Foreign Policing News
For all news stories surrounding policing from countries other than the UK.
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Spain attacks: 'Small number' of Britons injured, says FCO 18 August 2017 From the section UK A "small number" of Britons were injured in the attacks in Spain, the Foreign Office says, as the Barcelona death toll rises to 14. The FCO also said it was "working to find out if any more need our help" and that the numbers of those injured could rise. View the full article
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Spanish police stop second attack after 13 killed in Barcelona 18 August 2017 From the section Europe Spanish police say they have killed four people in the town of Cambrils to stop a second attempted van attack after an earlier one in Barcelona. A fifth attacker was wounded and has been detained, The attackers were wearing explosive belts, police said. Thirteen people died and dozens were injured when a van ploughed int…
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Three US police officers have been suspended for allegedly repeatedly tasering an 18-year-old suspect who was strapped to a chair. Jordan Elias Norris, now 19, has filed a lawsuit claiming he suffered more than 40 taser burns after he was arrested and held at Cheatham County Jail in the state of Tennessee. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/three-police-officers-suspended-after-shocking-footage-shows-18yearold-suspect-being-repeatedly-a3599916.html
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Japan has one of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world. In 2014 there were just six gun deaths, compared to 33,599 in the US. What is the secret? If you want to buy a gun in Japan you need patience and determination. You have to attend an all-day class, take a written exam and pass a shooting-range test with a mark of at least 95%. There are also mental health and drugs tests. Your criminal record is checked and police look for links to extremist groups. Then they check your relatives too - and even your work colleagues. And as well as having the power to deny gun licences, police also have sweeping powers to search and seize weapons. That's not all. H…
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http://www.inquisitr.com/3783497/loyola-university-professor-calls-cops-on-student-for-wearing-his-official-police-uniform-and-weapon-into-class/source/obj/ It's amazing really how different things are the world over. For one thing, the sheriff department sticking up for one of its officers. I'd imagine if a part time Officer or Special Constable attended their place of work in uniform they wouldn't be wearing one ever again. Sent from my D2303 using Tapatalk
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... you take the moka out and start brewing on the road! I_poliziotti_si_fanno_il_caffè_usando_i_cavi_della_batteria.mp4
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Dough! Texas cookie store SUSPENDS teenage employee who paid for cop's brownie after another customer called him RACIST for not receiving same treatment! A Texas teenager was suspended from his cookie store job after a customer became upset when he paid for a police officer's order. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4678772/Cookie-store-suspends-teen-paid-police-officer.html
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South Africa's elite "Hawks" police unit has been hit by a mystery break-in at its headquarters in the capital, Pretoria. A spokesman said thieves made off with hard drives and other computer equipment early on Wednesday. Hawks sources believe the crime was an inside job rather than a burglary, local media reported. "No dockets [case files] were stolen," Hawks spokesman Hangwani Mulaudzi told Reuters. The unit's human resources, finance and supply chain departments had been targeted, he said. The Hawks - otherwise known as the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation - investigate serious organised and commercial crimes, and high-level…
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Eight people have been injured in a shooting outside a mosque in southern France. Two suspects with their faces covered opened fire outside the mosque in the city of Avignon on Sunday night. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/avignon-shooting-eight-people-injured-after-gunmen-open-fire-near-mosque-a3578076.html
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Image copyrightAFP Image captionMillions of travellers could be affected by the crisis The Brazilian authorities have suspended the issuing of new passports because of a budget crisis. The Federal Police, which usually issue passports within six working days, said it would not accept any new applications made after Tuesday. One of Brazil's prosecutors blamed President Michel Temer's budget cuts. Brazil is suffering its worst recession in decades. The government said emergency funds for passports would be debated this week. In a statement late on Tuesday, the federal police said the decision to stop issuing new passports "stems from a deart…
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Police in one of India’s prohibition states have blamed rats for consuming 900,000 litres of moonshine and other liquor seized from locals that has gone missing http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/05/police-dry-indian-state-blame-rats-drinking-900000-litres-seized/
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Latest update seems to be that Maddison is still at large.
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Armed police evacuated a school after a student wearing a Darth Vader costume was mistaken for a potential attacker in a bullet-proof vest. http://news.sky.com/story/student-in-darth-vader-costume-sparks-armed-police-alert-at-us-school-10863744 To adapt a phrase, "the response is strong with this one".
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AKRON, Ohio — Police say an Ohio man called 911 to request a police dog to help track down heroin allegedly stolen from him. http://nypost.com/2017/04/28/man-calls-911-asks-for-police-dog-to-search-for-stolen-heroin/ [emoji1]
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Paris is supposed to be the city of love and romance. But a visiting British couple had a very difference experience - when French police blew up their van thinking it was a terror threat. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4481530/French-police-blow-British-roofer-s-van.html
