A number of prisons in the East of England were running out of space, figures revealed. They included HMP Whitemoor, a category A jail in Cambridgeshire, which had four spaces…
Tag: Law enforcement
UK: Ex-royal protection officer guilty over porn probe
A former royal protection officer who “pestered” a revenge porn victim and kept an intimate video and images of her on his work phone has been convicted of misconduct charges.…
UK: Man shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve
A knife-wielding man was shot dead on Christmas Eve in Worcestershire after a standoff with armed officers, West Mercia Police say. The force say officers were called by paramedics to…
UK: Three gang members jailed in biggest drugs operation
Three more members of an organised crime group (OCG) have been jailed following the UK’s largest investigation into drug smuggling. Prosecutors said they believed the gang smuggled heroin, cocaine and…
USA: District attorney seeks death penalty in case highlighted in US election
Adistrict attorney in Texas has unveiled plans to seek the death penalty in an alleged murder case that became a prominent talking point in the 2024 United States presidential election.…
Bolivia: Authorities extradite former anti-drugs chief Maximiliano Dávila to USA
Bolivia has extradited its former anti-drugs director to the United States, where he faces drug trafficking charges. Maximiliano Dávila, also known as “Macho”, is accused of facilitating cocaine smuggling to…
Australia: Children as young as 10 will face adult jail time in Queensland
The Australian state of Queensland has passed laws which will see children as young as 10 subject to the same penalties as adults if convicted of crimes such as murder,…
USA: Memphis police use ‘excessive force’, US justice department says
The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and follows policies that discriminate against black people, the US justice department has said. This includes unnecessarily escalating encounters with some of the…