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Afghan police are weak link in security force

Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. Complete Story...

Police seek T.J. Maxx robbery suspects

Police in Venice, Fla., said Wednesday that two suspects who attempted to rob a T.J. Maxx store Tuesday night left before police arrived, creating what they believed to be a hostage situation, the HeraldTribune.com reported.

LA City Council confirms new police chief

The Los Angeles Police Department has a new chief.

Mozambique: Watchdog decries killings by police

The dancer called police to his home because he feared he was being robbed, only to end up being killed by the officers from whom he had sought help, Amnesty International said, offering one example of deadly police violence in Mozambique.

Ford plans new police model to replace Crown Vic

Ford Motor Co. said Friday it plans to sell a new police cruiser vehicle to replace its Crown Victoria "Police Interceptor" once the sedan is phased out of production in 2011.

Advocacy groups: Stabbing shows worth of shelters

Police say Flor Medrano did the right thing when her ex-boyfriend threatened her: She went to a police station and reported him. Still, it wasn't enough to save her life.

NY officer hurt when 2 buses, patrol car collide

Authorities say an officer was seriously injured when two school buses carrying students and a police patrol car all collided in New York's Hudson Valley.

Mom: Somer ‘assumed they wouldn’t hurt her’

The mother of a 7-year-old Florida girl who was kidnapped and murdered thinks she knows what happened to the little girl who trusted everyone too much, no matter how often she was told about “stranger danger.”

Hartford police officer shot during foot chase

Hartford police say a city officer investigating a series of burglaries was shot during an early morning foot chase with a fleeing suspect, who was caught and arrested by other officers.

Dad in Japan custody case: I’m dead to my kids

American Christopher Savoie is back on U.S. soil after spending a harrowing 18 days in a Japanese jail for trying to wrest his children away from his ex-wife. But the joy of being reunited with his current wife, Amy, is muted by the heartbreak of having to leave his son and daughter behind.

Soldiers wary of often corrupt Mexican police

When soldiers tried to halt a suspicious-looking SUV that was being escorted through Monterrey by a state policeman, the officer radioed for backup. In minutes, police from 40 patrol cars surrounded the troops, drawing their guns and sending the soldiers diving for cover in an hour-long standoff.

One of the ‘Housewives’ lands behind bars

Julie's case was assigned to an old high-school classmate of Susan's, now a detective who still holds a grudge against Susan. Seems Susan dubbed her "Moose" and also stole her boyfriend, and Moose finds more in common with Katherine than Susan could have planned. When Katherine tells the detective that Susan shot her, it's all Moose needs to lock Susan up.

1 killed, at least 7 hurt in Orlando shootings

ORLANDO, Fla. - One person was killed and at least seven were critically wounded in a shooting inside a downtown Orlando high-rise building Friday morning, authorities said. The suspect was described as on the loose and extremely dangerous.

ID man accused of hitting troopers to be evaluated

A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for an Idaho man accused of intentionally driving his pickup truck into a pair of Idaho State Police motorcycle troopers parked along an interstate median.

Victims relieved ‘Ether Man’ may be in custody

Pamela Fowler will never forget the nightmare of being sexually assaulted by the brutal and elusive “Ether Man” — but she takes heart in knowing police may finally have him in custody after an 18-year crime spree in which he preyed on attractive, athletic college girls.

Mexican official: Disband local police forces

Mexico's top security official on Friday proposed disbanding Mexico's 2,022 municipal police forces and combining them with state law enforcement agencies to better combat corruption and crime.

Former victim locks eyes with Garrido in court

After 32 years, Katie Callaway Hall thought she had put away the horrible things that Phillip Garrido did to her during eight hours of terror long ago. But when the man accused of kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard for 18 years locked eyes with Hall in a California courtroom, it all came rushing back.

Mayor chooses deputy chief to head LA police

A respected Los Angeles Police Department veteran credited with cleaning up a devastating corruption scandal was picked by the mayor Tuesday to become the next police chief of the nation's second-largest city.

6 Greek police officers wounded in attack

Gunmen on a motorcycle fired on a suburban Athens police station with automatic weapons late Tuesday, wounding six police officers, authorities said.

Wash. state officer charged in fatal shooting

A police officer was charged Monday with manslaughter in the shooting of a man after his car was boxed in by police responding to reports of a drunken driver in a restaurant parking lot.

Parents of missing Va. student fear foul play

The parents of a 20-year-old college student who disappeared at a Metallica concert aren’t kidding themselves: Even as they cling to hope that she’ll return to them unharmed, they admit that the most likely explanation of why she’s missing involves foul play.

They awoke under car that smashed into home

It was the ultimate rude awakening: A 4 a.m. wake-up call delivered by an automobile in a cascade of noise, debris and hot, leaking engine fluids.

Attorney: Student hit by Calif. police at fault

The attorney for a police officer shown on video striking an unarmed San Jose State University student with a baton says the student was to blame for the incident.

LA officials unveil $437M police headquarters

The Los Angeles Police Department has been handed the keys to its new headquarters.

Idaho man faces 3 felonies for hitting troopers

Prosecutors say an Idaho man diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia was traveling at high speed when he intentionally smashed his pickup truck into a pair of Idaho State Police motorcycle troopers parked along an interstate median.

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It Wasn't Just the Unions the Hairies Had in Their Sights
Source: Independent.co.uk

This story from The Independent newspaper in Britain shows that the British Police Special Branch had infiltrated various Left-wing groups in the United Kingdom.

Prison inmates find drugs in fruit donated by police
Source: brownsvilleherald.com

The fruit — which was donated by the Edinburg Police Department — originally came from a produce truck from which officers had seized more than a half a ton of the drug, Police Chief Quirino Muñoz said.

Gang 'killed victims to extract their fat'
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Peruvian police have arrested a gang which allegedly killed scores of peasants, drained their bodies of fat and sold the liquid abroad as an anti-wrinkle cosmetic.

$1.5m cash found in car boot
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

A man has been charged with money laundering after police allegedly found $1.5 million inside the boot of his Mercedes-Benz in Sydney's west yesterday.

DAWN.COM | Metropolitan | The brave men who saved many lives
Source: dawn.com

PESHAWAR: Fazal Raheem, the cop who stopped a suicide bomber at the entrance of the Judicial Complex on Thursday, is no longer in this world, but he has kept his words.

Woman Charged With Using Stun Gun, Hammers To Discipline Kids -s 13
Source: cfnews13.com

s, electrical extension cords, wooden spoons, hammers and a stun gun

Open Carry in the Bay Area [Video]
Source: LewRockwell.com

"police have no duty or legal requirement' to protect us."

Green police target the flat-screen TV - thestar.com
Source: Toronto Star

They've targeted gas-guzzling clunkers. They've blacklisted power-wasting light bulbs. Now the efficiency police are going after our big-screen TVs as a way to tame our household energy demons.

Stun Gun Used On 10-Year-Old In Ozark, Arkansas, After Bath Time Rage
Source: Sky.com

An unruly 10-year-old girl has been given a Taser stun gun jolt after she kicked an Arkansas policeman in the groin. Police were called to a home in Ozark, near Little Rock, over a domestic disturbance, according to a report by Officer Dustin Bradshaw.

Torture (i.e. Tasering) for Tantrums
Source: digbysblog.blogspot.com

I am very much against tasering, but I honestly believe that any mother who tells a policeman to taser her child should be tasered first, just so she knows what she's asking them to do.

Peter Cundall arrested at pulp mill protest
Source: abc.net.au

ABC gardening personality Peter Cundall has been arrested outside Tasmania's parliament during a protest against Gunns' Tamar Valley pulp mill.

River bank horror: witnesses drag burning man into water
Source: theage.com.au

Police have charged a woman with attempted murder after she allegedly set a man alight in Victoria's north-east.

Police impersonators wanted over burglary
Source: theage.com.au

Two men impersonating police officers have carried out a brazen burglary in Melbourne's western suburbs.

Arkansas Police Use Taser on 10-Year-Old Girl - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com
Source: FOXNews.com

Now we tase 10 year old girls...where do we draw the line? A father tasered his child and was charged with child abuse. What is the difference?

Why I Am Sad

I am sad today and today is Wednesday. That may sound strange but I have not been sad on a Wednesday for 9 years. Wednesday is supposed to be my day of jubilee each week and until today it was. My husband and I used to have pool league on Wednesday's.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrests two of its own
Source: NOLA.com

"The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office announced that two corrections officers have been arrested in separate incidents.

Police Footage Shows Fatal Teen Crash
Source: The Baltimore Sun

Speeding Police Cruiser Hits Teen at 94 MPH: Jason Anderson, the police officer driving the vehicle involved in this crash, has been charged with manslaughter. He is still being paid though he is on leave from the police department.

Man who held knife at side guilty of threatening liquor cops
Source: SeacoastOnline.com

A Kensington man was found guilty of criminal threatening for holding an open pocket knife at his side while asking two people who were walking behind him at midnight, "Why are you following me?"

Police search yields alleged prowler and fugitive imposter
Source: m.redding.com

Two men were arrested Monday night - including one man who police say pretended to be a fugitive - after an hourlong chase that took officers through the streets and backyards of a south Redding neighborhood.

DNA advances could implicate more in Leigh rape case
Source: abc.net.au

Twenty years after the brutal rape and murder of a Newcastle schoolgirl, there are claims more advanced DNA technology could have changed the outcome of the case.

Virginia cops are extreme racists

It is almost like South Africa during apartheid. The men in uniform appear concerned over the rapid browning of the USA and are trying their best to scare away people of color from the commonwealth of Virginia. They follow people of color without any rhyme or reason, harrassing …

Using relative's DNA cracks crime, but privacy questions raised
Source: CNN

Denver, Colorado (CNN) -- Using DNA to catch criminals has become common, but Denver police this year demonstrated how the practice can be taken to a new level: They tracked down a suspect not through his DNA, but through that of his brother.

Would-be ninja impaled by metal fence
Source: The Seattle Times

This never would've happened to Bruce Lee. Seattle police say an intoxicated 25-year-old man, who told officers he believed he was a ninja, was impaled on a metal spike Monday night after a failed attempt to jump a 5-foot fence.

Police Officer Uses Taser On 10-Year-Old Girl
Source: 4029tv.com

Ozark police said they were called to a home where a mother asked for help with her unruly child, but the 10-year-old's father said he's outraged at the force police used against his daughter.

Fla. police seek alleged bad breath bank robber - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

Bad Breath robber with a Halloween bag? Oh my....

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