Undercover officer allegedly used public money for romantic break in Venice
An undercover officer is accused of misusing public funds to cover a romantic trip to Venice while posing as a political activist.
‘You can’t hide from the invisible’: why Bangkok police make arrests in disguise
Bangkok police employed a unique undercover strategy during a lunar new year event, where they disguised themselves as lion dancers to catch a suspect.
Toronto man caught in U.S. online child predator sting sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Toronto man was sentenced to 10 years in U.S. federal prison for attempting to meet a minor for sexual purposes, unknowingly engaging with an undercover police officer instead.
In Disguise: Undercover
The article discusses a film scenario set in Syracuse in 1997 where an undercover cop, Lucas, uses his sexuality to trap potential offenders, complicating his own life when he develops feelings for a fellow gay officer.
Undercover police go dancing in lion costume to catch serial burglar
Thai police used a traditional lion costume to apprehend a serial burglar at a Lunar New Year fair in Bangkok.
Thai police go undercover as lion dancers to catch thief
Thai police used lion dance costumes during lunar new year celebrations to apprehend a suspect involved in a significant burglary of Buddhist artefacts.
Undercover police arrest cell phone thieves in the middle of the parade
Undercover police have arrested several cell phone thieves during the ongoing carnival in Brazil as reports of thefts have surged.
Insecurity at the Carnival in Brazil: Police Infiltrate with Unusual Costumes to Prevent Theft and Drug Sales
During Brazil's Carnival, police in disguise are working undercover to thwart theft and drug dealing, especially in popular cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
How an undercover cop foiled an IS plot to massacre Britain’s Jews – podcast
An undercover police operation thwarted a deadly Islamic State plot targeting Britain's Jewish community, leading to life sentences for the conspirators.
Video: Undercover police disguised as revelers arrest murder suspect during carnival in Ceará
Undercover police arrested a murder suspect during a carnival celebration in Barbalha, Ceará.
He was going to be Teacher of the Year and was arrested for offering money in exchange for sex with a '13-year-old student'
A finalist for Teacher of the Year in California was arrested for trying to pay for sex with someone he thought was a 13-year-old boy, who turned out to be an undercover police officer.
Arrested at a block party in Santa Teresa by undercover police have 29 criminal records
A man and woman arrested at a block party in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, have accumulated 29 criminal records, primarily for theft, according to the police.
Senior police praised undercover officer who lied to court about identity, papers at spycops inquiry show
Secret documents from the spycops inquiry reveal that senior police officers praised an undercover officer for lying to a court about his identity during the prosecution of environmental activists.
Undercover police arrest suspects at Santa Teresa block
Undercover police officers arrested two suspects for stealing cell phones during a carnival block party in Santa Teresa, Brazil.
Undercover police arrest suspects in Santa Teresa block
Undercover police arrested a duo accused of stealing cell phones during a carnival block party in Santa Teresa, Brazil.
Suspect of trafficking arrested in joint operation in Caxias
A drug trafficking suspect was arrested in a joint operation in Caxias after months of undercover investigations prompted by local residents' tips.
Costumes, monitoring, and arrest: understand how undercover police operate during SP Carnival
Undercover police at São Paulo's Carnival use disguises and strategies to monitor and arrest thieves targeting revelers.
ISIS terrorist expected delivery of weapons - he got armed cops instead
A man linked to ISIS was arrested by armed police during an undercover sting as he awaited the delivery of weapons intended for a planned attack on Jewish individuals in Greater Manchester.
Met had ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, says spycop who tricked women into sexual relationships
An undercover officer revealed that the Metropolitan Police operated under a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy regarding officers who deceived women into sexual relationships.
LGBTQ Films in Munich: Queer Desire
The article discusses the film 'Plainclothes', which depicts a police officer's struggles in a homophobic environment as he navigates his undercover role and his own sexual identity.
Police in Costumes Arrest Man Suspected of Cell Phone Theft at Ivete Sangalo's Parade
A man suspected of stealing cell phones was arrested by undercover police during a parade featuring singer Ivete Sangalo in São Paulo.
Kripos reveals the tool they've been using to deceive pedophiles for years
Norwegian police have been operating undercover on P2P networks since 2017 to combat the distribution of child abuse material, utilizing warning files and a real-time map that shows dozens of openings of false abuse files every second.
Video: an undercover police officer shot a criminal and injured another during an attempted robbery
An undercover police officer in Montevideo, Uruguay, engaged in a violent encounter with two criminals resulting in one suspect dead and another wounded during an attempted robbery.
Police spy tried to incite activists to firebomb shop, UK inquiry hears
An undercover police officer, Carlo Soracchi, has been accused by three anti-fascist activists of attempting to incite them to firebomb a shop allegedly affiliated with the far right during a public inquiry.
A photo from the court: A young man who offered sex to a minor on Snapchat encountered a police officer instead
Kevin Balthazar Kostab, 21, mistakenly believed he was communicating with a 12-year-old girl on Snapchat when, in fact, he was interacting with a police officer during an undercover operation.
"It's a colleague!": a civil guard sentenced for beating another undercover officer whom she mistook for a thief
A civil guard has been sentenced to compensate a fellow officer over 18,000 euros for beating him, mistaking him for a mobile phone thief.
Spycops sent thousands of surveillance reports to MI5, inquiry documents reveal
Documents from the spycops inquiry indicate that undercover police officers routinely sent thousands of surveillance reports on political campaigners to MI5.