Tag: Crime

Categories EU

Sweden plans to make Facebook & WhatsApp to store data for police use amid rise in gang violence

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Sweden is looking to grant greater powers to police to access mobile communications data, including chats in Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, saying it’s necessary to fight the surging organized crime more effectively. … Read More >Sweden plans to make Facebook & WhatsApp to store data for police use amid rise in gang violence

Categories EU

Germany’s mini-Heemeyer? Worker demolishes building’s facade with EXCAVATOR after claiming he wasn’t paid in full (VIDEO)

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An alleged wage dispute in southwestern Germany escalated into a bizarre rampage, echoing the story of American Marvin Heemeyer. A disgruntled construction worker used an excavator to vandalize a residential complex he’d built. … Read More >Germany’s mini-Heemeyer? Worker demolishes building’s facade with EXCAVATOR after claiming he wasn’t paid in full (VIDEO)

Categories EU

Luxury Paris jewelry store hit in broad daylight armed raid, over $2 million worth of loot reportedly stolen

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A lone armed robber has raided a branch of high-end jewelry store Chaumet near the Champs-Elysee avenue in central Paris, according to local prosecutors. The suspect escaped the scene with a lucrative haul and remains at large. … Read More >Luxury Paris jewelry store hit in broad daylight armed raid, over $2 million worth of loot reportedly stolen

Categories World

Global mission led by Interpol sees over 280 human smuggling suspects arrested, 430 victims freed

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Crime agency Interpol has released details of ‘Operation Liberterra’, a mission coordinated by authorities in dozens of states which led to the rescue of 430 human trafficking victims and the arrest of 286 suspects. … Read More >Global mission led by Interpol sees over 280 human smuggling suspects arrested, 430 victims freed

Categories EU

Politically motivated crimes are ‘on the rise’ in Germany; far-right offenses hit record numbers in 20 years – Interior Minister

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Germany has seen its highest number of politically motivated crimes in a decade in 2020, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said, calling it a “very worrying” trend and adding that more than a half of them were far-right offenses. … Read More >Politically motivated crimes are ‘on the rise’ in Germany; far-right offenses hit record numbers in 20 years – Interior Minister

Categories Latin America

Mexico puts 9 states on ALERT following theft of highly RADIOACTIVE material in truck robbery

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The Mexican government has issued a warning to nine states, including its capital, Mexico City, alerting them that a device capable of causing “fatal injuries” if handled improperly found its way into the hands of robbers. … Read More >Mexico puts 9 states on ALERT following theft of highly RADIOACTIVE material in truck robbery

Categories USA

Minneapolis sees shocking 537% spike in carjackings as City Council pushes for ‘irresponsible’ cuts to police budget

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Minneapolis has suffered a surge in crime that has coincided with a severe shortage of police officers. Undeterred, City Council members want to make further cuts to law enforcement. … Read More >Minneapolis sees shocking 537% spike in carjackings as City Council pushes for ‘irresponsible’ cuts to police budget

Categories USA

California sheriff’s deputy filmed burglarizing home following resident’s death (VIDEO)

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A sheriff’s deputy in Orange County, California has been caught on camera robbing a recently deceased pensioner’s home, just weeks after attending the scene in response to the emergency call reporting the man’s death. … Read More >California sheriff’s deputy filmed burglarizing home following resident’s death (VIDEO)

Categories Russia

Russian ambassador tells Britain: you exaggerate your political importance & London has become a haven for Russian criminals

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If you live in Britain, Russia looms large in political discourse, but for those in Moscow, the UK barely registers. Now Russia’s envoy to London has delivered a few home truths: he says his country has bigger fish to fry. … Read More >Russian ambassador tells Britain: you exaggerate your political importance & London has become a haven for Russian criminals