Minneapolis is scrambling to draft in cops from outside the city’s force to help fight a wave of violent crime just months after it began moves to defund its police. The city is pleading for reinforcements from the sheriff’s office and the transit authority to help respond to a surge in violent 911 calls. It comes … Read more
Violent carjacker caught by police after falling over trying to jump onto back of getaway motorbike is jailed for nearly five years Corey Palmer, 21, knocked an elderly man to the ground before stealing his Audi Palmer then led police on 100mph chase through Sutton Coldfield in bid to flee After he crashed the Audi … Read more
Nicola Adams revealed she once considered killing her ‘violent’ father at the age of nine as he was physically abusing her and her mother Dee. Speaking to the Daily Mail on Friday, the boxer, 37, admitted she told her mother about a show she saw, which featured a family who had killed their patriarch after … Read more
Kyrgyzstan’s prime minister has quit amidst ongoing violent protests and accusations of vote-rigging, as the former Soviet state teeters on the brink of a revolution. Kubatbek Boronov resigned Tuesday after widespread unrest pushed the country’s electoral body to cancel the results of Sunday’s parliament elections. Boronov, an ally of pro-Russian President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, was replaced … Read more
Rookie prison warder, 21, with just 10 months experience was left in charge of entire wing of violent offenders at privately-run jail Levi Simic, 21, ran B wing at HMP Forest Bank, a category B jail in Salford Prison warder had 10 months experience before he was put in charge of wing Simic has been … Read more
The family of a man who died after his neck was broken during a violent arrest in Texas are suing the authorities in a wrongful death lawsuit. Jorge Gonzalez Zuniga, a 23-year-old father and husband, was celebrating Easter at a BBQ with friends in Hidalgo County on April 11. At some point during the celebration … Read more
Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has come in for criticism after saying that protests against racial injustice, including those by the Black Lives Matter group are ‘essential for the evolution of our country’ – with some online branding her ‘ignorant’. Senator Harris D-Calif. made the comments during the NAACP’s national convention in which she was interviewed for … Read more
Facebook is preparing to take ‘exceptional’ measures to restrict the flow of content on its site if the US election descends into violence, its head of global affairs says. Nick Clegg, former Lib Dem leader and UK deputy prime minister, said the site is preparing a number of ‘break glass’ options to use in the … Read more
Violent crime has soared to its highest level in a decade after a surge in drug feuds, domestic abuse and hate crime, statistics show. Drug rivalries became increasingly violent in the first phase of the coronavirus pandemic in order to retain their turf. Violence outside of venues also soared as lockdown restrictions loosened due to … Read more
Kate Gosselin has broken her silence in the wake of child abuse claims against her ex-husband Jon Gosselin. The former couple’s 16-year-old son Collin accused dad Jon of kicking and punching him during a violent altercation earlier this month, in a since-deleted Instagram post. ‘Jon is a violent and abusive person,’ Kate, 45, told People … Read more