Post Tagged with: "police"

Katie Bowman

Forensic science graduate bullied by police after splitting with PC lover

A forensic science graduate told of how she became the target of police officers, because of a jilted lover. Katie Bowman, 24, said that Thames Valley Police targeted her for nearly a year following a split from her boyfriend – who was a police officer. Despite never having been convicted of a crime, she was stopped 70 times for suspected[Read More…]

Police ignore nearly half of all crimes

Police ignore nearly half of all crimes

Around 45 per cent of reported crimes are not investigated by the police, according to the Metropolitan’s own figures. New data released by the police highlighted the fact that many cases are simply tagged unsolvable, or “screened out”, just hours after an allegation is made. Their data for 2012-2013 shows that 40 percent of residential burglaries, 76 percent of all[Read More…]

Police conduct public cavity search on two women

Police conduct public cavity search on two women

Two women in Texas are suing the police after they conducted an illegal roadside cavity search after claiming they could smell marijuana. A cavity search is a particularly invasive search where all openings in the body including the anus, vagina and mouth are searched. The person conducting the search is also given position to search around the breasts to decipher[Read More…]

Too smart to be a cop? Police reject applicant for being too intelligent

Too smart to be a cop? Police reject applicant for being too intelligent

There are many qualities and skills needed to become an officer, but apparently, being smart is not one of them – it’s official. A US man who has had his application to join the police force rejected because he scored too highly on an intelligence test has lost his lawsuit against the city. The Court of Appeals in New York[Read More…]

Christian Høibø

Police spies wreak havoc among peaceful protest groups in Europe

A police infiltrator has broken his cover and spoken out about his role in breaking up social movements which were working towards political change. The undercover agent goes by the name of Christian Høibø, and recently hit the headlines after he was exposed as a spy who infiltrated several progressive groups during the course of his career. Høibø says he[Read More…]