Foreign Policing News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-shooting-3-rcmp-officers-dead-2-wounded-1.2665359 Terrible news, thoughts with all officers and families involved.

To be fair to the protesters I find myself siding with them completely, a country heaped in corruption, misspent public funds and a brutal police force I'd be pretty upset too, especially when the quality of life for many people is as poor as it is. It really is a farce as far as I'm concerned.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27767197 RIP, when i was there last year visiting the LVPD we went to the same place to eat.

Brazilian police have put together a pamphlet of top tips for staying safe during the World Cup next month, with suggestions such as making sure not to scream if someone tries to rob you, it is reported. "Do not react, scream or argue," says the brochure, which will be handed out by Brazilian embassies and consulates, Estadao de Sao Paulo newspaper reports. Sao Paulo police, who reportedly put together the document, are aiming their security tips at football fans planning to attend the World Cup tournament that kicks off in June. The idea is apparently to warn visitors not to provoke robbers into further violence, and avoid the increasingly common crime of "latrocinios"…

Not strictly speaking China, Hong Kong the SDU were setup in conjunction with the SAS

A gunman has shot dead two men and a woman at the Jewish Museum in the Belgian capital Brussels. A fourth person was seriously wounded, emergency services said. The attacker arrived by car, got out, fired on people at the museum entrance, and returned to the vehicle which then sped away, Belgian media report. One person has been arrested and police are hunting a second, officials say. Security has been tightened at Jewish sites across Belgium. Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo said all Belgians were "united and show solidarity in the face of this odious attack on a Jewish cultural site". Belgian public prosecutor's spokeswoman Ine Van Wymersch told a news conference that o…

A homeless New Mexico man who was illegally camping in the Albuquerque foothills was fatally shot by police. New helmet camera video released by the Albuquerque Police Department on Friday shows the moment 38-year-old James Boyd turns his back to officers and then gets shot dead. Despite overwhelming criticism to the shooting, the department says its officers were justified, KRQE reported. Boyd was shot on Sunday, March 16. Police Chief Gorden Eden said officers approached Boyd, who was sleeping, to speak to him about illegally camping in an open space, according to the Albuquerque Journal. According to authorities, Boyd began arguing with officers for more than three …

Original article link: http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/538192/queensland_police_map_crime_scenes_3d_scanner/ Please watch the video in the article. I just can't picture anyone going around with that "thing" and keep a professional composure for longer than 10 seconds.

These dramatic images show the moment a man with 'cop-killer' tattooed across his knuckles, wanted for shooting four officers, was killed after a 16-mile police chase. Christopher Chase, was found dead, slumped over the wheel of a stolen police car after being shot eight times - three times in the neck, once in the back of his head, scalp and upper back, twice in his left arm. Chase was pursued for 16 miles through the streets of Albuquerque, New Mexico, by dozens of police officers, before crashing the stolen car into a petrol pump. Dressed in body armour and camouflage and carrying an assault rifle described by an officer as being an AK47, Live Leak reported, the …

Original article link: http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1090150_missouri-judge-says-yes-you-have-a-right-to-warn-other-drivers-about-speed-traps

"A police officer killed while responding to a domestic disturbance in a small eastern Pennsylvania borough had pointed a stun gun at two dogs before being shot, court records reveal. Freemansburg police officer Robert Lasso had pointed at the attacking dogs when the homeowner pulled out a shotgun and fired the fatal blast on Thursday evening. In police custody, the alleged gunman, 46-year-old George Hitcho Jr, said he had told Mr Lasso to get off his property and not come on unless he had a warrant, authorities said. Killed: Robert Lasso was shot dead as he attended a domestic disturbance ‘He tried to kill my dogs and pointed a gun in my face,’ Hitcho said, accord…

80 police officers hospitalized. Source: http://mvs.gov.ua/mvs/control/main/uk/publish/article/962249 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=911_1390295593