Mayor in South Carolina dies just days after entire town police force resigns
A small town in South Carolina has had a very difficult week. First, the entire police department resigned, citing a “hostile work environment” allegedly created by a particularly problematic City Council member. Then, a few days later, the town's mayor tragically passed away in a car accident. On Halloween, Bob Hale letter He resigned as […]
Pakistani Police Quell Imran Khan Riots with Massive Midnight Raid
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan called off a massive street protest in the capital Islamabad on Wednesday after a nighttime attack by police and paramilitary forces, leaving hundreds injured and thousands more injured. More arrests were made. On Sunday, large lines of protesters poured into Islamabad, triggering a city-wide lockdown and a […]
‘Trump Intends to Turn the FBI into His Own Personal Police Department’
MSNBC national security contributor Frank Figliuzzi told “Deadline” Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump intends to make the FBI his “private police force.” Host Nicole Wallace said, “The New York Times reported that after weeks of delays, Trump's transition team has finally signed a transition agreement.'' Meanwhile, the FBI is carrying out security checks on members […]
Police File Criminal Complaint Against Philippines VP Sara Duterte for Assaulting Security – Days After Threatening to Kill President
Philippine police on Wednesday filed criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for assaulting security personnel and disobeying orders during an argument in the House of Representatives on Saturday. President Duterte had a busy day Saturday as he publicly said he had hired assassins to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his […]
Texas police officer – who was a father of three – Officer Cooper Dawson was “ambushed” and fatally shot by a suspect.
A Texas police officer, husband and father of three, was shot and killed in the line of duty in an “ambush” on Monday. Greenville Police Department said: press release Officer Cooper Dawson initiated the traffic stop around 7:40 p.m. Greenville is about 75 minutes northeast of Dallas. “We are heartbroken by the loss of Officer […]
Australian police officer guilty of manslaughter for shocking woman with Taser
Australian police officer Christian James Samuel White has been found guilty of manslaughter for shocking a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser. A Sydney jury deliberated for 20 hours before reaching Wednesday's verdict. White is out on bail and could face up to 25 years in prison when sentenced at a later date. An […]
Sleeping man saved from rolling off bridge by police officer, Good Samaritan in dramatic video
Dramatic new video has been released showing the moment a quick-thinking police officer and a good Samaritan saved a sleeping man from death after falling off a bridge in Oklahoma. Heart-pounding footage taken from the body camera of an Oklahoma City Police Department officer who arrived at the scene around 9 a.m. to check on […]
London Terror Police Arrest Six Suspected of Links to Banned PKK
LONDON (AP) – British counterterrorism officers arrested six people Wednesday as part of an investigation into activities linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as the PKK, police said. The Metropolitan Police announced that four men and two women arrested in London have been detained under the Terrorism Act 2000. The PKK, a separatist […]
Texas Police Department Suffers First Line-Of-Duty Death In Over 100 Years After Ambush
The Greenville Police Department (GPD) in Texas lost its first deputy in the line of duty on Monday night in more than a century. Officer Cooper Dawson, 27, was ambushed and shot while chasing a suspect following a traffic stop, the department said in a press release. Dawson managed to fight back and injure the […]
Texas Greenville police officer, Cooper Dawson, killed in ‘ambush’ shootout
A Greenville, Texas, police officer was killed Monday in an “ambush” during a shootout with a fleeing suspect, local police said. Greenville Police Department said in a statement Tuesday morning that Officer Cooper Dawson of the Greenville Police Department was struck in the side and leg during the incident, which occurred in a wooded area […]