International Law Enforcement
The International Law Enforcement topic provides American law enforcement with police news from around the world, focusing on the latest developments in criminal syndicates, drug cartels, organized crime, and international terrorism. It also follows significant developments and events in other countries and explores how cops in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America enforce their laws.
A study of Dutch police officers found that the officers who were able to watch their BWC footage of a training exercise wrote more accurate and complete reports
U.S. policymakers may want to take note of the approaches adopted by England, Wales and Australia to achieve nationally integrated and intentional police education
An unseasonably warm, sunny English day calls for ice cream, of course
Lt-Col. Arnaud Beltrame offered to swap places with a hostage who was held by an Islamic extremist in order to save her
An Austrian man faces a 160-euro ($197) fine for describing police officers as “smurfs” in a warning about speed checks posted on Facebook
Lamarr Chambers’ lawyer said the suspect “would rather die” than go to the toilet
Police in Scotland had an hour-long standoff with a “tiger” that turned out to be a stuffed animal
Police officers in Spain were surprised to find four tons of stolen oranges after a pursuit
The officers reportedly began to experience “hallucinations,” and called for help after one officer ended up in a tree
A British officer made an elderly robbery victim’s day a little better with the sound of music
Police said the suspect was not badly injured
His conviction for online rape was the first of its type in Sweden
Police said they had found no trace of any suspects or casualties and no evidence shots had been fired
The assailant attacked six people — five men and one woman — at different sites, with four of them wounded
The unmanned police station provides around-the-clock services to the public
Detectives in New York City and London are taking a fresh look into sexual assault allegations against the Hollywood film producer
The Tunisian man who carried out last year’s deadly truck rampage could have been detained and possibly deported months before the attack
A man who fatally stabbed two women outside Marseille’s main train station had been detained for shoplifting and released the day before the attack
Prosecutors on Monday filed charges including attempted murder against a man suspected of ramming his car into a cop, stabbing him and then injuring four people
Paris prosecutor’s office said that a counter-terrorism investigation has been opened
A car and knife attack on a cop outside a football game and a pursuit of a moving van that left four people injured appear to be the work of a single suspected terrorist
Thirty people were injured when the homemade bomb, partly detonated at the height of the morning rush hour
The knife-wielding man was told to drop his weapon before he allegedly walked toward the officer
A mix of neighborhood volunteers, police and firefighters used trained dogs and their bare hands to search through the ruins
British police made progress Sunday in their investigation of the bomb that partially exploded on a packed subway
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, which it said was carried out by an affiliated unit
Police say the explosion was a terrorist attack, the fifth in Britain this year
Const. Francis Deschenes pulled over to help change an SUV’s flat tire when a van collided with the parked patrol car and the SUV
Authorities warned that if the bomb had exploded, the shock wave could have caused widespread damage throughout the western part of the city
The dealers allegedly sold the drugs in Magaluf, a seaside resort that has become a popular destination for tourists and partygoers seeking nightlife
A Turkish-flagged wooden sailboat that issued a distress call, citing engine failure, was found to be carrying around 1,500 pounds of marijuana
A Finnish news agency said the country’s more than 7,000 police officers will soon have submachine guns
