Tag: Police
Uruguay: Police Raid Montevideo Neighborhood, 21 People Arrested
Among the charges against those sentenced are receiving police bulletproof vests, possession of narcotics, drug trafficking, internal trafficking of weapons and a crime of carrying and possession of a firearm.
June 26, 2024
Court Orders for Assault on Planalto Palace and Other Powers in Brazil
It is estimated that the value of damage to public property could reach R$40 million.
June 20, 2024
Transition Government Replaces the Haitian National Police Head
The Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) of the Republic of Haiti, in conjunction with the Prime Minister, Conille Garry, agreed to dismiss the head of the National Police, Frantz Elbe, so that Normil Rameau can take office again, in the midst of the country’s crisis of violence. RELATED: Haiti: Government Opens With 15 Dead in Four […]
June 16, 2024
FARC Forces Attacks Police Station in Cauca
The Colombian Army went to the site of the attack to support the police officers who were at the police headquarters.
June 14, 2024
UK Black People Disproportionately Strip-Searched by Police
Black children are 6.5 times more likely than white children to be strip-searched by police. The Runnymede Trust, an independent British race equality think tank, published a study showing that Black people are “disproportionately strip-searched by nearly all police forces” in England and Wales. RELATED: United Kingdom to Go to Early General Elections on July […]
June 10, 2024
Barbados: Police Department Hold Pro-Palestine March
On Friday, the Barbados Police Department denied the request of a pro-Palestine group, which was preparing to hold a peaceful demonstration in favor of Gaza and condemning the State of Israel. Related: Barbados To Recognize Palestine as State The peaceful march was planned to be in front of the Israeli Consulate in the country, which […]
May 24, 2024
S. Africa to Ensure Safe, Secure Elections, NATJOINTS
On Sunday, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), which is responsible for coordinating all security and law enforcement operations throughout South Africa, said that it is ready to ensure that the country’s upcoming general elections will be conducted in a safe and secure environment. Related: S.Africa: UN Holds Hearing Against Israel’s Operations in […]
May 20, 2024
Ecuador: Drugs and Handmade Weapons Found in Prison
On Thursday, Ecuadorian military officers raided the women’s prison in the coastal city of Guayaquil where they seized 900 doses of illicit substances, multiple handmade bladed weapons and several electronic devices. Related: Ecuador: Brucellosis Alert The military authorities of the Andean country detailed through their social network X, that the inmates also had in their […]
May 16, 2024
Uruguay: PIT-CNT Concerned About Police Suicides
On Thursday, the PIT-CNT trade union center called on the authorities to implement policies to attend to the mental health of police officers in view of the high incidence of suicides prevailing in this armed force. Related: Uruguay Starts the Week With a Total of 359 Cases of Dengue The trade union center took note […]