An escaped criminal dubbed "the Facebook fugitive" has become an Internet hit, taunting police via the online social networking site and notching up nearly 30,000 "friends" by Thursday.

Extra police officers are on patrol on the streets of Jersey over the New Year.

Authorities arrested a senior Pakistani Taliban commander who led the group's network in the key central province of Punjab, where violence has been increasing in recent months, police said Thursday.

New York is banning backpacks in Times Square, Bangkok is tightening security and Sydney is cracking down on public drinking as police around the world gear up for millions of New Year’s Eve revelers.

The Chief Constable of Derbyshire Police says job cuts are inevitable in 2010 as the force needs to save £3m.

Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- New York is banning backpacks in Times Square, Bangkok is tightening security and Sydney is cracking down on public drinking as police around the world gear up for millions of New Year’s Eve revelers.

A Chicago police officer fired last month for physically attacking two fellow officers who were arresting her son is asking that a judge review her termination. The Chicago Police Board on Nov. 19 found Officer Kimberly Marshall guilty of biting and striking the officers and calling in an officer assistance radio call to prevent her own arrest after she tried stopping the officers from arresting ...

The appeals court ruling could raise the bar for when the electric stun-guns can be deployed. Local police departments said the ruling puts officers' lives in danger.

An off-duty Philadelphia police officer was shot in the leg Wednesday evening in an apparent robbery attempt, police said, and a second victim was killed in the shooting.

A 31-year-old man shot by police Tuesday after he tried to run down two officers during a traffic stop was charged tonight with various counts including two counts of attempted murder. Lewis Ball, 31, of the 9200 block of South Avalon Avenue was charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated fleeing police, possession of cannabis, and traffic offenses, including driving on ...