International Law Enforcement
The International Law Enforcement topic provides American law enforcement with police news from around the world, focusing on the latest developments in criminal syndicates, drug cartels, organized crime, and international terrorism. It also follows significant developments and events in other countries and explores how cops in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America enforce their laws.
The rapid movement of the killer from one scene to the next made the attacks incredibly disorienting and highly complicated the police response
Compared to many police agencies around the world, the average cop in the United States is woefully under-equipped
Here are five things to know about the violent criminal organization the White House currently has in its crosshairs
The U.S. trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has offered a screenplay-worthy picture of the lawlessness and excesses during his rise to power
The officer was working when she heard the baby wailing at Sister Maria Ludovica Children’s Hospital, and was told its mother was not able to fully provide care
A man walked along a street firing into restaurants and cafes before dying after an exchange of gunfire with police
Authorities said the man produced a “large carving knife” and attempted to stab an officer three times
The force’s firearms were confiscated after only 30 officers of the 130-member department passed control tests and were deemed fit for service
Police said no one was injured during the incident
Chief Christian Beaupere said that four other officers were wounded in the attack, one of them seriously injured with a severed femoral artery
Police are searching for the suspects
The officer is being hailed as a hero after surveillance video shows her shooting a would-be armed robber at a Mother’s Day event near a school
Chief Mark Saunder said the officer’s behavior reflected the “high-caliber training” that the department’s officers undergo
Witnesses said the driver was moving fast and appeared to be acting deliberately
Lt-Col. Arnaud Beltrame offered to swap places with a hostage who was held by an Islamic extremist in order to save her
An Austrian man faces a 160-euro ($197) fine for describing police officers as “smurfs” in a warning about speed checks posted on Facebook
Lamarr Chambers’ lawyer said the suspect “would rather die” than go to the toilet
Police in Scotland had an hour-long standoff with a “tiger” that turned out to be a stuffed animal
Police officers in Spain were surprised to find four tons of stolen oranges after a pursuit
The officers reportedly began to experience “hallucinations,” and called for help after one officer ended up in a tree
A British officer made an elderly robbery victim’s day a little better with the sound of music
Police said the suspect was not badly injured
His conviction for online rape was the first of its type in Sweden
Police said they had found no trace of any suspects or casualties and no evidence shots had been fired
The unmanned police station provides around-the-clock services to the public
Detectives in New York City and London are taking a fresh look into sexual assault allegations against the Hollywood film producer
The Tunisian man who carried out last year’s deadly truck rampage could have been detained and possibly deported months before the attack
A man who fatally stabbed two women outside Marseille’s main train station had been detained for shoplifting and released the day before the attack
Prosecutors on Monday filed charges including attempted murder against a man suspected of ramming his car into a cop, stabbing him and then injuring four people
Paris prosecutor’s office said that a counter-terrorism investigation has been opened
A car and knife attack on a cop outside a football game and a pursuit of a moving van that left four people injured appear to be the work of a single suspected terrorist
Thirty people were injured when the homemade bomb, partly detonated at the height of the morning rush hour