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Gunman dead, 3 injured in Alabama hospital shooting
A gunman opened fire on a police officer and two hospital employees at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama early Saturday morning. According to WAFF, News 48, the incident took place at about 4:00 a.m. on the hospital’s fifth floor. Birmingham Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Johnny Williams told WAFF that…
Man with knife takes hostages at bank, demands Japan PM resign
A man armed with a knife took five people hostage at a Japanese bank Thursday, police said, with local media reporting he was demanding Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s cabinet resign. About seven hours after the drama began the man released one hostage, public broadcaster NHK reported. Television footage showed a…
Thousands of police march in Spain austerity protest
About 5,000 police officers marched through the centre of Madrid on Saturday to protest salary cuts and the thinning of their ranks as Spain grapples with its sovereign debt crisis. The officers, who had travelled from across Spain. rallied three days after the nation was gripped by a general strike…
Officer shot by fake cop in San Diego crime spree
Authorities in San Diego are investigating whether the man who shot an off-duty police officer is connected to two other robberies that happened hours apart Monday. Police say the officer was shot outside a bank in the suburb of Escondido by a man wearing a baseball cap that said, “POLICE”…
Gay Jamaican beaten by police sues home country
Gareth Henry hit the international headlines in his native Jamaica four years ago when he was beaten by policemen in front of a mob of 200 people who cornered him in a Kingston pharmacy. A year later, in 2008, the head of the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All Sexuals and…
British couple who helped Kenyan village with cannabis profits jailed
Michael Foster and Susan Cooper made hundreds of thousands of pounds from cannabis factory at their Lincolnshire farmhouse A couple who ran a cannabis factory have been jailed despite using most of the proceeds of their illicit activities to help a Kenyan village where they were regular visitors. Michael Foster,…
New York police brutally beat man for sleeping at synagogue
A confrontation with New York police that was caught on video last week has Jewish community leaders in New York City outraged. Responding to an anonymous tip about a potentially homeless man sleeping inside The Aliya Institute, two police officers confronted Ehud H. Halevy on Monday, October 8, and demanded…
Pussy Riot protester questioned about biting police officer during sentencing
Former chess king turned Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov faced the threat of prison Monday after being questioned over claims that he bit a policeman at the sentencing of the Pussy Riot punk rockers. The bizarre but serious charge could put the 49-year-old behind bars for five years and deliver even…
Police: Texas A&M shooter dead, killed an officer and a civilian
Updates below. Officials at Texas A&M University posted early Monday afternoon that an “active shooter” near the campus has been taken into custody. The gunman was first reported at 12:29 PM CST and residents were urged to avoid the area. KBTX-TV reported that the shooter was firing from a house…
Maryland cop caught on video hitting handcuffed man
A police officer in Laurel, Maryland is under investigation after a witness came forward with video of him repeatedly striking a handcuffed man in the head. Craig Reddix provided NBC Washington with video he shot outside the Laurel Station Bar and Grill, where police were responding to reports of a…
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