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December 09, 2019

Police: Slain Arkansas officer 'ambushed' in patrol vehicle

A man who “was looking for an officer to kill” drove into a police parking lot in northwestern Arkansas, approached an ...

December 08, 2019

In US schools, resource officers woven into daily life

An imposing presence in uniform at 6-foot-5, Officer Will Chapman towers over students in the halls of Newtown Middle School, ...

December 07, 2019

Chicago chief's firing again rattles confidence in force

The unceremonious firing of Chicago's police superintendent just weeks before his retirement has rattled a department that, ...

December 07, 2019

Pro-government protesters denounce Hong Kong 'rioters'

Only after finding safety in numbers, joining hundreds of other pro-government protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday, did Reddy ...

December 07, 2019

Alabama police officer killed in drug-related shooting

An Alabama police officer was killed Friday during a drug-related shooting, authorities said, making him the sixth law ...

December 06, 2019

Evidence tampering alleged in police chief firing case

A female Chicago police officer who was reportedly seen on video drinking with and kissing the now-fired police ...

December 06, 2019

Detroit police officer suspended after cop's death retires

A Detroit police officer responding to a home invasion was fatally shot by a man hiding in the basement, while a senior ...

December 06, 2019

Hong Kong police sound alarm over homemade explosives

Hong Kong's much-maligned police force provided a rare behind-the-scenes look Friday at its bomb disposal squad to show the ...

December 06, 2019

Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case

Police on Friday fatally shot four men being held on suspicion of raping and killing a woman in southern India after ...

December 05, 2019

Report: Officer recorded kissing Chicago chief reassigned

A female officer who was reportedly caught on video kissing then-Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson at a popular ...

December 05, 2019

Iowa's felon list includes police force, omits drug dealer

A man convicted of delivering meth two decades ago should have been added to Iowa's database of felons banned from voting, ...

December 05, 2019

Georgia college pays $145,000 to settle anthem protest case

Kennesaw State University's decision to remove its cheerleaders from the field after they protested police brutality during ...

December 05, 2019

UK judge clears 3 men falsely convicted 50 years ago

London’s Court of Appeal on Thursday exonerated three men who had served time in prison nearly 50 years ago following the ...

December 05, 2019

Police chief firing puts spotlight on cops who let him go

When fellow officers discovered Chicago’s police chief asleep behind the wheel of his running SUV, they did not conduct any ...

December 04, 2019

Uganda police block opposition leader’s anti-corruption walk

Uganda’s police on Wednesday blocked opposition leader Kizza Besigye from leading an anti-corruption march in competition ...

December 04, 2019

Ex-chief says he didn’t intentionally ‘deceive’ anyone

Ousted Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Tuesday that he didn’t “intentionally mislead or deceive” anyone ...

December 03, 2019

Chicago mayor fires city’s top cop over ‘ethical lapses’

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city’s retiring police superintendent Monday, citing “ethical lapses” that included ...

November 29, 2019

The Latest: Media report London attacker was ex-prisoner

The Latest on an incident in London Bridge (all times local): 10:50 p.m. British media citing security sources reported that ...

November 27, 2019

Wind could ground big balloons at NYC’s Thanksgiving parade

Smokey Bear might feel like he’s battling Santa Ana winds — if he even gets a chance to fly. New York City’s big Macy’s ...