Category: police

Vancouver School Board Votes to Bring Police Back to Schools

The Vancouver School Board voted Nov. 28 to reinstate the School Liaison Officer (SLO) program. Officers are to return to the schools by Sept. 2023.  The program ended early last year after some said it has negative impact on the members of the visible community. Four days before this decision was made, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner Kasari…


Stalking Campaigners Claim Police Letting Down Thousands of Victims in England and Wales

Campaigners against stalking have launched a so-called super-complaint against police forces in England and Wales, claiming there is a failure to identify offenders, investigate crimes properly, or protect victims. The National Stalking Consortium—which is made up of 21 organisations and individuals—pointed out only 5 percent of stalking cases in England and Wales lead to someone…


Police Hail ‘Hero’ Bystanders, Including Veteran, Who Took Down Colorado Nightclub Shooting Suspect

Police in Colorado have identified the two “heroes” who took down the gunman suspected of opening fire at a nightclub last weekend, killing five people and wounding dozens more. In a statement on Monday, the Colorado Springs Police Department named the two heroic bystanders as Thomas James and Richard Fierro, a decorated Army veteran. “Their exact actions…


Idaho Police Investigating Stabbing Deaths Ask for Patience

BOISE, Idaho—Authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students as they slept in a house near campus asked for patience Sunday after a week passed with no arrests and residents of this small college town remain on edge and concerned about their safety. Authorities at a news conference on campus said they…


Acting Uvalde Police Chief During School Shooting Steps Down

DALLAS—The Uvalde officer who was leading the city’s police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to an elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down, a city spokeswoman said. Lt. Mariano Pargas retired on Thursday afternoon after 18 years working for the city, according to spokeswoman Gina Eisenberg. She…


Texas Police Officer Helps Deliver Baby After Hearing Screams From Woman in Labor Outside Station

A Texas police officer rushed to the aid of a woman in labor and helped deliver a baby boy after hearing her screaming from her car outside the police station. Fort Worth Police Officer Rafael Salazar was in a virtual meeting inside Northwest Police Station on Nov. 4 when he heard a woman’s cries for…


Home Secretary on ‘Non-Crime Hate Incidents’: ‘Good Old-Fashioned Policing’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman told police chiefs that officers should not be facing “politically correct” distractions in order to ensure that priorities are focused on tackling crime, “not debating genders on Twitter.” In front of police bosses at the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APPC) annual conference in…


Police Chief Questions Just Stop Oil Media Coverage

The Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) said that journalists should be “thinking about” whether it was right to give eco-activists Just Stop Oil the “oxygen of publicity.” David Lloyd told LBC’s Nick Ferrari on Thursday that officers may have “got it wrong” after LBC reporter Charlotte Lynch was detained while reporting on Just Stop…


Man Arrested After Throwing Beer Can at GOP Senator Ted Cruz

Police arrested a 33-year-old man who allegedly flung a beer can at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during a victory parade of the Houston Astros on Monday. Cruz was on a celebration float with family after the baseball team won the World Series over the weekend when an unidentified bystander threw a beer can that “struck…


Man, 39, Dies After Hitting a Pole During Parachute Landing in Victoriaville, Que

A 39-year-old man is dead after a failed parachute landing in Victoriaville, Que., around 150 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Provincial police spokeswoman Sgt. Catherine Bernard says police were called to the scene near the town’s airport around noon Saturday. She says it appears the man struck a pole as he was attempting to land. Bernard…