All news on the topic: Police

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Brother of Ecuador’s most notorious drug lord shot dead by gunmen posing as police
A brother of Ecuador’s most notorious drug lord was killed on Sunday by gunmen who had disguised themselves as police officers.
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Police shoot crossbow suspect after armed incident in Newport
A man believed to be carrying a crossbow has been shot by police in south Wales.
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Mosque effigy on Northern Ireland bonfire investigated as suspected hate crime
A loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland featuring an effigy of a mosque has been condemned as an incitement to hatred.
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Senior detective faces jail for snooping on police logs about close friend
Detective Inspector Emma Gardner, 46, was convicted after a jury found she had unlawfully accessed police computer systems without a policing purpose.
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Man caught swallowing £35,000 diamond ring in attempted Hatton Garden jewellery theft
A crafty thief posing as a shopper swallowed a £35,000 ring at a jeweller’s in a bid to steal it, bosses say.
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Mother accused of murdering four-year-old son after allegedly confessing to police
A woman charged with murdering her four-year-old son walked into a police station and allegedly told cops she had cooked and eaten parts of him.
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Derbyshire Police call handler admits leaking confidential police information to third parties
A police staff member has admitted misconduct in public office by accessing confidential material and leaking it to third parties.
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Two PSNI officers sacked over sexual assaults on female colleagues
Two male Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers have been sacked following separate incidents in which they touched the buttocks of female colleagues.
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Two police officers face gross misconduct investigation over handling of murdered teen Henry Nowak
Henry Nowak, 18, told officers he could not breathe and that he had been stabbed after being attacked in Southampton last December.
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Teen footballer says she was injected with date-rape drug in Magaluf nightclub
A young footballer has told of the terrifying moment she was spiked with a date-rape drug in a Magaluf nightclub.
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Mystery vigilante dubbed "Mexican Batman" hunts alleged bike thieves and duct-tapes them to poles
A mysterious vigilante in Mexico is stopping ‘bike thieves’ in a rather unusual way after a spike in crime.
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Cyclist, 67, seriously hurt in East Lothian hit-and-run as police appeal for witnesses
Police are appealing for information after a cyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run in East Lothian.
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Serial sex offender McGinley back in custody after fleeing to Scotland and breaching law
Notorious double rapist Simon McGinley is due to be sentenced later this year after admitting three breaches of the Sex Offenders Act, which he claimed were committed after media coverage of his release from prison last year led to threats from local residents.
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Nowak stabbing: police took eight minutes to find fatal wound as teen said “I can’t breathe”
Police officers took eight minutes to find the stab wound that killed Henry Nowak after they had arrested the dying teenager, newly disclosed evidence reveals.
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Pensioner, 66, knocked unconscious after attackers hugged him before brutal assault
A 66-year-old man says he no longer feels safe in Liverpool city centre and is considering moving away after a brutal late-night attack shattered his confidence.
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UK launches £65m grooming gangs inquiry into major cities
London, Oldham, Bradford and Keighley will be the first areas investigated by a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
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Parents fined and exiled from county after abandoning baby on Florida beach
A healthcare executive and her husband have avoided prosecution after agreeing to fines, community service, and a total ban from the Florida county where their six-month-old baby was found left alone on a beach.
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Missing girl, 14, found dead in park as police launch murder probe
Cops have discovered the body of a female just 500 yards from the home of a missing 14-year-old girl who vanished from the town centre.
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Carers accused of being “on their phones” before boy thrown into crocodile enclosure
The carers of a man suspected of throwing a child into a crocodile enclosure were ‘on their phone’ earlier in the day, according to a report.
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Teen allegedly bragged “I’m a murderer” after stabbing nine-year-old Aria Thorpe
This the moment a teen allegedly bragged to his pals after stabbing a nine-year-old girl to death at her home, a court heard.
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Ian Vaevaso faces tribunal after claims he dumped meth evidence into the sea
The immediate suspension of Ian Vaevaso follows an investigative report revealing he destroyed confiscated methamphetamine before becoming top cop.
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Man, 20, arrested on suspicion of murder after Southall stabbing death
A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death in Southall.
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Far-right exploitation of Henry Nowak case fuels anti-Sikh hostility in Britain
“Why are minorities always the ones held responsible for the actions of a single perpetrator?” a 47-year-old Sikh man from the Midlands, who requested anonymity, told the media.
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Oxford Union accused of police screening for Tommy Robinson Islam debate
Attendees at Wednesday’s controversial Oxford Union debate on whether the West should be “suspicious of Islam” – which will host the far-right agitator Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (known as Tommy Robinson) – are being screened by Thames Valley Police to avoid disruption, Byline Times understands.
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Hampshire police face IOPC probe over rape failures before Bruno Sala attacked again
Bruno Sala, 39, was jailed in November 2025 after grooming his victims though online dating apps before raping them and inviting other men to attack the women.