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Crime & Justice

Two teens arrested after 'targeted attack' with weapons at Asda car park in Edinburgh

Two teenagers have been arrested following a targeted attack involving weapons at an Asda car park in Edinburgh, although no injuries were reported.

Feb 27 • 22:07 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

PHOTO: Police arrested a dangerous wanted man in Tartu who attacked a person with a katana sword last year

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Tartu for a violent attack with a katana sword that occurred last year.

Feb 27 • 16:10 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

Police apprehended a man who attacked another person with a sword in a Tartu park

A man has been arrested for attacking another individual with a sword in a park in Tartu, Estonia, after fleeing the scene with the victim's mobile phone.

Feb 27 • 15:41 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Scammers Attack Residents 'on Two Fronts': Some Siphon Off Money, Others Offer to 'Return' It

Lithuanian police are warning citizens about scams where perpetrators either steal money or falsely promise to help recover it.

Feb 27 • 15:10 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
Crime & Justice

Teen arrested in Norway for planning a terrorist attack

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in Southwest Norway on suspicion of planning a terrorist act, according to Norway's security police PST.

Feb 27 • 15:04 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
Crime & Justice

PST: 17-Year-Old Charged with Terror Plans – Arrested in Rogaland

A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Rogaland, Norway, charged with planning a terrorist attack according to the Police Security Service (PST).

Feb 27 • 13:49 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

Violence in Halpa-Halli Parking Lot – 16-Year-Old Taken to Hospital

A 16-year-old was hospitalized following a violent attack by three young individuals in Kurikan Jalasjärvi, as police investigate the assault as aggravated battery.

Feb 27 • 12:15 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Afghanistan's retaliatory attack on Pakistan, airstrikes near PMO

The Afghan Taliban has reportedly conducted airstrikes targeting military installations in Islamabad, Nowshera, and Abbottabad in Pakistan, according to a spokesperson from Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior Border Police.

Feb 27 • 11:49 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

Dramatic situation recorded on video: The knife wielder remained upright despite police using a Taser

A dramatic confrontation between the police and a knife-wielding man in Kuopio, Finland, was captured on video, highlighting the challenges law enforcement faces in such tense situations.

Feb 27 • 08:59 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
Crime & Justice

Charges Filed Against Woman Who Planned Knife Attack on Educational Institution in Turku – Police Prevented the Act

A 24-year-old woman has been charged with the preparation of a serious violent crime aimed at an educational institution in Turku, Finland.

Feb 27 • 08:38 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Group seeks release of jailed Lagos tanker drivers

Human Rights Monitoring Agenda has called for the release of four jailed tanker drivers in Lagos, who they say were wrongfully imprisoned after reporting an attack to the police.

Feb 27 • 01:40 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Businessman says he was threatened several times before grenade was thrown onto house in Itaberaí

A rural producer in Itaberaí reported to the Civil Police that he received multiple threats before a grenade was launched into his home via a drone.

Feb 26 • 23:07 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
Crime & Justice

Individuals Pretended to be Police to Murder Four People in Simón Bolívar, Guayas

Four individuals were murdered in a coordinated attack by armed assailants posing as police in Simón Bolívar, Ecuador.

Feb 26 • 17:23 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Ian Huntley attack suspect identified as police give update on Soham murderer's condition

Police have identified a suspect in the attack on Ian Huntley, who remains critically injured in hospital following the incident.

Feb 26 • 17:16 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

56-year-old man's suspicious death while staying at a hotel with a female friend, police investigation ongoing

A 56-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a hotel in Gurugram, Haryana, while staying with a female friend, prompting an ongoing police investigation.

Feb 26 • 16:49 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Police links Los Lobos with attack on a liquor store in Santo Domingo

Ecuadorian police have linked the criminal group Los Lobos to a recent armed attack on a liquor store in Santo Domingo that resulted in gunfire injuring several patrons.

Feb 26 • 16:22 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Essex sex offender warned girl not to go to police after horrific attack

A convicted sex offender, Dominic Boultwood, has been sentenced to 21 years for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Essex while warning her against reporting the crime.

Feb 26 • 15:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack

Soham murderer Ian Huntley has sustained serious injuries from a prison attack in County Durham, prompting an investigation by police.

Feb 26 • 14:01 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

NYPD arrests suspect in park attack on officers that Mamdani dismissed as 'snowball fight'

The NYPD has arrested a 27-year-old man following an assault on police officers in Washington Square Park, which had previously been described as a 'snowball fight' by a spokesperson.

Feb 26 • 13:26 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Ian Huntley police update as he fights for life after prison attack

Ian Huntley, the Soham murderer, is critically injured following an assault in HMP Frankland, prompting police updates on his condition.

Feb 26 • 12:11 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

Soham murderer Ian Huntley in serious condition after workshop prison attack, as assault suspect identified

Ian Huntley, the convicted murderer of two 10-year-old girls, is in serious condition following a prison attack, with police identifying a suspect in the incident.

Feb 26 • 11:54 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
Crime & Justice

Police shot man with knives in Oslo – case closed

The police shot a man wielding knives in Oslo last July, and the case has now been closed by the Special Investigations Unit, which concluded that the shooting was justified in self-defense.

Feb 26 • 07:59 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Edo attack sparks blame game, opposition demands IG probe

An attack in Edo State prompts opposition parties to call for a police investigation amidst exchanged accusations.

Feb 26 • 00:33 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

'They had evacuated the people and then caused the explosions,' says the Police about the attacks in Machala

Ecuadorian police confirm that individuals responsible for a recent attack in Machala forced families out of their homes before detonating explosives.

Feb 25 • 21:08 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Rep asks acting IG to probe attack on Obi’s convoy

A Nigerian lawmaker has urged the acting Inspector-General of Police to investigate an attack on Peter Obi's convoy that left vehicles damaged but spared the former presidential candidate.

Feb 25 • 19:49 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
World

Cuban Police Confirm Attack on Civilian Vessel from the United States, Four Dead

Cuban border troops killed four crew members of a speedboat from the United States that failed to stop and opened fire during an incident in Cuban territorial waters.

Feb 25 • 19:27 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

Montpellier: three police custody releases for presumed members of an ultranationalist group

Three presumed members of the ultranationalist group 'Bloc montpelliérain' have been released from police custody after being suspected of involvement in an attack on a bar in Alès.

Feb 25 • 18:17 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

NFL reporter criticizes Mamdani's downplay of snowball attack on NYPD officers

NFL reporter Ed Werder criticized NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani for downplaying an incident where NYPD officers were hit by snowballs, resulting in injuries.

Feb 25 • 12:06 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate: 13-Year-Old Beaten - Police are Searching for Offenders

A 13-year-old girl was assaulted by two other girls in Neumarkt, Germany, and required hospitalization following the attack.

Feb 25 • 12:02 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Attack in the USA: Man Stabbed Four People and Was Shot by Police

A man in the USA stabbed four individuals before being shot by police, with investigators suggesting the incident may be linked to domestic violence.

Feb 25 • 08:42 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Tamaulipas under fire: Attack on police with narco-drones leaves one injured

A series of violent confrontations in Tamaulipas has left one police officer injured and raised alarms due to escalating security issues.

Feb 25 • 07:55 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Crime & Justice

In Berlin-Neukölln: Twelve-Year-Old Surrenders After Attack at S-Bahn Station

A twelve-year-old has surrendered to the police following an assault on a 26-year-old man at a subway station in Berlin-Neukölln, which left the victim seriously injured.

Feb 25 • 07:22 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

USA: 4 dead in knife attack outside a home near Seattle - Suspect also dead

A man fatally stabbed four people before being shot by police outside a home in Washington state near Tacoma, approximately an hour from Seattle.

Feb 25 • 05:16 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

Four people killed in the US knife attack; suspect shot by police

A knife attack in Pierce County, Washington, resulted in the deaths of four individuals, including the suspect, who was shot by police officers responding to the scene.

Feb 25 • 03:43 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Murder probe launched as man dies after alleged South Wales Wetherspoons attack

A murder investigation has been initiated following the death of a man who was hospitalized after an alleged assault outside a Wetherspoon pub in South Wales.

Feb 25 • 01:35 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Four dead in knife attack in American Tacoma

Four people have been killed in a violent incident at a residence near Tacoma, Washington, with the suspected assailant also dead after a confrontation with police.

Feb 24 • 21:22 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

"A shameful and criminal behavior": New York police open an investigation after a snowball attack on uniformed officers

New York police have opened an investigation following an incident where several officers were attacked with snowballs by a group of youths in Washington Square Park.

Feb 24 • 20:38 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Fugitive brothers accused of killing pregnant woman in PR surrender to police and say they intended to attack her husband for 'revenge'

Two brothers accused of murdering a pregnant woman in Ponta Grossa, Brazil, surrendered to the police, stating their intention was revenge against her husband.

Feb 24 • 20:35 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Syria dismantles a cell of the Islamic State that attacked a security checkpoint west of Raqqa

Syrian authorities announced the dismantling of an Islamic State cell responsible for an attack on a security checkpoint in Raqqa, following a fatal assault on police officers.

Feb 24 • 19:02 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

New York: The 'snowball fight' of youths against police officers prompts investigation for 'disgraceful and criminal' behavior

New York police have launched an investigation into a snowball attack on officers by youths in a city park following a snowstorm.

Feb 24 • 18:30 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

The aggressor with a knife was subdued in Šumperk by an off-duty police officer

An off-duty police officer successfully subdued an aggressor armed with a knife in Šumperk, Czechia.

Feb 24 • 17:11 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Tutor of pitbulls that attacked and killed a woman will face intentional homicide charges, says Civil Police

The owner of two pitbulls that attacked and killed a woman in São José dos Campos, Brazil, is facing charges of intentional homicide according to the Civil Police.

Feb 24 • 15:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Shooting attack in Araguaína leaves three people injured, police say

Three men were injured in a shooting incident at Praça das Bandeiras in Araguaína, Brazil, on Tuesday morning.

Feb 24 • 15:11 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

New York police officers attacked with snowballs while trying to contain a disorder in the park; VIDEO

New York police officers faced an unusual attack with snowballs while attempting to manage a chaotic scene at Washington Square Park.

Feb 24 • 13:34 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
Crime & Justice

Police shot in Kalajoki - suspect arrested for attempted murder of a police officer

A man suspected of attempting to murder a police officer has been arrested in Oulu, Finland, after attacking an officer with a knife in Kalajoki.

Feb 24 • 13:29 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police estimate that the attack by pit bulls on a woman in São José lasted about 20 minutes

Police in São José dos Campos estimate that a pit bull attack on a 69-year-old woman lasted around 20 minutes, leading to her hospitalization.

Feb 24 • 12:50 UTC
🇺🇦 Ukrainska Pravda
National & Local

Explosion at Dnipro police station being investigated as terrorist attack

An explosion at a police station in Dnipro, Ukraine, is under investigation for possible terrorism after an improvised explosive device detonated, but there were no injuries reported.

Feb 24 • 12:42 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Moscow Blast: Huge Attack on War Anniversary

A significant blast occurred outside the Savyolovsky railway station in Moscow, coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, resulting in two deaths and injuries to two police officers.

Feb 24 • 11:21 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Man with a Knife at the Boarding Gate: Training Exercises at Itami Airport with Airline Employees and Police Officers

Training exercises simulating a man with a knife causing chaos at boarding gates were held at Itami Airport, involving multiple security and airline personnel.

Feb 24 • 10:30 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Moscow train station suicide bomb attack as cop killed on Ukraine war anniversary

A suicide bombing at a Moscow train station resulted in the death of a police officer and the attacker, along with injuries to two other officers.

Feb 24 • 08:41 UTC

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