Foreign Policing News
For all news stories surrounding policing from countries other than the UK.
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Before posting news stories...Rules!
by Techie1 +- 0 replies
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This section of the forum is for you to post any foreign police stories that warrant serious discussion. Please note that due to copyright restrictions you must only include the title, the first line of the article and a link to the original article. Articles from the BBC can be posted in full, but must also include a link to the original article. So before posting an article from a newspaper please check to see if it is available from the BBC instead. We are allowed to post a limited number of Police Oracle articles, in full, each month. Therefore, if you want to share a Police Oracle story, please only include the first line of the article and a link to t…
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https://www.officer.com/tactical/news/21158045/michigan-law-enforcement-on-alert-in-response-to-plan-to-target-and-kill-police Plan was also to kill the Governor.
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https://www.lecceprima.it/attualita/lecce-aggressione-poliziotti-sindacati-manifestazione-6-ottobre-2020.html (translated) Some quite interesting comments from Italy. It seems police violence is not limited to UK/US. Also, one to note that despite Italian civilian and military police having always been armed, they still are a bit behind with some of the latest gadgets. He seems to be saying that despite being armed, they are not protected enough.
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Milan local police get pistols (Cinisello, Milano, Italia) 1 2 3
by Wilts20 +- 2 followers
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https://cinisello-balsamo.milanotoday.it/sindaco-consegna-pistole-polizia-locale.html (bonus points for starched white belts!) A bit old, but I posted it as it is happening more on the continent and Italy, that the locals are armed. Quite sensible, but interesting as their Polizia Locale / Polizia Municipale are most similar to our CSOs/Civil Enforcement Officers/Neighbourhood Wardens, yet they have basically, the powers of a constable (and the PPE to back it up), but deal with the local crime, ASB, theft, drunks, traffic control, parking & road obstructions, low-grade VIP escorts, etc. They already had spray, batons etc. We must now be one …
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A Los Angeles police officer is lucky to be alive after an assailant walked into his police station, knocked him to the ground, pistol-whipped him with his own weapon, and then pulled the trigger repeatedly at point blank range. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8786451/LAPD-cop-escapes-death-attacker-wrestles-away-service-firearm-police-station.html
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Los Angeles Co. Sheriff Deputies shot in 'ambush' (BBC) 1 2
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54137838 My emphasis. Good to see those lovely protesters stopping medical care to severely wounded people. Apologies for BBC getting terminology wrong!
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https://www.officer.com/command-hq/news/21152140/more-states-sending-national-guard-troops-to-wisconsin-after-week-of-upheaval
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Evening standard.Protests erupt in Wisconsin after shocking video shows police shoot 'unarmed black man in back seven times'
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A shocking video which appears to show police shoot an unarmed black man in the back seven times has sparked outrage in the US, with protests erupting across Wisconsin. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/wisconsin-police-shoot-black-man-protests-a4531551.html
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French police protest chokehold ban
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D1fvh_ff3L8
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SKY news.'They never had a chance': Two police officers shot dead in Texas
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Two police officers have been shot dead while responding to reports of a domestic assault in southern Texas. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/they-never-had-a-chance-two-police-officers-shot-dead-in-texas/ar-BB16DlHI?ocid=spartan-dhp-feeds
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-52612957 Richard Pusey: Australian driver 'taunted dying police at crash scene' Only one word for a man like that. From BBC An Australian man filmed and mocked four police officers as they lay dying, a court has heard according to local media. Richard Pusey, 41, who faces charges of reckless conduct and obstructing justice, applied for bail on Monday. He was pulled over for speeding on a highway last month. A short while later, a truck veered into the lane and ploughed into the officers. Mr Pusey was left uninjured. Police say he filmed the scene before fleeing. On Monday, his lawyer, Vincen…
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BBC: US policeman faces murder charge over Brooks death
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17 June 2020 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Rolfe conducted a sobriety test on Mr Brooks in the car park A police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks, a black man killed last week in Atlanta, will be charged with murder and assa…
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BBC: George Floyd: National Guard deployed after Minneapolis clashes MULTIPLE MERGED THREADS 1 2 3 4
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Four Minnesota cops fired after death of unarmed black man 26 May 2020 Image copyright Darnella Frazier Image caption Video of the incident in Minneapolis was posted on social media Four Minnesota police officers have been fired after the death of a black man who was taken into custody and seen on video being pinned down by his neck. Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said the four officers were now "former employees". Footage shows the man, George Floyd, groaning and repeatedly saying "I can't breathe" to the white officer. …
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MSN NEWS.Four police officers killed in Eastern Freeway crash in Melbourne
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Four police officers have been killed in a horror crash on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway, Victoria Police has confirmed. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/four-police-officers-killed-in-eastern-freeway-crash-in-melbourne/ar-BB132bom?ocid=spartandhp
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17 dead in Nova Scotia killing spree
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Just a quick note of support to @stewie_griffin + and his law enforcement colleagues over in the former colonies, and my condolences to the families of the bereaved. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia RCMP officer among 17 confirmed dead in Nova Scotia killing spree. RCMP say 17 people are dead, including one of their officers, after a man who at one point wore a police uniform and drove a mock-up cruiser went on a rampage across northern Nova Scotia in one of the deadliest killing sprees in Canadian history.
