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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Law enforcement officers' bills of rights, known as LEOBRs, don't result in an increase in police-related fatalities, according to new research from Cornell University professor Jamein Cunningham. …

Police in 11 countries have taken down a mobile phone scam dubbed FluBot that spread around the world via fake text messages, Dutch and EU police said on Wednesday.Dutch cybercops led an operation in May targeting the malware, which infects Android phones using texts which pretend to be from a parcel firm or which say a person has a voicemail waiting.Hackers would then steal bank details from infected phones, which automatically sent messages to other mobiles in the user's contact list, passing on the scam like a flu…

TMZ reports Desiigner was involved in a tense exchange with officers after being pulled over in Los Angeles earlier today. A source tells TMZ that authorities pulled over Desiigner because of his vehicle’s tinted windows and an absence of license plates. The “Panda” rapper allegedly got out of his car and approached the cop who pulled him over. It’s unclear what happened prior to the situation escalating with Desiigner screaming in the direction of the officers with what appears to be his phone out, and calling one of…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Disbanding city police departments and shifting law enforcement responsibilities to county governments appears to have no effect on overall crime rates and leads to fewer police-related deaths, according to new Rice University research. But the same study indicates those communities may be less likely to report their crime statistics to the FBI.…

Gmail and Outlook users have been told by police to stay clear of a scam email being spread that preys on concerns around the cost of living crisis. Callous con-artists are spreading an email that claims it is from energy regulator Ofgem, and allegedly offers details on how to claim a Government-backed rebate to help with your energy bills. However, this convincing hoax is all part of a scam to direct people to a malicious website which can steal personal and financial information.This dangerous email was highlighted by…

Okay, this is mysterious.Space ForceAuthorities have released very few details about a man shot and killed near the New Boston Space Force Station in New Hampshire, but a press release the state attorney general's office published yesterday includes the name of the two men who shot him.Yesterday's presser says New Boston police officer Shane Morton and security guard Peter White were involved in the shooting, though it's not clear who killed thirty-three year old Michael Foley, or why.Regardless, Foley was fatally shot…

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) speaks at a press conference on immigration on Capitol Hill on November 18, 2021 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesTexas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro on Thursday asked the FBI to investigate the timeline of the Uvalde elementary school massacre and the police response to it as controversy grew over how law enforcement officials responded to the scene."The people of Uvalde, of Texas, and of the nation deserve an accurate account of what transpired," Castro wrote FBI Director…

Commissioner of Police, Hemant Nagrale has issued a new circular to the traffic department. The traffic police will not be allowed to harass anyone by stopping unnecessarily, they are also not allowed to check your vehicle unnecessarily. Earlier, the cops would stop the traffic and start checking the vehicle because of which the traffic would increase and it would cause a jam. The circular says, ‘Traffic police will not check vehicles, especially where there is a check block, they will only monitor the traffic and…

The ongoing calls from communities to defund public police, that grew louder following the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020, have raised several crucial questions. As researchers of police work, we looked at some of the critical issues…

Oklahoma State University police have issued a warning to staff, students, and faculty following a rise in students being tracked using AirTags. 2 News Oklahoma reports: Oklahoma State University police issued a warning about Apple AirTags after a few students realized they were being tracked by the device. OSU Tulsa Captain Michael Galbraith said the problem was new and "something we haven't dealt with before." The report says that there was a "concerning new trend that campus police have seen firsthand" and that "a…