A66 crash: Teen killed was facing trial over alleged police officer attack IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 24
Man arrested for murder after 'wonderful' great-grandmother dies in burglary at London home Rose Smith ,75, died in hospital the day after the violent break-in at the property in Finsbury Park Evening Standard · Aug 24
Now-deleted video shows man who died in A66 crash joyriding through estate IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 24
No 10 backs ‘tough action’ if social platforms fail to remove dangerous driving posts after A66 crash Downing Street condemns ‘utterly disgraceful’ clips and says sites are legally obliged to take them down The Guardian - UK · Aug 24
BJP seeks FIR against Cong's Pawan Khera over 'derogatory remarks' against Amit Shah The BJP has demanded an FIR against Congress leader Pawan Khera in Shimla. This action follows alleged derogatory remarks made by Khera about Union Home Minister Amit Shah. A BJP delegation submitted a written complaint to the Shimla superintendent of police. They requested legal action under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita… The Economic Times · Aug 24
Man killed in A66 crash was awaiting trial over alleged assault on police officer Makai Saddington, 18, was accused of assaulting a police officer and causing racially aggravated alarm or distress to another, court records show The Independent UK · Aug 24
Police issue warning over viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ social media trend The ‘sighting’ videos and images have been shared by a host of accounts on TikTok, Facebook and X, many only created within the past week The Independent UK · Aug 24
Alarm over $20m plan to supply ICE officers with electric-shock gloves Civil liberties groups decry plan to use gloves linked to death of Kentucky man allegedly shocked 27 times in county jail The Guardian - US · Aug 24
Flock cameras face growing backlash across Texas counties, but getting rid of them is complicated Some government officials said they understand the community’s anger, but warn that many of these contracts fall outside their jurisdiction. The Texas Tribune · Aug 24
Man who died in Middlesbrough car crash filmed himself joyriding The government has asked social media platforms to remove content featuring a dangerous driving trend The Independent UK · Aug 24
Police armed attack drill sends temple monks fleeing NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Monks and novices fled from a temple in terror and hundreds of children were hurriedly evacuated from a kindergarten as police staged an unannounced emergency response drill simulating an armed intruder on Monday. Bangkok Post · Aug 24
'No Sympathy For Them': Internet Erupts After Five Young Boys Killed in A66 Crash Over Alleged TikTok Ride Five young men and two Cleveland Police officers died in the A66 collision, while resurfaced TikTok videos have intensified debate over reckless driving and online attention. International Business Times UK · Aug 24
Manhunt for $30 Walmart 'Heist' Ends in a Plot Twist: Why the 'Victim' Chose to Drop the Charges The controversy surrounding an elderly man's $30 find in a Georgia Walmart, the legal implications under state law, and why no charges were filed despite a police appeal. International Business Times UK · Aug 24
'Wanted' Swedish suspect arrested in Bangkok, and his friend A Swedish suspect wanted for alleged attempted murder, extortion and arson in Sweden was arrested at a condominium in Bangkok on Sunday. Bangkok Post · Aug 24
The Independent UK · Aug 24 Cleveland police and crime commissioner condemns ‘absolutely idiotic’ wrong-way driving social media trend The Cleveland police and crime commissioner has condemned an “absolutely idiotic” social media trend showing people driving the wrong way down roads.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24 No 10 says glorification of dangerous driving ‘for clips and entertainment is utterly disgraceful’ – UK politics live Downing Street repeats calls for social media platforms to review content and policies as companies urged to uphold legal duties
Reason · Aug 24 Brickbat: What the Flock Police in Brookfield, Wisconsin, made a high-risk traffic stop on Interstate 94 after a Flock Safety camera flagged a vehicle… The post Brickbat: What the Flock appeared first on Reason.com.
AAP · Aug 24 Police stats show tough-on-crime policy works, NT says Falling offence rates in a crime-troubled territory show a tough-on-crime approach is working, a chief minister says.
Evening Standard · Aug 24 Government tells TikTok to remove dangerous wrong-way driving trend videos Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough were killed when a car, which had been pursued by police, was driven the wrong way along a road.
The Economic Times · Aug 24 SC agrees to hear ex-AAP MLA's plea seeking bail in MCOCA case The Supreme Court will hear Naresh Balyan's plea challenging his bail denial. The Delhi High Court previously rejected his bail application in a MCOCA case. Balyan is accused of facilitating a crime syndicate run by gangster Kapil Sangwan. The high court found an active criminal nexus between Balyan and the…
The Guardian - AU · Aug 24 Two men charged and drugs, guns and cars linked to CFMEU seized as police investigate alleged corruption Police arrest five men and search six properties including the union’s Victorian headquarters
The Independent UK · Aug 24 Families pay emotional tribute to police officers killed in A66 crash IN FULL
Evening Standard · Aug 24 'Take them down' minister tells social media firms amid fury over dangerous driving clips after horror crashes ‘This type of dangerous content should have no place on social media because it encourages other people to do the same,’ says Government minister Luke Pollard
Euronews · Aug 24 Syrian criminal clans: How is Germany attempting to address the problem? Criminally organised groups pose a consistently high threat, a federal report has found. Some states, including Saxony, have a "Taskforce Clan" as one group there has recently attracted particular attention.
Fortune · Aug 24 Meet Flock, the $8 billion startup backed by a16z and Tiger facing growing backlash against surveillance capitalism Cities are canceling contracts. Cameras are getting vandalized, and lawyers who have reviewed the company’s contracts say data ownership is not clearly defined.