Pressures from “rocketing” levels of self-harm, suicide, and violence within British jails are pushing prison officers to walk away from their jobs, a national union representative has said. Mark Fairhurst, chair of the Prison Officers Association (POA), said the service is no longer in crisis but “in meltdown”—and government action is needed urgently. Inadequate wages,…
Elderly Woman in Westminster Thwarts Robbery Attempt With Pepper Spray
December 26, 2022
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WESTMINSTER, Calif.—An elderly woman foiled an attempted robbery of her purse by squirting the armed perpetrator with pepper spray while taking a Christmas morning stroll in Westminster, authorities said Dec. 26. “Luckily, the suspect did not shoot the victim and instead fled the scene on his bicycle,” said Sgt. Alan Aoki of the Westminster Police…
4 Charged in Death of Man at Detroit-Area Mall in 2014
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.—Four people were charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter, nearly eight years after the death of a Black man who was pinned to the floor by security guards at a Detroit-area shopping mall. The Michigan attorney general’s office reopened the case in 2020. McKenzie Cochran, 25, struggled with guards and was hit with pepper spray…
German Police Clash With Anti-Lockdown Protesters
BERLIN—Police clashed with protesters in Berlin on Wednesday as they tried to disperse a rally against the coronavirus lockdown, as parliament approved a law to give Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government more powers to fight a third wave of the pandemic. Merkel drew up the law after some of Germany’s 16 federal states refused to impose…
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