Tag: police

Falcons Wide Receiver Batson Arrested Following Altercation With Police

ATLANTA—Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Cameron Batson was arrested by Atlanta police early Saturday morning and faces multiple charges after allegedly being involved in an altercation with an officer and fleeing the scene. According to a statement provided to The Associated Press by the Atlanta Police Department, an officer observed a pickup truck speeding and failing…


Police in England and Wales Have Failed to Solve 1,145,254 Thefts and Burglaries: Labour

Police forces in England and Wales were unable to solve 1,145,254 thefts and burglaries in the year ending in June 2022, according to an analysis by the Labour Party. The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, said domestic burglaries cost victims an average of £1,400 and helped to drive up insurance premiums for everyone. She told…


College Student Suffers Psychological Damage While in Custody of Chinese Police: Mother

On Dec. 8, a young Chinese woman steps out of a black car in China’s central Henan province. Her glassy eyes and the blank, childlike expression on her face tell her mother that something is terribly wrong. This is not the same girl who was taken away in police custody just a few days before….


Beijing Recalls Diplomats Wanted for Questioning by UK Police Over Consulate Attack

UK police earlier this month requested to interview six Chinese diplomats over the beating of a protester in Manchester, only to find the officials had either left the country or were about to do so, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Dec. 14. Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Alicia Kearns said the protesters who were “grievously…


‘Open-Air Drug Use Cannot Be Tolerated’: Alberta Set to Take Firm Action

Alberta’s public safety minister is heading a new interagency task force to take action on drug use and homelessness in Edmonton. It aims to create a hybrid justice and health system, a model that could then spread to other cities in Alberta. “I don’t think you need to walk more than a block to see…


Communist China Establishes Global Presence Through Local Police Overseas Stations

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is engaged in a multipronged campaign to establish its power overseas, especially over the ever-growing Chinese diaspora. It started for real with the launch of Fox Hunt, a campaign to hunt down Party members, state functionaries, and those working in or with public entities, and it seems to have…


Ex-Laguna Beach Cop Pleads Guilty to Holding Gun to Fellow Officer’s Head

SANTA ANA, Calif.—An ex-Laguna Beach police officer pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to a day in jail and 20 days of Caltrans work for holding a gun to a fellow officer’s head during a night of partying. Luke Christian Gilbertson pleaded guilty to a felony count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and…


San Francisco U-Turns on Allowing Police to Deploy ‘Killer Robots’ to ‘Incapacitate’ Dangerous Suspects

San Francisco lawmakers on Dec. 6 voted to ban police from using remote-controlled robots that can be equipped with explosive charges, reversing an earlier decision on the matter. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8–3 on Tuesday to explicitly ban the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) from using the robots in extreme circumstances. Specifically, police would have…


Winnipeg Police Defend Decision to Not Search Landfill for Women’s Remains

Winnipeg police have released more details of their decision to not search a landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women believed to have been the victims of a serial killer. Police believe the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran ended up in the Prairie Green landfill north of the city in the spring….


Minneapolis Settles With 12 Injured George Floyd Protesters, Police Barred From Arresting Lawful Protesters

The city of Minneapolis on Wednesday reached a $600,000 settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU-MN) over alleged police mistreatment of protestors following the death of George Floyd. The lawsuit was filed in 2020 by ACLU-MN, Fish & Richardson P.C., and Gustafson Gluek PLLC on behalf of 12 protesters who were injured when they took to…