Capt. Todd Zettlemoyer oversees the Sugar Land Police Department’s Special Operations Division. Now he’ll be taking over another, very different department: the city’s animal services.
The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved Senate Bill 8, which would require sheriffs in the state's largest counties -- including Harris County -- to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
As DPS expands the scope of its #AI policing capabilities, lawmakers have put forth legislation aimed at regulating the use of the rapidly advancing technology in #Texas. But experts say these bills don't go far enough. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/
Ontario man attacked by shovel-wielding neighbour he’s never met: police
Police say they have laid charges, including attempted murder, after a man was attacked with a shovel by a neighbour he never met.
#crime #attack #police #Ontario #NeighbourDispute
https://globalnews.ca/news/11111124/ontario-attack-shovel-neighbhour-guelph/
Today in Labor History April 2, 1903: Mexican police fired on more than 10,000 protestors, killing 15 and wounding many more. People had been protesting the reelection of General Bernardo Reyes as governor of Nuevo Leon, who was aligned with Mexico's brutal dictator, Porfirio Diaz.
#American shakedown: #Police won't charge you, but they'll grab your #money
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/american-shakedown-police-won-t-charge-you-but-they-ll-grab-your-money-1.2760736 (from 2014!)
"#US police are operating a co-ordinated scheme to seize as much of the public’s cash as they can"
"[...] in the eyes of thousands of cash-hungry #cops you’re a rolling ATM."
The article ends with some travel advice.
My advice: avoid the USA if you're not located there for a couple of decades.
Longueuil police investigate suspicious death after man found on balcony
Longueuil police are trying to determine what caused the death of a man who was found unconscious on the balcony of a three-storey residential building on Green Street in Vieux-Longueuil.
#police #death #investigation #Longueuil #VieuxLongueuil #GreenStreet
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/longueuil-death-suspicious-balcony-1.7499765?cmp=rss
B.C. police misconduct allegations that have been substantiated now available in public database
B.C.’s police watchdog says its intended to provide information to the public and increase consistency in disciplinary measures.
#police #database #misconduct #BC #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-police-misconduct-database-1.7499656?cmp=rss
Stay the hell out of the US!
"Across America, law enforcement officers — from federal agents to state troopers right down to sheriffs in one-street backwaters — are operating a vast, co-ordinated scheme to grab as much of the public’s cash as they can; “hand over fist,” to use the words of one police trainer."
Montreal police seek help locating woman last seen in Milton Park area
According to a release from the police force, Lena Onalik was last seen Monday night at around 8:30 p.m.near the corner of Park Avenue and Milton Street in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.
#police #missingperson #Montreal #MiltonPark #PlateauMontRoyal #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/missing-person-spvm-1.7499738?cmp=rss
En 2018 on avait énormément parlé des violences policières et de la répression contre les Gilets Jaunes.
"En 2023 l’utilisation d’armes dites « à létalité réduite », a égalé voire dépassé les niveaux atteints en 2018."
Saint-Solline, réforme des retraites, révoltes suites à l'assassinat de Nahel...
Les chiffres officiels de l'IGPN sont assez ridicules d'ailleurs. Seulement 18 blessés en mars 2023. LOL.
https://www.humanite.fr/societe/igpn/247-de-personnes-gravement-blessees-en-plus-la-repression-policiere-a-atteint-des-sommets-en-2023-selon-le-rapport-de-ligpn #police #répression
Bay Area Camera Store Robbed of $50,000 Worth of Gear in Raid https://petapixel.com/2025/04/02/bay-area-camera-store-seawood-photo-robbed-of-50000-worth-of-gear-in-raid/ #sanfranciscobayarea #camerastorerobbery #camerarobbery #sanfrancisco #camerastore #cameratheft #bayarea #robbery #police #crime #theft #News #raid
Prosecutors to appeal sentence of ex-cop over taser death of Clare Nowland
By Jamie McKinnell
Kristian White was handed a two-year Community Correction Order, which included 425 hours of community service, for fatally tasering 95-year-old Clare Nowland.
Inquest into Narayan Rodwell's death after being hit cars examines police pursuit
By Emma Rennie
A coronial inquest has begun into the death of man struck by cars on the M1 at Clothiers Creek after fleeing from a police pursuit in 2022.
Fire at #Tesla dealership near Rome destroys 17 cars
At least 17 Tesla cars were destroyed after a fire broke out at a dealership on the outskirts of #Rome on Monday morning, according to Italian fire officials. No one was at the dealership when the fire broke out and no injuries have been reported.
Rome’s fire service said it was investigating “all avenues” while looking into how the fire started, but it did not rule out arson. Local #police said officers interviewed the dealership owners and are looking at #surveillance footage.
The fire comes after a string of reports across Italy in recent weeks of Tesla vehicles being vandalized and defaced, with anti-Elon #Musk and anti-Donald #Trump sentiments written with spray paint.
Another car dealership burned down in northern Rome a week ago, destroying 30 cars, including used Teslas. That fire was initially blamed on an electrical fault, but an investigation is underway.
Also in Rome, several Teslas in the Garbatella neighborhood, where Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni grew up, were defaced, according to police and social media posts. #Meloni and Musk are self-described close friends, but the Italian leader has not commented on the vandalism. Tesla dealerships in #Milan have also been targeted by environmental groups in recent weeks.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/31/europe/tesla-cars-fire-rome-intl
More evidence, should you need it that London's Metropolitan Police are dysfunctional, prejudiced & prepared to lie to protect their officers.
Once again; this is a Force that needs completely reforming & reorganising to make it fit for purpose... I'm just glad I no longer live in London!
Queensland to give police 'wanding powers' in all public places
By Kate McKenna
Currently police are only allowed to use handheld metal detectors to search people for weapons without a warrant in some places, like shopping centres and train stations.
#ColumbiaUniversity’s move to use #police force to clear demonstrators…could have been avoided, as #students were urgently asking if they could leave voluntarily….
The students, who that morning had broken into Hamilton Hall & barricaded the doors, told faculty intermediaries they had enlisted the help of a Harlem pastor to help them depart safely. But university admin, saying time had run out, allowed hundreds of police officers to come onto the campus to remove protesters from the building.
#Columbia Campus Occupation Could Have Ended Without #Police, Report Says
A university senate review concludes that some demonstrators who occupied Hamilton Hall were willing to leave voluntarily.
#RightToProtest #dissent #mediation #PoliceBrutality #NYPD
https://senate.columbia.edu/content/sundial-report
