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  • As gangs attack police stations in Haiti, Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday

    As gangs attack police stations in Haiti, Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday

    Mar 10, 2024 04:29 PM EST

    ... was unclear whether Henry would be in Jamaica. The prime minister had traveled to Kenya to push for the U.N.-backed deployment of a police force from the East African country to fight gangs in Haiti. A Kenyan court, however, ruled in January that such a deployment would be ...

  • Former police officer convicted in sexual assault is the first to face tougher new penalty, DOJ says

    Former police officer convicted in sexual assault is the first to face tougher new penalty, DOJ says

    Mar 08, 2024 09:21 PM EST

    A former Oklahoma police officer convicted in the sexual assault of a woman during a traffic stop will become the first to face a heftier penalty under the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, the Justice Department said. Jeffrey Scott Smith Jr., 35, is facing up to 40 ...

  • Uvalde parents lash out after new report clears city police of wrongdoing during 2022 mass shooting

    Uvalde parents lash out after new report clears city police of wrongdoing during 2022 mass shooting

    Mar 07, 2024 10:04 PM EST

    ... through media reports and lawmakers' findings illustrated the botched law enforcement response. At least five officers who were on the scene have lost their jobs, including two Department of Public Safety officers and the on-site commander, Pete Arredondo, the former school police chief. No officers have faced criminal charges.

  • San Francisco votes on measures to compel drug treatment and give police surveillance drones

    San Francisco votes on measures to compel drug treatment and give police surveillance drones

    Mar 05, 2024 11:20 PM EST

    ... will be asked intrusive questions and then mandated to participate in a program,” she said.Proposition E would make a number of changes to the police department, including reducing the powers of the citizen police oversight commission, which the mayor says is micromanaging the department. WATCH: A conversation with San ...

  • Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants

    Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants

    Mar 05, 2024 01:10 AM EST

    Justice Samuel Alito on Monday issued an order that temporarily halts Texas' immigration law from going into effect until next week so the full court can decide what steps to take next.

  • Armed gangs storm Haiti's main prison in latest escalation of violent conflict with police

    Armed gangs storm Haiti's main prison in latest escalation of violent conflict with police

    Mar 04, 2024 12:02 AM EST

    ... Haiti's National Penitentiary, which is holding several gang leaders. Amid the exchange of gunfire, police appealed for assistance. “They need help,” a union representing police said in a message on social media bearing an “SOS” emoji repeated eight times. “Let’s mobilize the army and the police to prevent ...

  • Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks across capital overwhelmed officers

    Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks across capital overwhelmed officers

    Mar 02, 2024 12:38 AM EST

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian police were overwhelmed by a series of coordinated violent attacks by gang members across the capital in which four officers were killed, a national police spokesman said Friday. The attacks Thursday in Port-au-Prince were led by gunmen who opened fire on targets ...

  • Thousands gather in Moscow for Navalny's funeral, defying Kremlin and Russian police

    Thousands gather in Moscow for Navalny's funeral, defying Kremlin and Russian police

    Mar 01, 2024 11:55 PM EST

    And that perhaps is Navalny's legacy, reminding Russians their fate hasn't been decided and that politics requires participation and the will to fight. Today, the risk of arrest was real. Police detained dozens of Navalny supporters across the country. And before the funeral, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned ...

  • Alexei Navalny buried in Moscow as thousands attend under heavy police presence

    Alexei Navalny buried in Moscow as thousands attend under heavy police presence

    Mar 01, 2024 05:58 PM EST

    The opposition leader's funeral followed his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony. The funeral followed a battle with authorities over the release of his body.

  • Federal judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest people suspected of illegally entering U.S.

    Federal judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest people suspected of illegally entering U.S.

    Feb 29, 2024 05:08 PM EST

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement. The preliminary injunction granted ...

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