Tag: International Agencies

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German Police Raid Home, Say Teenage Boy was Making Bio Warfare Agent

The 16-year-old is accused of producing “several vials” containing a mixture of ricin and aconitine, another potent plant toxin, in a makeshift laboratory in the attic.

April 18, 2025

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LAPD Officers Allowed to Carry Guns at Paris Olympics

Three teams of reserves will remain in France at varying times during the Games, working 8- to 12-hour shifts, five days a week.

July 23, 2024

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2 British Officers Seriously Injured in Sword Attack

Commissioner Mark Rowley, who leads the Metropolitan Police Service, applauded his officers for running toward the danger as they responded in the northeastern London suburb of Hainault early Tuesday.

May 2, 2024

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Northern Ireland Police Service Publishes Identities, Locations, and Assignments of Officers

Northern Ireland officers keep very low profiles, with some even withholding the fact they are in the police from their families and friends.

August 9, 2023

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2 Australian Officers Killed in Rural Ambush, Suspects Dead

The suspects then tried to lure her out by lighting a fire so "she did not know whether she was going to be shot, or she was going to burnt alive," Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

December 13, 2022

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3 French Officers Slain at Domestic Violence Scene

A woman who was the reported victim of the domestic violence had sought refuge on the roof of the house and was subsequently rescued by police.

December 23, 2020

Vehicle Ops

Italian Police Use Lamborghini to Drive Donor Kidney 300 Miles in 2 Hours

The Lamborghini Huracan they used, which was specially modified for such tasks with a refrigerated trunk, was obtained by the Italian State Police in 2017.

November 15, 2020

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Philippines Officer Killed by Rooster at Scene of Illegal Cockfight

A police officer in the Philippines was killed this week after a fighting rooster slashed him during a raid on an illegal cockfighting operation.

October 29, 2020

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Man Who Attacked French Police Officer Sentenced to 28 Years

A man who attacked an officer with the Paris (France) Police Department in in 2017 has been sentenced to 28 years in jail for the attempted assault.

October 15, 2020

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London Police Officer Murdered in Station Headquarters

An officer with the London Metropolitan Police Department was gunned down inside a department station house in the Croydon neighborhood on Friday morning, the agency said in a statement.

September 25, 2020

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British Firefighters Free Training Officer from His Own Handcuffs

An officer in Northamptonshire—a city in central England—had to have firefighters snip him out of a jam involving his own handcuffs early Tuesday.

August 20, 2020

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Mexican Officer Murdered While Driving Home After Shift

A, officer with the Juárez Police Department was shot and killed late Wednesday night while heading home after his shift had ended, according to reports.

July 10, 2020