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🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Undercover police officer exposed by his own blunder, spycops inquiry hears

An undercover police officer was revealed as an infiltrator due to mistakenly recording a conversation about campaigners during a covert operation.

Mar 22 • 13:09 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

'I was targeted by an undercover officer with false ID for sex'

A misconduct panel revealed that a TV presenter was groomed by an undercover police officer who used a false identity and hid his personal life for over two years.

Mar 18 • 19:02 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
National & Local

More than two days have passed, and the investigative unit has yet to summon the undercover officers who killed four family members in Tamun

The Israeli investigative unit (מח"ש) has not yet summoned the undercover officers involved in the shooting of four members of the Bani Auda family in the village of Tamun, despite the passage of over two days since the incident.

Mar 17 • 16:51 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
Crime & Justice

A day and a half has passed, and the investigations unit has not yet summoned for questioning the undercover agents who killed four members of the Bani Odeh family in Tamun

The Israeli investigative unit has yet to question the undercover agents involved in the killing of four members of the Bani Odeh family over a day and a half after the incident.

Mar 16 • 14:58 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Cuban activist Yoani Sánchez reported that police are not allowing her to leave her home in Havana

Cuban activist Yoani Sánchez claims she is being prevented by an undercover policeman from leaving her home in Havana after a protest in Morón where damages to local Communist Party offices occurred.

Mar 15 • 23:07 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Trial in Munich: Drugs from Grandma's Bedroom

The trial in Munich involves Luan M., who allegedly engaged in drug dealings, unaware that his potential customer was an undercover police informant.

Mar 15 • 13:54 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

Ran drug trade in Umeå - arrested in Thailand

Three men involved in drug trafficking in Umeå, Sweden have been sentenced to several years in prison after being arrested in Thailand following an undercover police operation.

Mar 12 • 19:13 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Undercover officers spied on family of innocent man shot dead by Met police, inquiry told

Undercover police surveillance targeted the family of Jean Charles de Menezes while they campaigned for justice after his 2005 shooting by police.

Mar 12 • 16:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

Police 'invaded privacy' by spying on Jean Charles de Menezes justice campaign

Patricia da Silva, cousin of Jean Charles de Menezes, testified that police spying on her campaign for justice was invasive and fueled by misinformation.

Mar 12 • 14:09 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

'Armed police shot dead my innocent cousin - but then cops spied on us'

The family of Jean Charles De Menezes, mistakenly shot dead by police, revealed they were subsequently spied on by undercover officers amid their pursuit of justice.

Mar 12 • 13:55 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Undercover officer deceived women with ‘grotesque and cruel’ lies, spycops inquiry told

An undercover officer is being investigated for using manipulative lies to engage in sexual relationships with women while serving in the police.

Mar 8 • 07:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

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.

Mar 1 • 08:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

‘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.

Feb 28 • 05:00 UTC
🇨🇦 National Post
Crime & Justice

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.

Feb 26 • 17:20 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Life & Tech

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.

Feb 20 • 15:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

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.

Feb 20 • 06:42 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

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.

Feb 19 • 10:07 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

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.

Feb 18 • 00:04 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

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.

Feb 17 • 15:55 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

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.

Feb 16 • 03:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

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.

Feb 15 • 22:08 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

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.

Feb 15 • 16:08 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

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.

Feb 15 • 08:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

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.

Feb 15 • 07:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

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.

Feb 14 • 14:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

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.

Feb 14 • 14:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

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.

Feb 13 • 21:07 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

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.

Feb 13 • 19:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

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.

Feb 13 • 15:38 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

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.

Feb 11 • 11:17 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

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.

Feb 11 • 11:08 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

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.

Feb 7 • 19:04 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
Crime & Justice

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.

Feb 5 • 10:41 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

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.

Feb 3 • 16:03 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

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.

Feb 3 • 10:03 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

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.

Feb 2 • 16:00 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

"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.

Jan 8 • 21:21 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

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.

Jan 4 • 10:00 UTC

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