Tag: police

Man Lying on Colorado Road Is Run Over by Police SUV, Dies

AURORA, Colo.—A man who was lying on a road in a Denver suburb died after he was run over by a police vehicle, authorities said Tuesday. The 37-year-old man from Salt Lake City was hit Monday night by an Aurora Police Department officer driving a fully marked police SUV, the Colorado State Patrol said in…


Spanish Police Break up Chinese Prostitution Ring After Tip

MADRID—Spanish police have broken up a human trafficking ring that forced Chinese women into prostitution in Spain. The gang approached the women in China and promised them well-paying jobs in Europe, Police Commissioner Carlos Rio-Miranda Iglesias said Tuesday. Each woman paid the gang between 8,000 and 10,000 euros ($9,100–$11,400). After being flown to Spain, however,…


Kenney Relieves Justice Minister of Duties, Orders Investigation Into Police Call

EDMONTON—Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has relieved Justice Minister Kaycee Madu of his duties after it came to light that Madu called Edmonton’s police chief about a traffic ticket. Kenney says while all parties agree Madu never asked Chief Dale McFee to cancel the ticket last March, there’s a bigger issue at play. “It’s essential the…


Swedish Police Hunt for Drone Seen Flying Over Forsmark Nuclear Plant

STOCKHOLM—Police in Sweden deployed patrols and helicopters to the Forsmark nuclear plant to hunt for a large drone seen flying over the site late on Friday, but were unable to catch the unmanned vehicle, they said on Saturday. The incident came a day after Sweden’s military started patrolling the main town on the Baltic Sea…


Report Shows More Officers Dying in the Line of Duty

Last year was a deadly year for police officers. A report by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund shows 458 officers died in 2021, a 55 percent jump compared to 2020 and the most since 1930. COVID-19 was the leading cause of death, followed by gunfire, and traffic accidents. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial…


Time to Review How RCMP Can Best Serve Communities, Union Head Says

OTTAWA—The head of the RCMP officers’ union says it’s time for a basic look at how the national police force can best serve communities across the country. Brian Sauve, president of the National Police Federation, says such a review could help figure out how many members are needed—and where—to address problems such as rural crime….


Shocked Parents Watch Train Speed Off with Baby on Board

BERLIN—A baby in Germany has been reunited with its parents after they watched in horror as it speed off on a train without them on board, police said Monday. Federal police said the father had put a stroller with his 11-month-old child inside onto the train but was waiting on the platform for his wife…


Seattle Police Officers Falsified Reports About Proud Boys Moving Toward ‘CHOP:’ Watchdog

Seattle police officers falsified a report of armed Proud Boys members heading toward the autonomous zone in the city in 2020, a watchdog found. The Seattle Police Department abandoned a precinct on June 8, 2020, and activists soon after established an armed protest zone in the area known by some as CHOP. That same day,…


Cleveland Calm, Somber as Slain Officer’s Family Plans His Funeral

With hints of snow in the cold Jan. 3 air over Cleveland, Ohio, there was a bit of sadness and somberness mixed into the atmosphere as well. In a west Cleveland suburb, a mother was at the home of her 25-year-old son. She was on the phone doing something a mother shouldn’t have to do….


Boy Whose Mom Was Told He Wouldn’t Live Past 2 Turns 17, Dreams of Becoming Police Officer

All because his parents refused to abort him, a boy whose mother was told he would never live past the age of 2 has recently celebrated 17 years of life with some of his favorite people—local police officers. Joshua Bourassa, of Pennsylvania, has Krabbe disease, an inherited condition that destroys the protective coating of nerve cells in…