Category: police

On Duty: A Peek into the Life of a Police Officer Working to Keep America Safe

Officer Ashley Poellnitz spotted the brown Toyota run a stop sign and take off in a hurry. She sped after the offender and flashed her blue lights on Green Springs Avenue. When the car came to a stop in front of her, she called in the tag number with confidence mixed with anticipation. Pulling over…


Quebec Police Watchdog Begins Probe Into Alleged Beating of Senegalese Diplomat

Quebec’s independent police watchdog is investigating allegations that a Senegalese diplomat was detained and beaten by police last week in Gatineau, Que., across the river from Ottawa. Guy Lapointe of the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes says the watchdog started its probe by requesting copies of the reports made in the wake the incident. The Senegalese…


Firearm Used to Kill Three People in Montreal Was Illegally Acquired Police Say

Quebec police say the gun used to kill three people in the Montreal area this week was acquired illegally. Provincial police spokeswoman Geneviève Gagnon says 26-year-old Abdulla Shaikh, who is suspected of killing the three men at random, did not have a firearms license. But she says police still don’t know how he obtained a…


Senegalese Government Says Diplomat ‘Savagely Beaten’ by Gatineau Police

Global Affairs Canada says it is “extremely concerned” about allegations that a Senegalese diplomat was detained and beaten by police in an Ottawa suburb last week. “What happened was simply unacceptable,” Sabrine Barakat, a spokeswoman for Global Affairs wrote in an email Saturday. The Senegalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the diplomat, who works…


Suspect Who Killed 3 in Montreal Area Represented ‘Significant Risk’ to Public Safety

A recent ruling by a mental health review board said the man suspected of randomly shooting dead three people in the Montreal area this week represented a “significant risk” to public safety. Police killed the 26-year-old suspect, Abdulla Shaikh, Thursday morning in a motel room, after he had allegedly shot dead three men in a…


Montreal Police Kill 26-Year-Old Man Suspected in Three Killings

Quebec’s independent police watchdog says it is investigating after a 26-year-old man allegedly connected to three recent homicides in the greater Montreal area was killed Thursday by Montreal police. The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes says the Montreal police tactical unit was at a motel at about 7 a.m. for a search linked to an investigation…


Police Want Data Sharing Across Rail Companies to Track ‘Suspicious’ Behaviour

The chief constable from the British Transport Police wants rail companies to share data on passengers in order to identify suspicious behaviour, potentially leading to the identification of suspects or victims. Lucy D’Orsi, the chief constable of the British Transport Police, said that she wants access to travel data from train passengers to spot “anomalous…


Superman: The Magnetic Telescope (1942)

When police interfere with a reckless scientist’s experiment, it creates a deadly meteor shower only Superman can stop. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media:…


Amber Alert Ends for 11-Year-Old Girl in Stratford, Ont

An Amber Alert has ended in Ontario for an 11-year-old girl after police in Stratford, Ont., said she has been found safe. The Stratford Police Service had said earlier Tuesday that the girl was last seen this morning in the city around the Rotary Complex. They later stated in a social media post that they…


Police Surveillance of London Road Network Could Face Legal Challenge

The privacy campaigning organisation Open Rights Group has teamed up with a Green Party politician to challenge measures that would allow police to put under surveillance tens of thousands of motorists driving around London every day. The steps were taken without public consultation by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. In 2014 Khan’s predecessor, Boris Johnson,…