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CBC
3 days ago
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- CBC
Oversight on Charter breaches by Ottawa police lacking, lawyer says
In a scathing ruling, an Ontario Court judge called out two Ottawa police officers for breaching a man's Charter rights and lying about it in court. The man was acquitted.
BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
Aberdeen driver who dragged police officers down Highland road with car is jailed
A driver who dragged two police officers along a Highland road with her car after they had pulled her over has been jailed for 18 Baird, 43, of Aberdeen, was being asked why her vehicle was not insured when she had a "moment of panic" and drove Sheriff Court heard that the male and female officers were lucky to escape serious injury in the incident, which was captured in dashcam a mother-of-two, was jailed after earlier admitting to culpable and reckless conduct to the danger of the officers' lives. She also admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice by giving police false details, and attempting to conceal the vehicle she was driving while having no licence or insurance. Sheriff Sara Matheson accused Baird of "appalling behaviour", and said it was down to luck the officers' injuries were not worse than they officers were treated at Inverness' Raigmore Hospital for grazing, bruises, an injured knee and a staved finger. The female officer needed the use crutches for a was stopped on 10 July 2023 on the B9152 road between Kincraig and Rotheimurchas, near court heard that the officers narrowly avoided being dragged under the wheels of her car when she sped Paterson, representing Baird, told the court that it had been a moment of panic, and she had not foreseen the "terrible consequences" of her actions, which she fully who was visibly upset when she appeared in court, was also disqualified from driving for 43 months. Following sentencing, Police Scotland said it welcomed Baird's Andrew Barclay said: "Whilst neither officer sustained serious physical injury her behaviour was very dangerous and has had a significant affect on those officers involved."A police officer's job, by its very nature, often means they can find themselves dealing with volatile and dangerous situations to protect the communities we serve. "It is totally unacceptable for officers to be put in harms way or injured by the irresponsible actions of others."He added: "We will take necessary action with those who deliberately put an officer's life in danger, as today's verdict confirms."
News.com.au
4 days ago
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- News.com.au
Two officers hospitalised after shock deliberate attack in Gold Coast
Two Gold Coast police officers had to be hospitalised after an ATV ramming on Sunday morning. Gold Coast Acting Chief Superintendent Peter Miles said the officers were conducting patrols in an ATV in Kingsholme when they were targeted. The officers' attention was drawn to a vehicle parked on the side of the road, which they thought looked a bit suspicious while driving towards the vehicle. 'A male and a female, alighted from a nearby area, got into that vehicle, and then deliberately rammed that ATV. 'The force of the collision was enough to push the ATV into the path of another vehicle, a third vehicle that was driving nearby.' The pair were taken to Pindara Hospital for treatment, have been discharged and will remain off work to recover from the whiplash caused by the incident. Police are looking for the offending vehicle, a white Isuzu MUX with a wraparound bullbar, a black snorkel on the driver's side, and black mag wheels. The number plates have been revealed to be fake after police checks, and it is unclear at this stage whether they were stolen or cloned. Chief Superintendent Miles said that they don't know who the offenders are, and if they 'haven't got returned to prison warrants'. 'They've got real reasons to want to be away from police and get away,' he said. 'They didn't hang around to see if those officers were severely injured or not – it's all about them, it's a selfish act. 'They're willing to do this to police, ram police cars, they'll ram anyone. Anyone who's in their way is a problem for them, and that certainly is concerning as well.' The police ATV, which was worth $25,000, was written off in the crash with the intention to be replaced to continue patrols in the bushland isolated areas. Chief Superintendent Miles is appealing in Kingsholme area between 11am and 12pm on Sunday with any CCTV and dashcam footage to come forward. 'These officers were just out there doing their job, being proactive, keeping their community safe, and this is what happens, they end up spending the afternoon in hospital,' he said. 'There used to be that fine line where police weren't targeted as much as members of the public, not anymore. It's just a sad indictment of where we are with some members of the community, and that's why we're very keen to get them (offenders) into the watch-house.'
The Guardian
27-05-2025
- The Guardian
Man dies after being restrained by police at Coles supermarket in Alice Springs
A man has died in custody in Alice Springs after being restrained when police intervened in an altercation at a Coles supermarket. The Northern Territory Police communications centre received reports at around 1.10pm Tuesday local time that a man and a security guard at the Coles were involved in an altercation, police said in a statement. Two police officers were in the store at the time and restrained the man. ' 'A short time later, the man stopped breathing and CPR was commenced,' the police statement said. The man was taken to Alice Springs hospital by St John Ambulance and was pronounced dead just after 2.20pm. The incident is being treated as a death in custody, and major crime section detectives were travelling to Alice Springs to continue the investigation, police said. A crime scene was established at the shopping centre, which will remain closed for the time being.
Washington Post
09-05-2025
- Washington Post
Funeral held for Ohio deputy who authorities say was intentionally run over
CINCINNATI — An Ohio deputy sheriff killed by a driver accused of intentionally running him over was remembered Friday as a dedicated officer who regularly volunteered for the most dangerous assignments. Deputy Larry Ray Henderson Jr. was mourned by a sea of police officers, the governor and others inside the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, where he spent decades working for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
