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POLICE

WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 11, 2015
Mugging of reporter is caught on camera in South Africa
Two men, one armed with a gun, were caught on camera late Tuesday mugging a South African journalist as he prepared for a live television report on Zambian President Edgar Lungu's hospital treatment.
WORLD
Mar 10, 2015
Atlanta-area police officer kills unarmed, naked black man
A white, Atlanta-area police officer shot dead a naked and unarmed black man acting erratically in his apartment complex and who was possibly suffering from a mental illness, the county police chief said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2015
Hong Kong lawyers 'edit out' criticism of China in electoral reform report
The Law Society in Hong Kong edited out criticism of Beijing in its report to the government on electoral reform, one member said Tuesday, adding that he was "embarrassed" by its silence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2015
U.S. ambassador to South Korea leaves hospital after knife attack
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea left a Seoul hospital Tuesday, five days after he was slashed by a knife-wielding Korean nationalist with a history of violent protest, causing wounds that required 80 stitches to the envoy's face.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2015
Cases of quasi-legal drugs hit a new high
Police last year recorded 706 cases involving quasi-legal drugs, a more than five-fold increase since 2013.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2015
Questions raised over keeping teen suspects anonymous
The involvement of three teen-aged suspects in the death of a boy in Kawasaki is fueling debate about the anonymity granted to minors in cases of this kind.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 28, 2015
Two U.S. Marines held for allegedly trespassing in Okinawa
Two U.S. Marines were arrested Saturday for allegedly trespassing the previous day in Okinawa Prefecture, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 25, 2015
Case against woman in traffic sign street-art case sent to prosecutors
Police sent to prosecutors on Wednesday the case of a 43-year-old woman who allegedly tampered with road signs by putting stickers on them in the name of "art."
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 25, 2015
Five arrested for overcharging and detaining customer at Kabukicho hostess club
Police have arrested five employees of a Tokyo hostess club who allegedly overcharged a customer and then detained him, demanding that he work to pay off the debt, the Metropolitan Police Department said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2015
Toronto mystery tunnel had rosary nailed to wall, police say
A mysterious tunnel discovered in Toronto near one of the venues for this summer's Pan American Games contained a rosary with a crucifix and poppy, and there is nothing to suggest the tunnel was linked to criminal activity, police said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 23, 2015
Kawasaki security footage shows two people about same age as slaying victim
Two people seen on security video near where a 13-year-old boy was found dead on a river bank in Kawasaki are about the same age as the victim.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 23, 2015
Foreign trainee slain, colleague wounded in rural Ibaraki attack
Two Chinese men taking part in a foreign trainee program on a farm in Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, were attacked by a group of men with knives Sunday evening, leaving one dead and the other wounded, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2015
Naked body of 13-year-old stabbing victim found near Kawasaki river
Police are investigating the murder of a male junior high school student after his body was discovered with multiple stab wounds in Kawasaki.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2015
Virginia ex-first lady sentenced to prison for corruption
Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell was sentenced Friday to 12 months and one day in prison for her federal corruption conviction for taking bribes from a businessman.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2015
2013 Mitaka stalking-murder case to be sent back to lower court
Prosecutors and defense lawyers did not appeal by Friday's deadline to the Tokyo High Court's ruling earlier this month to send back to a lower court a high-profile stalking-murder case in which explicit images of the victim were posted on the Internet.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2015
Two Japanese held at Bangkok airport with horde of exotic animals
Thai customs officials arrested two Japanese men Friday at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport as they allegedly tried to smuggle exotic and endangered animals to Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 19, 2015
Pussy Riot releases first English song
Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot released their first song in English on Wednesday, a musical tribute to Eric Garner, the unarmed black man whose death in a police chokehold last summer sparked wide protests against police violence.
WORLD
Feb 18, 2015
'Substantial' bomb found on Northern Ireland estate; police believed targeted
A "substantial" bomb was found in a housing estate in Northern Ireland's second city Londonderry that appears to have been designed to kill police officers, a senior officer said on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2015
Grand theft, by U.S. law enforcement agencies
Dubious asset foreiture programs have become big business for U.S. law enforcement agencies.
WORLD
Feb 17, 2015
Britain's GCHQ spy agency deploys armed guards for first time
Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping agency has for the first time deployed armed police guards in front of its headquarters outside London, a spokeswoman said Monday, citing the heightened risk of an attack by militants.

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