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Virginia police blame ‘human error’ in hiring of man who later killed 3 in California

ABINGDON, Va. — Virginia State Police now blame “human error” for the agency’s hiring of Austin Lee Edwards, the cop who killed the grandparents and mother of a 15-year-old California girl he “catfished” online.

Los Angeles Times

I was well looked after at the Qatar World Cup – and that makes me feel deeply uncomfortable

Each time a worker opened a door for me with a subservient smile, I felt a grotesque pang of privilege

The Guardian - AU

Canada to review ‘disconcerting’ police radio deal with ties to China, says Trudeau

PM says officials signed contracts that have ‘questionable levels of security’ and could leave country exposed

The Guardian - AU

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Deputy who killed teen's family was on psych hold in 2016

A Virginia sheriff’s deputy who killed the family members of a 15-year-old California girl he tried to sexually extort online had been detained in 2016 for a psychiatric evaluation over threats to kill himself and his father

The Independent UK

Key Derek Chauvin prosecutor confirmed as federal judge

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Jerry Blackwell — one of the prosecutors who helped convict a former Minneapolis police officer of murder in the killing of George Floyd — as the next federal judge in Minnesota

The Independent UK

‘Murder cases are not solved in 24 hours’: DNA experts discuss Idaho evidence, homicides

BOISE, Idaho — The public still wants answers in the quadruple homicide that left four University of Idaho students dead — but experts say evidence in a complex homicide case will take time to process.

Tribune News Service

Idaho police search for white Hyundai car in university murder probe

The 2011-2013 model vehicle was seen near the home where four students were knifed to death

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Ecuador's Lasso seeks reforms to strengthen fight against drug trafficking

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday asked Congress for changes to the country's constitution to allow the military to support police work in the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking.

Reuters

15-year-old boy wounded in Brighton Park shooting

A teen was driving in the 2700 block of West Pope John Paul II Drive when he was shot, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Vic man choked stranger for 14 minutes

There's not enough evidence to convict a Melbourne man who choked a stranger until he fell unconscious and died, according to investigators.

AAP

Police want help finding car seen near Idaho stabbing site

Police are asking for help finding the occupant of a car that was seen near where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death last month, saying that person could have “critical information” about the case

The Independent UK

1 dead, 1 wounded in Chatham shooting

A man was killed and a woman wounded in a shooting in the 7900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Conservatives remove whip from MP Julian Knight after 'complaint to police'

A complaint was made to the Metropolitan Police on Wednesday (December 7)

Manchester Evening News

Tories remove whip from MP Julian Knight after complaint to police - OLD

Chief Whip Simon Hart removed the whip ‘with immediate effect’ after a report to Scotland Yard.

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Tories remove whip from MP Julian Knight after complaint to Met police

Chief Whip Simon Hart removed the whip ‘with immediate effect’ after a report to Scotland Yard

The Independent UK

Peru’s president Pedro Castillo removed from office by Congress and accused of sedition

Short-lived leader impeached on corruption charges after attempt to overpower legislature

Chicago Sun-Times

Young mom, her father found shot to death in East Chatham after 2-year-old answers call from concerned friends

Javonni Jenkins, 27, and Curtis Hardman, 79, were found Wednesday morning in her apartment. Her 2-year-old son did not appear to be injured.

The Conversation

Convictions remain rare when police are accused of sexual assault

Over the past few years, social movements from #MeToo to Black Lives Matter have raised awareness of sexual violence, police brutality and systemic racism.

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Daily Mirror

Police backtrack on 'killer robots' proposal after backlash to plan to blow suspects up

San Francisco police had proposed using robots to deliver explosives against armed suspects when lives are at risk. Critics compared the plans to something out of a dystopian sci-fi film

Tribune News Service

Prosecutors rest their case at ex-Fort Worth Officer Aaron Dean’s murder trial

FORT WORTH, Texas — The state rested its case Wednesday afternoon in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home more than three years ago. Court will resume Monday when the defense presents its case to jurors.

Reason

We Should All Be Nervous About Killer Police Robots

The San Francisco Police Department assured the public it had "no plans to arm robots with guns." But assurances aren't guarantees.

The Independent UK

Chicago police officer arrested for urinating in ice machine at Florida beach bar

Henry Capouch is charged with simple battery and disorderly conduct

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh police spotted at Christmas Market amid ongoing incident

Officers are currently in attendance at the popular market on Princes Street after one passer-by heard a disturbance. Multiple officers and a police vehicle can be seen parked on the street near the rides

Liverpool Echo

Boy, 13, fighting for life after he's hit by car on East Lancs Road

The driver of the car stopped at the scene and is assisting police with the investigation.

Al Jazeera

Killing of Pakistani journalist Sharif in Kenya ‘planned’: Report

Pakistani investigators say veteran journalist Arshad Sharif’s killing was a ‘planned assassination’.

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