↑ Police officers Serial rapist David Carrick among Met Police officers not properly vetted before joining force - Carrick, who was given 37 life sentences for his crimes, was not properly vetted in 2017, with checks failing to reveal an allegation of domestic abuse against himFormer Uvalde school officer accused of failing to act against shooter who killed 19 students, two teachers - Jan 6 (Reuters) - One of the first police officers on the scene of the 2022 attack at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 students and two teachers is now the first to stand trial, accused ofOfficers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot - As Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025, former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell put his phone on “do not disturb” and left it on his nightstand to take a break from the news. The pardons included rioters whAttacks on police and arrests in Germany as nation rings in 2026 - Germany's New Year celebration was largely peaceful compared to previous years, although at least two people died and many were injured, and revellers in some places threw fireworks at police officers and the emergency services. Additional Turkish police detain 357 suspects in raids against the Islamic State group - Turkish police carried out further large-scale operations against the Islamic State group across Turkey on Tuesday, detaining 357 suspects, the interior minister said. The raids came a day after a deadly clash in the northwestern province Haredi protest blocks highway near Bnei Brak, police attempt to disperse anti-draft activists - Members of the Peleg Yerushalmi anti-IDF draft group blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak, as Border Police moved to disperse demonstrators and reopen the road. The Peleg Yerushalmi anti-IDF draft haredi (ultra-Orthodox) activist group blocked Delaware State Police say DMV gunman let customers leave, fired at approaching officers - A man accused of fatally shooting a Delaware State Police trooper at a DMV office allowed customers to leave and then fired at approaching officers before being killed, investigators said Friday. Matthew Snook was working an overtime assigFamily files lawsuit after man dies following encounter with Joliet police - The family of a man who died after an encounter with Joliet police has now filed a lawsuit and are calling for an independent investigation, and what they call "better" officer training.EXCERPT: In 'Storm at the Capitol,' police officers detail a brutal assault on Jan. 6, 2021 - EDITOR’S NOTE — This is an exclusive excerpt adapted from “Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th” by Associated Press reporter Mary Clare Jalonick. The book draws on personal interviews by the author, testimony, court documeFear grips Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 as police search for shooter - Hundreds of police officers were scouring the Brown University campus along with nearby neighborhoods and poring over video in the hunt for a shooter who opened fire in a classroom, killing two people and wounding nine others. The search s