Trending Topics

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.

Forty-five years ago, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police swore in the first female Mounties rocking conventional understanding of the qualities required to be an officer
In a move that undeniably saved his life, Senior Constable Andy Swift did the exact opposite of what most people would do – he moved toward the danger
Police have released no details on why the boy had driven 1,300 kilometers from his home, headed to Perth
A police official said a man carrying a knife walked into the station and was flagged to police
Xavier Jugele was one of the officers who raced to the Bataclan concert hall the night three armed men in suicide bombs stormed a show and slaughtered 90 people on Nov. 13, 2015
The Toronto Police Service said they are finalizing “a process and specific criteria” for applications
Officials said Karim Cheurfi was detained at the end of February after speaking threateningly about police but was then released for lack of evidence
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the shooting on Paris’ Champs Elysees that killed a police officer and left two others gravely wounded
Some Mounties have removed their yellow stripe from their pants in protest of low wages, staffing levels and working conditions
The specialist squad will research methods and types of drones and share data with law enforcement across the country
The vehicle will be used to help educate the public, particularly young drivers, about road safety
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven told a crowd outside Stockholm City Hall that “the whole of Sweden” sympathized with the families and friends of the victims
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack and police in a later news conference said no one has been arrested
Authorities raised the death toll from 11 to 14, but did not say whether the attacker was included in the death toll
Investigators were looking into whether the explosion was a terror attack or if there might have been some other cause
British press reports suggest Khalid Masood used the messaging service owned by Facebook just minutes before the Wednesday rampage
Counterterror Officer Mark Rowley said two more “significant” arrests have been made, bringing the number of people in custody to nine
The attacker was born in Britain and known to authorities who had once investigated him for links to religious extremism
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld described the suspect as a hacker, but said his motives were still unclear
Extra armed police will be patrolling the streets in the coming days to reassure the public
Officials said the robots will make up a quarter of the force by 2030
The NFL said the jersey was in “possession of a credentialed member of the international media”
The suspect allegedly returned to the crime scene and got stuck in the hole he made in the window
Officers participated in the exercise to test the emergency services’ response to a marauding terrorist attack in London
French soldiers shot and killed a man who wrestled a colleague to the ground and tried to steal her rifle at Paris’ Orly Airport
The crew had found the woman’s body and was bringing back rescue workers when it hit an electrical power cable
A court official said that Anis Amri used both cocaine and hashish, although not on the day he was killed
Annie wanted to “experience a police cell from within”
The U.S. consulate in Vancouver issued a security message to U.S. citizens warning of the planned demonstrations and telling Americans to avoid the Trump tower
A man allegedly drove a car into pedestrians in a central square, injuring three people, then fled and was shot after being tracked down by officers