All news on the topic: Police

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Police evacuate neighbourhood after false bomb alert targeting papal family member in Illinois
April 16 (Reuters) - Police on Thursday were investigating a bomb threat made to the Chicago-area home of Pope Leo’s brother John Prevost after a search found no explosives or hazardous materials.
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Armed robbers take 25 hostage in Naples bank siege before escaping through sewer tunnel
Armed robbers held 25 people hostage at a bank in Naples for two hours on Thursday, before fleeing through a tunnel.
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Rightmove floorplans and Google searches used to plan wave of high-end burglaries across Britain
A burglary gang which used Rightmove and Google to plan raids on dozens of homes in wealthy areas across the country have been jailed.
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Teen shooter kills himself after school rampage in Turkey leaves 16 injured and classrooms in chaos
Teenagers run in fear after their former classmate burst into school armed with a shotgun and began firing randomly.
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Chilling trail of violence and obsession led to Southport child killings
Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were killed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in July 2024, by crazed teen Axel Rudakubana.
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Six arrested as Spain and Portugal dismantle cross-border labour trafficking network
Police in Spain and Portugal have arrested six people during an operation that dismantled an international human trafficking network.
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Major response in Newcastle as ambulance teams and HART units dispatched
Police were summoned to the location at approximately 7:15 am today after receiving a report of a suspected burglary. This is a Breaking News story.
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Woman in her 20s raped after leaving nightclub as police launch manhunt
An investigation has been launched by police after a woman was raped by several men outside a church after leaving a nightclub.
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Fuel price anger sparks nationwide disruption as police dismantle blockades
Police have removed a blockade in central Dublin by farmers and hauliers protesting against fuel prices, indicating a possible end to six days of protests that have shaken Ireland.
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Former BBC producer guilty of child abuse image offences after 6,000 files found on devices
Former BBC Wales producer Dylan Dawes, 50, has been found guilty of six counts of possessing or making indecent images of children at Cardiff Crown Court.
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Fake doctor Stephanie Jones fabricated the death of her “twin sister,” got a job at a charity, and stole thousands of pounds
A fake doctor pretended she’d had a twin who died from cancer to get a job at a charity before scamming them out of thousands of pounds.
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Man, 26, stabbed to death in machete attack outside London nightclub as two fight for life
Murder detectives have identified a man who was fatally stabbed in a machete attack, leaving two others in critical condition.
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Skydiver plunges to death as parachute fails in front of horrified witnesses
A skydiver has died after their parachute apparently failed to open when jumping from a plane on Easter Monday.
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Milton Keynes Easter egg hunt turns violent as teenagers swarm town centre and confront police
Gangs of youths clashed with police in Milton Keynes on Saturday after a social media Easter egg hunt turned chaotic, in the latest outbreak of teenage mob disorder to sweep England.
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Nine-year-old girl killed in late-night crash as two men arrested on suspicion of drug driving
A nine-year-old girl has died and two other children taken to hospital after a car crash which saw two people arrested on suspicion on drug driving.
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Tiger Woods arrested in Florida after rolling SUV and found with opioids
A dazed Tiger Woods can be seen kneeling at the side of the road and falling asleep in the back of a cop car in remarkable footage of his latest DUI arrest in Florida.
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Cotofenesti helmet and bracelets recovered following high-profile theft from Dutch museum
Prosecutors unveil artefact linked to lost Dacian civilisation after it was stolen from Dutch museum last year.
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Nepalese police arrest tycoon Deepak Bhatta over multimillion-dollar laundering
Police in Nepal detained the prominent executive over multimillion-dollar financial irregularities just days after immigration officials barred him from leaving the country.
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Mystery deepens as Viktoria Figueiredo Barreto linked to unmoored boat near coast
Police have released CCTV footage in the search for a missing Brazilian academic who vanished from a UK seaside town 4 weeks ago.
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South London unrest sees crowds of youths clash with police and shut shops
Hundreds of teenagers gathered on the high street as they caused chaos in the South London neighborhood.
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Tragedy in Doncaster as missing girl, 7, discovered dead in golf course pond
A heartbroken mother has paid tribute to her daughter after she was found dead in a golf course lake.
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Burglary crisis deepens as 92 percent of cases go unsolved in England and Wales
Police failed to solve a colossal 92 percent of burglaries in Britain last year, an investigation revealed today.
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Landmark mill destroyed in suspected arson as community shaken by blaze
Residents were forced to evacuate their homes last night as the inferno engulfed The Big Mill in Leek, Staffordshire, could be seen for miles around.
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Child dies after severe injuries as two suspects arrested for murder
Two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of murder and grievous bodily harm after a child tragically passed away in the hospital due to severe injuries.
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Marseille minors trapped in drug gangs face torture, rape and forced crimes
In the Mediterranean port city of Marseille three youths aged 15 to 17 were killed in 2025 in cases linked to drug trafficking.