This year, by mid-February in Sweden, 11 people were killed in 41 shootings and 12 injured, according to police statistics. If the trend continues, 2022 could turn out to be a record year for escalating gang violence.more
A grand jury in Texas yesterday indicted 19 Austin police officers who intervened during protests after the killing of George Floyd . They were charged with assault with a weapon. Police Chief Joseph Chacon came to their defence.more
After truck drivers of the "freedom convoy" blocked the seat of the Dutch parliament in The Hague yesterday morning, the city's mayor decided to disband the unannounced demonstration. Police called on protesters to disperse and threatened to use force.more
The London Metropolitan Police, as part of an ongoing investigation, contacted Prime Minister Boris Johnson for clarification on the social events that took place in Downing Street during the covid restrictions, the British Prime Minister's office reported yesterday.more
The first-ever woman at the helm of a Met Police, Commissioner Cressida Dick, resigned from her position for almost five years. The reason she cited was the loss of trust on the part of the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.more
London's Metropolitan Police will later this week contact more than 50 attendees of parties and social gatherings in Downing Street for their statements, it was reported last night.more
Northern Ireland's former police force, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), engaged in "collusive activities" with loyalist militias in the 1990s and used killers as informants, according to a report published yesterday.more
Following the publication of a book on the abuse of nursing home residents in France, complaints from families of seniors are increasing. The government has announced a thorough investigation of the case, and the media is describing a systemic problem of staff shortages in nursing homes.more
The Dutch police have found the bodies of two Poles who went to work in the Netherlands. The last contact with the missing inhabitants of Przeworsk district - 21-year-old Konrad M. and 20-year-old Wiktoria M. - their parents had on January 31st - informed the spokeswoman of the Przeworsk Police Headquarters Justyna Urban.more
Scotland Yard must overhaul its culture of sexism, racism, bullying and homophobia after a damning report uncovered officers’ disturbing ‘jokes’ about rape.more
The much-anticipated publication of an internal government inquiry report into parties in Downing Street during the covid restrictions came into question today after police, who are conducting their own investigation, raised objections.more
Two elderly Jews were attacked and brutally beaten in north London on the evening before the International Holocaust Remembrance Day yesterday. Police arrested the 18-year-old perpetrator and said they were treating the attack as a hate crime.more
The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into parties held in No 10 during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Cressida Dick said they were looking into "potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations" in Downing Street and Whitehall since 2020.more
A man acting alone, possibly a student, wounded several people on the university campus in Heidelberg (Baden-Württemberg), Germany, today by firing a long gun, reports dpa.more
The drunk driver, New Jersey police officer Louis Santiago, who fatally hit 29-year-old Damian Dymka has pleaded not guilty. The accident, which occurred on Halloween night, was reported yesterday by NBC News.more
London Metropolitan Police said it is in contact with the office of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and is considering investigating an informal garden party at his Downing Street mansion during the first lockdown.more
The London Metropolitan Police said it had applied for a no-fly zone over Windsor Castle and in its immediate vicinity. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Queen Elizabeth II has spent most of her time there.more
Italian mafioso Gioacchino Gammino, who had been hiding from justice for nearly 20 years after escaping from prison, has been captured in the metropolitan area of Madrid. Spanish police were led to the criminal's trail by a Google Maps image.more
For information of all visitors planning to drive in Poland - a long overdue increase of fines for traffic offences has entered into force yesterday 1 Jan 2022.more
Failings by the Met Police contributed to the deaths of serial killer Stephen Port's final three victims, an inquest jury has ruled. Port, 46, is serving a whole-life term for murdering Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor in Barking over 16 months.more
Confiscating passports and driving licences, imposing curfews at night and travel bans such as those imposed on football hooligans are some ways the British government wants to discourage people from taking drugs.more
Around midnight, the situation in the center of Rotterdam was calmed down after demonstrators against the pandemic restrictions attacked officers on Friday night. A police spokesman confirmed that "officers fired on protesters in self-defense."more