• Future of Iran's morality police unclear after official said force was 'closed'

    Future of Iran's morality police unclear after official said force was 'closed'

    Dec 04, 2022 08:59 PM EST

    ... group monitoring the demonstrations. Ali Alfoneh, a senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, said Montazeri’s statement about closing the morality police could be an attempt to pacify domestic unrest without making real concessions to protesters. ‘‘The secular middle class loathes the organization (morality police) for ...

  • Mom of child killed in Uvalde shooting sues police, gunmaker

    Mom of child killed in Uvalde shooting sues police, gunmaker

    Nov 28, 2022 10:02 PM EST

    ... first suit related to the Uvalde shooting in late September. For Sandra Torres, the case is also another way to seek answers about the botched police response."For 77 minutes they did nothing. Nothing at all," she said. "She'll never know what it's like to get married, to ...

  • Police take down cocaine 'super cartel' in Europe, arrest 49

    Police take down cocaine 'super cartel' in Europe, arrest 49

    Nov 28, 2022 06:27 PM EST

    ... during the investigation, with the latest series of raids across Europe and the United Arab Emirates taking place between Nov. 8-19. The agency said police forces involved in "Operation Desert Light" targeted both the "command-and-control center and the logistical drugs trafficking infrastructure in Europe." Over 30 metric ...

  • Gunman kills 5 in Colorado LGBTQ nightclub, subdued by patrons, police say

    Gunman kills 5 in Colorado LGBTQ nightclub, subdued by patrons, police say

    Nov 20, 2022 03:35 PM EST

    A 22-year-old gunman opened fire inside an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and leaving 25 injured before he was subdued by “heroic” patrons and arrested by police who arrived within minutes, authorities said Sunday.

  • Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down

    Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down

    Nov 17, 2022 09:46 PM EST

    DALLAS (AP) — The Uvalde officer who was leading the city's police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to an elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down, a city spokeswoman said Thursday. Lt. Mariano Pargas left the department voluntarily but it was not ...

  • Knife used in deadly attack on Idaho students, police say

    Knife used in deadly attack on Idaho students, police say

    Nov 15, 2022 06:23 PM EST

    ... in the Moscow Police Department release: The school said Chapin was from Mount Vernon, Washington, and Kernodle was from Post Falls, Idaho.Shortly after Moscow police announced the homicide investigation, students at the University of Virginia were also told to shelter in place after police said a suspect gunned down ...

  • Ukrainian police, broadcast services return to long-occupied Kherson after Russian withdrawal

    Ukrainian police, broadcast services return to long-occupied Kherson after Russian withdrawal

    Nov 12, 2022 05:27 PM EST

    Ukrainian police officers returned Saturday, along with TV and radio services, to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops, part of fast but cautious efforts to make the only regional capital captured by Russia livable after months of occupation. Yet one official still described the city as “a humanitarian catastrophe.”

  • Police in Mississippi search for suspect who set at least 7 fires overnight

    Police in Mississippi search for suspect who set at least 7 fires overnight

    Nov 08, 2022 05:22 PM EST

    ... have about a third of our department on sites.” No injuries were reported. Authorities are searching for one suspect, according to Armon and the Jackson Police Department. They did not provide the person's name or a suspected motivation behind the fires. Officials started to receive calls about several fires ...

  • Iranian protestors clash with police near capital; more deaths reported

    Iranian protestors clash with police near capital; more deaths reported

    Nov 04, 2022 02:33 PM EST

    The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that three policemen were seriously wounded in clashes with protesters. It was not immediately clear if it was referring to the same event. Tasnim also reported that protesters set fire to a police kiosk and van. The semiofficial Fars news agency said a ...

  • New Jersey police officer not charged in 2020 shooting

    New Jersey police officer not charged in 2020 shooting

    Nov 02, 2022 06:58 PM EST

    ... during a standoff at the Jersey Shore in 2020. The New Jersey Attorney General's Office said late Tuesday that the actions of Asbury Park Police Sgt. Sean DeShader were justified under the circumstances, noting that Hasani Best held a knife throughout the 45-minute encounter with police and was ...