Tag: police

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…


NTD News Today (March 3): Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Wife, Son; LAPD Too Busy for Certain Calls: Union

South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday, a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. The LA police department can’t respond to certain calls anymore because it’s understaffed, according to a police union. Union leaders say various types of…


Call to Exclude Kids From Law Banning Criminal Contact

A law meant for disrupting serious crime is disproportionately targeting Indigenous people and continues to be used on children, legal groups say. The Aboriginal Legal Service New South Wales (NSW)/Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and the NSW Bar Association on Wednesday called on the state parliament to narrow the scope of…


Alaska Police Give Pig Who ‘Looked Cold’ a Ride Home After Call From a Concerned Citizen

Police in Alaska went above and beyond the call of duty to give a ride to an unexpected passenger. On Feb. 14, the Anchorage Police Department (APD) received a call from a concerned citizen about a pig standing at the side of the road and was concerned that he “looked cold.” “We’re all familiar with refrigerated…


Stockholm Police Head Found Dead After Report Criticized Him

STOCKHOLM—A senior Swedish police officer has been found dead in his home, hours after the release of an internal report that found a conflict of interest regarding decisions he had made about a former employee with whom he had a relationship, police said. Mats Löfving, the chief of police in the Stockholm region, was found…


New Incentives Look to Attract Cops to Regional Australia

Incentives for police officers to go bush will jump as high as $36,000 (US$24,563) to address recruitment and retention issues in New South Wales (NSW). While police can already receive a one-off payment of $5000 for heading to a remote community, a new model from July will be similar to annual payment allowances for teachers….


Relatives of Plymouth Shooting Victims Say Police Granted Assailant a ‘Licence to Kill’

A man who shot dead five people in eight minutes in the English city of Plymouth before taking his own life was given a “licence to kill” by incompetent police officers, the families of his victims have claimed. On Aug. 12, 2021, Jake Davison, 22, shot dead his mother Maxine, 51, at their home in…


Drunk Driver Stabs 3 Police Officers to Death in Southern China

BEIJING—Authorities in southern China said a man stopped for drunk driving and not having a license stabbed to death three police officers after apparently obtaining a knife and returning to the police station. The statement from Shangli County in Jiangxi province said the suspect, identified only by his surname, Huang, had been detained after the…


Man Arrested Outside Swiss Parliament After Suspicious Activity

Police in Switzerland arrested a man outside the country’s parliament and found traces of explosives on him, in an incident that shut down the capital for several hours. The man, who has not been named, was stopped by police in the capital Bern in the afternoon because of his suspicious appearance and behavior. The 27-year-old…


5 Former Memphis Officers Plead Not Guilty in Death of Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Five former Memphis police officers on Friday pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges stemming from last month’s death of Tyre Nichols. Police video captured images of the officers beating and kicking Nichols, hitting him with a baton, spraying him with pepper spray, and firing a stun gun at him on Jan….