French lawmakers passed a measure that allows police to remotely activate the phone cameras, microphones, and geolocation of criminal suspects without their knowledge, on the heels of ongoing protests in the country. Under the “justice reform bill,” police will be able to activate the phones, laptops, cars, and other connected electronics of criminal suspects, French […]
San Francisco lawmakers on Dec. 6 voted to ban police from using remote-controlled robots that can be equipped with explosive charges, reversing an earlier decision on the matter. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8–3 on Tuesday to explicitly ban the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) from using the robots in extreme circumstances. Specifically, police would have […]
WESTMINSTER, Calif.—Two suspects are in custody after they allegedly kidnapped four people, including a teenage girl and a 6-month-old baby, last week in Southern California, authorities said. Officers found the 14-year-old girl and the baby uninjured inside a hotel room in Costa Mesa early Thursday morning after the two adults who also were kidnapped managed […]
WASHINGTON—Two men have been arrested and two others are wanted in connection with the killing of an 11-year-old boy who was shot during a Fourth of July cookout in Washington, police said Friday. The boy, Davon McNeal, was shot in the head during an exchange of gunfire between five armed suspects, police said. His killing […]
Three suspects believed to be connected to the homicide of an Ohio teenager Sunday have been identified by the Akron Police Department (APD) on Thursday. Authorities have signed a murder warrant for 17-year-old Adarus Black from Lakemore, according to a news release from the APD. The two other individuals, 18-year-old Jaion Bivins from Akron, and 24-year-old […]
COLOMBO—Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed linked to the ISIS terrorist group, which claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 253, as shooting erupted in the east during a raid. Muslims in Sri Lanka were urged to pray at home after the State Intelligence Services warned of […]
LONDONDERRY—Two men have been arrested in Northern Ireland over the killing of a journalist during a riot, police said, with politicians calling for calm after the shooting added to concerns about the stability of the region’s 21-year-old peace deal. Lyra McKee, 29, an award-winning journalist who was writing a book on the disappearance of young […]
Three knock-knock burglars have been caught on tape and are wanted in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif. Police released surveillance video of the suspects on Sept. 11. They are linked to at least four crimes that happened between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. The footage starts with a black woman in her […]
