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Italy’s Highest Court Orders New Trial for US Tourists Over Policeman’s Murder
ROME—Italy’s highest court late on Wednesday ordered two American tourists to stand a new trial for the 2019 killing of a policeman in central Rome following a botched attempt to buy drugs, but upheld a murder sentence for one of them. Last year an appeals court had convicted Finnegan Lee Elder, who was 19 at […]
‘Animalistic’ Attacker Slams Policeman’s Head Into Concrete ‘Like a Rag Doll’
Disturbing footage has emerged in Australia showing an individual repeatedly slamming a policeman’s head into the concrete. Victoria Police in a statement described the incident as a “brawl and subsequent assault on police members.” Law enforcement officials stated that “while a 26-year-old man was being arrested, several people attacked the officers and started violently assaulting them.” […]
New Jersey Policeman Leaves Pregnant Waitress $100 Tip Along With ‘Lovely Message’ on Check
A police officer in New Jersey left a generous $100 tip—along with a touching note on the check—after learning that his server was pregnant with her first child, according to the father of the waitress. Brian Cadigan, of Sewell, N.J., shared the story on Facebook over the weekend, posting a photograph of the extraordinary receipt […]
Louisiana Policeman Who Survived Being Shot in Face Is Killed During Funeral Procession
A Louisiana police officer who survived being shot in the face last year died on Feb. 1 while escorting a funeral procession, when a vehicle slammed into his motorcycle. Baton Rouge police Cpl. Shane Totty was killed in the line of duty when a pickup truck pulled out of an apartment complex and struck the motorbike he […]
Policeman Killed in Egypt Defusing a Bomb Near a Church
CAIRO—An Egyptian police officer was killed on Jan. 5 while attempting to defuse a bomb found near a Coptic Christian church in an eastern Cairo suburb, state television reported. Security sources said two policemen and an onlooker were also injured when the device exploded. Egyptian state media and multiple security sources reported that the explosive device […]
Police officer describes responding to London Bridge attack
LONDON (AP—One of the first police officers on the scene of the London Bridge attack says he was met by pandemonium, as people fled in panic and the wounded lay on sidewalks. But he also described how, within minutes, police had killed the attackers, ushered bystanders to safety and begun treating and evacuating the wounded. […]
Off-duty policeman fought London Bridge terrorist barehanded
Police Constable Charlie Guenigault was badly injured trying to fend off the London Bridge attackers. He was off-duty and unarmed during the attack. The family of 25-year-old Guenigault says he would gladly risk his life to protect others again. On Saturday, three terrorists rammed a van into people on London Bridge before attacking with knives […]
France honors police officer killed in terrorist shooting
It’s a somber day in Paris. France stood still to remember a fallen policeman on April 25. Xavier Jugelé was killed in an Islamist attack on April 20. His memorial service was held at Paris police headquarters. French President François Hollande attended. Presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen were also present. Jugelé’s […]
Police officer killed in Westminster palace attack get state honor
LONDON (AP)—The body of a police officer killed in last month’s attack in London has been brought to lie in a chapel at Parliament, an honor usually reserved for senior politicians. Constable Keith Palmer was stabbed to death by Khalid Masood inside the gates of Parliament on March 22. Moments earlier, Masood had plowed a […]