Category: police

UK Home Secretary Pressured After 150,000 Arrest Records Deleted From Police National Computer

Britain’s Home Secretary has come under fire after 150,000 arrest records were accidentally deleted from the database that shares mission-critical information between police and criminal justice services across the country. The files were wiped from the Police National Computer (PNC) last week due to an error, rather than a deliberate cyber hack, in a mass…


Toronto Police: We Don’t Have Power to Enter Homes, Stop People Under Stay-at-Home Order

The Toronto Police Service (TPS) announced Thursday that the new Ontario stay-at-home order does not provide them the power to enter homes, stop drivers, or ask people to explain why they are outside. Under the stay-at-home order, Ontarians are to remain in their homes except for “essential” reasons including going for “groceries, medical, pharmacy, exercise or…


Orange County Sheriff’s Department Names New Undersheriff

Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes has a new right-hand man. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said Jan. 13 that it named veteran officer Jeff Hallock as its new undersheriff.   “Undersheriff Hallock is a consummate leader who serves with integrity and approaches any assignment he is given with an unwavering work ethic and a deep…


Street Racing Enforcement Ramps Up in Orange County

Orange County officers are cracking down on street racing events. Santa Ana police issued 27 citations, 25 impounds, four street racing-related arrests and 40 spectator arrests Jan. 9 after several cars were caught street racing in the city. Police said the bust came after they discovered several cars racing and doing donuts at the intersection of Fourth…


UK Police Withdraw Fines Issued to Women Walking 5 Miles From Home

A police force in northwest England on Monday withdrew fines that were issued last week to two women for allegedly breaking CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions. Jessica Allen and Eliza Moore, both 27, who both live near the border between Derbyshire and Leicestershire, went for a walk on Jan. 6 at a beauty spot in their…


Santa Ana Police Probe Shooting Death

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man fatally shot in Santa Ana. The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) discovered the victim Jan. 10 at 5:43 a.m. He suffered gunshot wounds to his upper torso, and was found at the 800 south block of Townsend Street. Orange County Fire Authority employees pronounced the man…


England Lockdown: Video of Arrest for ‘Sitting on Bench’ Was Staged, Say Police

A video showing a woman apparently arrested for sitting on a bench in violation of England’s lockdown rules over the weekend was planned and stage-managed, according to Dorset Police. The footage, which has circulated widely online, shows police in Bournemouth leading away a woman in handcuffs as she says, “I was sitting on a bench.”…


Hong Kong Democracy Website Experiences Temporary Blockage From Hong Kong ISPs

A website “dedicated to exposing people supporting tyranny and dictatorship in Hong Kong” started receiving reports overnight on Jan. 6 that Hong Kong users were unable to access the site. Hong Kong Chronicles is a primarily Cantonese site that has been collating a database of information related to the Hong Kong protests, such as incidents…


Orange County DA Lashes Out Over Vaccine Wait for Police

As Orange County continues to roll out its vaccine strategy, its chief prosecutor is calling on county officials to give greater priority to police. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer accused the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) of not “prioritizing front line law enforcement… for first tier vaccinations,” in a Jan. 6 email to…


Sex Offender Accused of Huntington Beach Crime Spree

SANTA ANA (CNS)—A 28-year-old registered sex offender is facing a host of charges for allegedly going on a sexual assault crime spree on his birthday in downtown Huntington Beach. Justin Wayne Goodgame was charged Jan. 7 with one count felony each of kidnapping to commit rape, attempted forcible rape and sexual battery, as well as…