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Met chief demands legal protections for officers amid armed police revolt

Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomed a review into the situation by Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

The Independent UK

Cook County judges talk about their first week without cash bail. ‘The world is looking at us.’

Despite glitches in other courthouses, the first week of bail reform in Cook County went relatively smoothly. But hearings were slower than usual, marked by extensive arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys as they tested guidelines under the Pretrial Fairness Act.

Chicago Sun-Times

Army on standby to fill in after dozens of Met’s armed police downed weapons

Military personnel could perform counter-terrorism duties if armed Metropolitan Police officers are unavailable.

The Independent UK

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Multiple Terror Shootings Reported In Samaria Ahead Of Yom Kippur

No casualties reported as terrorists target Israeli communities and military positions in heightened security tensions.

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Some UK police put down guns after an officer is charged with murder in the shooting of a Black man

London’s police force says some officers are refusing to conduct armed patrols after a colleague was charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed Black man

The Independent UK

Army on standby as Met firearms officers protest against Chris Kaba murder charge

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley demands legal protections for officers amid armed police revolt in open letter to Suella Braverman

Evening Standard

Army called in over Met police crisis as officers refuse to carry guns after colleague charged with murder

As officer faces charge over death of unarmed man Chris Kaba, home secretary announces review to ensure armed officers ‘have the confidence to do their jobs’

The Independent UK

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Braverman orders review after armed police step back from firearms duties

Home Secretary Suella Braverman intervened after officers refused to carry out armed duties following a murder charge in a London police shooting.

The Independent UK

Kosovo monastery siege ends following deadly attack on police

Kosovo police say one officer and three of about 30 attackers killed in shootouts around the village of Banjska.

Al Jazeera

Armed police step back from duties after murder charge over Chris Kaba death

More than 100 police officers have handed in their tickets, an accreditation to permit them to carry firearms while on the job, according to the BBC.

The Independent UK

At the White House, Cook County Board President Preckwinkle, Mayor Johnson talk about City Hall thaw

“I’ve been in this job for 13 years, and this is the first time that I’ve had someone who’s been willing to work with me” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, referring to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dozens of Met officers refuse armed patrols after colleague’s murder charge

At least 70 police firearms officers are reconsidering carrying a gun after marksman to go on trial over death of Chris Kaba

The Guardian - UK

‘Hundreds of Met officers hand in weapons’ after marksman charged with Chris Kaba murder

“They feel betrayed by a total lack of support from Scotland Yard,” said ex marksman Tony Long

Evening Standard

Fugitive laughs as FBI finally arrest him in Mexico after 32 years on the run

A fugitive who spent 32 years on the run laughed when finally caught by the FBI in southern Mexico.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Met firearms officers step back from armed duties over Chris Kaba murder charge

Met Police armed officers are ‘anxious’ after the officer was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba

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FBI investigates alleged abuse in Baton Rouge police building called the 'Brave Cave'

The FBI said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations in recent lawsuits that police in Baton Rouge, La., assaulted drug suspects they detained in the obscure warehouse.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago mayor, Cook County Board president at White House for Biden’s gun safety office launch

Vice President Kamala Harris will oversee the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Mayor Brandon Johnson, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., attended Friday’s kick-off ceremony.

The Guardian - US

‘It will save lives’: Biden and Harris launch gun violence prevention office

Vice-president to lead office tasked with coordinating mental and physical health services and exploring executive actions

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The Independent UK

FBI is investigating alleged abuse in Baton Rouge police warehouse known as the 'Brave Cave'

The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into claims in recent lawsuits that Baton Rouge police assaulted and strip-searched drug suspects they detained in an obscure warehouse known as the “Brave Cave.”

The Independent UK

Iowa man disappears on the day a jury finds him guilty of killing his wife

Police are searching for an Iowa man who failed to show up at his first-degree murder trial on the day a jury found him guilty of killing his wife

The Independent UK

Gun violence is the ultimate 'superstorm,' President Biden says as he announces new federal effort

President Joe Biden says he is determined to stop gun violence in the U.S. as he formally launches the first-ever federal office to be dedicated to uncovering solutions and supporting communities ravaged by shootings

The Independent UK

Mother gets 78-year prison term for killing daughters, 15 and 5, in Virginia

A northern Virginia mother who sedated her daughters with melatonin-laced gummy bears before fatally shooting has been sentenced to 78 years in prison

The Independent UK

Biden says new White House gun violence office will ‘centralise, accelerate and intensify’ efforts to end mass shootings

The president repeatedly called on Congress to act to stem a bloody tide of gun violence across the US

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman dubbed ‘person of interest’ in killing of Romeoville family ‘is a victim, too,’ family lawyer says

Ermalinda Palomo has been identified by police as “a person of interest” in the Romeoville mass slaying, but she was nowhere near the far southwestern suburb when the family of four was killed, a lawyer for Palomo’s family said.

The Independent UK

Arrests made in boy's shooting death that sparked New Mexico governor's aggressive guns ban

Police in Albuquerque say two people have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting outside a baseball stadium that killed an 11-year-old boy and prompted New Mexico's governor to issue a controversial gun ban

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