – FBI
The FBI is investigating the stabbing of a police officer at an airport in the U.S. state of Michigan as a terror attack. The...
‘Still had my seatbelt on’: Police dashcam shows cop assaulting driver (VIDEO)
Harrowing footage of a drug task force officer drawing his gun and viciously attacking a motorist...
Donald Trump’s UK state visit has not been canceled, insists Boris Johnson
Published time: 22 Jun, 2017 10:16
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has insisted US President Donald...
Queen’s Speech: Doubts cast on Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain
US President Donald Trump’s planned state visit to Britain may have been put on hold,...
PA Supreme Court rules police dashcam videos are public record, as lawmakers vote to...
Pennsylvania’s highest court has said the public should have access to police dashcam video unless the...
3 trapped after crane collapses at Cheshire building site – police (PHOTOS)
Published time: 21 Jun, 2017 18:53
A crane has collapsed at a building site in...
London riot police respond to violent youths clashing with ‘bats & machetes’ in Stamford...
Published time: 21 Jun, 2017 04:34
At least one person was stabbed during a mass...
Police identify Finsbury Park mosque suspect as 47yo Darren Osborne
Published time: 19 Jun, 2017 16:34 Edited time: 19 Jun, 2017 16:47
Police have named...
'Get back! Get back!': Police releases audio after killing a pregnant woman
The Seattle Police Department has released audio of the fatal shooting of an expectant 30-year-old African-American...
Cuba will not return US fugitives to United States – Cuban FM
Cuba is rejecting the demands by US President Donald Trump, including the extradition of those US...
‘Kool Kids Klub’: KKK seeks to rebrand in upstate NY
Published time: 19 Jun, 2017 11:54
White supremacist hate group the Ku Klux Klan has seemingly...
Armed police arrest man 'reaching for knife' outside gates of UK parliament (VIDEO)
British police have arrested a man suspected of carrying a knife outside the Palace of...
17 confirmed dead in London tower inferno, figure ‘likely to rise’ – police
Published time: 15 Jun, 2017 10:03 Edited time: 15 Jun, 2017 10:54
Police confirm 17...
6 confirmed dead in London tower inferno, figure ‘likely to rise’ – police
Published time: 14 Jun, 2017 10:50 Edited time: 14 Jun, 2017 11:05
Six people have...
Witnesses Contradict Police after Car Runs Over Eight People in Amsterdam
Dutch Police have ruled out terrorism after eight people were injured when a car outside Amsterdam train station ran into them. But...
'Incredible Victory': People Power Forces Trump To Postpone UK State Visit
Donald Trump has reportedly told Prime Minister Theresa May that he will not come to the UK on a state visit if there are...
London Bridge attack: Police think body recovered from Thames is missing French tourist
Published time: 7 Jun, 2017 10:06 Edited time: 8 Jun, 2017 13:40
Police believe a...
London attack ‘could’ve been worse’ as terrorists tried but failed to rent 7.5-ton lorry...
British police say casualties from the London Bridge attack could have been much worse had...
Puerto Ricans to vote between statehood & independence
Puerto Rico is preparing to vote on becoming the 51st US state, but there are several...
Mother of London attacker ‘believed he was under police control & not dangerous’
The mother of Yousef Zaghba, one of the three men responsible for the deadly vehicle...
UK police arrest Manchester attack suspect at Heathrow airport
British authorities have arrested a 38-year-old man at Heathrow airport in connection with the Manchester Arena attack last month, where a suicide bomber killed...
Brave Police Save Town
It is the simplest, most basic aspect of life: you need food, so you grow some vegetables. If you have extra you sell them...
Suspect Shot and Wounded after Attacking Police Outside Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris police say a suspect was shot and wounded on Tuesday after attacking an officer outside Notre Dame cathedral. The Paris Police...
'Yellow pills' cause mass overdose in Georgia, police say
Two people have died and dozens more have been hospitalized in central Georgia in recent days...
Police name 2 London Bridge attackers as Khuram Shazad Butt & Rachid Redouane, release...
Published time: 5 Jun, 2017 17:14 Edited time: 5 Jun, 2017 17:59
Metropolitan Police have...
Police arrest 12 people in London anti-terrorism raids, deploy armed street patrols – Scotland...
Published time: 4 Jun, 2017 13:18 Edited time: 4 Jun, 2017 13:50
Some 12 people...
Oakland city council pays nearly $1mn to 19yo woman over police sex assault scandal
Published time: 31 May, 2017 23:43 Edited time: 2 Jun, 2017 08:49
Jasmine Abuslin will receive...
Police detain 17th person in connection with Manchester Arena suicide bombing
Published time: 3 Jun, 2017 20:12
A man has been arrested in connection with the...
Police manhunt following stabbing, vehicle attacks across London
Theresa May, who has been campaigning around the country, with the general election only four days away, has now returned to London, according...
Florida drops felony charges against antiwar protesters accused of battery on police
The State Attorney’s Office has dropped all charges against two protesters who were arrested during an...
Death of zookeeper mauled by tiger will be investigated by police
Published time: 31 May, 2017 15:42
Police have U-turned on an earlier decision not to...
Manchester attack: Police appeal for information on bomber’s blue suitcase
Published time: 29 May, 2017 18:38
Police investigating the Manchester terrorist attack are looking for...
Manchester police raid house, arrest suspect in connection with suicide bomber
Published time: 28 May, 2017 15:02 Edited time: 28 May, 2017 15:28
As the Manchester...
Manchester suicide bomber named by police
Greater Manchester Police have named the suicide bomb suspect as Salman Abedi, 22.
...
‘It’s clear we’re investigating a network,’ say Manchester police after concert suicide bombing
Published time: 24 May, 2017 09:37 Edited time: 25 May, 2017 12:56
A sixth person...
Woman locked kids in car trunk and went shopping – police
Published time: 28 May, 2017 03:12
A woman in Utah has been arrested on suspicion of...
UK police release photo of Manchester bomber on attack night, find device ‘assembly place’
Published time: 27 May, 2017 21:29 Edited time: 27 May, 2017 21:50
British police have...
UK terrorism threat reduced after wave of police raids targeting jihadist networks
Published time: 27 May, 2017 12:02 Edited time: 27 May, 2017 12:09
British Prime Minister...
Police stumble on $500mn opium poppy field in North Carolina
Undercover deputies in Catawba County, North Carolina stumbled on a field of opium poppy plants while...
8 arrests are ‘significant’ to Manchester terrorist attack probe – police
Greater Manchester Police say eight arrests made in relation to the terrorist attack in Manchester...
The Deep State is the State
The deep state is not some enigmatic entity that operates outside the US government. It is the US state itself. Like all elements of...
British police make 10th arrest in Manchester bombing probe
Published time: 26 May, 2017 03:24 Edited time: 26 May, 2017 04:45
UK authorities have...
Theresa May’s cuts to blame for need to deploy army after Manchester attack –...
Published time: 25 May, 2017 16:48
The leader of the Police Federation has gone public...
UK police hit out at US published leak of Manchester bomb pics
Published time: 24 May, 2017 23:04
UK police have accused US media of undermining the...
UK police make 7th arrest, seize ‘suspicious package’ in widening Manchester bombing probe
Published time: 24 May, 2017 22:39 Edited time: 24 May, 2017 22:43
British police are...
British Columnist Targeted by Police for Telling Men of the West to Demand Action...
After the horrific bombing in Manchester Monday night, Katie Hopkins, a columnist for Daily Mail Online, tweeted a call for men of the...
Footage of anti-terrorist police raid on Manchester bomber’s house surfaces online (VIDEO)
Video footage has captured the moment counterterrorism officers raided and carried out a controlled explosion...
Man suspected of plotting terrorist attack arrested by London’s Stansted airport police
Published time: 24 May, 2017 06:02
Counter-terrorism officers have arrested a man at Stansted airport...
Calling for an End to Corruption, 23 Arrested at the Pennsylvania State Capitol
Chanting “Pass the gifts ban, do your job” and “Drain the swamp,” a boisterous crew of March on Harrisburg participants and members of the...
California Authorities Are Failing to Track and Prevent Abuse of Police Databases
Police in California have your data literally at their fingertips.
They can sit at a computer terminal or in their squad car and check your...
Latino police associations, food giant Goya boycott NY Puerto Rican Day Parade
In a growing controversy, Latino police groups and the food giant Goya are boycotting Puerto Rican...
'I wanted to kill them,' Times Square crash driver tells police
The man accused of driving into pedestrians in Times Square, killing an 18-year-old woman and injuring...
Thousands of un-vetted police officers on Britain’s streets
Published time: 19 May, 2017 10:01 Edited time: 20 May, 2017 13:13
Thousands of police...
Downing Street protesters say police plan to arrest Assange is ‘beyond the pale’
Organizers of a protest calling for Julian Assange to be allowed to freely leave the...
4 men arrested in London, accused of plotting terrorist attack – police
Published time: 18 May, 2017 00:34
Four young men have been arrested in London on...
Chicago gun-in-throat officer's lawsuit against police watchdog dismissed
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a Chicago police lieutenant who accused an...
Heavy police presence as 2nd Confederate monument removed in New Orleans
Workers wearing bulletproof vests and helmets have removed the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from...
We Need Real Police Accountability — Including Reining in the Harmful Uses of Body...
After many months of waiting, the New York City Police Department recently announced its proposed rules for the use of body worn cameras. The...
RoboCop: Police use AI to judge whether suspects are jailed or bailed
Published time: 11 May, 2017 15:10
Robot judges are coming. A police force in England...
Police Shootings, Neoliberal Scarcity Regimes and the Left: Behind the Balch Springs, Texas Murder
The Problem of Decentralization as Scarcity
Every few weeks, when I study The New York Times, I read about another police shooting of some innocent citizen–killed...
Massachusetts crash leaves 3 dead, 9 injured – police
Published time: 3 May, 2017 17:21 Edited time: 5 May, 2017 06:18
At least three people...
Irish police investigate Stephen Fry for calling God ‘mean-minded’ & ‘stupid’
Published time: 7 May, 2017 08:26 Edited time: 7 May, 2017 09:21
Police in Ireland...
Drug so potent it can kill ‘just by touching’, police warn
Published time: 5 May, 2017 19:36
US police have issued an urgent public alert after a...
Syrian Refugee Assaults Winnipeg Police Officer, Wants to Join ISIS
A 12-year-old Syrian refugee now has a criminal record after she called 911 60 times between July and August last year and...
ACLU of Texas Comment on Fatal Shooting of 15-Year-Old by Balch Springs Police Officer
ACLULast Saturday night, 15-year-old Jordan Edwards was killed when Balch Springs Police Department officer Roy Oliver fired his rifle at a moving vehicle in...
Louisiana investigating fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling
Published time: 3 May, 2017 22:54Edited time: 3 May, 2017 22:57
The US Justice Department is handing...
S. Carolina police officer pleads guilty to slaying unarmed black motorist
A former police officer, Michael Slager, has pleaded guilty to violating the federal civil rights of...
Texas police change story in brutal murder of 15yo honor roll student
Contrary to the original story put forward by Balch Springs police, the department's chief says a...
1 Dead, 3 Injured in Stabbing at UT Campus; Suspect in Custody, Police say
pic.twitter.com/spyVAI5BVo — Ray Arredondo (@Raydondo_) May 1, 2017 One person is dead and three others have been taken to the...
15yo fatally shot by Texas police, attorney says cops’ story ‘will not hold water’
Suburban Dallas police gunned down a teen riding in a car that cops said was driving...
‘Disturbing trend’: US Supreme court judge slams decision to side with police in brutality...
One of America’s top judges has slammed a court decision to side with a city police...
Police pin teen to ground, beat him with baton in shocking footage (VIDEO)
Published time: 28 Apr, 2017 14:38
Police have launched an investigation after baton-wielding officers were caught...
Police gear up for Berkley unrest despite cancelled Ann Coulter speech
Police at the University of California, Berkeley are gearing up for possible violence between right-wing activists...
‘Pedophile hunters’ are threat to police investigations, senior officer warns
‘Pedophile hunters’ posing as children online to catch potential sexual predators could undermine the effectiveness...
A Municipal Vote in Providence for Police Reform Carries National Implications
After three years of sustained community mobilization and advocacy, the Providence City Council in Rhode Island voted this Thursday to unanimously approve among the most...
British police get ‘aggressive’ new orders to shoot terrorists using vehicles as weapons
British police are being ordered to shoot terrorist drivers using vehicles as weapons, under new...
‘If We Don’t Change the Mission of Police, Reforms Will Not Work’
Janine Jackson interviewed Alex Vitale about de-policing for the April 14, 2017, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.
Alex Vitale: “Police legitimacy…is...
Policeman and Attacker Killed in Paris Gun Battle
'Stay back... the area's dangerous' https://t.co/Kqbw27wtja — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 20, 2017 One policeman has been shot dead...
French Police Find Bombs, Make Arrests Over 'Planned Presidential Election Attack'
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U8w0F6CI9s] French police say they have foiled an imminent attack leading up to the presidential election, with the arrest of two...
Manhunt for Ohio Facebook killer spreads to 4 more states
Cleveland officials have asked Steve Stephens, who randomly killed a 74-year-old man, to surrender, as the...
Young British tourist stabbed to death in Jerusalem on Good Friday – police
Published time: 14 Apr, 2017 12:35Edited time: 14 Apr, 2017 13:21
A woman in her 20s...
Video: Federal Judge Orders Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Pocomoke, State of MD to Move...
Judge Frederick Motz ruling means the case alleging government officials discriminated against the city's first black police chief has cleared a key legal hurdle...
London’s police failing to cope with soaring gun & knife violence
Published time: 13 Apr, 2017 15:11
The Metropolitan Police registered a significant spike in knife and...
‘Unacceptable’: Sacramento Police criminally investigate cop who punched jaywalking suspect (VIDEO)
A violent confrontation between a police officer and a suspected jaywalker erupted in northern Sacramento, California....
Trump’s Security Tab: A Good Case for Separation of Church and State
Palm Beach County, Florida Commissioner Dave Kerner wants to tax a resort. Nothing unusual about that — politicians love to mug tourists in the...
Holy heat: Alabama church police force one step closer to being legal
Published time: 12 Apr, 2017 02:38
The Alabama Senate has approved a bill authorizing the Briarwood Presbyterian...
‘Top cop’: Thousands attend funeral of police officer killed in Westminster attack
The funeral of PC Keith Palmer, the police officer who was killed in the line...
Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof gets 9 life sentences under state charges
Published time: 10 Apr, 2017 21:13
White supremacist Dylann Roof pleaded guilty to state murder charges for...
Torturing Language to Put Best Light on Police Misconduct
FAIR (7/11/16, 3/30/17) has noted media’s use of vague or passive-voice framing to obfuscate police wrongdoing, but a recent example by Miami CBS affiliate...
Federal judge denies DOJ’s delay request on Baltimore police reform settlement
A US District Court judge has denied Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ request to postpone a settlement...
California one step closer to 'sanctuary state' despite threats from Trump admin
The California Assembly will take up a bill declaring the entire Sunshine State a sanctuary jurisdiction...
AG Sessions requests delay in Baltimore police reform
The US Justice Department is asking a federal judge for more time to review the Baltimore...
Trump rally stormed by anti-fascist demonstrators in Washington State, arrests made (VIDEOS)
Published time: 3 Apr, 2017 14:06
A pro-Trump rally in Washington State resulted in multiple arrests after...
Yemen war crimes inquiry launched by Met Police as PM sets out to woo...
Published time: 3 Apr, 2017 13:28
As Prime Minister Theresa May sets out to charm Saudi...
Police shoot 2 dogs dead during pitbull rampage that injured 2
Manchester police shot two dogs dead and arrested their suspected owner after responding to a report of six pitbull-like animals on a vicious rampage...
Connecticut bill calls for weaponized police drones
Connecticut is taking steps to become the first state to allow law enforcement to use drones...
London police release all 12 suspects arrested in wake of Westminster attack
Published time: 1 Apr, 2017 14:24
All 12 people arrested in connection with the Westminster attack...
Tense stand-off in London as police separate far-right & anti-fascist protesters (PHOTOS)
Published time: 1 Apr, 2017 12:19Edited time: 1 Apr, 2017 13:56
Scuffles have broken out between...
With Nighttime Raids, Police Wage War on Black and Brown Families in New York
From the Bronx to Harlem to Brooklyn, hundreds of people -- mostly young, poor men of color -- have been rounded up by heavily...
Islamophobia up after Westminster attack, say police… but Muslims disagree
Published time: 30 Mar, 2017 11:42
Hate crime against Muslims has increased in the wake of...
Ron Paul: Don’t Increase the US Government’s Flow of Military Weapons to Police
Interviewed Wednesday at Fox Business by host Kennedy, libertarian communicator and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul praised former President Barack...
Our States Stay Woke
Abby Zimet, staff writerWhile progressive attention is largely focused on the national calamities daily inflicted by Trump et al, some Black Lives Matter activists...
'Human waste’ found in Coca-Cola cans at company plant sparks police probe
Published time: 28 Mar, 2017 17:55
A police investigation has been launched after workers at a...
Westminster attacker had ‘interest in jihad’, but no ISIS or Al-Qaeda links – London...
Published time: 27 Mar, 2017 16:53Edited time: 27 Mar, 2017 16:53
The Metropolitan Police says it...
Maryland honor student plotted to bomb and shoot up high school – police
An 18-year-old Maryland high school student is facing charges related to an alleged plot to attack...
British police accused of hiring Indian hackers to spy on journalists & campaigners
The Metropolitan Police is under investigation after complaints it uses hackers in India to illegally...
‘No further attacks planned’: UK counter-terror police say Westminster attacker ‘acted alone’
London police have found no evidence of terrorist plots or accomplices related to Khalid Masood,...
Protesters in Baton Rouge police killing claim history of 'racist law enforcement' – lawsuit
The aggressive mass arrest of protesters who took the streets of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to demand...
British police release image of Westminster terrorist attacker Khalid Masood
Police have released an image of Westminster attacker Khalid Masood.
Masood...
Crowdfunding for police officer murdered in London attack exceeds early target
Published time: 23 Mar, 2017 17:48Edited time: 23 Mar, 2017 22:07
A crowdfunding initiative to raise...
'Unattended' package investigated by London police near Westminster
Published time: 23 Mar, 2017 20:50Edited time: 23 Mar, 2017 21:34
An "unattended" package has been...
Police confirm death of Westminster attacker’s 4th victim
Published time: 23 Mar, 2017 21:22Edited time: 23 Mar, 2017 21:42
Police say a man injured...
DHS releases list of police departments defying immigration orders
A first-of-its-kind list from the Department of Homeland Security shows 206 detention requests that local police departments refused to honor. The tabulation containing complaints...
Texas justice? Video emerges of police chief telling homeless man to leave town
The chief of police in Taft, Texas will face a grand jury after being recorded running...
‘Feeling vulnerable’: Retired US police chief detained at JFK ‘because of his name’
A retired police chief who served in US law enforcement for nearly 30 years says he...
London police search for murder suspect after toddler dies, sibling seriously injured (PHOTO)
Published time: 19 Mar, 2017 14:18
A manhunt is underway for a 33-year-old man suspected of...
‘He was asking for help’: Police shoot, kill man on Facebook Live, family responds...
A shocking livestream video shows the final moments of a man who was fatally shot by...
Florida governor removes state attorney from cop killer case for anti-death penalty stance
A Florida state attorney who refused to recuse herself from the case of an accused cop killer has been removed by Governor Rick Scott...
'Ghost calls’ haunt Dallas police with missed 911 calls, killing 2, including infant
An ongoing issue with cell phone carrier T-Mobile may be connected to the death of two...
Suspicious: High graduation rate from Chicago police academy raises eyebrows
Chicago’s police academy graduated more than 97 percent of its recruits over a four-year period, prompting...
California man blasted with fire hose & fatally shot by police identified (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Police in Orange County, California, shot and killed a man after spraying him with a high-pressure...
British backpacker raped, held hostage for 2 months in Australian outback – police
Published time: 7 Mar, 2017 10:21Edited time: 8 Mar, 2017 17:11
A female British backpacker who...
Trump’s state visit to Britain could be postponed to let ‘the heat die down’
The official state visit by US President Donald Trump to Britain has reportedly been postponed...
Livestreaming dying moments of shot man doesn’t break the law – N Carolina police
The person who livestreamed the last moments of a man dying from a shotgun wound won’t...
Budget predictions: Chancellor to keep purse strings tight in last pre-Brexit financial statement
Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to keep the strings to the British state purse pretty...
‘Greyballed’: Uber software identifies, avoids and deceives police
Uber has a secret tool that identifies and evades law enforcement, in order to operate in...
Britain won’t back UN statement condemning Bahrain’s human rights abuses
The UK has been accused of buttressing the human rights abusing regime of Bahrain by...
Deep State War?
Six Russian diplomats have died in the last 60 days. As Axios notes, all but one died on foreign soil. Some were shot, while...
Cowardly Trump Delays UK State Visit to Dodge Protests
President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May have pushed back his official state visit to the United Kingdom to allow the real...
Families of Tunisia terrorism victims devastated after tour operator cleared of neglect
The coroner at the inquest into the deaths of 30 British tourists at the hands...