Foreign Policing News

Fifteen men have been charged after police said they made the biggest cocaine bust in Australia's history. The drugs, with an estimated street value of A$360m (£212m; $258m), were uncovered after a police investigation over more than two years. Police said they seized 500kg (1,100lb) of cocaine from a boat in Brooklyn, north of Sydney, on Christmas Day. It followed the confiscation of 600kg in drugs in Tahiti. Police believe they were destined for Australia. "The size of that seizure collectively makes it the largest cocaine seizure in Australian law enforcement history," Australian Federal Police acting assistant commissioner Chris Sheehan told report…

US police investigating a murder have tussled with Amazon over access to data gathered by one of its Echo speakers. The voice-controlled device was found near to a hot tub where the victim was found dead amid signs of a struggle. According to court filings, Amazon was issued with two search warrants but refused to share information sent by the smart device to its servers. However, the police said a detective found a way to extract data from the device itself. The accused killer has yet to be put on trial and it is not clear whether the information ultimately proved useful to the investigation. Blood spots Details of the case were first report…

Approaching the remains with caution, officers called for an ambulance an put a cordon in place. http://metro.co.uk/2016/12/28/naked-dead-body-reported-to-police-turns-out-to-be-a-discarded-blow-up-doll-6347757/?ito=twitter Awkward.

The Berlin Christmas market massacre suspect has reportedly been shot dead in Milan by police after pulling out a gun during a 3am stop. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/berlin-christmas-terror-suspect-anis-amri-shot-dead-in-milan-after-pulling-out-gun-during-3am-police-stop/ar-BBxtWp7?li=BBoPWjQ

Good to see, http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/victoria-police-to-recruit-2729-new-officers-in-states-biggest-ever-police-boost-to-force/news-story/1419fc66d1cee9806f7c66bf0a8838ba Cheers.

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter A hero cop has been named as Police Officer Alan Horujko. He put others first during a knife attack at an Ohio State University. The officer immediately responded to reports that a car had ploughed into pedestrians and began attacking people with a butcher’s knife. Fearing mass murder Officer Horujko shot dead the attacker moments after the incident begun. The attacked has been named as a Somali-born student at the university, 18-year-old Abdul Razak Ali Artan. He started attacking people with a knife but was shot in less than a minute by the officer who was nearby. It is believed two people were being treated for stab w…

Two police officers have been stabbed in Brussels in a possible terrorist incident, Belgian prosecutors say. One officer was stabbed in the neck and another in the stomach, while a third officer who arrived at the scene suffered a broken nose, Belgian broadcaster VRT reports. The attacker was shot in the leg and taken away by ambulance. It comes just hours after two major train stations in the Belgian capital were evacuated following a bomb scare. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37563836

This week there has been yet another spate of police officers shooting black males (some of whom may have been unarmed) causing further racial tension with the communities they serve. Whether they are right to shoot or not I'm not gonna be the armchair judge, I've been in lots of situations where others might have seen my actions as disproportionate yet I was able to justify them due to circumstances that couldn't be seen by the onlookers or any MOP watching a video. What I do find rather unpleasant though is in a lot of these videos there is a very noticeable lack of aftercare. The cops just seem to handcuff then step back. No trauma first aid, no basic ELS, no…

http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/214947006-Calif-officers-badge-saves-life-during-shootout/ By Joshua Sudock The Orange County Register HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — A police officer's badge deflected a bullet heading for his heart in a gun battle during a car chase Friday morning. The officer was not hurt. The gun-battle car chase started in the area of Bushard Street and Yorktown Avenue after a man fled from his home when police arrived after midnight responding to a domestic violence call. "When the officers arrived at the location, a male suspect got into his vehicle and drove away," said Officer Jennifer Marlatt, a department s…

Three people have been injured by a machete-wielding woman who went on the rampage in Brussels before being shot by police, it has emerged. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3753316/Three-injured-machete-wielding-woman-goes-rampage-bus-Brussels.html

I found this very interesting. Thought prudent not to insert it into the other thread, but the critical point he made being the 85% of offenders being essentially on their gang list, and that they commit multiple offences because it's a revolving door. Straight from the horse's mouth. http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/08/01/frustrated-top-cop-calls-tougher-gun-laws

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36998449 I see they don't have the dustbin self defence tactics we do in the UK. Best wishes on a speedy recovery to the injured officer. Sent from my D2303 using Tapatalk