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Lawmaker: Biometrics ban would put law enforcement back in the Stone Age

(The Center Square) – An Illinois state lawmaker says a proposal to ban law enforcement from using biometric information systems would put crime-fighting efforts back in the Stone Age. House Bill 5521 prohibits the use of biometric tools like facial recognition technology or identifiers like finger prints, voice prints and

Manhattan High School sent into lockdown by swatting incident, second in the state that day

MANHATTAN, Mont. – A fraudulent phone call sent Manhattan High School into lockdown on Thursday. Local police believe the call was a swatting incident, one of many in the region identified in the last month. Swatting is when a “deliberately false call” is made with the goal of prompting a significant

Police detain French ex-cop suspected of killing mothers of his children

Police detain French ex-cop suspected of killing mothers of his children

Portuguese police have arrested a former French police officer suspected of killing his partner and his ex-girlfriend after kidnapping them and their children. Cedric Prizzon, a one-time member of the Paris police and a former rugby league youth international, is also a fathers' rights activist who had

In crime-hit Peru, candidates vie to be 'meanest sheriff'

In crime-hit Peru, candidates vie to be 'meanest sheriff'

Peruvian presidential hopefuls are touting cash bounties for killing criminals and jungle prisons encircled by Amazonian vipers as they look to tap widespread public anger over rising violence ahead of the April 12 election. Extreme ideas are shaping a campaign which features a record 35 candidates, as Peru confronts soaring

Man takes selfie with drone used to smuggle drugs into prisons

Man takes selfie with drone used to smuggle drugs into prisons

By Nathan Pynn A grinning crook poses for a selfie with a drone he used to smuggle drugs and contraband into multiple prisons across the UK. Kaine Jones, 28, headed a “sophisticated” gang who ran a ‘drone delivery service’ to serving prisoners. Jones and his accomplices supplied drugs, tobacco, mobile

Manhattan High School locked down due to 'swatting incident'

Manhattan High School was placed on lockdown due to what the police department called a "swatting" incident. "At approximately 12:42 p.m. today, the Manhattan Police Department received a report of a disturbance at Manhattan High School in Manhattan, Montana. Officers responded immediately," reads a

UK police probe attack on Jewish ambulances

UK police probe attack on Jewish ambulances

London's police chief pledged Monday over 250 more officers and "highly visible" armed patrols to protect the Jewish community after an arson attack on four volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation next to a synagogue. The promise of the 264 additional officers by Metropolitan Police