Posts Tagged ‘police-officers’

City Room: 3 Officers to Face Discipline for Detaining City Officials at Parade

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Three police officers face discipline for their involvement in the detention and handcuffing of two city officials after a parade in Brooklyn.

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City Room: 3 Officers to Face Discipline for Detaining City Officials at Parade

Pakistan indicts 2 more suspects in assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

ISLAMABAD — Two police officers were indicted Saturday in the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and will face trial along with five members of the Pakistani Taliban, a state prosecutor said. The policemen were charged with failing to provide Bhutto with proper security and with destroying evidence, said the prosecutor, Zulfikar Ali. Their indictment triggers a new trial for the Taliban members so that all seven defendants can be tried together, he said. Read full article > >

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Trial of Officers in Haitian Prison Massacre Is Test of System

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

For all its quirks, the trial of 13 police officers on charges of murder, attempted murder or other crimes stemming from a prison massacre last year is remarkable given Haiti’s history.

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Greek Police, Protesters Clash

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

At least 14 police officers hospitalized.

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Greek Police, Protesters Clash

Record police numbers at carnival

Monday, August 29th, 2011

The second day of the Notting Hill Carnival is under way with record numbers of police officers on the streets.

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Hacking probe over for top UK cops

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Four top British police officers will not face further police investigation in connection with an inquiry into phone hacking by journalists, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said Wednesday.

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Man dies after Taser shot arrest

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

A man arrested in Cumbria by police officers who deployed a Taser stun weapon, later dies in hospital.

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Man dies after Taser shot arrest

VIDEO: UK ‘can learn lessons’ from ‘supercop’

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Senior police officers have criticised the government’s decision to hire a former American police chief to advise them on tackling street violence.

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VIDEO: Police: ‘Smell of smoke hit us first’

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Two police officers have been describing their experiences of the London riots.

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VIDEO: Police: ‘Smell of smoke hit us first’

Metro bus drivers concerned about their safety

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Some bus operators at Metro said they are worried management is not paying attention to their concerns about driver safety and want more transit police officers on buses. An official with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 , which represents more than 10,000 Metro employees, said early Wednesday that some operators may refuse to drive Thursday. However, Jackie Jeter, the union’s president , said, “We are not going to do a work stoppage.” Read full article > >

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Nepal police are accused of graft

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Thirty-four Nepalese police officers are charged with stealing more than $4m in the procurement of armoured vehicles for a UN peacekeeping mission.

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Ahmad ‘assault’ police not guilty

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

Four police officers accused of beating up a terror suspect in December 2003 have all been found not guilty at Southwark Crown Court.

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VIDEO: Babar Ahmad’s arrest caught on CCTV

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

Four police officers accused of beating up a terror suspect have all been found not guilty at Southwark Crown Court.

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Queen safety police officers wheel clamped

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Two police officers carrying out security duties for the Queen’s recent visit to Portsmouth had their vehicles wheel-clamped, it emerges.

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Queen safety police officers wheel clamped

Police Seek New Ways to Defuse Tension

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Two Los Angeles police officers have been conducting interviews to see how standoffs can be handled better.

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Police Seek New Ways to Defuse Tension