Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the America First Agenda Summit, at the Marriott Marquis hotel July 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Ted Cruz was met with a booing audience when he said his plan to stop school shootings is putting more police in schools. Cruz commented on gun control efforts and […]
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Woman caught hiding 24 gerbils under her SKIRT by customs officers after flight from China
In what must have been the most uncomfortable flight outfit ever, the 60 year old was found with her menagerie of rodents squirming around her thighs. She was stopped by customs officers who quickly became aware of something untoward. The passenger had finished a trip to China and returned to Taiwanese island Kinmen, very nearly […]
Shooting suspect in California officer’s death is captured after statewide manhunt
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department via AP Gustavo Perez Arriaga, the suspected drunk driver accused of fatally shooting a California police officer, was captured. Perez Arriaga surrendered to authorities after he tried to flee back to Mexico. Perez Arriaga crossed the border in Arizona several years ago and had worked a variety of jobs as a […]
48 police officers injured at Yellow Vest protests in Toulouse (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
More than 50 people, most of them police officers, were injured in Toulouse during protests against fuel price hikes. Yellow Vest demonstrations turned into riots, making the southern French city and Paris look like battlefields. As France struggles to come to grips with the intensity of widespread protests against increasing fuel prices, which have grown […]
Man shot by Danish police after attacking patrolling officers with knife
Published time: 19 Nov, 2018 13:50 Edited time: 19 Nov, 2018 13:55 Police in Denmark say a man has been shot and critically injured after he attempted to attack patrolling officers with a knife in a suburb of Aarhus. The incident unfolded around 1pm local time as a knife-wielding man lunged at officers on Karen […]
How long should police officers abstain from pot before going to work? Researchers weigh in
Health experts have differing opinions on whether there’s scientific merit to banning cannabis use for weeks before people in safety-sensitive jobs report for duty.
Moscow police search for suspect in officer’s killing in subway
Police have launched a manhunt for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a police officer at Moscow Metro’s Kurskaya station. The unidentified perpetrator opened fire on the officer around midnight on Sunday. The victim later succumbed to his wounds. The suspect has been described in a police report as a middle aged man of […]
‘Behind the badge we have a human being’: Officers could struggle psychologically after Fredericton shooting
It’s normal for first responders to experience symptoms such as nightmares or increased irritability after a traumatic event such as Friday’s shooting in New Brunswick, and they should seek help if problems continue or increase over time, experts say.
Man suspected of growing weed in the wild dies after being bulldozed by law enforcement officers
A Pennsylvania trooper and a game officer accidentally bulldozed a suspected cannabis grower during a hot pursuit through a field. The USA’s largest marijuana advocacy group has questioned police tactics after the tragic death. The bizarre and tragic incident unfolded on Monday morning when a Pennsylvania Game Commission employee, operating a bulldozer, noticed a car […]
Top Senate Democrats double down on calls for Trump not to meet with Putin after Mueller indicted 12 Russian intel officers
Chris Jackson/Getty Images Top Senate Democrats are doubling down on calls for President Donald Trump not to meet one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. Their urging comes one day after the special counsel Robert Mueller indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers on hacking charges. In a letter sent Saturday, the senators said there “must […]