Foreign Policing News
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"After a 74-year career in law enforcement, Bill Hardin, 97, will be honored with his own exhibit at the Chisholm Trail Museum in Cleburne. Hardin currently serves as a reserve deputy with the Johnson County Sheriff's Department. He's already been through two retirements from law enforcement agencies in a career that began in 1947 with the Fort Worth Police Department". https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8086387/Sheriffs-deputy-honored-oldest-law-enforcement-officer-world-74-year-career.html?fbclid=IwAR0j9DQ_Vl5ogmPQjZPmdFzmwYXPqGogJzb3FFiWfRMVnTOYXLsh2o77L1g Currently does admin duties, but still wears uniform and works at the station.
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More than half of Malta’s traffic police have been arrested, authorities have said. They have all been detained on suspicion of committing fraud by claiming overtime that they had not worked, according to officials. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/malta-arrests-half-of-its-traffic-police/ar-BBZV0jt?ocid=spartandhp
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49465026 Another documented case of a cop making up an extreme circumstance for reasons unknown. We've had a few cases here in the UK more recently the PC who claimed to have been attacked by a group in a church yard.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/19/chicago-police-superintendent-eddie-johnson-asleep-car-stop-sign
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u Subscribe Now person_outline VANCOUVER Revive port police to fight organized crime on the waterfront, Delta chief says By Jen St. DenisStar Vancouver Wed., Sept. 11, 2019timer4 min. read VANCOUVER—In 1997, the federal government eliminated the Ports Canada Police, and 18 years later, Vancouver’s port authority stopped funding a waterfront policing pro…
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Hi there other officers I’m currently investigating a reckless driving case here in Wawa Ontario Canada there has been lots of speeders driving over the speed limit in Wawa Ontario Canada on government road and tamarack ave my suggestion is for the drivers to be pulled over and brought to justice for reckless driving and they should loose there driving licence under a court order suspension for 30 days contact the Wawa Ontario provincial police at 1888-310-1122 to leave a tip thanks stay safe everyone have a great night
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Improved social mobility in the UK could do more to stop extremism than "policing and state security" combined, Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism chief has said. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/counterterror-chief-neil-basu-says-police-cant-tackle-extremism-alone-a4207246.html
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Two senior British officers in the Hong Kong police force have become targets of angry protests for their roles as commanders during violent clashes over the territory’s now-shelved extradition bill https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-kong-protesters-turn-ire-on-british-officers-8cnpv29xz {subscription required first article free]
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7184471/Beth-Chapman-dead-51-Dog-Bounty-Hunter-mourning-losing-wife-cancer-battle.html At some point 10 odd years ago I was really intrigued by the whole Dog The Bounty Hunter franchise- especially as the immediate and wider collective family were what I would politely call ‘trailer trash’. Nonetheless, Beth was a genuine matriarch who drew on her challenged background. She was a fierce character that had the moral authority to challenge and hold many wayward women to account. Men got that privilege in the system- other men calling them out- but women rarely do (especially from a character that turned her life aroun…
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/police-officer-tackles-man-video-australia-sunshine-coast-a8965036.html What an idiot. The bloke walks out of Court following a 'public nuisance' arrest, mouths off at a police officer whom is giving a press conference, then walks up the road to sexually harass a young lady, only to get chased away by her father and then rugby tackled by the 'old timer' senior detective. He then got nicked for a second 'public nuisance' offence. Classic.
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Police stations were closed on Wednesday and long queues formed at passport control booths as officers staged a “black day” of protest to demand better working conditions. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/19/police-stations-closed-french-officers-demand-248m-unpaid-overtime/
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Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Mohamed Noor was taken into custody upon his conviction A former policeman in the US state of Minnesota has been found guilty of murdering an unarmed Australian woman. Mohamed Noor shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond as she approached his patrol car to report a possible rape behind her Minneapolis home on 15 July 2017. Noor, 33, testified last week that he opened fire because he feared he and his partner were being ambushed. Ms Damond, 40, a yoga instructor from Sydney, was engaged and was due to marry a month after the shooting. The death drew international criticism and Australia's prime minister a…
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Christchurch mosque shootings Media captionChristchurch was put into lockdown as events unfolded Forty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the incident as a terrorist attack and one of New Zealand's "darkest days". A man in his late twenties was charged with murder and will appear in court on Saturday morning, police confirmed. Two other men an…
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