Category: police

2 Officers Killed in Louisiana Police Helicopter Crash

BATON ROUGE, La.—Two Baton Rouge police officers died Sunday when their helicopter crashed into a sugarcane field, Louisiana authorities said. The Robinson R-44 helicopter went out at 2 a.m. to help with a pursuit and never returned, local media reported. The aircraft’s disappearance wasn’t noticed for several hours when a search was launched. The wreckage…


Hong Kong Police Detain Key Pro-Democracy Politician on Subversion Charge

HONG KONG—Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested a veteran pro-democracy politician who was granted bail last August for medical treatment after spending more than a year in detention on a subversion charge. Albert Ho, 71, once led the city’s largest opposition group, the Democratic Party, and is a lawyer who runs his own law firm….


Police Charges Against Anti-CCP Activist Drew Pavlou Dropped

SYDNEY, Australia—A local court in Sydney has thrown out all charges brought by the NSW Police against a 23-year-old China activist, dismissing two charges in two days. NSW Police accused activist Drew Pavlou of failure to obey a move-on order from officers last May when scuffles broke out at a protest he had organised. Police…


Police Charges Against Anti-CCP Activist Drew Pavlou Dropped After Court Throws Out Case

SYDNEY, Australia—A local court in Sydney has thrown out all charges brought by the NSW Police against a 23-year-old China activist, dismissing two charges in two days. NSW Police accused activist Drew Pavlou of failure to obey a move-on order from officers last May when scuffles broke out at a protest he had organised. Police…


Police Federation Demands 17 Percent Pay Rise for Officers Amid UK Labour Unrest

The UK government has been urged to give a 17 percent pay rise to police officers as the labour unrest in the public sector rumbles on. The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) on Thursday made the demand after a think tank report said real-term police pay has fallen almost 20 percent behind inflation…


3 Los Angeles Police Officers Shot, Suspect Dead: Police

Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded on Wednesday evening but were in stable condition while the suspect “was pronounced deceased,” the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said. During a search for the suspect, a parolee at large, officers discovered that he was unresponsive, LAPD said in a post on Twitter. “LA Fire…


Watchdog to Investigate Delays by Police Forces After 3 Killed and 2 Injured in Welsh Car Crash

Two police forces are to be investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after the families of five young people complained about delays in finding a crashed car. Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, both 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, were killed when the Volkswagen Tiguan they were in left the road and collided…


Gov. Josh Shapiro’s First Budget Sheds Light on Priorities for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget address Tuesday laid out his vision of policies to prioritize in his proposed $44.4 billion budget, and he made an attempt to unify those listening. “Let’s work together,” he urged House and Senate members who assembled to hear his plan. And, “believe in us,” Shapiro, a Democrat, asked of those…


LIVE 4:44 PM ET: Memphis City Council Votes on Police Reforms Amid Police Murder Charges

The Memphis City Council votes at 4:45 p.m. ET on March 7 on a third and final reading of police reforms enacted in response to the death of Tyre Nichols. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old male from Memphis, died three days after a violent arrest by Memphis Police. All five police officers involved were charged with…


LIVE NOW: Memphis City Council Votes on Police Reforms Amid Police Murder Charges

The Memphis City Council votes at 4:45 p.m. ET on March 7 on a third and final reading of police reforms enacted in response to the death of Tyre Nichols. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old male from Memphis, died three days after a violent arrest by Memphis Police. All five police officers involved were charged with…