Ordinance would crack down on problem properties
Seattle Times
This gives police an extra tool. They can go to the property owner and compel him to work on a voluntary basis and solve the problem. It that doesn't work, the police could declare the property a nuisance." He said the new law is the first ...
Police presence increases arrests | Officials anticipated more unrest ...
Register-Guard
Thanks to beefed-up patrols, Eugene and Oregon State Police arrested a bevy of drunken drivers and partygoers Saturday night during Halloween revelry that followed the Oregon win at Autzen Stadium. Anticipating raucous parties, Eugene and S...
Gary mother, daughter likely knew killer, police say
Chicago Tribune
Garage and 2 cars recently burned, relative says Gary police believe the killer of an elderly woman and her daughter knew the victims and that their slayings were not random acts of violence, a spokeswoman said Sunday.
Police nab Naples mafia boss on most-wanted list
AFP via Yahoo! News
A reputed mafia boss, on Italy's list of the 10 most wanted fugitives, was arrested Sunday in the Naples region, in a crackdown that also nabbed two of his brothers accused of organised crime, police said.
Drive-by shooting apparently targeted Seattle police at random
Seattle Times
Seattle police say the fatal drive-by shooting of veteran Officer Timothy Brenton on Saturday night represented something the department had not seen before: the apparent targeting of police at random.
Jehadi terror, Hindu rightwing terror different: Goa police
The Gaea Times
PANAJI - There is a difference between jehadi terrorism and rightwing Hindu terrorism, the police here believe. A senior police official who is investigating the Diwali eve blast carried out by members affiliated to the Hindu group Sanatan ...
Three shot as Halloween fun turns violent in Denver
Denver Post
Halloween turned violent in Denver on Sunday morning with two shooting incidents, a party that turned into a fight, and a high-speed car chase, police said. Five people were sent to area hospitals, three with gunshot wounds. "This is inexcu...
Police: N.J. mom feared loss of custody, stabbed son, self
USA Today
A New Jersey mother whose inability to understand English apparently misled her to believe that her children would be taken away stabbed her 8-year-old son with a steak knife, then tried to kill herself, police said.
Thai police arrest two people in stock rumor probe
Reuters via Yahoo! News
Police in Thailand arrested two people on Sunday on suspicion of spreading rumors about the health of the country's 81-year-old king that triggered a slide in stock prices, police said.
Police: Woman's fiery death was homicide
Seattle Post Intelligencer
BREMERTON -- A woman who was killed in a mobile home fire early Saturday was a victim of homicide, the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office said late Sunday. The determination of homicide was made after an autopsy of the woman's body and an inves...
Police look for suspects in Mapunapuna ethnic shopping complex ...
Honolulu Advertiser
Police are searching for the suspects who rammed into the front door of the Mapunapuna 99 Ranch Market, also known as the Moanalua Ethnic Village complex and smashed an ATM machine. The burglary of the marketplace occurred somewhere between...
Police checking leads in officer's killing
seattlepi.com
All available Seattle police resources are being used to find the person responsible for killing a veteran officer and nearly killing a student trainee as they sat in a parked car Saturday night discussing a traffic stop.
Blast in Pakistani city of Rawalpindi - police and witnesses
Reuters India
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A large blast was heard on Monday in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, police and witnesses said. "We are hearing there was a bl...
Police: Mom stabbed son, self over custody fear
MSNBC
A married N.J. woman whose inability to understand English apparently misled her to believe that her children would be taken away stabbed her 8-year-old son, then tried to kill herself, police said.
Portsmouth police investigating Sunday morning homicide
Daily Press
Police are investigating a Sunday morning homicide in Portsmouth. Few details were available from police Sunday morning. About 9:45 a.m., police were called to the 1400 block of Prentis Avenue to investigate a report of a man having been sh...