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Hundreds of people attended this afternoon and evening in London and other British cities in further protests after the death of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman for whom a police officer is accused of abducting and murdering.more

Ireland today joined the EU's Schengen Information System, the largest and most used information exchange system for internal security and external border management in Europe.more

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson expressed concerns Sunday after footage of officers handcuffing mourners at a vigil for a murdered woman drew heavy public criticism of the force.more

The head of the Met Police is under pressure to explain her officers' actions during a vigil in south London on Saturday in memory of Sarah Everard. Police were seen grabbing and leading women away from the event in handcuffs.more

A policeman attacked today with a knife in his hand by a passerby fired a firearm in his direction, as a result of which the man died, AFP reported. The incident took place in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. The General Inspection of Police initiated an investigation into the matter.more

Police officers are being urged to "think very carefully" before "taking the knee" at protests, in a report by the independent police inspectorate. more

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with kidnapping and murdering Sarah Everard, who went missing in south London last week.more

Britain's most senior police officer has sought to reassure women it is safe to walk the streets of London at night after one of her officers was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and murdering a 33-year-old woman.more

Only 4.4 percent of Poles reported crime, violence or vandalism in their area in 2019, according to the latest statistics published by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat). This is one of the lowest rates in the EU.more

A Polish citizen wanted by arrest warrant for serious crimes was captured on Sunday in the Hungarian capital, the headquarters of the police in Budapest announced today.more

The "shadow hunters" of the Police Central Bureau of Investigation tracked down a Pole in Great Britain, wanted by the European Arrest Warrant. Jerzy J. had been in hiding for nearly 4 years, because he was sentenced to over 10 years in prison for numerous crimes, including against life and health. Jerzy J. was found in Andover.more

A police force is trialling sporty anti-grab hijabs to attract more Muslim women. more

About 40% of all fines handed out by police for breaches of Covid-19 laws since the start of the pandemic in England and Wales were issued in the most recent four-week period as police adopted a more hardline approach and “fatigue” with the rules set in.more

An app designed to help Londoners report terrorist content "easily and anonymously" has been launched. more

An outpouring of support from strangers is lifting up an Ohio woman who found herself in a very tough spot: Go to work to support her family but leave her children alone or stay with them and lose her job. more

There are many more cases of violence and harassment in EU countries than official statistics show - this is the main finding of a survey by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). more

A wanted man handed himself in to police rather than spend any more time in lockdown with the people he lives with. He surrendered to officers on Wednesday afternoon in a bid for some “peace and quiet” from his flatmates, Sussex Police said.more

Four people have been fined £10,000 for failing to declare they had travelled to the UK from a “red list” country, police said. The four arrived at Birmingham airport on Monday and were not allowed to leave.more

In 2020, during the coronavirus epidemic in Poland, there were only slightly fewer criminal offenses, and some even more - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more

Norwegian police have arrested a 16-year-old male in Oslo on suspicion that he was preparing "an act of terrorism", the PST security service said on Friday.more

One man has died and 10 others have been injured in a spate of stabbings in south London. Police were called to five reports of stabbings in Croydon on Friday evening. There is no information at this stage to suggest the incidents are all linked, the Metropolitan Police saidmore

In 2020, Sweden saw the highest number of shootings in history, killing a record number of people. Interior Minister Mikael Damberg announced yesterday "breaking the negative trend".more

Two men who were involved in organising a mass snowball fight in Leeds have been given a £10,000 fine each. more

A third of police officers have been threatened with infection of COVID-19 by a member of the public, according to new research.more

Two of the Queen’s Guard have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to steal ammunition. more